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Delvin
A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 02:35PM
The thread about Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers" list/issue made me think of this. (Well, perhaps "think" is an overstatement.)

Setting aside any attitude about such lists, what sort of list do you think would be worthwhile? Such as, "100 Greatest Artists Who Never Had a Top 40 Album or Single."

Anyone care to suggest?

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erikalbany
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 02:39PM
100 greatest Eagles songs.
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mjm716
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 06:37PM
100 "greatest" musical vehicle accident deaths?

Just off the top of my head:
Cliff Burton, Marc Bolan, Chris Bell, Pete de Freitas, Otis Redding, Big Bopper/Buddy Holly/Ritchie Valens, Harry Chapin, D. Boon, Falco, Mary Hansen (bicycle smacked by truck), and some guy from Brainiac

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MrFab
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 07:29PM
Greatest 100 Songs About The Numbers 1 - 100

1. "Lucky Number One" - Lena Lovich
2. "It Takes Two" - Rob Base & EZ Rock

etc...
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rhettlawrence
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 08:26PM
Oh, please, Fab - don't get Reno started!
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breno
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 15, 2008 02:12PM
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Oh, please, Fab - don't get Reno started!

I'll just let the Postmarks do it.

[www.pitchforkmedia.com]

I will point out, though, that the actual title of the Lene Lovich song is simply "Lucky Number" and not "Lucky Number One."



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MrFab
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 17, 2008 04:18PM
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that the actual title of the Lene Lovich song is simply "Lucky Number" and not "Lucky Number One."

Then The Rutles "Number One" it is!
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satchmykels
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 09:10PM


> 100 "greatest" musical vehicle accident deaths?
>
> Just off the top of my head:
> Cliff Burton, Marc Bolan, Chris Bell, Pete de Freitas, Otis
> Redding, Big Bopper/Buddy Holly/Ritchie Valens, Harry Chapin,
> D. Boon, Falco, Mary Hansen (bicycle smacked by truck), and
> some guy from Brainiac
>


add james darroch and those exploding hearts dudes
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nosepail
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 10:32PM
Also dont forget the Silkworm dude: Michael Dahlquist

Man, we really might have a top 100 here!
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totaji
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 10:53PM
Duane Allman
Berry Oakley
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satchmykels
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 11:16PM
>
> Man, we really might have a top 100 here!


if it gets close, we can always backdoor bobby fuller and nico in.



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Aitch
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 15, 2008 01:19AM
Steve Gilpin from Mi-Sex, who I'm amazed have an entry here.
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satchmykels
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 22, 2008 05:35AM
satchmykels wrote:

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> > 100 "greatest" musical vehicle accident deaths?
> >


wayne elsey of the double happys was decapitated while riding (atop?) a train. yikes
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dj45rpm
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 15, 2008 03:49PM
Would getting hit by a boat count (i.e. Kirsty Maccoll)?
Also, Exploding Hearts (lost 3 of 4 members in a tour van accident).
For Squirrels (lost 2 members after a tire blew on their van and it ended up flipping over)
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breno
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 15, 2008 04:16PM
Randy Rhoads, Walter Hyatt, and Jim Croce can be added to the plane crash casualties.

Seminal Christian rocker and Bob Dylan buddy Keith Green also went out in a plane crash. And another Christian musician, Rich Mullins, got tossed from a jeep on the interstate and unfortunately encountered a semi. (Shortly after that I got dragged to an Amy Grant concert where she dedicated a song called "Further Down the Road" to him, which seemed to me to be in unfortunate taste.)

Hank Williams died in a car. It wasn't crashed, but it was an accident (an OD on morphine, I believe) and took place in a vehicle.
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dj45rpm
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 15, 2008 07:12AM
100 bands that have never been on Top 100 lists from Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, or Maxim Blender. (substitute "Entertainment Weekly" for "Rolling Stone" as needed)
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blasmo
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 10:32PM
Top 100 Vh1 "100 Best Lists"
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rebelwithoutaclue
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 14, 2008 11:19PM
top 10 people who came the closest to being on the top 100 list.
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madisdadi
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 15, 2008 12:31PM
stiv bators was hit by a car..........
dingle from hanoi rocks was a car passenger
clarence white was hit by a car
Falco was hit by a bus
El Duce was hit by a train
Princess Anne on sousaphone
The real Paul McCartney in a car accident
Ian Drury was hit by a rhythm stick



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Aitch
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 17, 2008 04:15AM
Bon Scott died in a car AND should be on the other list.
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Jermoe
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 18, 2008 08:18PM
Top 10 "One Hit Wonders" who actually had more than one hit
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mjm716
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 18, 2008 08:26PM
An 80's edition would be pretty easy:

Duran Duran
A Flock of Seagulls
Gary Numan
Devo
Soft Cell
Thomas Dolby
Dexy's
Kajagoogoo
Big Country
Talk Talk
Scritti Politti
P-Furs
Modern English
Midnight Oil

(I'm including bands that had an artistic shelf-life, not just other top singles.)

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breno
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 18, 2008 09:48PM
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Top 10 "One Hit Wonders" who actually had more than one hit

I was shocked a couple of years ago to learn that Looking Glass had another song make it into the Top 40 besides "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". It only made it to #37 or so, but they did crack the top 40 twice.

Don't remember the name of the song now - just heard it on RadioIO 70s Pop and never heard it again.

From the same era, most people forget that the Five Man Electrical Band had another hit besides "Signs", also - "Absolutely Right."
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Nile
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 19, 2008 09:32AM
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I was shocked a couple of years ago to learn that Looking Glass had another song make it into the Top 40 besides "Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)". It only made it to #37 or so, but they did crack the top 40 twice.

Don't remember the name of the song now - just heard it on RadioIO 70s Pop and never heard it again.

The song is "Jimmy Loves Mary-Anne" and it actually made it all the way to #33.


Looking Glass




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madisdadi
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 19, 2008 09:54PM
then they became Starz who actually had a an album I listened to along side Cheap Trick called "Attention Shoppers".................................
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breno
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 20, 2008 01:38AM
Starz was descended from Looking Glass? Wow. You learn something new every day.

Not that I could identify a single song by Starz if I heard one, but I do remember seeing their albums around.
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STEVE
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 20, 2008 01:44AM
del would like this....

new thresd cuming!
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rebelwithoutaclue
Re: A worthwhile list?
November 19, 2008 11:37PM
jimmy loves maryanne. i always thought that was a josie coton song.
on tp you learn something new every day.
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HollowbodyKay
Re: A worthwhile list?
December 01, 2008 06:56PM
Two words:

Silver. Jews.
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