Conference marvin::uk_music

    Well I went through the old collection and decided to list the artists
    that I had seriously liked over the ages, got that down to 10, and
    select favourite track from each one. This had some drawbacks eg
    getting it down to 10 was tricky, and I also excluded a particular
    favourite track, as the group were not particularly significant.
    
    So here are my 10 :-  (Alphabetical Order)
    
    Buzzcocks - Boredom
    Clash - Career Opportunities
    Cocteau Twins - Sugar Hiccup
    Free  -  Come Together in the Morning
    Focus - Sylvia
    Genesis - Carpet Crawl
    Bob Marley - Natural Mystic
    Roxy Music - Remake Remodel
    Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Next
    Smiths - This Charming Man
                                              
    

    I was astonished that the VOX list did not include Elvis Presley's
    "That's alright Mama".
    
    Thats a bit like talking about religion without mentioning God
    
    andy

    Re -1
    
    Problem with lists like that are how do you define 'shook the world' ??
    How far back do you go ??....given that Vox is from the NME, then
    perhaps most of the readers are not of the age to remember some of the
    significant rock'n'roll legends eg Elvis, Bill Haley etc 
    Paul

    The question in the basenote sound a bit too difficult Paul. It takes a
    bit of thinking about (also don't the guests in Desert Island Discs get
    paid ? -;)

    It was curious to see Free in your list. I still like "Mr Big",
    especially for the its bass.

    Otherwise I've far too many favourites. It would be too much like hard
    work to whittle them down. At the moment I'd include almost everything 
    (that I've heard) by Captain Beefheart as I've only recently begun
    listening to his music. (He was 50 in January and no-one batted an
    eyelid. )

    - Tim
    

    Re: -1 ; Captain Beefheart
    
    >                      (He was 50 in January and no-one batted an
    >eyelid. )
    
    I read somewhere that he died last year! I also like some of his stuff
    with the exception of Trout Mask Replica; a truly awful album that 
    probably belongs in another note elsewhere in this file.
    
    My favourite is Safe as Milk which contains some classic tracks such as
    
    Sure 'nuff an' yes I do
    Zig-Zag Wanderer
    
    Well worth a listen!
    
    Barry.

    Captain Beefheart has taken up painting full time and lives in some
    remote part of California. Apparently he's quite successful at it too.

    Another member of the (Safe as Milk) band has become a Christian
    minister.

    - Tim
     

    Re the basenote...no one said it would be easy. It took me some time to
    work out HOW I was going to do it, then a couple of hours in the music
    room with a pen and a pad of paper....lots of really good bands and
    tracks missed the cut eg Cure, Japan,"Song to the Siren" by This mortal
    Coil,Santana etc. Even extending the list to 20 tracks would make it 
    difficult.
    As I said I tried to cut my collection into   10 bands/acts that I
    really liked over the years, then take a fave track from each band. I
    could quite easily have included 4 tracks from the Cocteaus, but
    decided on the different approach. It would be interesting to hear how
    what method other people used to  select their faves.
    C'mon its not that difficult, surprise yourself with your choices, and
    post them in here.
    Cheers
    Paul

   A fairly impossible job, but these would keep me amused for a while
   (and probably scare away any passing cannibals).

   Big Sleep - The Only Ones
   Carry On Screaming - Extreme Noise Terror
   Dead Beat Descendant - The Fall
   Desert Island Joe - Splodgenessabounds
   I Can't Stand My Baby - The Rezillos
   Let's Submerge - X-Ray Spex
   Rubber Toy - Ivor Cutler   
   Somewhere in the South Pacific - Boots For Dancing
   Still In Love With You (live) - Thin Lizzy
   Throwaway Your Gun - Prince Far-I

   Dave