The Coachella Forum Official Top 10 greatest solo artists of all time.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Because you guys are impatient, I am moving up the Solo Artists thread. Same rules as the bands lists, only with Solo Artists. Also, remember to choose carefully since you might be chosen to write an essay of one of your picks if they end up in the top 10. Same as the bands we will start from 1950 to today.



THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR LIST IS AUGUST 19TH 12 NOON PST


so unleash hell and all that nonsense.

[wmgaretjax]

1. Scott Walker
2. Merzbow
3. Arthur Russell
4. David Bowie
5. Bjork
6. Bernard Parmegianni
7. Tom Waits
8. Albert Ayler
9. Captain Beefheart
10. Will Oldham

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

1. David Bowie
2. Scott Walker
3. Merzbow
4. Bjork
5. Aphex Twin
6. Captain Beefheart
7. Tom Waits
8. Brian Eno
9. Frank Zappa
10. Syd Barrett

EDIT: What the fuck was I thinking leaving Captain Beefheart Out!!!?!?!?!?

[scoop49er]

1. prince
2. james brown
3. chuck berry
4. bob dylan
5. bruce springsteen
6. david bowie
7. madonna
8. miles davis
9. michael jackson
10. elvis presley

[stuporfly]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Fela Kuti
4. Frank Sinatra
5. Curtis Mayfield
6. Prince
7. John Coltrane
8. David Bowie
9. James Brown
10. Beck

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Fela Kuti
4. Frank Sinatra
5. Curtis Mayfield
6. Prince
7. John Coltrane
8. David Bowie
9. James Brown
10. Beck

Fucking Brilliant with Fel Kuti.

[kreutz2112]

1. Neil Young
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Michael Jackson
4. Bjork
5. David Bowie
6. Eminem
7. Joanna Newsom
8. DJ Shadow
9. Damon Albarn
10. Squarepusher

[Jon Blazed]

ghey

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

1. Neil Young
2. Sufjan Stevens
3. Michael Jackson
4. Bjork
5. David Bowie
6. Eminem
7. Joanna Newsom
8. DJ Shadow
9. Damon Albarn
10. Squarepusher

I am very surpised by your inclusion of Eminem.

[kreutz2112]

He's my favorite rapper. I am not kidding. I listened to his first three albums over and over in middle school and high school. And his guest spot on the B.I.G. song "Dead Wrong" is probably my favorite verse ever.

[bmack86]

Joanna Newsom
Miles Davis
Tom Waits
Peter Gabriel
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
Fela Kuti
PJ Harvey
Serge Gainsbourg
Captain Beefheart (Fast and Bulbous!)

I'll probably edit this to include James Brown, Beck and others as I think of them

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Miles Davis
Joanna Newsom
Peter Gabriel
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
Fela Kuti
Elliott Smith
PJ Harvey
Chris Knox (The dude behind Tall Dwarfs and all his solo work)
Mark E. Smith (Fuck you, the Fall's not a band, it's a man)

I'll probably edit this to include James Brown, Beck and others as I think of them

your favorite Miles Davis album...ready set go!

[SoulDischarge]

Mark E. Smith is only as good as his supporting cast allows him to be.

[bmack86]

A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

[bmack86]

Mark E. Smith is only as good as his supporting cast allows him to be.

True. I think of him like the Mountain Goats, though. A solo act backed by varying bands. He's always the songwriter, and when he's on, he's on. Plus, I Am Damo Suzuki. Nuff Said.

[SoulDischarge]

Marc Riley, Steve Hanley, Craig Scanlon, Brix Smith, etc all made significant enough contributions to the group and their sound to dismiss the solo act theory though.

[TommyboyUNM]

1) Bjork
2) Stevie Wonder
3) PJ Harvey
4) Michael Jackson
5) Beck
6) Tupac Shakur
7) Prince
8) Otis Redding
9) Paul Simon
10) John Lennon

[wmgaretjax]

Marc Riley, Steve Hanley, Craig Scanlon, Brix Smith, etc all made significant enough contributions to the group and their sound to dismiss the solo act theory though.

agreed.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

1) Bjork
2) Stevie Wonder
3) PJ Harvey
4) Michael Jackson
5) Beck
6) Tupac Shakur
7) Prince
8) Otis Redding
9) Paul Simon
10) John Lennon

I owe you a beer for having Bjork at the top.

[amyzzz]

I admit I'm at a loss here. Bjork, Bowie, uhhh Sarah McLachlan. maybe Elvis.

[wmgaretjax]

EDIT: What the fuck was I thinking leaving Captain Beefheart Out!!!?!?!?!?

Ditto.

[greghead]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Otis Redding
3. Johnny Cash
4. Neil Young
5. Hank Williams
6. James Brown
7. Charlie Parker
8. Aphex Twin
9. Nick Drake
10. Miles Davis

hon. mention to Patsy Cline

[SoulDischarge]

I thought about putting Beefheart on my list, but I respect him more than I genuinely enjoy listening to him. When the mood strikes me, it's fucking perfect, but it's rare that the mood strikes me. And Trout Mask Replica is too much of an inconsistent mess for me to personally like it as much as albums such as Safe As Milk or Lick My Decals Off Baby. Actually, I can listen to Safe As Milk just about any time. "Ella Guru" has got to be one of the 100 greatest songs of all time though.

[wmgaretjax]

I thought about putting Beefheart on my list, but I respect him more than I genuinely enjoy listening to him. When the mood strikes me, it's fucking perfect, but it's rare that the mood strikes me. And Trout Mask Replica is too much of an inconsistent mess for me to personally like it as much as albums such as Safe As Milk or Lick My Decals Off Baby. Actually, I can listen to Safe As Milk just about any time. "Ella Guru" has got to be one of the 100 greatest songs of all time though.

Interesting. I'm almost the flipside with Safe As Milk and Trout Mask Replica.... Go figure.

[woogie846]

1. Tom Waits
2. Miles Davis
3. Prince
4. Frank Zappa
5. John Coltrane
6. David Bowie
7. Ray Charles
8. Bruce Springsteen
9. James Brown
10. Leonard Cohen

[stuporfly]

I thought about putting Beefheart on my list, but I respect him more than I genuinely enjoy listening to him. When the mood strikes me, it's fucking perfect, but it's rare that the mood strikes me. And Trout Mask Replica is too much of an inconsistent mess for me to personally like it as much as albums such as Safe As Milk or Lick My Decals Off Baby. Actually, I can listen to Safe As Milk just about any time. "Ella Guru" has got to be one of the 100 greatest songs of all time though.

That pretty much describes my own relationship with Captain Beefheart.

[bmack86]

Well, the Mark E. Smith thing don't matter, because I forgot about the good Captain and Tom Waits.

[TallGuyCM]

1. Neil Young
2. Bob Dylan
3. Elton John
4. Eric Clapton
5. Van Morrison
6. Billy Joel
7. Beck
8. Cat Stevens
9. Michael Jackson
10. Tom Petty

[TallGuyCM]

A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

Miles Davis was into laid-back surfer rock? :rotfl

[SoulDischarge]

Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

[Still-ill]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Miles Davis
3. Captain Beefheart
4. David Bowie
5. Leonard Cohen
6. Tom Waits
7. Aphex Twin
8. Bjork
9. Scott Walker
10.Van Morrison (Astral Weeks was enough to push him on)

[TallGuyCM]

Fuck totally forgot about Van Morrison.

[Still-ill]

I nearly did too, resulting in him being 10th.

EDIT: FUCK I forgot Scott Walker...

[cknaz]

1. Johnny Cash
2. Bob Dylan
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan
4. Eric Clapton
5. Elliott Smith
6. Tom Petty
7. David Bowie
8. Neil Young
9. Jay-Z
10. St. Vincent

i wanted to include john mayer because i love his guitar work when he's not playing gay shit, but then i realized his good guitar stuff was under "john mayer trio." i also wanted to include jimi but im an srv whore.

[bebop]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Miles Davis
3. Neil Young
4. James Brown
5. John Coltrane
6. Otis Redding
7. John Lennon
8. Charles Mingus
9. Leonard Cohen
10. Frank Zappa

[mountmccabe]

I am totes calling bullshit on the Jazz artists, though. Either that or they're going to be half my list. It's like saying Damon Albarn and meaning everything he's done which is a cop out.

Still,


A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

Winner.

Bitches is close, though.

Also I have realized that as good as his late 60s through first retirement were he was way behind on the avant-garde scene (because that isn't what he was trying to do, I realize) and that up until Bitches I'd much prefer Mingus and Coltrane and Ayler and Ornette Coleman.

[mountmccabe]

Also I will put up a draft, leaving off the jazz (and classical, pending the question in the other thread) for now


Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Gillian Welch
Buddy Holly
PJ Harvey
Nick Cave
Elliott Smith
Patti Smith
David Bowie
Will Oldham

[rskapcat]

I'm happy to see all the Van Morrison love on here. :)

[orbit]

1. scott walker
2. brian eno
3. david bowie
4. aphex twin
5. merzbow
6. peter gabriel
7. bjork
8. luke vibert
9. nobukazu takemura
10. hyu

[Still-ill]

No Morrissey? Little surprised, he barely missed on mine.

[wmgaretjax]

Will Oldham


fuck.

[Boourns]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Neil Young
3. Cat Power
3. David Bowie
5. Elliott Smith
6. Beck
7. Morrissey
8. Leonard Cohen
9. Prince
10. St. Vincent

[Still-ill]

St. Vincent again... interesting. Vashti Bunyan... hmmmm... I forgot about her.

[kreutz2112]

Hey I didn't include Blur with Damon Albarn, John. Why? Because he isn't the driving force behind the band like he is with Gorillaz and tgtbatq.

[softbulletin]

1. Neil Young
2. Bob Dylan
3. Scott Walker
4. Nick Drake
5. Bruce Springsteen
6. Beck
7. Van Morrison
8. Jay-Z
9. Ryan Adams
10. Sufjan Stevens

[buddy]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Neil Young
3. Hank Williams
4. John Lennon
5. Elliott Smith
6. Nick Drake
7. Beck
8. Otis Redding
9. Morrissey
10. Billie Holiday

[rage patton]

1. Joe Strummer
2. Johnny Cash
3. Bob Marley
4. David Bowie
5. Tom Waits
6. Neil Young
7. Frank Sinatra
8. Michael Jackson
9. Captain Beefheart
10. Andrew W.K.

[pancakespancakes]

I am trying to figure out if my list should include jazz and blues, or just stick to rock. Because if it did the former, that would make up 7-8 of the entries. I dunno, seems a bit lopsided considering the general music taste of the board.

[Still-ill]

I really dont see why not...

[pancakespancakes]

Well I like the way this list works:

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Miles Davis
3. Neil Young
4. Charles Mingus
5. Peter Gabriel
6. John Coltrane
7. PJ Harvey
8. Sun Ra
9. David Bowie
10. Ornette Coleman


Edited again: forgot about Jimi.

[wmgaretjax]

Have you ever listened to Abner Jay pancakes? You'd dig 'im.

[Still-ill]

Nice Sun Ra pick, I was really close to putting him on. I really dont listen to him all that often though, nor do I own enough of his stuff.

Edit: What would you suggest I start with from Charles Mingus... I'm very intimidated by his discography.

[pancakespancakes]

Have you ever listened to Abner Jay pancakes? You'd dig 'im.

I don't think I've even heeard his name before. I will definitely look him up.

Nice Sun Ra pick, I was really close to putting him on. I really dont listen to him all that often though, nor do I own enough of his stuff.

Edit: What would you suggest I start with from Charles Mingus... I'm very intimidated by his discography.

Sun Ra was a huge thing for me when I was like 16 after discovering the world of Miles and Coltrane, just taking things to crazier extremes and incorporating the electric piano and the big freaky conceptual stuff. He still fascinates me. And if you're ever looking for some good reading material just open his wikipedia page, the dude has an insane life story.

With Mingus, I think his discography really shouldn't be too intimaditing. He has 5-6 perfect albums that I think anyone (from this board) could appreciate. But you have to start with Black Saint & the Sinner Lady. You'll be hooked from there, I promise.

[buddy]

i liked your robert johnson pick. i forgot about him. im changing my number 10, because of it.

[wmgaretjax]

I don't think I've even heeard his name before. I will definitely look him up.

The album The True Story of... is a great place to start.

[mountmccabe]

I am trying to figure out if my list should include jazz and blues, or just stick to rock. Because if it did the former, that would make up 7-8 of the entries. I dunno, seems a bit lopsided considering the general music taste of the board.

I didn't bother with any blues because my interests tend towards the pre-war stuff, which is out of the jurisdiction of this contest. Sure Son House and others did some recordings in the 60s but they'ren't getting in on those merits alone.


Edit: What would you suggest I start with from Charles Mingus... I'm very intimidated by his discography.

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) is my favorite jazz album ever and one of my favorite albums of any type. Mingus's greatest strength is as a composer. Here he leads a large ensemble in a unified avant garde set. It's unlike anything I've ever heard. Coltrane never had this vision, this direction. Miles never tried anything like this.

Pithecanthropus Erectus is from 1956. It is four hard bop numbers but they're ambitious enough that they keep me interested.

[mountmccabe]

i liked your robert johnson pick. i forgot about him. im changing my number 10, because of it.

Marco said that we're doing 1950 and on. That means no Robert Johnson and only the last 9 years for Billie Holiday, etc.

[wmgaretjax]

Coltrane never had this vision, this direction.

This isn't really fair... They were working in entirely different directions, and Coltrane's work was kind of cut short.

That said, the album is pretty incredible.

[pancakespancakes]

Wait. What? Is this all supposed to be post-1950? Seriously?

[buddy]

Marco said that we're doing 1950 and on. That means no Robert Johnson and only the last 9 years for Billie Holiday, etc.

Really? We're doing a list of the greatest solo artists of all-time, and we got a time limit. That still gives me Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin & Stay With Me, so that's cool.

[pancakespancakes]

Well I guess Ornette and Bjork get on my list pretty smoothly.

[Still-ill]

Sun Ra was a huge thing for me when I was like 16 after discovering the world of Miles and Coltrane, just taking things to crazier extremes and incorporating the electric piano and the big freaky conceptual stuff. He still fascinates me. And if you're ever looking for some good reading material just open his wikipedia page, the dude has an insane life story.

With Mingus, I think his discography really shouldn't be too intimaditing. He has 5-6 perfect albums that I think anyone (from this board) could appreciate. But you have to start with Black Saint & the Sinner Lady. You'll be hooked from there, I promise.

Thanks... it was funny that you posted that, because just the other day I saw my dad had a shitload of live records by him when I was helping him move stuff over to my place. But I cant listen to a live record without having any understanding of that artists canon.

[mountmccabe]

This isn't really fair... They were working in entirely different directions, and Coltrane's work was kind of cut short.

That said, the album is pretty incredible.

Oh, no knock was meant on Coltrane at all. You are completely right, Coltrane was doing different things.

Mingus was never as wild and free as Coltrane. Mingus never took it to that almost spiritual dimension that Coltrane hit in those late albums. These aren't meant as knocks on Mingus; he was going for different things.

There are other jazz albums that are one long piece (Free Jazz and Ascension come to mind) but they aren't unified compositions; they're, well, more free. They're wild and amazing and wonderful... but they'ren't The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady. They're different.

I know that one of the points in jazz, especially avant garde jazz, is freedom. I know that for composition you go to classical/orchestral music... and believe me, I do. But, for me, The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady is the best of both worlds; it has the short term freedom of avant garde jazz to give it a real hard edge but the long form control of classical music so that it really goes somewhere.


Disclaimer: I haven't heard every jazz album ever.

[wmgaretjax]

Have you ever listened to Don Cherry/Penderecki's Actions for Free Jazz. If not, I think you'd at least be interested.

[Still-ill]

The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (1963) is my favorite jazz album ever and one of my favorite albums of any type. Mingus's greatest strength is as a composer. Here he leads a large ensemble in a unified avant garde set. It's unlike anything I've ever heard. Coltrane never had this vision, this direction. Miles never tried anything like this.

Pithecanthropus Erectus is from 1956. It is four hard bop numbers but they're ambitious enough that they keep me interested.

Thank you as well, sir.

[pancakespancakes]

Mountmccabe introduced BL&SL very well. The genius of the album is all about Mingus as a composer, not as a player or a band leader. Where Miles Davis and Coltrane were interested in creating mood and playing with rhythm and, most of all, individual solos and group improvisations... Mingus was interested in composing a deliberate, thought-out, orchestrated piece that contained little improvisation and yet relied on dissonance and solos to the point that it sounds very free-form. It sounds free, but it's very calculated, so to speak. A precursor to contemporary noise music, in a way.

[rage patton]

Confession: I have never listened to a full album from Miles Davis, John Coltrane or Charles Mingus. I have always been too intimidated. The fact you all know so much about them, while I know absolutely nothing is even more intimidating.

[Still-ill]

Jazz is relatively easy to fall into, for me at least... just lay down and listen to one of them.

[SoulDischarge]

This is where I confess to my slight aversion to jazz. I've liked a few free jazz and/or jazz fusion records (Sun Ra, Spiritual Unity, Bitches Brew), and I think I just like the dissonance more than anything with those, but overall, I don't get it. I'm not sure what it is. It might be the instrumentation. Saxophone solos never did much for me, and I really like Bitches Brew, which has a completely different sound. But I feel like maybe I don't know what to listen for or how to recognize exceptional jazz. It seems like a whole rich sonic world that's cut off from me and I wish I knew what the key was to unlocking it.

[pancakespancakes]

Patrick, have you ever listened to any Miles outside of Bitches Brew? Knowing you I think there's a couple more albums of his you'd like a lot more. On the Corner in particular.


Jazz is relatively easy to fall into, for me at least... just lay down and listen to one of them.

I agree, although I never just use the term "jazz" to describe something so particular, just the way I wouldn't use "rock" to simply describe the music of both Creedence Clearwater Revival and Can. But either way, this stuff is not impenetrable. I find it's usually very enjoyable on first listen.

Rage, I think you should download Bitches Brew and the Black Saint & the Sinner Lady, if only to satisfy some curiosity.

[Still-ill]

Try In A Silent Way by Davis. If you haven't heard it obviously... no reason why someone who likes something like, say... later Boredoms music, wouldnt like that album.

[mountmccabe]

Have you ever listened to Don Cherry/Penderecki's Actions for Free Jazz. If not, I think you'd at least be interested.


I have not heard that.

Sounds very intriguing. I like Penderecki. I haven't heard anything from Don Cherry as a leader (there're some albums on the list) but he's been in other fantastic groups so win.

[SoulDischarge]

Just Kind Of Blue, which has the same effect as I mentioned before. It's not that I hate jazz, it's kind of nice as background music, but I don't know. I can't get wrapped up in it.

[pancakespancakes]

Just Kind Of Blue, which has the same effect as I mentioned before. It's not that I hate jazz, it's kind of nice as background music, but I don't know. I can't get wrapped up in it.

Yeah I would be kind of amazed if you enjoyed Kind of Blue. You need to download On the Corner immediately. I really think you'll dig it. Hopefully a bit more than A Ghost is Born anyway.

[mountmccabe]

It might be the instrumentation. Saxophone solos never did much for me, and I really like Bitches Brew, which has a completely different sound.

Does that mean you like the hard trumpet solos more than the saxophone? Because if so I would direct you to Right Off, which is the first side of Miles Davis' A Tribute to Jack Johnson.

I liked jazz records before hearing that one but when I heard Miles come in at around 3 minutes... that shit just FLOORED me. THIS was what I had known jazz could be.


Or try some Freddie Hubbard records, like Red Clay or Straight Life.

[bmack86]

Try A Tribute to Jack Johnson

[SoulDischarge]

I have On The Corner and Jack Johnson already downloaded, so I'll give those a listen some time soon. Thanks for the recommendations.

[BROKENDOLL]

Oh, WTF? Why not...
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w18/1BROKENDOLL/top10solo-1.jpg

[Still-ill]

This isn't really directed at you, Patrick, because it kind of embodies everything you stated beleaguers you with Jazz. But to anyone interested... these are some great Jazz Record if you can find them...
http://pub.ne.jp/Sightsong/image/user/1234918334.jpg
http://img12.nnm.ru/1/5/7/e/b/f6bfa786eacc8a7875ac1599050_prev.jpg
http://www.discogs.com/image/R-1049063-1239226469.jpeg

I could probably upload it if anyone cant find it online.

[SoulDischarge]

^ Significantly better than the other one.

And what the hell? I have no Billie Holiday so I'm trying to find a good overview compilation on allmusic and she has about 20 times as many comps than albums listed. And a lot of them are rated 5 stars.

[dorkfish]

01. David Bowie
02. Jimi Hendrix
03. Aphex Twin
04. Tom Waits
05. Joanna Newsom
06. Son Lux
07. Frank Zappa
08. Neil Young
09. Leonard Cohen
10. Nick Cave

[Still-ill]

This thread has been worth it just for the delving into something that normally never is discussed on this board. (Jazz)

[TallGuyCM]

Confession: I have never listened to a full album from Miles Davis, John Coltrane or Charles Mingus. I have always been too intimidated. The fact you all know so much about them, while I know absolutely nothing is even more intimidating.

I used to have a friend in San Diego who was super into jazz who was always introducing me to new stuff, my first purchases were Kind of Blue, Bitches Brew, and A Love Supreme. Since then, I've just flat-out fell out of the loop with the genre in general.

Rage, I would listen to any of these 3 to start off. They might be the most popular and well-known, which isn't bad if you're trying to get into it and you recognize parts of the records, hence opening you up more to that kind of music.

[TallGuyCM]

This thread has been worth it just for the delving into something that normally never is discussed on this board. (Jazz)

QFT. I plan on checking out several of these discussed albums that I'm unfamiliar with very shortly.

[bmack86]

Jazz is fantastic. Vinyl used to recommend me jazz albums a few years back. He knows his stuff.

[bmack86]

Also, if I knew more of Ornette Coleman's later work, I imagine he would make my list. He was amazing live when I saw him. I think Tyondai Braxton would probably fall into the same category.

[RotationSlimWang]

Wait so now you're doing this stupid separate list and you impose a fucking year restriction on it too?

Marco, you suck.

[TallGuyCM]

Wait so now you're doing this stupid separate list and you impose a fucking year restriction on it too?

Marco, you suck.

If you would have read a little closer the year restriction has always been there, for both lists.

[rage patton]

Tyondai Braxton

I love that his son is in Battles. With a dad like that, how could your music turn out any other way?

[Still-ill]

I love that his son is in Battles. With a dad like that, how could your music turn out any other way?
Fuck! That IS his son?

[pancakespancakes]

Actually, the jazz musician is Anthony Braxton. His son is Tyondai who is in Battles.

[RotationSlimWang]

If you would have read a little closer the year restriction has always been there, for both lists.

So then it was dumb in both instances. Well then that's different.

[bebop]

^ Significantly better than the other one.

And what the hell? I have no Billie Holiday so I'm trying to find a good overview compilation on allmusic and she has about 20 times as many comps than albums listed. And a lot of them are rated 5 stars.

The only album I've heard of hers is this one (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/billie_holiday/lady_in_satin/) and it's pretty damn good. I'm gonna have to look for a good comp(s) as well.

[bmack86]

Yeah, I meant Anthony. Tyondai's got some cool experimental work, but it's non too jazzy.

[rage patton]

Actually, the jazz musician is Anthony Braxton. His son is Tyondai who is in Battles.

Whoops. Yup. That is correct.

Yeah, I meant Anthony. Tyondai's got some cool experimental work, but it's non too jazzy.

I've never heard any of his work outside of Battles. Just an aside, Tyondai is also really nice in person. As is the entire band actually.

[pancakespancakes]

Tyondai has some really sweet solo stuff on Warp that I highly recommend. Very loop-based minimalism, kinda like Battles.

[rage patton]

Cool. I will look into that. Thanks pancakes. :)

God, this just reminded me how much I want a new Battles album.

[buddy]

^ Significantly better than the other one.

And what the hell? I have no Billie Holiday so I'm trying to find a good overview compilation on allmusic and she has about 20 times as many comps than albums listed. And a lot of them are rated 5 stars.

The only album I've heard of hers is this one (http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/billie_holiday/lady_in_satin/) and it's pretty damn good. I'm gonna have to look for a good comp(s) as well.

i have stay with me, which is a good album as well. i'll upload and pm it to you guys if you're interested. her voice is heartbreaking, especially on the lady in satin album.

[pancakespancakes]

Cool. I will look into that. Thanks pancakes. :)

God, this just reminded me how much I want a new Battles album.

SRSLY!! It's been long enough by now I think! I just know the only direction for which the band can continue is up.

I guess they plan on playing new material at their upcoming shows in September though... if I remember right.

[bebop]

i have stay with me, which is a good album as well. i'll upload and pm it to you guys if you're interested. her voice is heartbreaking, especially on the lady in satin album.

nice, i definitely want to give it a listen.

[rage patton]

SRSLY!! It's been long enough by now I think! I just know the only direction for which the band can continue is up.

I guess they plan on playing new material at their upcoming shows in September though... if I remember right.

They played one new song when I saw them last September in Vancouver. It sounded incredible.

[PJandBompton]

I'll do my PERSONAL top 10...this isn't a knock to any left off, just what i believe...and this is in no order besides Dylan at 1...

Bob Dylan
Neil Young
Michael Jackson
Prince
Eminem
John Mayer
Beck
Tom Petty
Bob Marley
Dave Matthews

off the head so i'm sure i'll think of some others...

[thestripe]

1. Bob Dylan
2. David Bowie
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. John Lennon
5. Neil Young
6. Prince
7. Lou Reed
8. Tom Waits
9. Scott Walker
10. Bjork

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Wow....a whooping 6 votes for Scott Walker?!?!? I am shocked, amazed and overjoyed that he is getting some love here!!!!

[mountmccabe]

1. Bob Dylan
2. David Bowie
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. John Lennon
5. The Neil Young
6. Prince
7. The Lou Reed
8. Tom Waits
9. Scott Walker
10. Bjork

It's just Neil Young. No "the."

[stuporfly]

i have stay with me, which is a good album as well. i'll upload and pm it to you guys if you're interested. her voice is heartbreaking, especially on the lady in satin album.

Good call. I think of the deterioration of her voice in a similar way to Bob Dylan's, though it happened to Holiday in a fraction of the time. The different eras are enjoyable for different reasons.

Holiday's voice in her earlier work is often exuberant, while later - as buddy suggested - it's heartbreaking. Even if one didn't know her tragic tale, it would be difficult to not hear elements of that experience in her voice.

[SDsoldier7]

1. Bob Marley
2. Miles Davis
3. MJ
4. Prince
5. Billie Holliday
6. Jimmi Hendrix
7. Ray Charles
8. Marvin Gaye
9. Biggie
10. Pac

[mountmccabe]

Apropos of all the jazz talk in here I started a jazz thread (http://www.coachella.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33038) for concentration and future reference purposes.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

That pretty much describes my own relationship with Captain Beefheart.

You guys should pick up Doc at the Radar Station. Very straight foward and some really good stuff on there.

[greghead]

Fuck, I totally spaced on Van Morrison and Jimmy Cliff.

[Young blood]

Cher.

[paganman7]

1. Michael Jackson
2. David Bowie
3. Ottis Redding
4. Nat King Cole
5. Johnny Cash
6. Prince
7. Aphex Twin
8. John Lennon
9. Billy Joel
10. Marvin Gaye

[wmgaretjax]

R Kelly almost made my list.

[kreutz2112]

I'm assuming primarily because of his work in the film Space Jam?

[Young blood]

If R.kelly had not done the in the closet series, he would have made my list.

[wmgaretjax]

If R.kelly had not done the in the closet series, he would have made my list.

The first few episodes were great. the rest just got ridiculous.

[WhyTheLongFace]

If R.kelly had not done the in the closet series, he would have made my list.

I agree.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I was listening to the orignal Pink Floyd album and I think I am going to throw Syd Barrett into my list. The 1st PF album was all his vision and direction and even his solo albums have a bit of damaged geninus to them.

[TommyboyUNM]

Cher.

LOL!!! good joke. Cause you couldn't possibly like Cher, right? Man, that's funny. Always unpredictable, YB.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Actually Justin is the biggest Cher bitch around...careful there Eugene....

[amyzzz]

So are we resorting to sabotaging these lists with ironic picks now?



because I could do that.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

So are we resorting to sabotaging these lists with ironic picks now?



because I could do that.

No, I don't think YB ever posts anything seriously...

[rskapcat]

Ugh...this may change.

1) Van Morrison
2) Tori Amos
3) Billy Joel
4) Tom Petty
5) Rufus Wainwright

[Young blood]

LOL!!! good joke. Cause you couldn't possibly like Cher, right? Man, that's funny. Always unpredictable, YB.

Santana. My enjoyment for mexicans goes deeper than my landscape artists.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Santana. My enjoyment for mexicans goes deeper than my landscape artists.

OH SNAPZ!!!

[SoulDischarge]

What happens in Denver stays in Denver, please.

[TallGuyCM]

I was listening to the orignal Pink Floyd album and I think I am going to throw Syd Barrett into my list. The 1st PF album was all his vision and direction and even his solo albums have a bit of damaged geninus to them.

The original Pink Floyd album? You make it sound like their first album was self-titled. I assume you're referring to The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

And good to see Billy Joel making other people's lists aside from mine! I thought I was gonna get laughed off this entire board for including him in my Top 10.

[SoulDischarge]

We're all snickering behind your back on Facebook.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

The original Pink Floyd album? You make it sound like their first album was self-titled. I assume you're referring to The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.

And good to see Billy Joel making other people's lists aside from mine! I thought I was gonna get laughed off this entire board for including him in my Top 10.

But Piper at the gates of dawn takes more time then just saying the original PF album. Bike is such an amazing track in my mind.

[rskapcat]

We're all snickering behind your back on Facebook.

You can laugh in my face, Patrick...I'll still :pulse you.

[SoulDischarge]

I'll take that over Dark Side Of The Moon any day of the year.

[SoulDischarge]

You can laugh in my face, Patrick...I'll still :pulse you.

I'll try to schedule you in. The rest of this week is looking pretty busy.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I'll take that over Dark Side Of The Moon any day of the year.

Have I told you have much I love you?

[TallGuyCM]

I'll take that over Dark Side Of The Moon any day of the year.

Over time, I've worn Dark Side out. I've worn Wish You Were Here out.

But the one Pink Floyd album that I really can't get enough of is Animals. It's so heralded by PF fans that it doesn't seem like it could possibly be underrated, but I guess it is in the big picture of things.

[zenidogx]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Paul McCartney
3. Cat Stevens
4. Leonard Cohen
5. Daniel Johnston
6. John Coltrane
7. Manu Chao
8. Prince
9. Otis Redding
10. Andrew Bird

[rage patton]

5. Daniel Johnston


Good choice.

[Still-ill]

:bump

[TommyboyUNM]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Paul McCartney
3. Cat Stevens
4. Leonard Cohen
5. Daniel Johnston
6. John Coltrane
7. Manu Chao
8. Prince
9. Otis Redding
10. Andrew Bird

If you replace Andrew Bird with someone else in the next 24 hours then I'll forget it even happened.

[Pixiessp]

1.David Bowie
2.Ella Fitzgerald
3.Kate Bush
4.P.J.Harvey
5.Neil Young
6.Scott Walker
7.Celia Cruz
8.St.Vincent




This is all I could muster at the moment.
St.Vincent has a spot here because I believe she will only get better.
I am really excited about this artist.

I will probably add to this.

[Young blood]

Neil Diamond.

[Boourns]

I am digging all the st. vincent love but we need some cat power too

[cknaz]

fuck i forgot tom petty

and yeah st vincent is the shiiiit

[hendrixfan143]

1.David Bowie
2.Neil Young
3.Bob Dylan
4.Marvin Gaye
5.Hank Williams Sr.
6.Frank Sinatra
7.Otis Redding
8.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9.Dr. Dre
10.Yanni

[bullokz]

lol

[RotationSlimWang]

I was listening to the orignal Pink Floyd album and I think I am going to throw Syd Barrett into my list. The 1st PF album was all his vision and direction and even his solo albums have a bit of damaged geninus to them.

Wait wait wait, what the fuck? Alright, what kind of sense does this shit make now? Syd Barrett never released any solo albums, at least certainly not any that you're citing as grounds for his being on your list, so what the fuck are the rules? You can claim solo artists even if they only worked in bands?


RETARDED

[TallGuyCM]

Wait wait wait, what the fuck? Alright, what kind of sense does this shit make now? Syd Barrett never released any solo albums, at least certainly not any that you're citing as grounds for his being on your list, so what the fuck are the rules? You can claim solo artists even if they only worked in bands?


RETARDED

Uh, I have both of these. And they're good. I find it funny that you make a claim like that and then have the gall to call someone else retarded:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_y6j1OSIl9bc/Sa7u-SowZzI/AAAAAAAADI8/HT4o1QGGoVQ/s320/Syd+Barrett+(The+Madcap+Laughs+-+Front).jpeg

http://www.academyannex.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/wpsc/product_images/barrett_lp.jpg

[wmgaretjax]

Madcap Laughs is fantastic.

[MarkO]

This is going to be harder than picking bands.

Rev0 in no particular order for now. Choices made after considering the following criteria; career longevity, quality, progression, influence on others.

Elvis Presley
Van Morrison
Marvin Gaye
Bob Dylan
David Bowie
Rory Gallagher
Neil Young
Johnny Cash
Jimmi Hendrix
Bob Marley
Dusty Springfield

[TallGuyCM]

1.David Bowie
2.Neil Young
3.Bob Dylan
4.Marvin Gaye
5.Hank Williams Sr.
6.Frank Sinatra
7.Otis Redding
8.Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
9.Dr. Dre
10.Yanni

Pretty sure Mozart was pre-1950. But hey, what do I know.

[RotationSlimWang]

Oh fuck Syd Barrett. And that's completely irrelevant to my point. TCHY was nominating him on the grounds of a PINK FLOYD album.

[RotationSlimWang]

For someone too old to rave you're still awfully dumb, TallGuy. I would think a man of your advancing years and waistline would have acquired at least a little wisdom.

=)

[TallGuyCM]

If you're referring to my Mozart comment, I was joking. I grew up playing the piano and obv. know for a fact that he's a lot older than this century.

[TallGuyCM]

And I can change my waistline. You can't change the fact that you look like Leonard Cohen. Am I wrong?

[Mr. Dylanja]

Trent Reznor
Jimi Hendrix
Notorious BIG
James Brown
Aphex Twin
Jay-Z
Bob Marley
Elvis
Hank Williams
Thelonious Monk






come and get me bitchezzz!!!

[Still-ill]

He's just still bitter for looking foolish about Syd Barrett...

[hendrixfan143]

Pretty sure Mozart was pre-1950. But hey, what do I know.

i should definitely start reading threads before i post in them

replace him with Pavarotti

[jazzz]

there's many more but heres 10

DAVID SYLVIAN
BRYAN FERRY
SCOTT WALKER
TOM WAITS
MIKE SCOTT
MATT JOHNSON
NICK CAVE
JAH WOBBLE
FRANK TOVEY
THE DURUTTI COLUMN

[RotationSlimWang]

Pavarotti is just a singer. None of the music he ever performed had anything to do with him. That is stupid.

TallGuy, if you COULD change your waistline, WOULDN'T you have by now? Let's face facts--you're doomed to a fat old body til you die.

[TallGuyCM]

Just sayin, it's an option. Right now, I choose beer. In a few months, who knows? I go in phases. I'll keep you posted.

[zenidogx]

If you replace Andrew Bird with someone else in the next 24 hours then I'll forget it even happened.

mmm . . . now that I think about it, i'm leaving off tons of great african musicians. nah. i'll keep him there. just for you. *whistles*

[thestripe]

It's just Neil Young. No "the."

"The" is very fitting for Neil Young. I'm fairly certain that you do not have the proper authority to tell me when or how I can use the word "the", John.






EDIT: I actually had to go back a make sure that I really didn't use the word "the". Thanks.

[Boourns]

The The The

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Oh fuck Syd Barrett. And that's completely irrelevant to my point. TCHY was nominating him on the grounds of a PINK FLOYD album.

LULZ, no. I forgot about him and listening to PATGOD REMINDED me of his solo work.....

[JewFace]

I'm a huge Mingus fan, but calling him a "solo" artist is a bit much. His best work is as a composer and arranger for jazz ensembles and orchestras.

Perhaps this list should be better defined? Might have been a good idea to leave interpretive singers off the list? I'm finding myself compelled to fill the list up with the great interpretive singers of the 20th C.


Bjork
David Bowie
Nina Simone
Bob Dylan
Elliott Smith
Jeff Buckley
Grace Jones
Kate Bush
Mahalia Jackson
Madonna


Hon mention:

Rufus Wainwright.
But the last two albums have been so overblown and bombastic that I fear he's lost to pomposity and ego now. His debut, self-titled album remains his strongest. He needs a good producer like Jon Brion again who'll reign in his excesses. When he's at his simplest, his best, I've witnessed him silence a massive theatre of loud fans.

Nick Drake.
Should really be included, but I can't find a space.

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams:
No explanation needed.

PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple:
PJ - Would love to, but I have enough girl power on the list.
Amos - Hasn't made a decent record since mellowing with middle age and motherhood.
Fiona Apple - Not enough output (yet) to rank.

Sarah Vaughan:
One of my absolute favorite jazz vocalists, but I had to stick with Nina.

[rskapcat]

Rufus Wainwright.
But the last two albums have been so overblown and bombastic that I fear he's lost to pomposity and ego now. His debut, self-titled album remains his strongest. He needs a good producer like Jon Brion again who'll reign in his excesses. When he's at his simplest, his best, I've witnessed him silence a massive theatre of loud fans.

Nick Drake.
Should really be included, but I can't find a space.

PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple:
PJ - Would love to, but I have enough girl power on the list.
Amos - Hasn't made a decent record since mellowing with middle age and motherhood.
Fiona Apple - Not enough output (yet) to rank.

I couldn't agree more on Tori. She made my list based on the strength of everything Choirgirl-backwards. There were a few choice tracks on To Venus & Back as well.

And I actually don't mind most of Rufus' bombast. While I prefer the s/t and Poses, I wouldn't have "The Art Teacher" without Want Two. God, I love that song. And the Release the Stars stuff sounded excellent live...though I preferred just a piano and him.

[hendrixfan143]

there is no satisfying you people

[rskapcat]

^Truth. Just worry about pleasing yourself...there is no way to make everyone on this silly message board happy.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I'm a huge Mingus fan, but calling him a "solo" artist is a bit much. His best work is as a composer and arranger for jazz ensembles and orchestras.

Perhaps this list should be better defined? Might have been a good idea to leave interpretive singers off the list? I'm finding myself compelled to fill the list up with the great interpretive singers of the 20th C.


last time I tried to define this and set rules some people threw fits. Lots of other artist could fit as a composers and arrangers so I don't tihnk that should diqualify them.

[kreutz2112]

Pavarotti is just a singer. None of the music he ever performed had anything to do with him. That is stupid.


What does that have to do with anything?

[mountmccabe]

Elvis

Oh man I forgot Elvis Costello.

[amyzzz]

Trent Reznor
Jimi Hendrix
Notorious BIG
James Brown
Aphex Twin
Jay-Z
Bob Marley
Elvis
Hank Williams
Thelonious Monk






come and get me bitchezzz!!!
ok. Whatever Dylan said.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

1... Nina Simone
2... Chuck Berry
3... Prince
4... James Brown
5... Bob Dylan
6... Ella Fitzgerald
7... Jimi Hendrix
8... Bjork
9... Madonna
10.. Matt Mahaffey

Had to quote this before you deleted it. Thx for playing.

[johnnypolite]

1. James Brown
2. Elvis Presley
3. David Bowie
4. Michael Jackson
5. John Lennon
6. Prince
7. Tom Waits
8. Will Oldham
9. Beck
10. Little Richard

[amyzzz]

ohhhh, Nina Simone! Good pick.

[Boourns]

Had to quote this before you deleted it. Thx for playing.

50 points to Gryffindor

[IdiotequeThom]

1. David Bowie
2. Bob Dylan
3. Beck
4. Bjork
5. Bruce Springsteen
6. Elliot Smith
7. George Harrison
8. Iron & Wine
9. Sufjan Stevens
10. Tom Waits

Something like that...

[benhur]

1. David Bowie
2. George Harrison
3. Nick Drake
4. Curtis Mayfield
5. Miles Davis
6. Robert Johnson
7. Bob Dylan
8. Eric Clapton
9. Marvin Gaye
10. Sam Cooke

[Kid B]

1. Bob Dylan
2. David Bowie
3. Prince
4. Miles Davis
5. Kate Bush
6. Beck
7. Bjork
8. Tom Waits
9. Nick Cave
10. Nick Drake

Honorary Mentions:

Elliot Smith
Jeff Buckley
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton
Bob Marley

[nationocean]

i think i want to start a math-rock post-dance band called NERD ALERT!

[bleep]

can't be arsed to rank this right now, i'll do so later.

2. A.R. Rahman
3. Bjork
1. David Bowie
7. Roy Orbison
6. Johnny Cash
4. Serge Gainsbourg
8. Harry Nilsson
5. Morrissey
10. Julieta Venegas
9. Sufjan Stevens

[kreutz2112]

Sufjan. You are correct. I think you're the only other person to to include him in your list.

[wmgaretjax]

good call on Serge Gainsbourg...

[bleep]

Sufjan. You are correct. I think you're the only other person to to include him in your list.
i'm gonna try to hump his leg at ATP. i'll leave his right leg open for you if you'd like to do the same.

[bmack86]

oh god, Serge. BRB, gotta edit again.

[rage patton]

Im surprised no one got on my case for including Andrew W.K. in my top 10.

[rskapcat]

Because you're likeable, Josh. :winkiss And you've previously explained your love and respect for Andrew W.K. before; so while some may not agree with your choice, you have your reasons.

Oh, and because you didn't include Disturbed in your band list.

(Paging bmack.)

[whynotsmile99]

so difficult

1. Prince
2. Bob Dylan
3. Stevie Wonder
4. James Brown
5. Tom Waits
6.Bjork
7.Marvin Gaye
8.Fela Kuti
9.Elton John
10.Curtis Mayfield

sorry buddy guy, miles davis, jeff buckley, van morrison seu jorge and johnny cash. You guys were next

[whynotsmile99]

shit, i forgot Marley. i hate lists

[idrive1life]

Miles Davis / Elvis Presley / David Bowie / Jimi Hendrix / John Lennon
Nick Drake
Ella Fitzgerald
Serge Gainsbourg
Brian Eno
Frank Sinatra or Nina Simone /or Karen Carpenter tough

Honorable Mention Next 10 (or +2 = 12^): Bob Dylan, Michael Jackson, Charlie Parker, Billie Holiday, Van Morrison, Joao Gilberto, Johnny Cash, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, John Coltrane
3rd Tier: Ray Orbison, Otis Redding, Etta James, Beck, Prince, Madonna, Tori Amos, PJ Harvey, Suzanne Vega, Stan Getz, Tina Turner, Louis Armstrong, Bob Marley, Sufjan Stevens, Kate Bush, Paul McCartney, Jeff Buckley , Bjork blah blah blah ... *Edit: forgot something ... I love lists*

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

:bump

[fiyahhh!]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Bruce Springsteen
3. David Bowie
4. Sonny Rollins
5. Johnny Cash
6. James Brown
7. Fela Kuti
8. Desmond Dekker
9. Patti Smith
10. Gram Parsons

[TomAz]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Gram Parsons
3. Hank Williams
4. Muddy Waters
5. Bob Marley
6. Bruce Springsteen
7. Tom Waits
8. Brian Eno
9. Elvis Costello
10. Beck

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Great list Tom. The deadline to post your Top 10 solo artists is tomorrow at Noon. I might extend it if there is a demand. By as it stands Tomorrow at Noon PST will be the deadline.

[Down Rodeo]

Since there's still time...

1. David Bowie
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Jimi Hendrix
4. Miles Davis
5. Lou Reed
6. Bob Marley
7. Brian Eno
8. Captain Beefheart
9. Chuck Berry
10. Nick Cave

Honorable Mention: Herbie Hancock, Muddy Waters, Tom Waits

[nofrenzplz]

hah
beefheart before zappa? hell no


1. Frank Zappa
2. Muddy Waters
3. David Bowie
4. Michael Jackson
5. Elton John
6. Janis Joplin
7. James Brown
8. John Lennon
9. John Coltrane
10. Little Richard (the real king of rock and roll)

[SoulDischarge]

I never officially posted in this thread

Brian Eno
David Bowie
Prince
Aphex Twin
Beck
Frank Zappa
Juan Atkins
El-P
James Brown
Lee "Scratch" Perry

[Gonshman]

Someone tell me what Captain Beefheart to download

[RotationSlimWang]

1. Bob Dylan
2. Gram Parsons
3. Hank Williams
4. Muddy Waters
5. Bob Marley
6. Bruce Springsteen
7. Tom Waits
8. Brian Eno
9. Elvis Costello
10. Beck

Seriously?

[RotationSlimWang]

The fact that none of you dickheads are posting the man that made Graceland makes me want to vomit infected semen into your mouths.

These threads, suck, TCHY.

[pancakespancakes]

Someone tell me what Captain Beefheart to download

Trout Mask Replica is far and away his most famous one. For what that's worth.

[SoulDischarge]

Get Safe As Milk, which is a lot easier of an entry point, and then get Trout Mask Replica, because everyone should at least be familiar with it. Lick Your Decals Off Baby is pretty fun. There's some other good ones, but those are good starting points.

[TomAz]

Someone tell me what Captain Beefheart to download

Doc at the Radar Station is quite good.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Doc at the Radar Station is quite good.

That's what I been screaming!

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

END SCENE!!!!!!!!!

Give me a few days to tabulate the votes and then we will do the same as we did in the bands thread....thanks to everyone who voted~!

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I haven't forgotten about this thread...I just haven't had time to finish it and I was waiting to the Top 10 bands to be done...

[PotVsKtl]

David Bowie
Elvis Costello
Caetano Veloso

I think that's it.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

David Bowie
Elvis Costello
Caetano Veloso

I think that's it.

I :pulse you

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

:bump

sorry for the lack of updates. Bowie won this by a mile with 32 votes. Will have the final tallies by today.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

FINALLY!!!!! I don't have a computer at home right now so I wasn't able to post this....that and these lists took a lot longer to count....

1. David Bowie 32
2. Bob Dylan 24
3. Neil Young 17
4. Prince 14
5. Tom Waits 13
6. Beck 13
7. Bjork 12
8. Miles Davis 12
9. James Brown 11
10. Micheal Jackson 10

I will be assigning the essays later...as long as the ones in the bands thread are done..Also, I will be assigning things differentlt given how things went in the bands thread..

[TomAz]

I should volunteer to write the Dylan one. I know I should. But I'm afraid I'll fuck it up.

what would you think of this first sentence: "I really never gave two shits about folk music and I still don't."

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I should volunteer to write the Dylan one. I know I should. But I'm afraid I'll fuck it up.

what would you think of this first sentence: "I really never gave two shits about folk music and I still don't."

Brillant...I was going to nominate you anyways....

[Boourns]

Best opening line ever.

[SoulDischarge]

We have to do essays for this too? Jesus. And the fact that Brian Eno didn't make that list is downright criminal.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

We have to do essays for this too? Jesus. And the fact that Brian Eno didn't make that list is downright criminal.

Its OK Patrick, I am going to pick people who didn't do a band essay....

[TomAz]

Hannah should write the Tom Waits one.

[TomAz]

Jesus. And the fact that Brian Eno didn't make that list is downright criminal.

Or Elvis Costello. Michael Jackson can suck a dick.

[humanoid]

Or Elvis Costello. Michael Jackson can suck a dick.

not anymore...

[Still-ill]

not anymore...

That was awesome.

[TomAz]

Brillant...I was going to nominate you anyways....

I know it's not time yet, but I have a draft of this already. So long as I don't lose my nerve.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I know it's not time yet, but I have a draft of this already. So long as I don't lose my nerve.

Don't be Scared....and I believe I am going to pick Mountmccabe/John for Neil Young...

[mountmccabe]

and I believe I am going to pick Mountmccabe/John for Neil Young...

I would be up for that.

[Boourns]

not anymore...

Now that's a snap

[JebusLives]

I neglected this thread. The final list needs more Marvin Gaye, but otherwise pretty good!

edit: Uhhh, Johnny Cash!? Actually, fuck you guys.

[joppy-slow]

I know i'm a day late and a $1.00 short

1. Bob Dylan
2. Matt Johnson
3. Peter Murphy
4. Prince
5. John L.
6. Paul M.
7. Eric C.
8. David B.
9. Moby
10. Paul Westerberg

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I was going to try and not pick some of the folks who worked on the bands thread but it appears I might nominate them anyways....

[Gonshman]

I want Prince. But I might not have the time to do it until next week.

[rage patton]

How the fuck did Johnny Cash not make this list?

[TomAz]

did this die?

[TomAz]

I'm gonna say that's a yes.

[Still-ill]

R.I.P.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't die!!! my boss is stuck up in Canada with visa issues and I have been working 12 to 14 hour days each day!!! I haven't even been able to get on the board lately!!
I'll post the essay nomimees TODAY!!

[JebusLives]

I didn't die!!! my boss is stuck up in Canada with visa issues and I have been working 12 to 14 hour days each day!!!

Oh shit! I hope he has bear spray and knows how to build a shelter.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

1. David Bowie (with the optional essay for Joanna Newsom)
Dorkfish
2. Bob Dylan (with op essay for Gram Parsons)
TomAZ
3. Neil Young (with op essay for Will Oldham
Mountmccabe
4. Prince (with op essay for Kate Bush)
Kid B
5. Tom Waits (with op essay for Scott Walker)
TheStripe
6. Beck (with op essay for Nick Drake)
Buddy
7. Bjork (with op essay for Grace Jones <----I'd really like to see this one!!)
Jewface
8. Miles Davis (with op for Captain Beefheart)
Still-Ill
9. James Brown (with op for Fela Kuti)
Fiyahh!!
10. Micheal Jackson (with op for Paul Simon)
Tommy NM!!

Sorry!!! like I said it has been busy...if one of you on this list can't do it let me know asap!!! sorry for the delay!! Who know Canadian immigration officials had such a say in my life!!!

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Oh shit! I hope he has bear spray and knows how to build a shelter.

the mounties are holding him at the boarder....

[buddy]

luckily those are both i'm very familiar with. i'm in.

[Still-ill]

I can do it but I wont be able to do it at the rapid fire pace of the last one.

[TomAz]

2. Bob Dylan (with op essay for Graham Parsons)
TomAZ

The incomparable Mr. Parsons was not a sugary cracker.

9cmUWNO_YSs

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[Gonshman]

Oh well... If the Prince guy can't do it, I'll volunteer myself.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

sooooo.....yeah...
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[TallGuyCM]

I can write something on Neil Young if it'll keep the thread going...

[juloxx]

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