tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355038.post109128966681722732..comments2023-06-13T04:03:16.897-04:00Comments on Glory Rumours: Essential MusicBrad Saundershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094108506381199866noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355038.post-1092007867866983472004-08-08T19:31:00.000-04:002004-08-08T19:31:00.000-04:00I've been listening to that show as well, and the ...I've been listening to that show as well, and the 50s are a difficult decade (well, they all are, the closer you are to them...) - there's jazz, country, the birth of rock and straight-ahead popular music all vying for importance. I think the omission of Buddy Holly was pretty bad & that the host was right to nominate Sam Cooke, but it was the wrong decade - his best stuff was a bit later on. <Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355038.post-1091503127747771222004-08-02T23:18:00.000-04:002004-08-02T23:18:00.000-04:00Tough call. I've never been a fan of 50s music, in...Tough call. I've never been a fan of 50s music, in general, so I won't comment on the 50s at all. And I don't think I can say who "the greatest" are without being obvious, so here are some bands I've enjoyed from each of those decades, who perhaps wouldn't immediately come to mind. Thus, a highly idiosyncratic list:<br /><br />1960s - The Kinks, The Stooges<br />1970s - The Buzzcocks, Devo, James McNallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06784084808408393418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355038.post-1091340871985731602004-08-01T02:14:00.000-04:002004-08-01T02:14:00.000-04:00Hey Buddy,
Cool site. I'm just checking email and...Hey Buddy,<br />Cool site. I'm just checking email and listening to Lenny Bruce talking about kids getting high for the first time on model airplane glue. This looks totally professional and costs a fortune. Love the picture of you and Rebecca on the beach. I thought you lost a leg and you still looked so happy. Love the lists, htat is so you. I've been listening to 50 tracks almost Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com