Top 5 all time favourite bands.

[GJW]

1. Crowded House
2. China Crisis
3. Big Country
4. The Smiths
5. Pink Floyd

 

[stateless]

1. U2 (just clinging on in there)
2. That Petrol Emotion
3. 10000 Maniacs
4. The Stone Roses
5. The Jesus & Mary Chain

but my top 5 of the present

1. Nick Cave
2. Steve Earle
3. Alabama 3
4. The Mummers
5. Hem

 

[Jason H]

1. Crowded House
2. China Crisis
3. Big Country
4. The Smiths
5. Pink Floyd

"Christian" was my favourite song for a while back in the 80s.

Big Country, great stuff - RIP Stuart.

 

[les.gtfc]

"Christian" was my favourite song for a while back in the 80s.

Big Country, great stuff - RIP Stuart.

Yeah, Christian and Wishful Thinking are still great tracks. I like Big Country too, obviously with The Skids link but always prefered The Skids stuff and still do. A shame Stuart Adamson died so young.

 

[tufker]

1. Grandaddy
2. The The
3. The Smiths
4. The Wedding Present
5. Sigur Ros

 

[angelic upstart]

1. Half Man Half Biscuit
2. Carter USM
3. Conflict
4. Beastie Boys
5. Aus Rotten

All this will change next week.

 

[antman]

1 Pulp
2 The Beatles
3 The Clash
4 The Smiths
5 Velvet Underground

 

[ORy]

1. Genesis
2. Pink Floyd
3. Vamp
4. Yes
5. Hermans Hermits

... and speaking of dinosaurs: off to Selbu's Summer festival ( www.sommerfestivalen.no ) tomorrow, star attraction: Status Quo ! Some things never change ...

 

[Jason H]

Can't beat a bit of Quo.

 

[Gozzer]

Heard good things may have to give it a spin on spotify. If it's half as good as beyond (and it's meant to be better) it'll be well worth getting.

Ps they are still mint live!! Seen them twice in past 4 years both time ear shreddingly amazing.

The last Dinosaur Jr (the comeback) LP was pants, IMO. Bug is one of a handful of GREAT rock records and I still love it 20 years on.

Trouble is Mascis wanted to control everything and they went downhill pretty soon after they stopped having even the pretence of being a band. Such a shame, but I think he needed someone else to rein him in a bit. They left a hell of a legacy, nevertheless.