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Top 10 List – Mental Musical Masterpieces – # 10 Chris Bell
Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos (1992) More masterpieces click >> 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Authored by Dale Nickey: In the early seventies, Alex Chilton left The Boxtops (The Letter) and partnered up with Chris Bell to form the perfect power-pop band Big Star. Their work was acclaimed by the rock press but commercial success was another story. Cheap…
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The Over-rewarded vs. The Under-appreciated Pt. 2 (The Rolling Stones vs. The Kinks)
The Rolling Stones vs. The Kinks Authored by Dale Nickey: Click here>>>> Part 1 Upfront let’s stipulate the phrase “Over-rewarded” does not mean I consider a band “Under-talented”. However, being a ‘spread-the-wealth’ social progressive, I do think it’s possible for scruffy yobs who sing and play guitar to achieve levels of wealth and celebrity that are…
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Top 10 “Story Songs” # 5 Peter Gabriel (Family Snapshot)
(Click here for Parts NUMBER 5 FAMILY SNAPSHOT – (Peter Gabriel) – 1980 Click for other story songs>>>>>> 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 Peter Gabriel is an artist who grew up in public. His early work with Genesis could have been racked in the Children’s Music section of your local Tower Records. His lyrics mostly resided in the fantasy world of…
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Movies About Music
Author: Dale Nickey Ever since the first song broadcast on MTV made the bold pronouncement, “Video Killed The Radio Star”, music videos have been on a relentless march to devalue the currency of music. In our mass media culture, talent is now totally subordinate to flash appeal. That does not mean the visual medium has not served music…
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The Over-rewarded vs. The Under-appreciated Pt. 1 (U2 vs XTC)
Authored by Dale Nickey: U2 vs XTC Up front let’s stipulate the phrase “Over-rewarded” does not mean I consider a band “Under-talented”. However, being a ‘spread-the-wealth’ social progressive, I do think it’s possible for scruffy yobs who sing and play guitar to achieve levels of wealth and celebrity that are obscene. For every band or artist…
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Peter Banks Original Yes Guitarist (Remembered)
Peter Banks was an eclectic and acrobatic guitarist who holds the distinction of being a founding member of the Progressive Rock band Yes. Banks appeared on the first two albums before he was replaced by virtuoso Rock guitarist Steve Howe. The band achieved world renown while Banks continued to work in various bands and as a solo artist until his death.…
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Top 10 Countdown “The Singing Bassist” # 1 (Paul McCartney)
Click on numbers for countdown selections: 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paul McCartney – (The Beatles/Wings/Solo) The prototype. What the hell was that thing he was playing on the Ed Sullivan Show anyway? Looked like a violin. The other two Beatles are playing guitar. What was Paul doing? The Beatles pioneered a lot of shit that we take for…
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Top 10 Countdown “The Singing Bassist” # 2 (Greg Lake)
Greg Lake – (King Crimson/ELP/ASIA/Solo) Click numbers to view rest of list >>>> 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 So huge was Greg Lake’s talent, he helped birth TWO seminal progressive rock giants; King Crimson and ELP. His supple voice could handle the psychotic menace of Crimson’s “Twentieth Century Schizoid Man” or the romantic nuance of the ELP ballad “C’est La Vie”.…
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Top 10 Countdown “The Singing Bassist” – # 3 (Geddy Lee)
Geddy Lee (Rush) Sometimes talent needs a little time in the bottle. Exhibit A is Geddy Lee. Early in his career, Geddy Lee troubled the world with his shrieking, ‘trannie witch of the north’ shtick. However as time wore on, his voice calmed down and his bass playing developed by leaps and bounds. Lee added…
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Top 10 Countdown “The Singing Bassist” – # 4 (John Wetton)
John Wetton (Asia/Family/King Crimson/UK/Roxy Music/Uriah Heap) More Bass? Click >>>>>>2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 John Wetton came to the attention of the Rock world as the Singer Bassist for Prog-Rock heavyweights, King Crimson. In 1969, King Crimson roared out of the gate on the strength of a stupendous debut album (In The Court Of The Crimson King) and a…
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