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     thomas Unregistered guest |
In the new edition of germans´Rolling Stone magazine, there´s a list of roberts top10 albums. Maybe its interesting for you: 10. Buddy Holly- Greatest Hits 9. The Slits- Cut 8. David Bowie- Station to station 7. Jon Phillips- Wolfking of L.A. 6. Grandaddy- Under the western freeway 5. Orange Juice- The heather´s on fire 4. Sleater- Kinney- dig me out 3. The Smiths- The queen is dead 2. Guy Clark- Old no.1 1. The Falmin´Groovies- Teenage head | ||
| Pherron Member Username: Pherron Post Number: 8 Registered: 09-2004 |
Yay! Robert's a Grandaddy fan! Grandaddy are great. | ||
| Nibbler's Slutty Girlfriend Unregistered guest |
That's a pretty crap Top 10, all the same. | ||
| Peter Azzopardi Member Username: Pete Post Number: 81 Registered: 09-2004 |
Wow. I'm surprised by the inclusion of the Smiths and the absence of any Dylan albums. I seem to recall a list of Robert's top three albums posted on Sean Brady's website some time back that included the Guy Clark album, Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" and another I don't recall. I always thought Forster disliked the Smiths considering his remarks about their popularity in Nichols's book and because they were basically dropped from Rough Trade so Geoff Travis could pour his money into a sure thing. Therefore, I was equally surprised--as I am now--that he programmed Morrissey's "The More You Ignore Me The Closer I Get" for Rage in '95 (which I saw just recently). A note on Dylan albums: while I consider myself a huge Dylan fan, I'd probably say he is my favourite artist, I don't think I'd put any of his albums in my top ten either. However, I believe that if I had to be deprived of all but one band or performer in my record collection I could happily live with the great man's work alone. Go figure. I probably return to his album's more than anybody elses and perhaps this is because they are imperfect. | ||
| thomas Unregistered guest |
I had a look at the site again.. it says, that he didnt want to include any Dylan-albums ;-).. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 42 Registered: 10-2004 |
Actually, Forster has sung the praises of the Smiths in interviews before (emphasizing a fondness for "Queen is Dead"). Which isn't surprising at all given the stylistic similarities (eg - emphasis on melodic, ringing guitars, etc..) between 80s Go-Betweens and the Smiths. I remember reading something he said once that implied he was a bit jealous of the Smiths' massive popularity. Interestingly, I've also read that Morrissey was a Go-Betweens fan. | ||
| gareth Unregistered guest |
But everyone knows that the best Smiths album is 'Strangeways, here we come'! 'At the record company meeting, on their hands a dead star' is the best opening line i've heard to a song. For me their first 3 albums haven't aged too well but 'Strangeways...' sounds fresher than ever. | ||
| Jeff Whiteaker Member Username: Jeff_whiteaker Post Number: 43 Registered: 10-2004 |
Yeah, I love Strangeways too. A lot. Never understood why it always seemed to get the shaft. It's a beautiful, mature work, but criminally underrated. | ||
| fsh Unregistered guest |
Didn't the Go-betweens do a cover of a Smiths song on 16 Lovers' Lane. Not sure of the exact title - maybe, "You can't say no forever" or something like that. | ||
| Kuba Unregistered guest |
They did, but in fact "Was There Anything I Could Do" bettered "Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others". BTW of which Smiths song is "You Can't Say No Forever" reminiscent? The melody of the chorus is a bit like "Shoplifters Of The World Unite" maybe, but I'm looking for something clearer. | ||
| fsh Unregistered guest |
Dear Kuba, In this post structural age, one speaks figuratively rather than literally. I'm not sure I can help you if you're "looking for something clearer". | ||
| Kuba Unregistered guest |
As a non-English speaking person I'm not sure if I understood fully what you meant so I'll end this discussion. | ||
| Pádraig Collins Unregistered guest |
Wise move Kuba. I was a bit lost myself. | ||
| fsh Unregistered guest |
It takes a wise man to know a wise move. | ||
| Graham Twyford Unregistered guest |
That's very impressive. Christ. | ||
| Niall W Unregistered guest |
Perhaps FSH is a little uncomfortable in his/her skin, existentially speaking, and needs to project "artifice" to compensate, figuratively speaking! | ||
| Jerry Clark Member Username: Jerry Post Number: 57 Registered: 08-2004 |
On that bombshell! There could be a red herring in there somewhere. Which one I couldn't say. Robert Forster would have made a good Buddy Holly (visually not vocally) in his early days, better than Gary Busey at least. | ||
| thomas Unregistered guest |
dont want to start a new thread..according to the german RS magazine,here are Grants top 10 albums ( in alphabetical order!!) Blondie- 1. David Bowie- Ziggy stardust Bob dylan- Bringing it all back home Bob dylan- Blood on the tracks Kris Kristoffersen- Kristoffersen Mojave 3- Ask me tomorrow The Monkees- The Monkees Nico- Chelsea girl Sebadoh- Harmacy Television- Marquee Moon | ||
| Randy Adams Member Username: Randy_adams Post Number: 15 Registered: 03-2005 |
God, it's hard to imagine listening to "Chelsea Girl" more than once. I think that's how many times I played my copy. | ||
| Brook Crowley Member Username: 1_fan Post Number: 4 Registered: 02-2005 |
Thomas, I'm absolutely astounded by Robert and Grant's favourite top-ten albums; really groovy selections. Looking at Robert's list, "The Wolfking of LA" was ex Mama's and Papa's leader John Phillips' only solo album ("Mama" Cass Elliott was the most succesful soloist for the quartet, I read). Has that album Phillips's only solo Hit, "Mississippi"? And, looking at Grant's list, What Blondie album is he actually referring to, and what was it's best-known track? (That's a very interesting one indeed!) Now you'll have to find out the top ten favourite albums for Amanda, Lindy, John and Robert Vickers (they'll be facinating too)! | ||
| thomas Unregistered guest |
it was the first Blondie album. The best known track was X-Offender. Dont think that the Rolling Stone magazine will print lindys/amandas/roberts top 10 lists. But Robert Vickers was interviewed for their go-betweens-special..so.. you never know;-) | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 8 Registered: 04-2005 |
Trainspotters alert! Whilst digging around in a box came across a MM from 1987 featuring RF's 'Vinyl Solution'. A 'favourite records' kinda thing... Norman Rowe & The Playboys 'Oh La La' The Raspberries 'Go All the Way' Nat King Cole 'Those Lazy Hazy Days of Summer' The Smiths 'I Know It's Over' The Carpenters 'Close to You' Dion & The Belmonts 'The Wanderer' Anne Sexton 'Passing Through' Modern Lovers 'Hospital' Petula Clark 'Don't Sleep in the Subway' Dylan 'Knockin' on Heavens Door' Lindsay Buckingham 'Trouble' Aztec Camera 'We Could Send Letters' The second last choice is interesting, given some recently expressed liking amongst G-B list members for latter days Fleetwood Mac! There are comments for all of his choices and it makes fascinating reading. If anyone wants me to mail a scanned copy, just mail me.. | ||
| spencer roberts Member Username: Spence Post Number: 4 Registered: 05-2005 |
I think that the top 10 question is 'top of the head' journalism and its bollocks, where's Talking Heads? where's Television? we all know what Robert likes and we all know that when asked what our top 10 is on Monday that it'll be totally different on Tuesday. Right ,my top 10 for today is: Teenage Fanclub - Man-made Caroline trettine - 10 Light years Malcolm Ross - Low Shot Roxy Music - Avalon Josef k - The Only Fun in Town Velvets - Live at Max's GB's - Oceans Apart Scott Walker - Sings Jaques Brel Felt - Pictorial Jackson Review Blue Aeroplanes - Swagger, if I can have an extra one G McLennan - Horse Breaker Star! Night Y'all. | ||
| Robert Vickers Member Username: Robert_vickers Post Number: 3 Registered: 05-2005 |
Nice to see Low Shot in there. | ||
| Trevor Boyd Member Username: Trevor_boyd Post Number: 1 Registered: 05-2005 |
The Church - Priest=Aura The Chills - Submarine Bells Blue Aeroplanes - Swagger Go Betweens - Before Hollywood The Only Ones - The Only Ones The Auteurs - New Wave Jethro Tull - Benefit Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Patti Smith - Horses Love - Forever Changes | ||
| spencer roberts Member Username: Spence Post Number: 8 Registered: 05-2005 |
Yeah Robert, low Shot is ace, again as overlooked as most mavericks are, you played on that right! Another great album of late was Spike Priggen's The Very Thing That you treasure, I know you were invoilved with Spike in the Big Louise a few years ago too. What are you up to lately? Cheers Spence | ||
| Robert Vickers Member Username: Robert_vickers Post Number: 5 Registered: 05-2005 |
I played on the half of the album recored in New York. We also played some shows it was great fun. Spike has a new album out now called 'Stars After Stars After Stars' of covers of obscure songs, Jacobites, Tracey Thorn etc. Since I've been working on the label side I've haven't played much at all. Last thing I did was an album called 'Gold' by Alice Texas about 5 years ago. A full time job makes it hard to find the time needed to really commit to a band. | ||
| Andrew Kerr Member Username: Andrew_k Post Number: 10 Registered: 04-2005 |
Robert, Would this be the same Spike who was/is a pal of Mark Mulcahy and Ray Neal (ex-Miracle Legion)? And who came to Edinburgh one year and played and sang with Malcolm Ross' C&W band? Many lengendary evenings with Paul Haig (Velvets covers) and Billy Mackenzie guesting...ahh memories. | ||
| spencer roberts Member Username: Spence Post Number: 9 Registered: 05-2005 |
Thanks Robert yeah its a shame you can't commit toanother musical venture. I'd heard Spike has a new album out on Dave Graney's label Cokaigne. Andrew, you are right about Spike he did come to Edinburgh, he also played in the C&W Malcolm had whilst they lived in london. You saw the C&W group too! Buckley's Chance they are now called, good old Billy Mac too, what a shame, probably one of the best singers the world ever had!. | ||
| fsh Member Username: Fsh Post Number: 11 Registered: 05-2005 |
I've got a spare copy of Malcolm Ross' Lowshot if anybody is interested. Having bought one copy, saw another CD by him with a completely different cover and was duped into buying the same CD twice. Anyway if anyone wants it, it's theirs - let's say in exchange for Robert Forster's toe nail clippings! Mail me off list. | ||
| Robert Vickers Member Username: Robert_vickers Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2005 |
The album on Dave's label is 'Stars' and it has a version of the Orange Juice song Felicity that I played on. Spike also toured Austr. opening for Dave and Claire recently. Here's his website for further investigation. www.spikepriggen.com Mark Mulcahy also has an excellent new album out called 'In Pursuit of your Happiness'. Definitely worth hearing. | ||
| Brook Crowley Member Username: 1_fan Post Number: 24 Registered: 02-2005 |
What's your top-ten favourite CD list, RV? | ||
| Robert Vickers Member Username: Robert_vickers Post Number: 7 Registered: 05-2005 |
Just for you Brook. Even though I'm not sure I have many of these on CD. This is Desert Island Disks style in no particular order. The Saints - I'm Stranded Blondie - Blondie Beatles - Rubber Soul The Velvet Underground - Loaded David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Good Sun Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited T-Rex - Electric Warrior | ||
| B. Rider Member Username: Boundary_rider Post Number: 6 Registered: 05-2005 |
Robert, can I say that I think you are even more of visionary and genius than I thought before for choosing 'The Good Son'? The time when Nick started crooning like a God. Great, great album. Dusty in Memphis is a classic too. Not sure about Bowie though. Eurrgh!! | ||
| spencer roberts Member Username: Spence Post Number: 15 Registered: 05-2005 |
New top 10 for today, i have actually played these today for the first time in ages too... Television - Marquee Moon Beach Boys - Sunflower Magazine - Secondhand Daylight Sugar - Beaster GOBs - Liberty Belle Crowded House - Together alone Fire Engines - Fond The Jam - All Mod Cons Kings of Convenience - Riot on an empty street Nick Cave - No more Shall We Part So there! Nice to see Rubber Soul there Mr Vickers, great to iron to! |