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Feb 6, 2015 13:31:38 GMT
Post by sandbachhatter on Feb 6, 2015 13:31:38 GMT
Off we go again. How about:
Waterboys, The Weller, Paul White, Barry White Stripes, The Who, The
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 14:33:37 GMT
Post by gazz on Feb 6, 2015 14:33:37 GMT
Stevie Wonder: Genius.
Honourable mention for Jackie Wilson.
Weller has done some incredible stuff, and I like a lot of it, but he is so far up his own arse he could floss his teeth with his guitar strings!
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 14:40:12 GMT
Post by hatter_in_macc on Feb 6, 2015 14:40:12 GMT
More Wonderfully Worthy acts this week than one can Wave a Walking-stick at! Voices of quality and distinction: - the high-pitched fragility of Robert Wyatt; - the nasal Alabama moan of Hank Williams; - the gravelly shrug of Tom Waits; and - Scott Walker, who, somewhere along the line, went from having a huge delivery tailor-made for Spector-esque production numbers in the late '60s to a sort of wailing cry of insanity on his more recent, experimental stuff. One-off indie masterpieces: - The Wolfhounds, with The Anti-Midas Touch; - The Would-Be's, with I'm Hardly Ever Wrong; - The Weather Prophets, with Almost Prayed; and - The Wild Swans, with Revolutionary Spirit... which, in case you're wondering, was the Single of the '80s. Shout-outs, too, for The Wedding Present, Wire and Wah! All of them produced bodies of work that were, for the most part, consistently good - while not flinching from the challenge of trying something a little bit different from time to time. But my vote this week goes to the 'Neasden Queen of Soul', Mari Wilson, whose retro-pop will forever have a place in my heart. Everyone will know Just What I Always Wanted, which deservedly gave her some chart success, although with gorgeous, loved-up nuggets such as Beat The Beat, Baby It's True and It's Happening to be found in her portfolio, she really should have enjoyed a lot more. Twice I have seen her perform - twenty-five years apart! - and she is as excellent live now as she was way back when... even though she has nowadays ditched the skyscraper beehive, as well as Michelle Collins from her backing band. She can turn her voice to jazz standards or Dusty Springfield covers, too - and, in concert just as in her blogs, exhibits a genuine sense of humour not often to be found in pop-world. Heck, if it weren't for the age difference - and, erm, my being spoken for - I'd Mari her...
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 14:56:32 GMT
Post by gazz on Feb 6, 2015 14:56:32 GMT
I forgot about him, great shout, Maccy.
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 15:37:45 GMT
Post by bringbacklenwhite on Feb 6, 2015 15:37:45 GMT
Has to be "The Who".
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 17:04:57 GMT
Post by siriusiron on Feb 6, 2015 17:04:57 GMT
'Who' are ya?! 'Who' are Ya?!
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 17:14:50 GMT
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Post by hatter_in_macc on Feb 6, 2015 17:14:50 GMT
Oi, Missus!
Is that a vote - or are you just being rowdy?:-)
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 17:58:01 GMT
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Post by sandbachhatter on Feb 6, 2015 17:58:01 GMT
Both, I suspect.
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 18:58:44 GMT
Post by offertonhatter on Feb 6, 2015 18:58:44 GMT
Oh god! another letter that is difficult. Should I go for the poodle haired rock gods from Yorkshire and LA -Whitesnake Maybe the original bad boys - The Who The Multi talented boy from Brum - Steve Winwood That glam rocker - Roy Wood Take Thats Bad Boy - Robbie Williams (no, getting bored with him) Couple of pop bands from the 80's - Wham! and Wet Wet Wet. Wings? - Not as good as The Beatles, but did a great Bond theme. Maybe a soul diva - Dionne Warwick or Anita Ward. Nope, Shirley Bassey's rendition of "MR Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" knocks spots of Dionne's. King of the Crooners? - Andy Williams. (Oh alright, not quite as good Francis Albert, but still a legend!)
Tough one.
Err.....
Split between Whitesnake and The Who.
Oh alright
The Who!
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 19:16:18 GMT
Post by archie on Feb 6, 2015 19:16:18 GMT
Tempted to go with Brian Wilson but I went down that road with the Beach Boys and even though I think he's the greatest genius of pop in the last 60 years I'm down to two others who started very young and are still producing 50 years on. Discarded are The Who Jennifer Warnes Jeff Wayne Lucinda Williams That leaves Stevie Wonder, who still had the title 'Little' when I paid 7s6d to see him in 1967, and went on to produce two or three top albums in the 70s. However, after some thought, I'm going with Steve Winwood. I first came across him when we moved to Sutton Coldfield and the Spencer Davis Group had a number one in Birmingham (and nowhere else) with Every Little Bit Hurts. Most will know what he's done since but this track is amazing for a kid of 17.
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 23:15:43 GMT
Post by collingecounty on Feb 6, 2015 23:15:43 GMT
The Waterboys. Yes, The Who and Stevie Wonder are giants.
I have had the great pleasure of seeing The Waterboys live a few times, the latest this very Monday at Warwick Arts Centre. They are a fantastic live band, and with regard to recorded works they have been with us for over 30 years. I mentioned in Week R that Smokey Robinson was described by Bob Dylan as America's greatest living poet, and surely Mike Scott, the front man of The Waterboys, is one of the greatest on this side of the pond. He is also a great guitarist. On Monday they played a lot of songs from their new album, Modern Blues, plus some oldies and goodies.
Including this one
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Week W
Feb 6, 2015 23:36:02 GMT
Post by collingecounty on Feb 6, 2015 23:36:02 GMT
Plus of course they also have the best fiddle player in rock, Steve Wickham.
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Week W
Feb 7, 2015 13:40:42 GMT
Post by binbag on Feb 7, 2015 13:40:42 GMT
Weller for me please!
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Week W
Feb 9, 2015 14:59:35 GMT
Post by Epworth Hatter on Feb 9, 2015 14:59:35 GMT
Well, well, well - what wonderful acts we have this week...
A mention for Whipping Boy (the Irish, not the US band), Wake the President (who sound very Scottish), The Weekenders (who sound a bit like The Smiths) and World of Twist (who sound much better than I remember - The cover of the Stones 'She's a Rainbow' is one the (many) soundtracks of my youth, and their album Quality Street is very good)
It's actually a difficult choice for me this week, but I'm going with The Wonderstuff.
The horribly over-played Size of a Cow and the even more overplayed Dizzy are almost bad enough to outweight all of their other material combined. Dizzy is a weird one for me. I love The Wonderstuff and I love Vic and Bob (Big Night out was genius and fantastic live) and yet combined they produced a single that I simply cannot bear.
But the joy of The Eight Legged Groove Machine, Hup, Never loved Elvis (minus the Cow) and Construction for the Modern Idiot do outweigh all that. An 'Idiot' T-shirt was worn on a regular basis at during the 90's. Happy days.
An omisison on my part is not getting hold of 'Oh No It's...The Wonder Stuff', which will be ordered forthwith.
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Week W
Feb 9, 2015 19:35:10 GMT
Post by bigfudge on Feb 9, 2015 19:35:10 GMT
Got to be The Who for me
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