Your Top Five ...... solo music artists .
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If he's released a solo single he counts .Algarveaddick said:
Yes - bearing in mind the number of people who have put down lead singers of groups who have released a couple of minor solo albums as "solo artists", NG might count with his one? Or do the High Flying Birds preclude him from the list?Joshuk87 said:Really surprised no one has had noel gallagher down!
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Eminem
Tupac
Nas
Neil Young
Tracey Chapman0 -
In that case, guess he doesn't. :-)Bedsaddick said:
If he's released a solo single he counts .Algarveaddick said:
Yes - bearing in mind the number of people who have put down lead singers of groups who have released a couple of minor solo albums as "solo artists", NG might count with his one? Or do the High Flying Birds preclude him from the list?Joshuk87 said:Really surprised no one has had noel gallagher down!
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Nina Simone
Aretha Franklin
Youssou N'dour
Van Morrison
Elvis Presley
Sort out the running order and you have a nice Pyramid Stage evening there.
P.S. There are so many it is more or less impossible to do this list.0 -
John Martyn and Nick Lowe are very good shouts but who to drop from the top five?0
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Johnny Cash
Jackie Leven
Marvin Gaye
Chris Wood
Kate Bush0 -
Alex Chilton (& Chris Bell for I am the Cosmos)
Lee Hazlewood (was lucky to see him live before he died)
George Jones (pure & 'proper" country during the 50s/60s)
Laura Cantrell (best contemporary female country singer in my book)
Sandy Denny (for North Star Grassman alone)
Listen to these artists regularly - also love a bit of Messrs, Lowe/Young/Dylan etc but they've got enough vites
edit - just realised I missed out Gram Parsons - (sorry Laura you've been bumped)...arghhh EmmyLou Harris.....oh well0 -
Roddy Frame too
Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Gregory Issacs0 -
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Paul McCartney
Eric Clapton
Joni Mitchell
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i am amazed, given the tremendous nominations for "best solo artist", that the seminal, venerable and highly influential townes van zandt hasn't received a mention...from oakster maybe, given your inspired list?1
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very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....1 -
David Bowie (obviously)
Lou Reed
Pink
Elton John
Adam Ant0 -
Paul Young - check out his band Los Pacaminos - great night out with lots of talented musicians
James Morrison
Neil Young
James Taylor
Richard Hawley0 -
I saw Roky Erickson live last year - dazed & confused just about sums it up these days but he is an absolute legend....shootershill2tropics said:very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....
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soooo sad what the psychiatry industry did to an already off-kilter roky - but my word, bermuda, interpreter, clap your hands, i have not been here before, annnnnd 2 headed dog, rock hard monsters!0
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i said 5 not 55!shootershill2tropics said:very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....
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Five is just torture though Beds, all those brilliants artists being missed out.Bedsaddick said:
i said 5 not 55!shootershill2tropics said:very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....
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If Im allowed a sixth I forgot the mighty.........Steve Earle.1
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True but if i made it more it would be a nightmare to make a Charlton Life top 10. Takes me long enough to do it from the top fives!.Shrew said:
Five is just torture though Beds, all those brilliants artists being missed out.Bedsaddick said:
i said 5 not 55!shootershill2tropics said:very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....
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Did Dury do any solo work? I thought all his music was with The High Roads and The Blockheads.Stig said:Frank Tovey
Nick Cave
Ian Dury
Bill Nelson
Frank Zappa0 - Sponsored links:
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fait point, but you could argue that with many of the artists we've all listed, eg. nick cave & bad seeds etc.AddicksAddict said:
Did Dury do any solo work? I thought all his music was with The High Roads and The Blockheads.Stig said:Frank Tovey
Nick Cave
Ian Dury
Bill Nelson
Frank Zappa
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for me, little care about the popularist final 10, than the diversity of suggestions that might turn me on to some obscurities i may have missed...Bedsaddick said:
True but if i made it more it would be a nightmare to make a Charlton Life top 10. Takes me long enough to do it from the top fives!.Shrew said:
Five is just torture though Beds, all those brilliants artists being missed out.Bedsaddick said:
i said 5 not 55!shootershill2tropics said:very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....0 -
Ok JAshootershill2tropics said:
for me, little care about the popularist final 10, than the diversity of suggestions that might turn me on to some obscurities i may have missed...Bedsaddick said:
True but if i made it more it would be a nightmare to make a Charlton Life top 10. Takes me long enough to do it from the top fives!.Shrew said:
Five is just torture though Beds, all those brilliants artists being missed out.Bedsaddick said:
i said 5 not 55!shootershill2tropics said:very quickly, off the top of my (too many drugs in the past) head, here is my disordered top 5 soloists;
billy bragg
townes van zandt
jules shear
richard buckner
van morrison (though not so much after veedon fleece)
burial
sandy denny
terry reid
warren zevon
morrissey
ryan adams
bob marley
rickie lee jones
neil young
pj harvey
krishna das
roky erickson
damien rice
nils lofgren
daniel lanois
jackson browne
zbigniew preisner
nick cave
eno
john martyn
mary margaret o'hara
jonathan richman
moby
wah!
david bowie
sinead o'connor
joe frank
gram parsons
john lennon
bob dyland so many more....
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He seemed to change the line up of his bands to suit him though, plus it was always Ian Dury and the Blockheads.AddicksAddict said:
Did Dury do any solo work? I thought all his music was with The High Roads and The Blockheads.Stig said:Frank Tovey
Nick Cave
Ian Dury
Bill Nelson
Frank Zappa
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Ian Dury counts as a vote because as @shrew says it was always Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Plus i love the song - There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
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did you see the compelling film dramatization of his life?Bedsaddick said:Ian Dury counts as a vote because as @shrew says it was always Ian Dury and the Blockheads
Plus i love the song - There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards
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Yes. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll . Andy Serkis was very good in it.0
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I was thinking of using that reasoning to have Mark E Smith, but I thought that would be taking it a bit too far.Shrew said:
He seemed to change the line up of his bands to suit him though, plus it was always Ian Dury and the Blockheads.AddicksAddict said:
Did Dury do any solo work? I thought all his music was with The High Roads and The Blockheads.Stig said:Frank Tovey
Nick Cave
Ian Dury
Bill Nelson
Frank Zappa
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Syd Barrett
David Bowie
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Donovan (yes really, even though I think he's a bit of a berk :-)0 -
Elvis Costello
Peter Bruntnell
Alejandro Escovedo
Laura Cantrell
Elliot Smith1
