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Re: No, THESE are the 100 greatest British artists ever?     

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Author: amy
Date: May 26, 2008 19:28

... of list: my own 100 "personal faves" among British artists. Much easier to ...with comparing the catalogs of different artists. Who do I like more, ...to indignantly declare any of these artists "ineligible," they can just append one...  Blind Faith 99.   Thunderclap Newman 100.  Th¹ Faith Healers HM: Swell Maps...have a lot of bands and artists whom not many have heard of...
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Re: No, THESE are the 100 greatest British artists ever?     

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Author: zepfloyes
Date: May 26, 2008 19:18

... of list: my own 100 "personal faves" among British artists. Much easier to ... with comparing the catalogs of different artists. Who do I like more, George ... to indignantly declare any of these artists "ineligible," they can just append one ...   Blind Faith 99.   Thunderclap Newman 100.  Th¹ Faith Healers HM: Swell Maps,... have a lot of bands and artists whom not many have heard of....
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Re: No, THESE are the 100 greatest British artists ever?     

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Author: amy
Date: May 27, 2008 18:56

... be further from the truth, given the inclusion of hot-selling but artistically iffy names such as Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Cliff Richard, Def Leppard, Petula... genre". This list is not based on what you really feel about these artists. I would prefer to see a list based on what you really think the best artists to come out of Britain, not a list which Q magazine, Rolling ...
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Re: No, THESE are the 100 greatest English artists ever?     

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Author: Eiron
Date: May 26, 2008 16:39

... at compiling the opposite, more indulgent sort of list: my own 100 "personal faves" among British artists. Title corrected. Your problem was that you meant 'English' when you wrote 'British'. What are you going to do next? Make a ... of your favourite Californian musicians, title it 'Best American Artists' and argue about whether Madonna is eligible? Your second ...
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Author: zepfloyes
Date: May 26, 2008 08:40

... could be further from the truth, given the inclusion of hot-selling but artistically iffy names such as Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Cliff Richard, Def Leppard, ... sub genre". This list is not based on what you really feel about these artists. I would prefer to see a list based on what you really think the best artists to come out of Britain, not a list which Q magazine, Rolling Stone or ...
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Author: Eiron
Date: May 26, 2008 01:23

... band or artiste? When you start with an incorrect definition of 'British', you're definitely in the same...s eligibilty for consideration; he is British through-and-through. Reject him because...but not because he is not British. Your glaring omission is Van ..., depending on your definition of British, which you should state as it... to have a problem with 'ever' as shown by the absence of...
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Author: zepfloyes
Date: May 25, 2008 19:38

...? If so, what were your metrics? I put them in a close semblance of order, though I could probably make additional second-guessing swaps here and there for all eternity. I see that 75%% British is OK but 67%% is not. And how can you exclude Rod Stewart on nationality grounds? "Dullest possible route which the discussion could take." But OK, I may have ...
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Author: zepfloyes
Date: May 25, 2008 19:36

...shot at the task myself. I know the original list specified "rock" artists, but simply reading the list (Robbie Williams, Depeche Mode, Phil...> In fact, I own albums by a mere 47 of these 100 names. I even sharply dislike several of them (Billy Idol and Happy... 98.   The (English) Beat 99.   Manic Street Preachers 100.  Joe Jackson The top names which I just couldn't find room ...
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Author: Eiron
Date: May 25, 2008 18:02

... make additional second-guessing swaps here and there for all eternity. I see that 75%% British is OK but 67%% is not. And how can you exclude Rod Stewart on ... you're a poopyhead" sort of stuff. Did I mention my favourite band or artiste? When you start with an incorrect definition of 'British', you're definitely in the same poopyhead league as Raja. -- Eiron.
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Author: Eiron
Date: May 25, 2008 17:43

... so, what were your metrics? I put them in a close semblance of order, though I could probably make additional second-guessing swaps here and there for all eternity. I see that 75%% British is OK but 67%% is not. And how can you exclude Rod Stewart on nationality grounds? "Dullest possible route which the discussion could take." But OK, I may have overestimated...
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