> Since that previously posted Digital Dream Door list was so awful, I
> decided to take a shot at the task myself. I know the original list
> specified "rock" artists, but simply reading the list (Robbie Williams,
> Depeche Mode, Phil Collins, Eurythmics, Herman's Hermits, Massive
> Attack, Cat Stevens, etc.) showed that this limitation was not truly
> followed.
>
> I hasten to point out that these are *not* just my personal favorites.
> In fact, I own albums by a mere 47 of these 100 names. I even sharply
> dislike several of them (Billy Idol and Happy Mondays, for
> instance...BLECCH). I also tried to give some respectful love to acts
> such as Cliff Richard, Pulp, the Jam, Massive Attack and Manic Street
> Preachers which were hugely important in the UK but had lesser US
> success.
>
> I also moaned to omit many personal favorites such as Wire, Robyn
> Hitchcock/Soft Boys, Brian Eno, Richard Thompson, the Fall, Syd Barrett,
> Spiritualized, the Move and Magazine, but just felt they were too
> "cultish" to warrant a rank. ...

> I also moaned to omit many personal favorites such as Wire, Robyn
> Hitchcock/Soft Boys, Brian Eno, Richard Thompson, the Fall, Syd
> Barrett, Spiritualized, the Move and Magazine, but just felt they
> were too "cultish" to warrant a rank.

> And how can you exclude Rod Stewart on nationality grounds?

> Eiron hotmail.com> wrote:
>

>> And how can you exclude Rod Stewart on nationality grounds?

>
> Agreed. He was born in England although his parents were from Scotland.

> PS Gerry & the Pacemakers? No way. I'd even include
> Herman's Hermits before them.

> Eiron hotmail.com> wrote:
>

>> So what were your criteria for inclusion?

>
> Popularity, influence, cultural/musical impact at the time, durability,
> quality of music, volume of notable music, etc. I don't think my
> criteria are any great mystery, since it's obvious that I didn't rank
> the acts by either pure popularity OR by pure musical artistry.
>

>> Are they in any order? 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."
> ...

> Eiron hotmail.com> wrote:
>

>>>> So what were your criteria for inclusion?

>>> Popularity, influence, cultural/musical impact at the time, durability,
>>> quality of music, volume of notable music, etc. I don't think my
>>> criteria are any great mystery, since it's obvious that I didn't rank
>>> the acts by either pure popularity OR by pure musical artistry.
>>>

>>>> Are they in any order? 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 overestimated Stewart's "Scottishness."
>>>
>>> Oddly, Wikipedia seems to classify Stewart in both camps. He's an ...

> Since that previously posted Digital Dream Door list was so awful, I
> decided to take a shot at the task myself. I know the original list
> specified "rock" artists, but simply reading the list (Robbie Williams,
> Depeche Mode, Phil Collins, Eurythmics, Herman's Hermits, Massive
> Attack, Cat Stevens, etc.) showed that this limitation was not truly
> followed.
>
> I hasten to point out that these are *not* just my personal favorites.
> In fact, I own albums by a mere 47 of these 100 names. I even sharply
> dislike several of them (Billy Idol and Happy Mondays, for
> instance...BLECCH). I also tried to give some respectful love to acts
> such as Cliff Richard, Pulp, the Jam, Massive Attack and Manic Street
> Preachers which were hugely important in the UK but had lesser US
> success.
>
> I also moaned to omit many personal favorites such as Wire, Robyn
> Hitchcock/Soft Boys, Brian Eno, Richard Thompson, the Fall, Syd Barrett,
> Spiritualized, the Move and Magazine, but just felt they were too
> "cultish" to warrant a rank. ...

> poisoned rose wrote:

>> Eiron hotmail.com> wrote:

>

>>> So what were your criteria for inclusion?

>

>> Popularity, influence, cultural/musical impact at the time, durability,
>> quality of music, volume of notable music, etc. I don't think my
>> criteria are any great mystery, since it's obvious that I didn't rank
>> the acts by either pure popularity OR by pure musical artistry.

>

>>> Are they in any order? 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." ...