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I will walk you through my top 15 last.fm artist list by Ray of Light 06/05/2007, 10:57am PDT
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The Beautiful South

1125Everything a non-hardcore band should be: alcoholic frontman, endless progression of interchangeable female accompaniment, and a large catalog of songs about letting people down. If starting over, I would hear Gaze, 0898, and Miaow in that order.


Modest Mouse

524I was late to this party, not finding Modest Mouse until Pitchfork's Best of 2005 came out (in 2006). Fussbett laughed at me when I hipped him, and Sassy said something else entirely.


Spoon

331This was a last.fm recommendation. I liked them for a while, it wore off. Now I don't listen much.


Townes Van Zandt

202Folksy. No killer hits, yet the genre and Townes' volume of work is ideal for queueing 100 tracks and listening to all of them. The 2-CD Legend is good.


The Lowest of the Low

174Canadian. I liked them when I was 17 and sometimes wonder if I would today if not for that. Shakespeare My Butt is their best work.


Jimmy Buffett

162Jimmy Buffett. I like about 5% of what he's done. Which 5% of Jimmy will you fall in love with? Maybe try the thematic 4-CD 1992 best-of, Ballads / Bars / Beaches / Boats to find out.


Tegan and Sara

150http://www.caltrops.com/pointy.php?action=viewPost&pid=5029


Neutral Milk Hotel

149A surprising entry considering I only listen to three of their tracks. So I guess those 3 are excellent.


The Blow

123'Jet Ski Accidents' was suggested here 5 years ago. I liked that and then forgot all about The Blow, had to REdiscover them with 2004's Poor Aim Love Songs. Sort of like Tegan and Sara except I'm not sure if The Blow has one woman or two.


They Might Be Giants

118Unfairly maligned for their fans. Lincoln is my favorite album.


Bonnie 'Prince' Billy

112a/k/a Will Oldham, a great find because he has about 60 albums. 1999's I See a Darkness (title track later covered by Johnny Cash) is a fine place to start.


Radiohead

99Radiohead. I lack the … something… required to TRULY APPRECIATE Radiohead, and that's probably my loss. I still like Pablo Honey.


Dogwood

92Who is this? No idea. I see 2003's Seismic sitting on my hard drive but playing it jogs no memories. They sound like the Rembrandts. I guess you can skip them.


Dropkick Murphys

89Punk Fiddle music that treads a line between ROCK!!! And NOVELTY?! somewhat better than Me First + The Gimme Gimmes.


Nine Inch Nails

82This is all Pretty Hate Machine, now almost 20 years old. Trent did some fine later work but our anger levels went in opposite directions after PHM.


TOTAL:3532


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I will walk you through my top 15 last.fm artist list by Ray of Light 06/05/2007, 10:57am PDT NEW
    Neutral Milk Hotel by Jerry Whorebach 06/05/2007, 11:22am PDT NEW
        yeah by Ray of Light 06/05/2007, 12:07pm PDT NEW
            Already broken up. NT by Fussbett 06/05/2007, 12:14pm PDT NEW
            I can't believe no one has taken you to task yet for liking Jimmy Buffett. by Jerry Whorebach 06/06/2007, 9:44am PDT NEW
                The moral by Ray of Light 06/10/2007, 5:35am PDT NEW
    Shit sucks, and then you die. NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/05/2007, 11:41am PDT NEW
    Not Surprising by Reichsminister Doktor Goebbels 06/06/2007, 2:19pm PDT NEW
        Re: Not Surprising by Ray of Light 06/10/2007, 4:08am PDT NEW
            I was getting ready to follow the Beautiful South recommendation until by Fullofkittens 06/10/2007, 9:12am PDT NEW
                Yeah don't try any of rays songs, they all suck. NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/10/2007, 9:44am PDT NEW
                    Also, music sucks, music is dead, music is gay, liking music is all of the above NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/10/2007, 9:49am PDT NEW
                        IT'S DEAD, IT'S GAY, IT'S DROPPED! NT by Worm 06/10/2007, 9:56am PDT NEW
                            You're wearing a korn shirt and tribal tattoos. NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/10/2007, 10:50am PDT NEW
                                KEEP HONKING, I'M CHANGING INTO MY TENACIOUS D T-SHIRT RIGHT NOW. NT by Worm 06/10/2007, 11:22am PDT NEW
                    I didn't want to do this but guess what you leave me by Ray of Light 06/10/2007, 2:05pm PDT NEW
                        Re: I didn't want to do this but guess what you leave me by an actual perceptive person 06/10/2007, 2:07pm PDT NEW
                            I get the sneaking suspicion that this is an actual jsoh. NT by Worm 06/10/2007, 2:13pm PDT NEW
                Re: I was getting ready to follow the Beautiful South recommendation until by Ray of Light 06/10/2007, 3:36pm PDT NEW
                    Okay thanks wdb, try not to be chased down hallways by giant floating blocks of NT by Jhoh Cable o_O 06/10/2007, 5:57pm PDT NEW
    Re: I will not walk you through my top 15 last.fm artist list by jeep 06/11/2007, 10:22pm PDT NEW
 
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