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WaspStar · 11-22-2008, 06:16 AM

Thanks for the lists, River Man; I'm checking a lot of those out now (the allmusic links are a great timesaver!). Nice to see a fellow Ochs fan.

Three more relatively obscure artists (stealing your allmusic idea):

Johnny Ace; The greatest 50's singer bar none, and I'd rank him ahead of most people that came afterwards. Despite the cliched title, My Song is about the most moving track I've heard.

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Townes Van Zandt; The studio albums are, almost without exception, extremely disappointing. The live releases, though, are amazing. Live At The Old Quarter has been immortalized as a classic, but I prefer Rear View Mirror.

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The Attractions; Maybe I'm just weird, but I rank the Attractions without Costello over all of the records Costello made without the Attractions.

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11-22-2008, 06:16 AM	#78 (permalink)
WaspStar Back to mono Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 509	Thanks for the lists, River Man; I'm checking a lot of those out now (the allmusic links are a great timesaver!). Nice to see a fellow Ochs fan. Three more relatively obscure artists (stealing your allmusic idea): Johnny Ace; The greatest 50's singer bar none, and I'd rank him ahead of most people that came afterwards. Despite the cliched title, My Song is about the most moving track I've heard. allmusic Townes Van Zandt; The studio albums are, almost without exception, extremely disappointing. The live releases, though, are amazing. Live At The Old Quarter has been immortalized as a classic, but I prefer Rear View Mirror. allmusic The Attractions; Maybe I'm just weird, but I rank the Attractions without Costello over all of the records Costello made without the Attractions. allmusic __________________ "This sure doesn't look like 'Crazy Ernie's Amazing Emporium of Total Bargain Madness!'"