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Old 01-15-2005, 08:37 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Greatest indie/alternative solo artist?

whos your favourite solo artist of the indie genre?
id have to say jeff buckley is the best for me. what do you guys think?
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Old 01-15-2005, 09:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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whos your favourite solo artist of the indie genre?
id have to say jeff buckley is the best for me. what do you guys think?
Jeff Buckley has never been an 'indie' artist. He`s always been a singer songwriter on a major label.

I`d say Billy Childish , I can`t think of too many people who have put out over 100 albums since 1976.

I`d add Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy & Nick Cave to this too
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Old 01-15-2005, 10:41 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Statistics(Jade Tree Records) I have listened to a few of his songs for a while now, and I was unaware that it was a solo artist until I read the Statistics bio on Jade Tree! I thought wow...he does a good job.
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Old 01-15-2005, 11:39 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Jeff Buckley has never been an 'indie' artist. He`s always been a singer songwriter on a major label.

I`d say Billy Childish , I can`t think of too many people who have put out over 100 albums since 1976.

I`d add Will Oldham/Bonnie Prince Billy & Nick Cave to this too
he may not be indie but hes definetly alternative. he wasnt a main stream pop icon was he. so i think he falls into this category.
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he may not be indie but hes definetly alternative. he wasnt a main stream pop icon was he. so i think he falls into this category.
But there have always been singer songwriters around just as there have always been pop artists , I don`t think there`s anything 'alternative' about that.He made albums with his own material & covers for a major label in the same way that Bob Dylan did 30 - 40 years earlier , does that make Bob Dylan 'alternative' too?

I just think if you are going to make a thread like this at least leave out the more well known people for once & actually have someone who has recorded albums for independent labels.
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Old 01-15-2005, 03:15 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Hmm... so many good ones...

Jim O'rourke is my personal choice
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Elliott Smith
Nick Cave
Morrissey (I know the Smiths were kinda poppy back then but wouldn't say Moz really fits in with the pop of today)
Chan Marshall
Conor Oberst
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Graham Coxon is a really good solo artist. Mind you, he might be in Blur soon.
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Graham Coxon is a really good solo artist. Mind you, he might be in Blur soon.
if not jeff buckley then graham coxon id say. his new album is the nuts.
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Elliott Smith
Nick Cave
Morrissey (I know the Smiths were kinda poppy back then but wouldn't say Moz really fits in with the pop of today)
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