Monday, August 21, 2006

Number 873 - Fur Patrol



Number 873

Fur Patrol

"Lydia"

(2000)
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Genre:Alt Pop
Ahhh .... another Kiwi band in the countdown.Nice.
"The band released the debut EP, Starlifter, on the independent Welligton label Wishbone in 1998. Their debut album Pet was released in 2000, and featured the New Zealand number one hit single "Lydia". Other singles from this album are "Now", "Holy", "Andrew" and "Spinning In A Line". Another song was "Man in a Box". A highlight for Fur Patrol was the lead singer, Julia Deans, winning the 'best female vocal' award at the 2001 New Zealand Tui Music awards.In 2001 the band, signed to Warner Music New Zealand, moved to Melbourne (ACK!.....Bloody Aussies!) Australia. During 2001-2002 they constantly toured, all over Australia."

Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (Im sorry what did you say?) and the Album ranked at Number (Er, we dont have a copy)
This song has a crowbarred rating of 59.3 out of 108
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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Number 872 - Barry Manilow



Number 872

Barry Manilow

"I Write The Songs"

(1975)
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Genre:Pop
"Piss Off ! you can't have Barry Bloody Manilow on ya Charts???"

Oh yesssss i can and i tell you why (Even your bleedin' Rolling Stone Mag has something to say here) ...................
"Manilow dominated the charts for much of the 1970s with a string of major hit singles and multi-platinum albums. His music has often been considered by many to be "kitsch" or "camp", owing to its difference in style from the majority of the pop or rock charts. Despite the frequent barbs from critics, as well as the lampooning by comedians, he continues to maintain a large fan base, especially among baby-boomer women in his native United States. This is evidenced by the No. 1 debut of his 2006 album The Greatest Songs of the Fifties. In 1990, Rolling Stone proclaimed him "the showman of our generation"." (Wot rubbish)
"He has sold 75 million records worldwide." (Crikey! .... Thats a few innit)
"Manilow's first album was released by Bell Records, (later known as Arista records) in 1973. The album contained an eclectic mix of piano-driven pop, Big Band remakes, and guitar-driven rock. His second album, which was named Barry Manilow II (Bell/Arista, 1974) contained Manilow's huge breakthrough hit "Mandy." This led to a string of hit singles and albums that lasted through the rest of the 1970s, ending in the early 1980's. While Manilow is known as a songwriter, it is ironic that he did not write "I Write The Songs", which was actually written by Bruce Johnston of The Beach Boys. " (written about Brian Wilson)
For Beach Boys see Number 714, Number 641, #576, #560 & #517
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (What a cheek here they rant about him being the best performer ever in the world & they dont even rate him in their Top 500 Songs Ever!) and the Album ranked at Number (I smell a lie)
This song has a crowbarred rating of 59.3 out of 108
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Monday, August 21, 2006

Number 874 - Alastair Riddell



Number 874

Alastair Riddell

"Out On The Street"

(1974)
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Genre:Glam Rock
The world had David Bowie and Gary Glitter, we here in Dirkadirkastan (NZ) had Alistair Riddell and Split Enz. (Which the Aussies stole)

I would love to show you a video of this song, but unfortunately no-one has it. Bummer. (Made me own..not great but will give you an idea)

"Sounding like New Zealand's answer to Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, Space Waltz were fronted, sung, guitared and written for by Alastair Riddell, who caught the wild and trippy spirit of the times with the 1974 hit 'Out On The Street'. "

"Alastair Riddell and Eddie Rayner will be releasing a new Space Waltz album at the end of July 2004."
For David Bowie see Number 634
For Split Enz see Number 671 & Number 618
Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs ranked this song at Number (ask the audience or phone a friend?) and the Album ranked at Number (I don't even think they have even heard of Mr Riddell)
This song has a crowbarred rating of 59.3 out of 108
Search Artist here:1-2-3-A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z

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