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She was backed by The Smiths on her version of Hand In Glove. She then covered Patti Smith (Fredrick) and Lloyd Cole (Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken). The Hello Angel album was total indie chic. She even covers The Jesus and Mary Chain :lol:

After the Get Happy!!! album the quality dropped. All his work with McCartney, Bacharach, etc just shows how mediocre he is. The North album is particularly bad but any album from Trust onwards should be definitely be listened to before buying.

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A-Ha easily. Where are the big guns???

Goodrem promises happier third album Sunday, May 13 2007, 10:17 BST By Daniel Kilkelly Delta Goodrem has hinted that much her forthcoming third album was inspired by her relationship with former Westlife star Brian McFadden. The Australian singer explained that the album will celebrate the lighter side of life; a stark contrast to 2004's Mistaken Identity, which focused on her battle against cancer. "It's a lot lighter, I'm not so angry," Goodrem told the Sunday Herald Sun. "I've been enjoying life and doing normal things and relaxing. Brian and I love watching Grey's Anatomy. I am more than excited about releasing music again." The album will be released later this year. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a46497/g...hird-album.html

http://www.bouldercool.com/circus.jpg Micky Dolenz aka Braddock in Circus Boy http://www.televisionheaven.co.uk/circusboy.htm

The whole 'audition' stuff is pretty suss. Davy Jones and Mike Nesmith were already signed to Columbia (Davy had released an album, Nesmith a few singles) when they joined the Monkees and Mikey Dolenz was a well known child star. The only Monkee to get thru (sort of)on his own was Peter Tork and he was recomended by Stephen Stills who was mananged by Greene and Stone (Sonny and Cher's management).

There was a article on how they wrote songs and they used to come up with the filthiest toilet humour as lyrics, record it, then clean it up and turn it into popsongs. For example Ballroom Blitz was demoed as Bathroom S***s and Dirty Big T**s. Makes you love them even more. Doesn't it???

Together was a duet between Ringo and Keith Moon. Nilsson's last recording was a bit part in the rock opera Paris. An Aussie CD based on Helen of Troy.

That what I wanted to post :( Go aha

Songs he wrote for others Cuddly Toy (Monkees), Ten Little Indians (yardbirds), One (3 Dog Night), This Could Be The Night (Modern Folk Quartet), Paradise (Shangri las, Ronettes), Here I Sit (Ronettes), Puppy Song (David Cassidy), The Story of Rock'n'Roll (Turtles), Together (Ringo). This is from memory, I should google :) Oh Yeah, there's about 100 different versions of his song Without Her. Every crooner in the mid 60's had a go at it.

The BEST French mag was Rock'n'Folk which was almost 100% UK music. You wonder why it was even written in French. Currently Jukebox is ultra cool. Like Record Collector only good. :)

They were a Welsh group called The Ivys. The Beatles signed them and changed their name (Badfinger Boogie was the working title for With a Little Help From My Friends). They were produced by McCartney, Harrison and Todd Rungreun (sp) amongst others. There's a great book about them called 'Without You' which would put anyone off signing a management deal. Oh yeah. Nilsson rocks. Buy 'Personal Best' if you want a good comp. .....or Nilsson Schmilsson with the bonus tracks :)

If the Monkees were manufactured so were The Velvet Underground. Lou Reed was writing fake pop songs for Pickwick Records and wrote a song which the bosses thought might be a hit. They needed a long haired English looking dude in the group so added John Cale. So the most influencial 'alternative' group of all times was actually put together by one time Phil Spector associate and all-round industry guy Terry Phillips. :D

No 1 had the best writing of any teen mag. Some of the stuff they put in it you couldn't believe, much better than Smash Hits. Pete Waterman wrote the most outrageous column EVER where he'd say things like Bowie was the 'star of the 80's' and shop assistants who snigger when people buy Kylie and Jason records should be sacked. Once he produced figures to prove CDs sales (against those of vinyl) were a complete fabrication. Select and Vox weren't bad but they fell into the trap of becoming Oasis fanzines and we had Mojo, Q and Melody Maker for that. The Face was good until '94 then it sucked, big time. I'd give UnCut another year.....tops. Q should have folded the issues they gave 5 star ratings to Be Here Now and The Great Escape :lol:

There's better Spandau songs than Gold, (Chant#1, True) etc. I'm backing ah ha

Aha. Just for the video :lol:

New Edition were probably the 1st but NKOTB perfected the stereotypes and the marketing. I think Randy Starr was the guy behind both those groups. 5 star were more of a kids/family group. Aussie art-funk band I'm Talking supported 5 star on a tour and the lead singer was told not to show too much cleavage cause it was a family show. :lol:

As someone pointed out on another forum, what happened to 'Rock Around The Clock' by Bill Haley and the Comets. Like it or not it set the whole rock'pop ball rolling. Surely it belongs at #1 on any list. Also not include was New Kids On The Block "Hanging Tough" which started the whole boyband genre, The Monkees' "Last Train To Clarksville" which started the 'manufactured bubble-gum' genre, The Stooges "Out On The Street" the blueprint for punk and "Autobahn" by Kraftwerk the 1st techno-pop song. In other words the list sucks :lol:

I meant the Rolling Stone list. Dead or Alive introduced the world to Stock Aitkin & Waterman that makes Pete Burns a legend. :D

According to that 1st list The Sex Pistols and The Cure were the last British bands that mattered. :( Tell's you something about Rolling Stone magazine. I'm surprised their favourites Marilyn Manson, NIN and Eminem weren't included

There were much better tracks on the album than that. They completely stuffed up the singles choice and the running order. Any track that sounded a bit like Torn got put early on the album. All the great stuff's right at the end :(

I liked Mad World and Sowing the Seeds .... but not Everybody.... I've voted for U2 :D

Queen were okay for their 1st 3 or 4 albums but then they totally lost it. Freddie was the best songwriter but the later albums gave the other 3 members equal providence which makes every album from News of the World to Innuendo jumpy and disjointed. (The 'Classic Album''s show on '....Opera' proves, once and for all that it's not a 'classic album') People in the UK have a strange patriotic love for the band but it's only going to take one person to point out how average they are to topple the whole Queen mythology. As for U2, they're strickly lowest common denominator. A quick-fix, feel-good band for the slacker generation. Their best work is 5th generation xerox of Bowie's Berlin period. Rattle & Hum is one of the most unintentionally funny movies of all time. The band's in desperate need ofd a reality check.

They're both horribly over-rated bands that nobody will play or remember in 20 years but I voted for U2 as it's the least offensive.