Smashing pumpkins
Sun kil moon
Sufjan stevens
Stereolab
Songs: ohia

Sex Pistols
Slayer
The Smiths
Sonic Youth
The Stupids

Happy to join you on the record re: sublime. Forgot when I was doing mine - definitely would have been in contention.

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Maria’s Little Elbows is my favourite song of all time.
Which always pains me as I’ll choose Vivadixie as my desert island disc without fail.

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Haven’t listened to Sublime in a loooong time, but there was a period when I properly loved them.

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Bizarrely massively popular in the Westcountry.

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Will add up in a bit.

May be too late

The Smiths - pre bigot Morrissey
The Strokes
Sufjan Stevens
Spiritualized
Slint

It’s fine. I’m not that quick!

Sunset Rubdown
Sufjan Stevens
Slint
Sunn O)))
Steve Reich

Results! Very close…

Sonic Youth 50 points
Sufjan Stevens 49 points
Sigur Ros 34 points
Smashing Pumpkins 33 points
Sleater Kinney 30 points
Super Furry Animals 29 points
Scott Walker 27 points
Slint 26 points
Silver Jews 22 points
The Smiths 21 points

Yeah, it’s been awhile for me too with Sublime, but I think their music holds up. He was so good at so many different styles and was one of the best at covering songs. Don’t think he gets nearly enough credit for his guitar playing (his solos were really expressive and seemed very carefully arranged) and how interestingly so many of their songs unfold. There’s a lot going on, it’s a shame they get dismissed as frat rock.

Always thought this was a very underrated one from 40 oz to Freedom.

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Yeah, that’s my favorite song of his too, I love it so much. I think it’s one of the most special songs by anyone. I’m always going on and on about how magical The Smashing Pumpkins are, and I think that’s the single song by another artist that best captures what I try and struggle to convey.

Just noticed that no one (including me) mentioned Serge Gainsbourg.

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I totally forgot about him. He probably would have just cracked my top 10.

Could have easily made my top 5, just too many options.

Sleater-Kinney
Slowdive
Spoon
Super Furry Animals
Sufjan Stevens

Edit: always miss the deadline!

Too late but who cares about lists?!

Skullflower
Sonic Youth
65daysofstatic
Spacemen 3
Simon & Garfunkel

Surprised Scott Walker didn’t do better

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A few days late to this one, where are Stereolab!?!!?

  1. Super Furry Animals
  2. Stereolab
  3. Steve Mason
  4. Slowdive
  5. Snapped Ankles
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