No over-thinking, no spreadsheets, no calculations, just hit me with a top 3 for each topic on instinct alone.
Let’s do a big one for Friday
Bruce Springsteen
Elton John
Nick Drake
2 Likes
Leonard Cohen
Sufjan Stevens
Brian Eno
4 Likes
At the minute it’s:
Bill Callahan
Richard Dawson
Kevin Morby
1 Like
Robbie Williams (x3)
7 Likes
Neil Young
Aphex Twin
Alex G
3 Likes
apologies to frank, kendrick, big neil, and lots of electronic artists (I can reason those away / don’t care)
Frank Ocean
Nic Jones
Bob Dylan
I think you edited Nick Drake out as I edited him in. The cosmic ballet goes on.
4 Likes
Caetano Veloso
D’Angelo
Robert Wyatt
1 Like
Worlds End Girlfriend
Bruce Springsteen
Jason Molina
he’s a stunner, but I felt a balance of an older one, a newer one, and a non-guitary one was right
1 Like
Conor Oberst
Frank Ocean
Nas
2 Likes
Aphex Twin
Bob Dylan
Coltrane, John
5 Likes
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Ozzy Osbourne
2 Likes
Bruce Springsteen
Neil Young
Chris Forsyth
1 Like
Sticking with those who have pretty much always been solo artists rather than going solo after a successful band (I’m disregarding Buffalo Springfield before anyone says anything):
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Sufjan Stevens
Nick Cave ruled out due the essential nature of the Bad Seeds.
1 Like
Sufjan Stevens
Frank Ocean
Kendrick Lamar
I’ve steered clear of putting Owen Pallett in here as they’re nb, and I know individuals have their own different views on whether they’re ok with being categorised with their AGAB. I don’t know what Owen would feel about that but if they were ok with it they’d be top 3 no doubt, either Kendrick or Frank would be pushed out it really not sure who.
Shout out Paul Simon and Leonard Cohen, you boys came so close.
4 Likes
Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
Chet Baker
The top 2 are always in there, Chet swaps around with a few other folk
2 Likes
Elliott Smith
Al Green
Ennio Morricone
1 Like
Sparklehorse
Colin Stetson
Four Tet / Burial
3 Likes