Re: Hope I haven't mucked up your email :)

[ttuerff@primenet.com (Tom Tuerff)]

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<Pine.SOL.3.91-941213.960610131053.629C-100000@altair.dur.ac.uk>,
Alan.Stonebridge@durham.ac.uk (Alan Stonebridge) wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Jun 1996, David Hyland wrote:
> 
> > I'm just interested in what kind of cross-section of the community 
> > listens to Kate.  What I thought I would do is ask you for your top 5 
> > artists/bands other than Kate.  I'll get the ball rolling...
> > 1. The Beatles
> > 2. John Lennon (solo)
> > 3. Elvis Costello
> > 4. Tori Amos
> > 5. George Harrison (solo)
> 
> Well, everybody else I know seems to like musicians who are either 
> regarded as classic examples of modern music or who are generally 
> regarded as more cult-like. So, my own tastes might seem a bit odd - if 
> any of you like any of this stuff, I'd really like to get involved in 
> some heavy discussions on it... so here's my list...
> 
> 1. Kate Bush
> 2. Chris Isaak
> 3. Del Amitri
> 4. Tori Amos (mainly pre-"Boys for Pele", although I like some of it, 
>    about 7 or 8 tracks
> 5. erm, I'll reserve this one for what sort of mood I'm in... at the 
>    moment, I'll say Peter Gabriel, but if I'm feeling particularly happy, 
>    it'd be some kind of '80s soul/dance, maybe Whitney Houston or Alexander 
>    O'Neal.
> 
> Anyway, I can't wait to see what other people like.
> 
> Alan.

1. Kate Bush
2. Beatles
3. Frank Zappa. Music is the best.
4. The Chieftains, Altan and other Irish trad groups
5. Captain Beefheart.