Top 12

Originally posted by Shugzv After another few beers - I have an alternative listBilly Bragg - Great Leap ForwardsU2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (live)Stone Roses - Elephant Stone 12"Dexy's - Jackie Wilson SaidClash - I fought the lawPogues - Irish RoverSex Pistols - AnarchyHappy Mondays - Do it betterJam - Down in the tubestationCure - In between daysJames - SometimesCharlatans - Just lookin

hmm, sneaky getting elephant stone on there - are we allowed tracks produced by members of the band then?

great leap forwards is top - like the live versions of bragg songs where he changes/updates the words best...

Originally posted by Seb Briggs Something like:Sasha: Expander (Brian, I've heard just the one track of C.Mays EP - I thought it was excellent)Stone Roses: She bangs the drumsCure: Just like HeavenBlur: Music is my RadarThe Jam: Butterfly CollectorPSBs: I'm not scaredSasha+Emerson: ScorchioBadly Drawn Boy: DisillusionedChicane: OffshoreUnderworld: Dark and LongEnergy 52: Cafe Del MarAsh: Shining LightMajor, Queen are unacceptable. After reading this thread I've the image of fruity freddie wriggling about in his tight leather trousers. And I'm far from happy about it.Shit I forgot Smiths: There is a light...

"You don't fool me" is the one and ONLY queen song i like. OK, so he was as camp as a field of tents but at least the bastard could sing!

I absolutely despise Queen apart from "Another one bites the dust" top bass line, oh and that rugby players song worked well in Waynes world.

in no particluar order & liable to change without notice

laid - james passenger - iggy pop aisha - death in vegas sunspots - julian cope this is a low - blur enjoy the silence - depeche mode sign of the times - prince babies - pulp inertia creeps - massive attack queer - garbage life on mars - bowie paint it black - stones

As for today: 1.Really Super, Supergirl-XTC 2.Layla-Derek and the Dominoes 3.Baba O'Riley-The Who 4.Never Be Rude to an Arab-Monty Python 5.Well Well Well-John Lennon 6.Guns of Brixton-Clash 7.No Fun-Stooges 8.I Will Survive-Cake 9.Exhuming McCarthy-REM 10.Goodnight ladies-Lou Reed 11.Can't Get Enough of Your Love-Barry White 12.My Girl-Temptations

In No Particular Order

Echo & The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon Janes Addiction - Been Caught Stealing Bjork - Army Of Me Sonic Youth - 100% Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm Derek & The Dominoes - Layla Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again Portishead - Cowboys Radiohead - You And Whose Army? Led Zeppelin - Black Dog Beatles - Don't Let Me Down Lamb - Gorecki

Originally posted by Taboo # 7 1. Elvis Costello - Party Girl2. Strokes - Barely Legal3. Stooges - 19694. The Who - The Song is over5. Belle and Sebastian - Family Tree6. Old 97's - Timebomb7. Talking Heads - The Book I read8. Bob Marley - Is This Love?9. Radiohead - Street Spirit10. Weezer - O Girlfriend11. Kinks - Here Comes yet Another Day12. VU - Foggy Notion

Foggy Notion, Tabsy? Why?

Originally posted by dave hibell great leap forwards is top - like the live versions of bragg songs where he changes/updates the words best...

Like "Bestiality" for instance? He did that one once and it was a fucking scream!! And "Walk Away renee" - which he seems to come up with a new narrative each time he does it live!

Can't believe nobody here has even mentioned those Krautrock legends CAN (Michael Karoli passed away last November, sadly, how many of you knew that?). Their "Halleluwjah" is an absolute CLASSIC! and without it Happy Mondays would never have been able to rip it off and have the nerve to also title it the same! Think about it!

Anyway, a few other great songs are: CAN - Mother Sky Revolting Cocks - Beers Steers and Queers Revolting Cocks - Butcher Flowers Woman! The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize The Flaming Lips - Slow Nerve action Section 25 - Dirty Disco Laugh - Sensation No. 1 ACR - Blown Away ACR - Flight Breeders - Cannonball Dawn Of The Replicants - Cocaine On The Catwalk The Stranglers - Something Better Change ROC - Excised

Oh man...

In no particular order, after a funeral, running on a fifth of Absolut:

1. James Brown - Cold Sweat
2. The Smiths - That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
3. Sugar - Explode and Make Up
4. Wire - Map Ref. 41ºN 93ºW
5. Curve - Coast Is Clear
6. Prince - The Ballad of Dorothy Parker
7. The Clash - White Man in Hammersmith Palais
8. Fountains of Wayne - Sick Day
9. My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
10. Big Country - Wonderland
11. Roxy Music - More Than This
12. The English Beat - Save It for Later

Apologies to Medicine (She Knows Everything), ABBA (Knowing Me, Knowing You), the Velvet Underground (I'll Be Your Mirror), The Pixies (Tame), Brian Eno (I Fall Up), Tones on Tail (Go), Ministry (Stigmata), and...Nirvana! (Smells Like Teen Spirit). Better luck next time, guys. And a shout out to Revco...I covet my buddy's Cocks T-shirt madly.

The alternative top 12 !! (tonight i have mostly been drinking Becks)

Blondie - Sex Offender Duran Duran - The Reflex Shop Assistants - Don't Wanna Be Friends With You Teardrop Explodes - Reward ABC - The Look of Love Jilted John - Gordon is a Moron Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Born to Run Bacceratt - Uptown Top Ranking Culture Club - Church of the Poison Mind Harry Cornick Jr - It Had To Be You Madonna - Erotic (as much for the video !!!) Tom Robinson - 2 4 6 8 Motorway

OK, have been thinking long and hard about this thread, and decided to post my top 12 now, before my head explodes.... Didnt reaised how difficult it was to pic 12 wihout using JD/NOetc etc

Anyways, for what its worth, here goes...

Duran Duran - Out of my mind Adam and The Ants - Kings of the Wild Frontier Duran Duran - So long suicide U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives The Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes Again Jesus Jones - Real Real Real The Smiths - How Soon is Now Adam and the Ants - Physical (youre so) Pet Shop Boys - So Hard White Lines - Grandmaster Flash Manic Street Preachers - If you tolerate this

Not really a very interesting list, but hey, i like it...

Liv

Shuggy bear - simple minds , please explain (if its for their 'scottishness' surely you could have gone for something by Runrig)

Originally posted by Liv OK, have been thinking long and hard about this thread, and decided to post my top 12 now, before my head explodes....Didnt reaised how difficult it was to pic 12 wihout using JD/NOetc etcAnyways, for what its worth, here goes...Duran Duran - Out of my mindAdam and The Ants - Kings of the Wild FrontierDuran Duran - So long suicideU2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday Elvis Costello - Watching the DetectivesThe Smiths - Big Mouth Strikes AgainJesus Jones - Real Real RealThe Smiths - How Soon is NowAdam and the Ants - Physical (youre so)Pet Shop Boys - So HardWhite Lines - Grandmaster FlashManic Street Preachers - If you tolerate thisNot really a very interesting list, but hey, i like it...Liv

Ones that almost made it... Kate Bush - Wuthering heights (Im an English graduate, its customary), Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebel - Come up and See me(Make me Smile)(actually like Durans version too....) and The Beloved - Hello.... Jesus, there are loads more i really like, but havent put on, im gonna hav to keep thinking about this.... hmmm

L x

Originally posted by Shug > Originally posted by Niel Johnstone> Shuggy bear - simple minds , please explain (if its for their 'scottishness' surely you could have gone for something by Runrig)

Nah mate - Simple Minds 81-87 were fuckin top drawer mate IMHO - it was either that one or Chelsea Girl

Prefer Dont you forget (about me) personally... god i missed that one to...god, this is difficult...

Liv

Time for bed - good night all (thats Shug & liv !)

Originally posted by Shug The Smiths - Cemetry GatesClash - Janie JonesSimple Minds - Promised you a miracleIggy - The PassengerBilly Bragg - Milkman of Human KindnessLennon - Crippled InsideEcho - The Killing MoonSpecials - Too much too youngSteve Harley & Cockney Rebel - Make me smileRod The Mod - Every Picture Tells a StoryMadonna - Dress you upDylan - Tangled up in Blue

Right on Shug, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel is an absolute classic!!! You've got such good taste mate:D

well, another attempt at this thread, now that I'm in a more uptempo mood

Chemistry is what we are- Simian Made of stone - Roses Chimes - orbital Come up and see me - Wedding Present Indian Rope- Charlatans Cruisers Creek - the Fall Unfinished sympathy - Massive Rhythm is rhythm - strings of life This feeling - Mondays Sun Rising - Beloved Soul Kitchen - Doors cedar room - the Doves

Nice to see Doves getting into a few people's top 12's. Lost souls is a great album.

Originally posted by Patrick > Originally posted by Taboo # 7> 1. Elvis Costello - Party Girl> 2. Strokes - Barely Legal> 3. Stooges - 1969> 4. The Who - The Song is over> 5. Belle and Sebastian - Family Tree> 6. Old 97's - Timebomb> 7. Talking Heads - The Book I read> 8. Bob Marley - Is This Love?> 9. Radiohead - Street Spirit> 10. Weezer - O Girlfriend> 11. Kinks - Here Comes yet Another Day> 12. VU - Foggy Notion

Foggy Notion, Tabsy? Why?

I love it, it's kinda subversive (Lou sometimes sounds like he's saying "fuckin' notion" on the chorus)

Just for the hell of it (I've probably contributed more Top 12's than anybody!):

1.Abba-Dancing Queen 2.Blur-Beetlebum 3.Oasis-Girl in The Dirty Shirt 4.Pulp-Something Changed 5.10000 Maniacs-These are Days 6.David Bowie-New Career in a New Town 7.Jam-Absolut Beginners 8.Haircut 100-Love +1 (tacky but funny video) 9.Public Image Ltd-Public Image 10.Radiohead-Knives Out 11.Mission of Burma-That's When I reach for my Revolver 12.Love Unlimited Orchestra-Love's Theme

Here we go kids - not in any particular order in fact thewhole thing is just a bit random! one selection per group only come on eileen - dexys for the dead - gene one to another - charlies how soon is now - smiths bye bye badman - stone roses going underground - the jam sexy boy - air we have all the time in the world - fun lovin criminals happy hour - housemartins local boy in the photograph - stereophonics something for the weekend - divine comedy arseholes - the mighty shirehorses

Originally posted by Sloppy Giuseppe 1. Elvis Costello - Alison2. Beatles - In My Life3. Velvet Underground - Femme Fatale4. Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles5. The Smiths - This Charming Man6. Husker Du - Makes No Sense At All7. Bob Mould - Can't Fight It8. Pixies - Debaser9. Iggy Pop - Lust For Life10. Lemonheads - Alison's Starting To Happen11. Sisters of Mercy - Alice12. Josef K - The Missionary

I'm gonna do another 12 as well, the other side of the tape.....

1. Shop Assistants - I Don't Wanna Be Friends With You
2. X-Mal Deutschland - Augenblick
3. Wedding Present - Don't Talk Just Kiss
4. Sisters of Mercy - Fix
5. Beatles - Girl
6. Dead Kennedys - Holiday In Cambodia
7. U2 - With Or Without You
8. Manic Street Preachers - You Love Us
9. Beloved - This Means War
10. Echo and the Bunnymen - Pictures on My Wall
11. Theme From Joe 90
12. Husker Du - Pink Turns To Blue

i feel i too shall do another 12 - different artists (don't quite know why - number of alcoholic beverages may have something to do with it - thus mainly songs i have heard tonight in sunny? tamworth): whisky in the jar - thin lizzy stuck in the middle - steelers wheel slight return - bluetones suedehead - morrisey meditteranean (or however that would be spelt) - beautiful south love cats - cure place your hands - reef slideshow - travis pissing in the wind - badly drawn boy whole of the moon - waterboys too hot to handle - black crows monkey wrench - foo fighters

Okay, I'll do another list, but this one is not coming after drinking, as the other one was.

1.The Fall-Lie Dream of a Casino Soul 2.The Pop Group-She Is Beyond Good and Evil 3.Orange Juice-Blue Boy 4.The Birthday Party-The Hair Shirt 5.The Sonics-Psycho 6.The Heptones-Book of Rules 7.Einsturzende Neubauten-Kalte Sterne 8.Tackhead-Mind At The End Of A Tether 9.Rainy Day-I'll Be Your Mirror 10.The Lyres-She Pays The Rent 11.The Meat Puppets-Lost 12.Elvis Costello-Green Shirt