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3 hours ago, Mithrandir said:

I am far from a big time Bowie fan but here goes In no particular order

 

Suffragette City

Station to Station

Panic In Detroit

Space Oddity

Man Who Sold the World

Cat People

The Jean Genie

1984

Width of a Circle

Queen Bitch

Looks like a pretty great list to me!

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My attempt at Genesis:

 

1. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

2. Firth of Fifth 

3. The Cinema Show

4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners

5. Entangled

6. Mad Man Moon 

7. The Fountain of Salmacis 

8. Watcher of the Skies 

9. Supper's Ready 

10. Stagnation

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On 3/22/2023 at 1:58 PM, Entre_Perpetuo said:

Here’s my less than 3 minutes thinking about this speedrun version:

 

1. Life On Mars

2 Space Oddity

3. Word On A Wing

4. Blackstar

5. Soul Love

6. 

 

nope I can’t do it, lol. There’s too many!!!

I’ve been at it ever since reading your and Mithrandir’s posts.

 

Here’s my 12 Bowie songs…

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“Always Crashing the Same Car” (from “Low” 1977)

 

“Ashes to Ashes” (from “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” 1980)

 

“Battle for Britain (The Letter)” (from “Earthling” 1997)

 

“Bus Stop” (from the debut Tin Machine album in 1989)

 

“China Girl” (from “Let’s Dance” 1983)

 

“Conversation Piece” (unreleased version from the abandoned  “Toy” album that was to be released in March of 2001)

 

“Five Years” (from “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars” 1972)

 

“I Can’t Stop Thinking About Me” (Live version from “VH1 Storytellers” 1999)

 

“Life on Mars?” (from “Hunky Dory” 1971)

 

“Pablo Picasso” (Cover of The Modern Lovers’ song from “Reality” 2003)

 

“Thursday’s Child” (from “‘hours…” 1999)

 

“The Width of a Circle” (1973 live version from “Ziggy Stardust the Motion Picture Soundtrack”)

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Just now, The Cat 3 said:

“Always Crashing the Same Car” (from “Low” 1977)

 

“Ashes to Ashes” (from “Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)” 1980)

 

“Battle for Britain (The Letter)” (from “Earthling” 1997)

 

“Bus Stop” (from the debut Tin Machine album in 1989)

 

“China Girl” (from “Let’s Dance” 1983)

 

“Conversation Piece” (unreleased version from the abandoned  “Toy” album that was to be released in March of 2001)

 

“Five Years” (from “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders from Mars” 1972)

 

“I Can’t Stop Thinking About Me” (Live version from “VH1 Storytellers” 1999)

 

“Life on Mars?” (from “Hunky Dory” 1971)

 

“Pablo Picasso” (Cover of The Modern Lovers’ song from “Reality” 2003)

 

“Thursday’s Child” (from “‘hours…” 1999)

 

“The Width of a Circle” (1973 live version from “Ziggy Stardust the Motion Picture Soundtrack”)

Awesome list!

 

a dozen’s okay lol, I’m just interested in seeing people’s favorites

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On 3/22/2023 at 8:20 PM, Chronos said:

My attempt at Genesis:

 

1. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

2. Firth of Fifth 

3. The Cinema Show

4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners

5. Entangled

6. Mad Man Moon 

7. The Fountain of Salmacis 

8. Watcher of the Skies 

9. Supper's Ready 

10. Stagnation

Can-Utility - oh yes!

A bit of a lost gem, I’d say - overshadowed by other greats on that record. 
I love that Genesis was in a phase of playing some amazing part and never returning to it - it made for such dense, complex songs - but with this one, I just LONG for the “those who love our majesty “ section to return at the end - it is so powerful and beautiful. 

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Top 10 (at the moment) Genesis songs

 

1 Carpet Crawlers

2 Entangled

3 One For The Vine

4 Undertow

5 It's Gonna Get Better

6 The Chamber of 32 Doors

7 Supper's Ready (I mean, how can you not have it on a list...)

8 Unquiet Slumbers for the Sleepers

9 Duchess

10 Firth of Fifth

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Top 10 (at the moment) Bob Dylan songs

 

1 Series Of Dreams

2 Not Dark Yet

3 Born In Time

4 Most of the Time

5 Visions of Johanna 

6 Ring Them Bells

7 When The Deal Goes Down

8 High Water

9 Jokerman

10 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall

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On 3/22/2023 at 8:20 PM, Chronos said:

My attempt at Genesis:

 

1. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

2. Firth of Fifth 

3. The Cinema Show

4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners

5. Entangled

6. Mad Man Moon 

7. The Fountain of Salmacis 

8. Watcher of the Skies 

9. Supper's Ready 

10. Stagnation

Great, great list!

 

I love the addition of “Entangled” and “Mad Man Moon”.

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3 hours ago, Timbale said:

Top 10 (at the moment) Bob Dylan songs

 

1 Series Of Dreams

2 Not Dark Yet

3 Born In Time

4 Most of the Time

5 Visions of Johanna 

6 Ring Them Bells

7 When The Deal Goes Down

8 High Water

9 Jokerman

10 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall

This is not a casual fan’s list, that’s for sure.

 

“Most of the Time” was just mentioned in another thread.

 

”most of the time, I’m strong enough not to hate”.

 

How incredibly simple and profound.

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1 hour ago, The Cat 3 said:

This is not a casual fan’s list, that’s for sure.

 

“Most of the Time” was just mentioned in another thread.

 

”most of the time, I’m strong enough not to hate”.

 

How incredibly simple and profound.

Yeah, I’m not a “greatest hits” Dylan fan…although all his greats are, well, great to me. And will that mid-sixties, Highway 61 Revisited sound is still the coolest thing ever…I’m really really into his later work (although, Jesus, Oh Mercy is now 30+ years old!!)

 

and yeah - Most Of The Time is a masterpiece full of profound moments. That whole record blows me away. 

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Top 10 (at the moment) Rush songs

 

1 Vital Signs

2 Analog Kid

3 The Pass

4 Natural Science

5 Middletown Dreams

6 Available Light

7 The Weapon

8 Spirit Of Radio

9 Cygnus X1 Book II

10 Witch Hunt

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Bon-era AC/DC...

 

Soul Stripper

It's a Long Way to the Top

The Jack

Can I Sit Next To You

Love At First Feel

Jailbreak

Dog Eat Dog

Go Down

What's Next to the Moon

Gone Shootin'

Night Prowler

Beating Around the Bush

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Brian-era AC/DC would mostly be from Back in Black, I think, if not totally.  Maybe a couple from For Those About To Rock and  Flick of the Switch.

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Top 10 (at the moment) Pete Townshend songs

(I am not including any demo recordings of Who material - his versions of the Quadrophenia and Lifehouse songs could easily dominate the list!)

 

1 The Sea Refuses No River

2 I Am Secure

3 Empty Glass

4 Pavardigar

5 Save It For Later (the Deep End Live version is great, and the one that I've listened to many, many times...but there is a stellar studio version that for some reason can only be found on       Youtube that totally knocks me out.)

6 I Am An Animal

7 Stardom In Acton

8 Jools and Jim

9 The Ferryman

10 Crashing By Design

 

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2 hours ago, goose said:

Bon-era AC/DC...

 

Soul Stripper

It's a Long Way to the Top

The Jack

Can I Sit Next To You

Love At First Feel

Jailbreak

Dog Eat Dog

Go Down

What's Next to the Moon

Gone Shootin'

Night Prowler

Beating Around the Bush

 

Soul Stripper! Definitely somewhere in my Top Ten. :fistbump:

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Joining goose in some Bon-era rankage:

 

Whole Lotta Rosie 

Squealer 

Night Prowler 

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 

Overdose

What's Next to the Moon 

Sin City 

Soul Stripper 

Live Wire 

Girls Got Rhythm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Chronos said:

Joining goose in some Bon-era rankage:

 

Overdose

Sin City 

 

Those two and Down-payment Blues should be on my list as well

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Top Ten (at the moment) Tom Waits songs

 

1 You Can Never Hold Back Spring

2 Time

3 Picture In A Frame

4 Jockey Full Of Bourbon 

5 On The Nickel

6 Step Right Up

7 Martha

8 Tom Traubert's Blues

9 Gun Street Girl

10 Clap Hands

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On 3/22/2023 at 8:20 PM, Chronos said:

My attempt at Genesis:

 

1. Dancing With the Moonlit Knight

2. Firth of Fifth 

3. The Cinema Show

4. Can-Utility and the Coastliners

5. Entangled

6. Mad Man Moon 

7. The Fountain of Salmacis 

8. Watcher of the Skies 

9. Supper's Ready 

10. Stagnation

Not big on the Post-Gabriel era?

 

My list

 

The Knife

Musical Box

Return of the Giant Hogweed

Dancing with the Moonlit Knight

Squonk

Trick of the tail

Blood on the Rooftops

One for the Vine

Abacab

DoDo/Lurker

 

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On 3/24/2023 at 5:18 PM, Timbale said:

Top 10 (at the moment) Bob Dylan songs

 

1 Series Of Dreams

2 Not Dark Yet

3 Born In Time

4 Most of the Time

5 Visions of Johanna 

6 Ring Them Bells

7 When The Deal Goes Down

8 High Water

9 Jokerman

10 A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall

My Dylan list is all from the 60's

 

Masters of War

Times they are a changin

My back Pages

It Ain't Me

Positively 4th Street

Stuck Inside of Mobile

115th dream

Tombstone Blues

Ballad of a Thin Man

All Along the Watchtower

 

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54 minutes ago, Mithrandir said:

Not big on the Post-Gabriel era?

 

My list

 

The Knife

Musical Box

Return of the Giant Hogweed

Dancing with the Moonlit Knight

Squonk

Trick of the tail

Blood on the Rooftops

One for the Vine

Abacab

DoDo/Lurker

 

Boy...not putting Blood On The Rooftops on my list is a bit of an oversight.  I just listened to it (on a dark and grey Toronto day) this morning.  It really is one of their best songs.  It's a drag they never returned to it post-Hackett.  Imagine hearing that in '92 or 2007 instead of the instrumental Firth of Fifth section or In The Cage.  Would have been amazing.

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