So no one had any black music artists on their lists, huh? Pity. I started off my list with Albert Ayler (FYI) cuz I keep my cd's near the computer of which there are only a few since the 1000's of vinyl pieces I have collected over the last 30 years are stacked on shelves in another room. I only buy music on cd that I really love and don't want to wear out on wax and are what I listen to the most often at work, car, etc.. and that is what I mainly listed be it alphabetical or otherwise. Working at a record store in an urban city doesn't hurt such diverse tastes either. Lots of black music too. Sun Ra (that's jazz for children of 80's fey pop) is my largest artist collection on vinyl and disc besides Marc Bolan & T.Rex. Does this describe a trainspotter? Not really. Just a jazz fan that grew up in the late 60's/early 70's rock era. Did I mention I have a lot of Curtis Mayfield and James Brown on lp too? Sorry I missed the Smiths era. Not much impressed me in the 80's in pop. Not until Suede came along did I think an english band rocked with balls like in the heyday of Bowie/Bolan. Morrissey was always too melodramatic/over-the-top for me without sincerity. Belle & Sebastian. That's melancholy sincerity with great lyrics too re- inforce that cold feel. Just an opinion.... Pete +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list please mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". For list archives and searching, list rules, FAQ, poor jokes etc, see http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +---+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" +---+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+