A post by crazy_for_buddy on another thread got me thinking: what other artists do you all listen to and/or collect?

I really only collect two artists at the moment: Buddy Holly and Adam & The Ants, having given up on Manic Street Preachers a few years ago. I've also got pretty much everything by Sex Pistols and am quite into Aimee Mann.

Currently am listening to a bit of System Of A Down ("B.Y.O.B." is amazing), Bloc Party, The Killers, Razorlight (although the latter two mostly because my wife is into them; she also collects Elliott Smith). I'm also really liking My Chemical Romance (another of the missus's CDs!).

And I also collect tattoos, which is another subject altogether...

So come on, spread the word -- what else floats your boat?

This message has been edited. Last edited by: David T-W,

Hi David,
Ouch! The ol' generation gap is nipping at me. Of your list, I've only heard The Sex Pistols and Adam Ant.

When I started collecting, as a quite young Balcony Buddy, The Twist was very popular in America and The Beach Boys were just getting started. I don't twist much anymore, but the Beach Boys are still my #1 band, with Buddy Holly & The Crickets coming in at #3, right after The Beatles (I like their 1963-64 stuff best).

Also ranking high in my music-rotation are Elvis, The Cadillacs, Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers, Dion, Jan & Dean, The Byrds, The Hollies, The Monkees, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Ramones, English Beat, The Police, and The Go-Gos...I'm also a fan of Glenn Miller, and even enjoy Classical Music.

Ever heard of the bands on my list, David? LOL

Balcony Buddy

Hey Balcony Buddy.

Oh, I've heard of everything on your list, so don't give me all that jive about generation gaps, daddy-o! In fact, I've always felt that Jan and Dean were superior to the Beach Boys. I first discovered them via a biopic that I think was called Deadman's Curve, which I must have caught on TV when I was about 12 or 13 years old, some 20-odd years ago. I then bought a compilation surf album that had a handful of their songs on it alongside tracks by the Beach Boys, Surfaris, and others I don't recall.

I've never quite got into The Ramones. I think the difference between the UK punk scene and the US punk scene at that time was just too much for me to handle!

English Beat I think is who we call over here The Beat and were part of the ska/two-tone scene, am I right? Again, not a scene I could really relate to, although I like a few tracks by The Specials.

I don't mind a bit of Glenn Miller, but my big band preference is for Al Jolson.

Y'know, maybe you ought to check out Elliott Smith. He was a really talented songwriter and musician, totally doing his own thing with no thought or care about sales. Someone who was passionate about the music. And his lyrics are often very beautiful. And I personally think that on some of his early tracks there is a BH-esque feel, although of course somewhat more updated and less "naive", for want of a better word. I don't want to say any more, because I'm very aware of how categorizing an artist can put people off.

Thanks for sharing!

Hi David,
I was mentioning the generation gap on my end, for not knowing about the bands on your list. I was pretty certain you'd have heard of mine.

There was an LA recording band called The Beat, who owned the rights to the name. So in America the British ska band was called the English Beat.

The Beach Boys were the backup group on lots of Jan & Dean recordings, and Brian credits Jan with teaching him a lot about record production. He had been producing Jan & Dean records since 1958.

Al Jolson? Wasn't he in The Clash? Oh - Joe Strummer . . . never mind.

Balcony Buddy

im rather embarrased of that post, as i was angry and didnt entirely mean what i said, so thats why i thought i deleted it...although, J-rock still has nothing to do with Buddy Holly... anyways since you asked...David, im really into System of a Down, My Chemical Romanceand the Killers, all are freaking amazing. Weezer is one of my utmost faves...when your a Holly fan though, how could they not be lol. Marilyn Manson has a lot of listening time in there, same with Alexisonfire. random punk stuff. i dont care overly for music sung in english anymore, Japanese is my preference. so for the J-rockers, Gackt and Malice Mizer are my all time favourites. not that any of you would have heard of them, but i think there effing amazing. but i love all J-rock. collection wise, its all about Japan and Buddy (alot of Buddy lol). but i do have a hefty amount of model cars from the 50s. and a hefty amount of facial piercings.
i love bascially all 50s music, but no country, no teen idol stuff, and as long as it wasnt all out honky tonk, its all good lol.

Ohayo gozaimasu, c_f_b. Hajimema****e.

I studied Japanese for a year about 10 years ago, but I remember very little of it. Watashi-wa David desu. Igirisu-jin desu. That's about all, as well as a few numbers: ichi, ni, san... etc!

I realized you had deleted it afterwards, but I thought it was the basis for a half-decent discussion. Sorry if I caused you any embarrassment. I'll edit it after i post this.

Good to hear you like SOAD, Killers, and MCR. Afraid I don't know any of the j-rock bands. Do you ever watch Japanese movies? The Happiness of the Katakuris is one of the strangest films I've ever seen in my life. I liked it, I think(!), but it was very odd. Check it out if you haven't already. It's by the same director who made Audition and Ichi The Killer but is very different.

I can't believe my post was censored! I think the curse-word filter is a touch too sensitive there... Ridiculous!

My four top favorites (All at #1 cause I just can't choose between them!)

Amy Grant (I own everything she has done from 1977 up til now)
Keith Green (Yet another small charter plane crash victim)
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Kevin Max (Not many people have heard of Kmax, but if you've heard DC Talk, you've heard him quite an awesome musician)

Sex pistols- i collect anything i can of them...posters, albums, videos etc etc

Marilyn manson- i have got all there albums and collect posters, videos etc etc....his autobigoraphy is one of the best books ive ever read

Nirvana- got all there albums....i have kurts diary, i collect posters, books, videos,

Buddy holly- ive only just started collecting but ive got a few old posters off my dad, a few albums but no books at the moment.....can anyone recommend any good books about him?

elseb

the quinessential biography of Holly was written by John Goldrosen, and was called "The Buddy Holly Story" or "Buddy Holly - His life and music", depending on which edition you get. it came out originally in 1975 i believe it was, and is still considered the best book on Holly. unfortunately, it's out of print now. Goldrosen could not interest a major publisher in publishing this book when he first wrote it - they all responded by saying things like "who's Buddy Holly?" and other types of foolishness. so he finally went with a small publisher (bowling green press) and they were not able to get the publicity and distribution that was necessary. hence, the book didn't do well. subsequent editions were put out, but sadly, none of them did well either.

you can probably find a used copy on ebay, alibris, or amazon.

"Remembering Buddy" is, essentially, a revised, updated, more comprehensive version of the Beecher book mentioned by Jerry. It is well worth purchasing, but be sure to get the version with the colour photo section (in early copies, in hte UK at least, the colour section was inadvertently omitted).

David

whoops, my bad! i forgot that goldrosen collaborated with john beecher in subsequent later editions, entitled "Remembering Buddy". you're absolutely correct. the early versions of the book, however, were written by goldrosen alone.

thanks for setting me straight.

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Originally posted by David T-W:
Ohayo gozaimasu, c_f_b. Hajimema****e.

I studied Japanese for a year about 10 years ago, but I remember very little of it. Watashi-wa David desu. Igirisu-jin desu. That's about all, as well as a few numbers: ichi, ni, san... etc!

I realized you had deleted it afterwards, but I thought it was the basis for a half-decent discussion. Sorry if I caused you any embarrassment. I'll edit it after i post this.

Good to hear you like SOAD, Killers, and MCR. Afraid I don't know any of the j-rock bands. Do you ever watch Japanese movies? The Happiness of the Katakuris is one of the strangest films I've ever seen in my life. I liked it, I think(!), but it was very odd. Check it out if you haven't already. It's by the same director who made Audition and Ichi The Killer but is very different.

Anata no nihongo wa jyozu desu. Dai Gako nihongo wo benkyo shimasu. Hajimemashi*e!

Konnichiwa David-san! Sumimasen nagai aida henji. Watashi wa nihongo eiga dai suki. Moon Child no watashi no suki. Anata wa shi*teiru desu ka? Kantoku Takahisa Zeze. Kare sugoi! Demo ongaku motto ii. Nihongo ongaku dai suki!!!
Kashu sekushi desu!!...tonikaku...watashi no nihongo pera-pera. Roku toshi benkyou. Dakara, hajimemashi*e!!

btw, unguarded_heart...its jouzu, not jyozu...sorry to be a smart-ass, but ask buddy_blue, im notorious for it with Japanese...
Ja mata ne!

As well as the Beatles I have complete collections of Virginia Astley (+ the rest of her family which doesn't include Rick but DOES include as a relation Pete Townshend)
The Family Cat a 90s Indie band whose name I swiped for a User one.
A great deal of Indie music from the 80s-I especially like total unknowns and through this I have a complete collection of Southall Riot after I met the singer in a London record shop and he gave me copies of 4 of them.
I also tend to collect stuff from musicians I know or have been contacted on the Internet
Also like the music of SAILOR,FOX,Roy Wood & WIZARD.
Many Merseybeat acts from the 60s
The Stones up to 1973 after which I prefer to think they became another band-which they did in a sense.
The The
The Electric Light Orchestra
The Beatles are the main area though especially Paul McCartney.
My interest in Buddy Holly stems more from this

Not forgetting my American penfriend GINNY WRIGHT who was a country star in the 50s and the biggest one on the Hayride when Elvis made his debut.I stayed with her twice in Georgia which is when I put up her website on Yahoo

This is the coolest thread! I can't believe I never checked it out during all the time I spend lurking on this board. What I like about it how varied the tastes of us Holly-heads are.

Well, anyway, here's my list:

BH, of course
Elvis
Brian Setzer (trust me, you gotta get Rockabilly Riot Volume One)
Roy Orbison / Traveling Wilburys
Johnny Cash
The Ventures
Stevie Ray Vaughn

And now the ones that don't fit "the profile":
Ramones
White Stripes
Barry Manilow (naw, I was just kidding about Barry Manilow!)

Rock on,
Bear85

Generally speaking I listen to any music by anyone. With the sole exception of rap music, which is just total and utter, well you know the word
Other artists that I have collected/seen been/am a fan of are these few:-
Buddy Holly (obviously)
Marc Bolan (all his incarnations)
Cocteau Twins
Hank Williams Snr.
Pink Floyd
Bauhaus
Elvis Presley
AC/DC (Bon Scott period only)

There are others but these are the main ones