bhoywonder wrote:Diamonddog wrote:bhoywonder wrote:Nobody's denying Bowie anything. I like the early 70s records, I know his influence. My list isn't meant to be ones who defined the 70s for pop fans in the UK though. All I'm saying is that Bowie was not the 3rd greatest artist in the history of 20th century music, which is what Pete was, more or less, stating was fact.
Well, in my book, he's certainly far more important than most (if not all) of the third rate list you trotted out Paul. Really.
btw, inspiring new romantic and glam isn't really going to win anypoints round here.
And Sly (who many would say is the chief inspiration for a great deal of the tuneless r'n'b shite we now suffer) is? And Mogwai? Maybe they're the fourth most important, heh?
Come on Paul - be serious. Please.
[heavy sigh] If only you'd read posts before answering.
3rd rate? er... whatthefuckyoutalkinbout? Johnny Cash, the Smiths, Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, JAMC, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, the Cure, and the Rolling Stones - 3rd rate? What a silly thing to say.
Bowie more important than the Stones, Dylan, Johnny Cash and the Beach Boys? Strewth, you're further gone than I thought!
Listen Pete, if you read anybody's posts you'd see nobody (well, not me anyway) is denying Bowie's importance, nor his talent. All I'm saying is that, for me, someone who didn't experience him first time round (apart from the 80s stuff), his records don't sound as great as they do to many others. That's my very simple and pleasant point. Right? Get it? No need to call anyone a fuckwit.
You then said it was taken as fact that he's the 3rd most important artist ever, or somesuch (hilariously suggesting led zep as the 2nd...how we laughed!). I said that it wasn't fact. You asked me who else could be classed as to have made at least arguably decent records over a long period. I did this, and you and your bitch Yomp (hello mate, I have some stuff for you) decided to interpret that list as nominees for the 3rd most important artist ever.
It's just not possible to have a conversation with someone who doesn't listen.