UK & Australian Music
Sep 19th 2009, 11:58 pm
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Re: UK & Australian Music
Loreena McKennitt is a respected world music artist.
Ron Sexsmith is one of the world's most respected singer-songwriters admired by the likes of Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney.
Feist is a respected female singer-songwriter.
Robbie Robertson was in The Band - you know, famous for songs like The Weight?
Rufus Wainwright is a critically revered singer-songwriter also.
Ron Sexsmith is one of the world's most respected singer-songwriters admired by the likes of Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello and Paul McCartney.
Feist is a respected female singer-songwriter.
Robbie Robertson was in The Band - you know, famous for songs like The Weight?
Rufus Wainwright is a critically revered singer-songwriter also.
Sep 20th 2009, 12:55 am
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Re: UK & Australian Music
There are not nearly as many Australian artists about whom the same could be said.
Sep 20th 2009, 12:56 am
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Thought your blog indicated that the GTC had an impact on your PC repair business?
Sep 20th 2009, 2:31 am
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Sep 20th 2009, 4:44 am
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Sep 20th 2009, 4:44 am
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Sep 20th 2009, 5:09 am
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Ok, time out. Let's channel Edward de Bono and try to approach this query from a lateral perspective.
willamos: why has the UK and Australia produced so much in the way of popular music when compared to Australia?
willamos: why has the UK and Australia produced so much in the way of popular music when compared to Australia?
Sep 20th 2009, 5:10 am
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BTW, loving Kporte's logic on this thread 
Sep 20th 2009, 5:44 am
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My point was that, if you are quite knowledgeable about music, and read music magazines, there are lots of canadian artists who are right up there in terms of their quality and their critical recognition and respect from other artists.
There are not nearly as many Australian artists about whom the same could be said.
There are not nearly as many Australian artists about whom the same could be said.
Sep 20th 2009, 5:47 am
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Plus none of us are clearly qualified enough to comment on music because we do not read the same magazines as him. Just out of interest Will, it's Smash Hits, isn't it?
Sep 20th 2009, 9:42 am
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Sep 20th 2009, 9:43 am
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Sep 20th 2009, 9:43 am
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Oh, you are silly enough to think that Rufus Wainwright gets discussed in Smash Hits are you? Shows what you (don't) know.
Sep 20th 2009, 9:46 am
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But then quite a few on here would argue that you are not interested in the discussion. Every reason and point that has been given has been dismissed. You have a theory already and you are not willing to be swayed by anything other than "it's because Brits are just superior"