I’ve been wanting to do this for years (as one of my inductees famously ad-libbed), and was reminded of this long-intended mission by reading Barney Hoskyns’ RBP blog entitled “The Perennial Joys of “Godd” Rundgren, wherein he writ, “I think I’m more loyal to Todd than to any other single artist; I just keep coming back for more and more. Please discover the rabbit-toothed magus of rock if you haven’t already done so.” I second that emotion, big time, and extend it to the following loves of my life (inductees to the “real” R&RHOF excluded; 25-year rule ignored):
Todd Rundgren
Procol Harum
Gram Parsons
Little Feat
Big Star
Mott the Hoople
The Tubes
Roxy Music
Robert Palmer
New York Dolls
Fairport Convention
Crowded House
Lindsey Buckingham
Matthew Sweet
The Odds
The Jayhawks
Beck
Radiohead
Wilco
Spoon
Kings of Leon
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Hey Bud, thanks for your very own (up-close-and-personal) Hall o’ Fame. Lot of overlap with my own proclivities/nominations, naturally.
This was an “Artist You Should Hear” list I did for (rather neglected) MOG page a while ago:
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Steely Dan
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Todd Rundgren
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Sandy Denny
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Rufus Wainwright
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Salif Keita
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Robert Wyatt
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The La’s
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Joy Division
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Howlin’ Wolf
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Gillian Welch
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Donny Hathaway
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Daft Punk
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Charlie Rich
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The Blue Nile
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Aimee Mann
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James Carr
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Interpol
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Cocteau Twins
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Shack
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Big Star
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Judee Sill
I’m with you on most of the above, Barney. In my book, Steely Dan hit the highest percentage ever of fully realized tracks, next to the Beatles. And the Blue Nile’s first two albums are sublime; I’ll add them to my list.