Wednesday, February 11, 2009

I was musing on the progression of my musical "heroes" from the beginnings of my love affair with pop music to the present. Here's a rough chronology:

1985-~1994: ? (Raffi?)
1994-1997: The Beatles
1997-1999: David Bowie
1999-2000: Curtis Mayfield
2000-2002: Marvin Gaye
2003-2004: Prince
2004-2005: MF Doom
2005-2007: Ghostface Killah
2007: Ted Leo
2007-2009: The Replacements/Dismemberment Plan
2009-present: Neko Case

Certainly a vast oversimplification, and Belle & Sebastian probably deserve a place somewhere in there. Interesting to ponder though.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2009 at 4:22 PM

    Short and simple. I'll usually download an album, get really into the artist for a week or two and then get a different album, so it's hard to think about my favorite artist by year.

    Pre2004: Wu-Tang Clan
    2004: Tribe Called Quest/Nas
    2005:J-Dilla
    2006:Outkast
    2007:Pavement
    2008:Lil' Wayne

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2009 at 4:29 PM

    Honorable Mention:
    Bonnie Prince Billy
    Neutral Milk Hotel
    Madlib
    Eminem
    Kanye West

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