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Rockerchick, I think I get what your driving at. Any noise has the potential to be musical...it might not sound very melodic but it's musical all the same.
Kraftwerk probably thought much the same as yourself when they came up with their concept of music, think Autobahn and you'll know what I mean. Early skiffle groups probably had the same idea when they used washing boards and tea chests with a pole and a piece of string (someone must have thought there was a musical quality when they first decided to do it after all). Madness must have been on to something with the car reving up at the beggining of Driving In My Car. Seasick Steve uses a nail and a piece of wire in some songs!

Craig.

One of my earliest memories of music was a cassette my father had of The Who - Tommy, it was around the time of the Mod revival in the UK roundabout 1980. I was only about 7 or 8 years old back then, but me and my mates were aware of an older song by a band called The Who (My Generation) that all these Mods were into, so when I came across a whole albums worth of material by this group I thought I was well cool at the time. It didn't matter that My Generation wasn't on Tommy, cos I was blown away with that album and still am to this day.

When I was a bit older I got into New Order in a big way, along with SLF, Sex Pistols, Talking Heads and The Clash, all before my time with the exception of New Order, but everyone of them struck a chord with me all the same.

Round about the age of 17 I discovered the Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays along with Rave/Dance/Techno....call it what you will, and that was me for another few years.
Somewhere along the line I discovered the Stones, Beatles, Zeppelin, The Kinks, Small Faces, Oasis, OCS, Sabbath and many many other fantastic groups, but none of them (possibly with the exception of SLF) got me hooked as much as that first listen to Tommy.

So, on reflection I would say the groups that got me hooked on music were,

1, The Who.
2, New Order.
3, SLF.
4, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays. never could seperate these two bands.

Seems a shame to miss any out, but those were the ones that had the biggest impact on me.

Craig.

I've got a crybaby as well and like Purlnekless I tend to do the goldfish thing when using it. Never tried anyother kind so I couldn't compare, but you do get a great sound from the crybaby.

One of my faves is the cover of 'False Gestures For A Devious Public' by a group called The Blood. Pretty much anything by Pink Floyd. Beck - Odelay is another I quite like.
Stiff Little Fingers - Nobodys Heroes is also a good un, they put the name of the album as a bar code and you can only read it at a certain angle, well minted i reckon.

I reckon the 70's were probably the 'golden era' for album covers. 
Nowadays even the best ones dont look as good when they're crammed onto a CD cover.

Craig.

Yep, I've gotta agree with Frankster and copper. I've had one for roughly six months now and it plays really well. It does nick pretty easy, as mentioned, but I wouldn't let that put me off buying one. Only gripe I had was that the action was a shade high and I got a tiny bit of fret buzz at the 'dusty' end. I would imagine most mid range guitars have little problems though. Anyway, it was nothing a wee set up didn't sort out.

A lot of guitar for the money I reckon. A very well made guitar that sounds terrific imo.

Craig.

I'd agree with most of the names above, all very talented, especially Townshend.

Paul Weller should be included as well, he's written loads of fantastic songs. Also, a somewhat overlooked one in my opinion, Jake Burns of SLF. Not forgetting Strummer/Jones of The Clash.

One I reckon deserves a mention is Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays, not the best song writer as such I agree, but his ability to steal lyrics from 2 or 3 songs and weld them round about his own lyrics and come up with something totaly unique is probably more difficult than you'd imagine.

Craig.

Top 5?  Probably would look like this....

1. The Who.
2. Stiff Little Fingers.
3. Stone Roses.
4. Kings Of Leon.
5. The Clash.

Craig.

Yep, everyones got guilty pleasures. Mines are Boney M and Girls Aloud!! 

Too say I cop plenty of flack for it is a bit of an understatement, but I dont care cos I like 'em, and thats all that matters.

Craig.

Well, my name is Craig Wilson. having fired it through an internet anagram finder i came up with,

Garlic Winos! LOL

Given that I'm Scottish (and we like a drink here) and that we have an affinity with the Auld Alliance - France. It is a pretty apt name! LOL

Craig.

I reckon most of what you say is true Roger, up to a point.

The best bands that are playing the clubs tend too get picked up and then the cash,  marketing and exposure etc gets thrown at them. A lot of the bands that are doing well at the moment have served an apprenticeship in the clubs, unfortunately you do get the X factor brigade striking it lucky with cash and grabbing their 15 mins of fame.

On the bright side, it seems too me that the ones that actually last and make a career of it tend too be the ones that have done time in the pubs and clubs.

Craig.