Posted on April 16, 2008Squeeze Biography And Top 10 Songs
I started listening to Squeeze when I was about 7 or 8 because I remember buying Take Me I'm Yours at a flea market (I used to go to look for old original records) for about 25p on cassette single, and I remember buying it just because I liked the...
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Posted on April 4, 2008Fleetwood Mac Biography And Top 10 Songs
I probably started listening to Fleetwood Mac when I was about 10, 11 or something like that because I remember getting their Greatest Hits album and it had only just been released and at the time I didn't really know who they were but because I...
Posted on April 2, 2008Blur Biography And Top 10 Songs
I have liked Blur since before they became popular after the release of their Parklife album which most people think was their first. Back in the day there was a big band battle between Blur and Oasis and most people chose one or the other but I...
Posted on April 2, 2008Iron Maiden Biography And Top 10 Songs
The song Charlotte the Harlot probably started me listening to Iron Maiden more than just hearing them on the radio because (and I know this is mean) when I was at school back in the day there was a girl I knew called Charlotte and I used to call her...
Posted on April 2, 2008Blondie Biography And Top 10 Songs
There were two main reasons I started listening to Blondie and they were: first I thought Debbie Harry was amazingly beautiful and second the style of music they made. At the time I got into Blondie I was listening to a lot of punk and new wave...
Posted on April 2, 2008The Smiths Biography And Top 10 Songs
The Smiths are another of my favourite Manchester bands and as I have said before, you have to support your own. I think I initially started listening to The Smiths when What Difference Does It Make came out in 1983 and I thought Morrissey had one of...
Posted on April 2, 2008Texas Biography And Top 10 Songs
I have liked Texas ever since they released their first single (I Don't Want A Lover) while I was still at school. At the time I was still listening to "pop" music and the charts on the radio regularly (which I don't do much anymore) and I thought...
Posted on April 2, 2008Pink Floyd Biography And Top 10 Songs
I think I probably started listening to Pink Floyd because I used to chill with some dudes who smoked weed and used to play Floyd a lot and I found the music is really good to listen to when you are stoned. Pink floyd are a kind of psychedelic rock...
Posted on March 31, 2008Traveling Wilburys Biography And Top 10 Songs
The Traveling Wilburys are not only one of my favourite groups because they made some very good music but also because the group consisted of some of my favourite artists. I started listening to The Traveling Wilburys when I was about 15 when my...
Posted on March 30, 2008Enigma Biography And Top 10 Songs
I first started listening to Enigma about the time Return To Innocence was released and was played on the radio a lot. Most people I know don't listen to Enigma because they just don't know about them. Most people think they have never of heard them...
Posted on March 29, 2008Jimi Hendrix Biography And Top 10 Songs
I have listened to Jimi Hendrix since I can remember and he was probably the first person I ever wanted to be when I was a kid. I love the guitar but I can play it about as much as I can walk on the moon. When I was much younger I attempted to take...
Posted on March 27, 2008The Beatles Biography And Top 10 Songs
Being from Manchester which is quite close to Liverpool there is some local rivalry (especially between Manchester United F.C. and Liverpool F.C.) between the two towns and as such I generally support the Manchester bands first, but I think the whole...
Posted on March 27, 2008Beach Boys Biography And Top 10 Songs
I don't think I know anybody who doesn't like at least one Beach Boys song, but I like most and have liked them since I was younger. When I was about 10 I used to save my pocket money and buy LP's and one day while I was at the market I came across...
Posted on March 26, 2008The Carpenters Biography And Top 10 Songs
This is another band I have to thank my sis P for getting me into. When we were little kids my sister used to watch the Karen Carpenter Story over and over when we were on our 6 weeks holiday from school, and I used to pretend I didn't like it for a...
Posted on March 25, 2008ABBA Biography And Top 10 Songs
I began listening to ABBA when I was about 15 or so and just leaving school because obviously I had heard some of their songs on the radio and TV but somehow I came across an ABBA cassette and played it and then played it over and over. Musically and...
Posted on March 24, 2008James Biography and Top 10 Songs
James are probably my favourite of all the Manchester bands that I like (you have to support your own boys and girls). I first started listening to James because my sister P liked them when I was a kid.
Posted on March 22, 2008Pet Shop Boys Biography And Top 10 Songs
When I was a kid I had heard the Pet Shop Boys on the radio whenever new singles had been released but it wasn't until I was about 14 or 15 when I started to take more of an interest in their music. This was because I had never taken the time to...
