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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
More ludicrously overappreciated than Randy Newman by far:
- Lou Reed
- Jim Morrison
- Iggy Pop
- Sonic Youth
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Your taste is in your mouth...
1. Lou Reed has a song catalog as classic as any pop musician who has ever lived. "Pale Blue Eyes," "Rock N. Roll" and "Sweet Jane" alone put him in that category.
2. Agreed Morrison and the Doors' thin sound are wildly overhyped. But "Moonlight Mile," "Indian Summer" and and the band's first record are amazing.
3. Agreed Iggy's a little more myth than talent. But the Stooges albums are all classics, as is his first solo record.
4. Agreed. I'm not a huge SY fan. But I know I like them a lot more than Newman
Still, the least of these artists is still 50X better than Randy Newman could ever hope to be on most inspired day. He is simply not that good. At his most listenable his lyrics are those of a dry, sober Warren Zevon with the backing music of Dr. John in a writing-gingles-for-Buick state of mind.
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