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I am Steve Pereira, a 60-something ex-hippy and ongoing music lover. I also love beer, and pubs, and film, and incense, and literature. I have been on the internet for a few years now as SilkTork, and a Google search will see me popping up on websites all over the place, but mostly Ratebeer and Wikipedia, though nowhere near as much as I used to (and I just checked, and many of the websites no longer appear, so it's mostly RateBeer and Wikipedia).
Kitchen Table Music Blogs are my researches into music topics I am curious about - sometimes it's bands I love, though sometimes it's just bands or musicians I want to know more about. So the blog is mainly for me to record my findings and my opinions. I put them into blog form as that is the most convenient, and provides quick link access to online resources such as Wikipedia, AllMusic and YouTube. I also like blogging as it makes my findings and views available to others who are invited to comment - correcting my mistakes, making suggestions or observations, or directing me to other resources. While I am writing for myself, I do have an "imaginary reader" who I am talking to, and that is likely to be someone like you, so please do leave me a message at the end.
The artists I look at in depth are graded on ten different aspects, giving a potential maximum 100 points. The ten aspects are: (These have just been changed - so blogs now need to be updated: * indicates those which need updating):
Voice/Musicianship (15), Image/Star quality (10), Lyrics/Music (20), Impact/Influence (10), Popularity (5), Emotional appeal (5), Authenticity (25), and Legacy (10). Total: 100
I would regard any score of 50 or more as Very Good, and anything over 70 as Very Special. Scores under 40 are Average. Scores under 30 are Poor.
Very Special
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Pink FloydScore: 89 |
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Score: 87 |
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| Eric Clapton Score: 84 |
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| The Kinks Score: 72 |
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| Janis Joplin Score: 72 |
Very Good
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| Stevie Wonder Score: 67 |
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| The Who Score: 66 |
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Score: 64 |
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| Michael Jackson* Score: 63 |
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| Johnny Cash* Score: 63 (I may revisit this) |
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| Yes Score: 63 |
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Bob MarleyScore: 60 |
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| Marvin Gaye* Score: 58 |
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Score: 58 |
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Score: 58 |
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| Jane's Addiction Score: 58 |
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Score: 57
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Good
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| Blur Score: 49 |
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| Paul McCartney* Score: 49 |
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| The Jam Score: 48 |
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| T. Rex Score: 48 |
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| Kate Bush Score: 48 |
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Score: 48 |
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| Elton John* Score: 48 |
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Score: 48 Legendary RnB act in the Sixties and early Seventies, known for their high energy, exciting stage act, Ike's organisation and control, and Tina's powerful, raw voice and bold sexuality. Their recorded output was messy and inconsistent, with few really good albums, and no great ones, though River Deep - Mountain High (1966) - part produced by Phil Spector, is well known, mostly for the Spector Wall of Sound single "River Deep - Mountain High". Other known songs are their cover of "Proud Mary", the Tina penned "Nutbush City Limits", and their first hit, and the song which launched Tina's career, "A Fool In Love". Overall cool, funky, and exciting, but too inconsistent, and not enough good songs. |
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Hall & OatesScore: 47 |
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| Deep Purple Score: 47 |
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Score: 46 |
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Score: 45
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AC/DC Score: 41 |
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| Curtis Mayfield* |
* = Needs updating
Summary
[Note: Aspects which go toward final score are given a rough percentage figure of how much that aspect may have influenced the overall score. However, some bands may well exceed that percentage, particularly if their main focus is in that area.]
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