My Top 3

 

A Quick Introduction

As I mentioned before, this is where I give you the name of a band and you have to send me your “Top 3” from that band. You are always welcome to send me your favourite Depeche Mode tracks, by the way. I purchased "The Complete Depeche Mode" on iTunes - worth every penny (all 14000 of them!). They had a new album out in the New Year (2009) called "Sounds of the Universe" which is pretty good, especially "Wrong" (watch the video on You Tube), but the second single was an odd choice called "Peace".

 

I think we're going to have to try a bit harder this time:

 

New Challenge (13.7.09) - Super Furry Animals

A fantastic band from Wales who's output is always of an exceptionally high standard. It's also worth looking out for Gruff Rhys' (the lead singer) side projects, as himself and with Neon Neon. Good gravy!

 

Anyway, My Top 3 Super Furry Animals songs are:

1. Golden Retriever

2. Something 4 The Weekend

Play It Cool

 

A really tough choice to pick just three I hasten to add. If you're not sure who they are, get their "Best Of" called "Songbook".

 

Johnny Hates Jazz

My new "Top 3" challenge will be based around the back catalogue of Johnny Hates Jazz (and I will include Clark Datchler's solo stuff as well). There isn't a huge amount to check through here, but they did have at least 4 hit singles! One of them will have to be disappointed.

 

My Top 3 Johnny Hates Jazz tunes are:

1. Shattered Dreams

2. Heart Of Gold

3. I Don't Want To Be A Hero

 

Please email me your "Top 3" Johnny Hates Jazz tunes at: andy@lutters.co.uk

 

The Police

This month's band for a "Top 3" selection are newly reformed The Police.

They don't write 'em like that anymore, no siree!

Although at the prices they're charging for the gigs, I may have to wait to see them live!

 

My "Top 3" are:

1. Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

2. Message In A Bottle

3. Canary In A Coalmine

 

Email your "Top 3" Police tunes to me at: andy@lutters.co.uk

 

 

Nik didn't float your collective boats!

I invite you all to e-mail your "Top 3" for Nik Kershaw.

 

Mine are:

1. Wide Boy

2. Radio Musicola

3. The Riddle

 

I await your response at: andy@lutters.co.uk

 

Small Diversion

I’ve been sent a Top 10 singles of 2004. “What a good idea” I thought.

Here are his:

Snow Patrol – Spitting Games
Razorlight – Golden Touch
The Rasmus – In The Shadows
Scissor Sisters – Comfortably Numb
Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Hoobastank – The Reason
Kevin Mark Trail – Perspective
Embrace – Gravity
Mylo – Drop The Pressure
Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out

 

And here are mine:

Ian Brown – Keep What Ya Got

Franz Ferdinand – Take Me Out

Starsailor – Four To The Floor

Scissor Sisters – Take Your Mama

Thirteen Senses – Into The Fire

Unkle (feat. Ian Brown) – Reign

Snow Patrol – Run

Green Day – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

Kasabian – Processed Beats

Razorlight – Golden Touch

 

What are yours?

 

Let me know at andy@lutters.co.uk

 

This month: Travis

 

This Scottish quartet have released four albums plus a “Best Of…”. They are purveyors of fine pop and have been plying their popster trade since their first hit in 1997, where their tune “U16 Girls” merely dented the Top 40, but their first album, “Good Feeling”, went Top 10. Their breakthrough album, however was their second, “The Man Who” which went to the top of the of the album charts and spawned 4 singles, including “Why Does It Always Rain On Me?”, a festival favourite in 1999. Two other albums have also found success, “The Invisible Band” and “12 Memories”, followed by a “Best Of…” collection in 2004. I like them, and I have done this especially for Mark who was busy pasting them at work the other day!

 

My Top 3:

1.    Writing To Reach You

2.    Re-Offender

3.    Side (although circles have infinity sides, not just the 1!)

 

December 2004: Howard Jones

 

Your Chart:

1.    No-One Is To Blame (with Phil Collins on drums)

2.    New Song

3.    Pearl In The Shell

4.    Hide and Seek

5.    What Is Love?

6.    City Song

7.    Everlasting Love (Acoustic Version)

8.    Like To Get To Know You Well

 

Thank you for all your “Top 3s”!

 

Another early 80s phenomenon, who has since turned to Buddism, but does those dodgy 80s tours now because he apparently needs the money. I don’t really care, since he produced some genuinely top notch tunes when I was a nipster. He had 10 Top 40 hits between 1983 (“New Song” reached No.3, no less, and had some bloke wearing a chain with not much hair dancing next to our Howard) and 1986 (“All I Want”, the little known tune that “slam-dunked”, perhaps “slam-dinked” in at No.35) and what a set of hits. Do yourself a favour and get a copy of his “Best Of…” because even the one that weren’t hits are actually quite good as well.

 

Anyway, here are My Top 3 Howard Jones tunes:

 

1.    New Song

2.    Pearl In The Shell

3.    Like To Get To Know You Well

 

Brilliant – honest! But such a difficult choice. 4 cups of tea that Top 3 took me, as if I didn’t have anything better to do.

 

e-mail “My Top 3” to: andy@lutters.co.uk

 

November 2004: Thompson Twins

 

Now this early eighties phenomenon of a popular music group consisted of 3 members. Their style was “electro-pop”, and they had Top 40 hits between 1983 (their first Top 40 hit was “Love On Your Side” – No. 9) and 1985 (Their last Top 40 hit was “King For A Day” – No.22). They had many in-between, but which were your favourite 3?

 

Mine are:

1.    Sister Of Mercy

2.    Hold Me Now

3.    You Take Me Up

 

Feel free to slate my choices, but you’ve got to better!