Dan the List Guy: Why Weren’t They Huge?
The List Guy is Dan Reed, Music Director for WXPN. Three times a week, Dan gives his spin on Top 10 musical moments in pop culture.
Every music fan has one of these lists… here’s a list of artists who I think shoulda been contenders. I recommend that you check out a few of these artists if you don’t already know them, and I look forward to reading some of yours:
1. The Royal Crescent Mob
2. Budgie
3. The Cruel Sea
4. Craig Ross
5. Lisa Cerbone
6. The Balancing Act
7. The Webb Brothers
8. Howlin’ Maggie
9. Captain Beyond
10. Smokin’ Suckas Wit Logic
11. Fellow Travellers
12. Drink Me
13. The Died Pretty
14. Jack Logan
15. Masters Of Reality
16. Paleface
17. The Haynes Boys
18. Eric Matthews
19. The Bluerunners
20. King T


This is a combined list of “should-be’s” and “should-have-been’s” - just off the top of my head:
Jim Boggia
August 2nd, 2007 at 11:10 pmJulian Coryell
Crack the Sky
The Drams
Elbow
En Train
The Flock
Gentle Giant
The Horseflies
Happy Rhodes
Sam Roberts
Ron Sexsmith
Jonah Smith
Soft Machine
The United States of America
Dada
August 13th, 2007 at 5:02 pmSuddenly Tammy
Sam Phillips
Treat Her Right
Urban Dance Squad
August 16th, 2007 at 6:29 pmFu Schnickens