My 50 favorite band/artists

(in alphabetical order; most important influences in bold)

Big Country

Book of Love

Cars, the

Catherine Wheel

Church, the

Clash, the

Cocteau Twins, the

Cranberries, the

Cure, the

Devo

Dolby, Thomas

Duran Duran

Eurythmics, the

Ferry, Bryan

Fixx, the

Go Go's, the

Journey

Lush

Men at Work

Men without Hats

Morrissey

My Bloody Valentine

New Order

Nicks, Stevie

Pale Saints, the

Petty, Tom &the Heartbreakers

Pixies, the

Plant, Robert

Police, the

Prefab Sprout

Pretenders, the

Psychedelic Furs, the

Public Image Limited

R.E.M.

Red Rider

Replacements, the

Sade

Saga

Simple Minds

Smiths, the

Stewart, Al

Sugarcubes, the

Talk Talk

Talking Heads, the

Three O'Clock, the

Til Tuesday

U2

Ultra Vivid Scene

Van Halen

Zebra