Dan DeLuca Philadelphia Inquirer 1. The Eagles Undisputed champions of super-smug California soft "country" rock.
"Lyin' Eyes,'' "Witchy Woman," "Tequila Sunrise": you name it,
it's hateful. I could never hate Buckingham/Nicks as much as Henley/Frey.
2. Michael Bolton and Celine Dion (tie) The whitest of the white. Too evil to ignore. 3. John Denver Would have slipped my mind if he didn't have the courtesy to reappear
just as I was filling out this ballot. 4. Led Zeppelin From a distance, I can sort of be convinced of the impressiveness
of Page's guitar or Plant's ululations. But to me, it will always
be moronic willy-wagging music. 5. Richie Havens Stop the strumming! 6. Yes The ultimate wankers. "Mountains come out of the sky, they stand
there!" 7. Bob Dylan He's the great one, but when he's bad, he's dreadful. See: Self-Portrait, At Budokan, Real Live, his "We Are The World" cameo and "Make You Feel My Love," from
Time Out of Mind. 8. Jewel The most annoyingly pleased with herself of the '90s unfortunate
singer-songwriter boom. 9. Crash Test Dummies Luther Vandross doesn't love the sound of his own voice as much
as that guy. And Luther has reason to. 10. Yoko Ono Tell me all about how influential she's been on the B-52's and
Björk. Yeah, yeah, whatever. Now go and listen to side two of
Live Peace in Toronto. Special mention: "From A Distance," by Julie Gold, Nanci Griffith,
Bette Midler, whoever. I hate that song! a.d. amorosi | Chuck Eddy | Justin Hampton | Rita M. Johnson | Tom Moon | Rob Sheffield | Sara Sherr | Marc Weingarten | Jessica Willis | main page
