Hey Rick,

 

I'm a huge Tom Waits fan too.  Love Leonard Cohen as well.  Great writers indeed.

Hey Ric thanks for being a friend. I'm a Touring Independent Austin Texas Outlaw Honkytonker that needs your support! I'm always looking for new places to play so please let me know if you know of any. I have a Critically Acclaimed CD "The Leaving Side Of Gone" available at www.cdbaby.com/cd/peeweemoore and my next tour kicks off February 2nd and hits locations in TX, NM, AZ, CA, NV. Be sure to spread the word if you know anybody in those states. My official website is www.peeweemoore.com I hope to see you around!

-Peewee Moore

 Sole Honorable Mention Best Album Of The Year 2009 -Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Hi Rick,

Hope you took my "me neither" comment re Sting as tongue in cheek. I've enjoyed a solo song or two by him, but generally find his music really uninteresting, which is kind of ironic because he usually employs top notch musicians. As for Bono, I like U2 and to my ear generally his vocals are well done for their sound, but he has a tendency toward vocal histrionics and there's seldom anything subtle about him, or the band for that matter. As for the theme of the discussion, 5 artists who can do no wrong, I'm not sure I can think of anyone. Sustained creativity is difficult to achieve and even my very favorite musicans have ebb and flow in their careers, maybe within a single recording or maybe over a series of recordings, but not everything can be first rate, especially for artists willing to experiment and stretch. It's been an interesting discussion to follow nonetheless. Different strokes...

Best,

Jack