Fair enough....

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Ok, fine Sam, but why, Quietus? Why?

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In reply to Luke:

OK, fine, but why not, Luke? Why not? I'm rather touched by the idea of Sam headbanging to AC/DC on a beach...

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I preferred Sabrina and her big boys, boys, boys

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Cherry Red? Fucksake. I remember when they released music. (Some time in 1982, I think it was.) Fuck, I got a review copy of the first Sam Fox album when it came out. It was an offence against plastic then too. I don't actually disapprove of Sam Fox, just her making records.

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first few i was thinking 'yeah, fair enough, good on ya', then she started to trail off a bit. winehouse, adele and lana del ray felt a bit contrived but the bit that annoyed me was:

"You had rave music come on the scene and there was no lyrics, it was was all ravey, ravey, ravey. Then you had Oasis and the guitar stuff. Then Massive Attack came out."

she kinda lost me there.

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I can understand why some people comment on the people being chosen to to do their Baker's Dozen but I must admit to liking the fact that it isn't just the same obvious choices of people that tick all the site's readership boxes which would be a very easy thing to fall into. That's why I like this place - it avoids a lot of the pitfalls others dropped into years ago and it doesn't do it sarcastically or with tongue in cheek. It's also very easy to forget that everybody (you, your mates, a drummer from '93 and somebody in an obscure soap) all have a love of music and a route in from some angle or another. Even if I'm not a fan of some of Sam's choices it's still interesting to read what she picks and why. Now, just get Danny Baker for a round of "Baker's Baker's Dozen".......

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In reply to Carpathian:

Well said! This was refreshingly unpretentious.

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Carpathian - point. The article was fine.

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Anyone who mentions Martika is A-fookin-Ok with me. And that she's clearly annoying the snooty folks "what? No mention of Elvis Costello's unreleased spoken word EP from '77 featuring lyrics co-written by Hunter S Thompson?" makes me like her even more.

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What, no Sunn 0)))?

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"You had rave music come on the scene and there was no lyrics, it was was all ravey, ravey, ravey. Then you had Oasis and the guitar stuff. Then Massive Attack came out."

This is pretty much how I remember it.

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I don't think it's the lack of obscure choices that's bugging people, but I won't deride her or her favourites.

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People are so fucking up themselves.
I love reading Baker's Dozen, regardless of who it is.
I prefered Sam choices to Steve Vai. So what?
I go to spotify and listen to tracks from all of the albums. I'll probably be skipping Adele. Not because it's bad. It isn't. Just that I've heard enough of it. I do have a soft spot for the old Garbage albums, so I enjoyed listening to that album again.
There isn't anything obscure here, so what?
She likes what she likes and it's as much about the Baker's stories as it is the choices.

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Hmmm, I remember 'Malasia' or 'Tai-wan'. Countries now long gone, blasted to bits in the Squirrel Wars of 2011. WTF, tQ?

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It's 'albums' not 'album's'

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Much more interesting choices than Luke Haines, I can tell you.

I like Baker's Dozen a lot, but I tend to find the choices of proper musicians pretty dull.

This one was great, though. Not for the quality of Sam's choices per se, but because it's a remarkably diverse set, which she talks about with genuine warmth and enthusiasm. And clearly doesn't give a stuff if her choices are cool or not.

More like this please.

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I don't get it. Is this ironic? Surely if I want to know why some b-list celebrity loves Lana del Rey I go to the Guardian's lifestyle supplement?

Please don't spoil the Quietus x

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Fox- tastic
Better than some of the dodgy musos out there who have had nothing interesting to say about what pushes their buttons
And Sam did make 'touch me'... a glorious euro romp of epic pop sensibility...what's not to like?

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I've met 46 year olds from MIle End with much worse taste in music than this...

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I LOVE Bakers dozen and Sam seems so
sweet. I love that all these very different artists get to share their favourite records. I was an avid fan of Melody maker's Rebellious jukebox too back in the 90's ! It would be boring as f&&& if everybody had perfect taste like, you know, mentioning Silver Apples, neu! or Eno...

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That was brilliant. Very refreshing and honest :)

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