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WoodlandParkPunk
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 Posted - 06/24/2005 : 07:28:06
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Who do you like better and why? I gotta go with Howard Jones. I like his vocal tones much better. Dolby is the more accomplished musician, but I loke Jones' songs better.
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i_like_lectric_motors
Room at the Top
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DayGloJo
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 07:39:08
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[i]Originally posted by WoodlandParkPunk[/i]
[br]Who do you like better and why? I gotta go with Howard Jones. I like his vocal tones much better. Dolby is the more accomplished musician, but I loke Jones' songs better.
OMG!!!! U mean they're TWO DIFFERENT people??!?!?!????  Thnx 4 setting me straight!
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My Aural Stimulator
Room at the Top
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 07:48:30
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Originally posted by i_like_lectric_motors
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Motors, that is AMAZING: as soon as I'd heard "I Love You Goodbye" Thomas Dolby may as well have never written another song. It is classic. |
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Frau_Blucher
Room at the Top
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 07:49:38
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Originally posted by DayGloJo
OMG!!!! U mean they're TWO DIFFERENT people??!?!?!???? Thnx 4 setting me straight!
Who? Woodlandparkpunk and Woodlandparkpunk? I'm not sure. 
But my vote's Dolby. Jones was often too downtempo and musically just not as interesting as some of Dolby's more unique offerings, ie. not Blinded Me With Sciene. |
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WoodlandParkPunk
Room at the Top
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 08:00:51
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Wow, thanks Motors. The summer heat has really fried my brains. I totally forgot that I made this post. How did you find this so quick?
Man, it's Friday and I gotta get to the pool. |
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WoodlandParkPunk
Room at the Top
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 08:17:42
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| Exactly Kimiii. Thanks. |
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i_like_lectric_motors
Room at the Top
Vatican City
6268 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 08:20:32
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It just sounded really familiar so I searched "jones dolby" and there it was. I did laugh when I saw it was the same guy that posted it . I thought you were trying to trap people or something.  |
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DayGloJo
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 09:36:11
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Originally posted by My Aural Stimulator
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Motors, that is AMAZING: as soon as I'd heard "I Love You Goodbye" Thomas Dolby may as well have never written another song. It is classic.
"I Love You Goodbye" is my second favorite Thomas Dolby song. "Airwaves" is now and will most likely always be my favorite.
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marie3
Der Kommissar
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 10:44:04
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OMG!!!! U mean they're TWO DIFFERENT people??!?!?!???? Thnx 4 setting me straight!
DayGloJo
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ExRat
Room at the Top
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 11:04:50
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| Ugh. I have an extreme aversion to both. |
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middlesexnj
Room at the Top
Saint Helena
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 13:04:03
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OMG!!!! U mean they're TWO DIFFERENT people??!?!?!???? Thnx 4 setting me straight!
DayGloJo
Ha! That was my first reaction too. However I admit I like hojo quite a bit, and if I hear "the" song by dolby ever again I think I will simply scream. |
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NuWaveRx
Der Kommissar
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 13:15:42
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Since I wasn't around for the original poll...
I also would have to go with Dolby. Both are extremely talented musicians, but Dolby has the edge with his songwriting (personal favs "One of Our Submarines" or "The Flat Earth"). He can also write a pretty funny song, too (Airhead, anyone), and the knock-out punch is that he (at least used to be) next door neighbors with Eddie Van Halen....
I do like Ho-Jo (I'm suprised Howard Johnson's never sued about that)--but if I had to dump his stuff or Dolby's from my collection, I wouldn't think twice. |
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WolverineSyr
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 14:23:21
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I'll go with Thomas Dolby only because Europa was an incredible song and he has that Lene Lovich connection.
Howard Jones always seemed like such a sensitive little sweater boy. |
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Shoyrtt
Room at the Top
Western Sahara
509 Posts |
Posted - 06/24/2005 : 14:56:08
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Thomas Dolby. |
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zalasta
Personal Jesus
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Posted - 06/24/2005 : 16:38:24
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Thomas Dolby by a wide, wide, wide margin.
He had some truly stellar tracks: One of Our Submarines, in particular. Dissidents, The Flat Earth, Flying North... just to name a few.
Howard Jones was, in my opinion, fairly bland in comparison. Thomas Dolby was much edgier and far more interesting.
Just my 2 cents :) |
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Bitter Almonds
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 06/25/2005 : 10:47:28
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| Thomas Dolby. Even though I've heard more from Howard Jones, that is one NW artist I detest! |
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djsoss
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 06/29/2005 : 18:41:15
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| don't get me wrong, i like thomas, but i prefer howard. i guess it's because i'm use to hearing more howard jones song than thomad dolby. i hope you don't think i'm gay. |
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Taylor703
Running Up That Hill
Canada
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Posted - 07/01/2005 : 21:41:56
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| Howard Jones should win. Thomas Dolby only had the one hit. |
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mozo
Switchin' to Glide
USA
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Posted - 07/05/2005 : 11:12:38
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| The Golden Age Of Wireless is a classic album. Dolby's use of electronics moved way beyond the simple(although catchy) synth work of Howard Jones. Dolby was a much more artistic song writer and his work evolved (not always to my liking) but he continued to experiment, where Howard seemed to fall into the commercialization trap. |
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whistledog
The Jet Set
Canada
310 Posts |
Posted - 07/05/2005 : 11:42:44
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scramjet
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 07/05/2005 : 13:56:49
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| Dolby all the way. His best stuff - She Blinded Me, Submarines, Europa, Airwaves, Windpower, hell, the whole Golden Age album, is way better than anything HoJo ever did. In fact it's way better than anything almost anyone ever did. I think of Howard Jones as pleasant, mildly new-wavish pop which is not a bad thing, but not as good as Dolby's best. |
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fortyfives
Personal Jesus
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2005 : 19:19:53
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DavidRavenMoon
Switchin' to Glide
USA
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Posted - 07/11/2005 : 10:01:11
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| I like them both, but I like Dolby much better. Also I don't own any Jones records... I have a bunch of Dolby, so I guess that's the answer! |
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Frayo
Room at the Top
USA
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Posted - 07/12/2005 : 12:48:13
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Tough call.
Thomas Dolby is more new wave...while Hojo is more synth pop.
I'd have to say Hojo, simply because I listen to him more. |
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fortyfives
Personal Jesus
USA
170 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2005 : 19:45:45
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| You are correct Frayo - Dolby is more New Wave and HOJO is more synthpop. Dolby also came along a couple of years before HoJo. Dolby's EP's came out in '81 or '82 and before that played with Bruce Wooley and the Camera Club. If I remember correctly, he also played keyboards on Foreigner - 4 . I would consider Dolby a New Wave pioneer as well as a musical genius. While I like HoJo, I really view him as more of a pop artist with the Human's Lib Lp being his best work. What is Love? IMO is his best tune. |
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Howard Jones VS Thomas Dolby
