I seem to remember Mike Dempsey from the Cure playing bass for a while with The Associates
I still find JD uplifting. My flat mate was a bit of a 'grown-up' , a social worker in Brighton, think she had to deal with copy cat suicides after Ian Curtis (and she knew Van Morrison)
I loved Party Fears Two. I bought the single even though my record player was at my mum's. I used to carry it with me and play it at friends places. I was also obsessed with Joy Division even though my flat mate at the time described them as 'Music to slash your wrists to' .... I was a bit of...
Lady GaGa - God knows why :facepalm:
The Carpenters - some of their stuff, mainly because of KC's voice
KD Lang - great voice, but not keen on what she actually sings