Favorite band(s)?

[kheldarin]

In order:
1. The Beatles - SERIOUSLY. Whoever thinks they're overrated needs to listen to more (good) music.
2. The Clash - Enough said.
3. The White Stripes - Might seem out of place but I think they have great potential. Jack White's guitar playing is really creative.
4. The Misfits - Another oldie but goodie. It's an..acquired taste of music.
5. Rancid - One of the best modern punk bands.

Laugh/critique/praise my list or whatever. Now post yours.

[Artha]

In order:
1. VNV Nation - My introduction to good music, and I still :heart: them.
2. KMFDM/MDFMK - The fathers of Industrial, worthy of adoration.
3. Wumpscut - I learned about it before I'd heard of VNV Nation, but I didn't start listening to them until afterwards. Great music.
4. Joy Division/The Smiths - I can't decide which. However, they both pwn in large portions.
5. E Nomine - Learned about them recently, so I've still got that 'Can't stop listening' thing going on. Very good music.

[Blazing247]

If you visit my FTP site, you'll notice that I have every Beatles album EVER. EVER. There isn't a single one I don't have. Whether you like them or not, they are the most influential group in modern history. 86 CD's in total.

Lennon is a genius with lyrics, McCartney with his very innovating walking bass, and Harrison with his melodic solo's.

[kheldarin]

I used to have a zip of all of their albums as well. Around 4 gigs. I can't believe I got rid of it.

I noticed you didn't mention Ringo, heh heh. The best combination is an acoustic guitar and McCartney's voice.

[Blazing247]

I love Ringo, he still tours with the All-Starr Band. He is my fourth favorite. :whistle:

[Boobstastegreat]

Too many awesome bands out there to concider favorites.

Listening to lots of Dream Theater, Porcupine Tree, Pain of Salvation, Franz Ferdinand, Pinback, Isis, Bumblefoot, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Queensryche, Primus, Frank Zappa, Coltrane, Mingus, Thursday, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Tool, King Crimson, Tortoise, John Zorn...could go on forever...blah

[Latrinsorm]

1) U2 (obviously)
2) Bruce Springsteen
3) Tom Waits
4) Avril Lavigne (she's getting better, honest!!!)
5) Bob Dylan (though I haven't heard a lot of his stuff, and a good portion of what I heard I don't like, some of it is totally awesome)
6) Simon and Garfunkel (they became like 90000x better when I grew up a little bit)
7) Norah Jones (like my perspective on Bob Dylan, except I've heard a lot of her stuff)

As for the Beatles, sure they have some excellent stuff, but most of it is not timelessly excellent. Innovation is great, but it doesn't make a band great forever. That being said, Yesterday is one of my favoritest songs evar.

[Anebriated]

I dont think I could come up with a list of my favorites so I am just going to scan down my library and make a list of artists who catch my eye...

Beatles
Blue Oyster Cult(only for dont fear the reaper)
Bob Dylan
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crosby Stills Nash and Young(better work with Young still in the group)
Godsmack
Greatful Dead
Incubus
Jack Johnson (great music for anyone who hasnt heard of him)
John Lennon
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Phish
Pink Floyd
Rage AgainstThe Machine
Rolling Stones
Simon and Garfunkle
Sublime

edit: cant believe I forgot Led Zeppelin...

[Edited on 8-1-2004 by Elrodin]

[StrayRogue]

In no order:

Smashing Pumpkins
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Zakk Wyldes Black Label Society
Led Zepp
RATM
Stone Roses
Bowie
Anthrax
NIN
Pixies
Jane's Addiction
Morrisey and the Smiths
Pretty Girls Make Graves
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
U2
REM
Tool

Among many, many others.

[Drew2]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
4) Avril Lavigne (she's getting better,

YOU WERE ALL THE THINGS I THOUGHT I KNEW
AND I THOUGHT WE COULD BEEE
YOU WERE EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING THAT I WANTED
WE WERE MEANT TO BE, SUPPOSED TO BE BUT WE LOST IT
ALL OF THE MEMORIES SO CLOSE TO ME JUST FADE AWAY
ALL THIS TIME YOU WERE PRETENDING
SO MUCH FOR MY HAPPY ENDING

yes.

[Hips]

Smashing Pumpkins
Nine Inch Nails
VNV Nation
Apoptygma Berzerk (only their new stuff, I don't like their old stuff as much)
Covenant
Wolfsheim
Weezer
Voltaire (His music is so funny...)
David Bowie
Blackmore's Night

I could go on and on...

Edited to add in a missing g.

[Edited on 8-1-2004 by GS3 Michiko]

[Meos]

Boy George

Brittney spear's boobs.

and wu-tang clan
they aint nothing to fuck with

[ThisOtherKingdom]

00-Metro, Acid Bath, Alice in Chains, Agents of Oblivion, Fiona Apple, At the Drive-In, Bad Religion, Bjork, Blind Melon, Bright Eyes, Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell, The Dandy Warhols, Days of the New, Deadboy and the Elephantmen, The Doors, The Eels, Failure, The Jesus Lizard, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Kyuss, Local H, Mad Season, The Mars Volta, Mazzy Star, McLusky, Meat Puppets, The Melvins, Megadeth, Minutemen, Murder City Devils, Nirvana, NOFX, Ours, Pantera, Pearl Jam, A Perfect Circle, Phantom Planet, The Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age, The Replacements, Shudder to Think, Sleep, Social Distortion, Soundgarden, The Tea Party, Tool, VAST, Violent Femmes, Wilco

[Blazing247]

My other favorites: Radiohead, Pearl Jam, Coldplay, Metallica, CCR (ok mostly just Fogerty), The Boss (Bruce), U2, Trent Reznor, and the Jerry Garcia Band/GD.

[Drinin]

NIN, Led Zeppelin, Tool, APC, 12 rounds, the Doors, Metallica, and so on . . .

[Jenisi]

No one's said Iced Earth yet??? Cheese and rice!

[Anebriated]

I listen to Iced Earth but dont find them to be on my favorites list. I find them to be sort of a second rate metallica.

[Numbers]

1. Pink Floyd
2. Beatles
3. Led Zeppelin
4. The Who
5. Queen

[Artha]

Iced Earth is horrible.

[Latrinsorm]

What's a good Iced Earth song?

[Artha]

...one that doesn't exist.

[pennywise]

Dylan
Dead
Panic
Keb Mo
Stan Getz
Louis Armstrong
Massive Attack
Al Green
Prince
Motorhead
Cash

Those are the most listened to albums I own.

[Telfaahga]

Alexis on Fire, Anatomy of a Ghost, Armor for Sleep, Arms Bend Back, Anadivine, Adaline, Botch,Braid,Brazil, Cursive, Death Cab for Cutie, Fear Before the March of Flames, Funeral For a Friend, KillSadie, Mars Volta, Minus the Bear, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Pilot to Gunner, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Poison the Well, Portugal. The Man, Circa Survival, Saosin, High and Driving, Q and not U, Rainer Maria, Senses Fail, Stars Hide Fire, The School Play, These Arms are Snakes, Thursday, A Day in Black and White, Bear vs Shark, Cave-in, City of Caterpiller, Engines Down, Evergreen Terrace, Fugazi, Give up the Ghost, Letter Twelve, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Pedro the Lion, Silverstein, The Blood Brothers, The Fall of Troy, The Icarus Line, Minutemen, The Kodan Armada, The Receiving End of Sirens, Transistor Transistor, Vaux, Underoath, The Unicorns, The Bled, Harkonen

[Satira]

Tool and APC tie for my favorite bands.

The rest are listed in no particular order

Nirvana
Fiona Apple
Jack Off Jill
Ours
Oasis
Tori Amos
Goldfrapp
Weezer
Tenacious D

[Jenisi]

Watching over me or 1776 and NO they don't suck.

[Blazing247]

<Funeral For a Friend>

I will be seeing them in...2 days. :D

[Artha]

NO they don't suck

http://www.rvandvansurplus.com/eshop/products/vacuum.jpg

[DianaBanana]

I love U2. The Edge is hot. :yes:

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Jenisi
Watching over meSounds like Kansas with the guitars cranked. :thumbsup:
or 1776Mmm, instrumental.
and NO they don't suck. I agree.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Telfaahga
Alexis on Fire, Anatomy of a Ghost, Armor for Sleep, Arms Bend Back, Anadivine, Adaline, Botch,Braid,Brazil, Cursive, Death Cab for Cutie, Fear Before the March of Flames, Funeral For a Friend, KillSadie, Mars Volta, Minus the Bear, Muse, My Chemical Romance, Pilot to Gunner, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Poison the Well, Portugal. The Man, Circa Survival, Saosin, High and Driving, Q and not U, Rainer Maria, Senses Fail, Stars Hide Fire, The School Play, These Arms are Snakes, Thursday, A Day in Black and White, Bear vs Shark, Cave-in, City of Caterpiller, Engines Down, Evergreen Terrace, Fugazi, Give up the Ghost, Letter Twelve, Muse, My Morning Jacket, Pedro the Lion, Silverstein, The Blood Brothers, The Fall of Troy, The Icarus Line, Minutemen, The Kodan Armada, The Receiving End of Sirens, Transistor Transistor, Vaux, Underoath, The Unicorns, The Bled, Harkonen

Still sticking behind the "All mainstream music sucks and are sellouts" I see.

As for me:

NIN
Barenaked Ladies (mainly just the song that Ed - the tall skinny one - sings)
Older Metallica
Megadeth
Various Country (including Garth & Brad Paisley)
Billy Joel
Allison Krauss
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

[DeV]

Queen, Simon & Garfunkel, Tori Amos, Earth Wind & Fire, Sly & Family, Ani DiFranco, WuTang Clan, Tribe Called Quest, Dave Matthews, Cat Stevens, Chicago, Pearl Jam, Violent Femmes, REM, OutKast, Black Eyed Peas, Blind Melon, Bob Marley, John Coltrane ... the list goes on.

[Parkbandit]

Pink Floyd
Van Halen
U2
Bruce Springsteen
The Police
Bon Jovi

[StrayRogue]

Heh, my gf is very good friends with Funeral For A Friend.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Parkbandit
Bon Jovi

WHOA! We're halfway there!
WHOA-OH! Livin on a Prayer!

Rock on PB.
(I'm making fun because "Slippery When Wet" was the first tape I ever bought with my own money)

[Parkbandit]

I dislike Wezas. Alot.

Fucker... that's why I put it in SMALL print.

Glad they didn't ask for favorite artist.. because Neil Diamond would be on it somewhere :)

[Blazing247]

Ain't nothing wrong with Neil Diamond...

[Latrinsorm]

Originally posted by Wezas
(I'm making fun because "Slippery When Wet" was the first tape I ever bought with my own money) Damn, you must be wicked old.

[Mistomeer]

Diamonds in the Rough...

[Boobstastegreat]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
What's a good Iced Earth song?

There's definately better bands...

My favorite Iced Earth tune is "The Hunter".

[Wezas]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm

Originally posted by Wezas
(I'm making fun because "Slippery When Wet" was the first tape I ever bought with my own money) Damn, you must be wicked old.

It came out in 1986

<defensive>
I was 9 in 86 - and probably didn't buy it until their album was out and played on the radio a bit.
</defensive>

Save the old jokes for Weedie.

[Edited on 8-2-2004 by Wezas]

[peam]

Not in a namedropping mood, but I'll name a few...

The Crimson Curse.
Dillinger Escape Plan.
Against Me!
Wilco.
Weezer.
Camper Van Beethoven.
The Replacements.
Darkest Hour.
The Black Heart Procession.
Modest Mouse.
The Ramones.
Orchid.
Anthem 88.
Born Against.
PageNintetyNine.
Alkaline Trio.
Pansy Division.
Atioch Arrow.
The Murder City Devils.
The Who.
Graham Parsons.
And The Pixies... Oh my God, The Pixies.

[Edited on 8-2-2004 by peam]

[kheldarin]

YES..about the Pixies.

[Latrinsorm]

Are there any good Pixies songs besides Hey? Because that's the only one I found worth listening to.

[pennywise]

Peam's post brought another band to mind that I always liked

Adding to my favorite band list:

Uncle Tupelo

[StrayRogue]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
Are there any good Pixies songs besides Hey? Because that's the only one I found worth listening to.

Velouria, Debaser, Where is my Mind, all spring to mind.

[ThisOtherKingdom]

Anything on Surfer Rosa or Doolittle is worth listening to in my opinion.

Wave of Mutilation, I Bleed, Silver, Debaser, River Euphrates, Gigantic, Bone Machine

[Edited on 8-2-2004 by ThisOtherKingdom]

[Overlord]

Originally posted by Boobstastegreat

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
What's a good Iced Earth song?

There's definately better bands...

My favorite Iced Earth tune is "The Hunter".

Or you could try anything of Burnt Offerings, definately one of my all time favorite Iced Earth CDs.

And while I'm at it....In no particular order
1.Annihilator
2.Overkill
3.Sentenced
4.Fear Factory
5.Dimmu Borgir
6.Pungent Stench
7.Pink floyd
8.Avenged Sevenfold
9.Obituary
10.Black Label Society
11.Christ the list shall be immense if I don't cut myself short now

[Boobstastegreat]

Originally posted by Overlord

Originally posted by Boobstastegreat

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
What's a good Iced Earth song?

There's definately better bands...

My favorite Iced Earth tune is "The Hunter".

Or you could try anything of Burnt Offerings, definately one of my all time favorite Iced Earth CDs.

And while I'm at it....In no particular order
1.Annihilator
2.Overkill
3.Sentenced
4.Fear Factory
5.Dimmu Borgir
6.Pungent Stench
7.Pink floyd
8.Avenged Sevenfold
9.Obituary
10.Black Label Society
11.Christ the list shall be immense if I don't cut myself short now

dude, you're so metal it hurts. And I like it.

[Overlord]

Mua ha ha hh a hahah a a hah h ah ah Not to forget Dark Tranquility, Sentenced, Nevermore, Nocturnal Rites, Hammerfall, Helloween, Dimmu Borgir, Old Mans Child, In Flames, Slayer, Annihilator, Kreator, Testament, Iced Eath, Iron Savior, Iron Maiden, Solitude Aeturnus, Amorphis, Meshuggah, Overkill, Angel Dust, Dragonheart, (Old School)Megadeth, Exodus, The Hidden Hand, Soilwork and many others

[Latrinsorm]

Do the Pixies have guest (female) vocalists on Gigantic, or did I download a poorly labeled cover?

[ThisOtherKingdom]

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
Do the Pixies have guest (female) vocalists on Gigantic, or did I download a poorly labeled cover?

That's Kim Deal, she's in the band.

[Latrinsorm]

Ok then.

Everyone other one of those songs sounds like a short Modest Mouse tune, although it's entirely possible that's the other way around.

[Wezas]

Originally posted by ThisOtherKingdom

Originally posted by Latrinsorm
Do the Pixies have guest (female) vocalists on Gigantic, or did I download a poorly labeled cover?

That's Kim Deal, she's in the band.

Wasn't she half of the Breeders?

There's an album I wish I'd only bought the single for.

[ThisOtherKingdom]

Yeah, she was in the Breeders too. Cannonball!

[HouseofElves]

Hrm Top Five

1) Interpol
2) Smiths
3) Badly Drawn Boy
4) Joy Division
5) Jet/Killers-I reserve the number 5 slot for my ever changing current fave and they both have it ATM.