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Favourite Bands?

HaydenHayden
edited May 2011 in General Chat
Who are your top 10 favourite bands or artists? I'd have to mine are (in no particular order):

Cold Chisel
Guns N' Roses
Aerosmith
Alice Cooper
Motorhead
Led Zeppelin
Deep Purple
The Angels from Angel City
Iron Maiden
AC/DC

...But this could be different tomorrow, haha!
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  • MajusMajus
    edited August 2009
    Music, nice!

    Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
    The Beatles
    David Bowie
    Bob Dylan
    Queen
    T.Rex
    Roxy Music
    The White Stripes
    The Kinks
    Django Reinhardt
  • GinnyNGinnyN
    edited August 2009
    L'Arc-en-Ciel and Jam Proyect.

    If you never hear of them, that's ok: They are japanese groups: One of J-Rock and the another of is a group of singers who sings Theme Songs for animations =P
  • patterspatters
    edited August 2009
    didn't we have this thread very recently?
  • BaggeBagge
    edited August 2009
    patters wrote: »
    didn't we have this thread very recently?


    yes
  • HaydenHayden
    edited August 2009
    Bagge wrote: »
    yes

    Oh, whoops, sorry guys!
  • parkerlindseyparkerlindsey
    edited September 2009
    Hi...
    My favorite bands are...

    Muse Australia
    Alice Cooper
  • TheGingerNinjaTheGingerNinja
    edited May 2010
    Third day and the Beatles
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    Radiohead
    Selig
    The Doors
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Manu Chao
    Keith Jarret
    Rainald Grebe
    Martin Galway
    David Bowie
    DEVO
    Patti Smith
    The Velvet Underground
    Einstürzende Neubauten
    Iggy Pop
    Blur
    :

    I don't know if they count as bands but if so i would like to add

    Wagner
    Beethoven
    Vivaldi
  • JennyJenny
    edited May 2010
    This is by no means a comprehensive list, and I'll leave out most of the pre-1950s bands/artists/composers because that would take up WAY too much space.

    The Beatles
    Amanda Palmer
    She and Him
    Max Raabe
    the Proclaimers
    the Pillows
    Voltaire
    Solas
    Idlewild
    Max Steiner (I know he's an older one, but I had to include him)

    Okay, I need to put a couple more:
    Tchaikovsky
    Richard Strauss
    Jacques Offenbach

    There's too many favorites, I'll stop now.
  • VeronicanPlayVeronicanPlay
    edited May 2010
    Sonata Arctica
    Epica
    Lordi
    Within Temptation
    Amon Amarth
    Nightwish
    Status Quo
    Red Hot Chilli Peppers
    Nickelback
    Franz Ferdinand
    Hoobastank
  • LeakLeak
    edited May 2010
    Off the top of my CD library:

    Aesop Rock, Amon Tobin, Autechre, B. Fleischmann, Barbara Morgenstern, Blamstrain, Burnt Friedman, Cage, Contriva, David Sylvian, Death Cab For Cutie, El-P, Electric President, Erlend Øye, Fennesz, Fluke, Future Sound Of London/Amorphous Androgynous, Gas, Giardini Di Mirò, Jackie Leven, Jah Wobble, Jamie Lidell, Jimi Tenor, Kettel, Lali Puna, Lamb, Louie Austen, Luomo/Uusitalo/Vladislav Delay, Markus Guentner, Monolake, Múm, New Order, Nine Inch Nails, Pan Sonic, Phantom Ghost, Plaid, Radiohead, Rhythm & Sound, RJD2, Roots Manuva, Saul Williams, Señor Coconut, She & Him, Sigur Rós, Sole, Solvent, Speedy J, Squarepusher, T.Raumschmiere, Tarwater, Telefon Tel Aviv, The Go Find, The Notwist, The Orb, The Postal Service, Themselves, Tocotronic, Underworld, Vampire Weekend, Yagya, Yello, ...

    Wait - 10 bands? Not 10 lines? :D
  • IcedhopeIcedhope
    edited May 2010
    Iced Earth
    Dio
    Black-Sabbath
    Iron Maiden
    Tom Waits
    Hammer-Fall
    Alice Cooper
    King Diamond
    Blind-Guardian
    Demons&Wizards
    Sons of Liberty
    DethKlok
    and the list goes on.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    @Jenny
    Wow, beside of the Beatles and the classic i don't know a single of your bands, which is quite rare. You have a more unique taste.
  • LeakLeak
    edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    @Jenny
    Wow, beside of the Beatles and the classic i don't know a single of your bands, which is quite rare. You have a more unique taste.
    Wait, what? You're from Germany and don't know Max Raabe? :confused:
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    Nö, aber ich kenn Max und Moritz. :O)
  • LeakLeak
    edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    Nö, aber ich kenn Max und Moritz. :O)
    Wenn's davon eine musikalische Version gäbe hätte er es wohl auch im Repertoire - wie z.B. Kein Schwein ruft mich an... :D
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    Okay, i knew the song but not who was the singer. Nice but his texts are a bit too predictable.
  • PecanBluePecanBlue
    edited May 2010
    The Beatles
    Dinosaur Jr.
    Polysics
    They Might Be Giants
    The Velvet Underground
    Muse
    The Flaming Lips
    The Rolling Stones
    Cheap Trick
    David Bowie
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    @Jenny
    Wow, beside of the Beatles and the classic i don't know a single of your bands, which is quite rare. You have a more unique taste.

    No Proclaimers love? :eek: You should walk 500 miles to a music store! (hee, because it's the song they did... I crack me up)
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    I forgot about the 500 miles song but beside of this one, nope, i don't know them. I like the Scotish accent! :O)
  • S@breS@bre
    edited May 2010
    How have we managed to resurrect a thread from mid 2009? Anyway, in no order, bar the first one, because Hendrix was the best modern musician ever. Period. Otherwise, mostly classic rock and heavy metal. With the occasional alternative rock band.

    Jimi Hendrix
    The Rolling Stones
    The Who
    Iron Maiden
    Thin Lizzy
    Black Sabbath (RIP Dio!)
    Deep Purple
    Elbow
    Audioslave
    The Gone Jackals (and not for the obvious reason of Full Throttle)
    Led Zeppelin

    The list continues, but they're definitely my top 10 +1.
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited May 2010
    I can't think hard enough to give a fair list right now, but of the ones I saw while briefly scanning the posts in this thread, Radiohead and Elbow stood out.
  • corruptbigginscorruptbiggins
    edited May 2010
    The Beautiful South
    Green Day
    Foo Fighters
    Maxïmo Park
    Snow Patrol
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Feeder
    Chemical Brothers
    Al Yankovic
    Kaiser Chiefs
  • MarkDarinMarkDarin Former Telltale Staff
    edited May 2010
    I'm a sucker for 80's skate punk music:

    7 Seconds
    Dag Nasty
    Big Drill Car
    Agent Orange
    All
    Descendents
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited May 2010
    ShaggE wrote: »
    No Proclaimers love? :eek: You should walk 500 miles to a music store! (hee, because it's the song they did... I crack me up)

    I once saw the two guys from The Proclaimers outside a Woolworths. I'm surely the envy of all of the forums

    As for music, i'm listening to Supergrass right now, I also have had these guys playing recently

    The Divine Comedy
    Bad Religion
    Mad Caddies
    Simon & Garfunkel (and Simon's solo stuff)
    The Beatles
    Propagandhi
    Beach Boys
    Brian Setzer Orchestra
    Django Reindhart
    John Coltraine
    The Offspring
    Rancid
    Duke Ellington (yes, it was Caravan because it's never not Caravan :p)
    MarkDarin wrote: »
    I'm a sucker for 80's skate punk music:

    I heartily recommend this

    81574.jpg

    I lost my copy years ago, must actually hunt one down
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited May 2010
    Double-post :(
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    Thinking of Audioslave, i have to think of Soundgarden , then Nirvana, then Pearl Jam, then Neil Young, then The Black Keys, then Link Wray, then The Pixies, then The Breeders, then Belly, then Aimee Mann, then Randy Newman, then The Peanuts, then Beethoven, then The Velvet Underground, then The Doors, then Iggy Pop, then DEVO, then Red Hot Chili Peppers, then Radiohead, then Thom Yorke, then Blur, then Wagner which then brings me back to Sam&Max. :O)

    An ongoing audio adventure. Music is definately one of the best things in life!
  • JennyJenny
    edited May 2010
    taumel wrote: »
    @Jenny
    Wow, beside of the Beatles and the classic i don't know a single of your bands, which is quite rare. You have a more unique taste.

    Thanks! :D Some of the lesser known artists on my list I discovered playing at small events in NYC. They have gotten bigger now and tour other countries, so they are all growing in popularity.
    taumel wrote: »
    Okay, i knew the song but not who was the singer. Nice but his texts are a bit too predictable.

    He does a lot of songs that have been around for a long time. But I like the fact that he has brought them back for a modern audience. I also love what he does with modern pop songs, giving them a completely new feel. Plus, he does a brilliant accent for some of the older American songs that he sings, he has it dead on. I kicked myself for missing him when he came to NY.

    @JedExodus I would love to randomly see members of the Proclaimers. I saw the talk show that had David Tennant meet them. That was so much fun to watch.
  • WarpSpeedWarpSpeed
    edited May 2010
    I listen to lots of kinds of music and lots of different performers, but at the moment, I can only think:

    Alas, poor Dio....
  • RemolayRemolay
    edited May 2010
    Queen, Queen, Queen, Metallica, Weird Al, Queen, Queen, Orange Range, High and Mighty Color, Queen


    did I mention Queen? what about Queen?
  • ShaggEShaggE
    edited May 2010
    I've posted my favorite bands in the other thread, but I have a few more to add, so here's my revised list:

    Marilyn Manson
    Within Temptation
    Type O Negative (RIP, Pete :( )
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Metallica
    Akira Yamaoka (not a band, but still)
    The Beatles
    The Doors
    Zug Izland
    The Talking Heads

    I've also been getting into Gary Numan lately. I've listened to Down in the Park so many times that I felt it was unfair to not give the rest of his stuff a try.
  • thedavehookerthedavehooker
    edited May 2010
    Radiohead
    Dead Kennedys
    Tom Waits
    Iron & Wine
    The Postal Service
    Andrew Jackson Jihad
    Streetlight Manifesto
    Squirrel Nut Zippers

    ...I listen to a lot of music, but these are old favorites. :D
  • Hassat HunterHassat Hunter
    edited May 2010
    1. Children of Bodom
    2. Funker Vogt
    3. Life Cried
    4. The Kovenant
    5. Suicide Commando
    6. Cradle of Filth
    7. Amorphis
    8. Adema
    9. God Module
    10. Oomph!
  • The LegThe Leg
    edited May 2010
    Beatles, Bob Wills, Eagles, The Who, Hendrix, Blue Man Group. (DaAaAaAh. Im a song from the sixties)
  • guitarsareboringguitarsareboring
    edited May 2010
    Jenny wrote: »
    Idlewild

    :D

    Well, this is my top 15 on Last.fm...

    1. Manic Street Preachers
    2. Idlewild
    3. Blur
    4. Mansun
    5. Radiohead
    6. Pavement
    7. Johnny Foreigner
    8. The Smiths
    9. Urusei Yatsura
    10. Seafood
    11. The Wedding Present
    12. Ash
    13. Horowitz
    14. Comet Gain
    15. Hefner

    ...it's about right I think, but the order is probably a bit out... Idlewild should certainly be number one. The Beatles need to be in that list too, mainly because they were the first band I ever liked.
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited May 2010
    guitarsareboring wrote: »
    :D

    1. Manic Street Preachers
    2. Idlewild
    3. Blur
    4. Mansun
    5. Radiohead
    6. Pavement
    7. Johnny Foreigner
    8. The Smiths
    9. Urusei Yatsura
    10. Seafood
    11. The Wedding Present
    12. Ash
    13. Horowitz
    14. Comet Gain
    15. Hefner

    Too,,,too much indie. Manics are cool though :)
  • guitarsareboringguitarsareboring
    edited May 2010
    JedExodus wrote: »
    Too,,,too much indie. Manics are cool though :)

    That'll be because I'm an indieboy...errr man.
  • taumeltaumel
    edited May 2010
    @Jenny
    Ah okay, that explains it.

    Hmm, regarding your interest in these older songs and Max Raabe i wonder how old you are because if you're a younger person, it's really not this common.
  • KromsKroms
    edited May 2010
    My taste in music is all over the place, but the band I obsessed about in my teens was Nirvana (a whole two years ago!). At various points I've been obsessed with The Vaselines, REM, Black Mountain, The Breeders, Strawberry Switchblade, Pixies, The Breeders, Jimi Hendrix, Sonic Youth, The Raincoats, Shonen Knife, Leadbelly, Captain Beefheart and The Velvet Underground.

    Right now I'm basically listening to nothing but the Tales of Monkey Island soundtrack, Leadbelly and, when I'm feeling a little down, the first Lightning Dust album. I occasionally find myself humming New Orleans stuff. Benny Goodman's been playing more frequently.

    I tend to go through phases where I'm doing any three of the following - games, books, movies, music, illustration/painting - and right now music isn't on my list, so I'm not doing much of it.
  • JennyJenny
    edited May 2010
    Kroms wrote: »
    Benny Goodman's been playing more frequently.

    Nice! :D

    @taumel
    I'm only 23, but I had the good advantage of being exposed to almost all genres and sub genres of 20th century music while growing up. So I just tended to pick out my favorites along the way.
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