Who's your favorite band?

I like Queen..

~Sean

Hard to say depends on the time in my life.

I'm approaching 40 so it varies. When I was young and full of piss and vineagar, heavy metal ruled. (no not hair metal)

My favorite at the time was Judas Priest followed closely by Ozzy and Iron Maiden. Then I finally discovered some american talent Queensryche.

This was soon followed by the greats of Mettallica (i.e. prior to the black album) Megadeth, and so on. At first I resisted Nirvana, but damn man talent wins every time.

However as I matured so did my music tastes. I found a true love of the the old school rock, and hard rock.

Queen is a good choice, definately up there. I also love Styxx, Foreigner, Boston, and the like.

Despite my hard rock/heavy metal roots, my favorite singer/songwriter of all time is Billy Joel.

My favorite artist is Johnny Cash, hands down... I guess Guns N Roses and Lynyrd Skynyrd are pretty high up there, and then there's The Offspring, The Vandals, Nirvana, Sublime, and The Red Hot Chili Peppers too...

My favorite at the time was Judas Priest followed closely by Ozzy and Iron Maiden. Then I finally discovered some american talent Queensryche.

Queensryche is one of my fav bands.. ive seen them live 3 times... GREAT band, i don't know what you've heard by them but the albums "Empire" and "Promised Land" are both hands down KILLER albums all the way through... What are your fav songs by them?

So many great bands, an abundance of choices! Rush is always a favorite as are the Greatful Dead and Led Zepplin, but I could fill a page with those that have been favorites through one or two songs or one album. And no list is ever complete, as I always forget somebody.

When I was in college it was no contest. The Stones all the way. What a band to drink, dance and make out to.

Nowadays I'm kind of partial to The Donnas. Great, raw, sound, slightly reminiscent of Joan Jett when she was singing Put Another Dime In The Jukebox and Bad Reputation.

When it comes to country my favorite singer is the same as DarkFantasy's. I also like Kentucky Headhunter. But then again I like all country music. It is my favorite after Doowop.

Rush is always a favorite
Shazam! Rush all the way, along with Led Zep, Queen, Boston, Journey, and REO Speedwagon.

Favorite band.............Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians.


Favorite female singer.............Kate Smith.

Favorite male singer..............Rudy Valle.

Favorite band: The Mars Volta

Close in line are Radiohead, Opeth, The Decemberists, and Rage Against the Machine.

Pink Floyd...although Bob Marley is really really close. I also like Of Montreal. They're a little weird though.

I'm slowly getting more and more into country... I laughed when someone told me they "hate country", when they had previously professed their love for Johnny Cash. And then they protested Johnny's belonging in the genre of country!

Pink Floyd...although Bob Marley is really really close. I also like Of Montreal. They're a little weird though.
Rapture rapes the muses! *dances*

Of Montreal!

I'll go with "No clue". According to last.fm my most played band is The Weakerthans.

Back in the day I had the Queensryche original EP through Empire. This was in the heady days of cassettes. With CD's I kept Empire, and Operation Mindcrime, and then I bought their greatest hits album a couple of years ago. Promised land was lent to me and I liked some of it, but a lot of it let me down. Wasn't what I wanted from them.

My taste right now is Nightwish but it changes up fast and this is the flavor of this week. I am also into a group called Ackent. They are a great Romanian group. Love their sound and songs.

Older stuff... Beatles, hell yes,The Beatles
Pink Floyd, Stones, ect..

Newer... AFI, and alot of random Indie Stuff, also alot of Rock as well...

The Beatles, of course, if it weren't for them none of you would be enjoying the 60's, 70's, 80's and whatever bands are good today. If it weren't for them you'd be stuck listening to crap like the Bobby's, and the Suzie's, and the Elvis's. All the crap that those who were against Rock N' Roll in the 50's wanted your parents to listen to.

guns and roses .... before the use your illusion and the spaghetti incident albums

CRAP like Elvis?? Are you kidding me? Elvis was the King!
Also, I'd still have my favorite artist if the Beatles never existed!

CRAP like Elvis?? Are you kidding me? Elvis was the King!

Maybe for some, but not for a all... It's just like saying that Jackson is King!

The media throws the word out, and then everybody agrees.

They aren't Kings of anything.

I resent your insinuation that I agree with whatever the media says.

Little Richard, Elvis, Chuck Berry, Hank Williams and others from the 50's built the bridges forging rock & roll, blending country, gospel and blues into a style of music that lives on and on. Their music is played daily on radio stations world wide. Fledging musicians are even today copying those guitar licks and drum rolls & making them their own. Where Michael Jackson fits into that crowd I'm really not certain. Yes, Jackson sold countless records and did produce great shows & videos, where is his music heard today? Is there such a thing as "classic" Michael Jackson?

Elvis was popular.. but mainly a visual symbol. The only reason he was famous was because he "shook his hips".. and started being physical and sexual, or at least suggesting it.

We have seen countless "music" performers become quite popular without being very much musicians at all... and relying on their looks to get them "over". (Elvis, "Hair Bands" in the 80's, Ringo, Madonna, Emo bands today, Nsync, Jessica Simpson, Brittany Spears, etc.. the list goes on and on)

Yes, Jackson sold countless records and did produce great shows & videos, where is his music heard today? Is there such a thing as "classic" Michael Jackson?
All over the world people predominantly listen to pop music, and Jackson isn't called the "King of Pop" for no reason. In a few more years Jackson may be considered "classic."

If I had to list only one, it's have to be Pink Floyd. Like many of you though, I'd have a long list of a varity of bands and musicians.

Madonna,

You just had to throw her in, didn't you?

It begins . . . .

Oh come on, you can't put Elvis in the same category as Britney Spears, or even Madonna.

And, might I remind you all, The Beatles were the 60s equivalent of The Backstreet Boys when they came out. ;)

Oh come on, you can't put Elvis in the same category as Britney Spears, or even Madonna.

And, might I remind you all, The Beatles were the 60s equivalent of The Backstreet Boys when they came out. ;)
But the Beatles played instruments and made good music. Those being the major differences.

Elvis played the guitar. And so did Johnny Cash, although it's for sure that his talent was mostly in his voice. And song writing ability.

His point was that The Backstreet boys don't.

I got that... I wish everyone didn't constantly act like I'm an idiot.

You seemed to have missed it.

Yeah, I can see how you would think that... Perhaps I should have separated my thoughts a bit better. Sorry. I'm just in a really bad emotional place lately and I feel like everyone hates me...

Yeah, I can see how you would think that... Perhaps I should have separated my thoughts a bit better. Sorry. I'm just in a really bad emotional place lately and I feel like everyone hates me...

well.. i WOULD console you but your overjealous boyfriend might verbally tear me a new one.. so best of luck... maybe they DO all hate you
:@@:

Yeah... maybe they do... He's not overjealous anyway. If he was overjealous he wouldn't have tried to make me feel better when I was crying hysterically over letting another guy flirt with me.

well.. i WOULD console you but your overjealous boyfriend might verbally tear me a new one..
Get over it. I apologized, you accepted.

Iron Maiden

favorite band wow...
That changes rapidly right now I am liking Nightwish and some Romanian groups one of which is akcent. I also love therapy, queen, AC/DC, and a lot more I have over 800 cd's so it is hard to pick just one.

800 cds? Wow. I only have 467 songs in my library.

Favorite band: The Mars Volta

Close in line are Radiohead, Opeth, The Decemberists, and Rage Against the Machine.
Also some others to add to that list: Muse, Children of Bodom, and Sigur Ros.

And, might I remind you all, The Beatles were the 60's equivalent of The Backstreet Boys when they came out. ;)

This statement definitely needs to be exorcised!

This is a hard one for me too, since I like all types of music, and have hundreds of tapes(yes cassette tapes) and hundreds of cd's. Bon Jovi will always be in my top 3, and right now I'd say probably the London Suede, and Soul Asylum.

This statement definitely needs to be exorcised!


Of course... All you commies like The Beatles. ;)

What an amusing conglomeration of musical interests.
For me, it's always been te Grateful Dead. Once a dead head, always a dead head. And before you ask, I still own a few tie-dye t-shirts. Not to mention a few misplaced brain cells..

Of course... All you commies like The Beatles. ;)

Music and time goes like this:

Before the BEATLES, and after the BEATLES.

Music and time goes like this:

Before the BEATLES, and after the BEATLES.

While i don't deny their success and fame.. i think in the grand scheme of things they are generally overrated...

*awaits flame-fest

I don't see how it's possible to overrate the Beatles. You can overrate John Lennon, or Paul McCartney. Or maybe Ringo Starr or George Harrisson(just because nobody speaks about them). But as a whole they pretty much singlehandedly(or eighthandedly) created cultures and genres. Who did they rip off of when they created Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Band? A genre nearly in and of itself. Highly influential in psychadelic rock and even folk rock. Who were they're influences for Revolution No. 9, arguably the first Heavy Metal song? Elanor Rigby and goth rock? They had a lot of bad pop songs, but I don't see at all how they could be overrated for creating songs that created genres.

My favorites go something like this:


Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Deep Purple
Wishbone Ash
Beatles

Korn
Filter
Slipknot
Godsmack
Pantera (with Phil Anselmo)

There are many more, and not necessarily in this particular order. I'm a rock fan thru and thru.

I don't see how it's possible to overrate the Beatles. You can overrate John Lennon, or Paul McCartney. Or maybe Ringo Starr or George Harrisson(just because nobody speaks about them). But as a whole they pretty much singlehandedly(or eighthandedly) created cultures and genres. Who did they rip off of when they created Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart Band? A genre nearly in and of itself. Highly influential in psychadelic rock and even folk rock. Who were they're influences for Revolution No. 9, arguably the first Heavy Metal song? Elanor Rigby and goth rock? They had a lot of bad pop songs, but I don't see at all how they could be overrated for creating songs that created genres.

I don't deny that they contributed greatly to music... but trying to give the Beatles credit for "playing the first heavy metal song" or creating "goth rock"??? THAT is stretching it a tad.. i mean.. what's next, are we going to say Frank Sinatra created "Crunk Rap Music" because he talked about drinking?

Since I can't just pick one, there they are.

BUG Mafia, Parazitii, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Kanye West, Akon, Big Tymers, Bone Crusher, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Westside Connection, Chamillionaire, Public Enemy, Ruff Ryders, T.I., Three 6 Mafia, Terror Squad, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Petey Pablo, Outkast, P. Diddy, NTM, Notorious BIG, Mike Jones, MOP, Ludacris, Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Juvenile, Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Gorrilaz, DMX, Lil' Flip, House of Pain, Blondie, Depeche Mode, La Bouche, Dr. Alban, Ace of Base, Duran Duran, The Beatles, Deep Blue Something, Toni Braxton, Abba, AC/DC, Shaggy, TATU, Run DMC, Roxette, Real McCoy, Ray Charles, Prodigy, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Naughty By Nature, Groove Coverage, DJ Tiesto, DJ Sasha, DJ Ross, DJ Quicksilver, DJ Liquid, DJ Icey, DJ Irene, DJ Ian van Dahl, DJ Doboy, DJ Dean, DJ Green Lantern, Darude to name a few...

Since I can't just pick one, there they are.

BUG Mafia, Parazitii, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Kanye West, Akon, Big Tymers, Bone Crusher, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Westside Connection, Chamillionaire, Public Enemy, Ruff Ryders, T.I., Three 6 Mafia, Terror Squad, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Petey Pablo, Outkast, P. Diddy, NTM, Notorious BIG, Mike Jones, MOP, Ludacris, Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Juvenile, Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Gorrilaz, DMX, Lil' Flip, House of Pain, Blondie, Depeche Mode, La Bouche, Dr. Alban, Ace of Base, Duran Duran, The Beatles, Deep Blue Something, Toni Braxton, Abba, AC/DC, Shaggy, TATU, Run DMC, Roxette, Real McCoy, Ray Charles, Prodigy, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Naughty By Nature, Groove Coverage, DJ Tiesto, DJ Sasha, DJ Ross, DJ Quicksilver, DJ Liquid, DJ Icey, DJ Irene, DJ Ian van Dahl, DJ Doboy, DJ Dean, DJ Green Lantern, Darude to name a few...
Very few of those are actually bands. They are either disc jockeys or rappers.

I didn't look at it as bands, depsite what the name of the thread says. I just named my favorite bands, rappers and/or disk jockeys

Since I can't just pick one, there they are.

BUG Mafia, Parazitii, Tupac, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Kanye West, Akon, Big Tymers, Bone Crusher, Tech N9ne, Xzibit, Westside Connection, Chamillionaire, Public Enemy, Ruff Ryders, T.I., Three 6 Mafia, Terror Squad, Sean Paul, Pitbull, Petey Pablo, Outkast, P. Diddy, NTM, Notorious BIG, Mike Jones, MOP, Ludacris, Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz, Juvenile, Jay-Z, Jadakiss, Gorrilaz, DMX, Lil' Flip, House of Pain, Blondie, Depeche Mode, La Bouche, Dr. Alban, Ace of Base, Duran Duran, The Beatles, Deep Blue Something, Toni Braxton, Abba, AC/DC, Shaggy, TATU, Run DMC, Roxette, Real McCoy, Ray Charles, Prodigy, Paul Oakenfold, Paul van Dyk, Naughty By Nature, Groove Coverage, DJ Tiesto, DJ Sasha, DJ Ross, DJ Quicksilver, DJ Liquid, DJ Icey, DJ Irene, DJ Ian van Dahl, DJ Doboy, DJ Dean, DJ Green Lantern, Darude to name a few...
Have pointed them out in red to show those I do know or ever heard anything from them... The rest is like talking to me in Chinese or Klingon... WTF are those names?

That's because some of them are Romanian bands/rappers, some are Trance DJs, and some are 80' or 90's Dance...

I could probably name 20+ Beatles songs that everyone has heard before. And that doesnt even include their best stuff. They paved the way for music as it is today, period. And they also own I think 4-5 Albums in the top 100 as defined by Rolling Stone. Thats 3-4 more than anyone else.

van halen and van hagar

Ween

Nine Inch Nails.

Reznor is God.

Nine Inch Nails.

Reznor is God.

At least he would say so.

At least he would say so.
He hates himself too much to say that.

Like also Nickleback, and Van Halen is also awsome.
Like the country music also, but dont listen to it much any more.
You all bring back some incredible music, that really needs some attention,

He hates himself too much to say that.

reznor is full of himself lol, but they make pretty good music so i cant complain. i need to give their newest stuff a listen i think.

Well...uh...ya! The Beatles are definitely at the top of the list for me - but also like:

Green Day
Red Hot Chili's
U2
R.E.M. (I'm aging myself I think)
Def Leppard
Nickelback
Dave Matthews


Tons of older stuff and solo artists

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Yeah - duh! Lol - I've only seen Petty 3 times - I guess I've always thought of him as more of a solo artist.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Tom Petty is scary in a Mick Jagger sort of way, but I like his music more than the Stones. Some of the songs are classics!

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Hell yeah, I grew up on Tom Petty. "Free Fallin'" is still one of my favorite songs.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rkyPZ08YhNg

This is actually the best song of all time, by none other than Men Without Hats.

Haha

Hahahaha! Good one Phyrex! Admittedly, we were crazy about that song when it came out. Oy!

The Clash Band............

Hard-hitting songs like "London Calling" and "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" made The Clash one of the most famous punk bands of the 1970s. Once too radical for radio, The Clash became a pillar of modern-day rock. The band's members were: Joe Strummer (b. John Mellors, 21 August 1952, Ankara, Turkey, d. December 2002), guitar and vocals; Paul Simonon (b. 1956, London), bass; Mick Jones (b. 26 June 1955, London), guitar and vocals; and Nicky Headon (b. 1956, Dover, England), drums. The Clash was formed in 1976 (at the time with drummer Terry Chimes) and released their self-titled debut album in 1977...

http://londonsburning.org/pic_london_calling.jpg:thumbs:

The history of this Clash band will finally watched at cinema on the 18th day of May...by Juien Temple title "The Future is Unwriten"...

Also, liked "Rudie Can't Fail"

The Clash Band............

Hard-hitting songs like "London Calling" and "Should I Stay Or Should I Go" made The Clash one of the most famous punk bands of the 1970s. Once too radical for radio, The Clash became a pillar of modern-day rock. The band's members were: Joe Strummer (b. John Mellors, 21 August 1952, Ankara, Turkey, d. December 2002), guitar and vocals; Paul Simonon (b. 1956, London), bass; Mick Jones (b. 26 June 1955, London), guitar and vocals; and Nicky Headon (b. 1956, Dover, England), drums. The Clash was formed in 1976 (at the time with drummer Terry Chimes) and released their self-titled debut album in 1977...

http://londonsburning.org/pic_london_calling.jpg:thumbs:

The history of this Clash band will finally watched at cinema on the 18th day of May...by Juien Temple title "The Future is Unwriten"...

Clash is awsome

Ace of Base

I saw the sign!

Hahaha... innuendo.. haha...

http://youtube.com/watch?v=rkyPZ08YhNg

This is actually the best song of all time, by none other than Men Without Hats.

Haha
My father and I actually do agree that this song is the greatest ever.

ummm perhaps the greatest cheesey 80's electronic dance song of all time?

ummm perhaps the greatest cheesey 80's electronic dance song of all time?
No, best song ever.

just like highlander won an academy award... for "best movie ever made"?

LOL

My favorites are REM, Beatles, AC/DC, Billy Joel, Eric Clapton, JayZ, Outkast, Missy Elliot, Ramones, Rancid, VU, Sheryl Crow, Simon & Garfunkel, Beach Boys, Nirvana, Lynyrd Skynyrd...maybe U2, Led Zep, Elton John, Hendrix, CCR, the Cure, Aerosmith, Rammstein, Smashing Pumpkins, The Who, Weezer, The Doors, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili, The Shins, Sonic Youth, The Killers, Rolling Stones, and Grateful Dead.

I am only considering band/musician who have at least 5 songs that I enjoy tremendously. Some bands do have 1 or 2 songs I really love, but since I don't like the rest of their work much, they don't make it to "favorite band" list.

Top 3 will be REM, Beatles, and VU. But I love all those I just named.

I like all the classics because lets face it, they just don't make music like they use to. I think Zeppelin is the greatest band of all time hands down. I love Sublime and 311 as well. Recently started getting into Maroon 5. Janis Joplin puts so much soul and emotion into her music and I think that makes her one of the best female vocalists of her time.

Lately I'm into garage punk like The Donnas and 20 Fingers.

I like all the classics because lets face it, they just don't make music like they use to. I think Zeppelin is the greatest band of all time hands down. I love Sublime and 311 as well. Recently started getting into Maroon 5. Janis Joplin puts so much soul and emotion into her music and I think that makes her one of the best female vocalists of her time.

Gotta love the classic rock bands. :D

I listen to alot of alternative rock 3 doors down, Seether, just recentely went to a Finger Eleven and Evanescence concert..it was pretty good. :D

Some of my favorite bands are The Beatles,The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, The Who, Lou Reed,Crosby,Stills,Nash and Young,: Rush,AC/DC, Judas Priest,The Cure,U2,The Smiths,Nirvana, The Clash,The Ramones,Alice in Chains,My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult,Franz Ferdinand. I'm sure I'm leaving some out.:lolhit:

I am getting into Flogging Molly, and listen to seal right now
Kiss of a rose. good song.

You just can't beat The Stones. Been around forever. I used to dance to them when I was in college and that was before most of you were born.

Beatles are probably the best band musically. The way they grew from, I Wanna Hold Your Hand to Norwegian Wood is amazing.

Other great groups, Pink Floyd, (any album but especially Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall), Doors, Ramones (changed the face of music), Rammstein (especially Du Hast), Ladysmith Black Mambazo (love their melodic voices), Brooklyn Bounce (great bass), Mannheim Steamroller (more a mini orchestra than a band but Chip Davis is great), Paul Oakenfold (great trance music, wonderful beat), Black Sabbath (Smoke On The Water is great but War Pigs is even better). Gipsy Kings ( a lot of people don't like them but they are great with the top down and the volume turned up.

i have received a lot of crap over this one since i was in the 4th grade, but hanson is my all time favorite band.

I've got to go with REM just slightly edging out The Stones and CCR. I like a band that doesn't record a song unless its a good one. REM, IMO, does that better than anyone.

Sigur Ros, Opeth, The Mars Volta, The Decemberists, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Muse, and Apocalyptica would be my favorites.

The Decemberists


Ah, the band that owes any thread of notoriety to Steven Colbert. Did you catch their guitarist getting punked out by Peter Frampton?

I recently rediscovered Death Cab for Cutie, amazing band.

i'm going to add to my list.

weezer and the dresden dolls.

my favs.
white stripes
the police
keane
pink floyd
the killers

they are a totally new act (i think). I went and saw them at The Cat Club, and they blew doors down. Good to see that Rock live is Los Angeles!

Oh come on, you can't put Elvis in the same category as Britney Spears, or even Madonna.

And, might I remind you all, The Beatles were the 60s equivalent of The Backstreet Boys when they came out. ;) Urgh, sorry to bring up an old posting but I had to comment. Saying that the Beatles were the 60s equivalent of the Backsreet Boys is totally ridiculous!!!!

Urgh, sorry to bring up an old posting but I had to comment. Saying that the Beatles were the 60s equivalent of the Backsreet Boys is totally ridiculous!!!!
Of course they were. When they first became famous, they had a huge fan base made up mostly of giddy young girls, they made music that was very popular and appealed to the common denominator. Just like the Backstreet Boys. What's so ridiculous about that?

Of course they were. When they first became famous, they had a huge fan base made up mostly of giddy young girls, they made music that was very popular and appealed to the common denominator. Just like the Backstreet Boys. What's so ridiculous about that? Well the Beatles actually played instruments and wrote songs and oh yes they were talented and a major influence on rock music. A lot of guys love the Beatles to and I don't think the Backstreet Boys had nearly that many male fans like the Beatles.

Well the Beatles actually played instruments and wrote songs and oh yes they were talented and a major influence on rock music. A lot of guys love the Beatles to and I don't think the Backstreet Boys had nearly that many male fans like the Beatles.
Yes, they played their own instruments... I think you are speaking in present tense and I am speaking about the past. Notice that in both of my posts I was talking specifically about when the Beatles first became famous. I was not talking about how influential they became later or how many fans they have now.

And who says the Backstreet Boys aren't talented? I'd like to see you sing and dance like they do. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not talent... I don't really enjoy emo music but I don't go so far as to say that emo singers and musicians have no talent just because I don't happen to like their music.

(And BTW, I like The Beatles. I don't like the Backstreet Boys. You seem to not know that so I thought I'd tell you.)

Yeah, I can see how you would think that... Perhaps I should have separated my thoughts a bit better. Sorry. I'm just in a really bad emotional place lately and I feel like everyone hates me... I don't hate you and doubt if anyone else here does. Allthough I can see people disagreeing with you when you compare the Beatles with the Back Street Boys just because young girls go crazy at their concerts. Sometimes people go crazy for a band or singer when they see them live. But to compare them for that reason is not enough to call the Beatles the Back Street Boys of the 60's.

Yes, they played their own instruments... I think you are speaking in present tense and I am speaking about the past. Notice that in both of my posts I was talking specifically about when the Beatles first became famous. I was not talking about how influential they became later or how many fans they have now.

And who says the Backstreet Boys aren't talented? I'd like to see you sing and dance like they do. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not talent... I don't really enjoy emo music but I don't go so far as to say that emo singers and musicians have no talent just because I don't happen to like their music.

(And BTW, I like The Beatles. I don't like the Backstreet Boys. You seem to not know that so I thought I'd tell you.) Well I would have been willing to bet you were not a Backstreet Boys fan!