Been awhile since we had one of these; what are your favorite bands? Include artists that are bands only and not considered as solo artists.... 1 - Genesis 2 - Pink Floyd 3 - Radiohead 4 - Sigur Ros 5 - Animal Collective 6 - Wilco 7 - The Byrds 8 - The Band 9 - Cream 10 - The Police
Beatles Mothers Crazy Horse Led Zep Who Rolling Stones Smashing Pumpkins Clash Nirvana Black Sabbath The Band
My list includes solo acts as i dont think they should be excluded for not being part of a group. Beatles Stones Neil young Prince Miles Davis Cocteau twins Pixies Radiohead Willie nelson The cure Hendrix Xtc Led zep Fela kuti Dylan
I'm going to skip all the ones you guys have mentioned so far since it would just fill up most of my favorite bands. Muse Porcupine Tree Red Hot Chili Peppers Oasis Foo Fighters My Chemical Romance Pendulum Queen Queens of The Stone Age Dream Theater
I agree, I don't distinguish between "solo" artists and bands- besides, many of them have bands, anyway (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band), and many of the bands have one member who either dominates the public spotlight or basically writes the large majority of the music. Ian Anderson, from Jethro Tull, is a perfect example. And Weezer. And The Cars (Rick Ocasek writes the words and music to 99+% of their songs- matter of fact, you can argue that someone like Mike Campbell has more influence on song direction on Tom Petty than Greg Hawkes does on Rik Ocasek). So, for me, there is no distinction. Top 10 Artists: 1. Bruce Springsteen 2. The Who 3. U2 4. REM 5. The Beatles 6. Marvin Gaye 7. The Kinks 8. Cheap Trick 9. Rush 10. Jethro Tull But if i had to go by the original criteria: 1. The Who 2. U2 3. REM 4. The Beatles 5. The Kinks 6. Cheap Trick 7. Rush 8. Jethro Tull 9. Radiohead 10. The Clash And the top 10 solo artists would be: 1. Bruce Springsteen 2. Marvin Gaye 3. Van Morrison 4. Bob Dylan 5. Prince 6. Elvis Costello 7. Buddy Holly 8. Jackson Browne 9. Stevie Wonder 10. Tie among Bob Seger, Warren Zevon, Nas, Jimmy Cliff, Miles Davis, Don Henley, Lennon/McCartney/Harrison, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and Pete Townshend.
I'm more of a HipHop head (Nas, AZ, Budden,XV) but I'll share a few: Incubus always has a good sound. Bush Smashing Pumpkins Minus the Bear Shins Don't hate me for this either, but I have always enjoyed Marilyn Manson. From the music to the creative videos...much respect.
1. The Beatles 2. The Red Hot Chili Peppers 3. The Strokes 4. Cake 5. Atmosphere 6. The Arctic Monkeys 7. The White Stripes 8. Phoenix 9. Weezer 10. Nirvana
Pink Floyd Tool Sublime The Black Keys Jack Johnson Smashing Pumpkins Mumford and Sons Radiohead Led Zeppelin
1. Oasis 2. The Horrible Crowes 3. Gin Blossoms 4. Rise Against 5. The Gaslight Anthem 6. Daft Punk 7. This Will Destroy You 8. Matchbox 20 9. REM 10. The Cure Honorable mentions/close calls: The National, Arcade Fire, Joy Division, Yndi Halda, Foo Fighters, The Strokes, Smashing Pumpkins, Sonic Youth, The Killers, Mono
Radiohead Nine Inch Nails Sneaker Pimps Massive Attack Arcade Fire Deerhunter Portishead New Order The National Daft Punk LCD Soundsystem The Strokes
In no order- Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Arctic Monkeys, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, The Flaming Lips, Kanye West, Wilco, Blur, Titus Andronicus, Deerhunter, The Sword
Motley Crue Kiss Papa Roach Korn Def Leppard Shinedown Chevelle Ratt Whitesnake Slash (any of his bands)
Alabama Van Halen ACDC Def Leppard Randy Rogers Band Shinedown Black Crows 38 Special Restless Heart Poison
In no order, mainstream as can be Smashing Pumpkins Pearl Jam U2 Depeche Mode Queen Nirvana Tribe Called Quest Wu TANG Silverchair Afghan Whigs Yeah I was debating that with Bob Marley and the Wailers.
I go through phases but right now for me my list would look something like this, in no particular order. Metric Cherub Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Outkast Explosions in the Sky Magic Man And there's two songs in particular that I'm really into currently: <iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bExty0gS1kc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> (this video kind of makes me laugh because all the girls are in sororities at UGA and I knew a few while I was there and they're definitely not the type of girls they appear to be in the video) <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/F621Y3Q0stc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
DEVO Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 I Am Spoonbender Charles Mingus Quintet Trans Am Captain Beefheart Joy Division Bauhaus LCD Soundsystem Scratch Acid Ed Hall Minutemen Black Sabbath (Ozzy years) I could go on...
1. The Beatles 2. The Kinks 3. Super Furry Animals 4. Elvis Costello and the Attractions 5. The Buzzcocks 6. Stereolab 7. Outkast 8. Booker T & the MGs 9. The Pixies 10. Blur
