Boots Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 U2 Coldplay Muse 1184 guests, 44 members 2 anonymous members I still can't believe this. Wow!!!!! What up????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boots Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Duplicate post. Dumb computer) Edited October 4, 2011 by Boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KW84 Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) In no particular order: Rush Dream Theater Porcupine Tree (Blackfield and Steven Wilson solo ) Opeth Queensryche (83-03) Pink Floyd Iron Maiden (only with Bruce) Queen The Beatles (solo Lennon and Harrison) Tool Led Zeppelin Judas Priest Black Sabbath ( Ozzy and Dio) Edited October 4, 2011 by KW84 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheech44 Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Wow, start a thread and come back a few days later and bam. Some great reading - the diversity of everybody's tastes is quite a kick. Yeah, so RUSH and the Grateful Dead are 1 and 1A for me, but I listen to an absolute ton of different stuff, mainly confined to Rock, Jazz, & Funk/Soul. I don't mind hip-hop, but hold the opinion that nothing important has happened after the first wu-tang album. I don't listen to classical music and I can't stand new country. I appreciate classic metal, and own some Sabbath and Maiden, but my tastes don't run deep with metal. Other bands/artists I love (as they come to mind): Zeppelin Beatles Stones Clash Floyd Genesis Radiohead Wilco My Morning Jacket Phish Zappa Return to Forever Weather Report Miles Davis (post-In A Silent Way) Coltrane Herbie Hancock (electric 70s stuff) James Brown Sly Parliament Stevie Wonder Marvin Gaye Bob Dylan Ryan Adams Santana Hendrix The Temptations Triumph April Wine Max Webster Crimson White Stripes Black Keys I could go on and on and on - music's a wonderful obsession. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twisted.Earth Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Nine Inch Nails. Edit: Other artists in general include Pink Floyd, Silversun Pickups, Gary Numan (the old and the new), Jane's Addiction, Zeppelin, Muse, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, and others. Edited October 4, 2011 by Twisted.Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMCXII Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 UFO!! Followed by thin lizzy and budgie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgrendel Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Iron Maiden Marillion Lynyrd Skynyrd Black Sabbath (the Dio years primarily) Judas Priest Motorhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drgrendel Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) Forgot AC/DC Edited October 4, 2011 by drgrendel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gedfan Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (cheech44 @ Sep 23 2011, 11:37 PM)Mine is the Grateful Dead. I won't bother to try and defend it - it'd take too long, but a friend said to me, "you basically like the guys that are the absolute best on their instruments (i.e. RUSH), and the guys that are the absolute worst." I disagree, but I see what he was saying. Anyway, I thought'd make an interesting thread to see if others have such disparate tastes ... I completely get it! My favorite 3 bands are Rush, Grateful Dead, and Phish...the order of which can change on any given day. Rush are technical experts/precision artists. I love the lyrics (most of them) and the blend of melody with virtuosity is simply a deal-closer for me. A band to be proud to be a fan of. Love them. The Dead are storytellers--a craft in its own--coming from a background of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and blues, while pioneering the psychedelic sound. Robert Hunter's lyrics from a certain era are untouchable--imo. The Dead are living American history/tradition. They offer American history and American literature lessons through songs and allusions. They are, imo, the greatest "American" rock band, in every sense of the word "American." This is because of their blend of original American music genres and the American folklore/literary traditions and allusions captured by the lyrics. Also, when he was on, no one could touch the emotion Jerry had in his singing or in his playing. Phish, to me, is the perfect blend between Rush and The Dead. They are amazing musicians, storytellers, and improvisationalists on the live stage. I could never tire of listening to either of these three bands. Edited October 4, 2011 by gedfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 QUOTE (gedfan @ Oct 4 2011, 04:56 PM) QUOTE (cheech44 @ Sep 23 2011, 11:37 PM)Mine is the Grateful Dead. I won't bother to try and defend it - it'd take too long, but a friend said to me, "you basically like the guys that are the absolute best on their instruments (i.e. RUSH), and the guys that are the absolute worst." I disagree, but I see what he was saying. Anyway, I thought'd make an interesting thread to see if others have such disparate tastes ... I completely get it! My favorite 3 bands are Rush, Grateful Dead, and Phish...the order of which can change on any given day. Rush are technical experts/precision artists. I love the lyrics (most of them) and the blend of melody with virtuosity is simply a deal-closer for me. A band to be proud to be a fan of. Love them. The Dead are storytellers--a craft in its own--coming from a background of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and blues, while pioneering the psychedelic sound. Robert Hunter's lyrics from a certain era are untouchable--imo. The Dead are living American history/tradition. They offer American history and American literature lessons through songs and allusions. They are, imo, the greatest "American" rock band, in every sense of the word "American." This is because of their blend of original American music genres and the American folklore/literary traditions and allusions captured by the lyrics. Also, when he was on, no one could touch the emotion Jerry had in his singing or in his playing. Phish, to me, is the perfect blend between Rush and The Dead. They are amazing musicians, storytellers, and improvisationalists on the live stage. I could never tire of listening to either of these three bands. I completely love Rush and the Dead. Phish I have mixed feelings about. Mind you, I have a few of their CD's, and have heard a goodly few live recordings, but for me where they often fall is lyrically. Yeah, they could jam. They could jam the shit out of a song, very often topping the Grateful Dead in terms of virtuosity and excitement, but they simply didn't have lyrics of a Garcia/Hunter quality. The lyrics are playful or fun or silly or surreal or outrageous, and while that's all good and fine, it can wear thin for me after awhile. The Grateful Dead had a level of substance and message to their lyrics that Phish couldn't come near. That said, Phish is a great band. Junta is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnalschick Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I love so many genres of music, but Rush remain my favorite of them all. Besides Rush... Yes Dream Theater Iron Maiden J. Priest There's really too many to name here! These will have to suffice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 (edited) In no particular order after the first three...... The Beatles . . . . . . . Rush Pink Floyd The Eagles Skynyrd (original band only) Allman Bros. (every era) ZZ Top The Stones Robin Trower Stevie Ray Black Sabbath (Ozzy era mostly) Zeppelin The Spinners The Doors Deep Purple The Temptations Metallica Bob Dylan Jeff Healey War Bob Seger Hendrix Tommy James & The Shondells Edited October 5, 2011 by driventotheedge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gedfan Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Oct 4 2011, 07:01 PM) QUOTE (gedfan @ Oct 4 2011, 04:56 PM) QUOTE (cheech44 @ Sep 23 2011, 11:37 PM)Mine is the Grateful Dead. I won't bother to try and defend it - it'd take too long, but a friend said to me, "you basically like the guys that are the absolute best on their instruments (i.e. RUSH), and the guys that are the absolute worst." I disagree, but I see what he was saying. Anyway, I thought'd make an interesting thread to see if others have such disparate tastes ... I completely get it! My favorite 3 bands are Rush, Grateful Dead, and Phish...the order of which can change on any given day. Rush are technical experts/precision artists. I love the lyrics (most of them) and the blend of melody with virtuosity is simply a deal-closer for me. A band to be proud to be a fan of. Love them. The Dead are storytellers--a craft in its own--coming from a background of bluegrass, folk, jazz, and blues, while pioneering the psychedelic sound. Robert Hunter's lyrics from a certain era are untouchable--imo. The Dead are living American history/tradition. They offer American history and American literature lessons through songs and allusions. They are, imo, the greatest "American" rock band, in every sense of the word "American." This is because of their blend of original American music genres and the American folklore/literary traditions and allusions captured by the lyrics. Also, when he was on, no one could touch the emotion Jerry had in his singing or in his playing. Phish, to me, is the perfect blend between Rush and The Dead. They are amazing musicians, storytellers, and improvisationalists on the live stage. I could never tire of listening to either of these three bands. I completely love Rush and the Dead. Phish I have mixed feelings about. Mind you, I have a few of their CD's, and have heard a goodly few live recordings, but for me where they often fall is lyrically. Yeah, they could jam. They could jam the shit out of a song, very often topping the Grateful Dead in terms of virtuosity and excitement, but they simply didn't have lyrics of a Garcia/Hunter quality. The lyrics are playful or fun or silly or surreal or outrageous, and while that's all good and fine, it can wear thin for me after awhile. The Grateful Dead had a level of substance and message to their lyrics that Phish couldn't come near. That said, Phish is a great band. Junta is amazing. Totally understand that as well. GD lyrics are a substantive worldview unto themselves. Phish--you're right--are playful/silly/etc. They do have many lyrics, though, that are reminiscent of the Dead in that they are similarly soulful, introspective, philosophical with a substantive worldview, etc--but just as many silly ones. The more literary lyrics are written by the band's version of Robert Hunter: Tom Marshall. Dude can write as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 They Might Be Giants. So fun and so smart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HigherWater Posted October 7, 2011 Share Posted October 7, 2011 Iron Maiden REM Dream Theater Steve Vai Those are the "Right Now" favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket ignites Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 For me it's Rush...then King's X. Nobody else really comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanzo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Rush will always be no.1 I sometimes listen to other bands- Deep purple Thin lizzy Smashing pumkins staind U2 zeppein of course L park and others Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spirit of Xanadu Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 My two favorite bands are Rush and Metallica. Megadeth are close behind, and behind 'Deth are crapload of other bands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tontonfranck Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 UNDER BYEN, a danish band. These guys are crazy! http://vimeo.com/18497017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexmai Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) 1) Rush (mind) 1) Kiss (heart) 1) Queen (a single, perfect sphere) 2) Led Zeppelin 2) Extreme 2) Pink Floyd 2) Who 2) Yes Edited October 11, 2011 by Alexmai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 Rush Kiss Budgie Misfits Mastodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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