The Cat 3 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) OK, so name your top 10 favourite bands other than Rush. Bands...no solo artists. Here are some of mine, in no particular order... I: The Alarm http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YNNgZmDawT0/Sw5KnZn0cFI/AAAAAAAAAOI/8WduKg_288s/s1600/alarm01.jpg II: Aerosmith http://assets.rollingstone.com/assets/images/artists/304x304/aerosmith.jpg III: The Beatles http://www.apple.com/itunesaffiliates/beatles/beatles_300x250.jpg IV: Cheap Trick http://mojoradio.us/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/cheaptrick300.jpg V: Def Leppard http://www.guitarnewsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/def_leppard1.jpg VI: King's X http://www.breakdownroom.net/kxband.jpg VII: Kiss http://www.blogestereo.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/kiss.jpg VIII: Led Zeppelin http://rockhall.com/media/assets/inductees/default/led-zeppelin.jpg IX: Queen http://www.keno.org/rock_images/queen_2b.jpg X: Thin Lizzy http://rokpool.com/files/u1/Thin_Lizzy_lizzy.jpg Edited May 1, 2012 by ReGorLaTroy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 No nifty pictures accompanying my list. The order is approximate as these can shift around quite a bit, but these are pretty much my fave 10 outside of Rush: 1. Pink Floyd 2. Grateful Dead 3. Yes 4. The Moody Blues 5. Popol Vuh 6. The Beatles 7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 8. King Crimson 9. Jefferson Airplane 10. Cocteau Twins Honorable Mentions (no solo artists, though many are as good as these) in alpha order, not order of preference: Amon Duul II Astra Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Camel Can Caravan Faust Genesis Gong The Innocence Mission Jethro Tull Led Zeppelin Le Orme PFM Simon & Garfunkel Tangerine Dream The Velvet Underground Ya Ho Wa 13 Solo Artist Honorable Mentions (I know you said no solo artists, but I am a chronic rule breaker): Syd Barrett David Bowie Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Neil Young John Coltrane Pete Namlook Paul Schutze Miles Davis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Porcupine Tree Dream Theater Marillion Yes Anathema Spock's Beard Jethro Tull Van der Graaf Generator Opeth Genesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good,bad,andrush Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Genesis Van der Graaf Generator Porcupine Tree Opeth Tool/A Perfect Circle The Mars Volta Anathema Pain of Salvation Circa Survive (If APC doesn't count as the tenth) Jethro Tull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Gonna be hard, but here goes: AC/DC Maiden Saint Vitus The Cramps Killing Joke Mercyful Fate Priest Yes The Melvins Motorhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Apr 30 2012, 10:04 PM) No nifty pictures accompanying my list. The order is approximate as these can shift around quite a bit, but these are pretty much my fave 10 outside of Rush: 1. Pink Floyd 2. Grateful Dead 3. Yes 4. The Moody Blues 5. Popol Vuh 6. The Beatles 7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 8. King Crimson 9. Jefferson Airplane 10. Cocteau Twins Honorable Mentions (no solo artists, though many are as good as these) in alpha order, not order of preference: Amon Duul II Astra Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Camel Can Caravan Faust Genesis Gong The Innocence Mission Jethro Tull Led Zeppelin Le Orme PFM Simon & Garfunkel Tangerine Dream The Velvet Underground Ya Ho Wa 13 Solo Artist Honorable Mentions (I know you said no solo artists, but I am a chronic rule breaker): Syd Barrett David Bowie Joni Mitchell Bob Dylan Neil Young John Coltrane Pete Namlook Paul Schutze Miles Davis Wow. No wonder we disagree about Rush records so much. Your taste in music is exactly the opposite of mine it seems. I don't like hippie bands or folkish sounding 60's bands at all. Now I can understand why you like SnA so much. Respect your opinion just that I'm not a big fan of 60's. Edited May 1, 2012 by presto123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 You mix SnA with VT? Accept may well be entering my top 10 favourite bands! Lack of keys are counter measured with just pure heavy awesomeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presto123 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 No way is this possible but I'll list 10 anyway: Queensryche Iron Maiden King's X Genesis(prefer 80's) Level 42 The Cars Van Halen The Cranberries The Police Foreigner Honorable Mention: Moody Blues Led Zeppelin Kiss Aerosmith Heart Megadeth Dream Theater The Hooters Mister Mister Dokken Depeche Mode Alice In Chains Eagles AC/DC Garbage Duran Duran Fleetwood Mac Triumph Bush Reo Speedwagon Styx too many to mention:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adace1 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 A sampling of my favorite bands: Radiohead Muse Opeth Metallica Dream Theater Nightwish Amon Amarth Nine Inch Nails Tool Pink Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) Not listed by rank.... (okay the first one is...) 1. Genesis 2. Yes 3. ELP 4. King Crimson 5. Devo 6. Eagles 7. Pink Floyd 8. Beatles 9. Mothers Of Invention 10. Beach Boys Edited May 1, 2012 by HowItIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Helmet Tool Nirvana Failure The Mess Alice in Chains Those are really the only groups I'd care to list as "favorites." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glezgared Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Mr Mister Muse Placebo Suede Rammstein Iron Maiden Kraftwerk The Shamen Duran Duran Depeche Mode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TullSkull Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Walter Trout and The Free Radicals Jethro Tull was, not sure about the new band as that is IA Band to me. Led Zep The Dead The Who Moody Blues Canned Heat Pink Floyd Jefferson Airplane The Seeds Deep Purple Martin Barre's A New Day Band. Oh Ok so that is a dozen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GeddPratLerxst Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 1. Mastodon 2. Dream Theater 3. King Crimson 4. Pink Floyd 5. Camel 6. Geneis (Gabriel-era ONLY) 7. Primus 8. Iron Maiden 9. Yes 10. ZZ Top (being from Houston) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Kiss Budgie Mastodon Misfits (Danzig era) Built to Spill Maiden Priest King Diamond Zep Dire Straits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolphantom190 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Cheap Trick Led Zeppelin Phish Dream Theater King's X Frank Zappa Grateful Dead Porcupine Tree Iron Maiden Queen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Numerous solo artists would land in my top ten (Dylan, Neil Young, Richard Buckner, Coltrane). But per the OP's instructions, here are ten favorite bands other than Rush: Yes The Black Crowes The Rolling Stones Genesis Pink Floyd The Who The Band The Beatles Allman Brothers CSNY Do Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers count as a "band" or "solo artist"? There are several "bands" I love that one could argue are actually solo artists (Dinosaur Jr., Magnolia Electric Co., Sun Kil Moon/Red House Painters). I followed the instructions to the best of my ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 1 2012, 07:14 AM) CSNY I seriously considered this for my list, and later for my honorable mentions list, but they unfortunately fell into the "not enough great albums to qualify" pile. So, while So Far is one of the best albums of all time (even though it's a compilation), the material that made up the comp was from 2 albums (only one of which even featured Neil Young) and a single. Yes, CSN made subsequent albums, and even CSNY did much later, but outside of the odd great song here and there, it was never the same as the 1969-1971 material. Had there been more of it, it would have easily made my list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powderfinger Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 1 2012, 09:27 AM) QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 1 2012, 07:14 AM) CSNY I seriously considered this for my list, and later for my honorable mentions list, but they unfortunately fell into the "not enough great albums to qualify" pile. So, while So Far is one of the best albums of all time (even though it's a compilation), the material that made up the comp was from 2 albums (only one of which even featured Neil Young) and a single. Yes, CSN made subsequent albums, and even CSNY did much later, but outside of the odd great song here and there, it was never the same as the 1969-1971 material. Had there been more of it, it would have easily made my list. I actually couldn't agree more. Allow me to explain: Neil Young is without question in my top five all time, maybe top three. And Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners is one of my ten favorite records of all time. I also love Wild Tales. Finally, I'm a pretty big fan of Crosby's first solo album, Stills's first solo album, and Stills's work with Manassas. So I simply included CSNY as a creative way to honor them without circumventing the rules. But I agree with your general assessment about them. I just couldn't make a list without Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unattractive Truth Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Other than Rush (who will always be first): Porcupine Tree U2 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Pink Floyd REM The Alarm The Cure The Cars Van Halen Dire Straits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 1 2012, 07:51 AM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 1 2012, 09:27 AM) QUOTE (Powderfinger @ May 1 2012, 07:14 AM) CSNY I seriously considered this for my list, and later for my honorable mentions list, but they unfortunately fell into the "not enough great albums to qualify" pile. So, while So Far is one of the best albums of all time (even though it's a compilation), the material that made up the comp was from 2 albums (only one of which even featured Neil Young) and a single. Yes, CSN made subsequent albums, and even CSNY did much later, but outside of the odd great song here and there, it was never the same as the 1969-1971 material. Had there been more of it, it would have easily made my list. I actually couldn't agree more. Allow me to explain: Neil Young is without question in my top five all time, maybe top three. And Graham Nash's Songs for Beginners is one of my ten favorite records of all time. I also love Wild Tales. Finally, I'm a pretty big fan of Crosby's first solo album, Stills's first solo album, and Stills's work with Manassas. So I simply included CSNY as a creative way to honor them without circumventing the rules. But I agree with your general assessment about them. I just couldn't make a list without Neil I definitely hear you. The combinations of the 4 individual musicians solo, plus them in a variety of combinations produced tons of excellent material. I hear where you're coming from. I was glad that The Beatles made so much excellent music together, because that makes it easier to list them and then somewhat dismiss their solo efforts, which was much more sporadic in quality. Still, I'm not listing CSNY just because as THAT entity there just wasn't enough great music. I understand that the criteria of the thread was no solo artists, but I added a section of solo artists into my honorable mention list anyway because that's just how I roll. Edited May 1, 2012 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 Porcupine Tree Genesis Yes Pink Floyd Opeth Anathema PFM Led Zep Deep Purple Rainbow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 After Rush, there is: 1.) The Afghan Whigs http://read.mtvhive.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/the_afghan_whigs-clinch-640x310.jpg 2.) Bob Mould http://www2.sk-static.com/images/media/img/col4/20091209-111938-773123.jpg 3.) Catherine Wheel http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/156209/Catherine+Wheel.jpg 4.) Mastodon http://www.metal-archives.com/images/1/3/6/1/1361_photo.jpg 5.) Social Distortion http://www.ampmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Social-Distortion.jpg 6.) Helmet http://www.buzzbinmagazine.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/helmet-band-shot-460-100-460-70.jpg 7.) Tool http://www.deviantart.com/download/187525559/tool_band_by_ginfreeks-d33nbnb.jpg 8.) Ministry http://www.chicagomag.com/images/2008/May%202008/chicagoguide_ministry.jpg 9.) Deftones http://www.clashmusic.com/files/imagecache/big_node_view/files/images/deftones-in-rolling-stone.jpg 10.) Depeche Mode http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Music/Pix/pictures/2009/3/20/1237569000623/Depeche-Mode-001.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaldad Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 In no order Bananarama Mr. Mister Flock Of Seagulls Duran Duran Poison The Cure Jackson 5 Maroon 5 Alien Ant Farm Papa Roach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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