rushgoober Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Let us know who were and are your favorite bands/artists. These are bands that at any point in your life you were obsessed with to the point that you considered them your favorite artists, even if it was very short lived. Do your best to list them chronologically in terms of when they were your faves, and end with your current fave band/artist! 1976 - Kiss 1982 - Ozzy Osbourne 1984 - Deep Purple 1985 - Pink Floyd 1986 - Jefferson Airplane 1987 - The Moody Blues 1987 - Grateful Dead 1992 - Cocteau Twins 1995- Popol Vuh 1993 - Rush All years are approximate, and Rush and Pink Floyd both held the top spot several times. At some point Rush became my undisputed favorite and has held that spot for many years. Edited September 4, 2012 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdFireYYZ Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Meat Loaf Lynyrd Skynyrd AC/DC Rush Porcupine Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t2s Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Motley Crue Rush Porcupine Tree Yes Genesis Kate Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Not Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) 2005 Coheed & Cambria 2006 Sonata Arctica 2007 - 2008 Rush Bob Dylan 2009 - 2010 Electric Light Orchestra Yes 2011 - Present King's X Blind Guardian Edited September 4, 2012 by Mr. IsNot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 too many artists to name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ancient Ways Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 The Beatles Black Sabbath Judas Priest Rush Metallica Acoustic Alchemy Smashing Pumpkins Stone Temple Pilots Porcupine Tree Death Cab for Cutie Silversun Pickups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Edited September 4, 2012 by rushgoober Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Ways Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (rushgoober @ Sep 3 2012, 09:51 PM) Let us know who were and are your favorite bands/artists. These are bands that at any point in your life you were obsessed with to the point that you considered them your favorite artists, even if it was very short lived. Do your best to list them chronologically in terms of when they were your faves, and end with your current fave band/artist! Kiss Ozzy Osbourne Deep Purple Pink Floyd Jefferson Airplane The Moody Blues Grateful Dead Cocteau Twins Rush Looked at your list again and realized you haven't really picked up on anything more current than the 80s. Just curious about why you think that is? Do you listen to a lot of newer music or just tend to listen to the stuff that you already know you like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (Ancient Ways @ Sep 3 2012, 07:36 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ Sep 3 2012, 09:51 PM) Let us know who were and are your favorite bands/artists. These are bands that at any point in your life you were obsessed with to the point that you considered them your favorite artists, even if it was very short lived. Do your best to list them chronologically in terms of when they were your faves, and end with your current fave band/artist! Kiss Ozzy Osbourne Deep Purple Pink Floyd Jefferson Airplane The Moody Blues Grateful Dead Cocteau Twins Rush Looked at your list again and realized you haven't really picked up on anything more current than the 80s. Just curious about why you think that is? Do you listen to a lot of newer music or just tend to listen to the stuff that you already know you like? There is some current music I like - Sigur Ros, Radiohead, Wobbler, Astra, Anglagard, Fleet Foxes and some others, but it would take quite a lot to find a band of the level of one of those bands on my list. I think Astra could be a band like that, but they've only released 2 albums. Then again, that IS a pretty retro sounding band. What can I say, most of my favorite music is from the mid 60's through the late 70's. That was really the golden age of music IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathory Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 to me, if I haven't heard it, it's new music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queslington Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 Shinedown (I was just starting to listen to music, give me a break) Pink Floyd Rush I have recently been obsessing over other artists as I dig deeper into their catalogues (King Crimson, Yes, Dream Theater, and currently Frank Zappa/Mothers), but Rush will always be my one true love. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamiltonYYZ Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 94 Ace of Base 94 Rolling Stones 95 Dire Straits 95 The Doors 95 Rush 96 Led Zeppelin 98 Yes 98 Jethro Tull 99 ELP 2000 Toto 2003 Ultravox 2004 Depeche Mode 2008 Blue Oyster Cult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Union 5-3992 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 04 Eminem 05 Weird Al 06 Unknown 07 Led Zeppelin 08 The Beatles 09 Pink Floyd 10 Rush/Dio 11 Rush/Iron Maiden/Porcupine Tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2112mjh Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 T Rex Status Quo Golden Earring Blue Oyster Cult Rush Marc Bolan has a lot to answer for!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 1980 - 1991: Rush 1991 - 1994: R.E.M. 1994 - 2002: The Afghan Whigs 2002 - Present: Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgeranacoke Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) Lets start at about 1966 The Beatles The Monkees The Who Deep Purple Black Sabbath Rush Rush Pink Floyd The Ramones Patti Smith Velvet Underground Talking Heads Kraftwerk Patti Smith The Clash Talking Heads King Crimson Talking Heads The Flatlanders Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys Fingerstyle Guitar Players... Elizabeth Cotten, Michael Hedges, Big Bill Broonzy, Chet Baker, etc etc.... King Crimson Wilco Coltrane, Davis, Brubeck Rush A special mention to Janis, you break my heart Edited September 4, 2012 by burgeranacoke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
default236 Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 QUOTE (burgeranacoke @ Sep 4 2012, 02:47 PM) Wilco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 1976-Rush 1977-The Eagles 1978-Van Halen 1979-Van Halen 1980-Judas Priest 1981-Rush 1982-AC/DC 1983-Iron Maiden 1984-Metallica 1985-Iron Maiden 1986-Metallica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driventotheedge Posted September 5, 2012 Share Posted September 5, 2012 Since February 8, 1964 The Beatles have been my favorite band and that will never change. Watching them that night at the age of 7 1/2 was a life altering experience and remains so to this day. There have been many bands I've really gotten deep into for long periods....Sabbath, Purple, Rush, Floyd, etc., etc., etc....(and most I'm still very into) but no other artist has ever made me feel the way the "four lads from Liverpool" did, do and always will. The first time I saw Paul (was not old enough to be allowed to see The Beatles and they didn't come to Spokane anyway I don't believe) I nearly cried and I was 36 years old. It was like having my life sung back to me. You may think this post is silly but I don't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Sawyer Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 QUOTE (bathory @ Sep 3 2012, 10:47 PM) to me, if I haven't heard it, it's new music Same for me Here's my list The Beatles Rush Current top 5- Rush, King Crimson, Camel, Yes, Gong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mystic Slipperman Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) 1981-2 Foreigner/Journey/Asia 1982-5 Iron Maiden 1986-now Genesis 1987-2002 Pat Metheny Group/Lyle Mays 1987-now Miles Davis 1988-now Rush 1988-2004 Yes 1988-now Traffic early 90s-now Grateful Dead 1995-now Sandy Denny (with and without Fairport Convention) 2007-now Crowded House (with a spell in the early 90s) (I dug these last three bands before the years listed to various extents, but not to the obsessive-collector mentality. And there's always been The Beatles, The Who, Floyd, Zeppelin, etc... Edited September 7, 2012 by Mystic Slipperman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluefox4000 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Rush The Beatles Pink Floyd Queen The Eagles Meat Loaf Genesis Peter Gabriel Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler Fleetwood Mac Lindsey Buckingham Toto Thomas Dolby Kate Bush Radiohead Roxy Music Linda Perry Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apetersvt Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 I think the first 'real' album I bought was J Giles Band - Freeze Frame in 1981 -then got into Quiet Riot with Metal Health in 1983 BUT, it really began when I fell in love with Rush in 1985 I have claimed Rush to be my favorite band ever since, but since then have had many co-number ones. I will list other favorites (or close to favorites) with approximate years Led Zeppelin - 1986 Yes - 1987 Allman Brothers - 1989 Grateful Dead - 1989 Govt Mule - 1997 Black Crowes - 2008 Honorable mentions to The Who and Pink Floyd. They could never be considered favorite band or co-favorite, but I still love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclonus X-1 Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Aerosmith Nirvana Tool Helmet Rush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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