Favorite Band/Musician Ever

[Forty6an2]

In my opinion the greatest band or musician ever is Tool. Nirvana comes in a close second but Tool is just the greatest f#@king band.

[Aaron73153]

Pink Floyd, with Led Zepplin a close second

[mr.jip]

niether of them...
nirvana are over rated....

[rainbowdemon]

That's not really a hard question!!

[Kevin06906]

Korn is my favorite.

I would say Slipknot, but you know they only came out with like 2 albums so there coming back.

[cjules13]

Pink Floyd, with Led Zepplin a close second
Floyd all the way. Geniuses.

Tool's ok, but I'm sure glad Nirvana is history...

[Pebbles100]

I kinda like Radiohead. The Bends.

[shawners]

ahh man.. ITS THE TOUGHEST QUESTION I ever got dealt with.
I would say Dave matthews, or U2.. But im going for oldschool and say.
AEROSMITH!!!! WIth bon jovi a close Second =0)

[Cerebral_Assassin]

I agree with rainbowdemon.....not a hard question at all.

[rainbowdemon]

I agree with rainbowdemon.....not a hard question at all.
Good man!! And a West Virginian too. Good pic of Queen. They were best in the early days.

[Cerebral_Assassin]

I've been hooked on Queen's music since 1973, ever since the first time I heard "Keep Yourself Alive".
I was only 11 years old, now i'm 41 and still hooked, just wish Freddie hadn't left us so soon.

[rainbowdemon]

I've been hooked on Queen's music since 1973, ever since the first time I heard "Keep Yourself Alive".
I was only 11 years old, now i'm 41 and still hooked, just wish Freddie hadn't left us so soon.
That's about how it went for me too. Except I was about 16 at the time. Freddies untimely death was tragic. The man was arguably the best singer/composer/pianist of all-time!!

[Forty6an2]

Every one of them is a great band except for Slipknot. I have no respect for them because they are a bunch of fucking sellouts.

[kiwibank]

frank zappa

[ferrarimodena360]

Everything But The Girl
Prodigy
Pearl jam

[nasrules]

All previous bands are great, with the exception of Slipknot.

My favourite has to be Metallica. I could listen to them all day long and not get bored.

[RACKnRAIL]

frank zappa

Out of all the bands/artists mentioned here, I am a huge Zappa fan. I would love to mention a few of my other favorites, but you folks probably never heard of them. Jazz greats like Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis or great fingerpickers like Chet Atkins or John Renbourn are well known names though.

Now the blues is another great story...
Was Muddy Waters the Godfather of Rock N' Roll? You betcha and Chuck Berry was his disciple ... The Blues Had a Baby and They Called It Rock N' Roll
by McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters

[Crazy Horse]

A few other names to throw in ....

Jerry Garcia & the Grateful Dead
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
BB King
Johnny Lee Hooker


And as far as finger-pickin goes let us not forget Doug Dillard

[ASUmusicMAN]

ahh man.. ITS THE TOUGHEST QUESTION I ever got dealt with.
I would say Dave matthews, or U2.. But im going for oldschool and say.
AEROSMITH!!!! WIth bon jovi a close Second =0)

Yesyesyes...I love Dave and U2...definitely some of my favorites...

Maybe i'm the only one here...but i'm really into jazz and stuff, so I like Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Herbie Hancock...

Someone has to mention Parliment...aint nothing like hearing P Funk man...

[Atheist Icon]

Tool is my favorite with A Perfect Circle a very close second.

[WE_DELIVER]

LTJ Bukem
St. Germain

[RACKnRAIL]

A few other names to throw in ....

Jerry Garcia & the Grateful Dead
Eric Clapton
Jimi Hendrix
BB King
Johnny Lee Hooker


And as far as finger-pickin goes let us not forget Doug Dillard

True, true and also, Stefan Grossman, another great finger picker.

And as far as Hendrix is concerned, he was in a league of his own. That's IMHO though.

[zoompig]

Frank Zappa, hands down.

[shawners]

All previous bands are great, with the exception of Slipknot.

My favourite has to be Metallica. I could listen to them all day long and not get bored.

I can listen to all their classics.
On the radio at night they play a Blitzgriek of metallica.. FOr two hours straight. From their first album, to their blackest album.

[Koffee Bean]

Madonna, hahah I look like such a loser but she is my favorite musicien.

Why? Because look at everything she has done, it is profond what she did, she showed girls it was okay to take control of their sexuality while telling men, "no no no" She took sex out of the closet it was in and said "listen, it's a part of life, it showed be talked about." She was the first REAL female musician to escalate to never before seen status, she tore down the glass cieling at a time where the music industry was predominately male orientated. She has sold well over 160 million records, she has been around for 20 years, and STILL has the world's attention at the drop of a pin, she is the mother of reinvention, having gone through several different looks. She is byfar the smartest business woman in the world, as she always has new ideas on how to generate publicity for her products as well as ideas on what to sell, and when to sell it.

But thats musicien, for band it's hands down no brainer of Coldplay followed by Dave Matthews Band, White Stripes, U2, Dixie Chicks, Beatles, Evanescence, Crush, BNL and The Be Good Tanya's.

[tvaddict817]

Disturbed is my favorite band. I think a lot of bands have really good songs, but many of these bands use filler tracks to get a CD out quick. I don't feel that any of Disturbed's songs are filler tracks.

[Shadow, Thief of the Sun]

A lot of people

Tool is an interesting/innovative band

I don't know what to say about Nirvana for now

Lets skip others....


Some people/bands not mentioned on that list

John Fahey
Masami Akita (Merzbow)
John Zorn
Mike Patton
Beequeen
Zoviet-France
Shinjuku Thief
Lustmord
Final
Mum
Tiamat (Wildhoney, especially. Their new album is bad, as i've heard)
Anathema
Orb
Labradford
Brian Eno (there are few people who did more for popular/non-popular music than mr. Eno)
Dead Can Dance
Fetisch Park
Squarepusher
Rapoon
Windy & Carl
Bardo Pond
Pixies

& some others. Like them all, i don't know what i will do without them all & their music.

[kiwibank]

Frank Zappa, hands down.

in my view the best, most technically proficient rock guitarist ever, and, according to the stats,one of the most outstanding writers/arrangers/musicians of the 20th century.

[rainbowdemon]

She is byfar the smartest business woman in the world, as she always has new ideas on how to generate publicity for her products as well as ideas on what to sell, and when to sell it.
That would be fine if I were trying to run a business. But I prefer music that is made by musicians, not businessmen!!

[rainbowdemon]

in my view the best, most technically proficient rock guitarist ever, and, according to the stats,one of the most outstanding writers/arrangers/musicians of the 20th century.
While I agree with your assesment of Zappa's proficiency, I prefer the sound and impressive proficiency of this man!!

[baghdad_steve15]

Well I dont have "a" (meaning one) favorite since there are a bunch of artists and bands that are great in their Genre. Some of my favorites are:

Tom Petty & the Heart Breakers
Rage Against The Machine
Radiohead
REM
The Doors
Foo Fighters
NWA (Best rap group ever)
Talking Head
Meat Puppets

Just a few

[bullsonparade]

rage against the machine, tom morello, inspired me into doing something and learning guitar, rage inspired my band

and paul gilbert, by far the best guitarist out there

[Rickio]

Zappa
Hendrix
Doors
Beatles
Crystal Method
Sasha & John Digweed
Underworld
Oh and a band it seems very few have really heard.
Country Joe and the Fish, the woodstock performance is not even a good example of these guys.

Just a few off the top of my head I really like.

[kiwibank]

While I agree with your assesment of Zappa's proficiency, I prefer the sound and impressive proficiency of this man!!

hi rainbowdemon- certainly brian may is right up there- no one i know from babyboomersville with a few good joints in them can withstand the opening riff from " keep yourself alive " and i have often grovelled on the floor to the strains of " now i`m here" from sheer heart attack. his work with eddie van halen isn`t too shabby either. what i like about zappa`s guitar playing is that he edges ever so slightly towards jazz like another old rocker favourite of mine , jeff beck .
try " dirty mind " from " you had it coming " or " grease monkey " from " jeff ".

" IF THE VOICE DON`T SAY IT, THE GUITAR WILL PLAY IT "

[rainbowdemon]

hi rainbowdemon- certainly brian may is right up there- no one i know from babyboomersville with a few good joints in them can withstand the opening riff from " keep yourself alive " and i have often grovelled on the floor to the strains of " now i`m here" from sheer heart attack. his work with eddie van halen isn`t too shabby either. what i like about zappa`s guitar playing is that he edges ever so slightly towards jazz like another old rocker favourite of mine , jeff beck .
try " dirty mind " from " you had it coming " or " grease monkey " from " jeff ".

" IF THE VOICE DON`T SAY IT, THE GUITAR WILL PLAY IT "
It sounds like you and I are on the same wavelength here. Beck is another good one. But any "babyboomer" would also know this guy. For example, the instramental bridge in "Highway Star" WOW!!

[mnhoops]

what about AFI

[origin]

I will always like run-DMC the most!. They are the pioneers that really brought hip hop to the front page. They also greatly helped make adidas famous(Don't 4 get it :;))

l8

[WE_DELIVER]

Shadow, Thief of the Sun:

I only recognize the Orb and Brian Eno....mostly ambient right? Are the other artists you listed play Ambient music as well?

[Shadow, Thief of the Sun]

We_Deliver

Yep, mostly these are ambient artists, but not all of them.

Let me see:

John Fahey > http://my.execpc.com/~pgkuchar/jfahey.htm ("Whatever happened to John Fahey?""). Unfortunately, he died at 61, but his music will live on.

Merzbow (Masami Akita) > http://www.japaninc.net/article.php?articleID=50 Status: Active

Pixies > http://www.rockinboston.com/pixies.htm
My personal opinion is that they were one of the best rock bands ever. I hope that they will reunite finally.
Status: Disbanded

Labradford > http://www.londonstudent.org.uk/5issue/music/labradford.htm Status: Active

Bardo Pond > http://threelobed.com/bardo/answers.php?press=Terrascope Status: Active

Dead Can Dance > http://www.artandculture.com/arts/artist?artistId=1037 Status: Disbanded

Final > http://www.godflesh.com/articles/final85.html Status: Active

Lustmord > http://www.sonicproduct.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article&articleID=307 Status: Active

Rapoon > http://pretentious.net/Rapoon/articles/wire.htm Status: Active

So there you have it. Enjoy !

[WE_DELIVER]

thanks dude...I'll check them out..

[collideous]

1) Celldweller
2) Asian Dub Foundation
3) Junkie XL

[kiwibank]

It sounds like you and I are on the same wavelength here. Beck is another good one. But any "babyboomer" would also know this guy. For example, the instramental bridge in "Highway Star" WOW!!


yep - he`s a good one. early rainbow with graham bonnett is good

what about the schenker brothers (michael schenker specifically, from UFO and M.S.G)michael schenker and graham bonnett - "assault attack", yeehaa!!!

[origin]

anybody else here like hiphop/rap music?

l8

[AnimeDood]

Forstella Ford.

they've put out the best albums ever. its a shame that they had to call it quits. although they have come back, just not the same.