Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › Music › Top 20 All-time Favourite Artists/Bands
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Top 20 All-time Favourite Artists/Bands - Page 2

post #16 of 28
9/4/07 at 8:28pm
In order:
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
Cake
Steely Dan
Grateful dead
Led Zeppelin
Zappa
Velvet Undeground
Tom Waits

Hmm, this is where my brain fizzles out....
Reply
post #17 of 28
9/4/07 at 10:33pm
In no particular order...

Our Lady peace
Oasis
Led Zeppelin
The Doors
The Who
Tragically Hip (pre 1996)
Rolling Stones (1968 - 1974)
The Band
Neil Young
Peter Gabriel (earlier albums)
Early Genesis (pre 1977)
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Elton John
Yes
Jamie Cullum
Tony Bennett
Diana Krall

Canadian bands in Bold (The Band was mostly CDN)
Reply
post #18 of 28
9/5/07 at 12:14am
Top 20 Favorites of all Time
Bing Crosby
Elvis Presley
Fleetwood Mac
Elton John
Santana
The Eagles
Boston
Foghat
The Beach Boys
The Bee Gees
Steve Perry
Queen
Whitney Houston
The Doors
Heart
The Who
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Marvin Gaye
Sebastian Bach
Norah Jones
Reply
post #19 of 28
9/5/07 at 12:37am
This is really, really tough...

John Coltrane
The Beatles
Jimi Hendrix
Miles Davis
Pink Floyd
Sonic Youth
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Johnny Cash
Guided By Voices
Roy Buchanan
Buddy Guy
John Fahey
Ray Charles
Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones
Frank Sinatra
Patsy Cline

These are not necessarily the artists that I listen to the most (some are, but not all). They are, however, the artists that I would not want to be without...ever. I'm also surprised to be the first to have SRV and/or Sinatra on their list.

--Jerome
Reply
post #20 of 28
9/5/07 at 12:53am
Donna Summer
Prince
Judas Priest
Lover Boy..
Pink Floyd
Aerosmith
Journey
ELO
Van Halen (DLR only)
Queen
Eagles
Danzig
AC/DC
Elton John
Barbra Streisand
Bee Gees
Rolling Stones
Earth Wind & Fire
Billy Joel
David Bowie/Ziggy Star dust.
21.. ZZ Top.
Reply
post #21 of 28
9/5/07 at 3:32am
My list, in no particular order:

1-Queen
2-Iron Maiden
3-Dreamtheater
4-Jethro Tull
5-Dixie Dregs
6-Symphony-X
7-Yes
8-Asia
9-Genesis
10-Allan Parsons Project
11-The Moody Blues
12-Stevie Ray Vaughan
13-Deep Purple
14-Kings-X
15-Marillion
16-Rush
17-Metallica
18-Queensryche
19-Eric Johnson
20-Styx
Reply
post #22 of 28
9/5/07 at 1:08pm
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Dave Matthews (Band & w/ Tim Reynolds)
Genesis / Peter Gabriel
Pink Floyd
The Eagles
The Doors
The Beach Boys
Elton John
Jeff Buckley
Stone Roses
The Smiths
Phish
Elvis Costello
Diana Krall
Miles Davis
Chet Baker
Mozart
Bach

There were some tough cuts...The Allman Brothers, Oasis, Bill Evans, Ben Webster, Ray Charles, Wilco, and still more.

BTW - I know that my selection of Mozart and Bach cuts a fairly wide swath. I'm just thinking that I don't know enough about individual classical performers/conductors to do much more than that.
Reply
post #23 of 28
9/5/07 at 3:10pm
No particular order and I'm sure I'd come up with a different list if I did this again. Taking a cue from the OP I picked artists with long/deep discographies that could be tied together to get more music for the pick :-)

Peter Gabriel / Genesis
Pink Floyd
Cure
Talking Heads / David Byrne / Tom Tom Club
Roxy Music / Brian Ferry / Brian Eno
Bob Marley
Japan / David Sylvian / Nine Horses
Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree / No Man / Blackfield / IEM / Bass Communion / ...)
Allman Brothers
King Crimson / Robert Fripp / Adrian Belew
Joy Division / New Order
Miles Davis
Eric Clapton / Cream / Derek and the Dominoes /Blind Faith
Frank Zappa / Mothers of Invention
Flaming Lips
Frank Sinatra
Grateful Dead / Jerry Garcia
George Clinton / Parliment / Funkadelic
Radiohead
REM
Reply
post #24 of 28
9/5/07 at 3:19pm
In no particular order (although first 5 I could not live without!):

Kate Bush
Genesis
Rush
Yes
Cocteau Twins
Pavement
Sonic Youth
Radiohead
Peter Gabriel
Gentle Giant
Superchunk
Robyn Hitchock & The Egyptians
Godspeed You Black Emperor
Stephen Malkmus
Simple Minds
R.E.M. (Murmur to Document is the best 5 album streak ever! )
U2 (Boy to Joshua Tree, 2nd best 5 album streak ever!)
Trans Am
Sunny Day Real Estate
Tears For Fears

Notice I didn't cheat but listed PG/Genesis seperately (and Pavement/Stephen M.!).

Put in TFF at the last minute removing Mogwai...currently listen to Mogwai more but Tears For Fears holds a special place in my heart, especially Songs From The Big Chair - makes me nostalgic for 1985/86
Reply
post #25 of 28
9/5/07 at 4:10pm
In alphabetical order:

Authority Zero
Bad Religion
Bouncing Souls
The Business
The Clash
The Doors
Dukkha
Exit Only
Goldfinger
The (International) Noise Conspiracy
Jimi Hendrix
NOFX
The Offspring
Pink Floyd
Rancid
Refused
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Couldn't think of 20
Reply
post #26 of 28
9/5/07 at 4:25pm
I see many repeats. What can you say? The greats are the greats for a reason.

Alphabetical list:

Adult.
Autechre
Curve
David Bowie
Depeche Mode
Elton John
The Flaming Lips
Joy Division
Juno Reactor
KMFDM
The Moody Blues
Nightwish
Nine Inch Nails
PJ Harvey
Queen
Radiohead
Richard James: aka Aphex Twin, AFX, Polygon Window etc...
Underworld
The White Stripes
The Who
Reply
post #27 of 28
9/5/07 at 4:46pm
In no order

X Japan
The Cranberries
Luna Sea
Pink Floyd
Hide with spread beaver
Nightwish
Mana
Aerosmith
Tori Amos
Amaral
Shania Twain
The Corss
Shakira
Macy Gray
Barenaked Ladies
Simon and Garfunkel
The Carpenters
Diana Ross
Ayumi Hamasaki
Pizzicato Five

Was surprisingly hard to come up with 20 favorite artist list
Reply
post #28 of 28
9/5/07 at 6:10pm
Here's mine once again in no particular order

John Lennon
Pearl Jam
Rage Against The Machine
Michael Jackson
The Beatles
Nas
The Roots
Earth, Wind & Fire
R.E.M.
Jay-Z
The Smashing Pumpkins
Radiohead
Metallica
Dave Mathews Band
Foo Fighters
Faithless
Stevie Wonder
Nirvana
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Jamiroquai
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Music
Head-Fi.org › Forums › Misc.-Category Forums › Music › Top 20 All-time Favourite Artists/Bands