25 Favorite Artists/Bands of All-Time

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14 May 2010, 3:25 pm

Here are my top 25 favorites:

25. Green Day--This is the band that got into punk music for a short while. Plus, they are the best (and only) pop punkers on this list.
24. George Michael--He's also on my gulity pleasure list, but he did make some catchy songs during his run on the charts from his time in WHAM! to his solo days.
23. Led Zeppilin--Rock purists are going to have my head on a platter for this because I ranked them so low.
22. U2--My sister gives me crap that I said I claimed to sing like Bono. In some ways, he did inspire me to sing. As for the rest of the band, they changed the sound of rock music in the '80s, '90s, and beyond.
21. Pearl Jam--The first of many Seattle bands on my list of favorites plus Eddie Vedder has the best deep singing voice this side of Barry White.
20. Pink Floyd--Their music is mellow yet real creepy which makes the band very interesting.
19. Eagles--My brother-in-law is going to give me alot of crap for NOT putting this band @ #1, but they deserved to be on my list of great bands.
18. Heart--The only female-led band to be on the list and Ann Wilson had the best singing pipes from a female I have ever heard. Plus, they're from Seattle!
17. Michael Jackson--Probably the best dancer and entertainer on this list.
16. Bruce Springsteen--One of the best storytelling rock stars to come out the scene. Personally, I think he's way better than Bob Dylan in that department.
15. Van Halen--Whether or not David Lee Roth or Sammy Hagar is the lead singer, they are one of the most influental hard rock bands of their time.
14. N.W.A.--They are the Beatles of Gangsta rap. Plus the majority of the group went on to have great rap solo careers.
13. Elton John--During his five decades in music, he made the pop charts at least once.
12. Billy Joel--Another piano man made the list because the songs are so relatable.
11. Soundgarden--Although many of them considered this band grunge, they're not, they're the best heavy metal band in Seattle.

HERE'S THE TOP TEN:

10. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers--The most timeless rock band on this list.
9. AC/DC--The Austrailan rockers turned the world Down Under.
8. 2Pac--The most influental rapper in the history of music.
7. Metallica--One of the heaviest bands on the list.
6. Nirvana--The band that changed the '90s and Seattle forever.
5. Alice in Chains--IMO, the best band from Seattle period!
4. Guns N' Roses--The band that gave rock a kick in the ass that it needed in the late '80s.
3. Eminem--The best white rapper ever! He's also the last great rapper ever!
2. Def Leppard--Ever since I was six years old, they were among my favorite bands. Name another band that had so many problems yet are still together after all this time.

and the #1 favorite band of all-time is...

The Beatles--The most influental band of all-time and there are many reasons why.

Here are the honorable mentions:

Snoop Doggy Dogg
Foreigner
Stone Temple Pilots
Journey
Motley Crue
Public Enemy
KISS
Duran Duran
INXS
The Police/Sting
Jimi Hendrix
Beastie Boys
Fleetwood Mac
Depeche Mode
Bush
Smashing Pumpkins
Weird Al Yankovic (he's a parody artist though)
The Notorious B.I.G.
Queensryche
Rush

I hope you guys enjoy my list of my favorite bands and artists of all-time. Let me know what you think :-)



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14 May 2010, 10:24 pm

I can't think of that many.


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15 May 2010, 3:19 am

great list :)



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15 May 2010, 8:24 am

Okeydoke.

1. Porcupine Tree
2. The Mars Volta
3. Pink Floyd
4. King Crimson
5. Opeth
6. Radiohead
7. Sigur Ros
8. Camel
9. Mr Bungle
10. Massive Attack
11. Aphex Twin
12. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
13. Thomas Newman
14. Sufjan Stevens
15. Simon & Garfunkel
16. Karnivool
17. Boards of Canada
18. Fleetwood Mac
19. Gorillaz
20. Coldplay
21. Modest Mouse
22. Gong
23. Captain Beefheart
24. Talking Heads
25. Alanis Morissette

Honourable mentions:
Dirty Projectors
Jefferson Airplane
Tool
Explosions in the Sky
Ozric Tentacles
R.E.M.
Dire Straits
The Shins
Caravan
Led Zeppelin



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15 May 2010, 6:25 pm

1. The Kinks
2. The Beatles
3. The Who
4. The Tremeloes
5. The Small Faces
6. Gerry and The Pacemakers
7. Cliff Richard and The Shadows
8. Petula Clark
9. Dusty Springfield
10. Cilla Black
11. Mary Hopkins
12. Tom Jones
13. Joe Cocker
14. Englebert Humperdink
15. Peter and Gordon
16. Chad and Jeremy
17. The Move
18. The Animals
19. Unit 4+2
20. Donovin
21. The Kast-off Kinks
22. Shut Up Frank!
23. The 60s All Stars
24. The Jam
25. The Monkees


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17 May 2010, 5:15 am

01. The Mountain Goats
02. Bob Dylan
03. Elliott Smith
04. MF DOOM
05. Neutral Milk Hotel
06. The Beatles
07. Radiohead
08. Ben Folds (Five)
09. Miles Davis
10. Wu-Tang Clan
11. The Beach Boys
12. Cat Stevens
13. Nas
14. Belle & Sebastian
15. Smashing Pumpkins
16. J Dilla
17. Blackalicious
18. The Arcade Fire
19. OutKast
20. Dar Williams
21. M. Ward
22. R.E.M.
23. Iron & Wine
24. Jeff Buckley
25. Joni Mitchell



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17 May 2010, 8:13 am

Do you post on IMDb? This is very similar to a post I saw on Music General.


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06 Jul 2010, 3:29 am

SquishypuffDave wrote:
Okeydoke.

1. Porcupine Tree
2. The Mars Volta
3. Pink Floyd
4. King Crimson
5. Opeth
6. Radiohead
7. Sigur Ros
8. Camel
9. Mr Bungle
10. Massive Attack
11. Aphex Twin
12. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
13. Thomas Newman
14. Sufjan Stevens
15. Simon & Garfunkel
16. Karnivool
17. Boards of Canada
18. Fleetwood Mac
19. Gorillaz
20. Coldplay
21. Modest Mouse
22. Gong
23. Captain Beefheart
24. Talking Heads
25. Alanis Morissette

Honourable mentions:
Dirty Projectors
Jefferson Airplane
Tool
Explosions in the Sky
Ozric Tentacles
R.E.M.
Dire Straits
The Shins
Caravan
Led Zeppelin


They're my favourite band too! Saw them live a few months ago... awesome! The rest of your list is pretty commendable as well. You have good taste!



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06 Jul 2010, 7:24 am

Wow, I really am in the realm of Aspies here!! :D

I'm surprised how many people mention the Beatles in their lists. I'm afriad I'm going to have to mention them too. :rabbit:

1. Michael Jackson
2. Fairport Convention
3. K T Tunstall
4. The Beatles
5. Hayley Westenra
6. Paul Simon
7. Tracey Chapman
8. Eurythmics
9. The Kinks
10. Mika
11. Will Young
12. Alexandra Burke
13.Cher
14. Elton John
15. Beverley Craven
16. John Martyn
17. Tim Minchin
18. Ray Quinn
19. Barbara Streissand
20. ABBA
21. Eddi Reader
22. Cat Stevens
23. Joni Mitchell
24. Anna Massie (Scottish band)
25. Mel Blanc (who provided the singing voice for the musical Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny) :D


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06 Jul 2010, 9:28 am

1. mozart
2. frank zappa
3. jimi hendrix
4. j.s.bach
5. billy joel (pre 1980)
6. beethoven
7. supertramp
8. jethro tull
9. cat stevens
10. stevie wonder (pre 1980)
11. brand new heavies
12. incognito
13. kate bush
14. ?
15. joan armatrading
16. janis ian (a few songs)
17. bobby enriquez
18. james somebody or another
19. earth wind and fire
20. johnson brothers
21. blood sweat and tears

etc. i can not think of any more that i like more than one song from.
there are many songs that i like which are the only song the performing artist did that i liked.



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09 Jul 2010, 3:20 am

Yay! Music is my favorite thing. :cat:

1. Cocteau Twins
2. Polvo
3. Jens Lekman
4. Tom Waits
5. A Sunny Day In Glasgow
6. Joanna Newsom
7. Joy Division
8. The Smiths
9. The Angels of Light
10. Neutral Milk Hotel
11. Black Moth Super Rainbow
12. Parenthetical Girls
13. Modest Mouse
14. Wilderness
15. Cymbals Eat Guitars
16. Nico
17. Arcade Fire
18. Cap'n Jazz
19. Josh Ritter
20. Black Tambourine
21. Slowdive
22. Beirut
23. This Mortal Coil
24. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
25. Love Spirals Downwards



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09 Jul 2010, 10:32 am

frank zappa
bob dylan
the flaming lips
mike patton
les claypool
the entire p-funk collective
eels
pink floyd
the residents
bracket
prince
fishbone
stephen malkmus
ben folds
tool
elvis costello
nirvana
tom waits
XTC/andy partridge
led zeppelin
queens of the stone age
the isley brothers
jon spencer
joe strummer
wu tang clan


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09 Jul 2010, 10:58 pm

:)
1.the Who
2.Led zeppelin
3.David bowie
4.Jethro tull
5.Queen
6.Michael jackson
7.Lady gaga.
8.Nirvana
9.The Beatles
10. AC/DC
11.Jimi Hendrix
12.Bon Jovi
13.Lacuna Coil
14.The Cranberries
15.Oasis
16.Yusaf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)\
17.Prince
18.Elvis Presley
19.Tim Mcgraw
20.Tiesto
21. The Smashing Pumpkins
22.Marilyn Manson
23.Kiss
24.MGMT
25.Adam Lambert



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10 Jul 2010, 9:15 pm

25. Blue Oyster Cult
24. Nirvana
23. Notorious B.I.G.
22. NOFX
21. Muse
20. Ozzy Osbourne
19. Smashing Pumpkins
18. Guns N' Roses
17. Neil Young
16. Eminem
15. Bruce Springsteen
14. Jimi Hendrix
13. Them Crooked Vultures
12. Radiohead
11. Rage Against the Machine
10. Green Day
9. Foo Fighters
8. Metallica
7. Sonic Youth
6. Reel Big Fish
5. Black Sabbath
4. Arcade Fire
3. Alice in Chains
2. Iron Maiden
1. Nine Inch Nails



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13 Jul 2010, 7:07 am

I sure love music, lol

25 Nine Inch Nails
24 Ke$ha
23 Led Zeppelin
22 Kings of Lean
21 Lynyrd Skynyrd
20 Rihanna
19 Taylor Swift
18 The Killers
17 Lady Gaga
16 Alice in Chains
15 Foreigner
14 Katy Perry
13 Goo Goo Dolls
12 Foo Fighters
11 Michael Jackson
10 Breaking Benjamin
9 Lady Antebellum
8 Black Eyed Peas
7 Nirvana
6 Linkin Park
5 Johnny Cash
4 Muse
3 Miley Cyrus
2 Creed
1 Metallica

Not in any specific order, except Metallica, they're my favorite band :D



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19 Jul 2010, 7:25 pm

1. Stars
2. Fall Out Boy
3. Something Corporate
4. Eliie Goulding
5. Analog Rebellion
6. Marina and the Diamonds
7. Matt and Kim
8. She and Him
9. Bright Eyes
10.The Temper Trap
11.Lady Gaga
12. Lykke Li
13. Spice girls
14.Armor for Sleep
15. Simple Plan
16.Gavin De Graw
17. Morrissey
18.This providence
19.The Starting Line
20. Electric Six
21.Bruce McCulloch
22.N*sync
23. Andrew McMahon
24.Panic at the disco
25. My chemical romance