What are your top ten favourite bands?

[MacGuffin]

I used to live 20-30 minutes from there. I think it was Sleater-Kinney Blvd in Olympia WA. haha their namesake.

Great band. Strange name.

 

[CuriousFeeling]

My favorites:
1. Genesis (and the members' respective solo careers)
2. Kate Bush
3. Nik Kershaw
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. Steve Winwood
6. U.K.
7. Rush
8. Sting/ The Police
9. The Beach Boys
10. The Beatles

 

[EffEmDoubleyou]

My favorites:
1. Genesis (and the members' respective solo careers)
2. Kate Bush
3. Nik Kershaw
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. Steve Winwood
6. U.K.
7. Rush
8. Sting/ The Police
9. The Beach Boys
10. The Beatles

I can't believe I left out The Police...they definitely belong on my list. Genesis and Rush are bands I don't actually listen to so much anymore, but will go see anytime, and I enjoy their live DVDs.

 

[Southern Kross]

4. Bush

Not a surprise given your username

It is an awesome song.

 

[ICUP]

The same things everyone else here likes....
I'm so tired of music, I rarely listen to it anymore.
I hate pop, alternative, rap, etc. etc.
I've got to find a new style..... genre, or something.......

 

[MacGuffin]

Not a surprise given your username

It is an awesome song.

It also sounds much like an electrified version of "Disarm" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

 

[The Outsider]

Kind of hard to choose them all, but this is what I came up with. Including solo artists, since it seems to be fine.

1. Tom Waits
2. Ulver
3. maudlin of the Well
4. Agalloch
5. Bohren & der Club of Gore
6. Atrium Carceri
7. Virgin Black
8. Devil Doll
9. The Angelic Process
10. Esoteric

 

[violet_crown]

In no particular order:

1) TV on the Radio
2) Shiina Ringo
3) Fela Kuti
4) Broken Social Scene
5)The Noisettes
6)The Beatles
7)John Lee Hooker
8) Ali Farka Toure
9)Gorillaz/Anything of or related to Damon Albarn
10)Kanye West

 

[Southern Kross]

It also sounds much like an electrified version of "Disarm" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

Oh, are we accusing Bush of plagiarism?

There are similarities I suppose but don't see an overwhelming resemblance. Not that Disarm isn't a good song in its own right.

 

[OrangeAppled]

1. The Smiths / Morrissey
2. The Cure
3. Jesus & Mary Chain
4. Cocteau Twins
5. Garbage
6. Pulp
7. Depeche Mode
8. The Pixies
9. The Kills
10. Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Newer faves & special mentions of other old faves:
LCD Soundsystem
Camera Obscura
Interpol
Hot Chip
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Cut Copy
Joy Division
New Order
Bebel Gilberto
Mazzy Star
Crystal Castles
My Bloody Valentine
Nina Simone
PJ Harvey
Smashing Pumpkins
Violent Femmes

It's so hard to stop.....

Sleater-Kinney

They were on constant repeat during my Riot Grrrl phase.

 

[MacGuffin]

Oh, are we accusing Bush of plagiarism?

There are similarities I suppose but don't see an overwhelming resemblance. Not that Disarm isn't a good song in its own right.

It's not a direct ripoff, but it's similar enough that Billy Corgan remarked on it.

 

[Domino]

1. The Clash
2. Echo and the Bunnymen
3. old U2 (pre-commercial ludicrous bombast)
4. The Psychedelic Furs
5. Robyn
6. Gary Allen
7. Sade
8. Billy Idol
9. Ferry Corsten
10. Bruce Springsteen


But David Bowie would write the sound track to my life.

 

[Stigmata]

1. Third Eye Blind
2. Elliott Smith
3. Goo Goo Dolls
4. Bush/Live
5. The Fray
6. Jimmy Eat World
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers
9. Dave Matthews Band

 

[Elfboy]

The same things everyone else here likes....
I'm so tired of music, I rarely listen to it anymore.
I hate pop, alternative, rap, etc. etc.
I've got to find a new style..... genre, or something.......

maybe you should try someone more traditional, like opera, baroque or classical. modern music is usually annoying, unsophisticated and grates on the ears. classical music is more soothing and relaxing as well as more intellectual and sophisticated

 

[Elfboy]

my favorite non-classical, non-rap groups/solo careerists
10) E-Rotic
9) Bonnie Tyler
8) John Denver
7) Dragonforce
6) N Sync
5) Back Street Boys
4) Abba
3) Charlotte Nilsson (also known as Charlotte Perrelli)
2) Nightwish (old Nightwish, fuck new Nightwish lol)
1) E Type

I'm squeezing Ace of Base into spot 3. they're rapidly growing on me