Hmmm tough one. The trouble with bands and the music we remember so fondly is that barring rock and roll style deaths they may carry on and never burn as brightly as they did.
I used to be fanatical about Oasis and then later Pulp. Pulp have gone and Oasis' current output bar the last album has been underwhelmingly received.
It's good that the great bands you remember no longer record or perform. eg The Stone Roses. How f@ing brillant were they?
I mean look at the Rolling Stones now, how many more millons do they need. There now on there "My step-daughter wants an Island" tour.
The Who, who famously sang "I hope I die before I get old" are touring! But what a fantastic catalouge of tunes they have to perform.
Oasis were my favourite, Now I'd have to say that my favourite band is The Rapture, Get online and check them out now you wont regret it.
Friday x
Now = Muse
Before = Clash
and loads in between
Bruce Springsteen with or without the E Street Band
I like to listen to all kinds of music
but for me my fav bands are
JOURNEY & QUEEN
suzi xx
Favourite band ever...
Marc & the Mambas.
I have a huge list of bands I love, but this part of Marc Almonds career remains very very special to me.
A whole slew of others would include, well, Soft Cell and Marc solo, of course, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, The Cramps, The Buzzcocks, Crass, Gary Numan, The Fatima Mansions, Alien Sex Fiend, The Smiths (but not Morrissey solo), The Jam (but definitely not Paul Weller solo), The Specials as well as anything Terry Hall was in, and Tricky.
And Bjork.
And Nick Cave.
And Clint Ruin.
And...
I'd best shut up...
Well I consider myself a music aficionado....or an anorak as I'm told at work ;-) (not selling myself am I lol)
But fave artist of all time is Bob Dylan who I'm going to see next week. Also love Bowie, Jeff Buckley, Otis Redding and Serge Gainsbourg....but currently rediscovered New York Dolls which'll probably please the many punks that have responded
In no particular order-
Napalm Death
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Pixies
Wedding Present
the View
Toots and the Maytals
Clash
Spiritualized/Spacemen 3
Joy Division
Half man half biscuit
ok so a list of bands that are currently my favourite bands not neccesarily ever though
tool
pelican
sigur ros
old nine inch nails
bauhaus
explosions in the sky
alexisonfire
boduf songs
aniima
the album leaf
not in any order
that was a struggle though im sure i could add more
but thats basicaly my ipod playlist
Oooooooo I've heard of one of those, Bigothguy! Bauhaus have been around for years!
Current favourtites of mine are My Chemical Romance and Lost Prophets (comes from having to listen to them constantly from the kids' bedrooms).
However, all time favourites would include Queen, BonJovi, Def Leppard, Thunder, Van Halen, Guns N Roses and Savage Garden. Quite partial to Il Divo too.
This is difficult but here goes:-
Led Zepplin - Whole Lotta Love (vol set to 11)
Joni Mitchell - Clouds
The Who - 5:15
Bee Gees - Stayin Alive
Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers
Greenday - American Idiot
Son of Dork - Party's Over
The Jam - Going Underground
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
Glenn Miller - Pennsylvannia 65000
Ask me again another time it would be different by far its a mood thing.
Indeed some bands were very clever before becoming commercialised. I was surprised with ZZ TOP and Slade before their popppy images. Heavy rock with clever timings etc.
Most modern bands still use the same basic amps and guitars etc, so they are still finding music within that kind of sound. So I think they will always have some music that appeals to just about everyone.
For 25 years on listening pleasure
Hey you, don't watch that
Watch this!
This is the heavy heavy monster sound
The nuttiest sound around
So if you've come in off the street
And you're beginning to feel the heat
Well listen buster
You better start to move your feet
To the rockinest, rock-steady beat
Of Madness
One step beyond!
no doubt about it - has to be Pink Floyd - I can remember making love to Echoes when we were courting :twisted: