Who Are Your Favourite Bands/artists?

[Undead Medic]

Another "What it says on the tin thread." Who's music do you adore, who can't you go a couple of days without listening to?

 

A few of my faves:

 

Van Halen

Rush

Chickenfoot

Iron Maiden

Frank Zappa

Aimee Mann

Queen

Metallica (The 80s stuff and their last album "Death Magnetic" mainly, they kind of lost me a little around the "Load/Re-Load" era)

 

My favourite artists remain in a state of flux and vary hugely in style, so read Favourite as "Favourite at the moment"

[The Woman]

Oh! I think I'll live in this topic! I listen to different music, but it's mostly pop, pop-rock or just rock.

Tokio Hotel, Lafee, Fleur, Automatic Loveletter, Hollywood Undead, Paramore, Natalia Kills, Rammstien, La Roux, Depeche Mode

but this is at this moment, of course. My music taste changes constantly.

[Banshee]

Ahm... How long can I make the list? See, the thing with me is that "favourite bands" changes quite a lot from one day to the next. There are the bands/singers/songwriters that I always end up listening to again (Queen, U2, Ismael Serrano, Beatles). There are the genres/artists I always listen to (mostly soundtracks, cos they are good to work to, and Mike Oldfield). Then there are the bands that fit a specific mood (The Cure, Placebo). And then there are the bands I'm listening to at the moment (Mumford and sons, Blue Gillespie, Ghost of the Robot).

 

And there there is the stuff I will not even admit I have on my iPhone. Which we shall not discuss.

[aely]

My #1 obsession at the moment is a band called Obsessive Compulsive - I follow them all round the north west when I can. Funnily enough I discovered them when they supported Blue Gillespie one time. Have a link to one of their tracks - www.youtube.com/watch?v=vp7V5tbcYs8

I like all sorts of bands and artists though I do identify as 'alt' in my music taste in general (I'd say 'goth' but I don't just like goth!)

 

The bands I'm currently ,listening to the most are:-

 

Pro-jekt

(no longer around but have a link - www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGSfAfDuvXM)

 

Crüxshadows

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcqEZapjf7g)

 

Abney Park

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE30zCyBhoo)

 

The Last Dance

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDywDR3pnCk)

 

Sunday Driver

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfHFtt0tqfk)

 

Violet Fury

(www.cdbaby.com/cd/violetfury - no vids that I can find)

 

Alice Moving Under Skies

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKOtF5IEuGg)

 

O Children

(www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmcHPk8_1N8)

Edited March 10, 2012 by aely

[Undead Medic]

I just remembered that I forgot to include my slight obsession with Pink Floyd!!!

[EvigMidnat]

Indica

Within Temptation

Abney Park

Garmana (thanks to Aely i might add)

Warp 11

Alice Moving Under Skies

1000 Monkeys

Blue Gillespie

Mist of Avalon

The last Dance (thanks againto Aely i might add)

Elisabeth Smart

The Cab

Patrick Stump

William Control

The Gathering

Delain

Arkona

Blackthorn

 

To name but a few

[Banshee]

Oh, I used to follow Within Temptation when Tarja was the singer. After she left I kinda never went back to them. Might have to give them a go again...

[EvigMidnat]

Oh, I used to follow Within Temptation when Tarja was the singer. After she left I kinda never went back to them. Might have to give them a go again...

 

Within Temp wasn't Tarjas band Banshee your thinking of Nightwish

[Banshee]

So I am... Must not post before 9am, I'm never awake...

[EvigMidnat]

Nightwish are one of my fave bands too. i am currently wearing a Nightwish top

I have a thing for female lead bands. and bands that don't sing in English

[aely]

I have a thing for female lead bands. and bands that don't sing in English

*looks at list of bands she's been to see with EvigMidnat*

 

Very true.

 

I think Seth Lakeman is the only male person/band we've seen together that wasn't my idea! William Control doesn't count so much as I was going to the gig to see Obsessive Compulsive (who are female fronted).

[Nikki-B]

I have a very eclectic taste in music.

In my book good music is good music regardless of genré. But I seem to be a little more fond of rock than any other.

The Clash, Nirvana, Metallica, Joan Jett gets me going.

As do modern club-music, like dub-step. Gives me goosebumps!

But some days I just like to relax to something soft like Portishead or Massive attac.

 

But above all others I have one IDOL and that is Dvid Bowie. I think he is the biggest musical genious of our lifetime.

[JessieBlackwood]

Blue GIllespie,

John Barrowman,

Owl City,

Cold play (anyone ever listened to Viva La Vida and imagined the Master? Shattered windows and the sound of drums?)

Queen,

Bond,

Blackmore's Night,

Billy Idol

Robby Williams

Lady Gaga

Moody Blues

Take That

Snow patrol

Clannad

Marillion

Led Zep

Adiemus (don't expect anyone to know who they are - classical)

Karl Jenkins

Andrea Boccelli

Sisters of Mercy

Kate Bush

KT Tunstall

Bee Gees

Glenn Millar

 

That little lot goes to prove 1) my age and 2) I am rather eclectic in my tastes...

Edited March 18, 2012 by JessieBlackwood

[aely]

Eclectic is the word - Sisters of Mercy, BeeGees, Led Zep *and* Lady Gaga? You beat my eclecticness into the ground (hate Lady Gaga's music with a vengeance and really not keen on the Zeps either or opera). I do own stuff by Kate Bush, Clannad, Marillion, Queen, Blue Gillespie and the Sisters though, they just aren't in my most listened to list.

[Sherlocked]

I don't have the best taste in music.

But I'll listen to pretty much anything.

 

My favourite of all time is probably Johnny Cash. Ah man, I love that man's voice!

I'd also recommend The Goo Goo Dolls, Mumford and Sons, Less Than Jake and I have a huge thing for One Direction!

[Vatican Cameos]

My taste in music is very varied. I like classical music, jazz, folk, pagan folk, balkan beatz, indie, blues, soundtrack... almost everything exept metal and hardrock

 

Bands:

Queen

Muse

Coldplay (!!

Omnia = pagan folk music. If you're into pagan stuff like nature, harps and trees, you'll LOVE this!

The Beatles

 

Artists:

Elvis Presley. Seriously, that guy SWINGS. Blue Suede Shoes is my favorite song.

Michael Bublé because of his voice

 

Composers:

Rossini

Mozart

Hans Zimmer

Murray Gold

Sherlock soundtrack of course

Camille Saint-Saënts (le carnaval des animaux)

 

I probably forgot some artists... I'll add them later

[EvigMidnat]

I wanna addBirthday Massacre, The Cab, The Band Perry and Yorkshire duo O'Hooley & Tidow to my list please

[Alice Holmes]

Ooh ooh ooh!

 

Emilie Autumn, Nightwish and Evanescence!

[Undead Medic]

I feel that I must once more wax euphoric about the new Van Halen album... It's great!

[Mrs. Hudson]

I don't know about all of these loud bands the young ones seem to like, but I do like a bit of Frank Sinatra. Sherlock hates me playing it, he says he can't think, honestly you'd think he were my landlord at times...

[John Watson]

I like pretty much anything but the Bee-Gees, for some reason I've totally gone off them recently!

[EvigMidnat]

did i say Warp 11?

[Alice Holmes]

OH!

 

Nightwish

 

Emilie Autumn

 

Evanescence

 

Paramore

 

Ooh let's see what else...Can't think of anything else right now. Those are my favourites.

[Undead Medic]

Rediscovering Alanis Morissette recently. Apparently she has a new album out in the summer... I may be forced to buy it!

[Lightninstar]

Ensirferum

Marilyn Manson

Mumford and Sons (Blank White Page is my favorite song atm)

The 69 Eyes

In Flames

A Perfect Circle

Steel Panther

Children of Bodom

Nightwish

Death Angel

Cannibal Corpse

Trivium

Sparzanza

A few composers like Dublin or Mozart.