I don't know why. I can't understand what they're saying, and translations ( http://herzeleid.com\en\lyrics ) I've seen tend to be...well...interesting.
I bought their DVD and just enjoy everything I've seen.
How bout all y'all?
Maybe this will get me off of my Rammstein craze.
Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :
Pink Floyd. Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Currently? Indigo Girls.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Right this moment, it's Muse. Their singer/guitarist/pianist has an obscene amount of talent and when he turns it loose (on Butterflies & Hurricanes, for example), I'm nearly overwhelmed.
Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
A tie between Red Hot Chili Peppers and Icubus.
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
Rush
Except I can't listen to them in the house. My wife says the singer sounds like Satan (I was listening to A Passage to Bangkok at the time). So I showed her a picture of Geddy Lee. Now Rush is banned at the skillery residence.
Posted by Icarus (Member # 3162) on :
Your wife knows what Satan sounds like?! Posted by Nick (Member # 4311) on :
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
Ahhh, Indigo Girls. Porter and I are trying to get "Closer to Fine" to performable level. Love the harmony, and the words are so powerful.
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
I was obsessed with Yes for a time.
Posted by zgator (Member # 3833) on :
quote:And we are absolutely convinced that we drilled through the gates of HELLl!
Oh my, where is Ralphie?!
That is teh sacrest thing!
Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
quote:Your wife knows what Satan sounds like?
And apparently what he looks like too. Posted by skillery (Member # 6209) on :
quote:we heard a human voice screaming in pain
Yep, that's Geddy Lee.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
Dir en grey. Even when their songs hurt like several bullets being driven through my heart and veins.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Rush, too.
Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :
One Band?
King Crimson.
(but I really wouldn't be able to choose, there are so many I like at that level. Including Rush.)
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
Jawbreaker
Posted by kaioshin00 (Member # 3740) on :
a Perfect circle!
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
AFI, a fan of many years.
Posted by The White Whale (Member # 6594) on :
Next question:
Who has seen the band they obsess over in concert? I know I haven't, and am very sad about that.
I know that Rush is coming to NY later this summer.
I would go to see Satan on tour. That would be a moment to remember.
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
Sadly no. Jawbreaker broke up in 1996. I was supposed to see them in Vancouver that April, but they cancelled that show. They only played about 3 more after that.
Posted by porcelain girl (Member # 1080) on :
not a band, but david bowie. i go through cycles with other artists, but david bowie always sits on top. and i saw him live two? summers ago.
definitely a highlight of my life thus far. he came out singing my favorite song (life on mars) and he ended with my brother's one request (ziggy stardust).
his voice was a million times better live. extremely powerful.
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
Tying this into the "any good remakes" thread, Rush has an entire album of cover material coming out this summer.
I have only missed one dallas show since 1982.
HOWEVER
Yes (another band that I absolutely loved, especially the 90125/Big Generator/Talk line up) eluded me entirely until 1997 or 1998. What a show that was, too, with the Alan Parsons Project opening.
Posted by Paercival (Member # 1408) on :
R.E.M. seen em in concert 3 times, shooting for another 2-3 when they tour again this fall.
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
I've seen AFI four times in three states. Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
I obsess over Carbon Leaf. Have been for... three years now.
And I have seen them in concert; twice at Irish Fest, once in Milwaukee, once in Madison, and I'm looking to see them again next Friday.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
Yanni's orchestra
(yeah, I know I'm different)
FG
Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
2 bands.
BRIGHT EYES
and
AGAINST ME!
and ive seen them both a few times.
i used to obsess over BOY SETS FIRE but have since moved away from them/that. just started to notice some bad business/hypocricy in them.
**note to solo: I've seen Jets to Brazil a few times. i liked them on the orange rhyming dictionary tour, but lat time i saw them was for this most recent album and yea, there were maybe 20 people at the show, including bartender. Blake was obviously bummed and you could tell in his performance. not Jawbreaker. buta s close as i will get to being able to see them.
that is all
[ June 11, 2004, 03:36 PM: Message edited by: Ben ]
Posted by fil (Member # 5079) on :
Barenaked Ladies and I have seen them probably a dozen times (Baker's in July). I actually don't obsess over their CDs as much (they are good, though) but their live shows are amazing and lots of fun. I really recommend them, even if not completely familiar with their tunes.
For listening around home/car/work, though, I swap around a lot. Latelys it has been The Hives, White Stripes and trying to find more from the Detroit Cobras. I LOVE the garage-y sound right now.
fil
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
My uncle toured a bit with Bright Eyes, and I got to meet Conor Oberst He's got sissyhands. >_>
Posted by littlemissattitude (Member # 4514) on :
With the qualification that most people consider that I'm way past the age for obsessing over bands, I can easily obsess over U2.
And, yes, I've seen them in concert, during the Zoo TV tour a few years ago. Superb. I nearly got pneumonia from going (it was outdoors in Oakland, CA, in November), and I nearly got trampled while Public Enemy was performing, but it was worth it.
Posted by tt&t (Member # 5600) on :
<sigh>
I was trying to remain true to the Floydy goodness, and only post one band... But I just can't do it!
AFI.
(Although I HAVE been obsessing over Floyd since I was about ten, and AFI only since D introduced me to 'em last year. They are both teh awesome!)
Mmmmm, music... Posted by Ben (Member # 6117) on :
yea, my friend is touring keyboardist for Bright Eyes. i met conor too. he's an asshole. but i like his music
Posted by dawnmaria (Member # 4142) on :
Steely Dan RULES! Posted by Eduardo_Sauron (Member # 5827) on :
Nightwish!!!!!!!!!! Yeah!
Posted by jebus202 (Member # 2524) on :
Alkaline Trio for a long time.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
I do not obsess over any particular band, especially not a band from Ithaca, New York.
Posted by Ralphie (Member # 1565) on :
Have my tickets for the 30th anniversary Rush tour this summer.
All people who obsess over Rush can be in my clique. And anyone who's anyone knows my clique is the best.
Posted by Ayelar (Member # 183) on :
quote:Steely Dan RULES!
Boo!
quote:especially not a band from Ithaca, New York.
Yay!
-Aja
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Toad the Wet Sprocket, mostly. Though I often obsess over U2, Coldplay, Radiohead, and a few others.
Posted by Zevlag (Member # 1405) on :
It's all about the Floyd goodness.
Posted by RRR (Member # 6601) on :
No Doubt
They've been my favorite band for about 8 years now.
edit: Buuuuuttt... right now I'm in love with Calexico.
[ June 12, 2004, 12:42 AM: Message edited by: RRR ]
Posted by Shan (Member # 4550) on :
As long as there was sex and drugs . . . I could do without rock-n-roll
This goes to 11
It wasn't in dubly . . .
Posted by kwsni (Member # 1831) on :
19 Wheels.
Seen them a couple times, and I think I like them more as a live band than a cd band. Theres lots of energy there.
Ni!
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
quote:Jim-me wrote: Yes (another band that I absolutely loved, especially the 90125/Big Generator/Talk line up) ...
Do you know why this line up worked? One guy. Trevor Rabin. He left when the group went all Christian rock (which was almost during Talk).
Hey Ralphie! Are you going to the July 3rd showing at Clark County Amphitheater on July 3rd? We were going to see Rush at the White River Amphitheater, but my little brother wasn't happy with the tickets he got so we're going super far south now...email me and we'll hook up for a tail gate party.
Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :
Ayelar, I hope you are going to the free concert on the Ithaca Commons. Not that I know what band is playing there or anything, or care that it is my SECOND-to-last day of school, so I can't go.
Posted by solo (Member # 3148) on :
Ben,
I really like Jets To Brazil too. Sadly, it looks like they too are no more. There haven't been any official announcments but Jeremy Chatelaine seems to be working pretty exclusively with Cub Country and when asked recently about JTB he had no comment. The JTB website hasn't been updated in ages and Jade Tree apparently won't say anything either.
I think it's time for Blake to move on to something new. Or he should start talking to Adam and Chris and get Jawbreaker going again. I know that Adam is up for it, but Chris and Blake had a pretty bad falling out when the band broke up so I don't know if they would be ready to let bygones be bygones. I would really like to see them start up again but only if they really wanted to do it for the sake of making music together, not for the "Filthy Lucre".
Posted by Jim-Me (Member # 6426) on :
JNSB,
couldn't agree more. I firmly believe Trevor to be one of the most underrated musicians, ever. Maybe *THE* most.
Posted by Damien (Member # 5611) on :
Bands with Isaac Brock in them. >_>
Posted by JonnyNotSoBravo (Member # 5715) on :
quote:couldn't agree more. I firmly believe Trevor to be one of the most underrated musicians, ever. Maybe *THE* most.
Did you ever listen to his solo album? It's good and all, but slightly pop-py. It almost makes me wonder if the rest of the band members in Yes counter- balanced his pop-piness to create really cool albums. And the cover is so cheesy it's sad. But I still listen to it and am a fan.
Posted by Mr.Gumby (Member # 6303) on :
I've always loved Jazz and for over a year have been enjoying Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band. So that would have to be my choice.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Lately, it's Frou Frou. Dreamy, ravey music plus angsty lyrics = bonus fun love time from Abby.
Other than that, it's always been James Taylor and the Wallflowers. I can't just choose one.
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