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Posted by Kent (Member # 7850) on :

In response to Papercrane; lets make her feel welcome.

Mine are:
1. Alphaville
2. La Ley
3. Alison Krauss and Union Station

[ April 23, 2005, 04:01 PM: Message edited by: Kent ]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

It's so hard to choose just three.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

1. Bob Dylan
2. Neil Young
3. Donna the Buffalo

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

1. System of a Down
2. Rasputina
3. Mindless Self Indulgence

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Elizabeth, Dylan is your favorite? Wow. And here I thought our tastes in music were so similar...

[ April 23, 2005, 04:21 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]

Posted by blacwolve (Member # 2972) on :

1. A bunch of classical composers I'm having trouble deciding between. (Draws name out of a hat) Mozart
2. Splender
3. Weezer

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

Oooo, I saw Dylan about a year ago... his new band that plays with him is FANTASTIC! [Smile]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

His band is excellent. I don't love to see him live anymore, but he is still the king of my musical world.
Ketchupqueen, you might want to think about your delivery of your opinion. It does not have to include putting someone else down for theirs.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Okay, I really couldn't pick 3. But I kept it to 10. They're not necessarily in order, either.

1) Kate Wolf (deceased)
2) Kate Rusby
3) Iris DeMent (although I'm not as big a fan of her third album as her first two)
4) John McCusker (who is neither a band nor a singer, but rather a fiddler)
5) Bach (who is a composer, not a singer or a band or even a fiddler)
6) My father (none of you have probably ever heard him, but he's my biggest musical influence, and plays at a professional level)
7) Danu (they should actually have a thing over their "u", but I'm lazy)
8) Gillian Welch and David Rawlings
9) Maura O'Connell
10) Stan Rogers (also deceased)

Alison Krauss came really close to being on the list, but I had tried really hard to keep it to 10. [Smile]

Dolly Parton would have made it, as well, but I don't want to imply that I like her pop. 'Cause I don't. Only her real country and bluegrass stuff. Also, too many awesome bluegrass bands to mention were too hard to choose between and were omitted.

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

Mother of toast, I have to narrow it down to three? Okay, lessee . . .

1. Moody Blues (this was the easy one)
2. Dire Straits
3. They Might Be Giants

I almost made an "honorable mention" list, but that would have made this post too long.

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Elizabeth, I didn't intend it as a put-down. I'm sorry. Should I omit the "horrified"? [Kiss]

It's just been a long-standing joke amongst those who know me that I like almost all folk-- except Dylan.

Posted by papercrane (Member # 7877) on :

Heh, thanks. It is really hard to choose just three, though...

1. Simon and Garfunkel
2. Fatal Mambo
3. Yoko Kanno

And Seether, and Blind Melon, and Thornley...

Posted by docmagik (Member # 1131) on :

1. They Might Be Giants
2. Spin Doctors
3. BluesTravelerWeirdAlSaveFerrisTomLehrer

Whew. Kept it to three.

Posted by Kent (Member # 7850) on :

I hope that just because Ketchupqueen cheated, no one else does. 10 bands. [No No]

Next thing you know someone will post their top 20 bands, and where will that lead us? [Wink]

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Kent, if you prefer, I can re-list all my favorites as "ties", so I only have three, but list all my favorites. [Razz]

Posted by Kent (Member # 7850) on :

What's done is done, just don't go around corrupting the youth anymore. (Where did I leave my Hemlock?)

[ April 23, 2005, 04:28 PM: Message edited by: Kent ]

Posted by prolixshore (Member # 4496) on :

myr, I knew a guy who was in love with the chick from Rasputina. He went to see one of their shows in England and got to meet her. He gave her some sort of goth/death teddy bear he made her or something, and she liked it so much he got to eat dinner with her. What a strange guy he was...haven't seen him in a couple years, oh well.

--ApostleRadio

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

But that's my job title! Corruptor of youth!

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

quote:
myr, I knew a guy who was in love with the chick from Rasputina. He went to see one of their shows in England and got to meet her. He gave her some sort of goth/death teddy bear he made her or something, and she liked it so much he got to eat dinner with her.

That's awesome. And kind of creepy. Still, I wonder if that would help me get a foot in the door with Jasmine Rodgers. . . .

Posted by MyrddinFyre (Member # 2576) on :

AR, sure *I* wasn't the guy? >_> <_< >_>

Hey, if people are mentioning more than three, I could go on forever! There's the Eagles and Doobies and Neil Diamond and Common Rider and well. I'll spare you [Smile]

Posted by Stan the man (Member # 6249) on :

Oh wow, only 3...

1) Mushroomhead
2) Seether
3) Black Sabbath (w/ Ozzy or Dio)

That is just the Rock side. I listen to Country and other genres.

Posted by SteveRogers (Member # 7130) on :

Three:

1) The Who ( Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle for vocals)

2) Lynryd Skynryd ( With Ron VanZant not John)

3) Led Zeppelin

Alterenate list ( [Razz]

):

1) The Eagles

2) Project 86

3) Queen

2nd Alternate List ( [Evil Laugh]

)

1) Nirvana

2) Korn

3) Soundgarden

[ March 27, 2008, 08:42 PM: Message edited by: SteveRogers ]

Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :

Here's three favorites, not necessarily my "Top Three Best, Favorite Bands of All Time Forever and Ever" because that's too hard to decide. [Wink]

1. Simon and Garfunkel
2. Gaelic Storm
3. The Proclaimers

Posted by Choobak (Member # 7083) on :

Ouch ! It's very difficult for me. Currently the musics i have always in my head and in my hi-fi are :

Radiohead
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald
Alan Stivel

But there are more and more musics i heard (Debussy, Bach, Elliott Smith, Jeff Buckley, Alan Parson Project, Murray Head, Jaco Pastorius, Muse, Jacques Brel, Balavoine, Polnaref,...) I love music ! [Big Grin]

[ April 23, 2005, 06:47 PM: Message edited by: Choobak ]

Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :

quote:
Thornley

Good stuff. And you're not even Canadian. Come Again was one of the best rock albums of 2004.

My top 3:
1) The Beatles
2) Van Morrison
3) Hayden

Posted by romanylass (Member # 6306) on :

1. Heather Alexander

2. Uffington Horse

3.Weird Al

Edit to fix link

[ April 23, 2005, 06:52 PM: Message edited by: romanylass ]

Posted by Corwin (Member # 5705) on :

If I had to list my *all-time* favorite bands list, it would be like this:

1) Queen
2) Bon Jovi
3) U2

But there's been quite some time since I listened to Queen or Bon Jovi, not 'cause I don't like'em anymore, just because I tried other things.

My current list is:

1) Alanis Morissette
2) Tori Amos
3) Muse

For how long? I have no idea... [Big Grin]

Edit: If, on the other hand, you want a list of my 3 favorite songs, there would be no problem:

1) U2 - With or without you
2) Verve - Bittersweet symphony
3) Evanescence - My immortal

Which reminds me, I have some music to listen to... [Hat]

[ April 23, 2005, 06:58 PM: Message edited by: Corwin ]

Posted by ChaosTheory (Member # 7069) on :

Top Bands List:

1.) The Clash

2.) The Jam

3.) The Who

Alternate Bands List:

1.) The Ramones

2.) The Boomtown Rats

3.) The Sexpistols

Top 3 Songs List:

1.) I Fought the Law - The Clash

2.) A Quick One While He's Away - The Who

3.) Take Me Out - Franz Ferdinand

Posted by HesterGray (Member # 7384) on :

Weird Al is brilliant! [Smile]

Posted by Astaril (Member # 7440) on :

Only 3??? In no particular order:

Sarah Slean
Great Big Sea
Bing Crosby

But there's so many more!

Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :

Verily, I like your list!

Umm...

#1. Susan Tedeschi
#2. Dire Straits

Man, # 3 is tough. Pink Floyd or maybe The Moody Blues or perhaps the ever-popular Simon and Garfunkel although U2 is awesome as well. Jeez, The Eagles deserve some consideration, oh and let's not foget Kansas. I guess I'm gonna hafta say ..... ummmm .... Pink Floyd.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Punwit, Mark Knopfler is coming to this really small, beautiful venue near me, but the cheapest ticket is 65 bucks!!!
Also, I think I need your address-I think you would like some of the off-the-beaten-track stuff I have.

Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :

Elizabeth,

Knopfler is a virtuoso on the guitar. I'd love to see him up close and personal.

If you will send me an email to the one in my profile I can then send you my address. It's very nice of you to think of me. Thank you! [Kiss]

Posted by CalvinMaker (Member # 2032) on :

Reel Big Fish
Bradley Nowell/Sublime
Dispatch

Posted by Verily the Younger (Member # 6705) on :

quote:
Knopfler is a virtuoso on the guitar. I'd love to see him up close and personal.

Yeah, so would I. Too bad I apparently live on the wrong planet. [Grumble]

Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :

I like Corwin's idea, so I'm going to steal it.

All-time:

1. Beatles
2. Barenaked Ladies
3. I'm not sure. I sort of want to say Beastie Boys because I've liked them for so long, but I don't like them that much. I sort of want to say Jack Johnson, but he's only released three album and I'm still afraid he'll release an album that I absolutely can't stand.

Current:
1. Jack Johnson
2. Operation Ivy & Rancid (mostly Op Ivy)
3. Weezer

Posted by BotaLadyG (Member # 7053) on :

hmmmm only 3 huh? let me see....

1.) The Tea Party
2.) Prince
3.) almost anything 80'S

Nicole

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

"1. Jack Johnson"

Oh, I love Jack Johnson! My son's guitar teacher plays like he does, that sort of soft, lilting, jazzy style.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

OK, I am doing two lists. The first list is the "big dudes," folks who are well known.

1. Bob Dylan
2. Neil Young
3. Bruce Springsteen

4. Jerry Garcia with David Grisman

Now, my off-the-beaten-track list:

1. Donna the Buffalo
2. Crow Greenspun
3. Railroad Earth

4. The Duhks

Posted by BryanP (Member # 7772) on :

This is easy:

1. Radiohead
2. Pearl Jam
3. (Tie) Led Zeppelin/Metallica

I can't name 3 favorite songs, though, it totally changes depending on my mood. But, I'll name 3 really good songs the above bands, respectively:

1. Street Spirit (Fade Out)
2. Save You
3. When The Levee Breaks/The Unnamed Feeling

Posted by SmoG (Member # 7778) on :

1) Muse
2) Jimmy Eat World (Mostly the music, not the words)
3) Radiohead
4) Mia Doi Todd

[ April 24, 2005, 12:12 PM: Message edited by: SmoG ]

Posted by Jonathan Howard (Member # 6934) on :

1) Ruth Holten;
2) Michael Chance;
3) Anthony Rolfe-Johnson.

Yes, I know, I love Gardiner's singers. But you should hear the St Matthew's Passion by Gardiner, then speak.

Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :

1. Beatles
2. Pink Floyd
3. Radiohead

Posted by DPerry (Member # 7882) on :

1. Beatles
2. Over the Rhine
3. Counting Crows

Posted by punwit (Member # 6388) on :

Elizabeth,

quote:
Also, I think I need your address-I think you would like some of the off-the-beaten-track stuff I have.

I'd really love to hear some of the lesser known artists that you have. If you don't have my address send an email to junkaccount at sbcglobal dot net so that I can send you my address.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

I have come to the belated realisation that it's pathetic how little I know about music of the last 100 years. This thread is only reinforcing that!

I must educate myself!

Posted by Bambiraptor (Member # 7874) on :

top bands
1. Aerosmith
2. Stones
3. AC/DC
These pretty much stay the same

Alternates
1. Eagles/Any of their solo stuff
2. Bobby Darin
3. Eric Clapton
These change according to my mood

Top songs
1. Keep on Rockin in the Free World - Neil Young
2. The Boys of Summer - Don Henley
3. Deuces are Wild - Aerosmith
Depends on a lot of variables.

Top genres
1. Hard rock/metal
2. Jazz
3. Soft Rock/California Rock
Also mood-oriented

Hated groups
1. Beatles

Posted by Fitz (Member # 4803) on :

"I hate the f***ing Eagles, man"
--The Dude

Posted by Strider (Member # 1807) on :

The Dude does NOT abide the Eagles man...

Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :

1. R.E.M.
2. The Magnetic Fields
3. They Might Be Giants

... With a shout out to my homey J-Seb (Bach). My honorable mention list would be extensive.

-Bok

Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers
2. Dashboard Confessional
3. Taking Back Sunday

If I had to keep going..
4. The Who
5. Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
6. The Hollies
7. Michael Jackson

.. and there's only a million more.

Best Song Ever:
Duke of Earl; Gene Chandler

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Punwit,
Email sent.

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

1. U2
2. Zebda
3. Paul Simon

...so I'm random.

Posted by Epictetus (Member # 6235) on :

1. Evanescense
2. Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
3. House of Pain

Annie, believe me, I know what you mean by random.

Posted by Da_Goat (Member # 5529) on :

Tater, awesome list.

Epictetus, as a fan of House of Pain, what do you think of Everlast's solo stuff?

[ April 27, 2005, 03:53 AM: Message edited by: Da_Goat ]

Posted by The Silverblue Sun (Member # 1630) on :

1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Radiohead
3. The Strokes/Interpol

...Fave Songs...(right now)

1.Everlong - Foo Fighters
2.Flake - Jack Johnson
3.Hard to Explain - The Strokes
Not Even Jail - Interpol

Posted by imenimok (Member # 7679) on :

Hmmm, this is hard, but not because I have so many...

Bands--
1. Aerosmith
2. Styx
3. tie b/t Dave Matthews and Green Day

Singers--
1. Alanis
2. Fiona Apple
3. Vanessa Carlton

Posted by Cashew (Member # 6023) on :

Bands:
Led Zeppelin (esp early)
Jethro Tull (again, early)
Fleetwood Mac (when Peter Green was in the band)
I think I'm showing my age...
Guitarists:
Clapton
Peter Green
Frank Zappa
Singers:
Ella Fitzgerald
young Robert Plant
Rickie Lee Jones

Posted by Crotalus (Member # 7339) on :

1. Skynyrd

2. New Grass Revival

3. Hank Williams (Sr.)

honorable mention:

1. Neil Young

2. Chris Isaak

3. Dwight Yoakum

Posted by UofUlawguy (Member # 5492) on :

1. Billy Joel
2. The Eagles
3. Huey Lewis & the News

Posted by 0range7Penguin (Member # 7337) on :

Who knows any more. I used to be all about rock and my three favorites where-
1. Metallica
2. Guns'N'Roses
3. Offspring
But now I'm in a transition period and I am listening to almost all country music. Currently my favorite person is probably Keith Urban but my favorite song is "Crazy Beautiful life" but I can never remember who thats by.

Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :

Bands? As in, a band. Not a singer, not a composer, not an orchestra, not a songwright, but a band. Okay.

1. Counting Crows
2. U2
3. Kingston Trio

Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :

Am I the only Jimmy Buffett fan?

1. Jimmy Buffett
2. Great Big Sea
3. Kenny Chesney

Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :

Am I the only Parrothead?

1. Jimmy Buffett
2. Kenny Chesney
3. Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :

quote:
Am I the only Jimmy Buffett fan?

Yes.

Posted by TheTick (Member # 2883) on :

No, Stephan, you are not.

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

I love Jimmy Buffet. Always have.

Posted by Lost Ashes (Member # 6745) on :

Top Three Singer/Songwriters:

1. Peter Mulvey
2. Paul Kelly
3. Richard Schindell

Top Three Bands:
1. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
2. The Clash
3. The BoDeans (or Rush... toss-up there)

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Lost Ashes, the Duhks are Bela Fleck's favorite new band, and he produced their new album. you might want to check them out.

Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :

Singers:
1. Janis Joplin
2. Freddie Mercury
3. Tori Amos

Bands:
1. Nine Inch Nails
2. Guns N' Roses
3. Oingo Boingo

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

Treason, do you like Joan Osborne? She started out as a Janis cover singer. I love her voice.

Posted by Treason (Member # 7587) on :

I think I like only one song of hers. Does she sing "Crazy Baby"? I love that song. [Smile]

Posted by Elizabeth (Member # 5218) on :

I am not sure. We have one album, and we saw her when she was singing with the Garcialess Grateful Dead a few years ago.

Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :

I'm doing one's people haven't mentioned yet.

1. Stargazer Lily
2. Guster
3. Bobby McFerrin

Favorite Songs
1. Elton John - Tiny Dancer
2. The Churchills - Everybody Gets What They Deserve
3. David Grey - This Years Love
4. The Roots - What They Do

Posted by Tater (Member # 7035) on :

I'm also a Tool fan, thanks to a certain Hatracker. [Big Grin]

Posted by advice for robots (Member # 2544) on :

1. Radiohead
2. Um, Pink Floyd
3. The Shins, if they keep getting better

Although my current all-time favorite song is Time by the Alan Parsons Project.

Posted by Little_Doctor (Member # 6635) on :

1. Guns N' Roses
2. Simon and Garfunkel
3. Blind Melon

Posted by AC (Member # 7909) on :

Iron Maiden (with Bruce Dickinson) and Judas Priest (with Rob Halford) are in a constant running fight to be my favorite band, I tend to prefer whichever I have listened to most recently. I won't add a third because that position seems to rotate daily or even hourly, but those two always stand out at the top.