Who are your five favourite music artists of all time?

Yep--they're on my "Greatest Hits" CD. I also like "Whipped Cream" and "Mexican Shuffle".

I have those too, but dont recall what they sound like at the moment. I just dug through my Beatles collection and found I don't have 'Tomorrow Never Knows'. I woke up dreaming that song, and jumped up like I'd run into a warning beacon. I spend too much time alone. That's got to change soon. I registered for school for the time being.

I have a couple--no make that three--Beatles CDs, too, including "Sgt. Pepper". My favorite tracks of that one are "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and "A Day in the Life". The other ones I have are "Meet the Beatles" and their Greatest Hits CD (I think it's their #1 hits).

I had 'the Beatles with Tony Sheridan' when I was a kid - it predates titles listed as existing. I frisbeed it because at that age i couldn't believe that folks singing 'My Bonnie' and 'the Saints' were the same folks that did the White album i so enjoyed.

Alan Parsons Project

Lynyrd Skynyrd Band/Ronnie VanZant
Don Henley/Eagles
Lionel Ritchie/Commodores
Johnny Rivers
Eddie Money

Liz Phair. I've loved her since I was twelve years old (I'm 24 now.)

I started liking Liz when I was 12 also! But I'm 21 now. Do you like her new stuff? I can't stand it, I was so disappointed by her new album. I might have actually gone through the grieving process after buying it!

My five favorite have to be (in no order) Incubus, Nick Drake, Jack Johnson, John Mayer and Blind Melon. I love all these because they write (wrote) their own very good lyrics and they all have (had) an infinite amount of talent. Anyone disagree?

That's a pretty good list, but I don't care much for John Mayer.

There's no way I could name just five. I love all kinds of music (okay, with the exception of maybe rap, c&w). I've been through five decades of music. I love Motown music. (60's) I think Sarah Brightman is incredible. Just a couple of examples.

Breaking Benjamin is by far my favorite band of all time.

This list changes, but today it is (in no particular order):1. Johnny Cash
2. Frank Black
3. Ween
4. Grandaddy
5. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

I've been on a huge Frank Black kick lately. Can't get enough.

Yea, he's the man. At first I listened to him just to fill the void the Pixies left, but then when he started changing his sound I was really upset about it. I loved the sound of Teenager of the Year and didn't want it any other way. I remember having two different cuts of "Men in Black," one from the Headache single and the other on Cult of Ray. I'd play it for others as a demonstration of how much he'd altered his sound. One day I play them for a friend who responds, "I don't know what your problem is, that second version really rocks." He was absolutely right. Die hard fan ever since.

So far the only album I have is Teenager of the Year. Got a good recommendation for the next one to get?

His latest is really good, Show Me Your Tears. The songs are a little sadder, but he's really come a long way in the decade since Teenager. If you love the sound of Teenager, I recommend his debut self-titled album.

Cool, thanks!

Paul Simon...Blues Traveler...Tchaikovsky...Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers...Pearl Jam...(in no particular order)

1. Prince
2. Primus/Les Claypool
3. Simon & Garfunkel
4. Concrete Blonde
5. Ween

Led Zepplin
The Who
The beatles
Motley crew
Pantera
Jimmy Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Alice copper
The oldies
c.c.r.
Steve Via

Fudge punk and Rap crap listen to music you fudging jerks

Because people value your opinion of them so much!

Fudge simple acid-metal-oldies you fudging bigot, listen to real music like Dukas, Bach, McLaughlin and Shankar, intense bluegrass, people who can weave melodies inside and over Zep and Hendrix and expressionistically imply galaxies in their compositions, not just social angst.
Seriously (now that I'm done reflecting you), the Beatles were awesome, but there is new rock, just as good, built on the foundation they layed. Industrial was built revolution #9. With your list, I would have thought you'd moved onto Manson by now. The combination of oldies and violent bigotry suggests to me that your life is on insecure hold, bitterly divorced (part of the jerk concern), meaningless job, that sort of thing, and since you're probably only about 44, it's about time for a ressurrection of sorts to take advantage of the rest of life. I do it on a regular basis, going from software engineer to hitchhiker, changing gender, engaging in politics, becoming a guitar virtuoso, etc. If I weren't constantly learning fresh new worlds, I'd be on 'that' stairway to heaven too.

hey i do listen to all of that. as i can see you do listen to some good music the oldies made music dumb ass if it wasent for them you wouldent have fudging wrap and punk crap and im only 16 and im in a band.

Really trying to make friends aren't you.....Good job you're making money from your music!

im a nice person if you talk to me i like some people that are punk but you still listen and play crap.

I love meeting new and hot girls

Dang, I just deleted a whole big blurb on my collection with histories of different genres, and lots to say about my own music. My oldies go back to the turn of the century, centuries before that, and to the corners of the earth. I grew up on euro-punk, ecclectic/experimental, and surf. Killer music takes advantage of grüngestalt, that's when the intensive peaks of a melody form a second tier of melody. I play a beatle bass (acoustic-electric ziolin-bass) in a slide-steel/sitar/piano style with both hands independently slide/hammering melodies. Punk and acid-metal ain't that different compared to microtonal techno or pentatonic irish ballads, and 40 years from now people won't even see the difference.
Here's a playlist I use for warm-ups:
Addams Family - De Vol
Sylvan Song - Heart
Danse du Bonheur - John McLaughlin (Sakti album)
European Mothers Son - Velvet Underground
Shiek of Araby (banjo) - Paul Martin
Out of Limits - Ventures
Digital - Mia Doi Todd
Cantaloop / Flip Fantasia - Us3
Slow Dive - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Mendohlson Op. 64 - Leila Josefowicz (violin)
Killer Queen - Queen (not great music, but a personal fave anyhow)
Tocatta & Fugue in D minor (the vampire song) - Bach Organworks
La Malaguena - Orizba & his orchestra
So Low Blues - Sandy Owen
Plastic Fantastic Lover - Jefferson Airplane
the Sorcerors Apprentice - Dukas
I Put a Spell on You - Marilyn Manson
Midnight at the Oasis - Maria Muldaur (sweet killer guitar solos)
the Sweet Postcard - 2 Nice Girls
Sembung Gilang (javanese gamelan) - Saryabrata & D. Lewiston (requires playing notes between frets).

I try to play along to a different genre on the radio everynight. I don't care for limitations, and everyone has something to teach.

When I was a young punk, listening to disco was verboten. I didn't get a chance to listen to it for another two decades. Mainstream & counter-culture, just another culture. There was ignorance and innovation in both genre. It was something to do in hopes of having an identity.

So what do you play? What new music do you listen to? Evanesence? Kanno?
Not born in 1955 (now that logic is supplanting my intuition), then why the '55'?
Rap makes sense in that until the mid 70's there were a lot of ballads in popular music. Someone had to fill that narrative gap.

Alice Cooper
Disturbed
Closure
Sum 41
Billy Talent

the beatles, pink floyd, rem, smashing pumpkins, heart (only from the 70's)

back when they had fancy guitar work instead of pop droning? Sylvan song is a favorite of mine. I dig the really old Floyd, like interstellar overdrive (I play similar stuff on guitar at times).

OZZY, JANIS, QUEENSRYCHE, METALLICA, AND OZZY AGAIN.

see emily play- syd

'I used to enjoy barret's 'the Madcap laughs' album with songs like Octopus Ride.

The Cult

terrapin is cool from syd, also early cooper (very early) is insane!

um. Early cooper - not familiar.

"pretties for you" and "easy action" are very sydish

I1ll keep an eye out for it.

usher, violent femmes, nappy roots, was not was, and neil young

also arlo guthrie, derek and the dominoes, sly and the family stone, notorious big, timbuk3, michelle shocked, rancid, reel big fish, the sex pistols, bob dylan, eric clapton/derek and the dominoes

Liz Phair
Everclear
Alanis Morissette
Sheryl Crow
Jewel

Ooh, those are faves of mine too. How about Natalie Merchant, Bangles, Dido, Soiuxie & the Banshees, Cranberries, Leona Naess, & whoever it was who did 'Cannonball', & whoever did 'Walking on Stars' (oh right, PJ Harvey ' Oops, not. Shirea ! )?

Do you veer into old folk, Don McLean, Simon & Garfunkle, Mamas and Papas, Seals and Crofts, or how about Lou Reed & the Velvet Underground?

I have some experience with Natalie Merchant (not bad) and little with Cranberries, but haven't listened much to the others. I'll give 'em a run.

sometimes... i do indeed like Simon &Garfunkle, the Mamas & the Papas, and the Velvet Underground, but i also really like rap and r&b. the old and the new come together

So what rap, if any, is based more on good instrumentation than lyrics?

outkast has great instrumentation, and their focus seems to be equally distributed between the music and the lyrics. but most rap is focused mainly on lyrics, with hot beats in the background. i'm more into the beats than the instrumentation in terms of what i like in the back though.

AC/DC, Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Led Zeppelin.

Robert Johnson
Melissa Etheridge
Eric Clapton
Pink Floyd
B.B. King

#1 - Oingo Boingo, #2 -Tina Turner, #3 - Billy Joel, #4 - Elton John, #5 - Elvis Presley

Celine Dion
kd Lang
Cher
Tracy Chapman
Madonna

I thought I was the only one who liked Air Supply. Cool!

Coheed and Cambria, The White Stripes, Depeche Mode, Stone Temple Pilots, Alice in Chains

Ace Frehley, KISS, Beatles, Eric Clapton, Melissa Etheridge

.Queen for their incredible versatility
.The Sex Pistols for paving the way for all the other antiestablishment bands i love so dearly
.G Luv and Special Sauce for helping me to chill out
.Donovan for being so freaking different
.NOFX...duh
.The Demonz for having so many unbelievable underground shows

coheed is great too

In some kind of order...
1: Nine Inch Nails (Been a BIG BIG BIG fan since I was like, 10!)
2: Morrissey
3: HIM
4: Marc Bolan
5: Van Halen (hehehehe)

Britney Spears, Fantasia Barrino, Diana Degarmo, Hilary Duff, Christina Aguilera

THE WHO, ALICE IN CHAINS, EARLY CHILI PEPPERS,KING CRIMSON AND JACO PASTORIUS

I was stunned to see they (King Crimson) had a concert recently. What's there line up these days? I'm a Fripp fan.

Elton John, Arlene Oshea, Celine Dion, Madonna, Shania Twain

1 Shakira
2 Enya
3 Iron Maiden/ Bruce Dickinson
4 Rob Halford/Judas Priest
5 Linkin Park

Boston
Kansas
John Hiatt
Scorpions
LedZeppelin

Mark Knoppfler
Elvis Costello
Miles Davis
Peter Gabriel
Warren Zevon

Brooks N Dunn
Montgomery Gentry
Terri Clark
George Strait
All those groovy kids who make the Kids Bop cd's.....they totally rock!!!

Last time I posted here was three years ago. I have a right to change my answer (for the second time):

the Smiths/Morrissey (*giggles*)
Capercaillie
Queen
Sinead O'Connor
David Bowie

Honourable mentions:
REM - 'Broadcast me a joyful noise into the times, Lord, count your blessings, ignore the lowest fear, well you can't sandblast...'
Travis
Dead Can Dance
Franz Ferdinand, of course
the Darkness
QNTAL
Cranberries
Catatonia

I also like, but not as much...
Placebo
Deep Forest
Bauhaus
Theatre of Tragedy
Christian Death
Coldplay
Era
Loreena McKinnit
Anastacia
Oasis

The Beatles, Etta James, and The Andrews Sisters

The Cranberries kick!

5. ELO
4. STYX
3. Patsy Cline
2. Kenny Dale
1. Jim Reeves

1. Stevie Ray Vaughn
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. The Beatles
4. Ben Harper
5. Jack Johnson
3

Pink Floyd, Jimmy Buffett, Led Zepplin, The Doors, Alicia Keys

tangerine dream
vangelis
jean michel jarre
beethoven
kraftwerk

and bach? debussy? satie? I was big on Kraftwerk, and all the euro indy punk.

Wow, it seems like not many people are familiar with Jean Michelle Jarre. I love his stuff!

I love Victoria, too, and I see that's where you're from. What a beautiful city! I must get there for a visit again one of these years.

Matchbox 20 --- Rob Thomas is a legend
Robbie Williams
Dusty Springfield
Patsy Cline
Unwritten law

I those, I do like Bach (toccata and fugue [organ], jesu joy of man's desire, and some brandenburg concertos).

I was hooked on Jean Michel Jarre ever since I first heard him. It was the first time I really heard stereo back in 1974. Do you like any other artists like Jarre?
Victoria is great, I've been blessed to be able to live in this city.

I probably would enjoy others like him, but haven't taken the time to listen to others. I think his record, Oxygene, was playing in a music store while I was shopping and I liked it so much I bought a copy. Are there others you would recommend? I love Wendy Carlos, but that's similar only in that it's all synthesized. Oh, one other comes to mind -- Mike Oldfield and Tubular Bells.

I'm working on learning to play Tocatta and Fugue on the organ (my synth has a great old church organ sound) but I'm self-taught and not used to reading bass clef for the left-hand part since I've usually just played chords. I'm getting a couple of my favorite parts down pretty well though. I'd love to be able to play the whole piece before I die!

in D minor? (the vampire theme). or the major one? T&F Dm is one of my favorites to play on my violin-bass.

We can start a band then!

Yes, we can!

Queen, Deftones, Dashboard Confessional, Metallica, and Nirvana.

Prince
Beatles
Rolling Stones
Wilco
Pet Shop Boys
Erasure
REM
Sinead O'Connor
The Cure
Depeche Mode
AC/DC
Madonna
New Order
Nirvana
Pixies
Jane's Addiction

1) Stevie Wonder
2) Luther Vandross
3) The Beatles
4) George Clinton
5) Prince

Wow, I finally encountered John Coltrane's 'Stellar Regions' - incredible stuff.

1. The Beatles
2. The Beastie Boys
3. The Clash
4. The Ramones
5. Velvet Undergound

Pink Floydd, The Beatles, Simon and Garfunkle, Tori Amos, Melissa Ethridge

Pink Floyd, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Eagles, The Beatles, AC/DC, - Wow. Only 5 choices. A lot of great groups were left out on this list...

R.A.T.M. Rage Against The Machine - Testify
Metallica - Fade To Black
Dramarama - Anyhing, Anyhing, Anyhing
Rancid- Time Bomb
Anti-Flag - 911 For Peace

Ozzy Osbourne , Black Sabbath, ACDC, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin

Tori Amos
Robert Smith - The Cure
David Bowie
Ian Curtis - Joy Division
Edward ka-spel - The Legendary Pink Dots / The Tear Garden

This was hard to decide on... I love all kinds of music.

Kraftwerk! Very good pick.

My Honourable mentions:

Radiohead
Depeche Mode
Pixies
Bjork
Tent Rezner
Sisters of Mercy
The Tea party
Tragically hip
Muse
Siouxsie
New order...

There's just too many bands for this game.

robbie williams,
robbie williams,
robbie williams,
robbie williams,
robbie williams,
p.s. do not confuse with robbin williams

Evanescence
KISS
Metallica (Big Hair Days)
Motley Crue (Big Hair Days)
Tim McGraw
George Strait
Toby Keith

Tough question, but I'd have to say (in no particular order): The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Captain Beefheart, Paul Simon and Caetano Veloso.

Ray Charles
Pink Floyd
Chili Peppers
Aerosmith
Dr. Dre

1.) Violent J
2.) Judiest Preist
3.)ICP
4.)Zug Izland
5.)SlipKnot
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6.)HateBreed
7.)Slayer
8.)Black Sabbath
9.)Korn
10.)3 Doors Down
11.)Green Day
12.)Otep
13.)Dark Lotus
14.)GodSmack
15.)Devils Blood
16.)System of a Down
17.)Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
18.)Gordon Lightfoot
19.)Blaze
20.)Muddvien