What's your favorite band and why?
I’m looking for some new music to listen to.
I’ll listen to anything but:
Country
Gospel
Folk ect…
Anything else I’ll listen to. :) I especially like The Beatles, We The Kings, Skrillex, The Doors, Asking Alexandria, Orange Alablaster Mushroom, Wiz Khalifa, KiD CuDi, Kottonmouth Kings, and Bob Marley.
I’d love to hear some music from some artists I’ve never heard of before so bring it on. :)
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Aerosmith.
I was first introduced to the band in Navy boot camp, of all places (1976). The recreation center there played ”Toys in the Attic” non stop, but I never payed much attention to it. It’s only remarkable in retrospect.
Fast forward to the mid 80s when a co-worker recommends ”Walk This Way”, the Aerosmith biography. Became so enthralled with the book that I began buying the cds.
Simply stated…besides The Rolling Stones…Aerosmith ROCKS!
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Thanks so much :) I’ve only ever actually listened to “Love in an Elevator” by Aerosmith and have been meaning to listen to some more work of theirs. I love music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. :) Do you have a favorite album of theirs?
I never really got into The Rolling Stones for some reason, just because I didn’t grow up around it like some of my other friends.
The Corrs. Because their songs have deep meanings, inspirational, and relaxing.
Do you have a song of theirs that I could look up?
Here’s two of my favorites playing their version of the same song
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Thanks Lucille :) I like the Stevie Ray Vaughn one
@LizzieBee You can’t go wrong with their live cd, A Little South of Sanity.
Ironically enough, I wasn’t a big Stones fan either. Don’t remember why, but I started listening to their early stuff. As I accumulated more cds it became apparent that they’re primarily a blues influenced band (like Aerosmith) that crosses a variety of genres. They can play anything! Mick Jagger is arguably the best front man rock ever had, and Keith Richards is…well…Keith Richards. They’re a little “long in the tooth” these days, but I still admire them as much…even more, than Aerosmith.
Haha I love listening to The Doors :)
I forgot to mention that. I like Summer Sunshine and What Can I Do. Sorry I can’t give you a link as I download these songs from my local site with native language.
Its okay. I’ll look them up :)
Goold Old Fashioned Lover Boy
Love the close harmony/polyphonous singing that they did in some songs, and May’s fantastic guitar and the way he plays it.
I just now learned that the intro of Bohemian Rhapsody is sang only by Mercury, where i always thought (the video clip supports my ‘mistake’) that all four members sang it.
I loooove it rebbel :) thanks!
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A personal favorite is Fleetwood Mac. Anything from their Rumors album is great. Here is one song…The Chain. Crank up the volume Sister LizzieBee!
From the ‘80s, one is the duo Go West. One song is, We Close Our Eyes. Prepare to get up and dance.
‘60’s: Promise that you won’t kick the bucket before giving The Grateful Dead a listen. While I’m not a Dead Head like our fellow Jelly Coloma, the group is iconic American music. Here is their song, Casey Jones.
And I’ll help out @Your_Majesty as a fan of The Corrs. Here is one of their first songs: Runaway.
Edit: Gracious! @rebbel‘s recommendation of Queen…anything that they did, is pretty much worthy of listening to, and Bohemian Rhapsody is another required song.
I’m not really a huge fan of music so I don’t have a favorite but I was told by several people who love music and have what I understand to be good taste in music that the Adele’s entire album is fantastic and therefore I will recommend via 3rd party that you may enjoy it. :)
AC/DC.. Because they taught me everything my mother never could, when I was growing up :-/
Tears for Fears. This is why…EWTRTW
and this…TWH
Dire Straits
Early Elton John (Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is as good as anything out today)
Pink Floyd (Dark Side Of The Moon, The Wall, Wish You Were Here, The Final Cut)
The Rolling Stones (Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers)
As of late, I’ve been on a huge Neil Young kick. But my current favorites are, and have been, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, The Shins, and Smashing Pumpkins.
Don’t really have one, in the past it’s been Depeche Mode, Madness & Tears For Fears.
The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats have been my favorite band in the entire world for many years. John Darnielle (the lead singer and guitar player) writes all of the lyrics entirely on his own and puts so much heart and soul into them. I can relate to their music because a lot of the songs highlight problems such as alcoholism, bad relationships, feeling lonely, and dealing with family problems from the past.
Woke Up New is one of my favorite songs because it reminds me so much of how I coped with one of my previous breakups.
Other favorites are Lion’s Teeth,Korean Bird Paintings, Love, Love, Love International Small Arms Traffic Blues, and Sax Rohmer #1.
@ucme I love all those three too!! Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence”, Madness’s “Our House”, and Tears For Fears “Mad World” are the best!
The Brits in the 1980s were something else. I also like China Crisis, The Pet Shop Boys, and a little known guy by the name of Nik Kershaw. All great British bands with an original melodic sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om5zGJRUuXk
We seem to have similar tastes in music, so I would recommend checking out Jack Johnson. He has some love songs, but a lot of his other music is upbeat and he covers Marley sometimes. He also gives 100% of profit from his tours to local non-profits and he normally sells out everywhere he goes.
Thanks to all of you for being helpful! I’ll check them all out :)
AFI has been my favorite band for about 10 years. Because of them, I discovered the Cure and the Misfits, which are my second and third favorite bands. I also took up guitar and songwriting thanks to AFI.
I can never say who is my ‘favourite’. My favourite will change depending on my mood. This is stuff I have been playing the last couple of days. Not necessarily my favourites, but stuff I love.
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More Free Link
The Church Link
Joy Division Link
The Church Link
Gary Moore Link
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The Cult Link
Metallica Link
Yes Link
@Bellatrix
Under the Milky Way Tonight is one of my all-time favorite tunes! :-D
Then you have great taste in music :D And we share this great taste with @Blueroses, who also loves Under the Milky Way Tonight. I can’t do italics….
@Bellatrix
“Then you have great taste in music :D”
We certainly do. :-)
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Put a _ at the beginning and the end of what you want italicized.
@mazingerz88 Yep, I like Bronski Beat too. And their hit “Small Town Boy”.
If we’re talking classic brit pop of the eighties, we simply can’t rule out OMD or Mr. Jones.
@ucme Those songs bring back so many good memories. I especially like What Is Love. I remember I used to try to dress like those British new wave artists and get my hair done like Tears For Fears, wearing loose, artsy woollen coats to school and styling my hair like them. I even wanted to pierce my ear. Lol.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54IN3URGuM8
In the 1980s, there was an explosion of British talent, the New Wave as they called it, with a lot of originality. Artists nowadays are not coming out with any unique, melodic tunes. The stuff you hear out there now is actually pretty boring. Once in awhile you’ll hear a hit, but that’s far and between. :(
Thanks for all the new responses! :)
folk.. never shout never.
My personal favorite band is Kamelot.
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