Your top 5 bands/artists

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 10:37 pm

I'm going to follow up on the top-5 movies topic, as I said i would, so....

What are your top 5 bands/artists? YOUR top 5. Anything from Metal / rap / boy bands.. whatever you like.

Maybe add a little info on what you like about them. Favorite album(s)?

Mine:

1 - Muse - Love. This. Band. All 4 of their albums are great and seem to get better over time. Love their style and sound. Matthew Bellamy (singer, lead guitar) is awesome.
2 - Iron Maiden - "No one can do these riffs! Except Maiden." Epic songs. Hallowed be thy Name is amazing. First 5 albums when Bruce Dickinson joined are the best.
3 - Rush - Brilliant in every area; vocals, guitar, bass and of course drums. Not into their synthesizer heavy days as much though. Moving Pictures is a great album. 2112 is an epic song.
4 - Nirvana - One of my first known bands, so I have a sweet spot for them.
5 - Metallica - Another band from my early days. Love their early stuff, especially Ride the Lightening (album).

Now, yours..?

Limp-pu · Post by **Limp-pu** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:02 pm

Tenhi
Gåte
Ulver
Yoko Kanno
+very many other bands

Jeffrey · Post by **Jeffrey** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:19 pm

Night Wish
Savatage
Rhapsody (Luca Turilli)
Therion
Cradle of Filth

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 11:38 pm

Well, here comes my top-5:

1. Guns´n Roses (Before they broke)
2. Iron Maiden
3. Skid Row
4. Metallica
5. Nirvana

Almost on the list: Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest, Elvis, Deep Purple...
I really listen all kind of music but rock is what i love

Post by **dede** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 12:44 am

1. Offspring
2. Greenday
3. Blink 182

Still alive, my TS playlist is 90% about those. But I like almost all kind of music. It's just better if it has some rhythm though. Ah, I don't like metal. I guess it's a bit too hard for my ears.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:08 am

1 : Dream Theater
Main guitarist is amzing, easily can do iron maiden, on youtube, also keyboarder is amazing, mike portnoy drummer is too good

they started in 1984 and still making music, and there better than muse

Gutar: John Petrucci
Drums : Mike Portnoy
Keyboarder: Jordon Rudess
Bass: some aisian guy (lol)
Singer: dont know his name
There a super group

my fav tune is Dark Enternal Night, no its not a scream-o band or punk bull crap

Jarno · Post by **Jarno** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 6:58 am

1. Everlast
2. Kanye West
3. Promoe
4. Looptroop
5. Santana

xzeal · Post by **xzeal** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:20 am

In no particular order:

Maximum the Hormone - A Japanese I-have-no-idea-what-genre-band usually kinda metal-ish, but they got songs I'd label as pop and practically every other genre.
JMKE - Estonian punk
The 69 eyes - Finnish rock, can't get enough of the album "Paris kills"
System of a down - no comment
Kenji Ohtsuki - a Japanese rock musician.

Storm · Post by **Storm** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:08 pm

i cant actually make a top 5 of my favourites but here comes 5 of them.

Bob Marley
Erup
Dealema
NBC
Sam the Kid

REGGAE and Hip Hop only!

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:11 pm

Lots of different types of music here.

Scorpio, "you're winner!"

Xarthok · Post by **Xarthok** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:40 pm

65daysofstatic
Muse
Agalloch
Solefald
Sigur Rós
The Gathering
Maybeshewill
Explosions in the Sky
Cocteau Twins
My Bloody Valentine

In this order, according to my last.fm profile

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:16 pm

Squall · Post by **Squall** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:42 am

1. Paramore - seen live and amazing and Hayley Williams!!!
2. Evanescence - Amy Lee!!!
3. Within Temptation - Sharon Den Adel!!!
4. The Blackout - seen live and amazing
5. Slipknot - finally get to see them 12th December 2008!

Jazzyclub · Post by **Jazzyclub** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:02 pm

vanessa de mata
jamie cullum
justin timberlake
snoop dog
basement jaxx
masters at work (especially "red alert")
jovanotti
aquanote (especially "only")

and many more

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 8:48 pm

OK, Scorpio, so you're a Dream Theater fan. Dude, you don't know the vocalist? or Bassist? Weak! Come on man, at least learn some about the band before you call them your favorite! John Myung is a very talented man, and a founding member of the band at thay.

I'm not doubting they can play pretty much anything (in their early days, they did gigs covering full albums of Metallica and Maiden). Really every member is among the best in the world at their respective areas.

I'm hoping you don't just listen to Systematic Chaos... Dream Theater has better stuff than that. if you do not listen to Scenes from a Memory... I won't know what to say to you! It's one my favorite albums I own, It's got a damn good story too. I know you're a young guy, so maybe their softer melodic stuff does not appeal to you, but listen to "Home" and you will be a happy kid, as Rudess and Petrucci will blow your brains out. Please also, listen to anything from Six Degrees ("Glass Prison")...

Anyway, not an attack, Scorpio, just wanted to learn ya' some Dream Theater since you're a fan.

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 10:22 pm

Scorpio wrote: Main guitarist is amzing, easily can do iron maiden

Im not saying that Dream Theater sucks but comparing it to the Iron Maiden is beyond my understanding.

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 11:15 pm

Scud wrote:
Scorpio wrote: Main guitarist is amzing, easily can do iron maiden
Im not saying that Dream Theater sucks but comparing it to the Iron Maiden is beyond my understanding.

Well, many people look past Dream Theater because they're not in the spotlight. They are not a band that pushes their music in videos, on radio ect... which is why they only have only one real hit (Pull me Under). Because of this, people may think they're not as good as popular bands like Maiden, Metallica, Megadeth ect... Dream Theater is one incredibly talented band.

I do agree with Scorpio in that John Petrucci is amazing. For sure, one of the best in the world, which is why he has gone on solo tours (six of them) with Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and other greats.

See here:

G3:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3_(tour)

Also this vid (Portnoy drumming):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t25AOSxZZkI

Dream Theater live performing "Home":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_g13kUZWkE

By the way, check out Liquid Tension Experiment. Which is a side project of Petrucci, Rudess and Portnoy, with a different bassist (Tony Levin). It's mostly all insane instrumentals.

Scud · Post by **Scud** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 12:11 am

I didnt meant they are not talented as Maiden or Metallica... Maybe they are even more talented but something is still missing. Hard to tell what im trying to say because of my poor english... Lets try this way--->Metal legends: Black Sabath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica... Cant put Dream Theater on that category(even as good they are). Hope you got my point

Xarthok · Post by **Xarthok** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:00 am

I think DT's best are Images and Words, and A Change of Seasons.. really good stuff!

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:47 pm

Scud wrote:I didnt meant they are not talented as Maiden or Metallica... Maybe they are even more talented but something is still missing. Hard to tell what im trying to say because of my poor english... Lets try this way--->Metal legends: Black Sabath, Deep Purple, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica... Cant put Dream Theater on that category(even as good they are). Hope you got my point

Well, for one, DT is in a bit of a different genre, they do progressive metal, so it puts them in a different area than those other bands.

But i get your point. The main thing is:

bands you listed: all VERY popular, everyone knows them.
DT: they stay out of the spotlight

And yes, Images and Words is very good, Pull me Under is one of my favorite tunes.

Chevron · Post by **Chevron** » Sun Feb 15, 2009 2:11 pm

1. Metallica
2. Iron Maiden
3. System of a Down
4. Machinae Supremacy
5. Technikal (gotta have some Hard Dance)

fixxxer · Post by **fixxxer** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:18 pm

Metallica, Amon Amarth... and then a bunch of others (http://www.last.fm/user/gulack).

Agalloch == Kudos for Xarthok.

[siLciR] · Post by **[siLciR]** » Tue Feb 17, 2009 6:08 pm

But i would say:

The Doors
Deep purple
Jethro Tull
Van Der Graaf Generator
Frank Zappa

And in portuguese:

José Mario Branco
Jose Afonso
Sergio Godinho
Chico Buarque
Bacamarte

I hear mostly Progressive Rock or Avant Garde, Experimental stuff such as zappa himself and Mike Patton weird projects.

Burn · Post by **Burn** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:45 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3_(tour)

Wiki is a lie Mouse!

Mouse · Post by **Mouse** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:26 pm

Burn wrote:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G3_(tour)

Wiki is a lie Mouse!

Yeah?

What's you're point (I'm missing it, i guess)?