List your favorite musicians or musical groups

[JoeMama]

I'm curious what kind of musical taste we have here at BBI.

Who are some of your favorite musicians/musical groups?

[The REAL Sabres]

I'm not too picky...It's all good.

[EricStratton]

My favorite band in VanHalen.

Individual is a toss-up between John Mellencamp and Neil Young

Duo is the Bacon Brothers (yes Kevin Bacon).


How about you Joe.

[JoeMama]

God Eric, talk about gay taste in music! Van Halen? The Bacon Bros?

My Top 5 of all time...

5) Madonna
4) ABBA
3) Backstreet Boys
2) Village People
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CULTURE CLUB!

[EricStratton]

I'd move ABBA up a little bit if I was you.


As far as VH goes, I was in high school during their hey-day and saw a bunch of shows. It's stuck with me.

[BogusTrumper]

Don't worry Eric, it can happen to the best of us. At my high school, everything was AC/DC, Molly Hatchet, and VH all the time so whenever I hear their lame songs (VH has some good tunes), I can't help but sing along. I love David Lee Roth. He looks like a lot of fun.

Maybe Joey can get serious for a minute if he wants anyone else to respond to his thread . . .

:Dink:

I'm traveling down the road and I'm flirting with disaster

[Crinoline]

Pink Floyd
Jethro Tull
Bad Finger
Enya
Deep Purple

[BironsGirl43]

I'm a geek.. I like most of the stuff on the radio.... lol...... but I don't have any one fave band or group or song.. :)

[maximus]

I like Beck,Faith No More,Soundgarden,The Black Crowes,Robert Plant ,Led Zeppelin and a lot of classical piano.I also like old blues and as an old fart I gots to have my classic rock.(Just not "Freebird...)

[JoeMama]

Alright, time to be serious! (This is for BT!)

I love, absolutely love, Beck. If there is a premier artist of the 90's-present, it's him. I also like Cake a whole lot. They have a really unique sound. Excellent lyricism as well.

At-the-Drive-In rocks way harder than any band should. Ever. Hispanic dudes with guitars & afros... me gusta.

Here's where my taste gets weird. I love anything from the 1960's. Jefferson Airplane, The Mamas & the Papas, The Fifth Dimension, Steppenwolf, The Grass Roots, or anything from the 'british invasion'. I even love The Four Tops & The Temptations. Go figure.

ps-- Maximus, you're a big Soundgarden fan I see. Good man! I grew up exclusively listening to them. I have all of their albums from Ultramega OK all the way up to A-Sides. Spectacular band.

I listen to them less now than I used to. Their sound is a little too angst ridden nowadays, but nothing got me through my teenage years like those dudes. Their bleak lyricism is just what the doctor ordered when you feel like you want to blow your head off.

[JoeMama]

I wish Grace Slick were still in her 20's. I'd do awful, awful things to her.

[Sixxgunn]

Cool! Great idea for a post . . . . although, it's not easy for me to answer. I have a ton of favorites. Since I'm a child of the 70's/80's, my primary love is to the late 70's and 80's rock stuff . . . everything from Aerosmith to Van Halen to Cinderella and all the other hair bands . . . . but I really love music of all kinds too. I love instrumental stuff like movie soundtracks and orchestral pieces. I like classical, most Jazz and a lot of country also. On my playlist for winamp right now, I have a wide variety of songs/artists . . . . here's a small sample:
Bee Gees
Motley Crue
Tim McGraw
Metallica
Boston Pops Orchestra
Aerosmith
Thompson Twins
Huey Lewis & the News
Megadeth
Kool & the Gang
Faith No More
Mamas & the Papas
Queensryche

If I had to pick an absolute favorite, it would be very hard, but I can narrow it down pretty much to 2 groups . . . .

Queensryche and Van Halen

But I really do like an ecclectic mix of music.

[FrankieA]

Anthrax, Black Crowes, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, The 5th Dimension, Fear Factory, Tom Jones, Ministry, Mr. Bungle, Oasis, Tom Petty, The Strokes, Tomahawk, Pete Yorn. Unrappped with no country.

[honey]

The Rolling Stones, George Strait, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues.

Lots more I love, including lots of country (sorry, FrankieA)! :D

[The Philster]

Bon Jovi
Def Leppard
Goo Goo Dolls
Richard Marx
Chicago

[Valerie]

SixxGunn, I like a lot of the groups you listed. :) Here's my list:

Michael Bolton
Barry Manilow
The Police/Sting
Genesis/Phil Collins
Poison
MatchBox Twenty
Def Leppard
Bon Jovi
Prince
Air Supply
N'Sync
Boyz2Men
.38 Special
Night Ranger
Various Country Singers (Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Wynonna)

This is just to name a few that I can think of. I like a pretty wide variety of music. And, even though I may not list an artist, that doesn't mean I don't like some of their stuff. I listen to the radio almost 24/7, so I like a lot of various songs. :)

[FrankieA]

Originally posted by honey
The Rolling Stones, George Strait, Steppenwolf, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues.

Lots more I love, including lots of country (sorry, FrankieA)! :d

No problem, we all can't like the same things

[Sixxgunn]

Originally posted by Jaded 7
SixxGunn, I like a lot of the groups you listed. :) Here's my list:

Michael Bolton
Barry Manilow
The Police/Sting
Genesis/Phil Collins
Poison
MatchBox Twenty
Def Leppard
Bon Jovi
Prince
Air Supply
N'Sync
Boyz2Men
.38 Special
Night Ranger
Various Country Singers (Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Wynonna)


Oh yeah, good stuff here. I have songs from all those groups/individuals you listed except for N'Sync and Michael Bolton. All that stuff is great! I just recently got turned onto Matchbox 20 with an awesome piano/vocals version of 3am. Wow. I really like their stuff now :)

Night Ranger . . . . see, I knew I'd leave some off. That's what makes this kind of question so hard to answer . . . I like too many different groups. Very good selection of stuff you got there.

[The Philster]

Originally posted by Jaded 7
SixxGunn, I like a lot of the groups you listed. :) Here's my list:

Michael Bolton
Barry Manilow
The Police/Sting
Genesis/Phil Collins
Poison
MatchBox Twenty
Def Leppard
Bon Jovi
Prince
Air Supply
N'Sync
Boyz2Men
.38 Special
Night Ranger
Various Country Singers (Garth Brooks, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, Shania Twain, Wynonna)

This is just to name a few that I can think of. I like a pretty wide variety of music. And, even though I may not list an artist, that doesn't mean I don't like some of their stuff. I listen to the radio almost 24/7, so I like a lot of various songs. :)

Some pretty good choices...I was thinking LeAnn Rimes as well.

[maximus]

Also ..."You wanted the best,and you got it.The hottest band in the land...KISS!!!!!!!"I still feel like painting my face now and then.Hey joeMama,How do you like Beck's "Sea Change"?I love it.

[Sixxgunn]

Ahhh, KISS! Yes sir . . . . see, I forgot another one!

I got to see them in concert on their farewell tour a couple years ago. Great stuff.

[JoeMama]

maximus,

Sea Change is something special. It's good to see others who like it.

I heard Beck just broke up with his long time girlfriend, which would explain the series of heavy songs. Paper Tiger is one of the best Beck songs ever written. But my favorites are towards the end of the album. Already Dead, Sunday Sun, & Little One are all incredible.

And if this album wasn't swell enough, Beck has a "rock" album coming out soon! He collaborated with Dan "The Automater" Nakura to make another one of his funny albums like Odelay or Midnight Vultures.

I can't even wait!

[JoeMama]

Originally posted by FrankieA
Unrappped with no country.

Country is terrible. I actually get physically ill when I listen to it. No lie, I get a terrible headache, then my stomach starts to cramp up, then I become easily irritated by EVERYTHING. Country is the worst crap in the history of the universe.

Although, you need to re-evaluate your unrapped rule! Boycott all the new rap all you like but you gotta dig the dudes who "kick it old school". If you haven't heard the Sugar Hill Gang, Grand Master Flash, or Digital Underground you haven't lived my friend!

Old school rap music is the coolest.

[JoeMama]

Originally posted by Sixxgunn
Thompson Twins
Huey Lewis & the News

Hey Sixx,

Did you like Tears for Fears at all?

I just heard Head Over Heels for the first time a few weeks ago. I thought it was pretty good stuff.

[maximus]

Joe Mama,Hey ,I can't wait for the next Beck,I love "Midnight Vultures".But all Beck is great.I've got a question....Does anybody on this board jam?I've been playing for 23 years,mostly bass and guitar.I also sing and play keyboards and program electronic percussion.I have an open mike coming up that I run at Corsi's Place in Lackawanna on Friday the 15 of Nov.All styles welcome,we have guitars,basses and drums and a P.A.Just bring your chops and a willingness to drink.We kind of lean towards heavy rock...Oh.what about Frank Zappa?Truly great.

[Valerie]

Originally posted by JoeMama Country is terrible. I actually get physically ill when I listen to it. No lie, I get a terrible headache, then my stomach starts to cramp up, then I become easily irritated by EVERYTHING. Country is the worst crap in the history of the universe.

Although, you need to re-evaluate your unrapped rule! Boycott all the new rap all you like but you gotta dig the dudes who "kick it old school". If you haven't heard the Sugar Hill Gang, Grand Master Flash, or Digital Underground you haven't lived my friend!

Old school rap music is the coolest.
Country music isn't that bad, Joe.

As far as old school rap, I agree with you. :) You forgot Run DMC, Beastie Boys and Salt-n-Pepper. Those were some good rap groups! :) I also like the Fresh Prince.

[JoeMama]

Ah, we have musician among us.

I have this set of kiddie drums I joke around on. I can also play like 2 Cake songs on guitar!

I'm worthless...

[Valerie]

SixxGun, you're right, it's hard to remember all the music you listen to. I know I forgot to list a few too. I'm like you, I can listen to almost anything as long as it's not foul rap or classical.

[JoeMama]

Originally posted by Jaded 7
Country music isn't that bad, Joe.

As far as old school rap, I agree with you. :) You forgot Run DMC, Beastie Boys and Salt-n-Pepper. Those were some good rap groups! :) I also like the Fresh Prince.

1) Country music is that bad to me! It's probably because I detest rednecks so much.

2) You're right, I totally forgot about Run DMC & the Beastie Boys. There's plenty of good old school rap out there. I'm probably forgetting a lot more too.

The Beasties may be the best "old school" rap group ever. They keep it coming year after year. They are probably in their late 30's by now.

[d1220]

Great idea for a post! Lets see.... Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Moody Blues, Allman Brothers, Traffic, Natalie Merchant, Janes Addiction, Rusted Root, Tool, Bush...etc.

[JoeMama]

How could I forget Floyd?

Very good stuff. I only have Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, & The Wall... but I love it all.

d1220,

Have you ever watched The Wizard of Oz in sync with Dark Side of the Moon?

[Sixxgunn]

Yep! Sure have! If you are into using the file sharing programs such as Gnutella and Grokster, you can do a search for "Dark Side of the Rainbow" and get the whole thing. It's a hefty download, so make sure you're on a fast connection. But all in all, if you liked DSOTM from Pink Floyd, you'll no doubt enjoy this.

[Sixxgunn]

Oops . . . didn't notice that you were asking D1220 . . . sorry :)

[Figurita20]

Metallica
Smashing Pumpkins
Blur
The Cure
Beck
Flotsam & Jetsam
Green Day
Ozzy
Apocalyptica
Classic music

[JoeMama]

Originally posted by Sixxgunn
Oops . . . didn't notice that you were asking D1220 . . . sorry :)

Haha... it's all good man.

I didn't realize you liked Pink Floyd or I would have asked you directly too. I'm glad someone else has seen it. The part that really shocked me was that amazing coincidence when Dorothy finally wakes up back in Kansas.

I don't want to spoil it for anyone so I'll assume you know what I'm talking about without actually saying it.

Good stuff, no?

[JoeMama]

Originally posted by Figurita20
Metallica
Smashing Pumpkins
Blur
The Cure
Beck
Flotsam & Jetsam
Green Day
Ozzy
Apocalyptica
Classic music

Blur is an underrated band. I only have thier "best of" cd, but it's pretty great stuff. I was a little disappointed bugman didn't make the cut though. I thought that was a pretty great song.

Smashing Pumpkins were amazing. Just curious, what's your favorite song? I'm stuck between "thru the eyes of a ruby" & "set the ray to jerry".

Feel free to call me a sissy!

[Figurita20]

Originally posted by JoeMama
Blur is an underrated band. I only have thier "best of" cd, but it's pretty great stuff. I was a little disappointed bugman didn't make the cut though. I thought that was a pretty great song.

Smashing Pumpkins were amazing. Just curious, what's your favorite song? I'm stuck between "thru the eyes of a ruby" & "set the ray to jerry".

Feel free to call me a sissy!

From 13 I like "No distance left to run" and maybe "Trimm trabb" comes next but overall the album is great an very different frome their previous ones. Unfortunately I read Coxon left the band and roumor say that they are no longer togheter. Shame.

Best Blur song IMO is Parklife.


Best Smashing Pumpkins song?
As George Clooney would say "We're in a tight spot"
I think I like every single song from them. I'd be easy to list the ones that I don't like, wich I could count with one hand.
Best five:

Mayonaisse
Luna
Apple & oranges
33
Raindrops & Sunshowers

[JoeMama]

Wow, not only do you have fine musical taste, but now you're quoting O Brother Where Art Thou... On a roll, dude.

Those are all great songs by Smashing Pumpkins. This Time is another good one from Machina. Raindrops & Sunshowers would be my close number 2 on that album.

[d1220]

Yes, JoeMamma, I have seen 'Dark Side of the Rainbow'. They do it at the IMAX here at least once a year. Of course you cannot go to that straight. :) I also enjoy the Pumpkins.....I would have to say I enjoy Gish most of all.

[reeves84]

"I wish Grace Slick were still in her 20's. I'd do awful, awful things to her."

As I am a man of mature years, I still think Grace Slick is gorgeous. And that voice........

[JoeMama]

For real.

Grace Slick is a total babe. One of these days I'm going to invent a time machine & she's going to meet JoeMama first hand.

[Snarf]

The Grateful Dead, Phish, The Beatles, The Doors, Pink Floyd, Bob Marley, Johnny Cash, Rusted Root and Counting Crows

[JoeMama]

THUNDERCATS HOOOOOOOOO!!!

[BogusTrumper]

Any Police fans out there?

[JoeMama]

ROOXXAAAANNEEE

[reeves84]

Here they are

[OnlyOneYeti]

The Stones(!), The Doors, The Beatles, Creedence, John Lee Hooker, Led Zep, B.B. King, The Who, NWA, Marvin Gaye, Willie Nelson, Muddy Waters, Pink Floyd, Chuck Berry, Phil Collins (in the Genesis days and shortly thereafter), 2Pac, Oasis, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty, Biggie, The Allman Brothers, Ghetto Boys, The Stanley Brothers, Curtis Mayfield, Skynyrd, Clapton, The Black Crowes, Stevie Wonder, Elvis, Wilco, Sheryl Crow, the Beastie Boys, etc.

The only one I haven't seen the equivalent of on here is Tom Waits. Anybody listen to him? He's an interesting guy beyond the cool music.

[OnlyOneYeti]

Originally posted by JoeMama
ROOXXAAAANNEEE
Did any of you guys ever play the Roxanne drinking game? :)

[BogusTrumper]

The Stones(!), The Doors, The Beatles, Creedence, John Lee Hooker, Led Zep, B.B. King, The Who, Marvin Gaye, Willie Nelson, Muddy Waters, Pink Floyd, Chuck Berry, Phil Collins, Tom Petty, The Allman Brothers, Skynyrd, Clapton, The Black Crowes, Stevie Wonder, Elvis, CSN&Y, Alanis Morisette, Joan Osborn, The Police, Sting, The Temptations, The O'Jays,

[jimmifli]

Nirvana is my favorite. I also like Weezer.
The band Sugar (not Big Sugar) is very cool. Any one else know them?
I find The White Stripes interesting. Hotel Yorba is a cool song.

[JoeMama]

Hey jimmi,

Have you heard the final Nirvana track ever recorded yet? Man, it's great.

[jimmifli]

Sounds good. (unfinished i think)