Music Thread

[Raving_Lunatic]

So, as you might be able to tell from my posts, aside from fiction my other passion is music, music, music. I'd like to hear what you think about music, top 5 "artists" or whatever.

Mine would be:

1. Radiohead
2. The Smiths
3. The Beatles
4. The Magnetic Fields
5. GoodBooks.

What about you guys? Anyone else like music?

[jrderego]

So, as you might be able to tell from my posts, aside from fiction my other passion is music, music, music. I'd like to hear what you think about music, top 5 "artists" or whatever.

Mine would be:

1. Radiohead
2. The Smiths
3. The Beatles
4. The Magnetic Fields
5. GoodBooks.

What about you guys? Anyone else like music?

I've been on a strong Radiohead kick since OK Computer came out.

I can't really put them in order, but the five bands I most listen to (and have since I was a little kid in some cases) are -

Radiohead
Dead Kennedys
The Who
Urge Overkill
The Monkees

On any given day I might go on an Iron Maiden or Gwar or Tori Amos bender, or listen to just one album for a month and half like Morrissey's "You Are the Quarry", but I always go back to the five in my list.

[Raving_Lunatic]

Whenever I see another Radiohead fan, I can't help but smile, even though they are a well known band.

And I know what you mean about any given time. I went on a huge Sigur Ros fanship for a bit, but I find that I end up coming back to the same ten or so albums after a while.

[jrderego]

Whenever I see another Radiohead fan, I can't help but smile, even though they are a well known band.

And I know what you mean about any given time. I went on a huge Sigur Ros fanship for a bit, but I find that I end up coming back to the same ten or so albums after a while.

I am not just a fan I am a Radiohead evangelist. I make playlists of older works for friends and family to set the tone for a CD like In Rainbows. I've always got OK Computer in my car CD changer, and I've burned copies for pretty much every CD player in the house (some of which I can't connect my iPod to).

[Raving_Lunatic]

I can understand what you mean about being an evangelist. Most people I meet regularly think I can go a bit over the top in the whole worship thing. A bit like the Church of Russell Nash in a way, but more musical.
I know it's sad and naive of me to say this, but I still can't find a band I wouldn't trade for Yorke and co.

[Zathras]

In no particular order:  (favorite album, if there is one)

Collective Soul  (Disciplined Breakdown)
Anthrax, (Sound of White Noise)
Nickleback
Bobby Bare
Willie & Waylon

I like Flogging Molly and the Rednex, but have only heard one album from either.

[Raving_Lunatic]

Flogging Molly is a hilarious band-name. And don't hurt me when I tell you I have only heard of three of those bands.

[Talia]

Elliott Smith
Billy Joel
They Might Be Giants
The Beatles
Jill Sobule


I expect Jonathan Coulton would be on here too if I'd heard more than a song or two of his.

I could actually go on and on, picking a top 5 is just too hard. I love music.
A lot of my favorite music is just random songs from various artists, too, with no particular extra affinity for the artist.. I loathe Christina Aguilera, for instance, but I think 'Beautiful' is pretty swell.

I like radiohead a lot, but don't own any of their stuff.

[Bdoomed]

The Doors
The Killers
Streetlight Manifesto
Dream Theater
Simian

Thats in order... but not really, the first three are kinda tied.

[jrderego]

The Doors
The Killers
Streetlight Manifesto
Dream Theater
Simian

Thats in order... but not really, the first three are kinda tied.

Any opinion on Day and Age? I haven't heard more than a smattering of tracks, but it seems more like Hot Fuss than Sam's Town.

I am one of the few Killers fans that appreciated the overwroughtness of Sam's Town.

At any rate I'll be giving Day and Age to Cindy for Christmas.

[stePH]

My top 5 just at the moment:

Kenso
Masami Okui
U Totem (plus parent groups Motor Totemist Guild and 5uu's)
Thinking Plague
Slapp Happy / Henry Cow (those two groups were knit together pretty tightly for a while)

Only the first two or three in that list are likely to remain constant.  Kenso is probably my favorite group for all time, and Masami Okui is my favorite singer (though Dagmar Krause of Slapp Happy and Henry Cow is a strong contender, as is Emily Hay of U Totem).

[Bdoomed]

The Doors
The Killers
Streetlight Manifesto
Dream Theater
Simian

Thats in order... but not really, the first three are kinda tied.

Any opinion on Day and Age? I haven't heard more than a smattering of tracks, but it seems more like Hot Fuss than Sam's Town.

I am one of the few Killers fans that appreciated the overwroughtness of Sam's Town.

At any rate I'll be giving Day and Age to Cindy for Christmas.

interesting...
i loved both Hot Fuss and Sam's Town, there are only about 3 tracks between the two i dont care for.
sawdust sucked except for 2 songs which i LOVE
Day and Age i think is a combo of Hot Fuss and Sam's Town, leaning a bit more towards Sam's Town.
IMO.
a lot of the songs i did not like at first, but they grew on me.  quickly.

[Heradel]

Ok, I'm going to date myself with the selections, but c'est la vie. In no particular order, Rock n' Pre-Rock n' Jazz.

David Bowie
The Who
Duke Ellington
Muddy Waters
Miles Davis

[stePH]

Ok, I'm going to date myself with the selections,

Be careful ... you might find out you're only a one-night stand. 

[wintermute]

It's pretty much impossible to pick a mere five, but here are some that are probably in the top 20:

Flogging Molly
AC/DC
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Man or AstroMan?
Love/Hate

[Zathras]

It's pretty much impossible to pick a mere five, but here are some that are probably in the top 20:

Flogging Molly
AC/DC
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Man or AstroMan?
Love/Hate

'Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess...

I got in trouble when I was on college radio because of that song

[Russell Nash]

Elliott Smith
Billy Joel
They Might Be Giants
The Beatles
Jill Sobule

I'm in love with you

Ok, I'm going to date myself with the selections, but c'est la vie. In no particular order, Rock n' Pre-Rock n' Jazz.

David Bowie
The Who
Duke Ellington
Muddy Waters
Miles Davis

I bow to you.  How can a 20 year old college student date himself??

[Heradel]

Ok, I'm going to date myself with the selections, but c'est la vie. In no particular order, Rock n' Pre-Rock n' Jazz.

David Bowie
The Who
Duke Ellington
Muddy Waters
Miles Davis

I bow to you.  How can a 20 year old college student date himself??

I don't know, but friends have been calling me "The Old Man" since middle school so apparently I'm quite good at it.

[stePH]

I bow to you.  How can a 20 year old college student date himself??

I did it just about every night at that age 

[Russell Nash]

I bow to you.  How can a 20 year old college student date himself??

I did it just about every night at that age 

As usual stePH is first into the gutter.

[Bdoomed]

I bow to you.  How can a 20 year old college student date himself??

I did it just about every night at that age 

my god.

[Raving_Lunatic]

With only the soft blue glow of the television screen to comfort him...

[Russell Nash]

There are only a couple of groups that are forever on my top list and they're:

Billy Joel
The Beatles
Ella Fitzgerald

The other two that would currently make the list are:

The Badlees
Ben Folds (mostly Ben Folds Five)

That could change before I even push the send button.

[CammoBlammo]

Hmm... my podcast backlog is a little too long, so I don't listen to a lot of music. When I do, though, the bands/musicians most likely to get called up are:

Sons of Korah
Drop Trio
Sibelian
James Morrison (the trumpet player, not the lizard king)
Eli

[Listener]

I think my #1 favorite band this year is more a combination because the lead singer of one started another band that I like equally: Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin. Kind of emo, I know, but I like the sound.

The rest resolve somehow into:

Counting Crows
Better than Ezra
Tori Amos
Jonathan Coulton
Billy Joel
Cake
TATU (I like their sound)