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Top 10 Singers/Groups
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I play whistle and irish flute, and as you might imagine I'm fairly well consumed with traditional irish (and breton, galician and scottish) music. So, my top 10 are going to be kind of odd...
Lunasa
Julie Fowlis
Flook
Danu
Mike McGoldrick
John Skelton (my teacher
)
Kate Rusby
Berrogüetto
Kornog
Filska
Those are in no partcular order.
ETA: I figured I'd throw in some samples since these are a bit off the beaten path.
Lunasa
Julie Fowlis
Flook
Danu
Mike McGoldrick
John Skelton (my teacher
)Kate Rusby
Berrogüetto
Kornog
Filska
Those are in no partcular order.
ETA: I figured I'd throw in some samples since these are a bit off the beaten path.
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You forgot Kanye, Diddy, and Hannah Montana.
Don't worry things are looking up.
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Heck yeah Mark, nice taste, particularly the first two, they really know how to rock out. Saw Tom live last Saturday and Dave 3 times last month. He just announced his last shows will be back to back nights @ wrigley in sept. Im so there!!!!!
You forgot Kanye, Diddy, and Hannah Montana.
Don't worry things are looking up.
How could I forget those 3, some quality entertainers for sure :barf:
Really though
1. Pantera
2. Opeth
3. Dark Tranquility
4. Tool
5. Type O Negative
6. Sublime
7. Pink Floyd (the Wall in Sept baby!!!!)
8. Down
9.Dethklok (they might be a cartoon band with only 2 CDs but my gosh do they ever rock!)
10. DMB (9 shows ago I thought he was just, ok. 9 shows later I think its safe to call myself a fan, the dude has soul)
honorable mention - metallica, old sepultura, deftones, NIN, APC, AIC, Ozzy Sabbath, TP & the HB's
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Grateful Dead
Rolling Stones
Dave Matthews Band
Ben Harper
Elton John
Michael Jackson
Johnny Cash
This list is a random assortment of my favorite singers and/or groups. I do love new undiscovered music too. A friend of mine who is in a band has been trying to sell her music and discovered the site, (( spam )) . I am still waiting for the release of their album, but I think one day I will be able to add her group to my list!
Rolling Stones
Dave Matthews Band
Ben Harper
Elton John
Michael Jackson
Johnny Cash
This list is a random assortment of my favorite singers and/or groups. I do love new undiscovered music too. A friend of mine who is in a band has been trying to sell her music and discovered the site, (( spam )) . I am still waiting for the release of their album, but I think one day I will be able to add her group to my list!
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That is impossible for me to comprise, as it would morph and shift every few weeks/months. Some that for many years have been irreplaceable are:
TOOL I can't imagine anything anytime soon replacing these men. This quartet is the most intelligent thing going in modern music, and the only thing that makes me hold out hope that contemporary music is not completely lost. As far as I'm concerned, the greatest band since Zeppelin, and possibly the greatest band of all time. The places they can take the mind are simply unparalleled by anyone I've ever heard, to include Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Zeppelin, etc. all of whom I appreciate greatly. And no drugs required
This band has literally affected, even changed my life. Beautiful, tragic, cathartic, transcendental. Gods of their craft.
Rage Against The Machine It is unsure whether this quartet is still alive, as they have reunited and are currently touring, though have no plans of producing new music. All of their tracks are just as politically alive and viable today as they were 10 years ago, and much of it is so historically and politically intertwined that it often goes over my head. At first I was turned off by the hip-hop infusion, and the harshness of Zach de la Rocha's voice, but I've come to embrace it as one of the greatest catharses in music I've as yet discovered. And everyone knows Morello is THE MAN on the G-tar.
Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor, as the creator and only consistent "member" of this band, is absolutely spellbinding on anything with keys. He can tickle ivories with some of his best fellow contemporaries, but in a strangely macabre and melancholy manner that I have yet to hear reproduced. His emotion is extremely raw and always laid bare for his listeners, and from vicious, angry tirades, to political diatribes, to morose dirges, he never fails to inspire, amaze, and sometimes disconcert. I think what I find most laudable of his musical traits is his competence with beat production. He synthesizes beats/rhythms that make modern hip hop artists look silly, and does it without pandering to whatever contemporary pop-culture sentiment is "in" at the moment. Finally, he is singlehandedly revolutionizing the music industry with his pro-pirating coercion of record labels into releasing their death-grip on artists' talents, and helping force amendments of various other corporate "ailments" from which they so often suffer.
Nirvana Raw, emotional, creative, revolutionary. These three are gone but not forgotten. Songs like "You Know You're Right" are so capable of ripping my heart out that I can't help but wail along with them (when alone in my car). I doubt anyone here needs an explanation for why they are noteworthy. Perhaps overrated, but this never seems to slow my enjoyment of them. Due to the lack of new material, they're on slow rotation, but they always find their way back on every once and again.
Jack Johnson Beautifully poetic, an excellent and enjoyable guitarist (quite the practitioner of barre chords), simplistic, and relaxing, Johnson covers the gamut of song subjects and yet somehow is dismissed so often as a romantic beach bum. His songs range from subjects like love, simplified living, depression, politics, world order, and...of course...surfing. And that is in no way a summary. His are songs that demand to be sung along with, yet are far more intelligent than the standard radio fare of today. Additionally, his Solar Powered Plastic Plant in which he records is setting an example to other musical celebrities that "going green" should be just a fad and a motto.
Ben Harper A very intelligent and VERY talented musician who plays multiple instruments, and plays them well. His style is uniquely varied, and like many artist's subject matter, so varies his style. From blues, to lullaby, to flat out rock, to beach-going tranquility, Ben is an amazing artist with clever lyrics and amazing music. His popularity continues to grow, and rightly so. He regularly collaborates with other great artists like Jack Johnson, Xavier Rudd, etc. keeping his music fresh, and the flow of ideas that produce it just as novel. Just good listening.
Bob Marley Please. Do I need to explain?
Sublime Unique, innovative, and characteristic of the Beach mentality and lifestyle, this trio, in a very short career, immortalized not only their anomalous musical style, but their renegade philosophies, and their peace, love, and party attitude. How anyone can not appreciate this band is beyond me. They're fun to listen to, can usually brighten your spirits on a miserable day, and are practically incomparable for good party music. Virtually everyone can get behind "What I Got" by both singing the lyrics, and trying hard to walk the walk. And what guy in this forum doesn't crack up at the lyrics of "Wrong Way" or "Date Rape"??? Come on... Musically talented, good times, good memories had by all.
Metallica Should require no explanation.
Led Zeppelin Should require NO explanation. In contention for the title of the greatest band of all time.
A Perfect Circle To end where we began (actually on number 11), Maynard James Keenan's (singer of Tool) side project, currently on permanent hiatus, provides the estrogenical balance to Tool's testosterone driven onslaught. Whereas Tool is claimed by Keenan to be the catharsis for his masculine side, APC fits the bill for his internal feminine. Tool to be sure, has a level of sentimentality above and beyond most of their contemporaries, however A Perfect Circle has the opposite, which is more estrogen, and a lower balance of testosterone. Together, they compliment quite well, and though given the choice, I'd take Tool as my one and only, APC wouldn't be too far behind. Again, contemplative, cathartic, smart, and tragically beautiful.
VERY notable mentions which would likely be interchangeable with some of these, would be Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab For Cutie, Bon Iver, Jewel, Eddie Vedder, DEFINITELY ADIEMUS, Elliot Smith, Flogging Molly, and probably a few others.
NOW, all that said, I often just prefer soundtracks, or classical music, sans lyrics altogether. Hans Zimmer, James Horner, James Newton Howard, Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, etc. are often gracing my speakers more frequently than most bands. Aaron Copeland, Mozart, Bach, Chopin...they aren't unheard of in my repertoire, though certainly see less play time than the aforementioned.
Some great soundtracks in no particular order include Legends of the Fall, Cast Away, Fight Club, BLOOD DIAMOND (love that one), Avatar, Apocalypto, Shawshank Redemption, etc.
I'm sure that's enough to lose most of you, so I'll give up now unless anything else comes to mind.
TOOL I can't imagine anything anytime soon replacing these men. This quartet is the most intelligent thing going in modern music, and the only thing that makes me hold out hope that contemporary music is not completely lost. As far as I'm concerned, the greatest band since Zeppelin, and possibly the greatest band of all time. The places they can take the mind are simply unparalleled by anyone I've ever heard, to include Pink Floyd, the Beatles, Zeppelin, etc. all of whom I appreciate greatly. And no drugs required
This band has literally affected, even changed my life. Beautiful, tragic, cathartic, transcendental. Gods of their craft.Rage Against The Machine It is unsure whether this quartet is still alive, as they have reunited and are currently touring, though have no plans of producing new music. All of their tracks are just as politically alive and viable today as they were 10 years ago, and much of it is so historically and politically intertwined that it often goes over my head. At first I was turned off by the hip-hop infusion, and the harshness of Zach de la Rocha's voice, but I've come to embrace it as one of the greatest catharses in music I've as yet discovered. And everyone knows Morello is THE MAN on the G-tar.
Nine Inch Nails Trent Reznor, as the creator and only consistent "member" of this band, is absolutely spellbinding on anything with keys. He can tickle ivories with some of his best fellow contemporaries, but in a strangely macabre and melancholy manner that I have yet to hear reproduced. His emotion is extremely raw and always laid bare for his listeners, and from vicious, angry tirades, to political diatribes, to morose dirges, he never fails to inspire, amaze, and sometimes disconcert. I think what I find most laudable of his musical traits is his competence with beat production. He synthesizes beats/rhythms that make modern hip hop artists look silly, and does it without pandering to whatever contemporary pop-culture sentiment is "in" at the moment. Finally, he is singlehandedly revolutionizing the music industry with his pro-pirating coercion of record labels into releasing their death-grip on artists' talents, and helping force amendments of various other corporate "ailments" from which they so often suffer.
Nirvana Raw, emotional, creative, revolutionary. These three are gone but not forgotten. Songs like "You Know You're Right" are so capable of ripping my heart out that I can't help but wail along with them (when alone in my car). I doubt anyone here needs an explanation for why they are noteworthy. Perhaps overrated, but this never seems to slow my enjoyment of them. Due to the lack of new material, they're on slow rotation, but they always find their way back on every once and again.
Jack Johnson Beautifully poetic, an excellent and enjoyable guitarist (quite the practitioner of barre chords), simplistic, and relaxing, Johnson covers the gamut of song subjects and yet somehow is dismissed so often as a romantic beach bum. His songs range from subjects like love, simplified living, depression, politics, world order, and...of course...surfing. And that is in no way a summary. His are songs that demand to be sung along with, yet are far more intelligent than the standard radio fare of today. Additionally, his Solar Powered Plastic Plant in which he records is setting an example to other musical celebrities that "going green" should be just a fad and a motto.
Ben Harper A very intelligent and VERY talented musician who plays multiple instruments, and plays them well. His style is uniquely varied, and like many artist's subject matter, so varies his style. From blues, to lullaby, to flat out rock, to beach-going tranquility, Ben is an amazing artist with clever lyrics and amazing music. His popularity continues to grow, and rightly so. He regularly collaborates with other great artists like Jack Johnson, Xavier Rudd, etc. keeping his music fresh, and the flow of ideas that produce it just as novel. Just good listening.
Bob Marley Please. Do I need to explain?
Sublime Unique, innovative, and characteristic of the Beach mentality and lifestyle, this trio, in a very short career, immortalized not only their anomalous musical style, but their renegade philosophies, and their peace, love, and party attitude. How anyone can not appreciate this band is beyond me. They're fun to listen to, can usually brighten your spirits on a miserable day, and are practically incomparable for good party music. Virtually everyone can get behind "What I Got" by both singing the lyrics, and trying hard to walk the walk. And what guy in this forum doesn't crack up at the lyrics of "Wrong Way" or "Date Rape"??? Come on... Musically talented, good times, good memories had by all.
Metallica Should require no explanation.
Led Zeppelin Should require NO explanation. In contention for the title of the greatest band of all time.
A Perfect Circle To end where we began (actually on number 11), Maynard James Keenan's (singer of Tool) side project, currently on permanent hiatus, provides the estrogenical balance to Tool's testosterone driven onslaught. Whereas Tool is claimed by Keenan to be the catharsis for his masculine side, APC fits the bill for his internal feminine. Tool to be sure, has a level of sentimentality above and beyond most of their contemporaries, however A Perfect Circle has the opposite, which is more estrogen, and a lower balance of testosterone. Together, they compliment quite well, and though given the choice, I'd take Tool as my one and only, APC wouldn't be too far behind. Again, contemplative, cathartic, smart, and tragically beautiful.
VERY notable mentions which would likely be interchangeable with some of these, would be Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab For Cutie, Bon Iver, Jewel, Eddie Vedder, DEFINITELY ADIEMUS, Elliot Smith, Flogging Molly, and probably a few others.
NOW, all that said, I often just prefer soundtracks, or classical music, sans lyrics altogether. Hans Zimmer, James Horner, James Newton Howard, Ennio Morricone, Danny Elfman, etc. are often gracing my speakers more frequently than most bands. Aaron Copeland, Mozart, Bach, Chopin...they aren't unheard of in my repertoire, though certainly see less play time than the aforementioned.
Some great soundtracks in no particular order include Legends of the Fall, Cast Away, Fight Club, BLOOD DIAMOND (love that one), Avatar, Apocalypto, Shawshank Redemption, etc.
I'm sure that's enough to lose most of you, so I'll give up now unless anything else comes to mind.
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Korpiklaani
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tKFfd2Ou-k&feature=related
Rich Mullins-How to grow up big and strong, Land of my Sojourn, Eatonwood Green (love the hammered dulcimer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTSbx1peUc
Jars of Clay-Flood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfAhpX_wIBk
Tool-Parabola
America-Ventura Highway
The Eagles-Seven Bridges Road
Allman Brothers-just about everything
Alan Parsons Project
Moody Blues
And... hmm, I guess I'll take Red Hot Chili Peppers to finish it all off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tKFfd2Ou-k&feature=related
Rich Mullins-How to grow up big and strong, Land of my Sojourn, Eatonwood Green (love the hammered dulcimer)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcTSbx1peUc
Jars of Clay-Flood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfAhpX_wIBk
Tool-Parabola
America-Ventura Highway
The Eagles-Seven Bridges Road
Allman Brothers-just about everything
Alan Parsons Project
Moody Blues
And... hmm, I guess I'll take Red Hot Chili Peppers to finish it all off.
Flatsman007
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Pantera
Ozzy and everthing related
The Cult
Rush
Guns n Roses and anything with Slash
Judas Priest
KISS
Zepplin
Van Halen
AC/DC
Cure
Janes Addiction
Sound Garden
Metalica
Dio
Bad Company anything with Paul Rodgers
Hendrix
Aerosmith old stuff
Maiden
Motley Crue
And about two dozen more would round out my top ten.
Ozzy and everthing related
The Cult
Rush
Guns n Roses and anything with Slash
Judas Priest
KISS
Zepplin
Van Halen
AC/DC
Cure
Janes Addiction
Sound Garden
Metalica
Dio
Bad Company anything with Paul Rodgers
Hendrix
Aerosmith old stuff
Maiden
Motley Crue
And about two dozen more would round out my top ten.
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Dead
Dylan
Clapton
Hendrix
SRV
Beatles
Muddy Waters
Pink Floyd
The Who
Stones
See a pattern here? My wife says I'm stuck in the 60s, hell some of these bands are still playin' well into the 2000s.
Dylan
Clapton
Hendrix
SRV
Beatles
Muddy Waters
Pink Floyd
The Who
Stones
See a pattern here? My wife says I'm stuck in the 60s, hell some of these bands are still playin' well into the 2000s.
Off the top of my head:
The Beatles
The Moody Blues
Blue Oyster Cult
The Guess Who
Stevie Wonder
Boz Scaggs
The Doors
Pink Floyd
The Hollies
The Bangles
Electric Light Orchestra
Duran Duran
Elton John (pre-1980)
Earth, Wind & Fire
Jethro Tull
The Bee Gees (I know; there's no accounting for taste)
I know that's more than 10. I also love Rick Wakeman's album, Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Jim
The Beatles
The Moody Blues
Blue Oyster Cult
The Guess Who
Stevie Wonder
Boz Scaggs
The Doors
Pink Floyd
The Hollies
The Bangles
Electric Light Orchestra
Duran Duran
Elton John (pre-1980)
Earth, Wind & Fire
Jethro Tull
The Bee Gees (I know; there's no accounting for taste)
I know that's more than 10. I also love Rick Wakeman's album, Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Jim
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It's kind of hard to put down a top 10 as I listen to a lot of different music but of late I seem to be listening to a fair bit of.........
Led Zeppelin
The Stranglers
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
Money Mark
The Beastie boys
Peanut butter wolf
Madlib/Quaz
The Shaman
Lee Scratch Perry
........
Led Zeppelin
The Stranglers
Jimi Hendrix
Cream
Money Mark
The Beastie boys
Peanut butter wolf
Madlib/Quaz
The Shaman
Lee Scratch Perry
........
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Tough question. First I had to ask myself what I would miss most if it went away. Then I eliminated all the great bands with ordinary singers, terrible singers, and no singers at all; then all the vocal groups and singers who performed unaccompanied. No particular order:
Bill Monroe
Billie Holiday
Fats Waller
Howling Wolf
Little Walter & the Aces
Louis Armstrong
Muddy Waters
Roscoe Holcomb
The Dixie Hummingbirds
The Stanley Brothers
Bill Monroe
Billie Holiday
Fats Waller
Howling Wolf
Little Walter & the Aces
Louis Armstrong
Muddy Waters
Roscoe Holcomb
The Dixie Hummingbirds
The Stanley Brothers
Minnesota
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-The Notorious B.I.G
-The Wu-Tang Clan
-Eminem
-Rolling Stones
Can't think of anything else, those are my favorites. I like alot of different songs, but not so much the artists them selves. Like they might have three songs that are just the shit. But they the rest of thier stuff is shitty.
-The Wu-Tang Clan
-Eminem
-Rolling Stones
Can't think of anything else, those are my favorites. I like alot of different songs, but not so much the artists them selves. Like they might have three songs that are just the shit. But they the rest of thier stuff is shitty.