NationStates Jolt Archive

They can be from the 60s, 70s, 80s, doesn't matter, I'd like to know what people here generally like to listen to.

Important: Try to be nice people, everyone has different tastes in music.

1. Linkin Park
2. Papa Roach
3. System of a Down
4. Creed
5 (tie): Inccubus/Powerman 5000

1. Metallica
2. Testament
3. Bolt Thrower
4. Cream
5. Crowbar

thats 5 favourite for this year - my tastes change a lot ;) :D

Kyuss, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Rage Against the Machine, The Doors.

No order.

Metallica
Motorhead
Iron Maiden
CKY
Led Zeppelin

AC/DC
Metallica
Skid Row
Iron Maiden
Slayer

I listen to Jazz, and as such have to include the entire cannon of performers, which includes everyone pictured here (http://www.harlem.org/images/mainimage.jpg) and many others. To select just five or to leave anyone out would be a diservice and a compramise to the music that is so interdependent.

In addition I love Sex Mob, The Kronos Quartet, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The World Saxophone Quartet, and The Cherry Poppin' Daddies (shutup-they have better songs than that one...)

With the exception of Cannot Think of a Name, you're all like playing follow the leader :rolleyes:

In no particular order. (feel free to flame away, my taste in music is controversial, I don't care.)

Oasis, U2, Travis, Maroon5, REM.

Edguy
Lamb of God
My Chemical Romance
Rhapsody
Iced Earth

With the exception of Cannot Think of a Name, you're all like playing follow the leader :rolleyes:

Huh? The only band that I mentioned that was mentioned by someone else so far is Zep. And they're good, so that's why.

Follow the leader, indeed.

AC/DC
Metallica
Skid Row
Iron Maiden
Slayer

Guns n Roses is right up there too

<-- Looks at album collection
U2
RATM
Nirvana
Beastie Boys
NWA

Marilyn Manson
Gary Numan (Tubeway Army)
The Buggles
Tangerine Dream
Army of Lovers

(in no particular order)

Lets have us a look see.

Metallica: 3
Led Zeppelin: 2
Nirvana: 2
Rage Against The Machine: 2
Iron Maiden: 2

This is just as far as FFM.

Lets have us a look see.

Metallica: 3
Led Zeppelin: 2
Nirvana: 2
Rage Against The Machine: 2
Iron Maiden: 2

This is just as far as FFM.

Of course, you conveniently neglect that both you and FFM mentioned U2. ;)

I don't get your point in the first place, though? The bands that you listed aren't exactly the most individualistic choices that have some sort of "underground music" vibe to them. No offence, just that your argument is flawed.

Vangelis (not a band actually)
the beatles
rammstein
the cranberries
placebo

in no particular order, could also list some more

The Doors
AC/DC
Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden
Pearl Jam

In no particular order...The Killers,Blur,Queens of the Stoneage,U2 and Weezer these choices have changed over time though.

Wow... I don't like any of the same stuff as anyone here it seems.

Tech N9ne
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Paul Van Dyke
4 Strings
Blood Brothers

Placebo
Marylin Manson
Nirvana
System of a down
Muse
...difficult to choose only 5...

Queen, Beach Boys, Bad Religion, Rolling Stones and Weird Al

1. Newsboys
2. Creed
3. Jefferson Airplane (Starship)
4. Vangelis
5. Blues Traveler

Damn. I left out the Dead Kennedys.

Hmmmmm, good question.

No particular order...
The Killers
Usher
Jamie Cullum
Coldplay
McFly :p

wierd mixture eh?

1. 3 Doors Down
2. Goo Goo Dolls
3. Sarah McLachlan
4. Creed
5. Aerosmith

No order...

Creedance Clearwater
Cream
Rolling Stones
The Doors
The Eagles

others...
Pink Flyod
Led Zepplin
Jefferson (Airplane, Starship, "whatever")

(there's the whole age thing...for instance, i have no clue who some of the bands some of the obviously-younger-than-me folks have listed. and, only rock considered. - otherwise...well, there was the whole Big Band era...)

Hmmmmm, good question.

No particular order...
The Killers
Usher
Jamie Cullum
Coldplay
McFly :p

wierd mixture eh?

Um...not really. I like Coldplay, Usher and the Killers too (just not in my top five) :)

QUEEN, Aerosmith, Blind Guardian, Tenacious D, System of a Down.

No order, except for Queen. That's numero uno for me.

Black Sabbath
The Cult
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Aerosmith

Pink Floyd...Duke Spirit...Manic Street Preachers...NOFX...Dead Kennedys. No doubt I'll want to change this later

U2
Pink Floyd
Stone Roses
Clash
Genesis

With the exception of Cannot Think of a Name, you're all like playing follow the leader :rolleyes:

In no particular order. (feel free to flame away, my taste in music is controversial, I don't care.)

Oasis, U2, Travis, Maroon5, REM.

Not much controversy there. Plenty of commercial, vanilla pap, but no controversy...

1) Nirvana
2) the Smashing Pumpkins
3) Local H
4) Metallica
5) Therapy?

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Led Zeppelin

Wow... I don't like any of the same stuff as anyone here it seems.

Tech N9ne
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Paul Van Dyke
4 Strings
Blood Brothers

Hey now, I like Blood Brothers, although they're not in my top 5.

Coheed and Cambria
Incubus
Savage Garden
Reel Big Fish
Franz Ferdinand

And just under that are many more, like Red Hot Chili Peppers, Death Cab For Cutie, Saves The Day, Red Stars Theory, Placebo, Sparta, Thursday, Brand New, Alisha's Attic, Muse, System Of A Down, KoRn, t.A.T.u., Creed, and plenty more besides (And this isn't even touching on solo artists or soundtracks, of course :p)

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Led Zeppelin
So what would come in your next 5 favourite bands?

So what would come in your next 5 favourite bands?

6. Led Zeppelin
7. Led Zeppelin
8. Led Zeppelin
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Led Zeppelin

Shall I continue? :D

6. Led Zeppelin
7. Led Zeppelin
8. Led Zeppelin
9. Led Zeppelin
10. Led Zeppelin

Shall I continue? :D
Go for it...I want to know at what point other bands come in...

The Cure
Muse
Radiohead
Mr. Bungle
The beatles
Queen
The Smashing Pumpkins

Yes, I know that is 7

Dream Theater
Suzanne Vega
Opeth
Gary Moore
Eric Clapton
The Eagles
Carole King
Stevie Wonder

Yes, that's eight I know. Also there are many many songs that I love more than the ones by bands above but they are just one off songs by that band so they're not really my favourite bands.

But if I'm doing favourite songs a few that would have to be in there are:

You do something to me-Paul Weller
Just wanna make love to you-Etta James
Hurt-Johnny Cash
Boogie Wonderland-Earth, Wind and Fire

And so so many more......

Hurt-Johnny Cash

I imagine everyone knows this already, but in case you or anyone else doesn't, this is a Nine Inch Nails cover. Have you heard the original?

I imagine everyone knows this already, but in case you or anyone else doesn't, this is a Nine Inch Nails cover. Have you heard the original?

Yeah, I know that and I've heard the original but I prefer the cover, hence me putting it above. I just think it has so much more emotion especially with Cash's voice. Though I am a NIN fan.

1. Ludwig van Beethoven
2. U2
3. Eric Clapton
4. Willie Nelson - I was born in the south, give me a break!
5. Franz Ferdinand - Just to put one "modern" band in there.

There you go.

5. Blink 182

4. Sum 41

3. The Eagles

2. Jimi Hendrix Experience

1. Queen

The Beatles
The Kinks
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Beck
Sam Cooke

Ask me again and those are subject to change.

Led Zeppelin
The Eagles
Three Dog Night
Willie Nelson
Chicago

I imagine everyone knows this already, but in case you or anyone else doesn't, this is a Nine Inch Nails cover. Have you heard the original?

I thought it was a depeche mode cover by NIN... :confused:

I thought it was a depeche mode cover by NIN... :confused:
No, it's a NIN original. I think you're thinking of some other song, but I can't think of which at the moment.

1. Doors
2. Beatles
3. Jimi Hendrix Experience
4. Rolling Stones
5. Byrds

1. Slade
2. Cradle of Filth
3. Abba
4. The Mahavishnu Orchestra
5. Kraftwerk, or maybe Public Enemy

I can't choose a top 5 favorite bands, there's just too damn many. But my favorite band of the week is Amon Amarth.

4. The Mahavishnu Orchestra


Wow, one of the few people I've met who's even heard of them... Excellent-did you like the stuff with Santana?

1. The Fall
2. Sonic Youth
3. Xiu Xiu
4. Godspeed You! Black Emperor (and all affiliated bands)
5. Mission of Burma/Consonant

Rammstein
Static X
The Bravery
Marilyn Manson
Nightwish/Lacuna Coil (I can't seperate... Nightwish are cool... Old school L.C. are godly)

Of course - after that, my music tastes become much more diverse. My favourites just tend to be of that above.

1. Brand New
2. Bright Eyes
3. Taking Back Sunday
4. At The Drive-In
5. Anti Flag

Honorable Mention:
Sunny Day Real Estate
Cursive
Death Cab For Cutie

Five you said?

Pink Floyd
Dire Straits
Paul Simon
Bob Dylan
Switchfoot


But hey, I've been listening to music for only so long. All the time I hear something new and great

Some bands I'm just getting into:

Goo Goo Dolls
Hootie & Blowfish
Jem
Stone Roses

1: Placebo
2: The Killers
3: Franz Ferdinand
4: Greenday
5: Godspeed You Black Emperor! (or maybe Brand New... Or Muse... or Coldplay... oh, there are so many...)

The Flamin' Groovies
The Ramones
Phil Alvin & The Blasters
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Pixies

1. Brand New
2. Bright Eyes
3. Taking Back Sunday
4. At The Drive-In
5. Anti Flag

Honorable Mention:
Sunny Day Real Estate
Cursive
Death Cab For Cutie

An "emo for indie kids" all-star roster.

Bon Jovi
3 Colours Red
Ayreon
Muse
Sonata Arctica

In no order...

Metallica, Nirvana, Radiohead, The Pixies, Foo Fighters

tool, system of a down, rage against the machine, rammstein, perfect circle.....

1. Stevie Nicks (not a band, but everyone else fights for second place behind her)
2. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
3. Aerosmith
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. The Eagles

1. Against me!
2. Mephiskapheles
3. The Broadways
4. Leftover Crack
5. The Toasters

top 5:
1. Duran
2. Siouxsie and the Banshees
3. Culture Club
4. Human League
5. Garbage

next 5:
6. Blondie
7. Lords of Acid
8. KMFDM
9. Felix da Housecat
10. Red Red Groovy

Honorable mention: The Crystal Method, Republica, Gary Numan, Prodigy, Meat Beat Manifesto, The Cure, Shamen, A Flock of Seagulls, Kraftwerk, Adam Ant, Basement Jaxx, MLWTTKK, NIN, INXS

moving up: The Killers, Miss Kittin, BT, Paul Oakenfold, Keoki, Ladytron, DJ Irene, Fatboy Slim, David Guetta, Richard 'Humpty' Vission, Selway, The Faint

Damn, it's a bit more than 5, but math was never my fave subject, plus I love music. It's pretty much in order, at least for the top 10.

Swimmingpool, I'm guessing you are older than the typical NSer, judging by your choices. Ahernia-- nice choices. And Sdaeriji, who do you REALLY like? You sound unsure about your choices. :D

An "emo for indie kids" all-star roster.
More of an "indie for emo kids" all star roster. ;)
I only stuck Anti Flag up there because they're the only punk rock band I like, and if I have a punk rock band up there, the mean punks won't beat me up.

I imagine everyone knows this already, but in case you or anyone else doesn't, this is a Nine Inch Nails cover. Have you heard the original?

Just to throw my two smallest units of currency in, I've heard both and I far prefer Cash's version. Possibly because I think Cash was one of the greatest musicians of Human history, but the emotion, and the video, makes me cry every time. NIN's version is just a song with good lyrics, it's hardly of the same caliber. IMO.

1) Cranberries
2) Supertramp
3) Coldplay
4) Tom Petty
5) New Radicals

1) Rammstein
2) Eisbrecher
3) Bright Eyes
4) The Prodigy
5) His Infernal Majesty

1:Pink Floyd
2:Queen
3:Weezer
4:RedHotChiliPeppers
5:Smashing Pumpkins

1.Green Day
2.Avril lavigne
3.Black Eyed Peas
4.50cent
5.Led Zepplin

Queen
Live
Led Zeppelin
Rammstein
um er.... this is where it gets tricky! It's the rotating spot... I'll say Muse right now.

1: Sex Pistols
2: Ramones
3: The Clash
4: Dead Kennedys
5: Misfits (though I'm just getting into them)

The Beatles
Metallica
The Clash
Coldplay
No Doubt

1. Pearl Jam
2. Faith No More
3. Rage Against The Machine
4. Clash
5. Ramones
6. Alice in Chains
7. Metallica

7 I know sorry... all too good to leave one out

1. Black Sabbath (they founded heavy metal)
2. Led Zeppelin (they founded hard rock)
3. Pearl Jam (they turned alternative commercial and brought lyrics with real insignificance into a genre ruled by acts singing nonsense)
4. Stryper (they founded christian metal)
5. Los Fabulosos Cadillacs (who else can mix rock, rap, reggae, ska, punk, death, hip hop, salsa, merengue, and even boleros and somehow create not just good but great music from that meltingpot?)

.....
3. Pearl Jam (they turned alternative commercial and brought lyrics with real insignificance into a genre ruled by acts singing nonsense)
.....
Excellent typo! ;)

In no particular order :

1. Rammstein
2. In Flames
3. Bathory
4. Finntroll
5. Herald

7 I know sorry... all too good to leave one out
What no Ramspam!!!!

Excellent typo! ;)


HAHAHAHAH
yes. I think Ill leave it there :)

1. Rammstein
2. Blind Guardian
3. A Perfect Circle
4. Metallica
5. R.E.M.

Joy Division
The Smiths
The Cure
Cursive/The Good Life
Manic Street Preachers (pre 'Everything Must Go')/Bright Eyes

Bob Dylan
The Smiths
The Beatles
Primal Scream
Bruce Springsteen

The Cure
The Doors
Ramones
Depeche Mode
Einstürzende Neubaten

radiohead
the libertines
bloc party
the futureheads
ash or blur

I'll play.

...And Oceans
Paradise Lost
Morbid Angel
Fear Factory
Samael

...And Oceans is by far my favorite band. Their album "Cypher" is definitely my favorite right now.

1. Yngwie Malmsteens Rising Force - The man who got me to play guitar \m/

2. Iron Maiden - Just... wow

3. Helloween - Once again, wow

4. Rhapsody (yes, the dragons, swords, mighty heroes and all that shit) - Just because they are the master of what they do

5. DragonForce - Just for being who they are with their crazy unhuman solos

The list changes with each passing day, so...

If I have to exclude artists like Deodato or Herbie Hancock that don't really have a steady band, as well as DJs:

Mardi Gras .BB
Sergio Mendes and the Brazil '66
Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination and Brass
The Seatbelts
The Superpreachers

1. The White Stripes
2. Franz Ferdinand
3. Pink Floyd
4. The Hives
5. JET

Four of these groups are kind of modern... but this is the stuff that's getting the most circulation on miPod.

Long live the White Stripes!!!

In no particular order:

The Beatles
Frank Sinatra
The Futureheads
Bright Eyes
The Faint

hmmmm...as it stands, my five favorite bands are in no particular order...

deftones-trippy cerebral art rock/metal
mastodon- thrashy hardcore metal with classical overtones
lamb of god-straight up hardcore thrash
isis-stoner apocalyptic rock/metal
and last but not least converge-mad fast hardcore punk with quasi romantic overtones and blurts of finger licking metal

AC/DC
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Guns 'n' Roses
Beachboys

hmmmm...as it stands, my five favorite bands are in no particular order...

deftones-trippy cerebral art rock/metal
mastodon- thrashy hardcore metal with classical overtones
lamb of god-straight up hardcore thrash
isis-stoner apocalyptic rock/metal
and last but not least converge-mad fast hardcore punk with quasi romantic overtones and blurts of finger licking metal

Nice. Isis is my favorite metal band. Mastodon and Converge are pretty good as well. I went to a Mastodon video shoot in Atlanta and met the guys- in a word, awesome.

AC/DC
Led Zeppelin
Nirvana
Guns 'n' Roses
Beachboys

I forgot all about Guns 'n' Roses...GREAT band/group.

With the exception of Cannot Think of a Name, you're all like playing follow the leader :rolleyes:

In no particular order. (feel free to flame away, my taste in music is controversial, I don't care.)

Oasis, U2, Travis, Maroon5, REM.

Thats not controversial at all, thats very mainstream.

Newer bands

Jet
Audioslave
Greenday
Modest Mouse
Deftones

Hmm hard I have to say
In no particular order

Pink Floyd
Coldplay
U2
The Clash
Dire Straits

Umphart, Green Day and Modest Mouse are not new.

Modest Mouse
Franz Ferdinand
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Spoon
Coolio

Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Megadeth
Pantera

Nirvana
CCR
REM
Led Zepplin
Soundgarden

1.Queen
2.The Beatles
3.Bon-Jovi
4.The Goo Goo Dolls
5.Aerosmith

Alvin and the chipmunks
Hi 5
The Wiggles
Josie and the Pussycats
Nirvana

Prince
Toad the Wet Sprocket
No Doubt
Journey
Jon Bon Jovi
in no particular order...whew it is hard to pick just 5!
wow and i dont notice any boy bands in people's lists! :cool:

technically alvin and the chipmunks is a boy band

I am not starting a fuss. Just making a joke. :)

WAY too hard to choose only five. but here goes;

Audioslave
Incubus
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Soundgarden
Rage Against the Machine

I am not starting a fuss. Just making a joke. :)


You don't know who alvin and the chipmunks are do you?

Just off the top of my head for this week...

Flogging Molly
Killswitch Engage
Puya
Skindred
Front Line Assembly

Man, I'm glad no one has mentioned Slipknot, otherwise I would have to rip off an appendage and beat them to death with it. Well my favourite at this moment in time are (in no particular order)

John Butler Trio
Spiderbait
System Of A Down
Rage Against The Machine
The Hives

Wouldn't mind giving Disturbed, A Perfect Circle, The Beautiful Girls, Dandy Warhols, Butterfly Effect, The Rasmus, The Donnas, Bob Dylan, Muddy Waters, Mars Volta, Regurgitator and Placebo a mention. Yes, it's very broad.

Ooh, and Frenzal Rhomb.

Ok five favourite bands
Queen
Split Enz
Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band/ Bulldogs Allstar Goodtime Band (a later incarnation with a couple of the same members)
The Baron Knights
Blink182

Not really bands so I've excluded them
George Formby
Johnny Cash
Eminem
Billy Connolly
Flanders and Swann

So a reasonably normal range of musical tastes I think.

Man, I'm glad no one has mentioned Slipknot, otherwise I would have to rip off an appendage and beat them to death with it. Well my favourite at this moment in time are (in no particular order)

John Butler Trio
Spiderbait
System Of A Down
Rage Against The Machine
The Hives

I'm guessing that you went to the Big Day Out this year? :D

How did you know? :eek:

How did you know? :eek:

I pieced it together. Apart from RATM, all of the bands in your top 5 were there as well as a few others in the "honourable mention" list.

As well as that, Spiderbait, SOAD and *especially* the Hives rocked, whereas Slipknot were absolutely shithouse.

So I figured you were probably there as well. :)

Well, fair enough. I quite liked The Hives, but John Butler Trio was the pick for me. I only lasted 20 mins in the mosh pit for SOAD though. Never go up the front for a metal band.

Well, fair enough. I quite liked The Hives, but John Butler Trio was the pick for me. I only lasted 20 mins in the mosh pit for SOAD though. Never go up the front for a metal band.

I was well and truly buggered after the Hives. Superficially "sprained" my ankle and was limping around the rest of the day. :p I wouldn't have survived SOAD :D

(Missed John Butler Trio...They were on at the same time as Spiderbait in Melbourne. :()

Everlast
Linkin Park
KoRn
Green Day
Marilyn manson

(and joe satriani is the greatest guitar-wielding dude ever)

Indian Summer
The Locust
Saetia
Crimson Curse
Planes Mistaken For Stars.

Oh, and Wu Tang Clan for good measure.

These are the bands I always end up listening eventually. They are not in any particular order:
Megadeth
Helloween
Motörhead
CMX
Amorphis

Everlast
Linkin Park
KoRn
Green Day
Marilyn manson

(and joe satriani is the greatest guitar-wielding dude ever)

How can you like an amazing guitarist like Satriani and yet still be able to listen to the cr.... the far far less talented bands in your list?

All time:
Pink Floyd
Pearl Jam
Tool
The Beastie Boys
Elbow

In the past year:
The Killers
The Rapture
Modest Mouse
Johnny Cash (not really a band, but you know)
Scissor Sisters

Slayer
Danzig
Rollins Band
Ministry
Judas Priest

Let's see... assuming the order doesn't matter...

1. Project 86
2. Pillar
3. 38th Parallel
4. Kutless
5. Thousand Foot Krutch

I could name many more, but you said to list the top five. ;)

mmmm leyme see.....all I really have is Gob.

Gob (my one true love)
Greenday (no I didn't just jump on the bandwagon)
Queen (vintage, oh yea)
Van Halen (cause it just sounds cool)
Adenoma (cause Indie just plain rocks)

Pretty much in order:

Type O Negative
Opeth
Buckethead
Tool
Devin Townsend / Strapping Young Lad (different sides of the same genius :D)

1. Nightwish
2. A Fire Inside
3. The Smashing Pumpkins
4. Bella Morte
5. A Rain Fell Within

Beatles, Who, Kinks, Black Keys, Led Zeppelin

In that order.

The Smashing Pumpkins
Nine Inch Nails
System of a Down
Pink Floyd
Enigma

Honourable Mentions: Enigma, HIM, Nightwish, Evanesence, The Beastie Boys, NWA, The Rolling Stones, Slipknot, Stone Temple Pilots, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Adema, White Zombie, Powerman 5000, Our Lady Peace, The Tea Party, Korn, etc...

D12

"We ain’t a band b****, we don't play instruments"