Your Favourite Band...of all time!

Rich_Why

Taking influence from the recent thread started by CollectingVinyl in which he expresses his love for REM and how he thinks they are the best Alternative Rock band....of all time!

The thread received a lot replies with mixed opinions on the "brilliance" of REM. So heres an idea;

-->Name your number 1 favourite band...of all time (only 1 now, not your top three or anything)

-->And then share your opinion of the favourite band of the person who posted just before you.

Lets see who loves what, who knows what, and who has what in common:D

Rich_Why

Ha! Sorry just realised it would have been a good idea for me to name my favourite band.

**drum roll please**

And the award goes to..............SONIC YOUTH!

bringitdown

Mine goes to Tool

Sonic Youth is one of those bands I have always threatened to get into but never fully realised the threat....

MrJones

bringitdown wrote:

Mine goes to Tool

Sonic Youth is one of those bands I have always threatened to get into but never fully realised the threat....

my favourite band/artist is Bob Dylan. Surely can be regarded as a band given that he performed extensively over the years with such bands as The Grateful Dead and The Band. Also all of his touring and recording in the last 25 years has been with a well-turned out band.

I agree with last poster about sonic youth. I never quite bought one of their albums.
as for tool, a heavy rock band with very little finesse.

Rich_Why

With a name like MrJones I was expecting you to say Pixies

Yeah Bob Dylan definitely counts! Well he does in my book anyway

MrJones

is that song not called Mr Grieves or am i missing a joke in there!
The Pixies were good too but more for the short sharp rocks songs whereas dylan has done it all twice over.

Rich_Why wrote:

With a name like MrJones I was expecting you to say Pixies

Yeah Bob Dylan definitely counts! Well he does in my book anyway

eddyc

Yeah Bob dylans quite good, I know a lot of people who think he is literaly the greatest song writer of all time, I respect that , he does seem to tell great storys with his music and his tunes are very well written , coherant etc.. he's just not my cup of tea.
I'll go with 'The Mars Volta' for my favourite band, I was gonna say tool but someone already said that.

PiE

Smashing Pumpkins.

May not listen to them very often any more, but they'll always hold the title.

nlgbbbblth

The Fall

are my favourite band and have been since 1985.

John Peel introduced me to the band by playing their new single Cruisers Creek that September. I had just started second year in school and was eager for some new music. I was immediately sucked in and got This Nation's Saving Grace that Christmas.
By the middle of 1986 I had caught up on the back catalogue and have buying everything by them ever since.

Smashing Pumpkins - good band. Gish was a terrible debut but they got better. Adore is my favourite album of theirs. Machina II is pretty interesting too. Rotten Apples is possibly the greatest best of ever. The bonus disc is cool too.

John

Einstuerzende Neubauten. By and far my favourite band ever. Such a range of music, all of it of a quality unmatched by most mortals. Continually breaking barriers and opening my ears to music that I don't think I would have had the stomach for had I not gotten into their work.

The Fall are a band with a frighteningly huge back catalogue. What I've heard so far has amazed and perplexed me, all of it is great. Definitely a band I need more albums by.

Garret

I've no idea what to say on that^ but my favourite band of all time is Manic Street Preachers. Don't listen to them as much in recent times but they'll always be my favourites.

treefingers

Garret wrote:

I've no idea what to say on that^ but my favourite band of all time is Manic Street Preachers. Don't listen to them as much in recent times but they'll always be my favourites.

my favourite band of all time is radiohead.

i really like the manic street preachers, and the holy bible is one of my favourite albums of all time!

treefingers

John2 wrote:

Einstuerzende Neubauten. By and far my favourite band ever. .

they are a band ive always said to myself that i need to listen to. hasn't happened yet though. they seem like quite an intimidating band to get into.

John

Go to this page and have a listen to a free streaming best of compilation

Creamy Goodness

my favourite would be weezer. although i only like 2 out of their 5 albums their first 2 were i think the best two albums of the 90's and they have such a back catalog of songs that have never surfaced - this makes me cling on to them hoping they'll release them .

radiohead i never really got into but i do realise their greatness i like a few of their songs but to a radiohead it would the main "radio" type songs like street spirit, karma police, paranoid android etc.

treefingers

John2 wrote:

Go to this page and have a listen to a free streaming best of compilation

cheers. i'll report back later!

melekalikimaka

my favourite would have to be dance hall crashers, simply great, from the ashes of the first ever ska punk band comes an(in my mind) an even better act, wish they'd tour again.

I really enjoy weezer too, i think they WERE horribly under rated for years but now I think they're getting a bit of the recognition they deserve

bluto63

treefingers wrote:

my favourite band of all time is radiohead.

Coincidentally that is my favorite band is Radiohead too. Their music varies in style hugely as they progress from basic rock to electronic. Love em completely

Zaph

My favourite band are Talking Heads - I live in hope that they'll all make up and be friends and then go on tour, just like the Pixies did. I suspect I may be waiting some time...

I have never heard of Dance Hall Crashers, so I'm unable to pass any sort of comment on them.

Rollo Tamasi

My fav are probably Nirvana. Never ever disapointed me with any songs/albums. Fantastic legacy too. Nothing much else to say really, everyone has an opinion on Nirvana...

It's not a kop out btw picking Nirvana, i know it seems like an easy choice but overall i think they're the best thing to happen to indie/rock/grunge for my generation. They are one of the few bands on the planet that changed music imo and they paved the way for many.

Talking Heads....only familar with their charty tracks. When their best off came out i considered making the purchase. It's on my hitlist

Great thread btw.

Beastieboy

My favourite band are Nirvana.......i might not listen to them for a good few weeks on the trot but i always find my way back to them and they are certainly the band that i have given over the most hours to listen to in my life.... A huge influence growing up.....

Talking Heads- haven't heard many of there songs except the hits. Was at a Bellx1 concert where they played some David Byrne song, possibly Talking Heads, on repeat over the pa for about an hour before the show....... i was pretty happy when it finally ended

sinjin_smythe

Hmmm id have to say Radiohead, brilliant in their prime

Kabuto

I'd have to go with Ween. Such a diverse band.

Rnger

John2 wrote:

Einstuerzende Neubauten. By and far my favourite band ever. Such a range of music, all of it of a quality unmatched by most mortals. Continually breaking barriers and opening my ears to music that I don't think I would have had the stomach for had I not gotten into their work.

They sound good! I mean.. you make them out to be good, I havent heard them yet. Its a damn shame my cousin cant seem to get a hold of any of there stuff

I'd have to say my no.1 are the doors. I found a few songs of theres i havent heard lately and theyre fantastic. Peace Frogs and The Ghost Song to name two

Tomohawk

Mine would have to be the whole Joy Division/New Order Family Tree...

DerekD Goldfish

Whipping Boy
Started off as another sonic youth/MBV rip off (altough a rather good one) but went on to produce quite possibly the best album of all time the band were the perfect mix of light and dark of hope and dispair. unfortunatly the band fell apart before the release of their third album. fortunatly they recently reunited and put on some great gigs recently hopefuly a new album will follow.

as for Joy Division/New Order they are fantastic and the second greatest band to come out of manchester (the fall being first)

Rich_Why

Sweet! Nice to see this thread has gone down well!:D

DerekD Goldfish, are you refering to the 80's punk Whipping Boy or the Irish Whipping Boy?

Giruilla

I think New Order are great too, Crystal, Blue Monday are savage songs. my favourite song of theirs is Age Of Consent.

My favourite bands ever is Interpol. Loved there music for ages then saw them live and they asserted themselves as my fave, best gig ever.

ThrownAway

I've just decided I don't have one I like far too many bands and artists from different genres to just choose one. I change my mind allot too.

ball ox

ThrownAway wrote:

I've just decided I don't have one I like far too many bands and artists from different genres to just choose one. I change my mind allot too.

Yeah I have the same problem, I go through phases of thinking X are the greatest band in the world. Incidently, the Police are the greatest band in the world:D

iFight

John2 wrote:

Go to this page and have a listen to a free streaming best of compilation

Liking the sound of some of them, but for some reason I think itll be hard to get my hands on a cd

And I have no idea what to choose as my favourite band, I like too many!!

sweetie

I would have to go with Wilco, they have changed style so many times and brought out so many great albums like Being there, Summerteeth and yankee hotel foxtrot. Two of my favourite ever live performances were by them too.

DerekD Goldfish

Rich_Why wrote:

DerekD Goldfish, are you refering to the 80's punk Whipping Boy or the Irish Whipping Boy?

The Irish one

maxitwist

Mine would be dropkick murphys, if you really listen to them they make you laugh and feel good there brilliant and funny

RE*AC*TOR

Well, band is it? I can't justify calling Neil Young a band, so I'll pick someone else.

*turns on mp3 player*

ah crap all my favourite artists are technically not bands. Anyway, I'm going to say Crosby Stills Nash & Young. They started off soooooo good. Then destroyed each other through fighting, then had moderate success with splinter groups (Crosby & Nash, Manassas, Still Young Band etc). Still for a time they were the greatest band in the world. CSN - Deja Vu - Four Way Street. They were a major voice of the late 60s counter-culture.

On to the Dropkick Murphys - they are crass, repetetive, and personally I have no interest in ever hearing them again.

Tobias Greeshman

Has to be Radiohead, IMO no other band can touch them. Plus you never know which musical direction they're likely to head next.

melekalikimaka

maxitwist wrote:

Mine would be dropkick murphys, if you really listen to them they make you laugh and feel good there brilliant and funny

great act but flogging molly i think habe the boston irish punk thing tied up

Den_M

Smashing Pumpkins all the way.
Liked them since I was 11, I'm 22 now. Their records are so diverse and Billy is one heck of a songwriter, despite what get's written about him. Roll on the new album.

Dudess

Tomohawk wrote:

Mine would have to be the whole Joy Division/New Order Family Tree...

Yip, me too. Although, even though New Order are over 25 years old now, I would have little interest in any of their stuff since 1989/90 (although in fairness, they were pretty much split up between 1993 and 1998 and it took another three years then for them to release Get Ready). Republic has the odd good song - Young Offender is vintage NO and Regret was a great single. Bought Get Ready - brought it back. Very disappointing, except for Crystal which is fabulous, but the CD single is enough. Had a listen off Waiting For The Siren's Call. Not impressed. Don't think they've got "it" anymore but that's cool. The period post Joy Division to 1989 makes up for that. Incredible band in the eighties - an influence on so many bands/musicians across so many genres. And of course Joy Division - just genius.
Nearly tying with JD/NO are Primal Scream (Screamadelica is my favourite album of all time) and Lush - purveyors of the most gorgeous music you could imagine between 1988 and 1994. Then they went all Brit-poppy in 1996 (I suppose the time had come when they needed to start earning a crust) and just were not the same. Sadly, their drummer committed suicide in October 1996. I can't recommend their stuff highly enough between 88 and 94, though. Stunning stuff. They were on 4AD too - class record label. And even though I'm a heterosexual female, I'd nearly give their lead singer one - she was hot!!! Her name is Miki Berenyi (half Japanese, half Hungarian). Look her up, guys/girls!

aidan24326

Pearl Jam. Don't listen to them quite as much these days but they were/have been my favourite band for about 12 years or so. Great singer, great songs, great musicians, brilliant live. Nuff said.

From above^ don't know if I should be commenting on Pumpkins or Joy Div/New Order so a quick word on both should suffice.

Only semi-familiar with the whole Joy/New Ord thing. Would know a fair few of their songs like most people would, but don't have any of their albums. Not a fan as such, but wouldn't dislike them either.

As for Smashing Pumpkins, very much a fan of those guys. Have all the albums bar Machina II. Mellon Collie is one of the great albums of the last 20 years. The new stuff will be interesting, the band lineup for the recording sessions shouldn't matter as Billy always dominates that anyway. Once he has Chamberlin on drums he's happy. But the official lineup once they unveil themselves and go on tour (assuming there will be a tour) remains to be seen. Very little chance of Darcy being involved, not sure about Iha. He was playing with (the excellent) A Perfect Circle last I heard.

Limerick Dude

I haven't sampled alot of older music, but my favourite band of all time is placebo. Love those guys.

Stargal

Tough call but it's Weezer for me too. There's something about them that just gets me every time.

dream brother

When I seen the first few posts of this tread I agreed that Bob Dylan would be my favourite! But then I started to think what about the beatles, led zepplin, neil young or pearl jam, but i'm gonna stick with bob, cause he's a master at what he does! Followed closely by led Zepplin! Class band!

I like some weezer songs, they're very catchy but haven't gotten into them in a big way.

Goodshape

A bit of an 'obvious' choice maybe, but I'd honestly have to say The Beatles.

Help! was one of the first albums I ever listened too -- after hearing an admittedly dreadful cover version of the title track on TV as a wee lad and thinking it was fantastic, my dad pulled out the old LP and I was hooked.

So many albums and not one of them any less than a masterpiece. Other bands / albums come and go from my 'favourite band of the moment', but there's always time for Beatles.

(Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Radiohead also deserve a mention).

Anam

For me,Pink Floyd.

Such an amazing band,I've never enjoyed any music as much as I enjoy listening to the Floyd.So many classic songs and they have produced some of the greatest albums of all time.Completely stole the show at live 8,I would absolutely love to see them live some day,but probably wont

Great lyrics and great music,so well crafted.

EDIT: Apologies,i didnt see that we were supposed to give our opinions on the favourite of the person posting before us.

I absolutely love the beatles,originally i had only heard their early pop songs,which I wasnt a fan of,and as such thought that they were over-rated,but i then bought Sgt.Peppers and got more into their later stuff and then in turn began to appreciate their earlier work.They're fantastic and one of my favourites along with Floyd,Zeppelin and Neil Young.They have such memorable songs,so many classics.

The Free Man

The Mars Volta, for being far out.

youll be happy to hear that pink floyd are also one of my favourites, good man!

Rich_Why

Try stick to the idea guys. Name your favourite band then give your opinion on the previous person favourite band. I've come to realise there's a lot of peeps on this forum that really know their music. So giving your opinion and reading others is the whole idea here.

For example when John2, our all powerful and all wise Mod mentioned the fabulous Einstuerzende Neubauten, replies show major interest and I'm sure some people went off and looked them up!:D

My opinion on Pink Floyd may be obvious if anyone read my comments after Syd died. I grew up listening to Floyd, they were my favourite band for years. They thought me to open my mind and helped me appreciate the beauty of music. I know your probably thinking how I went from that to saying Sonic Youth are my favourite now, but when I grew up I realised that Floyd's music, as beautiful as it is, the word's mean nothing personally to me. They make me question things like society among other things. But Sonic Youth talk to a part in the back of my head that very few others can. From beauty to noise eh! What can I say the noise talks to me more!:D

ogy

Sonic Youth - Quality band, haven't fully digested them yet but goo and daydream nation are really great. looking forward to listening to more recent stuff at some point. (spurious link: big fan of jim o'rourke)

My favourite band of all time are Super Furry Animals. The have all the things i consider interesting in all the various other types of music i listen to: most importantly fantastic songwriting sensibilities, great musicians and singers, blend traditional pop/rock instrumentation with modern electronic/dance influence/great image/i could go on all day. Most importantly i think across 7 albums (plus 1 solo album and 1 b-sides album) theyre are consistently brilliant and i would struggle to think of a weak tune.

Franky Boy

Belle and Sebastian.Because you don't need a reason!

HDX

The Automatic, I think that songs very catchy,


Belle and sebastion: got them mixed up with Dolce and Giabanne or whatever...

Ruskie4Rent

The Automatic?...of all time?