Who is your favorite band and why?

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  • danacho
    danacho Posts: 115 Member
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    Top 2 - Bad Religion & Violent Femmes. Both rock a live show

    The Violent Femmes r gewd.

    Violent Femmes have never really taken off in the UK and i've been meaning to give them a listen
  • albayin
    albayin Posts: 2,524 Member
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    Pink Floyd, if I have to choose just one. Plus U2 if I get a second choice. Add ABBA if you still allow me...LOL

    I love meaningful songs and singers/writers who share their heart with the audience.
  • danacho
    danacho Posts: 115 Member
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    In Flames
    Killswitch
    Cradle of Filth

    Love melodies and lyrics. Simple

    good choice in killswitch!!!
  • danacho
    danacho Posts: 115 Member
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    tuff question, since my musical tastes are SO wide!!!

    I'll go with the following:
    Alice in Chains
    Point One
    Journey
    Kiss
    Slipknot
    Five Finger Death Punch

    yup, that covers a broad spectrum of my favorites! :)

    Waiting for five finger to tour the UK!!!
  • mamabearr
    mamabearr Posts: 304
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    Boys Night Out
    Dance Gavin Dance
    Sia
    Iron & Wine
    The Rocket Summer


    All this people are musical geniuses in their own ways.
  • Artemis726
    Artemis726 Posts: 587 Member
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    Beatles, Beach Boys, Fleetwood Mac, DMB, Madonna, Maroon 5, the Monkees (yep- I'll admit it!), Green Day, Goo Goo Dolls, U2
  • brianward81
    brianward81 Posts: 217 Member
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    I have to name 5, I won't allow myself 1.

    Opeth - They are the Led Zeppelin of metal. Each album is different, with more proggy influences coming out now which I love. They have around 10 albums out in their 16 year existence and they keep getting better. Beautiful singing when there is singing and devastating growling, of which there is lots. I don't like a lot of the growly thing in black metal but the music is too good and I just get used to it. http://www.opeth.com

    Muse - The similar Jeff Buckley/vibrato singing drew me into Muses' first album. Their addictive riffs get my guitar playing fingers dancing (New Born, Knights Of Cydonia, Plug In Baby, Hysteria, etc....), they try new things and aren't afraid of going grandiose for a laugh. Unequalled live too. http://muse.mu

    Karnivool - Perth band that are heavy but have a vocalist who keeps things very melodic. I can't say enough about these guys and I implore you to check them out if you are into any "heavy" music at all. http://karnivool.com.au/

    Foo Fighters - I like rock music. These guys provide it in spades. Everlong is my all time favourite song (was my first waltz song at my wedding) and with every album they keep surprising me. Just when they seem like they are going soft, the record White Limo on their latest record which harkens back to Wattershed from their first release. A song like that on an album that the mainstream radio listeners are going to hear took some balls. Some of their singles misrepresent them I feel (Wheels is one of the worst songs, not just of theirs, but of anyone) so I can understand why some people think their songs are samey. They are a powerful live band and who can't love Dave Grohl? He's the coolest, nicest front man in rock. http://www.foofighters.com

    Thrice - They started out a punk/rock band and have constantly improved to the point where they could release a polka album and I'd buy it. They can do ambient, acoustic, metal, blues, etc... and they still sound like Thrice. Fantastic live band, very powerful vocalist and the instrumentation is varied, technical and never over the top. Check out the songs Digital Sea, In Exile, Moving Mountains and Fire Breather. Just a taste of the varied styles they excel in. http://www.thrice.net
  • ChaseAlder
    ChaseAlder Posts: 804 Member
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    Bon Iver.. but I don't have the right words to describe why or how much. More than I can say.
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,858 Member
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    radiohead...because well duh, it's radiohead
  • loristroud
    loristroud Posts: 138 Member
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    Green Day, because I fell in love with the song When I Come Around when I was 5 and have loved them ever since.
    Avenged Sevenfold, my husband got me into them and I just <3 M. Shadows' voice (screaming and singing) and Synyster Gates is a god with the guitar. Seriously. My next tattoo will be "escape from this Afterlife..." on my rib cage.

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