OK, list your all time favorites, just the top 2-3 and add WHY it is you like them so much.

For me,
1) Rush..... they are all master musicians, write incredible complex arrangements and the lyrics are thought provoking.

2) Led Zeppelin......Jimmy Page, what more needs to be said. In-freakin-credible

3) To tough to pick just one.

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1) Tool - Powerful, textural, complex music. Keenan's vocals are haunting. Jones's artistic background shows through in his guitar work and videos. D'Amour writes these incredible bass riffs in exotic time signatures. Carey...best rock drummer alive, I'm sure.

2) A Perfect Circle - I know, I'm a Keenan freak. Hush. Music and lyrics in A Perfect Circle are unconventional, and I think, more effective for it. I'm a real big fan of Paz Lenchantin, mainly because she's incredibly beautiful and a kick to talk to, but also because she's a great bassist and violinist.

3) Rage Against The Machine - Powerful, political, angry as funk. Zach may be gone, but I know Rage isn't over. No damn way.

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Damn! What a difficult one. In no particular order:

Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Pixies
The Ramones
Run DMC
Public Enemy
Velvet Underground
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Pretenders
Beatles
Muddy Waters
Vandals
Henry Rollins Band
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Elton John
Oh yeah... Rush! http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

I love music, it's difficult to stick to particulars!

Edit: Oh yeah, and while listening to Carole King... she ain't so bad either!

Cristina-

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Originally posted by buggy:
Damn! What a difficult one. In no particular order:

Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Pixies
The Ramones
Run DMC
Public Enemy
Velvet Underground
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Pretenders
Beatles
Muddy Waters
Vandals
Henry Rollins Band
The Doors
Jimi Hendrix
Elton John
Oh yeah... Rush! http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

I love music, it's difficult to stick to particulars!

Edit: Oh yeah, and while listening to Carole King... she ain't so bad either!

Cristina-



Had trouble following directions when you were a kid Buggy? :-P


3) Dave Matthews Band -

Now i'm not one of those trendy people who jumped on the band wagon...i've loved them since Under the Table and Dreaming. They are all very talented musicians, and have strong writing skills. Dave is a skilled singer/songwriter, and has mad improvisation skills.

2) The Who -

Roger Daltry, Pete Townshend....how much cooler could you get!, i mean...Roger Daltry swings his mic around like a freakin' whip, and Pete was the originator of the Windmill guitar riff. Pete's skills on the guitar are equal or even better than Jimmy Page's (though, jimmy freakin' rocks) And he sang as well...i'm not sure if Jimmy Did. The Who were the first band to blow their amps and crap up on stage, and make a mess (copied by Nirvana, and others), and are even in the Guiness book of world records for the loudest band ever recorded. "People try to put us d.d.down...Just be cause we g.g.g.get around...."

1) The Beatles -

How can any band even come close to what this band did. Sure they borrowed a bit of their style from the originators of rock 'n' roll (Chuck Berry, ect) they were the pioneers of many new rock innovations, that are still seen today. Their songwriting talent is unmattched, and their sheer number of hits is astounding. I don't think a day goes by that i don't hear a beatles song on a Advertizment, or a theme song. No matter who you are, you can find one beatle song that really speaks to you deeply (for me it's Elenore Rigby) They truly were the masters.

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Originally posted by Scott:
Had trouble following directions when you were a kid Buggy? :-P


Nah, just have eclectic taste... in most things. http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

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Anthony Burgess
The Wanting Seed

1) Johnny Cash - Hard f'n ass, socially conscious rockabilly, every song tells a story.

2) Social Distortion - It would be hard to be much cooler than Mike Ness, plus they range from oldschool punk to rockabilly and blues.

those are my two most favorites, afer that theres lots of bands.



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RATM
Tool
APC
Staind
Public Enemy
KRS ONE
STP
Rakim

Way too many to list. I think this has been done before. I have many favorites in many different genres.

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"You cannot separate peace from freedom, because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom" -Malcom X

The Cure
Sublime

are the top too...

Close in are RATM, Staind (old stuff), Incubus (old stuff), Corporate Avenger, The Vandals

any band even come close to what this band did. Sure they borrowed a bit of their style from the originators of rock 'n' roll (Chuck Berry, ect) they were the pioneers of many new rock innovations, that are still seen today. Their songwriting talent is unmattched, and their sheer number of hits is astounding. I don't think a day goes by that i don't hear a beatles song on a Advertizment, or a theme song. No matter who you are, you can find one beatle song that really speaks to you deeply (for me it's Elenore Rigby) They truly were the masters.
Man, im kinda sick of teh beatles. Like take one for example. How insanely popular/successful it was, but it was nothing new. I doubt it had any songs that half of the people that bought it did not already have. It was nothing you couldn't make with your CDR. The fantasism with teh Beatles amazes me.

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I for one didn't have any of those songs on any CD anywhere...

and at the time...i wasn't able to get on the failing napster..

and it was a gift.

We fantasize with the beatles because they where amazing man...read my earlyer post for reasons...


and how come people are just putting who they like..and not explain...WHY WHY WHY...i wanna know why you guys like these bands...when you have to explain why you like them...it's alot easyer to only pick 2-3 of your favs....

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I will say under the constraints of the topic...

Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Bad Company

They were all British heavy metal geniuses who where influenced by the genius of the black American blues guitarists and took the music into the stratosphere from there.

I can listen to their songs over and over and can't find a chord, note or drum beat I would change to improve upon them.

We must mention super-genius, guitarist extraordinaire Jimi, of course. Been listening to a lot of Grateful Dead recently. The complex rhythms of some of their songs is unbelieveable. So earthy. No wonder those freaks danced around like they did. http://discussanything.com/Ubb/wink.gif

Good Call snouter...

led zepplin sure keeps popping up around here http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif..

And for good reason...they rock!

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Originally posted by Scott:
and how come people are just putting who they like..and not explain...WHY WHY WHY...i wanna know why you guys like these bands...when you have to explain why you like them...it's alot easyer to only pick 2-3 of your favs....



Yes, now follow the damn rules!!!!

Johnny Cash is bad. (in a good way)



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Originally posted by Powerboss:
Yes, now follow the damn rules!!!!

Johnny Cash is bad. (in a good way)



I once ate too many jalapinos and had "a burning ring of fire" LOL

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I'm not "always right", it just seems that way

Spelling is for kids! I think you got the point!

Hmmmm....
Memory Bands
Van Halen - reminds me of my teen years...Good music to sit back, have a drink and just relax too.
Jimmy Buffet - reminds me of the fact of how bad I wanted to by a sail boat and live on it....oh well.
Skid Row, Guns N' Roses, Anthrax, Metallica, Suicidal Tendencies - Yea, my punk kid days

Music I listen to now
Stained - alot of feelings I have now are in some of those songs...
Disturbed - helps with pinned up aggression
Limp Bizkit - helps with pinned up aggression
Linkin Park - helps with pinned up aggression
Metallica - helps with pinned up aggression
Ministry - helps with pinned up aggression
White/Rob Zombie - helps with pinned up aggression

Do you see a pattern starting to show up here????

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Stained - alot of feelings I have now are in some of those songs...
Disturbed - helps with pinned up aggression
Limp Bizkit - helps with pinned up aggression
Linkin Park - helps with pinned up aggression

Good call. I dislike the new staind stuff for agressive reasons...too...pansy. Check out their indy release Jester. Tormented...that is a CRAZY hard album. Even more melancholy/depressed than Dysfunction. I believe that was when Aaron was addicted to some drugs.

Here are the reasons for the bands I like.

Sublime- They are the perfect coming together of different music. Ska, punk, rege, rock, it is all there. There is a song for every mood, groove, feeling in the world.

The Cure- They were my first big band. I love them. They've helped me through some bad times. Having been togehter since lead singer Smith was 17 they basically helped me through my adolesence by sharing their experiences. They aren't all dull, gloomy, goth, but a lot of it is...

GREAT for when you're depressed.

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I dont know about the rest of you, but I usually dont like everything a band puts out. I like some songs from some bands.

I like a bunch from beatles, rolling stones, jimi hendrix, and a few of the older bands.

I like the energy of ratm, and korn.

And I still listen to some pearl jam and nirvana.

I like a new song every once in a while, but in general, I hate most new music. Its empty worthless crap, and do not understand why so many do not see that.

what about David Allen Coe??? the prison album that is? lol


I like a little of everything, nothing in particular.. my taste will change in a few weeks\

my favs are prob the Seattle grunge types Nirvana, loved the MTV album, Pearl Jam

and NIN Of course!!

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Originally posted by CodyChaos:
1) Johnny Cash - Hard f'n ass, socially conscious rockabilly, every song tells a story.

2) Social Distortion - It would be hard to be much cooler than Mike Ness, plus they range from oldschool punk to rockabilly and blues.

THat's awesome man! (As I sit here and listen to the Folsum Prision album, and listened to SD's self titled album on the way home!)
Mike Ness can write some sad, sad stuff. "You wanna hear a happy song? We don't do happy songs..." He's kindalike a modern day Cash. Also, didn't Cash do a cover of a Soundgarden song? He's so tough and bad it's unreal...

Here are my absolut favs though:
Pink Floyd
Led Zep
Metallica
Black Sabbath
AIC
Slayer

Pink Floyd- The best band of all time.
The Cure-Always good to listen too.
Rod Zombie-The king of death rock
The Pogues-An old time Irish band. Great to listen to when drinking.
Lorena McKennit (When I want to relax)
Echo and the Bunnymen- an old time 80s band. Still one of my favorites
Rage against the Machine- Political band. Really great stuff
Ministry
Rahmstein
New Order
Kitaro- also good music to relax to.
Psychadelic Furs
Thats all I can think of now. I can name a hundred other bands but that list would be too long


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Originally posted by Criminal:
Pink Floyd- The best band of all time.



not that i don't agree with you..but why do you think that they are the best band of all time?

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Originally posted by PFDarkside:

THat's awesome man! (As I sit here and listen to the Folsum Prision album, and listened to SD's self titled album on the way home!)
Mike Ness can write some sad, sad stuff. "You wanna hear a happy song? We don't do happy songs..." He's kindalike a modern day Cash. Also, didn't Cash do a cover of a Soundgarden song? He's so tough and bad it's unreal...

Here are my absolut favs though:
Pink Floyd
Led Zep
Metallica
Black Sabbath
AIC
Slayer

Cash does a song Danzig wrote for him too called "13" on the American Recordings album. Supposedly Mike Ness is going to be on the next Cash album if they can get one together before he croaks. Hes fading fast, I saw him on a televised benefit concert and could hardly recognize him but he still sounded great, but hes a hardass so he might be around for a while yet.


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Originally posted by Criminal:
The Pogues-An old time Irish band. Great to listen to when drinking.




The Pogues would prolly round out my top 3. Rum Sodomy and the Lash is one of my favorite albums ever, i dont think theres a bad song on it.


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William Defoe on Bartholomew Roberts career of piracy

that's awesome...the Pogues..they are cool, glad some other people have heard of them...

Waltzing matilda...wow, that song gets to me

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3)Paul McDermott - not really a band or artist, more of a "television personality lets say", but he has the voice of an Angel and one of the most funny and sarcastic personalities thats ever graced a stage.


2)John Lennon - amazing writer, amazing personality. One of his songs that I really love the song, called God I think it is my favourite line is "I was the Walrus, but now Im John".

1) The Beatles - they were so talented innovative when it came to making the music, along with George Martin of course. my favourite song is "Run for Your Life", because it shows Johns real personality and doesnt make him sound all nice and "teenybopper" eg "Id rather see you dead little girl, than to be with another man" .

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"Why would we be looking at that weird eye?" Garth Algar

Anthrax
-Their stuff with Joey Belladonna was fun, but the last 3 albums with John Bush singing have been incredible. Scott Ian is the baddest heavy rhythym guitarist on the planet, & they get heavier with each album. They're innovators, not imitators (see: "I'm the Man", "Bring the Noise"; see Limp Bizkit, & every other rap-metal ripoff act).

Prong
-Tommy Victor is another heavy rhythym genius. Cleansing & Rude Awakening are perfect albums.

Pantera
-For Vulgar Display of Power, & Far Beyond Driven. Dimebag is a killer.

Van Halen
-Everything from VH 1 to 5150 is genius, with Diver Down the one exception. I don't care if the next cd is 70 minutes of Eddie farting in the bathtub, he is the world's greatest rock guitarist. Fair Warning is my favorite.

Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)
-Rumors & his last solo cd, Out of the Cradle, are phenomenal.

I can't do 2 or 3 either, sorry http://discussanything.com/Ubb/frown.gif

King's X, Primus, Dream Theater, Rush, Daniel Amos, Faith No More, Incubus, 311, Talking Heads, Queensryche, Gruntruck, Tool, the list is too long........



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"If I speak at one constant volume;
At one constant pitch;
At one constant rhythym;
Right into your ear;
You still won't hear."

Curt, what are some songs off that Lindsey Buckingham album???
Looking on Morpheous...

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Speaking of which...
What are the more popular songs off the most recent Soundgarden Album?? Whats the Title of the most recent Soundgarden Album?
Does anyone know????

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"OK, list your all time favorites, just the top 2-3 and add WHY it is you like them so much."


1. Led Zeppelin – The combination of all four of these amazing musicians (Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, John Bonham, and Robert Plant) was a true masterstroke. They had the tunes, the sound, the image, and the balls to do what they liked. Rooted firmly in the Blues, Zeppelin freely ventured into other styles – like Folk, Arabic, Rock-a-billy, Reggae, and Celtic overtones – and mixed it up in an interesting musical stew. They were no “heavy metal” band. The originator of that genre is Black Sabbath. Zeppelin was a far more diverse group. A convincing argument can be made that Led Zeppelin is the most influential rock band after the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. What they created was unique and timeless. The production on those albums STILL holds up to this day. The albums still sound fresh…

2. Van Halen (w/David Lee Roth) – I like the original because it’s THE definitive sound. The incarnation with Sammy Hagar is a TOTALLY different band – apples and oranges comparison. Nonetheless, the REAL Van Halen is all about energy. Great, snappy tunes, with absolutely awesome musicianship. The best bar band to ever make it. Eddie Van Halen changed rock guitar like only one did before him – Jimi Hendrix. Eddie’s a freak of nature; he sounds like NO ONE. He claims that Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page are his influences, but it doesn’t show at all. Eddie influenced me to learn how to play guitar 18 years ago. Any VH record with Roth puts a smile on my face. It’s good time rock that I remember all too well from my youth and all the parties I attended. LOL!

3. The Rolling Stones – Well, what HASN’T been written or said about these guys. When I think of the term “rock-n-roll band” I instantly think of the Stones. I really can’t add much here…it’s what I heard Billy Joel say one time, “The Stones ARE rock-n-roll!”


I know Bill said, “Favorite Bands”, so I stuck to that. However, I’d like to add my favorite rock artist (and he WAS an artist) – Jimi Hendrix. So much has also been written and said about this man as well, that I can’t add anything here either. All I’d be doing is echoing previous accolades. I can say, though, that EVERY time I hear Hendrix I’m completely inspired. He was such an AMAZING talent. We was gone WAY TOO soon…

Lindsey Buckingham

"Out of the Cradle"

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1. Instrumental Introduction To:

2. Don't Look Down

3. Wrong

4. Countdown

5. All My Sorrows

6. Soul Drifter

7. Instrumental Introduction To:

8. This Is The Time

9. You Do Or You Don't

10. Street Of Dreams

11. Spoken Introduction To:

12. Surrender The Rain

13. Doing What I Can

14. Turn It On

15. This Nearly Was Mine

16. Say We'll Meet Again


Buy it, buy it, buy it. Astonishing from start to finish.


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At one constant rhythym,
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Like most everyone else, a limit of three is tough, but I'll try.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds/The Birthday Party: allowed a personal rage, disgust and loathing to flow as from the subconscience, resulting in dark, poetic tales of madness and the soundtrack for anarchy and chaos. Nick is my dark hero.

Yo La Tengo: I've been to a billion concerts in my 46 years, and I've never seen a band that exudes a love for music, like YLT. They are musically encyclopedic ... and their shows can take off in any direction. Last May they played Chicago ... but decided to come to town early, and played a show in a tiny bar in Evanston. They couldn't have made much money, so why do it? Cause they can make music, and people want to hear it, I guess ... so why not? It was a great night.

The Flaming Lips: A cosmic vision, with feet firmly planted, riding a wave of sonic enlightment. A bit much, you say? Pick up "In a Priest-Driven Ambulance" and get back to me. The ultimate DIY band. I'd love to spend a day in Wayne Cohen's head, but the closest I can get are CD's and the shows and that's unique place to be.

Yeah ... cheating a bit ...

The Magnetic Fields: Stephen Merritt is an amazing and prolific songwriter.

Roxy Music: Alternately romantic and perverse, both lyrically and sonically. Bryan Ferry is my hero of heartbreak.

Personal Hall of Fame Inductee:
NEIL YOUNG
Neil is god. The guitar was invented for him to soar. The "Sponsored By Nobody" Tour ... "This Note's For You"... he is an iconoclast, an original, a true artist. This summer, I saw him hit the stage looking like he just fell outta bed ... pick up the guitar and launch a set that would make you cry, for it's emotional purity. Long may you run, Neil.

The best Rock Band of all time was the BEATLES. Bread gets an honorable mention. Modren bands? Must be something like the Stone Temple Pilots.

Originally posted by James:
Like most everyone else, a limit of three is tough, but I'll try.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds/The Birthday Party: allowed a personal rage, disgust and loathing to flow as from the subconscience, resulting in dark, poetic tales of madness and the soundtrack for anarchy and chaos. Nick is my dark hero.

Yo La Tengo: I've been to a billion concerts in my 46 years, and I've never seen a band that exudes a love for music, like YLT. They are musically encyclopedic ... and their shows can take off in any direction. Last May they played Chicago ... but decided to come to town early, and played a show in a tiny bar in Evanston. They couldn't have made much money, so why do it? Cause they can make music, and people want to hear it, I guess ... so why not? It was a great night.

The Flaming Lips: A cosmic vision, with feet firmly planted, riding a wave of sonic enlightment. A bit much, you say? Pick up "In a Priest-Driven Ambulance" and get back to me. The ultimate DIY band. I'd love to spend a day in Wayne Cohen's head, but the closest I can get are CD's and the shows and that's unique place to be.

Yeah ... cheating a bit ...

The Magnetic Fields: Stephen Merritt is an amazing and prolific songwriter.

Roxy Music: Alternately romantic and perverse, both lyrically and sonically. Bryan Ferry is my hero of heartbreak.

Personal Hall of Fame Inductee:
NEIL YOUNG
Neil is god. The guitar was invented for him to soar. The "Sponsored By Nobody" Tour ... "This Note's For You"... he is an iconoclast, an original, a true artist. This summer, I saw him hit the stage looking like he just fell outta bed ... pick up the guitar and launch a set that would make you cry, for it's emotional purity. Long may you run, Neil.

what's scary is the only person i know of whom you mentioned is Neil Young....

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You're not the only one ... and we can thank the radio industry, MTV, and the recording biz for that.

I heard on a radio talk show this morning, that the head of programming at MTV should be arrested and charged with "the murder of music." Good line.

3. Propagandhi- As the only one of my favorite bands that's still kicking, I really gotta love these guys. They're sound has changed over the years from Pop Punk to more of a grind-coreish sound, but they still rock big time. I saw them in concert for the first time last march and I was in punk rock heaven.

2. Mozart- Ahem... being that my other two favorites are punk bands, you might be wondering why I put him. Mozart (and Beethoven too, for that matter) has a way of speaking to me that changes my mood completely. I just love to put in a Mozart (or Beethoven) CD while studying or writing a paper...

1. Dead Kennedys- As far as combining politics and punk goes, these guys are the kings. They took on the PMRC, Reagan, and even Cali governor Jerry Brown. The lead singer, Jello Biafra, even ran a joke campaign for mayor of San Francisco and accumulated enough votes to force a run-off between the two main candidates. Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables is, in my opinion, their best CD. It sets the mood with the first song "Kill the Poor" (the first lines are "Decency and progress are ours once more, now that we have the neutron bomb, it's nice and safe and clean and gets things done!") and "California Uber Alles" and "Holiday in Cambodia" are classics (the final song on the CD is a cover of Elvis' "Viva Las Vegas"). "MTV Get Off the Air" is another fun song, but it's on another CD. Anyways, these guys ruled and they set the stage for many American political punk bands that followed.

-Patrick

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Love your #1 and #3!!

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Benito "Il Duce" Mussolini

At the age of five, my son would burst into the chorus of "California Uber Alles" without warning. Although his favorite songs were "Lie Detector" by Alex Chilton, and "Car Bomb" by Negativland.

So ... tell me .... does this make me a bad dad? http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

Originally posted by James:
At the age of five, my son would burst into the chorus of "California Uber Alles" without warning. Although his favorite songs were "Lie Detector" by Alex Chilton, and "Car Bomb" by Negativland.

So ... tell me .... does this make me a bad dad? http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

Heh, at the age of 4, thanks to my dad, I would burst into 'Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner', by Warren Zevon (which is a terrific song, though it's about a mercenary...there's a line that goes 'Of all the thompson gunners, Roland was the best. So the CIA decided they wanted Roland dead. That son of a bitch Van Owen blew off Roland's head. Picture me at 4, singing that to my mom, right after my parents got divorced...) Anyways, I don't think that makes you a bad dad.
And, uh, I actually knew all of the bands you listed, except for The Magnetic Fields. Haven't heard much from Yo La Tengo, but the name sounds so familiar, I know I've listened to them once or twice...

As for my favorites:

David Bowie. Obviously (for anyone who knows me). He's a musical genius, encompassing a broad range of genres and remaining innovative over the years. He's the inspiration for the movie 'Velvet Goldmine', one of my all-time favorites. I've been listening to the Thin, White Duke since I was about 3 years old, too, so I guess it's just something that I've grown up on...

Mary Prankster. Back when Alanis Morrisette first came around, it seemed like there were two kinds of music that chicks could sing - angry girl music and sappy sweet girl music. I can't stand either for any period of time. But Mary Prankster, a Maryland band who may or may not ever make it out to the West Coast, is more like pissed-off slut music. She's fun, she's funny, she's vulgar at times, and she's not afraid of being sexy. (A line from one of her songs: 'This dirty little mouth is my only claim to fame, cause once you've given head, nothing ever tastes the same.')

The Misfits. I'm not even sure where to start on this one. I love that they've made a career on being scary, while making some seriously great music. Plus, there's nothing like scaring the crap out of my N*Sync-loving cousins, singing 'Last Caress' to them.

Warren Zevon. Ok, I know, I'm cheating, but I couldn't leave him out. This is the music I grew up on, and he's still awesome. His music is smart and fun and great to sing along with.

Uh, honorable mentions (because I have such a varied taste in music, and I really couldn't leave them out):
Rammstein: genuinely creepy, but fun to listen to/dance around my room to
Tool: his voice gives me chills
Dropkick Murpheys: best band to sing along with, by far. Puts me in a good mood every time.
Skinny Puppy: they scare the hell out of me, but they're fun to listen to
The Anti-Nowhere League: they make me feel dirty for listening to their music
Meatloaf: ok, shut up. He's so cool, and so much fun.
Soul Coughing: my favorite band for a long time, they combine weird spoken-word poetry with samples and odd beats, but it works somehow. Also, where I initially got my name (Aphasia).

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"The difference between an individual terrorist and a government in some cases may be simply that the former has a bomb but doesn't have an air force."
-William Blum

Uh, that was me, not Patrick...*ahem* SOMEBODY decided to sign on my computer under his name and post without telling me, apparently...

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"I have no regrets. Regret only makes wrinkles." - Sophia Loren

Originally posted by James:
At the age of five, my son would burst into the chorus of "California Uber Alles" without warning. Although his favorite songs were "Lie Detector" by Alex Chilton, and "Car Bomb" by Negativland.

So ... tell me .... does this make me a bad dad? http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

Hellz no! It shows that you rock!!!

-Patrick

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"The difference between an individual terrorist and a government in some cases may be simply that the former has a bomb but doesn't have an air force."
-William Blum

Well thank you.
Actually, music has proven to be an important element in our father-son relationship. At the age of six I took him to his first concert (Ziggy Marley, and the B-52's). We had a blast. He's 19 now, and last August we went to see the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and danced all the way back to the parking lot. There's been a whole bunch of concerts in-between. Next up for the father-son rockers & friends; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds in Chicago.

Music ... the universal language ... and it can be cross-generational as well.

All my dad listens to is classical and musicals... Which I don't mind so much, except that he calls my music trash. Oh well though, to each their own... I'm glad that you and your son can enjoy music together though, that really is an important bond.

-Patrick

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"The difference between an individual terrorist and a government in some cases may be simply that the former has a bomb but doesn't have an air force."
-William Blum

I've never understood this invisible age of demarcation. The age at which it draws the line, seems to vary with each individual, but always works the same. Any music made prior to the date the line is laid down, is good music. Any music made after the timeline has passed, is trash! I knew it was out there waiting, but I vowed to fight and break through the barrier.

It was actually rather easy, and liberating as time goes by. Plus I can visually chart my aging, by the expressions of younger concert-goers.

Phase 1 Look: "He must be escorting his kid. Poor kid.

Phase 2 Look: "Must be a narc."

Phase 3 Look: "Hey man, are you lost?" (usually accompanied by double-take)

Phase 4 Look: "Who let grandpa outta the home?"

Phase 5 Look: "Hey look at the old guy. Cool. Can I buy ya a drink? Are you warm enough?" (this is the current phase).

It is my hope that the final curtain phase will be accompanied by a intense, sincere set by whatever band is on stage .... "Oh man! I think the old dude just had a heart attack. Yeah ... no pulse. But he's smiling."

btw ... the kid and I have taken in a few symphonic performances in various settings, and a fair amount of theatre ... but only one musical of note; Les Miserables. And that was his idea. And then there was ...
Cracker ...
Einsturzende Neubauten ...
The Mr. T Experience ...
Flaming Lips (we walked out on Candlebox)...
Nick Cave (solo tour) ...
Nine Inch Nails ...
Primus (twice) ...
Paul Simon ...
and more.



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Originally posted by Scott:
not that i don't agree with you..but why do you think that they are the best band of all time?



Because they are innovative. They pioneered the notion of cosmic music and brought it to new levels. In the 1970's when people were listening to a lot of garbage (yes I know it was not all bad, but there was a lot of trash out back then), these guys were making music far ahead of their times. They were one of the first groups to experiment with electronically synthacized music.


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If thinking for myself is a crime I plead guilty.

Aphasia ...
Rammstein: genuinely creepy, but fun to listen to/dance around my room to
Tool: his voice gives me chills
Dropkick Murpheys: best band to sing along with, by far. Puts me in a good mood every time.
Skinny Puppy: they scare the hell out of me, but they're fun to listen to
The Anti-Nowhere League: they make me feel dirty for listening to their music
Meatloaf: ok, shut up. He's so cool, and so much fun.
Soul Coughing: my favorite band for a long time, they combine weird spoken-word poetry with samples and odd beats, but it works somehow.

Don't ask me how, cause I really don't know, but I missed your post!! Sorry bout that.
How long does it take to starve a skinny puppy in a laboratory experiment. One of my favorite videos comes from these guys: "Dig It" ... the scene where he projects the face on the blank mannequins head is very cool. Had the chance to talk to Ogre for awhile, but that was kind of a mistake. It ruins the mystique to find a normal guy ... although he was pretty strung out that night. Same thing with My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. They were downright wacky. Not what I expected from the video for "And This Is What The Devil Does".

There seems to be a theme in your list. And I didn't say a word about Meatloaf; he fits the list. I mean, I think he's pretty scary too!! http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

Hey, there's a topic .... guilty pleasures in music.

James, in an unmarked helicopter, a-hovering ....

OK

1. The Strokes
2. At the Drive-In
3. You Am I (thats a pretty recent love though, i have none of thier cds. but thatll be rectified on my birthday!)

Hmmm.
Pretty widely varied really, to name a few:

The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Rancid, Bob Dylan,
RATM, Jimi Hendrix, RHCP, Beatles, Billy Bragg, The Strokes(thanks Claire http://discussanything.com/Ubb/wink.gif), At the Drive-in(thanks again Claire!), Ben Harper and many, many more.

I'm kind of getting into Pink Floyd at the moment too http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

Originally posted by dion:
Hmmm.
Pretty widely varied really, to name a few:

The Clash, Dead Kennedys, Rancid, Bob Dylan,
RATM, Jimi Hendrix, RHCP, Beatles, Billy Bragg, The Strokes(thanks Claire http://discussanything.com/Ubb/wink.gif), At the Drive-in(thanks again Claire!), Ben Harper and many, many more.

I'm kind of getting into Pink Floyd at the moment too http://discussanything.com/Ubb/smile.gif

Thats ok... methinks you have a private message http://discussanything.com/Ubb/wink.gif

Heh,, my dad still goes to Rush concerts with me. We have gone to about 7 of them together.
He also used to go with us to DEVO concerts.
Pretty hip dude.

DK, I used to listen to them a lot in the early 80's. Great stuff.


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War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
--John Stewart Mill--