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I like Alison Krause and Union Station but I guess they are not for every body. I've never heard a bad AKUS CD.
slipknot all the way!!!! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_twisted.gif" border=0 alt="Twisted Evil">
Hey does no one here like country? No ones said anything about Johnny Cash, Willy Nelson, Merle Haggard...
EDIT: ...or Lynyrd Skynyrd...
I see with this thread people are just typing in their favourite band and not really thinking of success that bands have had or still having, i.e. SLIPKNOT??? come on, do they sell out thousands upon thousands worldwide??? no, I dont think so, so they cannot be included as well as a few more mentioned here, might be good or great bands but not the best of all time.
best of all time have got to be bands that have heavily influenced lots of other bands, and would have to be bands that have outsold all the crap you get around for a few years at a time.
my list of all time greatest bands ( and some I dont listen to but respect them for what they have done for music)
in no particular order
Beatles.....U2.....R.E.M.......Rolling stones....pink floyd......AC DC.........iron maiden.......Bob Dylan........eagles........thin lizzy..........the who.......and and and, yeah my mind has went blank, but there are a few more out there.
and incidentally a bit of useless information U2 I tihnk are the longest running band that have kept the original members followed closely by rem. And I know maybe the eagles have but they split up. If I am wrong I would love to be corrected.
enjoy yer strumming
Ken
What about: The Tennessee Two (Johnny Cash), The Spiders From Mars (David Bowie,)and, Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa)
I think they are the greatest <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
Lots of great bands out there from many different genres, and it's hard to pick one, but my vote goes to the Eagles. They've had success with country, country-rock, rock, reggae flavored rock (give the album version of Hotel California another listen), and even did (God help me) a little disco on the Long Run album. Not to mention the solo careers of most of the guys.
If you are going in for who has shaped and altered modern music the most then there can be no doubt that the Beatles are number one. No other band has influenced the shape of modern music as we now know it. From song writing to recording techniques, if it had not been for the Beatles we would be in a dark age of music!!!
Bob Dylan would have to come a close second just for his amazing song writing abilties. What a visionary!!
true about the beatles, but if it were not for ELVIS, chuck berry eddie cochran etc then the john lennon would have had no insperation to play. He is well know to have said he wanted to play and write songs so he could be like elvis, ( or something along those lines)
Ken
I must admit I,ve never been a great Elvis fan. I,ve always thought that what he was doing at the time was not original. I feel he just took what was happening in the black music scene and made it more accsesible to the populas as he was a white singer and there for more exceptable and profitable!!
Will probably cause a torant of abuse with this point of view but still we can't all love The (Burger) King!!
Best band ever? How should we rate it? By how they influenced other artists? By ticket sales? by record sales? By technical aptitude? Here is MY list of the best bands/artists ever, in no particular order..........
Andres Segovia
Robert Johnson
Elmore James
Chuck Berry
Jimi Hendrix
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Paco De Lucia
Buddy Guy
Eric Clapton
Santana
John Mclaughlin
Dave Matthews Band
Nirvana
Miles Davis
Clash
Ray Charles
Stevie Wonder
James Brown
Van Halen
Simon & Garfunkel
B.B. King
Elvis Costello
Maceo Parker
Roy Buchanan
Sly & the Family Stone
Hank Williams
Etta James
The Who
Eagles
AC/DC
Prince
David Bowie
Van Halen
Muddy Waters
Bruce Springsteen
Allman Brothers
AND NOW FOR THE TOP 15!!!
15. Aerosmith
14. Pink Floyd
13. U2
12. Django Reinhardt
11. Phish
10. Grateful Dead
9. Beach Boys
8. Ramones
7. Velvet Underground
6. Bob Marley
5. Frank Zappa
4. Bob Dylan
3. Elvis Presley
2. Rolling Stones
<b></b>1. THE BEATLES.
zappa,
i noticed you did not include "stiff little fingers."
peobably not heard enough of their stuff I am guessing, forget about their old stuff ( although it is still fantastic), their latest album "guitar and drum" is one of my all time favourite cd's in the past ten years.
1. jim croce!!!!whoo hoo!
2.cat stevens
3. beatles
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kevin
Look out for Augie March
WOW, a lot of great responses. I was surprised that it took so long to mention the Rolling Stones down in the thread.....my all time fav without a question, I think U2 are also at their caliber, if not close to it.
For up and coming, do check out "Feist", she rocks, I was really impressed.
another thought.....I think Boney M was ahead of their time...
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Very amusing!
the Ramones were amazing, and still are. they
started the whole "punk rock" trend!! i'm a
HUGE ramones fan. the beatles were also very
awesome.. so were the grateful dead! trippy
ehh.. that stuff is great! <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">
don't forget jimmy hendrix
I did put down Hendrix........He did things with the guitar that were revolutionary!!
Stiff Little Fingers? Aren't they a punk band from Ireland or Scotland from the mid/late 80's? I haven't really heard their stuff but would you consider them to be one of the best bands ever?
Peace,
Django
thread is invalid since no one posted creedence clearwater revival
What about the BBC2 voting Fairport Convention the most influential Folk Rock band ever?
What Genre best band?
The Rolling Stones are in Australia 38 years after ther first visit and still rocking crowds and crowds of all ages. That must be getting close.
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What about the BBC2 voting Fairport Convention the most influential Folk Rock band ever?
What Genre best band?
The Rolling Stones are in Australia 38 years after ther first visit and still rocking crowds and crowds of all ages. That must be getting close.
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didnt the stones jsut play their first ever concert it china or something?
hang on has anyone mentioned cat stevens yet cos i think he must be 1 of the most influential musicans of all time for christs sake he wrote the first cut is the deepest i mean that song has covered by so many bands and musicians although the beatles r great
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I did put down Hendrix........He did things with the guitar that were revolutionary!!
Stiff Little Fingers? Aren't they a punk band from Ireland or Scotland from the mid/late 80's? I haven't really heard their stuff but would you consider them to be one of the best bands ever?
Peace,
Django
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hi zappa,
Yeah from northern ireland, started in 1977, split in 1982, reformed in 1987 and still going today.
I would definetly class them in the top ten for bands.
Their songs are so meaningful, good tunes to go with the lyrics. Very deep lyrics too. Have a listen to some of these songs, written from 1977 - present day. Might have to download them illegally though, lol, not that i would condone that.
"each dollar a bullet" about money going to terrorist funds
"strummerville" a song dedicated to the late Joe strummer
"half a life away" based on a true story
""who died and made you elvis"
"guitar and drum" about the manufactured bands that are crap
" Harp" about an irishman going to america
"tin soldiers" based on a nother true story
"is this what you fought the war for" how veteran soldiers get treated from the governmetns
"wasted life" " johnny was"
I could go on and on,lol
as well as producing excellent songs they still tour every year and play glasgow 17 th march every year in the same place and have just got a british record for doing the same gig, same place for 15 years.
they play with passion every time. They have online discussions with fans a lot. The lead singer is often in the forums of the SLF page ( he even married the SLF webmaster Shirley)
so apart from the great songs, you got to take into account all the other things, meaningful lyrics, tunes, attitude to fans, loyalty to fans etc.
Ken
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For my money, the best band ever is Lynyrd Skynyrd. Still goin' strong!!!
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