Currently, my favorite band would have to be the RX Bandits.
ah, too easy.
operation ivy.
so what what if they broke up before i even listened to music, it’s still great.
XTC; The Beatles; and Talking Heads, in that order.
Without a doubt, it’s The Electric Light Orchestra.
They are playing in Grand Rapids any day now!
My favorite today is Donna the Buffalo
I was this close | | to going to see them at Noise Pop last month. But I was too broke.
I can’t wrest Domestica out of my CD Player. It’s SO good.
The Who
With many, many runners-up.
Ben Folds. Plus I met him after a show once and he’s really cool.
Green Day and I get to see them live again in less than 2 1/2 months woo-hoo!
I’m practically a full-time lurker here, but someone has to mention The Velvet Underground or I’ll go nuts. So, er, there. They’ve been mentioned. Er.
I second this one!
Although I seem to listen to Gene, Embrace, Sloan, and the Dandy Warhols a lot more these days.
Very, very tough question. I can’t come up with one, but if I had to only listen to five bands for the rest of my days, dese are dem:
Nirvana
The Cure
The Pretenders
Type O Negative
Jimmy Eat World
I think. Ask me next week.
** Bare Naked Ladies ** They are amazing live.
There is no doubt in my mind. My all time fave band, who I listen to daily at least, is YES.
Brilliant lyrics, amazing musicianship… they talk to me, they have always talked to me.
End of tale.
Cartooniverse
I have to pick two:
The Beatles and Nirvana.
There are many, many others that temporarily occupy the “band I like best at the moment” slot, such as Veruca Salt, the Donnas, Green Day, the Beastie Boys, and Screaming Trees, but I have to go with the Beatles and Nirvana as all-time favorite bands.
Hands down winner, Guns N Roses.
Mark Knopfler
Easily one of the all-time best guitar players… and that voice! SWOOOOON!
Bad Religion. Catching up fast is face to face.
Mine would have to be U2 followed closely by Cheap Trick