# What's your favorite band? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 17, 2001, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014 "2001-10-17T17:17:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/21 "2001-10-17T22:18:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by HalberMensch242 \* > \*\*Da’Cook, don’t worry not a lot of people know, or at least listen to EN, so i really wouldn’t put them in the pop culture folder. As far as favorite bands go, i’d have to narrow it down to at least 3. **EN** (cause i’m not gona bother in spelling the entire name out), **NIN** , and **VnV Nation**. \*\* I hate to have to keep repeating myself but, who is VnV Nation? I feel uninformed. 😕 :mad: ☹ ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/22 "2001-10-17T23:00:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by da’ cook \* > \*\*I just did and it was incredibly scary, I must say. But Anyway, who are they? I’ve never heard of them. \*\* AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I DIDN’T MEAN TO SUBMIT THAT TWICE!!! ---
**Author:** ![Lucki\_Chaarms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de0a6/32.png) [@Lucki\_Chaarms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucki_Chaarms)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/23 "2001-10-17T23:28:32Z")
You know why I rule? Because I _know_ my favorite rock star. My favorite band is **Unloco** (they’re big in Austin) and I routinely email with Joey Duenas, their singer, and when I go to their shows my two friends that know him and I get to go backstage and chill with them. Seriously, their album is worth a listen. I’m going to recommend MP3’ing on this one, because I think it will win converts who will buy the CD and come to the shows. Go to your MP3 trading program of choice and get “Face Down” and “Useless” and “Whimper”. God this band rules, they have such a raw, chilled out sound that’s heavy without being all… well I can’t really explain this… I don’t have real synesthesia(sp?) but most most heavy music is black, and this is reddish brown. Right… Anyway, get those songs and see them on tour. They’re playing a free show in Austin before they go. It’s Saturday the 27th on 6th street in Austin. Joey told me that they go on around 5:00. It’s worth the trip just to hear the live version of “Whimper”. The CD is called **Healing** , and the band, one more time is **Unloco** LC ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/24 "2001-10-17T23:41:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by da’ cook \* > \*\*My sister likes Pearl Jam. Anyone else know who they are? I only know about them because I have to try and drown out their music from my sister’s room right next to mine with Fuel all day long. It can get pretty scary at times. \*\* Good fucking Lord!!! Just out of curiousity **cook** how old are you? You have to be pretty young or pretty old not to know Pearl Jam. They were/are a massive grunge band that came out in the early '90s along with Nirvana, etc. I’m not their biggest fan but my SO is. “Alive” and “Evenflow” are two amazing songs. I can’t believe you like Fuel and find Pearl Jam scary. As for my personal favorite band…I think I’m gonna have to go with **Sublime**. Fused folk, reggae, punk, ska, hip-hop to come up with the most amazing, original sound of the '90s. Blows everything else away. ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/25 "2001-10-17T23:43:58Z")
I’m not telling how old I am. ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/26 "2001-10-17T23:47:05Z")
I’ll tell you when you pry the words form my cold dead lips. ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/27 "2001-10-17T23:50:35Z")
It was rhetorical, I don’t really care how old you are. I was just making a point about how incredibly huge Pearl Jam was a few years ago. Hell, even my parents know who they are. That’s scary. ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/28 "2001-10-17T23:52:20Z")
how old are you? ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/29 "2001-10-17T23:57:07Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m not telling how old I am. > [@](#): > > I’ll tell you when you pry the words form my cold dead lips. ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/30 "2001-10-18T00:02:18Z")
I am 3.464101615 x itself or 4x9-5+19+21+8-7divided by 6=??? you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/31 "2001-10-18T00:04:00Z")
I told you so you have to tell me. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/32 "2001-10-18T00:09:38Z")
Obviously, mine won’t be a popular choice among the more avant-garde folks in here, but what the hell… Kiss. The coolest band (both recorded and live) ever. (OK, feel free to mock me because they’re old, cliched, sell-outs, or whatever.) I know I’m out of touch, as I haven’t even heard of many of the bands mentioned here. Oh well. Not to sound old and cranky, but many of them are surely bands that folks won’t remember at this time next year. [Dana Carvey “Grumpy Old Man” character’s voice]: “Flibbelty floo!” ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/33 "2001-10-18T00:12:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by nineiron \* > \*\*Obviously, mine won’t be a popular choice among the more avant-garde folks in here, but what the hell… > > Kiss. The coolest band (both recorded and live) ever. (OK, feel free to mock me because they’re old, cliched, sell-outs, or whatever.) > > I know I’m out of touch, as I haven’t even heard of many of the bands mentioned here. Oh well. Not to sound old and cranky, but many of them are surely bands that folks won’t remember at this time next year. > > [Dana Carvey “Grumpy Old Man” character’s voice]: “Flibbelty floo!” \*\* Ah, but we will. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/34 "2001-10-18T00:15:26Z")
🙂 (Ah, if they only made a smiley with Gene Simmons makeup, I’d be all over it.) ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/35 "2001-10-18T00:24:18Z")
**nineiron** I think you are right about some of the bands. However, in my eternal defense of **Sublime** I’d like to point out that their lead singer died in 1997 of a heroin overdose (see, things aren’t that different). So they haven’t put anything new out. They had three albums studio albums (two live/outtake) starting in 1992, the last one in 1996. Still get regular radio airplay. It’s good stuff. Check it out. Although, if you are easily offended by the vulgar lyrics of those kids these days and how when you were their age they didn’t need such vile words to sell records and things were better because of it…then you might want to skip 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/36 "2001-10-18T00:31:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\ ***nineiron** I think you are right about some of the bands. However, in my eternal defense of **Sublime** I’d like to point out that their lead singer died in 1997 of a heroin overdose (see, things aren’t that different). So they haven’t put anything new out. They had three albums studio albums (two live/outtake) starting in 1992, the last one in 1996. Still get regular radio airplay. It’s good stuff. Check it out. > > Although, if you are easily offended by the vulgar lyrics of those kids these days and how when you were their age they didn’t need such vile words to sell records and things were better because of it…then you might want to skip 🙂 \*\* You are avoiding the topic you and I were dicussing. ---
**Author:** ![nineiron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e56c9b/32.png) [@nineiron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nineiron)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/37 "2001-10-18T00:32:17Z")
Well, Sublime is one of the bands on here that I _have_ heard of. I think they’re pretty good, the few songs I’ve heard from them, anyway. I had one of their CD’s at one time (uh, the one with a guy with “Sublime” tattooed on his back on the cover), but gave it away later on. (Really, I’m not a cranky old man, but probably sounded like one when talking about such “old-timers” as Kiss.) ---
**Author:** ![drillrod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@drillrod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drillrod)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/38 "2001-10-18T00:32:33Z")
I like lots of music, but I love **PJ Harvey**!! Damn, but that woman can make you hear everything she’s feeling. And she’s hot, besides. ---
**Author:** ![ozonebaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/eb8c5e/32.png) [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/39 "2001-10-18T00:37:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by drillrod \* > \*\*I like lots of music, but I love **PJ Harvey**!! > Damn, but that woman can make you hear everything she’s feeling. > > And she’s hot, besides. \*\* My sis likes her too. Are you, drillrod, nineiron and Neurotik, all boys? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2001, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014/40 "2001-10-18T02:06:06Z")
This is counter-culture, from the underground. Eternal revolution, this is how it sounds. **KMFDM** , better than the best. Megalomaniacal and harder than the rest. Hey, you got to love a band who flat out says, “we are the best”. It stands for “Keine Mitleid fur dem Mehrheit”(No Pity For The Majority) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-band/88014.md?page=3)