What is your favorite band?

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UPDATED: Tuesday, April 4, 2006 01:52
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MILFORD

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:46 AM

Every once in a while I love to get the Led out! *smackin high five*

That being said, they aren't my favorite. That would be U2, the world's greatest band. I have hours and hours of U2 music, much of it legally obtained, much of it, ahem, obtained by love. They're the tops. Also love Coldplay.

My other two faves are a bit under the radar:
King's X- a power trio from Houston. Trust me, King's X is probably your favorite band's favorite band. I know that's true for Pearl Jam. If you're interested in progressive rock you should check out their albums Gretchen Goes to Nebraska and Dogman. Feel free to write for more suggestions.

Stavesacre- been with them since day one. If you ever have extra cash to spend on a CD, please buy Speakeasy. Probably their best effort to date.

Edit:

For the record, any accent from the Isles is sexy. There's an Irish girl who reads essays and whatnot on the Firefly Talk Podcast. I could listen to her all day. drooooolll.....

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RMMC

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 2:28 AM

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. I love the songs except Free Falling which, for me, is his only song that didn't hold up to repeated airings.
My favorite album is "Damn the Torpedoes." He's wonderful to see live (when he and the HB's backed Bob Dlyan, more people in the audience enjoyed their set than Dylan's...and most were there to see Dylan!) and has always kept his fans in mind, especially those who were not exactly flush with money. For you young'uns, he actually took his record label (MCA) to court to stop them from raising the price of his next album by $3.00, and won! (This was back in like, 1980 or 1981...the album was "Hard Promises.")
He does always seem to be at his best when something got up his nose. The last cd, "The last DJ," is superb, and it is mainly ripping up at the music industry (labels and radio) for homogenizing the industry to the point where anyone who truly has a new and innovative sound, style, what have you, can't get anywhere and if they do get it made on a small label, none of the radio stations will play it because the Big Boys are dictating what gets run and what doesn't. This cd makes me think of us browncoats...a lot.
And...as another favorite...The Traveling Wilburys, who have a little bit of it all...Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Roy Orbison and Jeff Lynne. Definitely, quite the line-up and a couple wonderful cds. Catch 'em if ya can.

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RMMC
"There goes the last DJ, who plays what he wants to play, and says what he wants to say, hey, hey, hey. There goes your freedom of choice, there goes the last human voice, there goes the last DJ."

THENAVIGATOR

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:00 AM

nirvana...saved me from becoming a sleazy lawyer or something of that ilk.

SHYKNEE

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:08 AM

Travis

Fell in love with them when I first saw their "Why does it always rain on me?" music video. It's just priceless. I could listen to them any day and twice on Sunday. And speaking of Sunday...

The Sundays

Their soft melodic tunes are hard to get enough of. Their album "Static and Silence" comes highly recommended.

The Caesars

One of the bands whose song got featured in the iTunes commercial. They're lovely in person, too!

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WASHSYOUNGERSEXIERBR

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:10 AM

The Kooks are an immense new band from devon that everyone should check out.

FIREFLYNUTTER

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:34 AM

I have to say TOOL, but then there are so many other great bands... such as SOAD, APC, MUSE, Mogwai, Butterfly Effect, Dave Weckl Band, Weather Report, Gong, and the list goes on... but one can not go past the vocal talent of Maynard, or the chops of Carey... all in all they are the best band, alhough a bit out there for some tastes (any one for psychadelic math alternative?)

ORPHEUS

Wednesday, March 29, 2006 9:42 PM

My favorite band (well, bands, since I can't have just one)?

My hands-down favorite is Soundgarden. BadMotorFinger and SuperUnknown are two of the greatest hard rock albums ever made.

Then there's Faith No More. Mike Patton is a genius singer, and the VERY eclectic albums the band has put out are a testement to the fact that this band could do anything. Some songs to consider: "From Out of Nowhere", "The Perfect Crime", and "The Gentle Art of Making Enemies".

And the bronze medal goes to the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl is a much better musician than Kurt Cobain ever was, and in this band, it shows.

Some of my other favorites (and sample tunes to check out):

311: ("Visit", "Leaving Babylon")
AC/DC: ("For Those About to Rock (We Salute You)", "It's a Long Way to the Top")
Alice in Chains: ("Sea of Sorrow", "No Excuses")
Buckethead: ("The Ballad of Buckethead", "Mustang")
Megadeth: ("99 Ways to Die", "Holy Wars")
Nerf Herder: ("Mr. Spock", "5000 Ways to Die")
Primus: ("DMV", "Tommy the Cat")
Queens of the Stone Age: ("The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret", "Another Love Song")
Rage Against the Machine: ("Freedom", "Ashes in the Fall")
Red Hot Chili Peppers ("Taste the Pain", "Naked in the Rain")
Van Halen: ("Right Now", "Unchained")

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NTLZYJSTDNTCARE

Friday, March 31, 2006 4:50 PM

I love Godspeed You Black Emperor!. I actually cried while listening to one of their songs last night.

I'd like to add that Ireland has the colour green. We rule so much! Worship us.

not lazy just don't care (about anything but Firefly)

PDCHARLES

Friday, March 31, 2006 5:00 PM

Radiohead (The song Lucky for RIVER)
Jamiroquai
Zero 7
Kings of Leon
Alice in Chains
System of a Down
Cash
Linkin' Park
Jay Z
Prodigy
Sasha/John digweed
Pearl Jam
The Doors

Pretty eclectic, but wouldn’t have it any other way

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JPSTARGAZER

Friday, March 31, 2006 6:27 PM

I think I'd have to go with Led Zeppelin as my favorite band. However, my favorite band that is still touring/recording would have to be U2 hands down (as if my sig didn't tell you that). I find I like U2 more and more, especially now that I'm really getting into the Zooropa/Pop era U2 (I never really enjoyed it that much before).

"All I got is a red guitar, three chords, and the truth...the rest is up to you"
--Bono

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