Your Top 10 Favourite Bands

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

Everybody has a top 10 of bands/artists they admire, so who's in your list?

 

Mine is:

 

1) Queen - For me, the best British band ever (the Beatles are a VERY close second). Simply phenomenal, from making the seminal Bohemian Rhapsody to selling out Wembley and Knebworth in 1986. Even after Freddie's death in 1991, they are still popular and touring and thrilling fans the world over.

 

2) The Beatles - What can you say about John, Paul, George and Ringo that hasn't already been said - amazingly gifted individuals who became the biggest band of the 1960s (with apologies to Rolling Stones and Who fans!) and also produced some fantastic work when they went solo in 1970 following the break-up of The Beatles. Like with Queen, their music will definitely stand the test of time.

 

3) Status Quo - The oldest rockers keep rocking all over the world and keep gaining fans of all ages. Still not sure whether they've found the fourth chord yet! Even the Grandparents can head-bang to Whatever You Want!

 

4) XTC - Britain's Biggest Unknowns. How the music of Messrs. Partridge and Moulding is not more widely appreciated is almost sinful. Hailing from the hot-bed of music known as Swindon, they have recorded beautifully crafted songs like 'Mayor Of Simpleton' (not a reference to Boris Johnson!) 'Making Plans For Nigel' and 'Senses Working Overtime.'

 

5) Def Leppard - This band deserve respect for overcoming the double tragedies of drummer Rick Allen losing his arm and the loss of Steve Clark in 1991 to drink and drugs. They are a very close knit band and despite not being able to equal the successes of Pyromania (1983) and Hysteria (1987) in modern times they still managed to headline Download twice in recent years (2009 and 2011).

 

6) Genesis - This includes both the Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins 'eras'. Innovative 'Progsters' who after a decade of works like The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway and Nursery Crymes became more mainstream in the 1980s with 'Invisible Touch', 'Mama', 'Throwing It All Away' and were not afraid to attack the corrupt institutions of politics (Land Of Confusion) and religion (Jesus He Knows Me)..

 

7) Squeeze - Reformed again for the umpteenth time and touring the UK in a few months, Squeeze are one of the best bands to have come out of the 70s new wave era. Hits like Hourglass, Tempted, Labelled With Love, Pulling Mussels From The Shell, Up The Junction and Goodbye Girl are instantly memorable.

 

8) Duran Duran - The Wild Boys of Birmingham pioneered the New Romantics movement (along with a certain Islington based band fronted by a Tony Hadley) and have more hits than most modern bands have had hot breakfasts - from Planet Earth, Grls On Film and The Reflex to modern hits like Reach up For The Sunrise and All You Need Is Now. Their 14th Album is released next February.

 

9) Electric Light Orchestra - The best thing to come out of Birmingham since the M5! Unique and never made a bad record - listen to Out Of The Blue if you get chance, it is an amazing record.

 

10) Fleetwood Mac - A fantastic band whose albums Rumours and Tango In The Night are among the best albums ever made by any group. Despite their troubles they have managed to create some of the most memorable records ever from The Chain (used in F1 Racing) to Dreams, Everywhere and Little Lies.

[Lato]

Interesting list Adam, glad to see XTC on there.

 

My list is a little different though and in no particular order

 

1. Joy Division/New Order (strictly speaking 2 different bands but as 75% of the members are the same and the catalogues overlap I'll count them as one)

2. Interpol

3. REM

4. Half Man Half Biscuit

5. Sparks

6. Echo and the Bunnymen

7. The Associates (Billy Mackenzie is the greatest voice ever)

8. Pixies

9. Rainbow

10.Talking Heads

 

I've probably missed someone obvious and ask me tomorrow and the list would be different.

[Loose]

Not in any particular order...

 

1. The Clash

2. The Kinks

3. Simple Minds

4. U2

5. Rolling Stones

6. Pink Floyd

7. The Jam / Style Council / Paul Weller

8. The Who

9. Talking Heads.

10. INXS

 

Solo Acts / Writers

 

1. Kirsty McColl

2. Kate Bush

3. Robert Palmer

4. Colin Hay

5. David Bowie

6. Joe Cocker

7. Paul Simon

8. Tom Jones

9. Amy Winehouse

10. Bob Marley

[BUFC]

Not in any particular order...

 

1. The Clash

2. The Kinks

3. Simple Minds

4. U2

5. Rolling Stones

6. Pink Floyd

7. The Jam / Style Council / Paul Weller

8. The Who

9. Talking Heads.

10. INXS

 

Solo Acts / Writers

 

1. Kirsty McColl

2. Kate Bush

3. Robert Palmer

4. Colin Hay

5. David Bowie

6. Joe Cocker

7. Paul Simon

8. Tom Jones

9. Amy Winehouse

10. Bob Marley

 

Bands...........

 

FYC

Queen

Smiths

Deacon Blue

OMD

Platters

ELO

Jam

Madness

Specials

Ramones

 

Solo.....

Elvis

Bowie

Stewart

Orbison

Cline

Winehouse

Tyler

Como

Sinatra

Lanza

[missunderstood]

Bands

Beachboys

Tony Rivers and the Castaways

Four Seasons

Mamas and Papas

Moody Blues

The Seekers (Judith Durham had the best voice ever)

The Who

Four Tops

Supremes

Kinks

 

Singers

Neil Sedaka

Sinatra

Sam cook

Ella Fitzgerald

Dusty Springfield

Rod Stewart

Billy Ekstein

Bobby Vinton

Doris Day

[missunderstood]

Bands

Beachboys

Tony Rivers and the Castaways

Four Seasons

Mamas and Papas

Moody Blues

The Seekers (Judith Durham had the best voice ever)

The Who

Four Tops

Supremes

Kinks

 

Singers

Neil Sedaka

Sinatra

Sam cook

Ella Fitzgerald

Dusty Springfield

Rod Stewart

Billy Eckstine

Bobby Vinton

Doris Day

Unforgivably forgot

 

Nat King Cole and Bob Dylan.

[sjj2112]

More than 10, no particular order, and liable to be different in the next five minutes...

 

Rush

King's X

Pearl Jam

Living Colour

Jane's Addiction

System Of A Down

Pink Floyd

Yes

Led Zeppelin

And So I Watch You From Afar

Tool

Foo Fighters

Muse

Faith No More

Filter

Wolfmother

Seasick Steve

Queensryche

Rage Against The Machine

The White Stripes / Raconteurs / Dead Weather / Jack White

[Rhodes]

Sjj2112 – That’s a surprise, I always had you down as a Tony Bennett man

[sjj2112]

What a surprise, a stupid dig at one of the responses without actually answering the question yourself.

 

Tw@t

[missunderstood]

Sjj2112 – That’s a surprise, I always had you down as a Tony Bennett man

 

Another all time great that should have been on my list.

[Lato]

can't beleive I forgot The Clash.

 

B einteresting to see your list rhodsey or will that 'give you away' too much.

[Pink Panther]

1 Chopin

2 Mozart

3 Sex Pistols

4 Presley 1955-60

5 Sinatra

6 Kinks

7 Beatles

8 New order

9 Slaughter and the dogs

10 Any old jamaican ska

Oh i forgot Morrissey, not the Smiths!

Edited September 18, 2012 by Pink Panther

[Rhodes]

What a surprise, a stupid dig at one of the responses

Sjj2112 - That's just the impression I got that's all, no offence, I didn't have you down as a Queensryche fan for example

[Lato]

Sjj2112 - That's just the impression I got that's all, no offence, I didn't have you down as a Queensryche fan for example

 

What people like is very much their own choice so why you have to comment on it is unnecessary. However we all know the reason why and I've stated it many times. You would do yourself a lot more favours though if you actually bothered to answer a question or stick to the topic.........beyond you I know but we can all but hope.

[sjj2112]

Sjj2112 - That's just the impression I got that's all, no offence, I didn't have you down as a Queensryche fan for example

 

Rhodes, so much for your ability to "read people like a book" - the impression you get from a long-haired male wearing a denim jacket is that he's obviously a Tony Bennett fan!

 

You're also forgetting an on-line conversation we had about music a few years ago in which I mentioned I was listening to one of the bands listed above and you, no doubt googling frantically, claimed to know all about them!

 

I doubt you know anything about Queensryche either, you just picked one of the bands at random from my list.

 

So, who makes your list?

Edited September 21, 2012 by sjj2112

[Hookey]

In no particular order:

 

'70s Quo

Thin Lizzy

10CC

T Rex

The Pogues

The Eagles

Squeeze

Madness

XTC

The Jam

[BUFC]

In no particular order:

 

'70s Quo

Thin Lizzy

10CC

T Rex

The Pogues

The Eagles

Squeeze

Madness

XTC

The Jam

 

No Small Faces or Little Richard!!?

[Pink Panther]

Rhodes, so much for your ability to "read people like a book" - the impression you get from a long-haired male wearing a denim jacket is that he's obviously a Tony Bennett fan!

 

You're also forgetting an on-line conversation we had about music a few years ago in which I mentioned I was listening to one of the bands listed above and you, no doubt googling frantically, claimed to know all about them!

 

I doubt you know anything about Queensryche either, you just picked one of the bands at random from my list.

 

So, who makes your list?

sjj2112 I shall answer Mr Rhodes top ten for you. I see a man driving an old mini wearing Pink jeans, yellow tshirt whilst smoking a Pipe. He slides hisc60 cassette into the Radio and the following musical acts crackle outside the car.

1 Kajagoogoooooooo

2 Boy George

3 Nolan sisters

4 Leo sayer

5 Gladys night and the pips

6 Three degrees

7 Bucks Fizz

8 Kylie

9 Lulu

10 Shawaddywaddy

[Loose]

sjj2112 I shall answer Mr Rhodes top ten for you. I see a man driving an old mini wearing Pink jeans, yellow tshirt whilst smoking a Pipe. He slides hisc60 cassette into the Radio and the following musical acts crackle outside the car.

1 Kajagoogoooooooo

2 Boy George

3 Nolan sisters

4 Leo sayer

5 Gladys night and the pips

6 Three degrees

7 Bucks Fizz

8 Kylie

9 Lulu

10 Shawaddywaddy

 

Apart from Rhodes driving an old mini probably spot on.

[The Mayor Of Simpleton]

I thought that Spandau Ballet might have got a mention in Rhodes' list...