Best Band

thesurfer
thesurfer Posts: 574
edited May 2011 in Music & Movies
Whoes your favorite Band, Mine, Led Zeppelin.
Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited May 2011
    I don't have one..
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  • thesurfer
    thesurfer Posts: 574
    edited May 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    I don't have one..
    Odd, i thought it would be Tool,
    Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited May 2011
    THE good ol' grateful dead.

    hey now!.
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited May 2011
    If I was to pick a fave I'd say Rush their first decade.
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  • gfong
    gfong Posts: 1,079
    edited May 2011
    Really like U2 as a band! So many more though!
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  • codyc1ark
    codyc1ark Posts: 2,532
    edited May 2011
    I'd have to go with Nirvana, overall, they hit it huge when I was 10/11 years old, and my brother being about 20, forced his music on me, and I've been digging in since. As of late though, its been some Old Crow Medicine Show, bluegrass has been killing it for me lately.
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  • 67jason
    67jason Posts: 57
    edited May 2011
    All time fav is Depeche Mode, but there are sooo many wonderful artists and bands out there...
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  • woodhead 2
    woodhead 2 Posts: 367
    edited May 2011
    Reo Speedwagon
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,958
    edited May 2011
    what? ever?
    the Who
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  • rromeo923
    rromeo923 Posts: 1,513
    edited May 2011
    falconcry72 wrote: »
    THE good ol' grateful dead.

    hey now!.

    Hey Now!
    I got static in my head
    The reflected sound of everything
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  • Ace944gs
    Ace944gs Posts: 110
    edited May 2011
    Petty!
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  • decal
    decal Posts: 3,205
    edited May 2011
    The Band, of course !!
    If you can't hear a difference, don't waste your money.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited May 2011
    I keep going back and forth between Black Sabbath and Blue Oyster Cult. I just can't decide.
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited May 2011
    Allman Brothers and/or The E St Band.
    Maybe Pink Floyd.
    I hate these questions!
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  • packetjones
    packetjones Posts: 1,059
    edited May 2011
    All time favorite? rage against the machine.

    There are so many others though. My favorite song of all time is probably comfortably numb.
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  • tkfoh
    tkfoh Posts: 30
    edited May 2011
    DITTO on the BAND
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited May 2011
    The mighty FLOYD
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited May 2011
    The International Silver String Submarine Band
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  • DForeman
    DForeman Posts: 468
    edited May 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    The International Silver String Submarine Band

    LOL - Always look forward to your responses George in these "best of" types of posts.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,833
    edited May 2011
    Mr. Grand, you are quite the rascal.
    Sal Palooza
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  • Uilleann
    Uilleann Posts: 159
    edited May 2011
    Floyd.

    Period. :)
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  • halo71
    halo71 Posts: 4,604
    edited May 2011
    Too many to list just one.

    Everything from Alabama to Zeppelin. With Megadeth, Queensryche and Stevie Ray Vaughn in between.:biggrin:
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  • vc69
    vc69 Posts: 2,500
    edited May 2011
    Nine Inch Nails
    -Kevin
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,655
    edited May 2011
    Queensryche, Rush, Godsmack and Alice n Chains

    hard to pick just one but you get the idea:biggrin:
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  • carwashguy
    carwashguy Posts: 131
    edited May 2011
    The Flaming Lips. Amazing live shows.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited May 2011
    If I had to go with just one, it would be AC/DC...Or Maybe Alan Parsons...Or maybe the Eagles.

    I don't know. :tongue:
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  • squeeb
    squeeb Posts: 426
    edited May 2011
    For those of you who think/put Led Zeppelin I heard yesterday on a radio program all the blues singers they did not credit for their work. I had no clue. I am sure it has been debated on here before. Anyway, with a little help from Google:

    ** ? ""Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" - A folk song by Anne Bredon, this was originally credited as "traditional, arranged by Jimmy Page," then "words and music by Jimmy Page," and then, following legal action, "Bredon/Page/Plant."

    ? "Black Mountain Side" - uncredited version of a traditional folk tune previously recorded by Bert Jansch.

    ? "Bring It On Home" - the first section is an uncredited cover of the Willie Dixon tune (as performed by the imposter Sonny Boy Williamson).

    ? "Communication Breakdown" - apparently derived from Eddie Cochran's "Nervous Breakdown."

    ? "Custard Pie" - uncredited cover of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down," with lyrics from Sleepy John Estes's "Drop Down Daddy."

    ? "Dazed And Confused" - uncredited cover of the Jake Holmes song (see The Above Ground Sound Of Jake Holmes). Blogovich sez: This is the one to which Jeff, who commented on the blog, refers.

    ? "Hats Off To (Roy) Harper" - uncredited version of Bukka White's "Shake 'Em On Down."

    ? "How Many More Times" - Part one is an uncredited cover of the Howlin' Wolf song (available on numerous compilations). Part two is an uncredited cover of Albert King's "The Hunter."

    ? "In My Time Of Dying" - uncredited cover of the traditional song (as heard on Bob Dylan's debut).

    ? "The Lemon Song" - uncredited cover of Howlin' Wolf's "Killing Floor" - Wolf's publisher sued Zeppelin in the early 70's and settled out of court.

    ? "Moby Dick" - written and first recorded by Sleepy John Estes under the title "The Girl I Love," and later covered by Bobby Parker.

    ? "Nobody's Fault But Mine" - uncredited cover of the Blind Willie Johnson blues.

    ? "Since I've Been Lovin' You" - lyrics are the same as Moby Grape's "Never," though the music isn't similar.

    ? "Stairway To Heaven" - the main guitar line is apparently from "Taurus" by Spirit. Blogovich sez: Not ?apparently?. This one is startling. Taurus, by Spirit (great band, pick up a compilation at least, highly recommended), is an instrumental of three minutes' duration; Zep copied the entire song and used it as the intro to Stairway. Give it a listen. But sit down first. Ridiculous.

    ? "White Summer" - uncredited cover of Davey Graham's "She Moved Through The Fair."

    ? " Whole Lotta Love" - lyrics are from the Willie Dixon blues "You Need Love."

    ? Here?s one not from the site but from Blogovich: Give ?Sail Away? by Deep Purple (1974 Burn album with David Coverdale on lead vocals) a listen and tell me Zep?s Trampled Underfoot from Physical Graffiti (1975) isn?t the same borrowed-from-Ritchie Blackmore riff, just speeded up. And Zep singer Robert Plant had the gall, at the height of the later Whitesnake?s admittedly Zep-derivative success, to call Coverdale ?David Coverversion?? Amazing arrogance and the pot calling the kettle black crap. Further, Plant?s got the gall to write forwards to blues books and such, while his band so overtly ripped off those same artists. Amazing arrogance, Percy.

    Zep defenders say old blues artists did the same thing with tunes, borrowing, adjusting, and so on. And that is in some measure arguably true. But nobody ever did it to Zep's extent. Not even close. Perhaps they could have given just a wee bit of credit where it was due?

    That?s why, despite the hours of enjoyment (and maybe that?s enough for some people and that?s OK) Zep provided, they?ll always be a few cuts below the all-time greats in my estimation. **

    I am sure most, if not all bands, on an all-time best list had some assistance from their predecessors, but dang.
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited May 2011
    carwashguy wrote: »
    The Flaming Lips. Amazing live shows.

    Agreed. Seeing them tomorrow and Friday night. They're playing The Soft Bulletin in its entirety.
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  • heiney9
    heiney9 Posts: 25,203
    edited May 2011
    squeeb wrote: »
    For those of you.....

    not even worth a response.

    Today's choice is the best thing Sweden had to offer pop musically

    ABBA

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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited May 2011
    "Bollywood Stunt Horse" are my newest favorite
    Monitor 7C's With Tubes
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