Top 20 - Bands

[anais]

The Pixies
Beck
The Postal Service
Goldfrapp
Thievery Corporation
Joy Division / New Order
Broken Social Scene
The Clash
Franz Ferdinand
Metric
Saturday Looks Good To Me
Nouvelle Vague
Arctic Monkeys
Ladytron
The Shins
The Dandy Warhols
The Go! Team
Depeche Mode
Modest Mouse
The Arcade Fire

 

[tomalak301]

Broken Social Scene
Metric

I'm glad I'm not the only one on this board who knows who these groups are. When I was introduced to them and come on here to talk about it, I thought I was. Metric is alright (Emily Haines has a great voice though) and I do know of one of Broken Social Scene's members, Jason Colett who has soothing music but has gotten a bit boring.

 

[anais]

Broken Social Scene
Metric

I'm glad I'm not the only one on this board who knows who these groups are. When I was introduced to them and come on here to talk about it, I thought I was. Metric is alright (Emily Haines has a great voice though) and I do know of one of Broken Social Scene's members, Jason Colett who has soothing music but has gotten a bit boring.

There is no doubt, Emily Haines carries the whole band. Metric always seems a little off to me (not performance-wise), sometimes cheesy, but I like their style.

 

[I am not Spock]

In no particular order

The Who
Led Zeppelin
Queen
Dream Theater
Rush
Yes
Pink Floyd
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Radiohead
Porcupine Tree
Judas Priest
Opeth
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Rage Against the Machine

That's probably more than twenty. Oh well. There's plenty of other bands besides those that I like.

 

[Canadave]

The Tragically Hip (seriously look these guys up if you like rock\classic rock and haven't heard of 'em)

One of the best pieces of advice I've taken away from this board, in 7 years on here. Thanks again, Canadave! tomalak301, based on the rest of your list, I'd encourage you to take the man's advice. I know I certainly am glad I did. I started listening to them about what? 5 or 6 months ago, Dave?

That sounds about right. And you're welcome, once again! I'm always glad to spread the love. And if you are actually interested, tomalak, I can recommend a few songs to you.

Broken Social Scene
Metric

I'm glad I'm not the only one on this board who knows who these groups are. When I was introduced to them and come on here to talk about it, I thought I was. Metric is alright (Emily Haines has a great voice though) and I do know of one of Broken Social Scene's members, Jason Colett who has soothing music but has gotten a bit boring.

I saw Emily Haines solo about a year ago. She was pretty good... love her voice! BSS is pretty cool, too, but I tend to be more of a fan of it's various member groups. The Stars are pretty good, as is Memphis, a side project of one of their members along with another from Metric. The Arcade Fire is far and away my favourite, though... Neon Bible is just an amazing album.

Another great artist out of the Canadian indie scene, though not necessarily connected to that Montreal scene are Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, who play sort of country-rock, much in the spirit of The Band. The Rheostatics are another great band, though probably a little too experimental for some, but personally I think they're one of the five best Canadian bands of the last twenty years.

 

[PKTrekGirl]

The Tragically Hip (seriously look these guys up if you like rock\classic rock and haven't heard of 'em)

One of the best pieces of advice I've taken away from this board, in 7 years on here. Thanks again, Canadave! tomalak301, based on the rest of your list, I'd encourage you to take the man's advice. I know I certainly am glad I did. I started listening to them about what? 5 or 6 months ago, Dave?

That sounds about right. And you're welcome, once again! I'm always glad to spread the love. And if you are actually interested, tomalak, I can recommend a few songs to you.

As can I!

I wonder if they'd be the same songs?

 

[Michael]

My favorite is Nine Inch Nails
there are others I like too, like The Cure, Foofighters, Radiohead, Bjork, Portishead, etc & own a couple cds of, but NIN's the only one I have 2 or more cds of...

I think I love you.

Good to know I'm not the only big NIN fan.

Oh, you sure aren't the only one. This board actually seems to have a lot of NIN fans.

Here's my list:

01. THE CURE
02. APHEX TWIN
03. NINE INCH NAILS
04. DEPECHE MODE
05. AUTECHRE
06. THE SMITHS
07. AIR
08. DONOVAN LEITCH
09. SQUAREPUSHER
10. TALKING HEADS
11. THE DRESDEN DOLLS
12. THE MAMAS & THE PAPAS
13. BADLY DRAWN BOY
14. DAFT PUNK
15. DAVID BOWIE
16. RADIOHEAD
17. PORTISHEAD
18. RAMMSTEIN
19. TELEFON TEL AVIV
20. QUEEN

 

[PKTrekGirl]

^ Yeah...I like NIN too. Not in my top 10 (or 20) so I didn't list 'em...but I like them just fine.

 

[tomalak301]

Broken Social Scene
Metric

I'm glad I'm not the only one on this board who knows who these groups are. When I was introduced to them and come on here to talk about it, I thought I was. Metric is alright (Emily Haines has a great voice though) and I do know of one of Broken Social Scene's members, Jason Colett who has soothing music but has gotten a bit boring.

There is no doubt, Emily Haines carries the whole band. Metric always seems a little off to me (not performance-wise), sometimes cheesy, but I like their style.

That's my problem with a lot of those bands. The lyrics might be good, but the song tune sounds boring and lacking of energy. I can only take those groups in small doses, even if the lyrics and style are good.

 

[anais]

That's my problem with a lot of those bands. The lyrics might be good, but the song tune sounds boring and lacking of energy. I can only take those groups in small doses, even if the lyrics and style are good.

Metric have some songs with more energy, Combat Baby and Succexy for instance. They also mix it up a lot, go back and forth within the single songs.

 

[TrekNut87]

In no order

Def Leppard
Godsmack
Disturbed
The Beatles
U2
Lifehouse
Simple Plan
R.E.M.
Linkin Park
Jeff Buckley
The Who
Aerosmith
Journey
Matchbox 20
The Eagles
Gun's 'n Roses
The Offspring
Creed
Snow Patrol
Fleetwood Mac

 

[Kirby]

Oh sweet Jeebus, how did I forget AC/DC and Aerosmith from my list?

 

[Moocey]

My favorite bands in no particular order:

The Gourds
The Beatles
Televison
Radiohead
Weezer

 

[mrcoaster]

Hmmm...

No particular order here:

The Beatles
Queen
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
Cheap Trick
KISS
AC/DC
David Bowie
Alice Cooper
Squeeze
Aimee Mann/'til Tuesday
R.E.M.
Journey
Foo Fighters
Def Leppard
Neil Finn/Crowded House/Split Enz
Ramones
The Who
ELO/Jeff Lynne
Van Halen
Alan Parsons Project