What Is Top Favorite Music Artist?

[tharpdevenport]

Depending on how wide a definition you use...

1. Jerry Goldsmith, R.I.P.
2. Shirley Walker, R.I.P.
3. Elmer Bernstein, R.I.P.
4. Chirstophe Beck
5. James Horner


I listen to scores 99.5% of any given music experience during a year. Songs just don't cut it for me anymore. If I had to pick artists, almost none have done more than one song I like, so coming up with five might be hard:

1. The Beatles
2. Enya
3. Sarah McLaughlin

 

[PKTrekGirl]

The first four are my favorites:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Pearl Jam
The Tragically Hip
Dan Fogelberg

These are the sort of favorites where I buy every album that comes out, even before I hear a single song.

Other artists I really love (both old and new, in no particular order):
Bon Jovi
Journey
Van Halen
Queen
Crowded House
Alanis Morissette
REM
Prince
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Blind Faith
Steve Winwood
Eric Clapton
Janis Joplin
Jimi Hendrix
The Mamas and the Papas
Matchbox 20
Daughtry
Three Doors Down
Nirvana
The Sam Roberts Band
Garth Brooks
The Dixie Chicks

The above lists do not include classical music because classical has multiple dependencies - the composer, the orchestra, the director, etc. Even the age of the recording can be a factor since some recordings are so old that not much can be done to bring back the original sound. One piece of music can be played, even by the same orchestra, and sound completely different under different directors.

 

[Nerys Myk]

1. The Beatles
2. The Who
3. Bruce Springsteen (with and without the E Street Band
4. U2
5. The Jam
6. Elvis Costello (with and without the Attractions)
7. The Clash
8. The Police
9. The Kinks
10. The Pretenders
11. The Doors
12. The Bangles
13. The Go-Gos
14. Stevie Ray Vaughn
15. Elvis Presley
16. Oasis
17. Chuck Berry
18. Buddy Holly
19. Bob Dylan
20. XTC

 

[The Nth Doctor]

3. Sarah McLaughlin

Sarah McLachlan.

 

[ElScoob]

Okay... in something like roughly chronological order, rather than preference:

Elvis Presley
Chuck Berry
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
Carl Perkins
Eddie Cochran
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Marvin Gaye
Otis Redding
Wilson Pickett
Ray Charles
James Brown
Aretha Franklin
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Pink Floyd
Iggy Pop and The Stooges
KISS
The Ramones
The Clash
Elvis Costello
Motorhead
U2
Metallica
Run-DMC
Social Distortion
Nirvana
White Zombie/Rob Zombie
Green Day
Foo Fighters
Tenacious D
The White Stripes

(I'm sure I'm probably leaving someone out--I'm always forgetting one or two artists in this kind of thing...)

--g

 

[RobertScorpio]

Here is mine...

Andy Williams
Frank Sinatra
Perry Como
Barry Manilow
Josh Grobin
Black Sabbath
Beatles
George Strait
Stevie Wonder
Prince
Rosemary Cloony
Mel Torme
Michael Buble
Elton John
Bread
Lara Fabien
Andre Botchelli
Ronnie Milsap
Elvis Presley
Diana Krall
Sarah Vaughn
David Cook

 

[The Habs Fan]

In order:

Stone Temple Pilots
Pink Floyd
Alice In Chains
Pearl Jam
Foo Fighters
David Bowie
Radiohead
Gin Blossoms
Black Crowes
Nine Inch Nails
Matthew Good
Guns 'N Roses

 

[Ethros]

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