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jimmy_row

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Topic: 10 favorite bands... (any genre)
Posted: October 27 2007 at 11:31

Originally posted by micky

hmmmm.. any genre..

1. The Allman Brothers Band

10 Simon and Garfunkel

Someone give this man a drink, on the house. This warrants some "clappies"

btw, i think you forgot something

just a hunch...

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 11:43

Originally posted by jimmy_row

Originally posted by micky

hmmmm.. any genre..

1. The Allman Brothers Band

10 Simon and Garfunkel

Someone give this man a drink, on the house. This warrants some "clappies"

btw, i think you forgot something

just a hunch...

hahahhahha....

she was #12

just behind Duran Duran

but in front of Pat Benatar Embarrassed

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 12:03

uh oh the skeletons are comin' out!

okay okay, if you saw my cd collection you'd know that I have no room to talk

but Duran Duran? ahead of the beloved Italian bands? I hope you grew up in the '80s...in that case it's almost understandable

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 12:14

Originally posted by jimmy_row

uh oh the skeletons are comin' out!

okay okay, if you saw my cd collection you'd know that I have no room to talk

but Duran Duran? ahead of the beloved Italian bands? I hope you grew up in the '80s...in that case it's almost understandable

hahhaha... lots of skeletons in this closet...

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 12:55

This is bound to change as i'm new to the site and discovering lots of new bands.

1. Pink Floyd

2. Genesis

3. Gentle Giant

4. Dream Theater

5. Camel (very new to the list lol, bought a couple of albums yesterday)

6. U2

7. Iron Maiden

8. Queen

9. Led Zeppelin

10. The Who

Allowing solo work from members of aforementioned bands.

1. Pink Floyd

2. Genesis

3. Gentle Giant

4. David Gilmour

5. Dream Theater

6. Camel (very new to the list lol, bought a couple of albums yesterday)

7. Peter Gabriel

8. U2

9. Iron Maiden

10. Queen

Edited by FunnyWays - October 27 2007 at 12:56

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 13:59

1. Pain of Salvation
2. Ayreon
3. Tool
4. Opeth
5. After Forever
6. Symphony X
7. Porcupine Tree
8. Tori Amos
9. The Gathering
10. Beyond Twilight
11. Eternity X
12. Stream of Passion
13. Orphaned Land
14. Arcturus
15. Renaissance
16. The 3rd and the Mortal
17. Camel
18. Riverside
19. Dream Theater
20. A Perfect Circle

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:05

1. Genesis
2. David Bowie
3. Nick Cave
4. Pink Floyd
5. Marilyn Manson
6. Frank Zappa
7. Focus
8. Led Zeppelin
9. Metallica
10. Camel

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:20

No order:

Frank Zappa
King Crimson
Van Der Graaf Generator
Ange
Gentle Giant
NoFX ( Tongue

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Syd Barret
Pink Floyd (Pre-DSOTM + Animals)
Harmonium
Henry Cow

Edited by Astrodomine - October 27 2007 at 14:23

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 14:40

1. Yes

2. Bruford

3. Sting

4. Gentle Giant

5. Genesis

6. Pink Floyd

7. PFM

8. Camel

9. Brian Wilson / Beach Boys

10. Barclay James Harvest

Edited by Moogtron III - November 01 2007 at 06:37

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 15:10

Number one is untouchable, the rest is uncertain...

King Crimson

Yes
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Opeth
Genesis
Van der Graaf Generator
Gentle Giant
Porcupine Tree
Tool
The Mars Volta/Art Zoyd (mmm... too hard to choose)

mmm, 6 classics 5 moderns... great balance

Edited by el böthy - November 04 2007 at 11:30

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 16:30

Originally posted by Arsillus

Originally posted by Floydian42

8: Sufjan Stevens
10: Massive Attack

Excellent artists as well.

Ay, and polar opposites from one another!

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Posted: October 27 2007 at 22:53

No order.

1) Pink Floyd
2) Opeth
3) Bob Dylan
4) Iron Maiden
5) Isis
6) Rosetta
7) Ephel Duath
8) Agalloch
9) Oceansize
10) Subterranean Masquerade

I do, however, listen to long intense periods of one band. I am currently stuck on listening to Death and Van Der Graaf Generator. I just got out of Kamelot and Porcupine Tree phase.

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 01:53

1. THE BEATLES- PROTO-PROG/ ART ROCK/ WORLD MUSIC/ POP- ROCK/ PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

2. Yes- PROGRESSIVE ROCK/ HARD ROCK/ ART ROCK

3. The Doors- PSYCHEDELIC ROCK/ HARD ROCK/ BLUES ROCK

4. VELVET UNDERGROUND- PROTO-PUNK/ AVANT ROCK

5. THE WHO- HARD ROCK/ PROTO-PROG/ POP-ROCK

6. PINK FLOYD- PROTO-PROG/ PROGRESSIVE ROCK/ HARD ROCK/ PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

7. THE ROLLING STONES- BLUES ROCK/ POP-ROCK/ HARD ROCK

8. KING CRIMSON- PROGRESSIVE ROCK/ HARD ROCK/ ART ROCK

9. JETHRO TULL- ART ROCK/ PROGRESSIVE ROCK/ FOLK ROCK/ HARD ROCK

10. RUSH- HARD ROCK/ PROGRESSIVE ROCK

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 02:04

Pink Floyd

Genesis

Rush

King Crimson

Yes

Jethro Tull

Emerson Lake&Palmer

Queen

Kansas

Marillion

Triumph

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 04:35

1. Marillion (Neo-Prog/Alternative Rock)
2. Pendragon (Neo-Prog)
3. Porcupine Tree (Space Rock/Psychadelic Metal/Alternative Rock)
4. Coheed and Cambria (Prog-Metal/Alternative Metal/Emo)
5. Pink Floyd (Space Rock/Psychadlic Rock)
6. Pure Reason Revolution (Space Rock/Alternative Rock)
7. Blue October (Alternative Rock)
8. Ayreon (Prog-Metal/Neo-Prog)
9. Mostly Autumn (Prog Folk/Neo-Prog)
10. Joe Satriani (Instrumental Guitar Rock/Hard Rock)

Honourable mentions: The Weakerthans (Indie Pop/Folk), Before the Dawn (Gothic/Death Metal), Blackfield (Alternative Rock), Camel (Symphonic Prog), Fish (Neo-Prog), Fleetwood Mac (Soft Rock/Pop), God is an Astronaut (Post-Rock), Dream Theater (Prog-Metal), Arena (Neo-Prog), Idlewild (Indie Rock), The Decemberists (Indie Rock/Folk), Anathema (Prog-Metal), Kate Bush (Art Rock), Steve Hackett (Art Rock), Sieges Even (Prog-Metal), Riverside (Prog-Metal), Genesis (Symphonic Prog).

Edited by Forgotten Son - October 28 2007 at 04:39

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 05:34

I'm not sure about the order and some bands might be missing...

Porcupine Tree

Tom Waits

Sigur Rós

Pain of Salvation

Steely Dan

Neal Morse

Spock's Beard

Harmonium

Explosions in the Sky

Tori Amos

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 10:03

Originally posted by Forgotten Son

4. Coheed and Cambria (Prog-Metal/Alternative Metal/Emo)

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Coheed and Cambria are in no way Emo.

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 10:11

In no significant order:

1. Iron Maiden
2. Rush
3. Queensryche
4. Clutch
5. Johnny Cash
6. Megadeth
7. Genesis
8. Pink Floyd
9. King Crimson
10. Alice in Chains

I dunno, something like that maybe.

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Posted: October 28 2007 at 10:24

I don't think I could choose. I can just refer you to my Last.Fm page and any of the top 30 could be in kmy top 10 ever. http://www.last.fm/user/SHatters/