Favorite Band

fil karada wrote: What is your favorite band (prog or non-prog) ? Not the band that made your favorite albums or musics, not the band who's music you like the most, just the band you like more.

Can't say I understand what you are asking.

Do you want us to tell which band we like because of how friendly they are when they come over to visit? 

There are bands which I enjoy their music but I dont like the band because the members are arrogant (perhaps this is the criteria for me). And yes how friendly they are is also a criteria.

I'm not, generally, really that interested in musicians' personalities, nor do I go to many concerts so I'm not that interested in how they interact with audiences, I'm interested in the music itself.  My favourite bands probably would be Magma and Art Zoyd, and I'm very big of Robert Wyatt, Henry Cow, Miles Davis, Heldon,  and Art Bears.  There are many others that rank very highly in terms of music, but those have been so important to me.  I guess I feel that I "know" Robert Wyatt best, so in a personality poll, I would feel compelled to vote for him -- musically he is one of my favourite artists too.

Outside of music in the archives, I like John Coltrane and Stockhausen muchly (as well as much classical), but it's for the music.

So I guess Robert Wyatt, though not a band, would fit best. I would love to have met the various guys from Soft Machine.


Edited by Logan - February 19 2009 at 11:24

I dont really care much about the bands personalities either, unless they are utter facists, I suppose, but there doesn't appear to be many of them in rock music generally..

Frank Dunnery of It Bites shared half a pint of lager with me once, and Wayne Hussey of The Mission kissed me on the cheek, for some reason, but hey....

I don't know any musicians personally, so I guess I can't answer.

Or maybe my answer is that CoAM and Epignosis are my favorite bands. 


Edited by NaturalScience - February 19 2009 at 11:34

I don't know.  That one guy from CoAM won't part with his Geddy Lee trading card.

I don't really understand the question, either, but my favourite band are Marillion, with Yes & Genesis coming in a gnat's hair breadth after.

As for non prog, I've always loved The Levellers, who most definitely are very friendly and willing to spend the time of day with you. I was influenced by the music and the politics with them. They are followed by The Tansads, who (sadly), very few have even heard of, but hailed from Wigan, England, and made some great LPs in the vein of The Levellers during the 90's. They also shared a pint with you as well

Anyone who, like me, enjoys some of the folkier prog, would be very well advised to go out and buy stuff from both bands, although you might struggle to find any Tansads now. They are certainly not prog either of them, but they have strong celtic, folk, and punk influences together with a very good feel for melodic and soulful ballads.

The Birthday Party.

MovingPictures07 wrote: rushfan4 wrote: I don't know.  That one guy from CoAM won't part with his Geddy Lee trading card. The only way I'll part with it is if you give me an Alex Browne trading card.

Who on earth would ever want that? 

rushfan4 wrote: If I had an Alex Browne trading card I don't think that I would be able to part with it.

Oh, no.  Not with the picture I'm going to use.