A mrcozdude poll (flaming aloud)

Frank Zappa.  His music consistently amazes me, more often than not challenges me to really understand what all is happening.  While I may not have enjoyed each individual track, I can still appreciate the things he did.  Plus, there's some Frank for nearly any taste...whether it be classical, doo wop, fusion, completely avant-garde, etc.  He's miles ahead of the other artists for me, though several of the others, including King Crimson, Soft Machine, Beefheart, all appeal as well.  Fun poll, it'll be interesting to see other people's reasoning for picking their favorites.

King Crimson has for a long time now become my favorite. Their music is so rich in every time period and has developed greatly. Each time I get back to their albums I find something new. Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd are also artists I hold dear, but for different reasons.

The Residents! I don't know any band that can match these 15 brilliant releases (well, not according to my tastes, that is):

1		The Residents Duck Stab / Buster & Glen (1978)
2		The Residents Meet the Residents (1974)
3		The Residents Mark of the Mole (1981)
4		The Residents Commercial Album (1980)
5		The Residents Eskimo (1979)
6		The Residents The Tunes of Two Cities (1982)
7		The Residents Intermission (1982) [EP]
8		The Residents Fingerprince (1977)
9		The Residents Whatever Happened to Vileness Fats? (1984)
10		The Residents Not Available (1978)
11		The Residents The Third Reich 'n Roll (1976)
12		The Residents & Renaldo & The Loaf Title in Limbo (1983)
13		The Residents Santa Dog (1972) [Single]
14		The Residents Animal Lover (2005)
15		The Residents Diskomo / Goosebump (1980) [Single]

lol That means my firefox spell check isn't working :(

mrcozdude wrote: lol That means my firefox spell check isn't working :(

Edited by Snow Dog - July 07 2009 at 05:27

Slartibartfast wrote: Some good ones, some which I don't know, some which I don't care about.  I'm showing Eno some lovin'.

I voted all.

Frank.

I could go on and on about why, but it would really all boil down to...

Frank.

The Mars Volta
I have been following this band since the early days of de loused, and they all seem to reinvent themselves with each album released. Not to mention they one the lead prog bands of todays music scene. Not for just prog but for rock in general. I think 10 to 20 years from now we will be talking about The Mars Volta just like we talk about the classic bands like King Crimson, Pink Floyd and etc.

Frank Zappa is also second on my top artists lists and I'm going to be ripping off this idea