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 Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 11:29 am
It has come to my attention that this Music & Arts forum has an irregular per portion of Music to Arts. Thus I am rectifying that error with a classic "Favorite Genre/Band/Performer" thread. Also known as the d**k measuring contest of music enthusiasts. Sure it may appear like I'm about to go off on a tangent justifying this point, but guess again.
So Here Are THE RULES :
-NO overt insulting of one another's interests irregardless of whether or not you are concerned that your peers may not have functioning ears.
-Please Clarify whether this is a music G/B/P (I can't believe I have/get to type this)is something that you only listen to when stoned. If you don't understand why this is a rule, then you've never run out of weed before attending a friend's "Concert" only to find the beautiful music you once enjoyed to be fifteen minutes of a jackass who couldn't figure out the B chord if it had it's d**k in his mouth, respectively. MOVING ON
-If you hate some kind of G/B/P you can voice this opinion, but for the sake of maintaining order, be rational about your disgust. By this I mean mention that you dislike something casually and if there is someone else who utterly loathes it, then take your un-adulterated eternally wretching hate to a private message style area.
-Finally this is something of a pet peeve of mine, if you can elaborate about your undying love for a specific G/B/P please do for the sake of conversation. I don't want this to be a fifteen post thread of I like blah, then it's a ghost town.
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 2:58 am
Mon, you didn't tell us who your favorite is!
I'll probably get made a little fun of, but here goes, my favorite performers:
First, I have to say this anyway -- but I really do enjoy their music and performances! -- is Buddha Bomb, of which my little sister (BlueNereidUmi, actually) is the singer and lyricist. And I'm sure she'll flip me off for saying so, but I think she's the most adorable little punkette EVER. :3
Jackson Browne
Even if the name doesn't ring a bell, you've almost certainly heard something by him -- Somebody's Baby, Running On Empty, Doctor My Eyes, The Pretender, and The Load-Out/Stay all get regular radio play. I like all of those, of course, but my favorite songs are mostly ones that you don't otherwise hear -- like Sky Blue and Black, from which two of my mules draw their names. To me, his music strikes the right balance between lyrical and musical complexity, and emotional truths the listener can relate to. And best of all, he's still recording and releasing music... okay, so the last record was in '05, and it was solo acoustic versions, and the record before that was in '02 -- his last release before that was in '97, and that was just a 'best of'! o_O; I could probably blather on for hours, so I'll rein myself in before I get any further!
Traveling Wilburys
I'd be surprised if you've heard of the group, but I'd be floored if you're haven't heard of at least one of the members -- Jeff Lynne (frontman of Electric Light Orchestra and probably the most obscure Wilbury), George Harrison (the once-Beatle), Tom Petty (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, that is), Bob Dylan (tell me you don't need a reference point, please) and Roy Orbison (Crying, Only the Lonely, etc). Obviously no longer recording! But I just read the other day that Rhino is about to release the material from their two records in a box set, so I'm rather stoked -- the originals were put out in 1988 and '90, and have been out of print for I don't even know how long. What's special about them? Dude. Dylan and a Beatle? That fact alone overrides Jeff's great production skills, Tom's... well, catchy pop ability, and even the 'OMG Roy Orbison is a legend!' factor, as well as the skills those two both bring to the table. And they were all friends, which comes across in some ways through the music -- it's not 'same old, same old' for them, despite how long their careers all were; they were enjoying it again.
Sublime
Let me put it this way: I'm 27; I was living within an hour's drive of Long Beach and was sixteen in 1996, the year that they finally started being noticed and received airtime on major radio stations, and the year that the Bradley Nowell, the trio's writer and singer, died of a heroin overdose. I don't know how it was elsewhere, but here, everyone went mental, seems like. All of a sudden, they were all over the radio. And crazily enough, in my area ska is still king... though I admit that might be attributable, at least partially, to the whole 'pot culture' that just goes with ska music. XD
Jimmy Buffet
Let's face it -- anyone who names their back-up band "The Coral Reefers" is probably someone you'd smoke out if you had the chance! If you hear him on the radio, you probably hear Margaritaville, though you can sometimes catch Come Monday or Cheeseburger In Paradise, too. He's another artist of whom I can say that I like the radio songs, but there's others that're never aired that -- to me, at least -- are really just bloody good songs. But his style... is sort of calypso-ish; carribean-influenced, with steel drums alongside the guitars and brass and everything else. The music is fun, and the lyrics are most often witty (and I quote him probably more than anyone else; one of the images on my profile, which used to be in my sig, has a line from Barefoot Children -- "And wrinkles only go where the smiles have been.")10] Black Rebel Motorcycle ClubHey, another band that -- guess what? -- doesn't get much radio play! Well, they don't in my area. I'm told it's otherwise in Europe. And a newer discovery for me... I saw them when they were on tour promoting their third record, Howl (they just released a fourth that I still need to pick up) and was pretty damn impressed by what I heard. Genre-wise, they would fall under the indie-rock category, I think. And they've got the indie 'creds' -- the guitarist, Peter Hayes, was a member of the L.A. band The Brian Jonestown Massacre (which falls apart periodically when the founder/writer/etc, in true L.A. fashion, has a nervous breakdown and fires just about everyone who doesn't quit). I'm sure I'm not doing them justice right now, but I think I should just get this posted and go to bed. o_O;
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 5:51 pm
Hmmm.. This is like asking me if I'd rather smoke a joint or a bowl...
I'll have to say,
Buckethead- I really enjoy his insane guitar playing. The man is a genius in his time. Plus, he is really mysterius about his performances. He doesn't want people to enjoy him for him, he wants them to just love his music.
Sublime- Just because, their damn ******** amazing when your stoned. And so very mellow.
I think thats all I'll go into for now, but I may come back with the rest of my favorite s**t.
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:24 pm
o.O Lets see here...
Sublime - In love with them... husbands hates them haha.. too bad for him!
Lamb of God - grrrrrr... angry driving music
Marilyn Manson - Yay! Can't help myself...
Elton John - gotta love the glasses
Type O Negative!
In Flames
Dimmu Borgir
Nightwish
Lacuna Coil
-- Too many to list.. I may be back to add... just you wait! -- xp heart xd
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:26 pm
`Stigmata Hmmm.. This is like asking me if I'd rather smoke a joint or a bowl... I choose a bowl.. from the best ever "skully" ( HAHA she said Skully) Water pipe (Bong for all you kiddies who haven't gone into a smoke shop before). I will smoke out of it for... ever... and ever heart xp
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:36 pm
DeSpAiR0218 Sublime - In love with them... husbands hates them haha.. too bad for him! DeSpAiR0218 Elton John - gotta love the glasses
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:52 am
Sublime- Stoned or not I LOVE them. Favorite band, no question. -favorite songs: -Jailhouse
-Greatest Hits
-Don't Push The Strokes- Again, stoned or not I love their sound, the guitar is light and happy and then Julian's voice is sleepy and nice. I like the contrast. -favorite songs: -Under Control
-Razorblade
-Ize of the World
-12:51 Pixies- G/B/P mainly, I actually figured out that I liked them one time when I wasn't stoned but I generally like them better when I am. -favorite songs: Nirvana- I know it's like insanely cliche to like them but I don't care. I think I like them more when I'm stoned? I'm not sure..... -favorite songs: -On a Plain
-Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
-Drain You And the rest:
-Cradle of Filth
-A Perfect Circle
-The Distillers
-Bright Eyes
-RHCP
-Bob Marley
-The Beatles
-Alice in Chains
-Brand New
-Phish
There's still more.....
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:14 am
Goes without saying... incidentally, have you ever heard the Sublime cover of 'No Woman, No Cry'? whee Alright, the standard questions -- favorite fab & era?
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:41 am
faolan Goes without saying... incidentally, have you ever heard the Sublime cover of 'No Woman, No Cry'? O_O no! I haven't! But, I think I definitely need to........ faolan whee Alright, the standard questions -- favorite fab & era? heh.... can psychedelia be the answer for both? My two favorite albums are Magical Mystery Tour, and Sgt. Peppers. Course, I also really like Rubber Soul and Revolver..... It's a tough choice.
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:44 am
DeSpAiR0218 Sublime - In love with them... husbands hates them haha.. too bad for him! Ha i have the same problem, my b/f hates my music but i dun mind his (classic rock and such) so i have tolisten to his music all the time >< but id say i love Planet Smashers first, then Sublime, my first love <3
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2007 4:00 pm
On a Lunacy Fringe faolan have you ever heard the Sublime cover of 'No Woman, No Cry'? O_O no! I haven't! But, I think I definitely need to........ On a Lunacy Fringe faolan whee Alright, the standard questions -- favorite fab & era? heh.... can psychedelia be the answer for both? My two favorite albums are Magical Mystery Tour, and Sgt. Peppers. Course, I also really like Rubber Soul and Revolver..... It's a tough choice.
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 2:27 pm
Red Hot Chili Peppers {By The Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers: Greatest Hits, Stadium Arcadium}; Electric Six {Fire, Se&or Smoke, Switzerland}; cranky; 403 (look half-way down; there are some mp3s on this page). There also more, but it seems like too much. rofl
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 3:01 pm
faolan DeSpAiR0218 Sublime - In love with them... husbands hates them haha.. too bad for him! Not too crazy into ska.. I don't mind it. Sublime is pretty much all the ska I listen to now a days though. faolan DeSpAiR0218 Elton John - gotta love the glasses I love that you used "Imelda Marcos" as an example. How many people do you think will understand it...hmm..... xp
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:11 pm
DeSpAiR0218 faolan DeSpAiR0218 Sublime - In love with them... husbands hates them haha.. too bad for him! Not too crazy into ska.. I don't mind it. Sublime is pretty much all the ska I listen to now a days though. DeSpAiR0218 faolan DeSpAiR0218 Elton John - gotta love the glasses I love that you used "Imelda Marcos" as an example. How many people do you think will understand it...hmm..... xp
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:43 am
I don't really have any favorite bands or songs(that makes me weird, doesn't it?).....
But I actually really like pop/rap/r&b 3nodding
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