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last.fm · by **Aethernox** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:47 am UTC

My last.fm list is significantly different, as well. Note that I've only been using last.fm for roughly 14 months, which may account for the lack of plays for some of the artists I listed earlier, and the large amount of plays for artists I have encountered rather recently(3, for example).

Ayreon - 2,027
Rush - 1,927
Tomahawk - 1,628
Fantômas - 1,625
Porcupine Tree - 1,412
3 - 1,360
Star One - 1,282
Opeth - 1,219
Acid Bath - 1,113
Collective Soul - 1,005

Which happens to make up roughly half of my total plays.

by **The Rumpled Academic** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:05 am UTC

These are in no particular order ~ just the 10 bands that I think have meant the most to me over the course of my life:

The Microphones
Okkervil River
The Flaming Lips
The Beatles
Animal Collective
The Incredible String Band
Boredoms
Neutral Milk Hotel
Joanna Newsom
The Velvet Underground

My last.fm stats are mostly in tune with this.

by **roc314** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:06 am UTC

Is this the top ten best artists/bands or our top ten favorite artists/bands? It might adjust my order a little.

Pink Floyd
Rammstein
KISS
Fair to Midland
Meat Loaf
Rage Against the Machine
Mushroomhead
Disturbed
Avenged Sevenfold
The Police

I don't know why I was worried about the order; halfway down I realized I had no clue what order to do for anything.

by **Ptolom** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:42 pm UTC

10! I struggle to think of 4. I usually listen to on or two artists at a time. At the moment it's Eels. Absolutely stunning music.

Website · by **Sandry** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:45 am UTC

As many others have said, mine transition a lot. I'll go for overall.

Thea Gilmore
Peter Gabriel
Massive Attack
Nightwish
Assemblage 23
VNV Nation
Splashdown
Tori Amos
They Might Be Giants
Cirque du Soleil

I think this may be somewhat aligned by current to furthest in the past.

by **Bear Police** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 5:52 am UTC

Sandry wrote:As many others have said, mine transition a lot. I'll go for overall.

Animal Collective
Panda Bear
The Unicorns
Girl Talk
The Velvet Underground
MF DOOM
Madvillain
The Olivia Tremor Control
HEALTH
Madlib

by **ParanoidAndroid** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 8:36 am UTC

Haha, "I Was Born a Unicorn" is ridiculously catchy.

by **cygnus** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:56 am UTC

Let's see... this is the sort of thing that changes a lot so here's a current snapshot:

Porcupine Tree (All other Steven Wilson projects [especially Bass Communion] also, but that would take up too many top 10 places

)
Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead
Portishead
Mehuggah
Opeth
Pink Floyd
Squarepusher
Battles
Brian Eno

Quite diverse, I tend to pick and choose the best from a lot of genres. Used to be exclusively a prog fan but eventually I realised even prog can get old. Yeah yeah, smite me already.

by **Various Varieties** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:36 pm UTC

1. The Beatles
2. Radiohead
3. R.E.M.
4. Pink Floyd
5. The Who
6. The Kinks
7. Gorillaz
8. Oasis
9. Sonic Youth
10. Björk

by **lhl456** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 12:58 am UTC

My current favorites at the moment...liable to change though...
(also in no particular order)
1. Queen
2. Styx
3. They Might Be Giants
4. AC/DC
5. Three Dog Night
6. Guns 'N Roses
7. Free
8. Blue Oyster Cult
9. Journey
10. Alice Cooper

Wow, looking at that made me realize how dated my music is...

by **Durinthal** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:12 am UTC

Sandry wrote:Cirque du Soleil

I'm confused. Someone else actually listens to Cirque du Soleil's music?

I'm not including anyone that's better-known as a composer (e.g. Bach or Beethoven) because that's an entirely different list. No, I'm not combining them. Anyway, my top 10 favorite artists in no particular order:

Cirque du Soleil
Sigur Ros
Rush
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Yes
Van Halen
Miles Davis
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
John Coltrane

Just composers:

Camille Saint-Saëns
Franz Schubert
Hans Zimmer
Yasunori Mitsuda
Gustav Holst
John Adams
Katsuhisa Hattori
Johann Sebastian Bach
Benoit Jutras
Rob King

by **RedWolf** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:26 am UTC

Durinthal wrote:Just composers:
Yasunori Mitsuda

Yes! But what about Nobuo Uematsu?
Gustav Holst is good too

by **kellsbells** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 2:46 am UTC

ParanoidAndroid wrote:Haha, "I Was Born a Unicorn" is ridiculously catchy.

It has been my ringtone for quite some time. I just never get sick of it.

by **Durinthal** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:50 am UTC

RedWolf wrote:Yes! But what about Nobuo Uematsu?
Gustav Holst is good too

I just don't like Uematsu's work as much, though part of that's due to which games I've played. Granted, I was thinking Final Fantasy 7 and later with him, instead of 6 and earlier (man, FF6 had a great soundtrack). Now that I think about it, though, I should have put Koji Kondo on there.

by **Amnesiasoft** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 7:46 am UTC

In no particular order

1) Queen
2) Voltaire
3) The Aquabats
4) Lemon Demon
5) MJ Hibbett & The Validators
6) Hot Waffles
7)

9)
10)

...I don't listen to much music

by **LittleKey** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:11 pm UTC

Please note that not only is this in no particular order, but these might not even be my favorite bands. They're just bands I immensely enjoy.

1. Jack Johnson
2. Brokencyde
3. Infected Mushroom
4. Flobots
5. Panic at the Disco
6. Hellogoodbye
7. Owl City
8. Slipknot
9. Rammstein
10. Gorillaz

by **RedWolf** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 2:41 am UTC

LittleKey wrote:Please note that not only is this in no particular order, but these might not even be my favorite bands. They're just bands I immensely enjoy.

1. Jack Johnson
2. Brokencyde
3. Infected Mushroom
4. Flobots
5. Panic at the Disco
6. Hellogoodbye
7. Owl City
8. Slipknot
9. Rammstein
10. Gorillaz

Quite a variety there.

by **FistMagnet** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 5:46 am UTC

In no particular order:

Frank Zappa
Mike Keneally
Yes
Genesis
Magma
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Alan Parsons Project
Steely Dan
Hank Williams
Gentle Giant

One of these things is not like the others...

by **darwinwins** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 1:06 am UTC

in no particular order:
bob dylan
the rolling stones
oasis
david bowie
queen
pulp
prince

some other bands

/i don't know most of the bands mentioned. must be getting behind the times.
//born in 81

by **ChocloManx** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 2:29 am UTC

FistMagnet wrote:In no particular order:

Frank Zappa
Mike Keneally
Yes
Genesis
Magma
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Alan Parsons Project
Steely Dan
Hank Williams
Gentle Giant

One of these things is not like the others...

Clearly we should ~~have sex.~~ discuss 70's prog rock.

Website · by **Sandry** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 3:39 pm UTC

Durinthal wrote:
Sandry wrote:Cirque du Soleil

I'm confused. Someone else actually listens to Cirque du Soleil's music?

I don't really get why more people don't. It's pretty much as well done as the rest of their performance.

The ten favourite composers idea is interesting, though I feel like to some extent I'm talking out my arse - haven't listened to nearly enough to be sure I wouldn't like others' stuff better.
Alexandr Borodin
Antonin Dvorak
John Adams
J. S. Bach (duh)
Igor Stravinsky
Philip Glass
Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Steve Reich
Bela Bartok
And I guess I have to throw in Beethoven, though he's really not quite my thing.

by **ChocloManx** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 5:55 pm UTC

Favorite Composers

Bach
Debussy
Bartok
Dvorak
Schoenberg
Ravel
Tchaikovsky
John Williams (I know he's not very original, but whatevs)
Monteverdi
Grieg
And Renaissance music in general

I don't think I'm missing anyone...

by **FistMagnet** » Sat Sep 13, 2008 7:52 pm UTC

ChocloManx wrote:Clearly we should ~~have sex.~~ discuss 70's prog rock.

Clearly. But is there ever really that much for two 70's prog rock fans to discuss? Does it ever feel like you're having the same conversation over and over again?

"What's your favourite Genesis album?"
"Selling England By The Pound."
"Mine Too."
"What do you think Jon Anderson's lyrics are really about?"
"I don't care."
"Me neither."
"What's your favourite Gentle Giant album?"
"Free Hand."
"I don't like that one."
"Wanna fight about it?"
"Not particularly."
"We should jam sometime!"
"I'll call you in sixteen months when I have some time off work."
"Guinness?"
"Yes!"

Is sex completely out of the question?

by **al_ngl** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 12:18 am UTC

1. The Smashing Pumpkins
2. Nine Inch Nails
3. Linkin Park
4. Rage Against The Machine
5.Audioslave
6. Green Day
7. System of a Down
8. Korn
9. Slipknot
10. Evanescence

by **shizam** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 8:14 am UTC

in no particular order

Man or Astroman
Les Claypool's Frog Brigade
People in Planes
Lydia
Bob Dylan
DeVotchka
The Snake The Cross the Crown
Rush
Dream Theater
Camel

by **ChocloManx** » Sun Sep 14, 2008 10:06 pm UTC

FistMagnet wrote:
ChocloManx wrote:Clearly we should ~~have sex.~~ discuss 70's prog rock.

Clearly. But is there ever really that much for two 70's prog rock fans to discuss? Does it ever feel like you're having the same conversation over and over again?

Yeah... you're right.

"What's your favourite Genesis album?"
"Selling England By The Pound."
"Mine Too."
"What do you think Jon Anderson's lyrics are really about?"
"I don't care."
"Me neither."
"What's your favourite Gentle Giant album?"
"Free Hand."
"I don't like that one."
"Wanna fight about it?"
"Not particularly."
"We should jam sometime!"
"I'll call you in sixteen months when I have some time off work."
"Guinness?"
"Yes!"

Is sex completely out of the question?

rofl. Acquiring the Taste is clearly superior.

by **tin** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:38 pm UTC

Hmmmm. Well, these artists provide regular good times for my ears.

1. TV on the Radio
2. DJ Shadow
3. Bjork
4. Radiohead
5. Amon Tobin
6. White Rabbits
7. M.I.A
8. Pixies
9. Death From Above 1979
10. Of Montreal

Honourable mentions...Nina Simone, Beck and Four Tet.

by **Toeofdoom** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 1:18 pm UTC

Taken directly from my facebook in no particular order and reformatted:

Top 10 bands:
The Dresden Dolls
Dream Theater
JT Bruce
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Ayreon
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five
Star One
Lacuna Coil
Opeth
Joe Satriani
Imaginitis
Reel Big Fish
The Decemberists
Dethklok
Leaves Eyes
Straylight Run
Ambeon and certaintly not least,
Muse.

Yes, I know that isn't ten.

by **kitsune9** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 10:26 am UTC

A bit late but nothing else to do right now.

Frank Zappa
Steely Dan
Hawkwind
Django Reinhardt
Bach(js)
Horslips
Bill Withers
Steve Reich
Philip Glass
Arvo Part

Don´t hold me to it, though i´ll kill to defend the first 5...

by **originallynamed** » Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:52 pm UTC

Scooter
Family Force 5
Mindless Self Indulgence
Three Days Grace
My Chemical Romance
Mad Capsule Markets
Fuel
A Perfect Circle
System of a Down
Tool

Edit - I forgot to add that Rush isn't on my list only because if they were their entire collection of music would destroy any of the artists I listed above... because quite frankly Rush>All.

last.fm · by **Aethernox** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:34 am UTC

Toeofdoom wrote:Taken directly from my facebook in no particular order and reformatted:

Top 10 bands:
The Dresden Dolls
Dream Theater
JT Bruce
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Ayreon
Ben Folds
Ben Folds Five
Star One
Lacuna Coil
Opeth
Joe Satriani
Imaginitis
Reel Big Fish
The Decemberists
Dethklok
Leaves Eyes
Straylight Run
Ambeon and certaintly not least,
Muse.

Yes, I know that isn't ten.

I must say that this is an excellent list.

by **Kaelri** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:25 pm UTC

- Steven Wilson*
- Kevin Gilbert
- Peter Gabriel
- Sufjan Stevens
- Elbow
- The Dear Hunter
- The Corrs**
- Eric Whitacre
- Radiohead
- Mae
- Nobuo Uematsu
- The Books

* As previously mentioned, the man behind Porcupine Tree, Blackfield, No-Man, and a few others. Probably my single primary musical idol. Much looking forward to his solo album in November.
** Bit of a guilty pleasure... but not really. They just had a gorgeous debut album and then squandered their potential by having eight different producers on their second. But I'll never give up hope...

by **neelakantankk** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 5:18 pm UTC

My list keeps changing, but here's the current one. This is not in order of preference.

-Leonard Cohen
-Mark Knopfler
-Bob Dylan
-Dave Matthews Band
-Stevie Ray Vaughan
-Iron Maiden
-Motörhead
-Bruce Springsteen
-Mars Volta
-Frank Zappa

by **Fat Tony** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 6:12 pm UTC

Guns N' Roses
AC/DC
Def Leppard
Led Zeppelin
Blink-182
Velvet Revolver
Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Beatles
Van Halen
The Offspring

This isn't really a top ten; I could never pick one of those, but these are definitely ten of my favorite.

Edit:
Guns N' Roses
AC/DC
Van Halen
Alice Cooper
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Def Leppard
Aerosmith
Blink-182
The Offspring
Velvet Revolver

by **Midnight** » Sun Sep 21, 2008 7:25 pm UTC

radiohead
iron and wine
modest mouse
muse
DJ shadow
daft punk
Jay-Z
the beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Who

edit: UGH but TV on the Radio! Tribe called quest! so much! there's too much! killers, even! LCD soundsystem! joy division! tooooo much! i can't do it!

by **TheVoiceOfMonotony** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 5:27 pm UTC

-Muse
-Mastodon
-Foo Fighters
-Nine Inch Nails
-Slipknot
-Machine Head
-Biffy Clyro
-The Dillinger Escape Plan
-Kings Of Leon
-System Of A Down

Not in any particular order of preference, except Muse which is first for a reason =]

by **stolid** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:04 pm UTC

Making a top 10 is hard for me, but here's more or less my top 5 favorites:
Radiohead
System of a Down
Led Zeppelin
Alice In Chains
Serj Tankian

And I've been listening to lately and like:
Dungen
Basshunter
Scars on Broadway
Rammstein

by **Felstaff** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 9:10 am UTC

Midnight wrote:>10 artists

Clearly, we should have sex.

I mean, once I've done neelakantankk.

by **Anemia** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 10:14 am UTC

They aren't in any particular order.

TrümmerWelten
The Crüxshadows
Sopor Aeternus
Cinema Strange
In Strict Confidence
Hocico
Blutengel
Voltaire
London After Midnight
Clan of Xymox

(London after midnight will play in Copenhagen 15 oct

)

by **Delmieth** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 12:20 pm UTC

In alphabetical order (I think)

The Flaming Lips
Franz Ferdinand
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Interpol
Mogwai
Muse
The Notwist
Red Sparowes
Russian Circles
65daysofstatic

argh pick one at random to remove from the list- i cant cut it down to 10...

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