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15 January 2006

Top 5? So, what are everyone's top 5 bands/artists? →[More:]I brought this up in irc tonight, but thought it might be worth posting here.

For the record, mine are:
1) The Clash
2) The Jam
3) The Band
4) Rheostatics
5) Bobby Dylan

As mullac mentioned the Replacements, I realized I should have found a way to squeeze them in there too, but...I don't wanna push the Rheos out. I like those canadian boys a lot.

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posted by Eideteker 15 January | 22:59

the Clash, the Stones, Cash, The New Bomb Turks and Willie Dixon

posted by mullacc 15 January | 23:02

Hrrmmm.

1. Straitjacket Fits
2. Pixies
3. The Chills
4. Girls Against Boys
5. Radiohead

(hon. mentions: Fugazi, AC/DC, Talking Heads, The Clash)

posted by gaspode 15 January | 23:03

I have no idea how to answer this at the current time. I listen to too much stuff now and it is all circling around in my brain. Ask me again sometime. Yes.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 15 January | 23:04

Eide just said in IRC that his real list is:

Terence Trent Darby
Roxette
Dead or Alive
Clint Black
Warrant

Weird.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 15 January | 23:06

1. Bruce Springsteen
2. Bruce Springsteen
3. Bruce Springsteen
4. Bruce Springsteen
5. Bruce Springsteen

(perhaps I have lived too long in Jersey)

All Bruce, all the time

posted by caddis 15 January | 23:06

I tried making a list a couple of times but it didn't work. Tired. Miles Davis would be on there somewhere.

posted by selfnoise 15 January | 23:07

I'm between favourites just now, but I'll tell you 5 of what I like (in no particular order).

Tricky
Mike Oldfield
Refused
Salmonella Dub
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields/Marriner

Almost ran: Radiohead

posted by nomis 15 January | 23:10

What weretable said.

Go to my last.fm profile to see what I'm listening to nowadays.

posted by matildaben 15 January | 23:10

Pfft, y'all are copping out. The rest of the bands won't be offended, I swear.

posted by mullacc 15 January | 23:12

1) Skinny Puppy
2) The Swans
3) Antisect
4) The Wedding Present
5) Low

posted by cmonkey 15 January | 23:13

5.

Just 5?

You're mad.

posted by Frisbee Girl 15 January | 23:14

Wilco, The Shins, Radiohead, Coldplay, The Eagles.

I am not cool.

posted by kyleg 15 January | 23:15

OK, that last list probably represents my family's annoyance with my Bruce fixation (they should be deported from Jersey for failure to love the Boss). The real faves: Bruce, Boby Dylan, the Beatles and the Stones, plus Charlie Parker, with Bird being the most talented by far, yet Bruce being my favorite as he speaks to me in a way the others don't.

posted by caddis 15 January | 23:20

THE BEST SONG EVER

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 15 January | 23:23

C'mon Fris, just a quick top 5. All time. If you had to throw out all your cds tongiht, except for ones by 5 artists, who would survive? Tonight?

posted by richat 15 January | 23:24

The Eagles? kyleg, that is the uncoolest ever I think. Worse that Eid. I was with you at the beginning of the list though, then...it kinda petered out.

posted by richat 15 January | 23:27

OKAY THIS ONE IS BEST EVER

it's the study of the chemistry between you.... and me
oooh! gimme that vibe!

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 15 January | 23:32

What it came down to is, if I were listening to the radio, and a song by any artist came on, what would make me not change the station for any reason. If you don't like the Eagles, get the fuck out of my cab.

Also, Coldplay is better than most of you think, even though the new album is some seriously weak shit.

posted by kyleg 15 January | 23:33

Musicians:

—Camper van Beethoven
—Jimi Hendrix
—Quasi
—Granfaloon Bus
—The Flaming Lips

Artists:

—R.B. Kitaj (the finest draftsman of his generation; possibly the finest ever)
—J.Mcn. Whistler (this is the only piece of art I "live with" that is not something that I made)
—Orson Welles

posted by interrobang 15 January | 23:46

Ok, richat, I'll negotiate: for one week, I could handle being limited (in no particular order) to:

Thomas Newman
DoMakeSayThink
Iron & Wine
Spoon
Cesaria Evora

posted by Frisbee Girl 15 January | 23:54

In no particular order: Holly Cole, Johnny Cash, Marianne Faithfull, Louis Soldat, Leonard Cohen.

Still any of those could change on any given day. As far as my tastes , of all the arts music is for me the most mutable and ephemeral. If I like a painter or photographer or author it's pretty much the same degree of like now, tomorrow, or next decade but musicians move around in my rankings from mood to mood. I think I've always seen music as the most immediate and least of all the arts in some way.

Also Coldplay knows how to evoke a feeling like few bands do and the new album is very weak.

posted by arse_hat 15 January | 23:57

Has anyone actually ever heard of any of mine?

1. After Forever
2. Brave (they played a show last night - it was awesome!)
3. Opeth
4. Nevermore
5. Tristania

posted by mike9322 15 January | 23:59

I am familar with After Forever anyway.

posted by weretable and the undead chairs 16 January | 00:00

narrowing it down to 5 is tough for me, too, and it varies from different tomes in my life. and I've always been more of a 'song' guy than an 'artist' guy, but what the hell

Ramones
Bob Dylan
Ronnie Spector
Dictators
Little Richard

posted by jonmc 16 January | 00:03

1. Joy Division
2. The Promise Ring
3. The Smiths/Morrissey
4. The Velvet Underground
5. Belle and Sebastian

Yes, I am straight!

posted by Quartermass 16 January | 00:04

richat, I've already changed my mind about my choices.

You are a cruel, cruel man.

*curls into fetal position*

posted by Frisbee Girl 16 January | 00:07

1. Yo La Tengo
2. Smog
3. Johnny Cash
4. Leonard Cohen
5. Any Howe Gelb project (Giant Sand/Blacky Ranchette/Howe Gelb solo)

posted by smich 16 January | 00:08

Having just watched the DVD box set of Undeclared, I'm nostalgic for the soundtrack of my college days. So the bands getting most play from me at the moment are:
The Replacements
REM
Elvis Costello
Dinosaur Jr
XTC
But ask me again tomorrow and it will change.

posted by jrossi4r 16 January | 00:12

And eideteker, that picture of that sick little boy makes me sad. I hope he's OK.

posted by jrossi4r 16 January | 00:13

jrossi: He sounds like a tough kid. He's too cute for anything bad to happen to him!

THANK YOU FOR THE MUSIC, WERETABLE!

posted by Eideteker 16 January | 00:38

Mingus, The Who, The Clash, Fugazi, The Jam. Nothing dazzling, just old reliable stuff.

posted by tetsuo 16 January | 00:43

Life expectancy for a child suffering from Sanfilippo is 10-15 years of age.

*sniff*

posted by jrossi4r 16 January | 00:53

on this earth
elvis costello
bob dylan & the band (a twofer)
the neville brothers
david byrne / talking heads
van morrison

on some other planet
bob marley
muddy waters
janis joplin
jimi hendrix
jim morrison

posted by madamjujujive 16 January | 01:00

In no order:

The Minutemen
The Birthday Party
Morphine
Talking Heads
Tortoise

With The Jesus Lizzard and Steely Dan being very, very close behind.

posted by miles 16 January | 01:10

Thanks for just requesting five; any more than that gets too complicated for me:

Patsy Cline
Dream Syndicate
Gram Parsons
Ramones
X

posted by sophieblue 16 January | 01:24

the beatles, the decemberists, neutral milk hotel, the mountain goats, belle and sebastian.

this is subject to change, however.

posted by mayfly wake 16 January | 01:43

What the hell, people, what about these:

1. Jane's Addiction
2. Roxy Music
3. Pre-Green R.E.M.
4. My Morning Jacket
5. Super Furry Animals

(all bands are subject to change).

posted by Lipstick Thespian 16 January | 03:23

Pink Floyd
The Doors
Led Zeppelin
The Clash
Dire Straits

This week anyway. I actually have about 100 favourites and what is on top of my list depends on my mood.

posted by dg 16 January | 03:37

The Clash
The Grateful Dead
The Band
Los Lobos
Wilco

Yes, I'm old. And sort of an unrepentent hippy. I never saw the Clash live and only saw the later Non-Robertson Band live but these are/were all great bands to see in person.

posted by octothorpe 16 January | 07:59

This is tricky as the list could change week to week and month to month, but entering into the spirit of it I would say (in no particular order):

1) XTC (always in the top 5 and have been for a long time)
2) Steely Dan
3) Loudon Wainwright III
4) David Bowie
5) The New Pornographers

posted by dodgygeezer 16 January | 08:10

Excellent. Thanks for playing everyone. Sorry Fris.

*gets back to creating the most popular radiomecha playlist of all time...Mwahahahaah.

posted by richat 16 January | 09:12

Bowie--always! the others move around on my list
The Beatles
The Smiths (but there's a handful of songs I don't like)
Gang of Four
Eurythmics
Velvet Underground

I want the Ziggy Stardust version of Width of a Circle played at my funeral.

posted by brujita 16 January | 09:25

Devo, Husker Du, The Clash, Buthhole Surfers, Sonic Youth.

posted by danostuporstar 16 January | 09:52

Buddy Guy
Gatemouth Brown
Chocolate Genius
Brand New Heavies
King's X

posted by KevinSKomsvold 16 January | 10:06

To repeat: Damn it all...only five?!?!
In no particular order and subject to change.

Fugazi
~~Shellac / Big Black~~ The Jesus Lizard
Built to Spill
~~Silkworm~~ Husker Du
Hot Snakes / Drive Like Jehu (two bands, I know, but it's no fun if you can't cheat a little).

eh, I could rewrite this list for days....

posted by safetyfork 16 January | 10:27

Immediate Second Thoughts:
The Pixies, The Talking Heads, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Gang of Four, Wire, Neil Young, Gillian Welch, Sleater-Kinney, The Refused, The Sea and Cake, Slint, June of 44, Shipping News, Bad Brains, Sonic Youth....damn it!

posted by safetyfork 16 January | 10:31

safetyfork, are you otherwise known as mr. gaspode? You have just named nearly every band we have.

posted by gaspode 16 January | 10:38

Radiohead
Mozart
Talking Heads
Bjork
Calexico

... subject to change without notice ...

posted by matildaben 16 January | 10:56

Cheating with short-lived all-star groups, and subject to change at any moment:

Modern Jazz Giants (Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, Milt Jackson, Sonny Rollins, Red Garland, etc.)
The Quintet (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Charles Mingus, Bud Powell)
Last Exit (Bill Laswell, Shannon Jackson, Sonny Sharrock, Peter Brotzmann)
Quannum Projects (DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, etc.)
Bob Dylan and The Band

posted by box 16 January | 11:12

I wish I could've been there to meet mr. g'pode this weekend. Sometime he and I will talk about the music. And, I forgot Mission of Burma! ...and... ...and... ...and...

posted by safetyfork 16 January | 11:30

My Last.FM profile settled in pretty early and hasn't budged a whole lot from a year ago, even though I've been listening to tons of new music.

1. Nine Inch Nails
2. White Stripes
3. Arcade Fire
4. Aimee Mann
5. Tanita Tikaram

I'm pretty sure I'd be happy being stuck with them, if I had to be. There's a bunch more in 6-15 [Young Marble Giants, the Blue Up?, Neutral Milk Hotel, Broken Social Scene, Dresden Dolls, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Liz Phair, Pulp, Nellie McKay] that it would be hard for me to give up voluntarily -- but this isn't Desert Island Discs, then, is it?

posted by stilicho 16 January | 13:36

Dammit, how did I forget Talking Heads? Put them in my list and bump the Eagles down to six, it saves me a little cool. But they're still awesome.

posted by kyleg 16 January | 13:37

VNV Nation
The Smiths
The Clash
Depeche Mode
The Sisters of Mercy.

Why yes, I do happen to wear a lot of black...

posted by kellydamnit 16 January | 17:33

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