Best Musical Artist

[drgoodtrips]

Something strange is happening here... I started posting in another thread and wound up in this one...

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Yay!!!

12. Björk (23)
65. Pink Floyd (22)
10. The Beatles (23)
46. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (22)
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56. Led Zeppelin (22)
80. Santana (22)
28. Cream (21)
66. The Pixies (21)
01. Abba (21)
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31. The Cure (22)
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41. Foreigner (20)
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49. Jethro Tull (20)
50. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company (20)
52. Judas Priest (20)
53. Kansas (20)
54. King Crimson (20)
55. The Kinks (20)
58. Bob Marley and the Wailers (20)
60. Motorhead (20)
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63. Pavement (20)
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82. Sex Pistols (20)
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84. Sonic Youth (20)
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89. Tool (21)
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98. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (20)
99. ZZ Top (20)
85. Soundgarden (18)
34. Dire Straits (19)
43. Guns 'N Roses (19)
51. Journey (19)
27. Coldplay (19)
37. The Eagles (19)
59. Metallica (19)
11. The Bee Gees (19)
57. Lynyrd Skynyrd (19)
44. The Grateful Dead (17)
77. R.E.M. (18)
17. Bon Jovi (14

+2 for The Cure for being like an old friend, and marvelous songs like "Watching Me Fall" and "Closedown"
+1 for Tool, for past glories of a time before someone musically castrated them. The old redeems the new.
-2 for Nirvana for making it seem cool to have no talent
-1 for Aerosmith for making it seem cool to let a mutant front your band

I was gonna let Bon Jovi have it first and foremost, but I see you all have that pretty much covered already.

[partofme]

Originally Posted by Michael

I really like the first five albums and that's it. Joshua Tree for me is the first bad album from them. It just seems to get worse with every album after that.

But Boy, October, War, Under a Blood Red Sky and Unforgetable Fire are all excellent albums.

Now they just seem like some generic Christian Rock band - all clean and no edge.

Btw, it is amusing that U2 was fantastic while they were veritable unknowns from Ireland. But Joshua Tree is their first really big success in the US market. I can think of several other bands that follow the same pattern - fantastic creativity right up until they find success in the US market and then they become crap.

God Tier: Boy, War, The Joshua Tree, Achtung Baby

Good Tier: The Unforgettable Fire, Zooropa

Mid Tier: All That You Can't Leave Behind, October

Bottom Tier: How To Dismantle A Atomic Bomb

Shit Tier: No Line On The Horizon, Pop

[Michael]

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48. Jefferson Airplane (22)
24. Johnny Cash (22)
65. Pink Floyd (22)
46. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (22)
73. Radiohead (22)
19. David Bowie and The Spiders From Mars (22)
56. Led Zeppelin (22)
80. Santana (22)
26. The Clash (21)
28. Cream (21)
66. The Pixies (21)
01. Abba (21)
12. Björk (21)
89. Tool (21)
00. 10CC (20)
02. AC/DC (20)
04. Alice In Chains (20)
05. The Allman Brothers (20)
06. The Animals (20)
07. The Band (20)
08. The Beach Boys (20)
09. The Beastie Boys (20)
13. Black Eyed Peas (20)
14. Black Sabbath (20)
15. Blind Faith (20)
16. Blondie (20)
18. Boston (20)
20. James Brown and the JBs (20)
21. Buena Vista Social Club (20)
22. Buffalo Springfield (20)
23. Kate Bush (20)
25. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (20)
29. Creedence Clearwater Revival (20)
30. Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) (20)
31. The Cure (22)
32. Deep Purple (20)
33. Derek and the Dominos (20)
35. The Doors (20)
36. Bob Dylan (20)
38. Earth Wind and Fire (20)
39. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (20)
40. Fleetwood Mac (20)
41. Foreigner (20)
42. Genesis (20)
45. Isaac Hayes and the Movement (20)
47. Iron Maiden (20)
49. Jethro Tull (20)
50. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company (20)
52. Judas Priest (20)
53. Kansas (20)
54. King Crimson (20)
55. The Kinks (20)
58. Bob Marley and the Wailers (20)
60. Motorhead (20)
62. Roy Orbison (20)
63. Pavement (20)
64. Pearl Jam (20)
67. The Police (20)
68. Iggy Pop (20)
69. Elvis Presley (20)
70. The Pretenders (20)
71. Prince and the Revolution (20)
72. Queen (20)
74. Rage Against The Machine (20)
75. the Ramones (20)
76. Red Hot Chili Peppers (20)
78. The Rolling Stones (20)
79. Rush (20)
81. The Scorpions (20)
82. Sex Pistols (20)
83. Sly and the Family Stone (20)
84. Sonic Youth (20)
86. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (20)
87. Steely Dan (20)
88. Supertramp (20)
89. The Talking Heads (20)
90. Traffic (20)
91. Tina Turner (20)
93. Van Halen (20)
94. The Velvet Underground (20)
95. The Who (20)
96. Yes (20)
97. Neil Young (20)
98. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (20)
99. ZZ Top (20)
03. Aerosmith (19)
34. Dire Straits (19)
43. Guns 'N Roses (19)
51. Journey (19)
37. The Eagles (19)
59. Metallica (19)
11. The Bee Gees (19)
57. Lynyrd Skynyrd (19)
27. Coldplay (18)
61. Nirvana (18)
92. U2 (18)
85. Soundgarden (18)
77. R.E.M. (18)
44. The Grateful Dead (17)
17. Bon Jovi (14)

-2 for Björk for the most creepiest music/voice I've ever heard (making me want to run from the room screaming).
-1 to Coldplay for similar reasons. This is music to 'slit your wrists to'.
+1 to The Clash for London Calling & Radio Clash.
+2 to Jefferson Airplane for White Rabbit!

[Michael]

Originally Posted by drgoodtrips

Something strange is happening here... I started posting in another thread and wound up in this one...

When logic and proportion
Have fallen sloppy dead
And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's "off with her head!"
Remember what the dormouse said;
"FEED YOUR HEAD"

[partofme]

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48. Jefferson Airplane (22)
24. Johnny Cash (22)
46. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (22)
73. Radiohead (22)
19. David Bowie and The Spiders From Mars (22)
56. Led Zeppelin (22)
80. Santana (22)
26. The Clash (21)
28. Cream (21)
66. The Pixies (21)
01. Abba (21)
12. Björk (21)
89. Tool (21)
00. 10CC (20)
04. Alice In Chains (20)
05. The Allman Brothers (20)
06. The Animals (20)
07. The Band (20)
08. The Beach Boys (20)
09. The Beastie Boys (20)
13. Black Eyed Peas (20)
14. Black Sabbath (20)
15. Blind Faith (20)
16. Blondie (20)
18. Boston (20)
20. James Brown and the JBs (20)
21. Buena Vista Social Club (20)
22. Buffalo Springfield (20)
23. Kate Bush (20)
25. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (20)
29. Creedence Clearwater Revival (20)
30. Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) (20)
31. The Cure (22)
32. Deep Purple (20)
33. Derek and the Dominos (20)
35. The Doors (20)
36. Bob Dylan (20)
38. Earth Wind and Fire (20)
39. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (20)
40. Fleetwood Mac (20)
41. Foreigner (20)
42. Genesis (20)
45. Isaac Hayes and the Movement (20)
47. Iron Maiden (20)
49. Jethro Tull (20)
50. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company (20)
52. Judas Priest (20)
53. Kansas (20)
54. King Crimson (20)
55. The Kinks (20)
58. Bob Marley and the Wailers (20)
60. Motorhead (20)
62. Roy Orbison (20)
63. Pavement (20)
64. Pearl Jam (20)
67. The Police (20)
68. Iggy Pop (20)
69. Elvis Presley (20)
70. The Pretenders (20)
71. Prince and the Revolution (20)
72. Queen (20)
74. Rage Against The Machine (20)
75. the Ramones (20)
76. Red Hot Chili Peppers (20)
78. The Rolling Stones (20)
79. Rush (20)
81. The Scorpions (20)
82. Sex Pistols (20)
83. Sly and the Family Stone (20)
84. Sonic Youth (20)
86. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (20)
87. Steely Dan (20)
88. Supertramp (20)
89. The Talking Heads (20)
90. Traffic (20)
91. Tina Turner (20)
93. Van Halen (20)
94. The Velvet Underground (20)
95. The Who (20)
96. Yes (20)
97. Neil Young (20)
98. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (20)
99. ZZ Top (19)
03. Aerosmith (19)
34. Dire Straits (19)
43. Guns 'N Roses (19)
51. Journey (19)
37. The Eagles (19)
59. Metallica (19)
11. The Bee Gees (19)
57. Lynyrd Skynyrd (19)
27. Coldplay (18)
61. Nirvana (18)
92. U2 (18)
85. Soundgarden (18)
02. AC/DC (18)
77. R.E.M. (18)
44. The Grateful Dead (17)
17. Bon Jovi (14)

+2 for The Beatles. I know they are the obvious choice in most of these things but really I can't think of any other group that has produced such a huge amount of absolute classic songs.

+1 to Pink Floyd. So many five star albums. I always think they don't get enough respect. On VH1's list of the top 100 artist they only got 25 which is criminal and only Darkside Of The Moon was on their top albums at 50 or something which just blows my mind.

-2 for writing variations of the exact same music over and over again.

-1 for ZZ Top. Because it's just awful.

[SMadsen]

10. The Beatles (25)
65. Pink Floyd (23)
48. Jefferson Airplane (22)
24. Johnny Cash (22)
46. The Jimi Hendrix Experience (22)
73. Radiohead (22)
19. David Bowie and The Spiders From Mars (22)
56. Led Zeppelin (22)
80. Santana (22)
32. Deep Purple (22)
26. The Clash (21)
28. Cream (21)
66. The Pixies (21)
01. Abba (21)
12. Björk (21)
89. Tool (21)
38. Earth Wind and Fire (21)
00. 10CC (20)
04. Alice In Chains (20)
05. The Allman Brothers (20)
06. The Animals (20)
07. The Band (20)
08. The Beach Boys (20)
09. The Beastie Boys (20)
13. Black Eyed Peas (20)
14. Black Sabbath (20)
15. Blind Faith (20)
16. Blondie (20)
18. Boston (20)
20. James Brown and the JBs (20)
21. Buena Vista Social Club (20)
22. Buffalo Springfield (20)
23. Kate Bush (20)
25. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (20)
29. Creedence Clearwater Revival (20)
30. Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) (20)
31. The Cure (22)
33. Derek and the Dominos (20)
35. The Doors (20)
36. Bob Dylan (20)
39. Emerson, Lake & Palmer (20)
40. Fleetwood Mac (20)
41. Foreigner (20)
42. Genesis (20)
45. Isaac Hayes and the Movement (20)
47. Iron Maiden (20)
49. Jethro Tull (20)
50. Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company (20)
52. Judas Priest (20)
53. Kansas (20)
54. King Crimson (20)
55. The Kinks (20)
58. Bob Marley and the Wailers (20)
60. Motorhead (20)
62. Roy Orbison (20)
63. Pavement (20)
64. Pearl Jam (20)
67. The Police (20)
68. Iggy Pop (20)
69. Elvis Presley (20)
70. The Pretenders (20)
71. Prince and the Revolution (20)
72. Queen (20)
74. Rage Against The Machine (20)
75. the Ramones (20)
76. Red Hot Chili Peppers (20)
78. The Rolling Stones (20)
79. Rush (20)
81. The Scorpions (20)
82. Sex Pistols (20)
83. Sly and the Family Stone (20)
84. Sonic Youth (20)
86. Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (20)
87. Steely Dan (20)
88. Supertramp (20)
89. The Talking Heads (20)
90. Traffic (20)
91. Tina Turner (20)
93. Van Halen (20)
94. The Velvet Underground (20)
95. The Who (20)
96. Yes (20)
97. Neil Young (20)
98. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention (20)
93. Van Halen (19)
99. ZZ Top (19)
03. Aerosmith (19)
34. Dire Straits (19)
43. Guns 'N Roses (19)
51. Journey (19)
37. The Eagles (19)
59. Metallica (19)
11. The Bee Gees (19)
27. Coldplay (18)
61. Nirvana (18)
92. U2 (18)
85. Soundgarden (18)
02. AC/DC (18)
77. R.E.M. (18)
57. Lynyrd Skynyrd (17)
44. The Grateful Dead (17)
17. Bon Jovi (14)

Deep Purple +2 and E, W & F +1 for making sure to stay fresh in memory, Lynyrd Skynyrd -2 and Van Halen -1 for the opposite.

[Dominick]

Originally Posted by Michael

-2 for Björk for the most creepiest music/voice I've ever heard (making me want to run from the room screaming).

Björk is many things, but creepy ? :blink:
What song(s) are you referring to ?

[Dominick]

Originally Posted by Donkey

Aw, I disagree. I would say there is a whole pantheon of guitar gods, but Mr. Hendrix is certainly one of them!

Okay.
Who ?
Robert Johnson, BB King, Django Rheinhardt, Philippe Cathérine, etc., etc.... are all great pioneers, virtuosi and song writers but if one works real hard and has some talent, one can play exactly like them. But nobody has ever played Hendrix à la Hendrix. The intuitivity, feel, touch, magic is uncomparable and unmatched to this day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ck05ixICiak
I rest my case.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by Dominick

Björk is many things, but creepy ? :blink:
What song(s) are you referring to ?

I don't memorize the titles of music I don't like - normally, I don't even know the name of the musicians I dislike the most.

Suffice it to say 'all of it'. It all sounds the same to me - hideous - like fingernails on a chalk board.

Ask Greendruid - he's a fan and has subjected me to that monstrosity of a noisemaker several times.