Artists/Bands You Really Love!!!

Johnny Abruzzo
Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,628
edited March 2011 in Other Music
I'm sick of the "Bands You Can't Stand" thread. Let's be a little more positive here. Give me some musical artists or bands you really love, especially those many of us may not be familiar with or may be surprised at.

You can probably leave Pearl Jam off - that's kind of obvious. :lol:

My classics: Led Zeppelin, The FUCKING BEATLES :!: , John Coltrane, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, The Who

More modern: Radiohead, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Death Cab for Cutie, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Black Keys, The Cranberries, The Decemberists, Muse, Queensryche, The Wallflowers
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  • Jason78
    Jason78 Posts: 400
    Off the top of my head;

    Classics-The Doors, Zeppelin, Howlin Wolf, Van Morrison

    Today-Gaslight Anthem, Band of Horses,Toadies, The Killers, Radiohead
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    Bands/artists whose music I can truly say I love:

    Pearl Jam
    Rush
    Phish
    The Beatles
    Miles Davis
    Nick Drake
    Jane's Addiction
    Joe Satriani
    Primus
    Pink Floyd
    John Coltrane
    Tommy Emmanuel

    There are lots of bands who have a lot of songs I love. These are the ones whose whole catalog pretty much fits that bill.
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  • Heisenberg
    Heisenberg Los Pollos Hermanos Posts: 4,958
    Some that I haven't seen mentioned on here very many times...

    Clutch, The Duke Spirit, Beck, Chali 2na/Jurassic 5, The Kills, Mogwai, The Misfits, Sly & The Family Stone, The National, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Eagles of Death Metal, Screeching Weasel
  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    pearl jam
    the who
    bruce springsteen and estreet band
    billy joel
    pink floyd
    the grateful dead
    the doors
    the ramones
    pennywise
    green day
    zac brown band
    mmj
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  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    edited March 2011
    I think everyone knows my obvious #1 pick.

    Others I really love:
    John Lennon
    George Harrison
    Paul McCartney
    Led Zeppelin
    U2
    Bob Dylan
    Jimi Hendrix
    Foo Fighters
    Radiohead
    The White Stripes
    Wilco
    The Black Keys
    Allman Brothers Band (Duane days)
    Chicago (Terry Kath days)
    Bruce Springsteen
    Billy Joel
    Pink Floyd
    Michael Jackson
    The Who
    Alicia Keys
    Eric Clapton
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  • Abe Froman
    Abe Froman Posts: 5,399
    Some of my all-time favorites off the top of my head...

    Pearl Jam
    Kyuss (Josh Homme from QOTSA was the guitarist. Highly recommend to all.)
    Chris Whitley
    Afghan Whigs
    Twilight Singers
    Bob Dylan
    Neil Young
    Fugazi
    Beatles
    Flaming Lips
    White Stripes
    Ben Harper
    Jimi Hendrix
    Miles Davis
    Radiohead
    Sigur Ros
  • eMMI
    eMMI Posts: 6,262
    :think:

    Led Zeppelin
    Pearl Jam
    Queen
    Alison Krauss (+ Robert Plant)
    Jeff Buckley
    The Hold Steady
    Ham Sandwich
    Amber Rubarth
    Goon

    I think that's about it, when it comes to bands/artists I truly love. :think: There are loads more that I really, really, really like. :mrgreen::lol:
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  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    edited March 2011
    good stuff. i love all of these artists. i'll probably forget a few.

    bob dylan
    neko case
    my morning jacket
    wilco
    bright eyes
    the beatles
    john coltrane
    arcade fire
    pink floyd
    sonic youth
    talib kweli
    pearl jam
    miles davis
    broken social scene
    erykah badu
    jay-z
    the smiths
    the roots
    blind melon
    charlie parker
    common
    spoon
    the national
    lauryn hill
    a tribe called quest
    m. ward
    the who
    cursive
    funkadelic
    rolling stones
    marvin gaye
    charles mingus
    jefferson airplane
    nick drake
    eric dolphy
    grizzly bear
    janelle monae
    radiohead
    the velvet underground
    outkast
    kanye west
    the avett brothers
    the cure
    talking heads
    grateful dead
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,254
    Top FIVE:

    Michael Franti and Spearhead
    RUSH
    Joe Satriani
    Living Colour
    Pearl Jam

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  • dcfaithful
    dcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    Ryan Adams
    Mark Lanegan
    The Who
    Drive-By Truckers
    The Black Crowes
    Elton John
    Bruce Springsteen
    Son Volt
    Dio
    Tom Petty
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  • dcfaithful
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    Abe Froman wrote:
    Afghan Whigs
    Twilight Singers
    Fugazi

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  • LukinFan
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    PJ
    The Doors
    JJ Grey and Mofro
    Ben Harper
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    LukinFan wrote:
    JJ Grey and Mofro

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  • capthowdy1027
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    Pearl Jam
    Tool
    Hum
    Eels
    Toadies
    Pink Floyd
    Guns N Roses
    Queens of the Stone Age
    Foo Fighters
    Them Crooked Vultures
    Afghan Whigs
    Clutch
    Type O Negative
    Everlast
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  • DewieCox
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    Led Zeppelin
    Pink Floyd
    Pearl Jam
    Black Crowes
    Beatles
    MMJ
    GnR
    Tool
    Hendrix
    APC
    The Mars Volta
    Queen
    Raconteurs
    Radiohead
    STP
    Them Crooked Vultures
  • samjam
    samjam New York Posts: 9,283
    Pearl Jam
    The Who
    The Beatles
    DMB
    Band of Horses
    Local Natives
    Neil Young
    John Mayer
    Jimi Hendrix Experience
    Foo Fighters
    R.E.M.
    Counting Crows
    Arcade Fire
    Simon & Garfunkel
    RHCP
    John Butler Trio
    Pink Floyd
    Bruce Springsteen
    Nirvana
    Silversun Pickups
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  • Johnny Abruzzo
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    samjam wrote:
    Silversun Pickups

    Hmmm - probably should've included them on my list. 8-)
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  • craigb
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    Led Zeppelin
    The Beatles
    The Black Crowes
    Oasis
    The Strokes
    Dinosaur Jr.
    Neil Young
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Pavement
    Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Radiohead
    Nirvana
    Jack White with White Stripes or Raconteurs
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  • he.who.forgets
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    Led Zeppelin
    My Morning Jacket
    The Black Keys
    Dispatch/State Radio
    The Rolling Stones
    The Beatles
    JJ Grey & Mofro
    John Butler Trio
    Delta Spirit
    Anything Jack White
    Bob Marley
    Jimi Hendrix
    The Beautiful Girls
    The Avett Brothers
    Alberta Cross
    Portugal. The Man
    Simon & Garfunkel
    The Allman Brothers Band
    Credence Clearwater Revival
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  • dimitrispearljam
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    Pearl Jam
    The Cure
    Joy Division
    Deep Purple
    Black Sabbath
    Iron Maiden
    AIC
    Allanis Morrissette
    Led Zeppelin
    Pink Floyd
    Lynyrd Skynyrd
    Pavlos Sidiropoulos
    R.E.M.
    FREE
    Cream
    Its A Beautiful day
    Jefferson Airplane
    Hendrix
    STP
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