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Top 20 Favorite ACTIVE Bands/Artists.

AzwethinkweizAzwethinkweiz Posts: 547
edited November 2008 in Other Music
Thought this could be an interesting alternative to the usual "Top 20".

So, only post bands and/or artists who are still active (making records and touring).

This means, NO Beatles, Zeppelin, Pixies, etc...

Excite me.
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  • AzwethinkweizAzwethinkweiz Posts: 547
    ISIS
    Glassjaw
    dredg
    Incubus
    Pelican
    Fair to Midland
    Rosetta
    God Is An Astronaut
    Tom Waits
    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
    Deftones
    Queens of the Stone Age
    Opeth
    Pearl Jam
    Minus the Bear
    Poison the Well
    Mastodon
    Pinback
    Neurosis
    Down
  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    When you say active, does that mean I can pick Smashing Pumpkins, Alice In Chains, Blind Melon...etc ??

    Interesting one though. I'll have a think.
    Cymru Am Byth

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  • petrocspetrocs Posts: 4,342
    Pearl Jam
    Oasis
    Muse
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Arctic Monkeys
    White Stripes
    Social Distortion
    Strung Out
    Pennywise
    Stereophonics
    The Strokes
    U2
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    The Black Crowes
    Bruce Springsteen
    The Cure
    Foo Fighters
    Incubus
    Kings of Leon
    The Killers
    Shows:
    9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
    10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
  • andreasandreas Posts: 27
    Pearl Jam
    Heroes del Silencio
    Soda Stereo
    Ruben Blades
    Bruce Springsteen
    Mercedes Sosa
    Jovanotti
    Carlos Vives
    Guns n' Roses
    Bush
    Incubus
    Chris Cornell
    Xavier Naidoo
    Radiohead
    Norah Jones
    Juan Gabriel
    Mana
    Rosana
    Stone Temple Pilots
    Herbert Grönemeyer
  • digsterdigster Posts: 1,293
    In no particular order...

    Bruce Springsteen
    Neil Young
    Tom Waits
    Pearl Jam
    Beck
    Fiona Apple
    Patty Griffin
    R.E.M.
    My Morning Jacket
    Wilco
    The National
    The Arcade Fire
    Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
    The White Stripes
    Neko Case
    The Roots
    Liam Finn
    Erykah Badu
    Radiohead
    The Thermals
    Sonic Youth

    I think that may be 21. I don't think I can whittle it down anymore.
  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,165
    mark mother fucking lanegan!
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  • Dismantle The SunDismantle The Sun Posts: 139
    andreas wrote:
    Pearl Jam

    Herbert Grönemeyer

    Didn't know he can sing. I like his acting. He played some powerful roles. He was great in Das Boot.

    One of my favourite Active performers is Victor Krummenacher and his band featuring Jonathan Segel and Alison Faith Levy. They are about to perform in Chicago (Abbey Pub) on November 22nd.
    I can't make it but I'm sure the show will be posted on Archive.org.

    If I get more details, I'll be back as Arnie Swartzenegger says.
    Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun - W.H. Auden
  • pearljamgirl07pearljamgirl07 Posts: 792
    pearl jam
    soul asylum
    sebastian bach
    P!nk
    metallica
    gnr
    iron maiden
    ozzy osbourne
    judast priest
    Elton john
    stone temple pilots
    aerosmith
    alanis morissette
    R.E.M
    Red hot chili peppers
    korn
    "You're the eve of my destruction in the garden of fears"
  • Gold 26Gold 26 Posts: 676
    Pearl Jam
    The Matches
    Audrye Sessions
    Poor Bailey
    Alkaline Trio
    Damien Rice
    Crowded House
    Counting Crows
    Del Amitri
    Mayday Parade
    Guns N' Roses
    I Am The Avalanche
    Dave Smallen
    Ben Folds
    Zebrahead
    Bayside
    Brand New
    Tom Petty
    The Mars Volta
    Foo Fighters
    All my favourite singers have stolen all of my best lines.
  • ThecureThecure Posts: 814
    in no means in order

    1) Pearl Jam
    2) U2
    3) Bob Dylan
    4) radiohead
    5) NAS
    6) oasis
    7) Broken Social scene
    8) The verve
    9) Jay-Z
    10) Rza
    11) rage agianst the machine
    12) Tom petty
    13) sam Roberts
    14) Bruce Springstein
    15) metric
    16) ac/dc
    17) lil wayne
    18) javis Cocker
    19) The Hip
    20) Coldplay

    sorry, i know they are mostly popular bands i have no indie cred
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  • unifiedsceneunifiedscene Posts: 462
    in alphabetical order:

    1. black crowes
    2. bright eyes
    3. built to spill
    4. greg dulli- whatever he's going at the moment
    5. hold steady
    6. kings of leon
    7. muse
    8. my morning jacket
    9. nas
    10. nine inch nails
    11. oasis
    12. pearl jam
    13. roots
    14. sigur ros
    15. silverchair
    16. tragically hip
    17. tv on the radio
    18. the verve
    19. kanye west
    20. wilco
    she was underwhelmed, if that's a word
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    wilco
    ryan adams
    tv on the radio
    mars volta
    minus the bear
    mastodon
    queens of the stone age
    Jack White (white stripes & raconteurs)
    band of horses
    neko case
    arcade fire
    modest mouse
    my morning jacket

    i'll go with those for now although i'm sure there are more.
    Charlotte 00
    Charlotte 03
    Asheville 04
    Atlanta 12
    Greenville 16, Columbia 16
    Seattle 18 
    Nashville 22
    Ohana Festival 24 x2
  • pearljam_addictionpearljam_addiction Posts: 668
    no order:

    Pearl jam
    U2
    the Cure
    stone Temple pilots
    smashing pumpkins
    Dave matthews band
    Incubus
    Kings Of Leon
    My Morning Jacket
    Interpol
    Arcade Fire
    Band of Horses
    Brand New
    Damien Rice
    Ray Lamontagne
    Jack Johnson
    SilverSun PickUps
    Broken social Scene
    Rdaiohead
    Foo fighters
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  • AnonAnon Posts: 11,175
    Pearl Jam
    The Who
    R.E.M.
    My Morning Jacket
    Radiohead
    The Raconteurs
    Oasis
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Minus the Bear
    Rogue Wave
    John Mayer
    Counting Crows
    Vampire Weekend
    The Black Crowes
    Band of Horses
    Blitzen Trapper
    Conor Oberst
    Dave Matthews Band
    Guns N Roses
    Jack Johnson

    ...that was hard
  • ZosoZoso Posts: 6,425
    Pearl Jam
    Wilco
    My Morning Jacket
    R.E.M.
    The Hold Steady
    Ryan Adams/Cardinals
    Neil Young
    Okkervil River
    The Raconteurs
    Nick Cave/Bad Seeds
    Cold War Kids
    Bruce Springsteen
    The National
    Bright Eyes/Conor Oberst
    The Black Keys
    The Arcade Fire
    The White Stripes
    Modest Mouse
    Radiohead
    Drive-By Truckers
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  • pirlo21pirlo21 Posts: 534
    Pearl Jam
    Smashing Pumpkins
    REM
    Dinosaur Jr
    Kings of Leon
    My Mornign Jacket
    Bruce Springsteen
    Neil Young
    Ryan Adams
    Beck
    The Charlatans
    Manic Street Preachers
    Super Furry Animals
    Ben Harper
    Mark Lanegan
    Incubus

    And thse if they count:
    Alice In Chains
    Blind Melon
    Rage Against The Machine
    Stone Temple Pilots?!!
    Cymru Am Byth

    PJ albums, at the moment!! -
    1,Vs 2,Vitalogy 3,No Code 4,Yield 5,Ten 6,Backspacer, 7Pearl Jam 8,Binaural 9,Riot Act.
  • boroff89boroff89 Posts: 786
    Pearl Jam
    Arcade Fire
    The Shins
    Incubus
    Thrice
    Modest Mouse
    Dashboard Confessional
    Social Distortion
    Radiohead
    Ben Folds
    AFI
    Mark Lanegan
    Wilco
    Neil Finn
    Rise Against
    M. Ward
    Norah Jones
    Flogging Molly
    Matt Nathanson
    Death Cab for Cutie
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    The Tragically Hip
    Pearl Jam
    Wilco
    Tom Waits
    Constantines
    The Weakerthans
    Wintersleep
    Cuff the Duke
    The National
    The Hold Steady
    Drive-By Truckers
    R.E.M.
    Ryan Adams & the Cardinals
    Radiohead
    Sarah Harmer
    Kathleen Edwards
    Sam Roberts Band
    Matt Mays & El Torpedo
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
    U2
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    pearl jam
    radiohead
    the black keys
    shawn smith/brad
    wilco
    my morning jacket
    bjork
    jenny lewis
    m. ward
    the raconteurs
    the white stripes
    ben harper
    beck
    neil finn
    conor oberst
    damien rice
    the flaming lips
    heartless bastards
    kings of leon
    liam finn
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  • 3sheets3sheets Posts: 284
    since you said favorite active bands, here they are INPO:

    Pearl Jam
    Radiohead
    Sonic Youth
    Drive-by Truckers
    Modest Mouse
    R.E.M.
    Dinosaur Jr.
    White Stripes
    QOTSA
    Buddy Guy
    B.B. King
    The Thermals
    Band of Horses
    Lucinda Williams
    Bob Dylan
    Rolling Stones
    The Who
    AIC
    Beck
    The Sadies
    Live Free or Die!
  • pearljamchrispearljamchris Posts: 282
    pearl jam
    Alice in chains (if they count)
    stone temple pilots (if they count)
    incubus
    metallica
    biffy clyro
    dinosaur jr
    red hot chili peppers
    kings of leon
    mudhoney
    smashing pumpkins
    placebo
    silverchair
    seether
    machine head
    the strokes
    foo fighters
    Queens of the stone age
    motorhead
    funeral for a freind
    IF YOU HATE SOMETHING,.. DONT YOU DO IT TOO
  • aspoonfulweighsatonaspoonfulweighsaton Posts: 2,055
    In no particular order...

    Pearl Jam
    Wilco
    R.E.M.
    The Flaming Lips
    Guns N' Roses
    Neil Young
    Ryan Adams
    Smashing Pumpkins
    Metallica
    Oasis
    Lucinda Williams
    Neko Case
    Nine Inch Nails
    Bob Dylan
    Arcade Fire
    My Morning Jacket
    The Black Crowes
    U2
    Stone Temple Pilots
    Cheap Trick
  • famikonfamikon Posts: 2
    active?
    well,
    Arsenium
    Dan Balan (Crazy Loop)
    MR & MS
    Pearl Jam
    Olga Tanon
    Alejandro Sanz
    and the rest is old music........:)
  • Brain Of EBrain Of E Posts: 499
    andreas wrote:
    Pearl Jam
    Heroes del Silencio
    Soda Stereo
    Ruben Blades
    Bruce Springsteen
    Mercedes Sosa
    Jovanotti
    Carlos Vives
    Guns n' Roses
    Bush
    Incubus
    Chris Cornell
    Xavier Naidoo
    Radiohead
    Norah Jones
    Juan Gabriel
    Mana
    Rosana
    Stone Temple Pilots
    Herbert Grönemeyer

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  • MyMorningPearlsMyMorningPearls Posts: 73
    in no order...probably forgetting a whole bunch. just off the top of my head

    1. pearl jam
    2. my morning jacket
    3. radiohead
    4. bright eyes
    5. bob dylan
    6. wilco
    7. mgmt
    8. arcade fire
    9. sonic youth
    10. neko case
    11. of montreal
    12. new pornographers
    13. raconteurs
    14. m. ward
    15. drive-by truckers
    16. rusted root
    17. flaming lips
    18. bon iver
    19. oasis
    20. cat power
  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    Not really in order, just off the top of my head

    1. Pearl Jam
    2. eels
    3. Wilco
    4. Wintersleep
    5. The National
    6. QOTSA
    7. Beastie Boys
    8. Iron & Wine
    9. Gogol Bordello
    10. Modest Mouse
    11. The Shins
    12. Smashing Pumpkins
    13. The New Pornographers
    14. Black Mountain
    15. Tragically Hip
    16. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    17. Red Hot Chili Peppers
    18. Neil Young
    19. Roger Waters
    20. Phil Lesh & Friends
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    Pearl Jam
    The Roots
    The Strokes
    Eagles of Death Metal
    Atmosphere
    My Morning Jacket
    Kings of Leon
    Black Keys
    One Day as a Lion
    Q-Tip
    Radiohead
    QOTSA
    RHCP
    Modest Mouse
    The Shins
    The Raconteurs
    The White Stripes
    Ben Harper
    The Cure
    Neil Young
    NERDS!
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    I'm bored ... I'll play ... active huh? ... ok ...

    Buffalo Tom
    Broken Social Scene
    Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    South
    The Wedding Present
    Radiohead
    Badly Drawn Boy
    Interpol
    Kings of Leon
    Devotchka
    Wilco
    The Futureheads
    Placebo
    Arcade Fire
    Rage Against the Machine
    The Decemberists
    The National
    Heaven and Hell (commonly known as, Black Sabbath led by Ronnie James Dio)

    ...and Pearl Jam
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