Favourite Band Thread

[1AZRAEL1]

With the thought from UltraMarginal, I thought I would create this thread.

Post your favourite band of all time, or of the moment, any style, and explainm why it is so.

I'll start off.

Well if anyone who knows me, or recognizes my avatar, my all-time favourite is in fact Immortal. Black metal from the frosty lands of Oslo, Norway.

Got into metal in high school, while some of my friends went the way of more traditional heavy metal, I went to the extreme of Black metal and Death Metal. Immortal was one of the first bands I got into, and is a major inspiration for my singing (if you can call it that ) career. I still do it for fun when I have time. No band currently though.

Now my current favourite would have to be a band called Drudkh. Melding traditional Ukranian folk music with black metal is just amazing.

I have too many favourite bands anyway, because I have such a varied musical taste so I will just list some off.

Therion, Tyr, Behemoth, Rob/White Zombie, The Kovenant, Dungeon, Darker Half, Atomizer, Alestorm, Turisas, Alkonostt, Primus, Slayer, Steel Panther, ACDC, Children Of Bodom, Lordi... (I can't be bothered to list them all )

[Hursticon]

As 1AZRAEL1 says, I was one of the couple of mates who followed a slightly more traditional Metal route.

For me, my favourite Band/s of all time are Rammstein & Ozzy Osbourne.

Now, funnily enough, I'd never actually known who or what Metal was, when I told 1AZRAEL1 that... I was then quite rightly punched in the head and was introduced to Metal through Rammstein by him and our German Teacher.

I don't know what it was, but that day in German Class when our Teacher, Mr. Spicer, said: "Here is an easy, modern German song I want you to learn, it's a Heavy Metal song I believe, I think it is?, anyway I want you to learn it: Rammstein's Engel" - It triggered something that would change my entire personality from that day forward and for the better.

It got even better when 1AZRAEL1 gave me a copy of the Album (Sehnsucht) to listen to and told me some names of bands that I might like, as did a couple of other mates, one act of whom being Ozzy.

I downloaded Ozzy's Crazy Train off Napster (that's how long ago it was, lol) and was instantly hooked!

I don't know what it is about Ozzy, but be it Sabbath (my close 3rd favourite) or solo Ozzy, I just can't get enough!

My tastes in Metal have stuck pretty much along the same lines for the past 12 years, listening to the same Old Guard that I did all those years ago.

Here are some you may know:

Fear Factory, Disturbed, Slipknot, Pantera, Coal Chamber, KoRn, Rob Zombie/White Zombie, Static-X, Machine Head, Mudvayne, Marilyn Manson and Drowning Pool to name a few.

[MV75]

It's hard to pin down just one, but I think a notable mention would be run-dmc.

They melded rap/hiphop/rock together so well and uniqely that there has been noone else since to even come close to any sort of emulation or style.

It's funny though, I can't stand rap (postering fools), or hiphop (candy arsed bubblegum crap), I do like rock. But those guys put it together so well and when they collaberated with other artists such as aerosmith, it became legendary.

[5FDP]

I can't pick just one. As per my sig / handle Five Finger Death Punch and Skinlab Also a big fan of Mudvayne and Nothingface (who unfortunately broke up many years ago ).

[Oldschool78]

Cool thread. Every band that was mentioned are great choices.
As for me my favourite of all time is Motley Crue.
I got into music in 1989 and the album that was just released was Dr Feelgood and it didnt take long to know every word!
The music back then was great ae, Appetite for Destruction was still real popular, Pump was about to be released and the next year Metallica and ACDC released two of the most popular albums of all time!
Just a shame i wasnt a bit older i couldve seen Van Halen Rule the world.

Apart from the Crue my other favs
Pink Floyd, Guns n roses, Ozzy, Bon Jovi, ACDC, Poison and Kiss, which ive all seen live and Aerosmith and Van Halen which ive still got to see......... Van Halen is gonna be a mission!

[Bartrim]

Like so many people it's hard to pin down one so I'll just list a few of my favourite bands/musicians

Bon Jovi, U2, Screaming Jets, INXS, Linkin Park, Talking Heads, T.I.S.M, Adam Ant, Mental as Anything, Michael Buble, Van Halen and Def Lepard will do for a start.

An honourable mention goes to a band that I've just discovered. Northern Kings. They do some real amazing covers of 70's and 80's songs in a sort of 90's euro-rock sort of way I guess would be the best way to describe them. My personal favourites of theirs are "Hello", "Don't Stop Believing" and "Sledgehammer"

[loophole]

my top band is ACDC but others would include Rammstein, R.A.T.M., Regurgitator, White Sripes

Rammsteins "Shensucht" was the first album of theres that i had heard and loved them ever since with Buch Dich being one of my favourite songs

[UltraMarginal]

With the thought from UltraMarginal, I thought I would create this thread.

Post your favourite band of all time, or of the moment, any style, and explainm why it is so.

I'll start off.

Well if anyone who knows me, or recognizes my avatar, my all-time favourite is in fact Immortal. Black metal from the frosty lands of Oslo, Norway.

Got into metal in high school, while some of my friends went the way of more traditional heavy metal, I went to the extreme of Black metal and Death Metal. Immortal was one of the first bands I got into, and is a major inspiration for my singing (if you can call it that ) career. I still do it for fun when I have time. No band currently though.

Now my current favourite would have to be a band called Drudkh. Melding traditional Ukranian folk music with black metal is just amazing.

I have too many favourite bands anyway, because I have such a varied musical taste so I will just list some off.

Therion, Tyr, Behemoth, Rob/White Zombie, The Kovenant, Dungeon, Darker Half, Atomizer, Alestorm, Turisas, Alkonostt, Primus, Slayer, Steel Panther, ACDC, Children Of Bodom, Lordi... (I can't be bothered to list them all )

Well thought 1AZRAEL1

My favorite band of the moment is without a doubt, The Bamboos, they are a Funk Band From Melbourne that started up a few years ago, lots of energy and they do a lot of collaboration on their albums, really looking forward to seeing them live, again.
other bands on frequent rotation are Jamiroqui, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, the Brand New Heavies, the Cat Empire. U2, Gorillaz, Thievery Corporation, ACDC, Kiss, Muse.
Scores to films, Transformers (of course) starwars, star trek, Lord of the rings, spiderman, generally anything scored by John Williams, Danny Elfman, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Giacchino, it's great stuff to have on in the background while working.
There's a new group who I saw support The brand new heavies a few weeks ago, they are the Electric Empire, four guys, really exciting to watch, the drummer is a nutter, they were about to release their first album, I think they are worth keeping an eye on.

There seems to be a fair leaning towards heavy metal in the list, I wonder if there is a parallel between loving heavy metal and liking Giant
Freaking Robots? The score of the original show and animated movie had a lot of rock, even the newer movies soundtracks only have a bit of fairly heavy rock, apart from being inspired by a German Teacher and 1AZRAEL1(who is obviously passionate about sharing music ), what other things have inspired peoples music tastes.

I know for me it was actually an early episode of transformers, Jazz played something to distract the Decepticons ( or something) and it was a really groovy piece of music, I'd never heard anything like it (my dad listened to both kinds of music), so I've since tried to learn about Jazz, which I really enjoy, this led me more towards Acid Jazz, Funk and through inspiration through playing drums at school and uni I picked up interest in orchestral scores, rock and various other genre's.

Sorry for blabbing, sometimes I get carried away. etc etc...