Our other favourite bands

[snicksfan85]

Originally Posted by Cornflake Girl

I really like what I've heard of their music, especially the tribute to Emmylou Harris, 'Sweet Emmylou' - that's just perfect!

I honestly can't stand alot of the newer country music out there. (I think much of it stems from the fact that a TV playing CMT/GAC sits in front of me all day at work.) But I looooove them. I've seen them live twice. They were the local opening act for Pat Benatar at the Wildhorse and then I saw them at CMA Fest. Excellent both times except for the fact they don't have a backing band yet...

[Cornflake Girl]

Originally Posted by snicksfan85

I honestly can't stand alot of the newer country music out there. (I think much of it stems from the fact that a TV playing CMT/GAC sits in front of me all day at work.) But I looooove them. I've seen them live twice. They were the local opening act for Pat Benatar at the Wildhorse and then I saw them at CMA Fest. Excellent both times except for the fact they don't have a backing band yet...

Lucky you, I'm going to make a point of catching them live sometime! I agree about a lot of newer country stuff, I actually think there is some great stuff out there but it's not what gets the airplay. I do love Miranda Lambert though.

[fleetwoodtrick]

GREEN DAY - I love them about half as much as I love Stevie, which clocks in at right about 'unhealthy obsession.' Sadly, even though I begged everyone I know who can drive, I found no one available to take me to their concert. I cried.

Paramore - I absolutely love both of their studio CDs, 'All We Know is Falling' and 'Riot!' and I'm superrr excited about 'Brand New Eyes'. I also didn't go to this concert. Even though my best friend and I had tickets. Our parents wouldn't let us go alone. :/ So we sold them.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - I got to see them last summer, and we had 5th row seats! It was an awesome concert!

Cheap Trick - They were 'My Obsession' (hehe, that's one of their songs!) before I discovered who sang Silver Springs. I saw them two years ago, and stood on my chair the entire time to see Robin Zander over the 6 foot man in front of me.

Katy Perry - Some of her songs are strange, but I think she's pretty cool, and whacked out. I read her interview in Seventeen and she sounds more down to earth than the other current poppies. I have a Katy Perry t-shirt.

Nirvana - I'm not like a huge fan or anything, but I have their two studio CDs. And I like most of the songs, if I ignore the lyrics.

Secondhand Serenade - He's just cool, and I like several of their songs.

The Fray - I've listen to 'You Found Me' more than most people would care to.

Rihanna - She's also just cool, and her name reminds me of Rhiannon, which is also my name

[SteveMacD]

Guided by Voices/Robert Pollard (my actual favorite); The Byrds (and all shootoffs); Wilco; Cheap Trick; Big Star; the Breeders; Material Issue; and the Replacements have been getting up there. And, I've developed a major soft spot for old punk bands (Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, the Stooges, the Rings) as well as bands like Velvet Underground, Wire, and Pere Ubu. I find myself appreciating the ACTUAL eccentric artists (screw you Lindsey).

In addition to that, of course, I love all of the other (main) projects of the other guys in my triubte band. Especially The Tasties and our vocalist Jesse Remnant. Their songs just give me gooseflesh. The other guys' stuff is killer, too (if not available on CD). I'm one of the luckiest people in the world to work with such talent on such a casual basis. I mean, there's nothing quite as cool to having a big practice, and then singing along with somebody in the band's CD on the way home!

I tend to hate "mainstream" music. There's so much more worthwhile out there, that it becomes very limiting. That includes classic rock, BTW. Sure, there are songs that still get me there (Funk #49, Start Me Up), but so much of it is REALLY tired by this point.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by snicksfan85

Bonnie Raitt
The Pretenders
Heart
Sam Phillips
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Rosanne Cash
Alison Krauss and Union Station
ELO
Emmylou Harris
Dolly Parton
Sarah McLachlan
Dixie Chicks
Bob Seger
Tonic
Don Williams
Alice Cooper
Angie Aparo
The Cox Family
CSNY
John Hiatt
Joey + Rory
Sheryl Crow
Grayson Capps and the Stumpknockers

Good choice!

[daniellaaarisen]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Guided by Voices/Robert Pollard (my actual favorite); The Byrds (and all shootoffs); Wilco; Cheap Trick; Big Star; the Breeders; Material Issue; and the Replacements have been getting up there. And, I've developed a major soft spot for old punk bands (Ramones, The Clash, Sex Pistols, the Stooges, the Rings) as well as bands like Velvet Underground, Wire, and Pere Ubu. I find myself appreciating the ACTUAL eccentric artists (screw you Lindsey).

In addition to that, of course, I love all of the other (main) projects of the other guys in my triubte band. Especially The Tasties and our vocalist Jesse Remnant. Their songs just give me gooseflesh. The other guys' stuff is killer, too (if not available on CD). I'm one of the luckiest people in the world to work with such talent on such a casual basis. I mean, there's nothing quite as cool to having a big practice, and then singing along with somebody in the band's CD on the way home!

I tend to hate "mainstream" music. There's so much more worthwhile out there, that it becomes very limiting. That includes classic rock, BTW. Sure, there are songs that still get me there (Funk #49, Start Me Up), but so much of it is REALLY tired by this point.

LOVE Guided By Voices... and Wilco... and Cheap Trick... and the Ramones/Clash/etc... and Velvet Underground...

[iamnotafraid]

Let's see,

1. ELVIS PRESLEY

then in no particular order,

Shelby Lynne
Dwight Yoakam
Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash
Jewel
Alison Krauss
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Cray
Renee Flemming
Diana Krall
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters
Pat Benatar
Carly Simon
Roy Orbison
Marty Robbins
No Doubt

and a little Welch girl named Duffy

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Let's see,

1. ELVIS PRESLEY

then in no particular order,

Shelby Lynne
Dwight Yoakam
Johnny Cash
Rosanne Cash
Jewel
Alison Krauss
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Robert Cray
Renee Flemming
Diana Krall
Pink Floyd
Roger Waters
Pat Benatar
Carly Simon
Roy Orbison
Marty Robbins
No Doubt

and a little Welch girl named Duffy

Great taste! I've been listening to Shelby a lot lately, especially Identity Crisis.

[markolas]

Rock/Pop:

Steely Dan
Blondie/Debbie Harry
Belinda Carlisle
Pet Shop Boys
Sting/The Police
Marianne Faithfull
Joni Mitchell
Laura Nyro
Bonnie Raitt
Rufus Wainwright
Cyndi Lauper
Ben Folds Five
Elton John

Jazzy:

Ella Fitzgerald
Sarah Vaughan
Billie Holiday
June Christy
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Lester Young
Charlie Parker
Django Reinhardt
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
Stan Getz
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Duke Ellington
Charles Mingus
Jaco Pastorius
Pat Metheny
Cassandra Wilson
Diana Krall
Jimmy Scott

Bluesy:

Bessie Smith
Muddy Waters
Memphis Minnie
Leroy Carr
Charles Brown
Louis Jordan
Big Joe Turner
Ruth Brown

Country:

Hank Williams
Patsy Cline
Kitty Wells
Merle Haggard
Willie Nelson
Johnny Cash
Loretta Lynn
Tammy Wynette
Dolly Parton
Jim Reeves
Eddy Arnold

[Chrislit18]

Good thread idea!!!

Some of my faves outside the realm of Mac:
Colbie Caillat (she counts lol)
Vampire Weekend (almost forgot them lol)-saw live
Maroon 5- seen live twice
Jason Mraz
I'm just getting into some ABBA, who are IMO a weak Mac
Franz Ferdinand
the Beatles, of course
Chester French (similar to VW)
the Killers
L'Homme Run (very few songs, but very good)
Lily Allen
Taylor Swift


Honestly, I find myself liking a few songs by one artist moreso than liking a majority of one artists songs. Which is another reason why I hold FM so dear- I only dislike maybe 12 songs during Rumours era, which is where my fandom lies. I mean I saw AC/DC Tuesday, don't get me wrong, they're really talented, but if not for the obv hits I wasn't as into it as the people I went with (but to be fair, I mostly went for a guy...) anyway I also like Alanis Morrisette, Dire Straits, and the Cars- but not everything in their catalogue. Two more honorable mentions are Tom Petty, and Supertramp

[jaycee]

Oh geez, this is hard! I could list so many. Basically I like anything (but mostly easy listening / soft rock) from 50s-80s and some 90s. So here's an attempt off the top of my head.
Steppenwolf (Magic Carpet Ride is my all time favourite song); Dire Straits (Sultans of Swing is my second); The Monkees (Daydream Believer third); Toto (Africa fourth)
Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music (Avalon all time fav album); Lindsey Buckingham (Go Insane was brilliant); Stevie Nicks; Sting and The Police (Soul Cages FTW); The Alan Parsons Project; Billy Joel; Phil Collins and Genesis; The Moody Blues; Electric Light Orchestra; Elton John; John Lennon and The Beatles (I prefer Lennon, believe it or not!); Russel Morris (an Aussie); Roy Orbison; The Carpenters; Chicago; Bread; Split Enz; Santana; The Doors; America; Don McLean; Gene Pitney (Only Love Can Break a Heart is phenomenal!); The Eagles; The Beach Boys; The Pretenders; Jackson Browne; Frank and Nancy Sinatra; Sade; Van Morrison; The Motels; Joe Jackson; Otis Redding; Creedance Clearwater Revival; Bryan Adams; The Dream Academy (Life in a Northern Town is a great song!); Diana Ross and The Supremes; Abba (their later songs like Winner Takes it All); The Rolling Stones (song like She's a Rainbow and Angie were great, but I don't listen to them often); Dido; Michael Buble; Jet; Eskimo Joe; John Mayer (I don't like much else from 2000s)... I'm sure I've missed lots of bands where I'll go "Damn! How did I forget them?!", but that should be enough for now.
And just for the sake of it, FM is my all time fav band! Hooray for The Mac!

[fleetwoodtrick]

DOH! I forgot Jackson Browne, my first concert.

[Erin]

U2-I'm probably gonna get beat for this one, since there seems to be a lot of hate in the other thread.
Oasis-yeah, I'm sure a lot of you don't like them either!
Patty Griffin
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Sheryl Crow (glad she didn't join the Mac, however)
The Beatles
The Corrs
Coldplay-ducks
The Eagles
Ryan Adams and his various incarnations
Traveling Wilburys
Chris Isaak
The Rolling Stones
The Police/Sting
Tonic/Emerson Hart

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by daniellaaarisen

LOVE Guided By Voices... and Wilco... and Cheap Trick... and the Ramones/Clash/etc... and Velvet Underground...

Life's too short for bad music!

(p.s. I'm playing the red guitar.)

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

I get it--the club is open! Were any sober people in that audience or on that stage? I can smell the beer thru my computer.