Top 25

the sentinel wrote:

18.) AC/DC - No sentimental discovery story about them; they have just always been there and I have always been a fan.

Words of a true AC/DC fan! Hell yeah!


For me, they have been my all time favourites ever since I first listened to them, they still remain my topmost favourite band!

1. Thin Lizzy
2. Wino (all things)
3. Alice Cooper

The Tea Party
Steely Dan
Electric Light Orchestra
Black Sabbath
Budgie
Townes Van Zandt
Van Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Living Sacrifice
Stevie Wonder
Iron Maiden
AC/DC
Pink Floyd
Animals As Leaders
John Lee Hooker
Howlin' Wolf
Buddy Guy
Type O Negative
Los Lobos
Neil Young
Ramones


Megadeth (used to be tied for #1 but with this last bit of drama I just got tired of it plus all these songs  about big brother, NSA, etc but when one posts a negative opinion of them on their boards it gets deleted by the mods or the user is banned. A little man with a big eraser...

MoonChild wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

18.) AC/DC - No sentimental discovery story about them; they have just always been there and I have always been a fan.

Words of a true AC/DC fan! Hell yeah!


For me, they have been my all time favourites ever since I first listened to them, they still remain my topmost favourite band!

Thanks, MoonChild. I figured either them or Maiden was your fave given your screen name, avatar, and signature pick of Angus rockin' out.

the sentinel wrote:

MoonChild wrote:

the sentinel wrote:

18.) AC/DC - No sentimental discovery story about them; they have just always been there and I have always been a fan.

Words of a true AC/DC fan! Hell yeah!


For me, they have been my all time favourites ever since I first listened to them, they still remain my topmost favourite band!

Thanks, MoonChild. I figured either them or Maiden was your fave given your screen name, avatar, and signature pick of Angus rockin' out.

Yes Maiden after AC/DC followed by the mighty Priest.

I didn't go through all the lists. Anyone mentioned Nazareth?

akeldama wrote:

1. Thin Lizzy
2. Wino (all things)
3. Alice Cooper

The Tea Party
Steely Dan
Electric Light Orchestra
Black Sabbath
Budgie
Townes Van Zandt
Van Morrison
Jimi Hendrix
Living Sacrifice
Stevie Wonder
Iron Maiden
AC/DC
Pink Floyd
Animals As Leaders
John Lee Hooker
Howlin' Wolf
Buddy Guy
Type O Negative
Los Lobos
Neil Young
Ramones

That's a f*ckin' rad list.

^^ Thanks hicks, there were a couple of bands I hated leaving off but I'm curious as to what your list would consist of knowing the broad spectrum you have musically.

I might as well throw my two cents in, haha.

1. Fates Warning
2. Iron Maiden (man, the first two spots are always back and forth)
3. maudlin of the Well/Kayo Dot/anything Toby Driver related
4. The Tallest Man on Earth
5. King Crimson

everything after here is only in loose order:

6. Peter Gabriel
7. Iron & Wine
8. Black Sabbath
9. Yes
10. Rush
11. Van Morrison
12. Kate Bush
13. Tool
14. Bruce Dickinson
15. Townes Van Zandt
16. Sortilege
17. Titan Force
18. Pink Floyd
19. CHVRCHES
20. Misery Signals
21. John Martyn
22. Kansas
23. Tyrant (NWOBHM)
24. The Head and the Heart
25. Protest the Hero

Naturally there's a lot I left off, too. Steely Dan, Neil Young, dredg, Local Natives, Fleet Foxes and a lot of others could easily have been put among those.

Great list, Noah. I feel the same way I left off Motorhead and honestly I shoulda threw The Kinks in the lot and
technically I can cuz I listed only 24 seeing as how I didn't really put Megadeth on the list.

akeldama wrote:

^^ Thanks hicks, there were a couple of bands I hated leaving off but I'm curious as to what your list would consist of knowing the broad spectrum you have musically.

Noah's list is equally awesome.

I dunno, this would be a ridiculously tough task for me, and certainly not a concrete result. I'll see what I can pull off. It'd definitely be easier by subgenre.

Thanks dudes. And it was surprisingly difficult to lay out favorites like this. I couldn't help but feel I was neglecting artists that I love dearly, haha.

Wurthless wrote:

Thanks dudes. And it was surprisingly difficult to lay out favorites like this. I couldn't help but feel I was neglecting artists that I love dearly, haha.

It's impossible! I did my list and then listened to Screamadelica by Primal Scream and realised that they are easily a top ten band for me and that record a masterpiece but I hadn't even mentioned them, same for Radiohead.

It is a daunting task. That's why I had to post 5 at a time! I actually had to use some scratch paper and a pencil as I kept erasing and adding different bands and artists. I appreciate everyone's efforts in the thread. Thanks, Metal Brothers

Kings X
Clutch
Kyuss
Helmet
Crowbar
Down
COC
Prong
EHG
Anything Wino related
Om
Hank 3
Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson
The Coral
Wayne Hancock
Whitecross
Electric Wizard
The Sword
Black Sabbath all eras
Steely Dan
Pink Floyd
Slayer
Pantera
Roy Orbison

Mine's going to sound SO out of place...

Let's begin with he two most important to me:

X Japan
Not the first band to get me into Japanese HR/HM, but probably the second Japanese artist after DCT to make me really love music in general. I was a sucker for the ballads like "Crucify My Love" but X and Kurenai, among others were also amazing cookers. I still don't think any metal band who has done ballads can touch X, their style was just in a different league.

Dreams Come True (DCT)
There are very few successful Japanese pop groups who can put out 30+ records and still be pretty solid. DCT's singer also shows you that the stereotype in which female J-pop singers have high pitched voices is not always true, and she's just a good vocalist period. They had class and experimented in so many styles while remaining in a pop vein that was accessible and smooth. This was the band that got me in to Japanese music.

The rest in no particular order:

Boowy
D'erlanger
Dead End
Die in Cries
Eins:Vier
Fanatic Crisis
KneuKlid Romance
Kuroyume
L'arc-en-Ciel
La'cryma Christi
Loudness
Luna Sea
N.EX.T
Omega Tribe
Penicillin
Picasso
Pierrot
Ratt
Rouage
Siam Shade
TM Network/TMN
Yellow Magic Orchestra/YMO
Zard

(Not in exact order)

Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Scorpions
Trouble
Whitesnake
Alice In Chains
Pantera
Prong
The Crucified
Tourniquet
Annihilator
Coroner
Testament
Megadeth
Evile
Sepultura
COC
Crowbar
Suicidal Tendencies
Metallica
Metal Church
Galactic Cowboys
Flotsam & Jetsam
Slayer

I noticed a lot of non-metal/hard rock bands on people's lists, so here's mine if I include all the music I like. My top 10 metal/hard rock made this list, the rest are bands from other genres.

1. KISS
2. Genesis
3. Jethro Tull
4. Gary Numan
5. Alan Parsons Project
6. Running Wild
7. Saxon
8. Judas Priest
9. Swervedriver
10. Iron Maiden
11. Accept
12. Hüsker Dü/Sugar/Bob Mould
13. Kansas
14. Psychedelic Furs
15. Ozzy Osbourne
16. Metal Church
17. W.A.S.P.
18. Ultravox
19. R.E.M.
20. The Monkees
21. Rainbow
22. The Fixx
23. Australian Crawl
24. Joy Division
25. Catherine Wheel

80s Metal Lady wrote:

I noticed a lot of non-metal/hard rock bands on people's lists, so here's mine if I include all the music I like. My top 10 metal/hard rock made this list, the rest are bands from other genres.

1. KISS
2. Genesis
3. Jethro Tull
4. Gary Numan
5. Alan Parsons Project
6. Running Wild
7. Saxon
8. Judas Priest
9. Swervedriver
10. Iron Maiden
11. Accept
12. Hüsker Dü/Sugar/Bob Mould
13. Kansas
14. Psychedelic Furs
15. Ozzy Osbourne
16. Metal Church
17. W.A.S.P.
18. Ultravox
19. R.E.M.
20. The Monkees
21. Rainbow
22. The Fixx
23. Australian Crawl
24. Joy Division
25. Catherine Wheel

Nice varied list there.

muckie wrote:

Mine's going to sound SO out of place...

Let's begin with he two most important to me:

X Japan
Not the first band to get me into Japanese HR/HM, but probably the second Japanese artist after DCT to make me really love music in general. I was a sucker for the ballads like "Crucify My Love" but X and Kurenai, among others were also amazing cookers. I still don't think any metal band who has done ballads can touch X, their style was just in a different league.

Dreams Come True (DCT)
There are very few successful Japanese pop groups who can put out 30+ records and still be pretty solid. DCT's singer also shows you that the stereotype in which female J-pop singers have high pitched voices is not always true, and she's just a good vocalist period. They had class and experimented in so many styles while remaining in a pop vein that was accessible and smooth. This was the band that got me in to Japanese music.

The rest in no particular order:

Boowy
D'erlanger
Dead End
Die in Cries
Eins:Vier
Fanatic Crisis
KneuKlid Romance
Kuroyume
L'arc-en-Ciel
La'cryma Christi
Loudness
Luna Sea
N.EX.T
Omega Tribe
Penicillin
Picasso
Pierrot
Ratt
Rouage
Siam Shade
TM Network/TMN
Yellow Magic Orchestra/YMO
Zard

It doesn't matter if it seems out of place, it's "your" list, brother and those artists/ bands make you happy. That's what really matters. I am with ya on Loudness and Ratt!

I am not sure I can do this, I would have to think about this

muckie wrote:

Mine's going to sound SO out of place...


Yellow Magic Orchestra/YMO

I have one YMO album, BGM. I like it. Besides RATT and Loudness, any other late '70s-'80s bands on your list? I like checking out stuff I haven't heard from that era.

manny wrote:

I am not sure I can do this, I would have to think about this

Yeah, the only reason I was able to do it is because I set a rule that I could only include artists I've been listening to for at least a decade. That helped a little.

80s Metal Lady wrote:

muckie wrote:

Mine's going to sound SO out of place...


Yellow Magic Orchestra/YMO

I have one YMO album, BGM. I like it. Besides RATT and Loudness, any other late '70s-'80s bands on your list? I like checking out stuff I haven't heard from that era.

As far as 70's/80's, yes, in fact. Most of my selections are Japanese groups. Let me give you a rundown:

Boowy
One of the best pop-rock Japanese groups of the 80s. There is virtually no song by them that I dislike, only some that I enjoy more than others. The guitarist, Tomoyasu Hotei, was successful as a solo musician and featured on the Kill Bill soundtrack. Likewise, Kyosuke Himuro, the singer, was also successful as a solo and both of their work is pretty good. Their sound is influenced by Bowie (hence the name) and the Stray Cats. Very addictive. Recommended songs for starters: Dreamin, Marionette, Bad Feeling.

D'erlanger
One of the pioneers of the visual kei movement which is the conglomeration of glam, goth and punk aesthetics. Since it describes the look of the band rather than the sound, they can't all be classified the same, but there were certain styles born out of the Japanese visual scene that are commonly associated with it, and it sounds like a cross between post-punk, goth rock and metal. D'erlanger is like this. Check out these songs for a taste of them: La Vie en Rose, Sadistic Emotion, An Aphrodisiac, and I Can't Live Without You.

Dead End
Another visual kei pioneer. Influenced many visual kei bands and has had several tribute albums featuring heavyweights from the j-rock/visual scene. Much more metal-like but good nonetheless. Some great tracks to sample: I Can Hear the Rain, Phantom Nation, Baby Blue, Spider in the Brain, I'm in a Coma

Omega Tribe
Not a rock or metal band in any regard but rather a soft rock/west coast type of group, very mellow. They had three different iterations, two of them featuring different singers. Their signature sound is both catchy and mellow at the same time. Very mellow, cruising type of music. Some songs to hear:
(with Carlos Toshiki:) Kimi wa 1000%, Stay Girl Stay Pure, Navigator, Aquamarine no mama de ite
(with Sugiyama Kiyotaka:) Futari no Natsu Monogatari, Kimi no Heart wa Marine Blue, Light Morning, Sexy Halation

Picasso
They were on the same label as Omega Tribe and again, another example of 'mellow but catchy'. Although Picasso was much more eclectic, combining mellow pop with exotic sounds, and post-punk type beats. Reccomended tracks to hear: Cinema, Fantasy (these being some of their signature tracks)

TM Network/TMN
This was another major jpop group of the 80s. TM Network's sound was like a cross between the disco-pop of a Stock Aitken Waterman production and the eclecticness of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Songs try: 'Get Wild' was the most famous, but in addition to that: 1974, Take it To the Lucky, Your Song, Don't Let Me Cry, Self-Control, Dive Into Your Body

Hope that helps. These were all in the time frame you asked.
Others that I would recommend are Akira Terao, Ginji Ito, and Junichi Inagaki. These are mellow 70s/80s pop-rock artists. As for their songs...
For Akira: Shadow City
For Ginji Ito: Baby Blue
For Junichi Inagaki: Dramatic Rain

muckie wrote:

As far as 70's/80's, yes, in fact. Most of my selections are Japanese groups. Let me give you a rundown:

Thanks a lot for your recommendations. I'll give them a try.

It's really great that we have so much diversity on this board as it makes the interactions and conversations unique and interesting. It's one of the reasons I have stuck with this forum for so long.