Your Favorite Artists

[Lobo]

I'm not going to ask you to choose just one band/singer/rapper

Who are your favorite artists from each genre? I'm compiling my list right now. Looking forward to the responses

 

[The Chairman]

I have a lot, but I'll be sensible and whittle it down, in order, to a Top 25:

Frank Sinatra
Billy Joel
Elton John
Bruce Springsteen
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Bobby Darin
Chuck Berry
The Kinks
The Who
Michael Jackson
Queen
Tony Bennett
Nat King Cole
Aerosmith
John Lennon (solo)
Paul McCartney (solo)
Bob Dylan
Roy Orbison
Bob Marley
AC / DC
Madonna (1983-1998 only)

 

[Wesley Dodds]

I have a lot, but I'll be sensible and whittle it down, in order, to a Top 25:

Frank Sinatra
Billy Joel
Elton John
Bruce Springsteen
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Wonder
Elvis Presley
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Bobby Darin
Chuck Berry
The Kinks
The Who
Michael Jackson
Queen
ony Bennett
Nat King Cole
Aerosmith
John Lennon (solo)
Paul McCartney (solo)
Bob Dylan
Roy Orbison
Bob Marley
AC / DC
Madonna (1983-1998 only)

No Tom Waits, Chairman?

 

[PyroChamber]

Just a few in no particular order...

N.E.R.D
Nirvana
Prince
Talking Heads
Peter Gabriel
The Rolling Stones
Lenny Kravitz
The Clash
Jay-Z
Stevie Nicks
Fleetwood Mac
Heart
No Doubt
New Edition
Michael Jackson
Daft Punk
Nikka Costa
The Fugees

 

[Addendum]

I got several but I'll name a few

Led Zeppelin
Dream Theater
Pink Floyd
Faith No More
the entire catalog of Stax Records

 

[The Chairman]

No Tom Waits, Chairman?

I've yet to familliarize myself with him.

 

[darkseid26]

classic rock era
Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Doors
Jeff beck
The Beatles
Rolling Stones

Modern day
The Raconteurs
The Mars Volta
Flight of the Conchords
Black Mountain
Wolfmother
The Black Keys
Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

[Darknightnomis]

Pop/ Rock
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zep
Doors
The Who
Simon and Garfunkel
Queen
Chicago
Satana
Davie Bowie
Pink Floyd
Bruce Springsteen
Steely Dan
Billy Joel
Doobie Brothers
Elton John
Talking Heads
Bee Gees
The Police
U2
Peter Gabriel
Tears For Fears
INXs
Nirvana
311
Living Colour
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Stone Temple Pilots
No Doubt
Beck

R & B

Prince
Stevie Wonder
Sly and the Family Stone
James Brown
Al Green
The Supremes
Parliment / Funkedelic
The Time
Isley Brothers
Bob Marley
Brothers Johnson
Temptaions
Kool and the Gang
Janet Jackson
Maze
Curtis Mayfield
Cameo
Marvin Gaye
Rick James
Lauryn Hill
Maxwell
War
Zapp
Van HUnt
Rufus and Chaka Khan

RAP
Public Enemy
RUN-DMC
Eric B and Rakeem
KRS-1

 

[thedeadite]

some top 5s

-50s 60s-
the Beach Boys
Elvis Presley
the Ventures
Chuck Berry
the Temptations

-Early Hardcore-
Negative Approach
Minor Threat
Bad Brains
Black Flag
Void

-Second Wave Hardcore-
Gorilla Biscuits
Judge
Youth of Today
Uniform Choice
7 Seconds (could be called early but...)

-First/Second Wave Emo-
Jawbreaker
Sunny Day Real Estate
Embrace
Rites of Spring
Nation of Ulysses

-Other (all genres)
Neil Diamond
Billy Joel
Bob Dylan
Bright Eyes
Faith No More

 

[Mdizzle]

Pretty random list, but here are my top choices:

Tool/APC
(Old) Metallica
Stone Temple Pilots
Sound Garden
Collective Soul
The Tea Party (Transmission era)

Garbage

The Who
The Doors
Zeppelin
Aerosmith
The Police

Massive Attack

Black Star/Mos/Talib
Tribe Called Quest
De La Soul

Starkillers
Tiesto
Armin Van Buuren
Lasgo

 

[Motown Marvel]

i'll try to keep this short to my most favorite:

the beatles
bob dylan
velvet underground
white stripes
led zeppelin

 

[Mdizzle]

It's hard for me to limit to just one or even a handful of artists. It really depends on what mood/phase I'm in. As you can see from my choices above, I like all kinds of genres of music...

But the three that are on my rotation all the time are usually Tool, Massive Attack, and Mos Def.

 

[Motown Marvel]

the entire catalog of Stax Records

 

[Mdizzle]

Tears For Fears

Sweet, another fan!

 

[Wesley Dodds]

Tom Waits, Tom Waits aaaaaaaaaaaannd Tom Waits.

 

[Cmill216]

Lupe Fiasco
Emily Haines
Jamiroquai
OutKast
N*E*R*D
Maroon 5
Metric
Styles of Beyond
Kenna
Citizen Cope
The Beatles
The Roots
Jay-Z
Lily Allen
Natasha Bedingfield
Daniel Bedingfield
Craig David
Common
Kanye West
Amerie
Atmosphere
DJ Shadow
Musiq Soulchild
Bee Gees
Gnarls Barkley
Radiohead
Robin Thicke
Clipse
Big L
Deftones
Ludacris
Jedi Mind Tricks
CAKE
Röyksopp

 

[Raivynn]

In no real particular order...well maybe except the first two.

Nightwish
Korpiklaani
Turisas
Alestorm
Finntroll
Amon Amarth
Dir en grey
Slayer
Anthrax
Pantera
Metallica
Tool
Gackt
Faith No More
Sepultura
Arnocorps
Hans Zimmer
Howard Shore
John Williams
Black Sabbath
Primus
Machine Head


There's loads more..but that covers some of my taste.

 

[JP]

Andrea Bocelli
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
Blondie
Christina Aguilera
David Bowie
Depeche Mode
Dresden Dolls
Flight of the Conchords
Kelly Clarkson ♥ ♥
The Killers
Lauryn Hill
M.I.A.
Mariah Carey
Mika
Mozart
Queen ♥ ♥

 

[simplysuperhero]

Rush
John Coltrane
New Order
Boards of Canada

 

[darkseid26]

60's-70's rock era
Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Doors
Jeff beck
Rush
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
Deep Purple
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Roy Buchanan
King Crimson
Robin Trower
The Kinks
Pink Floyd


Modern day
The Raconteurs
The Mars Volta
Flight of the Conchords
Black Mountain
Wolfmother
The Black Keys
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Flaming Lips
The Black Angels
Muse
Darker my Love
Chickenfoot

added some artists

 

[Poetic Chaos]

Justin Timberlake
Foo Fighters
Journey
Lady Gaga
Fiona Apple
Eminem
2pac
Dido
Lily Allen
Katy Perry
Paramore
Ginuwine
Patrick Park
The Killers
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Aqualung
Alicia Keys
Blink 182
Taylor Swift

 

[Jake Cassidy]

Jeff Buckley
Queen
Skid Row
Soundgarden
Def Leppard
Whitesnake
David Bowie
Steppenwolf
The Band
Nazareth
Cold Chisel
Choirboys
Disturbed
Hanoi Rocks
Queensryche

 

[Go Web Go!]

Nirvana, Green Day, and The Offspring are probably my top 3. I grew up on their music moreso than any other artist or band.

 

[Silverstein]

Silverstein
Matchbox Twenty
Kyo(the french band)
My Chemical Romance
Smashing Pumpkins
Richard Cheese
Mudvayne
Slipknot
Queen
Alkaline Trio
MSI
Taking Back Sunday
New Found Glory
Aphex Twin
The Lonely Island
Linkin Park
Oomph
L'arc en Ciel
Soul'D Out
Heartsdales
My Gay Uncle ("Back that thing up", so only one song)
Dashboard Confessional
Goo Goo Dolls
Green Day
Rammstein
Sergio Mendez
Black Eyed Peas
Nas
Jay-Z
Christina Aguliera
Nightwish/Tarja turunen (they suck for kicking her out, she's better without 'em)
Killswitch Engage
Royksop
I know I'm forgetting some bands...But these are the core of what I listen to on meh ipod..


I like hating Avenue D

 

[XSpidercideX]

Death Metal
---------
Death
Amon Amarth
Extol
Mortification
Morbid Angel
Dark Tranquillity
Nile
Atheist
Lykathea Aflame

Black Metal (and post-black/symphonic)
---------------------------
Emperor
Immortal
Enslaved
Mirrorthrone
Dimmu Borgir
Cradle of Filth
Arcturus
Borknagar


Heavy/Power/Thrash/Prog Metal
-----------------------
King Diamond
Kamelot
Dark Angel
Slayer
Metallica
Dream Theater
Symphony X
Children of Bodom
Opeth
Demolition Hammer

Gothic/Doom Metal
------------------
Solitude Aeturnus
My Dying Bride
Type O Negative
Therion

Metalcore
---------------
Killswitch Engage
Protest The Hero
Between The Buried and Me

Industrial
----------
Skinny Puppy
yelworC
Numb
Mind.In.A.Box
Front Line Assmebly
Velvet Acid Christ

Rap
----------
Tech N9ne
Jedi Mind Tricks

Rock (need more)
-----
Coheed and Cambria
Alice in Chains
Soundguarden
Tool
Nine Inch Nails
Argyle Park
Circle of Dust
Celldweller

These are probably the top bands I really am attached to on my Ipod, I have some other stuff (252 artists in all) but these jump out at me over other things.