Favorite Bands?

[Guest Sarah Faith]

So while taking a break between my studies, I was going through my music playlist and it got me thinking about which bands I would consider my favorite (beyond just my first two obvious choices). So I thought it would be interesting to hear what everyone else's favorites might be too.

So lets go with 5. What are your top 5 favorite bands/artists? To make it even more interesting, also list the song you feel best represents everything you love about said band. (Or just your favorite song by them )

For me the first 4 are pretty easy but there are a ton of bands that I like pretty closely after that, which made it pretty difficult to pick one but I ultimately did settle on one.

1. Paramore - Ignorance

2. Lacuna Coil - Spellbound

3. Icon for Hire - Get Well

4. Nightwish - Planet Hell

5. Amaranthe - Invincible

So those are my top 5 with my top song for each , whats yours?

[Guest Sabrinaxx]

At the moment these are mine, but I also have a lot of other artists and styles I like.

1. Black Veil Brides - Ritual

2. Arctic Monkeys - Crying Lightning

3. The Kooks - Naive

4. Kill Hannah - Get Famous

5. Keane - Crystal Ball

[Cyndee]

Hi Sarah,

There are so many over the years, when picking favorites however I tend to gravitate toward the music of my youth (why is that ?), although I do enjoy much from the here and now.

Jimi Hendrix - If 6 was 9

Led Zepplin - The Ocean

Yes - Yours is no disgrace

Eagles - Visions

Jethro Tull - Farm on the Freeway

Cyndi -

[Guest Motormouth18]

My all time top 5:

Bad Company- Bad Company or maybe Company of Strangers

Fleetwood Mac- The Chain

Free-Wishing Well

Def Leppard-Paper Sun

Iron Maiden- Hallowed be thy name

I'm fan of pretty much every sub genre of rock or metal, from the singer-songwriter type thing to death and black metal. Blues rock and hard rock are my favorites. I also enjoy some blues, country, and a bit of rap.

[Guest Sarah Faith]

Some pretty decent lists so far.

Hi Sarah,

There are so many over the years, when picking favorites however I tend to gravitate toward the music of my youth (why is that ?), although I do enjoy much from the here and now.

Cyndi -

Those are some pretty solid bands even today. I love some older bands that are before my time as well but having grown up in the late 90s and early 00's (as a teen) with the exception of a few bands there just isn't that much to like! The 90s in my opinion were not a great decade for music and I suppose some of the stuff I liked then I outgrew. I think you grew up in a really solid music era, Led Zepplin for example I don't think that'll ever really fade away awesome stuff.

I'm fan of pretty much every sub genre of rock or metal, from the singer-songwriter type thing to death and black metal. Blues rock and hard rock are my favorites. I also enjoy some blues, country, and a bit of rap.

I used to gravitate solely to Punk and Metal genres my self, but I do like some variety out side of that as well. I think every genre probably has its gems.

[Guest LauraJen]

Great thread I am going to say some pretty obscure ones here so I might have a bit of explaining to do.

1) Hybrid. They are a three-piece electronic music band although a lot of their music crosses over into rock and symphonic techno, combining electronic music with classical elements. They have written a lot of music for games and film and many of their pieces have been used as background music in TV commercials as well. Some of their music, particularly their third album, I Choose Noise, is very cinematic and it serves as great inspiration for me as I am looking towards writing similar music of my own. My favourite track on that album, and probably out of all of what they have done, is "Just For Today". It's a fantastic sounding piece of music that sounds very cinematic, it really stirs the soul and gets the imagination going. Dogstar (the title and the lyrics refer to the star Sirius) is another good track - it has some really cool sounds in it and the instrumental version lets you hear them really clearly without the vocals getting in the way (though the vocal version isn't bad either).

2) Two Steps From Hell. Again, it's all soundtrack-type stuff, but this is more epic orchestral. I have four of their albums and they are all great, the best one probably being Invincible. After the Fall is probably my favourite track here.

The others for me are all pianists that perform minimalist, neo-classical music. They are similar although they all have their own styles that set them apart. I play the piano myself and this is the sort of thing I am always learning to play and I have a few of their song books.

3) Ludovico Einaudi. Favourite track being "Experience" from the album "In a Time Lapse". I have seen him perform live and it was a night I will never forget. It was through his music how I became interested in playing piano and composing in this genre.

4) Phamie Gow. My favourite piece of hers is "War Song" from the album "Moments in Time", which I used to be able to play but I have since moved on to other pieces. Maybe I will revisit it.

5) Alexis Ffrench. Favourite track being "Kindred Spirit" from the album "Piano Karma".

[Guest LizMarie]

Mine are oldies as well.

1. Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence. This song still tears at me sometimes even after all these years.

2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.

3. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

4. Styx - Come Sail Away

5. Foreigner - Hot Blooded

Every one of the above groups has multiple songs that I love though.

And I can't let this go without mentioning my enjoyment of Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Norah Jones, ZZ Top, and Bachman Turner Overdrive.

[Guest Sarah Faith]

I have to admit Laura I have never heard of 4 of your selections, I know of Two Steps from Hell and I do enjoy quite a bit of their music! If you like violinists let me suggest Lindsey Sterling she's really good!

Mine are oldies as well.

1. Simon and Garfunkel - The Sound of Silence. This song still tears at me sometimes even after all these years.

2. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.

3. Fleetwood Mac - Dreams

4. Styx - Come Sail Away

5. Foreigner - Hot Blooded

Every one of the above groups has multiple songs that I love though.

And I can't let this go without mentioning my enjoyment of Diana Krall, Jane Monheit, Norah Jones, ZZ Top, and Bachman Turner Overdrive.

Queen! Love that band, and that is probably one of the best songs ever written. RIP Freddy Mercury.

[Guest Edu]

1. Rhapsody of Fire (formerly known as Rhapsody) - Emerald Sword
2. Helloween - I Want Out
3. Blind Guardian - The Bard's Song (In The Forest)
4. Freedom Call - Hero Nation
5. Fairyland - Doryan the Enlightened

Honorable mentions (these didn't make into the top 5, but the list feels wrong / lacking without them):

• Sabaton - Metal Machine
• Metallica - Master of Puppets
• Hammerfall - Destined for Glory.
• Stratovarius - Paradise (or Eaglehearth, depending on my mood)

[Guest Samantha Yokusa]

Hmmm... That's a tough one.

5: Five Finger Death Punch - Death Before Dishonor

4: Mayday Parade - Terrible Things

3: Fit For Rivals - Damage

2: Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People

1: Slipknot - Phsycosocial

[Guest LuRay]

Burning Witch.

Mono - The Flame Beyond the Cold Mountain

Mouth of the Architect - No One Wished to Settle Here

Loss.

Axis of Perdition.

[Guest Bug90]

These bands are on the extreme side but they have gotten me throw hard times.

1. Overkill - Bring Me the Night

2. Slayer - Hate Worldwide

3. Rotting Christ - Thou Art Lord

4. Susperia - Devil May Care / Home Sweet Hell

5. Acid Bath - Jezebel

[Guest ashleynikole]

I have never been able to select just a certain amount of my favorite anything (except food...always sushi). But I'll have a go at it.

1. Disturbed - as a drummer and a vocalist, I love the syncopated rhythms this band writes. Not to mention two really killer remakes from the 80s.

2. Rush - Obligatory as a drummer...sorry.

3. Matthew West - Great lyricist and songwriter

4. Jon Bon Jovi - Great songwriter and business man; not to mention anyone who can write hits across genres is a hero of mine

5. Thousand Foot Krutch - I love crunchy guitars with groovin rhythms.

I'm done changing my mind. Wow, that was ridiculously hard. My head hurts thinking about it. Stupid perfectionism.