Listal's A-Z of favourite bands!

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Okay, seriously since nobody is posting and this is only the 10 nominations...
7. Disturbed

Very mainstream, most if notall people have at least heard of them, really, you either like all of their songs or hate them with a passion... They have a very angsty and aggressive feel to their music, basically(In my opinion) A form of light metal(Perhaps Nu Metal?)

Favorite Album: I'd have to say Indestructible
Favorite Song: Land of Confusion

8. Dream Theater

One of the successful bands in the progressive metal scene, Dream Theater are technical, melodic and shredding instrumentalists masters that bring a sense of awe in most songs they release.
Plus I feel like they are musical geniuses that are just screwing around and make it look easy.

Best Album: Octavarium
Best Song: Panic Attack

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9. Dropkick Murphys

Hailing from Massachusetts, Dropkick Murphys are one the of the most popular and well know Celtic punk bands today bringing the normal fast punk sound but adding bagpipes, tin whistles, and lyrical theme that could fit in any Irish pub.

Best Album: The Meanest of Times
Best Song: (F)lannigan's Ball

10. Bob Dylan

I don't think there will ever be another artist like Bob Dylan. Imagine a one-man folk band reaching such heights of critical acclaim in today's day and age, it just wouldn't happen. His topical lyrics would probably be more effective than several modern history lessons. An extremely important and prolific artist.

Favourite Song: All Along the Watchtower

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1. Brian Eno

First rate and front line (avant-garde literally) electronic and rock-music. Thumbs up and hat off. Great musicians but I've listened to only few albums so far from his large discography.

Favorite Album: Ambient 1: Music for Airports

2. Eagles
Best Album: Hotel California
Best Track: Hotel California

At the end of the 20th century, two of their albums, Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975 and Hotel California, ranked among the 10 best-selling albums according to the Recording Industry Association of America. The best-selling studio album Hotel California is rated as the 37th album in the Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, and the band was ranked No.75 on the magazine's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. They also have the best selling album in the U.S. to date with Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975.

3. Eisbrecher

After leaving Megaherz, Alexx Wesselsky formed Eisbrecher and took some of the industrial sound but added more electronics and created a great electronic grooving sound

Best Album: Antikörper
Best Song: This is Deutsch

Thanks nonfictiondude!

5. Explosions in the Sky

This band got me into post-rock with their soaring instrumentals and creative soundscapes. I don't listen to them as much any more, and now infinitely prefer Do Make Say Think, but I still can't forget the contribution they made in opening my eyes to a new genre and broadening my musical horizons!

Favourite Album: The Earth is not a cold dead place
Favourite Song: The only moment we were alone

On a quick note, what about the #'s and Symbols bands(Like 311 and others that start with numbers?)

Numbered bands will come at the end, like they did in the cinema list. If there is really enough symbolic bands... then I guess they will come after that!

6. Electric Wizard
a Stoner Doom Metal pioneer in a bunch of many. A very nostalgic pick for me because this band invited me to this specific kind of Metal. I'm glad that they are coming to Finland this Fall :)

Favorite Album: Dopethrone

8.Edward Elgar
Strong, Beautiful, uplifting and moving. Elgar crafts songs that compliment and mould every mood to his notes.
He always made me regret playing the Violin instead of the grand Cello.

Favourite Song: Cello Concerto

9. Editors

Favorite song: Escape the Nest.

10. Evanescence

Some people love them, some hate them but one fact is they made a name for themselves and started something thanks to Amy Lee's vocal capability.

Best Album: Fallen
Best Song: Everybody's Fool

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1. Frog Eyes

Amazing, crazy, manic indie rock. I Absolutely Adore it. The band has released one of my favorite records of all time.

The Golden River

2. Five Iron Frenzy

One of the many Third Wave of ska band, FIF set themselves apart by having positive lyrics, that were liked by parents and teens alike, and also for the energetic live shows that made them a true event to see in person.

Best Album: The End Is Near
Best Song: See the Flames Begin to Crawl

3. Fleurety
Smart progressive nordic black metal. One of it's kind and quite overlooked. Haven't fully gotten into the new record though.

Best Album: Min Tid Skal Komme

5. From Monument to Masses

Sample-plundering post-rockers who seem hell bent on capturing the most anti-establishment sound bytes from random sources. The results usually range from inspirational rallying cries to examples of chilling oversights by the US government. Always interesting stuff.

Favourite Album: The Impossible Leap in One Hundred Simple Steps
Favourite Song: To Z (Repeat)

6. Final Fantasy

Owen Pallett sings music heavily reinforced with epic sounding violins and plinky plonky pianos. This off beat and optimistic sounding freak folk is always refreshing to listen to.

Favourite Album:He Poos Clouds
Favourite Song: This Lamb Sells Condos.

7. Fleetwood Mac

Appearing in many top 50 rock band lists, this groups most successful periods were the late '60s with Blues music and '75-'87 with more pop-orientated songs. As the band line-up changed, so to did their music, which kept each album fresh and new. Just wish 'Albatross' had appeared on an album so I could nominate that one!

Favourite Album: The Dance
Favourite Song: Tusk

Most popular album: Rumours
Personal favourite Single: Albatross

8. The Flaming Lips

I'm never in a mood where I wouldn't fancy listening to The Flaming Lips.
Optimistic bubble sounding music supported by electronic beeps supplies them with happy tunes to sing along to.

Of course, as must be expected, their lyrics often aren't as flippant and surreal as they may first sound. As the band addresses issues in our world, but they do so without taking themselves too seriously. Which is a nice change :-)

Great idea Grand Assault!

Number 10

FOUR TET: I remember saying a prayer once that this electro wizard would release a second album after falling in love with his first so hard. When it came... well it was average, but he is a proven talent anyway and seeing him live is a super experience! And i know you love him so you will have to add him to this list!!!

Song: My Angel Rocks Back and Forth
Album Rounds!

1. Garbage

Their debut album, Garbage, was an unexpected smash, selling over 4 million copies and certified double platinum in the UK, USA and Australia. Garbage won the Breakthrough Artist award at the 1996 MTV Europe Music Awards. This really is music for a certain mood, and in 1995 it fitted the bill perfectly for me. Today as a mature nerd/geek I can still appreciate Shirley Mason, this time as a T1000 Terminator (The Sarah Connor Chronicles - TV Series).

Favourite Album: Garbage
Favourite Track: Only Happy When It Rains

3. G-Unit

For da illest beats and freshest vocals on what life on da street is really like, look no further than g-unit. Top quality rap music from da masters of the trade. G-UNIT!

Fave Album: Beg 4 Mercy
Fav Song: "I Smell Pussy"

5. Godspeed You! Black Emperor

There are few albums that I can lose myself in, Godspeed seem to know how to make music that takes hold and grabs you until it chooses to let you go. Godspeed have hit the nail on the head, creating stunning orchestral tracks that can go on for 30 minutes or more, they're geniuses and the pinnacle of their genre, so much so, they've probably redefined it.

Favourite Album: Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada
Favourite Song: Blaise Bailey Finnegan III

Natália, Gwen Stefani should under "S" not "G."

7. Gallhammer

When I heard this for a first time I thought; Nice, japanese black metal. When I saw that all members all cute females and the singer wears Amebix-shirt; Yahoow.
Seen them live too. This is very raw. Seen them live too.

Favorite Album: The Dawn of...

Not votes, but suggestions/prompts for others.

Gorillaz
Greatful dead
Groove armarda
Gypsy kings
Goldie Looking Chain
Gabrielle
Grand funk railroad
Gala
Eddie Grant

Now get in quick before 'Gareth Gates' ends up on this list :-)

8. Galaxie 500

Mellow shoegaze pop/rock, easy to listen, easy to enjoy, easy to feel but not a wasn't easy to make, fo sho.

Favorite Album: On Fire


Suggestions for others (some of my favorites too):
Gas, Genghis Tron, The Gerogerigegege, Gigatic Brain, Goatsnake, Gorguts, Grails, Grunt

9. Geinoh Yamashirogumi

An incredible band comprised of hundreds of different musicians from every different walk of life you can think of. First heard them via the excellent Akira soundtrack, but when I bothered to research further albums I was impressed even more. It's like no music I've ever really heard before, but I love it.

Favourite Song: Dark Slumber
Favourite Album: Ecophony Rinne

10. Philip Glass

Philip Glass is a modern composer that a small number of people recognize by name but lot of people have heard having composed music for films like The Hours, Taking Lives, Secret Window, and The Illusionist that added to the full experience with wonderful orchestral music.

Favorite Song: The Illusionist

1. The Hives

Swedish rock band that first grabbed the public's attention in the early 2000s as a prominent group of the garage rock revival, playing garage punk. Their mainstream success came with the release of the "greatest hits" album 'Your New Favourite Band', featuring their most well-known song "Hate to Say I Told You So". I saw this group when they first played the UK and later in Toronto on tour with Maroon 5, they were and remain awesome!

Favourite Album:The Black & White Album
Favourite Song:Tick Tick Boom

First, I wanna thank Grand Assault for the invite to the thread. i've been really busy lately, but this looks like a great thread! My "H" nomination might be really obvious, but it ought to be mentioned...

Jimi Hendrix.

Arguably one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, his song-writing is often overshadowed by his guitar. My favorite album is Electric Ladyland. That record is a trip. If you've got a rainy afternoon and nothing to do, put it on and tune out. Wonderful stuff. So sad that he passed so soon. If Band of Gypsies is any indication, he had so much more to offer.

Favorite Song: "The Burning of the Midnight Lamp" from Electric Ladyland

3.

Haus Arafna

Essential power electronics duo from Germany. Also first one I heard from this genre. Definitely worth checking out. That is if you are into music.

Favorite Album: Blut/Trilogie des Blutes

anymore H's???

come on... i'm anxious to get on to more interesting letters, like J.

4. Hot Chip

Never fails to put a smile on my face. British electropop with some high voiced lyrics. Perfect head bobbing music to drive to that doesn't annoy like the radio's pop so often does.

Favourite Song: Over and Over

5.
The All-American Rejects

My total favorite rock band of the times. They just surprise me at every song.

Favourite Album : Move Along
Favourite Song: Hope It Gives You Hell

Welcome back, g0!

Hs are pretty slow going... my library is pretty sparse on this letter, too.

6. Hymie's Basement

This band is just weird and wonderful. They're responsible for some pretty unorthodox tunes with ponderous lyrics and a guy with the most distinctive vocals I've probably ever heard. Been listening to just one of their songs for a few years, before I recently bothered to check out the rest of their eponymous album. Good stuff.

Favourite Album: Hymie's Basement
Favourite Song: 21st Century Pop Song

ANBU Sasaki: The All-American Rejects go under A and that was a while ago.


7. Gustav Holst

One of the best composers from the early 1900's, Holst had many influences but created wonderfully haunting melodies with use of unorthodox metre.

Favorite Suite: The Planets
Favorite Song: Mars: The Bringer of War

8. Herman's Hermits

"I'm Into Something Good" reached No. 1 in the UK and No. 13 in the US in 1964. Why do I like them, the band has a double H title, meaning we are one step closer to getting to I's. But more then that they suit Listal as The Hermits appeared in several movies, including When The Boys Meet The Girls (1965) and Hold On! (1966). They also starred in the film Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter (1968) and were one of the performers in Pop Gear (1965). Many of the movies included at least one single by the band, typically of the same name as the movie - helps being signed to a movie/record company!

Favourite Album: Herman's Hermits - Greatest Hits
Favourite Song: I'm Into Something Good