Best Bands Of All Time

[*DAMN Silent Killer]

Good God i am bored

Who is the best band of all time?

I say its the beatles
AND DAMNIT PIMPINGPANDA DONT COME IN HERE TELLING ME ITS MUDVYANE

Double post deleted and combined, Bondo warned you apparently SK. -Infect

[theN00b]

Lead Zeplinn, no doubt about it.

[PsYcO aSsAsSiN]

Lead Zeplinn, no doubt about it.

*cough*Led Zeppelin*cough*

Well, best band of all time depends on genre of music. Without a doubt, the Beatles influenced the most people in terms of Rock...but my vote goes to Nirvana. Without Nirvana, there is no such thing as a popularized form of punk/alt rock that most of the people here on these forums listen to.

[jn.loudnotes]

Just because I know no one else gives them any respect...

Blood, Sweat, and Tears.

But then again I'm a trumpet player...but that's my favorite mix of vocals, rhythm and fantastic brassiness.

[WeaSelFlinK]

The Red Hot Chili Peppers.

[Brain]

hmmm, the best bands, i'll have to bak up sk on this one and say the beetles
according to mtv (or was that vh1?)they have the more of the 100 most influential songs than anyone else, but what do they know...

[PsYcO aSsAsSiN]

hmmm, the best bands, i'll have to bak up sk on this one and say the beetles
according to mtv (or was that vh1?)they have the more of the 100 most influential songs than anyone else, but what do they know...

A) IT was VH1
B) It was the 100 top rated albums, not most influential.
C) Yes they had more albums on their than any other band...if I remember right, Sgt. Peppers was #1, and Nirvana's "nevermind" was the #2 album.

[Brain]

A) IT was VH1
B) It was the 100 top rated albums, not most influential.
C) Yes they had more albums on their than any other band...if I remember right, Sgt. Peppers was #1, and Nirvana's "nevermind" was the #2 album.

i'll disagree with you on b there sin, the show i was talking about was different. because i remember that it was pretty much between the beetles and rolling stones, and the stones got the top song, but the beetles got more songs and something like 4 in the top 10 (i know hotel california was in there as well, the eagles are a great band, i'm listening to it right now, that's why i say that)

[*NADS Capt. Anarchy]

bah.. so hard to choose just one. I'm gonna have to go with sin on this one and cast my vote for nirvana in the slightly old rock category. other bests:

Led Zeppelin wins it for older rock
Tool for new rock
Dead Kennedys for old punk
Anti-Flag for new punk
System of a Down wins the "too bad they got popular" category
Crystal Method wins the "best music to fall asleep too" category
Deftones wins the "if i dont' add this my brother will kill me" category
Metallica wins the "bets music to rip your vocal chords too" category

that's all i can think of right now.

[theN00b]

So many bands to choose from. I love mitallica and Nirvana alot. Even though Jimmy Hendrix is not a band I think he is very influential too.

[Brain]

i nominate Weird Al for the music paridoy catogory
***from smells like nirvana***
Were a grunge band, from seattle! shure as hell beats, raising cattle!

[WeaSelFlinK]

i nominate Weird Al for the music paridoy catogory

He's one heck of a guy. I've got an entire collection of his music parodies. 'Bimbo no.5' (Mambo no.5 - sung by Lou Bega), 'Pretty fly for a rabbi' ('Pretty fly for a white guy' - sung by 'The Offspring'), 'Who let them cows out' ('Who let the dogs out' - Bahamen), 'Eat it' ('Beat it' - Michael Jackson), ...

[*DAMN Mauti]

THE PIXIES 4EVER In my opinion the Pixies are the best band because you can hear their songs always no matter what your mood is. Their songs always fit to your mood: you can hear one song if you are happy or very sad and thats great ? I love them - Some cool songs are Debaser, Where is my mind, Wave of Mutilation, She is weird, Here comes your man...

I also like Pulp especially the album: This is Hardcore. They have written such sad songs about the bad sides of life. They also have done happy songs like Disco 2002 or Miles end. However I mostly hear them if I have troubles with my girlfriend.

Beside the bands one of my favourite songs is The best things by Filter

And of course I love Ambross and Falco(Austrian interpreds) BTW Falco's Rock me Amadeus was the only song written by an Austrian that made it to the number 1 at the US TOP 100 ? May you know it - It is a song from the 80's

Well there are a couple of other bands I like to listen like Queen, Beatles(both kinda oldies and classics), Aerosmith, U2!!!, Anger77, Smashing Pumpkins who have written the most melancholy songs I know, Third Eye Blind, Pet Shop Boys, Fiona Apple, Vanessa Carlton(I want more & Ordinary Day) U96,.. and much more. Damn these mp3s are fullfilling my whole 40gig harddisk.

Punk groups I like: Feeder, Weezer and the old Offspring(the newer albums are only moneymakingmachinary)

About Nirvana: I like 4 or 5 songs from them but at all the songs listen to similiar for my taste but of course I have to mention them here. Smells like teen spirit!

I hear almost everything except Boygroups, RMB and HipHop are HORRIBLE, seriously I hate this B... thats not music... (simple not my taste - kinda boring all rap "stars" listen similiar and also the lyrics are a catastrophe.

That's it,

Mauti

[Bondo]

I agree with you, the Backstreet Boys suck (wouldn't call them gay because I don't use that as an insult nor should you).

But for best pop I nominate the Spice Girls. ?They really are talented as a group, especially if you heard their last CD Forever with lyrics written by the group. ?Also, it can't be denied the impact the Spice Girls had on Pop and female music. ?Another thing to consider, they've all had solo albums and although I only own two of them, I've heard singles from four of them and seperate they are skilled as well.

For rock I'd have to agree with those of you who said the Beatles.

I hear almost everything except Boygroups, RMB and HipHop are HORRIBLE, seriously I hate this B... thats not music... (simple not my taste - kinda boring all rap "stars" listen similiar and also the lyrics are a catastrophe.

That's it,

Mauti

I agree about rap/hip hop, some crap music...especially Eminem, can't stand it.  I also think heavy metal sucks.  What is the point if all you can hear is screaching noise.  Then again I put emphasis on vocals and lyrics.  I have to disagree about Pop (Boy Bands) and R&B to a degree, there is a lot of crap in those genres but some great music as well (Boyz II Men, NSYNC, Spice Girls)

[Ace]

N*SYNC is the greatest boyband ever, but since that's my totally biased opinion, I would have to say the single greatest/influential/hotass pop (cuz only pop matters) boyband ever was the Backstreet Boys.

[Brain]

i think for best song ever i would have to nominate queen with bohemian rapsody
and for most used song ever i think that would have to go to we are the champions and we will rock you

queen rocks

any one ever listen to the moody blues?(they're probaly my favorite group)

[Bondo]

Yeah, I was listening to Bohemian Rapsody the other day and thought, "this really is a good fucking song"  but it is depressing as hell, that is why I choose to listen to Wierd Al's Bohemian Polka instead.

[Precious_Roy]

(Before I go further, let me mention that as I read this thread I was listening to Eminem.  I will face head on your insults toward him in due time)

Well, here for all of you, brought to you by precious roy, is a quick lesson in popular music theory:

Good music, influential music accomplishes one of two things.

A)  It is the music that is the quintessence of a period and genre.  Music that defines a genre transcends that genre.

ex: ABBA.  Whether you like ABBA or not, it is in the most pure form, "Pop" music.  Therefore, in the scope of its genre, it is good.  the best even.  If one does not like "ABBA" then they, fundementally, dislike "Pop".

B)  It is the music that pushes the limits, creates something new.  Though  this type of music rarely does anything fundementally new, it mixes and matches aspects of different genres to sound different and innovative, and therefore, (as music is the art of sound) is different and innovative.

ex: Clash.  Clash was a traditional Irish punk band, except they were the first to introduce Reggie rhythms into their music.  They muddled the lines, and they, along with several other key bands (including you beloved Dead kennedys), sparked the change between what you all call "new" and "old" punk.

Other groups, Beck and Bob Dylan being the most prominent examples, cross these lines constantly.  That is a large part of their success.

::Takes deep breathe::

With that said, the two greatest bands of all time are The Beatles and Led Zeppelin because they are the only two bands to completely and successfully do both A and B on such an immense scale.

(Liz Phair, by creating and embodying "Riot Girl" music does both, but Riot Girl, like almost everything nowadays is a subset of Rock.  She therefore does not do both A and B on an immense scale.  Plus most of you have never heard of her )

Nirvana is an amazing band.  They sure as hell created something new, and captured the hearts of the nation's youth.  However they do not define rock.  They even struggle to define Alternative Rock with bands like Smashing Pumpkins and Pearl Jam competing for the title.  Maybe in twenty years Nirvana can join the ranks of my other two bands named, but not until the dust settles so to speak, and Nirvana's music stands the test of time.

::Takes another deep breathe::

Now, because everyone else is listing bands, I will too.  I'm also a big punk/emo fan, so I'll include that.  (I have tickets to Carbon Leaf on August 9th, and Hey Mercedes on August 14th.  w00t)

Best Ever: The Beatles, Led  Zeppelin
Best Old Rock : <see above>
Best New Rock : Nirvana, Pearl Jam
Best Old Folk: Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan
Best New Folk: Dar Williams
Best Trance: Paul Oakenfold
Best Techno: Daft Punk
Best Old Punk: Sex Pistols
Best New Punk: New Found Glory, Saves the Day
Best Emo: The Ataris, The Get Up Kids
Best Random Indy: Belle and Sebastian
Best Pop: ABBA, Madonna
Best Band To Sellout: Reel big Fish (of course!)
Worst Band (Not Gayest! prick...): Limp Biskit
Best Rap/R&B: Run DMC, Eminem

::takes a third and final deep breathe::

And speaking of Eminem!  I take major offense to those comments.  

A)His lyrics are actually, genius.  He has biting and surprisingly insightful comments concerning the state of American society.

B)He simply can rap better than most.  He has 1337 skillz, undenialbly.

C)When he wants to be musical, he is.  "Stan" (Marshall Mathers E.P.) and "Hailie's Song" (The Eminem Show) are good examples.

D)Like it or not, Rap is Rock.  Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Sublime, they led the way for this music.  you don't have to like it, but you should at least recognize it's merit.

::I lied, One last breathe, hopefully less deep::

I will admit, I do have a problem with rappers.  They have ceased to be performers, and are now just entertainers.  As so eloquently put by P-Funk, brother to me, friend to blackhand: "When rappers are on stage, they have to tell the crowd what to do 'put your hands in the air" et cetera.  When rock stars are on stage the crowd needs no prompting.  They just do it."

::Exhales.  Hyperventilates.  Passes Out::

[Brain]

DAMN, that is one long ass post

i think we have a new wordy bastard

[Precious_Roy]

I am no way the new wordy bastard.  Look back in the 9/11 threads, and you shall see that I am one of the originals.  Loudnotes still outdoes me though.

But no matter.  Someone else please post their opinions.  Wouldn't want to waste that long post on a thread declared off topic, and then locked.