Who are your favorite bands and artists?

[ESP_Viper]

I figured why not start this thread on the new forum again.

My fav's:
Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page)
Dream Theater & Liquid Tension Experiment (John Petrucci)
Pantera (Dimebag Darrel)
Metallica (Hetfield & Hammett)
Ozzy (Rhoads and Wylde)
Deep Purple (Richie Blackmore and Steve Morse)
Van Halen



These are just to name a few, they have to be my biggest favorites and influences.

[E-string]

Hey ESP_Viper, glad to see you made it in. It was getting lonely. And glad to see you get this thread up again... :)

***

Okay, here we go...

My favorite guitarist since the late 70's is Neal Schon, whom I had the great pleasure of meeting in person recently. :)

My other favorites include David Gilmour, Carlos Santana, B.B. King, Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Alex Lifeson. There are some others, but these are the ones who I tend to listen to the most.

Bands include Journey, Santana, Pink Floyd, Supertramp, The Police, Loverboy, Foreigner, ELO, and Rush.

[SteelSlider]

Hey Viper.
Seems I replied last night. Anyway,

I deep into the blues. The Delta Blues with a steel or glass slide.
Charlie Patton
Son House
Sleepy John Estes
Tampa Red
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Robert Johnson
Those guys were popular in the 20's to 60's of the last century, these guys layed the foundations of what we play today.

Newer artists,
Johnny Winter
Lonnie Mack
Johnny Guitar Watson
Jimmy Page
Jimi Hendrix
Leon Redbone

We all have our favorites, our own style. Yeah, yeah, I know I'm in left field on this board.

[E-string]

Originally posted by SteelSlider
Yeah, yeah, I know I'm in left field on this board.

Nah, I think your list is pretty cool... not in left field at all. There's some great names in there.... :)

[jaytee]

well...since the old forums are dead (but not forgotten)....might as well respond again over here in the new forums....
i was mistaken on the last one anyways...ONE other person mentioned my favorite....dave matthews....dmb has been my favorite band for several years and so...
but nobody mentioned tim reynolds? why? maybe nobody really thought of him because he tours with all kinds of different bands....filling in wherever needed...i dunno...but i saw him once in concert and he is incredible...and very deserving of respect...in my opinion....
also...possibly nobody has heard of a guy named phil keaggy? i wouldnt be surprised since he plays christian music....but he gives a one man show that just makes you wonder HOW! hes really talented...also worthy of respect...

--jt

[AnUprightMan]

first off tim reynolds is absolutely amazing. (buy the way he is a tiny tiny man, as any of you who saw dave matthews storytellers know)I had the good fortune to see him play with DMB back in 98. Hell of show.

My favorite stuff:
Dave Matthew Band (just caught my9th and 10th shows, soldier field)
Phish
Pearl Jam
String Cheese Incident
Led Zeppillin( had their entire catalog, someone stole it)
Widespread Panic
Rolling Stones

[steve]

My favorite guitarist(s) are:

John Frusciante (solo albums and with the red hot chili peppers)
Kirk hammett (metallica)
James Hetfield (metallica)
Slash from Guns n' roses

My favorite bassist(s) are:

Flea (red hot chili peppers)
Jason Newsted (metallica)
Cliff Burton (metallica)

Some bands/artists I like:

Metallica
Red hot chili peppers
Rage against the machine
Stone temple pilots
Pantera
John Frusciante
Jimi Hendrix
Green day
Lit
Fastball

[Sunday]

Whoa! I cannot beleive my luck in finding you people! All my friends seem to adore nsync and the backstreet boys, I have always been the oddball, with my fathers musical influence and also my older brother, who told me about this site...

Anyway, I love led zeppelin, and I will be the next jimmy page before my retirement, I swear I can do it. I was raised with jimi hendrix, janis joplin, pink floyd, cream, the beatles, the doors, the who, a little rolling stones, creedence clearwater, bob marley, lynyrd skynyrd, supertramp, all that old shcool stuff. (yes, it's spelled shcool on purpose.) So now I am totally into all that and more, like the red hot chili peppers (I think I have more respect for john frusciante than any other contemporary musician), majorly loving me some oasis (yes, I know they're idiots, but I'm not their manager I'm just a fan, ok?), I had a little goo goo doll thing but I don't suppose it was because of their musical expertise, I just liked the guys voice. Also matchbox twenty is extremely talented- especially in the songwriting dept. which is where it can really count. I really don't like limp bizkit but wes borland is one of the most innovative bassists out there, as well as flea (rhcp). Radiohead is a contemporary band which I am completely enamored with, just because it seems like there aren't many groups out there really making music because it's what they love to do in life, and that's what radiohead is doing. I am positive there's some I forgot, but I'll probably be back later to let ya'll know. As a writer, I am constantly talking about stuff, it's only a bonus when some one cares... I look forward to talking more with you great people...

[Zero]

Am i the only person who thinks that Wes Borland's contacts are cool?

I have some sort of condition with my eyes (I just found out) that makes me see about three times as much light the normal person. Good at night, but during the day it really sucks. Picture it's like staring at the sun all the time, and that's just normal. I never realized that it wasn't normal to see that much light. :(

Anyways, I want to get some contacts like his, because i think they are cool, it's like having sunglasses built into your eyes.

~Z~

[jaytee]

hehe...
ok zero....this is totally unrelated to music but.....
would you be referring to an asthigmatism? i only ask because i have a pretty bad one...i cant see jack without my glasses....used to be contacts for people like me (or us) were AWFUL..i tried 'em.... but im pretty sure now you can ge some decent ones.......contacts have come a long way....
yeah..its ok for at night...unless you happen to be driving your car and the "-----" (fill in any nasty word you like) behind you has his brights on.....

--jt

[Zero]

naw, not an astigmatism. I forget what it is called, some long scientific word, but i have cracks in my cornea, so it lets in light, around my eye from other places besides my pupil. It sucks, because they eye can not regulate the light from elsewhere, so its sort of like having a permanent flashlight shining in my eyes, unless i sit in the dark, then i can see almost normally. I do have very bad eyes though, I can't see literally past the end of my nose without my glasses :)

~Z~

P.S. Has anyone seen the movie PITCH BLACK? I just found out, if my eyes keep getting worse, i might end up like the guy in it, wearing the goggles like that, but i wouldn't quite see the same as him. (Not all liney and hazy and crap)

[KoRn]

KoRn rules!!! Jonathan Davis is cool.
Other bands which i like:
Rage against the machine,
Deftons,
Papa Roach,
Metallica

[Chugga-Chugga]

Good-day guit fans,

May I offer my 'faves'? -- NO? -- Tough, I will anyway!!!

Guitarists:

Slash - GNR
Zakk Wylde - Ozzy, BLS ----- MY HERO
Patrick Lachman - Diesel, Halford
Kirk Hammett - Metallica
Angus Young - AC-DC
Traci Guns - LA Guns
'Snake' Sabo - Skid Row

Bands:

Ozzy Osbourne
Black Label Society
AC-DC
Pantera
Guns N Roses
Iron Maiden - up the irons!!!


As you can probably guess from my faves, I like HEAVY METAL axe-men.

Hey, Do any of you know the band that was on Saturday Night Live, and is now on MTV2????

They had like 3 guitarists - including the singer, 1 bassist and a drummer. The soloing at the end was AMAZING - please let me know if you know!!


ARE YOU READY FOR SOME SCREAMING HEAVY METAL?!

[Guitar_guy]

Hi
Ok, I like most of those mentioned here. although I don't hear Heavy Metal too much, only can I say they are great guitarists. But, there is a guitarist I like and didn't hear a alot about him. I mean Don Felder one of (was) the members of Eagles. What about you, don't you think he is great guitarist?:cool:

[Problem Child]

My favourite band?
AC/DC, of course.
I quite like the Jimi Hendrix Experience as well, not only because of Jimi's guitar, but also because of his singing and the great drummer.
And some time ago I used to listen to Oasis, but nowadays I enjoy only their first album.
I also like the older stuff like Led Zep and so.
And I detest Nu-Metal.

[skaguitar]

hi everyone,
my favourite bands are:
Radiohead
Rancid
Pearl Jam
Deftones
Rage Agaiinst The Machine

my favourite guitarists:
Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Tom Morello
Anyone with a guitar and a style of their own

Chugga: That band u wanted to kno sounds like Pearl Jam cos they did a performance of Rear View Mirror and Saturday Night Live, does if it start with a single guitar playing a short riff? if it does its that
cheers

[A Major Seventh]

I guess my favorite guitarist at the moment is:
Lanny Cordola

I also like Narnia (with Carljohan whatshisname)
& Tourniquet
& Ultimatum
& Mortification
& even King's X

[fatstrat]

my favorite groups,

Goldfinger (Saw them in concert)
Mxpx
The Ramones
Pink Floyd
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Marley
Led Zepplin

-Mark

[the_doors_girl]

Hi all once again

Well I like many different bands not all of them play the same type of music. But from a guitar point of view I must add these few artists and bands to the list,

Joan Jett
The Doors (as you can see by the nickname one of my favs)
Ozzy
Korn (cause they got some interesting 7string guitar work)
Slash (alone or with Guns and Roses both times a great player)

Well this is just some of the people and groups I enjoy from a guitar point of view. :cool:

Good idea of a post

[Towelie]

Eddy Van Halen
Jimmy Page
Guy From 'Slayer'
Kirt Hammet (Metallica)
Pantera
Tom Delonge (J/K)
El Heffè (NOFX)
My Friend Dan (Can play Death Metal REALLY good)

and, finally (Just a joke):
Me (Of Course :) )

[Jameseh]

hmmmm.....

Iron Maiden (Murray, Smith, Gers)
Metallica (Hammet)
Slash

only ones im really into, altho i dont listen to too much GnRs, just like Slash :)

[i like strats]

My favorites are:

Led Zeppelin-Jimmy Page
Van Halen-Eddie
Dokken-George Lynch
Randy Rhodes
Zakk Wylde
Mark Knofler

[The Tongue]

mine are nirvana and led zeppelin

[FluffTheEvilOne]

hey!
my favs would have to be:

Air,
Placebo,
Incubus and
REM



:D

[Patricio Posse]

HEY EVERYONE, I´M NEW HERE SO Y WANT TO PUT MY FIRST OPINION: I AGREE WITH MOST OF THE ABOVE BUT, YOU ARE FORGETTING 3 AWESOME GUITAR PLAYERS:
BRIAN MAY(QUEEN)
PAUL STANLEY AND ACE FREELY(KISS)
I AM 15 SO I DON´T REALLY KNOW MUCH ABOUT THE ´80s BUT WHAT I DO KNOW IS THAT IT WAS THE BEST ERA OF ROCK AND ROLL!!!, I LOVE THE ´70s AND ´80s.
MY FAVORITE BANDS ARE:
QUEEN
KISS
AC/DC
MOTORHEAD
MOLLY HATCHET
OZZY OSBOURNE
METALLICA

[ESP_Viper]

Easy on the caps lock.

[FluffTheEvilOne]

I hATE it when people use aimless cAPITAL lETTERS ...AARRGGHHHH

(sorry) :(

Are there any Air fans in here? Any at all?
Cheers

[Patricio Posse]

I´m sorry about the capital letters above; I didn´t know that you´ll make such a big deal about it. Remember I´m new here, I posted only once and there´s some people who hate me already! :(

[jaytee]

dont worry pat :) this is a peaceful forum

[FluffTheEvilOne]

Wow! Patricio, sorry! I didn't mean to offend you or use it as a dig.
...Just my pitiful sense of humour!

Sowwy! :o :(

[Patricio Posse]

Apologizes acepted!!!, Hey I´m happy today!:)

[Josef]

I have to say I am suprised I didn't see more Alex Lifeson on here.

To me, the best ever, but only opion

So heres the list

Alex Lifeson
Adam Jones
The Guys from QueensRyche (Chris and Mike, not so much Kelly Grey but he is growing)
Whatever the Guy's name from I mother earth is ( Jag Something)
Mike McCredy (Spelling> Pearl Jam)
Ben Mink

That should be good I am sure I am missing a few!

[naikvin]

My Favourite Bands

Metallica
Megadeth
Pantera
Guns n Roses
Deep Purple
Joe Satriani (like the solos very much)

and other Heavy Metal Bands

[Andrewedwards]

Best band out there is Green Day plain and simple. Easy and simple guitar riffs. Deadly and awesome band! Listen to anything by them and its deadly!!!!!!!

[The Fury]

Yeah I love Green Day and they've got 5 amazing albums but wasn't Warning kinda rubbish.... and a rip off?(£13.00)

Or maybe I just outgrew them, I love the old stuff but I just can't listen to Warning at all except the Live song, which is an oldie.

Just a thought......

[slaughteredsoul]

Is Warning the last album? i don't know if it's about u outgrowing them but the last album is definately not to be compared with the likes of 'dookie'(its a ripoff alright)

By the way,The best band is Metallica:D

[Nirvana chick]

I don't know about anyone else but NIRVANA is definitely my favorite. Im overly obsessed with them, yea there really good!

[Andrewedwards]

Green Day is still good. Sure Warning aint what green day used to be but it's still a good album. I gotta say Minority, Blood Sex And Booze and Castaway have been stuck in my head many many times in the past. Of course you could say Dookie is a better album then Warning but it's also much different. Dookie has great punk tunes like Welcome To Paradise, Longview, She and F.O.D but Warning has good melodic tunes like Blood Sex And Booze, Waiting and Church On Sunday. Green Day is a changing band just like all bands. And if your not willing to change with them so be it but there still one kick ass band no matter what u say.

[The Fury]

I didn't mean to have a go.....sorry

I just didn't think Warning was up to par, but yes they are top class band, and are the reason that I wanted to play the guitar.

Oh btw, does anyone know where I can hear the song Jar because its on the greatest hits and I've allready got most of them and I dont want to buy an album for just 1 song.

[slaughteredsoul]

Isn't J.A.R on international superhits? i couldnt find it on any other album.

[The Fury]

Its a b-side I think. Only not sure on which single.

I've heard its suposed to be good and I was wondering if I could download it from somewhere.

[slaughteredsoul]

I found it on www.audiogalaxy.com..if u have that downloaded,u'll find the song there.

[The Fury]

Thanks,

I dont know how you do it, but you seem to be able to find everything:D

[Pezcore]

Despite the fact that im named after a Less Than Jake album, Nirvana are and always will be the only band for me!

[barbietta]

Okay...I probably have the strangest mix of faves you'll ever see:

Led Zeppelin (above all others)
Black Sabbath
The Beatles
Clapton (Yardbirds, Cream, Derek & The Dominoes)
Ozzy (Rhodes, Wylde eras)
Lindsay Buckingham (fingerpicking extraordinaire!)
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
John Denver
Jim Croce
James Taylor
Sandy Denny/Fairport Convention/The Strawbs
Megadeth
Rage
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Motorhead
B.B. King
Elmore James
Otis Redding
Robin Trower
Pantera
Rush
Collective Soul
Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam
Oasis (okay, Wonderwall was cool at least!)
Prince

hey...and how 'bout Les Claypool on bass?

[Chickwithapick]

Best bands/artists ever:

JENNIFER KNAPP!!!! *Chick rock* woooohooo!! Rockin chick!
Audio Adrenaline!!
Relient K!
dc Talk!!
Newsboys!!
And some stuff by Tait, Steven Curtis Chapman, and Third Day is really good too! And I know there's some I'm forgetting!!

[Schecter_dude]

I'm REEEEEALLY into Papa Roach, they're like my fav band...

I also like:

Alien Ant Farm
System of a Down
Nickleback
Thorn.Eleven
Biohazard
Deftones
Korn

Hmm.... what else?

Eric Clapton
ELO
The Eagles... etc, etc

[The Fury]

Woooooohoooooooo. I recently got The Strokes album Is This It, and I've gotta say I absolutely love this band. Anyone agree?

[fizz]

I HATE THE GUITARIST WITH THE WHITE GUITAR!
i hate EVERYTHING ABOUT HIM
(sure he might be anice guy)
i hate the way he holds his guitar.
i hate the way he plays his guitar.
its not my music style but i think theyre like...what oasis wanted to be, but couldnt get there.

[mrMelo]

fav bands..?

how about:

METALLICA
Iron Maiden
Grave Digger
Apocalyptica
METALLICA
Nickelback
Staind
Guano Apes
METALLICA

Do you agree??
____________

By the way, anyone knows this bands: Silence 4, Moonspell?

____________

<{Fight Fire With Fire}>

[The Fury]

Haha. Is that a no then fizz?:)

[The Fury]

Mr Melo

"Fight Fire With Fire" Thats just what my dad used to say........

Probably the reason he got kicked out of the fire brigade. :D

[MarkHoppus1369]

hey... my favorite band is Blink 182... mark hoppus is really awesome bassist! and Tom Delonge kicks butt on his fender! even though we're just mainly talking about guitar bands... their drummer, Travis Barker, is absolutely the best! he's awesome... they're all awesome, in my opinion. but i'm also a big fan of aerosmith... i mean they've been around forever and they're still rocking!!!

[Emma]

My favourite artists/ bands:
Santana
Pearl Jam
Metallica
dc talk
Dave Matthews Band
BB King
Eric Clapton
:cool:

[fernando_66]

my favorite band: Queen
my favorites guitar players:
Brian May
Steve Howe
Steve Morse
Jimmy Page
Robert Fripp
Alex Lifeson

[letheirberock]

another AC\DC addict here!!

[Jim]

Im into a bit of creed myself.
I also like queen and nirvana.

Big fan of new punk rock ie sum 41, blink 182 etc.

also like linkin park, nickelback, and POD

[Schecter_dude]

Emma:

Can you play Smooth by good ol' Santana? If so, could you direct me to a good tab?

Also, I have taken a large interest in Eric Clapton's Unplugged album.... some jolly good songs there :D

[Plastique Jam]

Kenny G.'s a cool artist. His bass player, Pat Metheney on jazz guitar, Sonny Rolands on tenor sax, Kimani Dinuzulu on drums, and TS Monk on flute would make a cool jazz band.

For rock and roll, Steve Tyler fom Aerosmith and Jimi Hendrix are my favorites.

[electro]

Favorite Bands:

AC/DC, April Wine, Bad Company, Band of Gypsys, Bare Naked Ladies, Beatles, BTO, Deep Purple, Eagles, Led Zep, lynnrd Skynrd, Status Quo, Uriah Heep...etc.

Favorite Artists:

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Neil Young
Lenny Kravitz
Peter Frampton
Chris Rea
Ted Nugent
John Lennon
Merle Haggard
Willie Nelson
John Prine
Bob Dylan....etc.

[paul]

BUCKETHEAD!!1!1!!

[ExitWound]

GAMMA RAY and all things Kai Hansen!
Blind Guardian
Seven Witches
Nostradameus
Metallica
Death Angel, especially Act III

[clickhoward]

Heaps of cool bands been mentioned like:
Rage against the Machine,
Radiohead and
Air -
3 of my favourite bands of the last 5 years or so. I also really dig
Primal Scream,
Stone Roses.
Bob Dylan is my poet hero of all time. I like
Nick Cave,
Beck,
Tom Waits
& I really love what Jeff Buckley did in the short time he was with us.
Pearl Jam are great too.
And the stones

[guitarer]

My favorites--- yes I'm biased:
Tom Morello
Wayne Kramer
El Hefe and Fat Mike of NOFX
Brett Gueriwitz of Bad Religion
311
At The Drive In--- Now known as "Sparta"
uhhh....
Don't really like nu-metal. Like punky stuff.
El Hefe is my favorite cause he plays a tele.

[imnaBAND]

i cant stand at all 80's hair bands, and any guitar player who was in one.

but i do like metalica all the way.
dream theater is also very rad.
ramones
clash
nofx
afi
afi


led zeppelin
doors
jimi hendrix


i also like john mayer

talk to u all later


did i say afi.......

[caiognr]

My favorite bands:
- Guns N' Roses!!!
- Metallica
- Van Halen
- Aerosmith
- Poison
- Skid Row
- Nine Inch Nails

Favoirte Guitarrists:
- Joe Satriani
- Steve Vai
- Slash
- Buckethead
- Scott Hill
- Dave Snake Sabo
- Edward Van Halen

[Ash]

Originally posted by steve
My favorite guitarist(s) are:

John Frusciante

I saw him live with RHCP and he sucked!!!! I think Dave Navarro is much better guitar player....
well, it is just me...

[Ash]

Favourite bands:

-DADA
-The Dandy Warhols
-Buterfly Jones
-Pixies
-Swervedriver
-Radiohead
-Foo Fighters
-Smashing Pumpkins
-Ash
-Blur

Favourite guitar players:

-Micheal Gurley (dada and butterfly jones)
-Billy Corgan
-Adam Franklin and James Hartridge (Swervedriver)
-Tim Wheeler (Ash)

[boneload]

Ok here ya go and in no particular order….

Iron Maiden
Metallica
Megadeath
Pantera
Machine Head
Van Halen
Sabbath
Ozzy
Tesla
Dio
Godsmack
Zeppelin
Pink Floyd

The list could go on, but these bands are some of my fav’s

[guitarer]

yeah fury I picked up the strokes last year before crhistmas and it's one of the best I've heard. Except you guys in England are lucky, you got the real cover instead of the stupid one we have here in america.

[The Fury]

Yeah, we also got a different song. It's called New York City Cops (it contains the line New York City cops, they ain't too smart) so they replaced it with a different one for the Americans because of September the 11th. It's a shame as well 'cos it's one of the best song on the album with a great solo. (not to rub it in or anyhting, hehe)

[lepfan14]

My favorite bands/guitarists are:

Steve Clark/Phil Collen (Def Leppard)
Randy Rhoads (Ozzy)
Warren Demartini(Ratt)
Ritchie Blackmore (Deep Purple/Rainbow)
Jimmy Page (Led Zepplelin)
Slash (Guns n' Roses)
Bruce Kulick (Kiss)
Michael Schenker (Scorpions)
Eddie Van Halen (Van Halen)

... oh and of course yours truly from a band which is yet to be announced!!!!!!

[fretfire]

Ozzy
Sabbath
The Doors
Queensryche
Maiden
Priest
Alice Cooper
Frank Zappa
Danzig
Johnny Cash
Neil Diamond
Bob Marley

I have a very diverse taste in music

[Patricio Posse]

VERY EASY: QUEEN, because of everything..., Kiss, metallica, ac/dc, molly hatchet, ozzy, pink floyd, motorhead, scorpions, and three argentinian bands: La renga, pappo's blues and soda stereo...

[JustGotWicked13]

I haven't seen too many people who like what I like.

So without further ado... THE BANDS:

1) Tool
2) incubus
3) Cold
4) A Perfect Circle
5) Earshot

In no particular order (except alphabetical)...

12 Stones
3rd Strike
Adema
Alice in Chains
Audiovent
Bush
Candlebox
Creed
Days of the New
Deadsy
Default
Dope
Drowning Pool
Dry Cell
Finger Eleven
Flaw
Foo Fighters
From Zero
Fuel
Godsmack
Gravity Kills
Hoobastank
iLL Nino
Korn
Lifer
Linkin Park
Livid
Mother Love Bone
Nickelback
Nirvana
No One
Nonpoint
One Side Zero
Pearl Jam
Puddle of Mudd
Randy Newman (lol)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Seven Mary Three
Sevendust
Silverchair
Soundgarden
Staind
Switched
System of a Down
Tantric
Unloco
Weezer

*gasps for air*

Those are pretty much all of the bands I've heard more than one song from and still listen to.