Top 10 Artists

[Axel]

As the title says, post your top 10 artists of all time.

Mine:

Trivium
Machinae Supremacy
In Flames
Avenged Sevenfold
Children of Bodom
As Eden Burns
Three Days Grace
Naglfar
Agalloch
Dragonforce

[Adalwolf]

Damned hard question!

I have no concrete answer, but a tentative list of 10 would be:

Falkenbach
Ensiferum
Immortal
Darkthrone
Naglfar
Bathory
Marduk
Wyrd
Korpiklanni
Tyr

Lots of other bands could have been named...If I make another list of 10 in a week or two I'm sure there would be a few changes to the list.

[Situational Iron]

I hope this doesn't turn into some indie rep fight.

In no order.

Peter Gabriel
Elton John
Fleetwood Mac
Simon And Garfunkel
Genesis
Pink Floyd
Rush
Alan Parsons Project
Pearl Jam
Elvis Costello

[keith hic]

primal scream
pastels
people under the stairs
gong
BelladonnaKillz
Jesus and the Mary chain
fonda 500
Susuma Yakota
The Sonics
Kid Acne

could never to a all time top 10, but this is a good list for today.

[SecondTalon]

Mindless Self Indulgence
Johnny Cash
Pink Floyd
Clutch
Danzig era Misfits
Dead Milkmen
Dead Kennedys
Led Zeppelin
mc chris
Mr. T Experience

[1337geek]

"Weird Al" Yankovic
Elton John
Billy Joel
Jimmy Buffett
Neil Diamond
Boston
Meat Loaf & Jim Steinman
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Nightwish

JB or CCR could potentially be replaced with Luca Turilli or Nox Arcana. What can I say -- I like a lot of great music!

[Semidi]

At the moment:

Skinny Puppy
Bauhaus
Nine Inch Nails
Black Sabbath
Iggy Pop & The Stooges
Alice in Chains
David Bowie
Joy Division
The Velvet Underground
Genitorturers

It'll probably change again in a week.

[Felstaff]

Recently, looking at my playlist, it's:

• Stevie Wonder
• Nina Simone
• Buena Vista Social Club
• Beck Iron And Wine
• Joy Division
• Radiohead
• Eminem Sigur Rós
• Bob Dylan
• Otis Redding Amon Tobin
• Carlos Santana David Bowie ('Heroes' phase)

Heydaylicious! These are all pretty much subject to change, on a regular basis, except those in bold.

[Pirate.Bondage]

No particular order:

Third Day
Johnny Cash
Third Eye Blind
Skillet
The Eagles
Switchfoot
Chris Cagle
Rascal Flatts
Nickelback
Keith Urban

[Allium Cepa]

This is kinda in order, but my favorite bands change so very often.

Streetlight Manifesto
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Death Cab for Cutie
Less Than Jake
Alkaline Trio
Against Me!
Arcade Fire
Bright Eyes
Suburban Legends
Dan Potthast

There's a lot of bands I could put in place of Dan Potthast, considering he's only one guy his scope is kinda limited, but he's so damn addictive.

[RedWolf]

Hmm.. its hard to pick only 10, but here's what I just decided on off the top of my head (in alphabetically order):

65 Days of Static
Conjure One
DJ Shadow
Explosions in the Sky
Juno Reactor
Mogwai
Muse
Radiohead
Rob Dougan
Sigur Ros
Tool

[TheAmazingRando]

Hm...subject to change drastically, depending on my mood. These are just the top ten bands/artists that spring to my mind at the moment, along with the fact that I didn't want to over-represent any one genre.

maudlin of the Well
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Isis
Okkervil River
Opeth
Bob Dylan
City of Caterpillar
Burzum
Esoteric
Converge
Velvet Underground (I realize this is eleven)

[Amoeba]

In the order in which I decided to write them:

The National
The Mountain Goats
Elliott Smith
Wilco
Elbow
Manic Street Preachers
Doves
The Libertines
R.E.M.
Pavement

[Blokey]

Do People
Actually
Read Other People's
Lists
Or Is This
Just
An Empty Shout
Into
The Ether
Flanders Sucks.

[TheAmazingRando]

Do People
Actually
Read Other People's
Lists

Yes.

[ChocloManx]

The Beatles
Queen
King Crimson
Gentle Giant
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Johann Sebastian Bach
Claude Debussy
Genesis (with Peter Gabriel)
Yes
Dave Brubeck/Miles Davies

[sje46]

I'm kinda a joke. I haven't heard of 90% of these.

However.

1. Beatles
2. Nirvana.
3. Bob Marley.
4.TBD
5.TBD
. . .
10. TBD

I'm new to music.

[Axel]

Mindless Self Indulgence

MSI is my #12 or something...

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Wow. I either hate or haven't heard of (mainly the former) 90% of the artists listed in this topic so far.

[RedWolf]

Wow. I either hate or haven't heard of (mainly the former) 90% of the artists listed in this topic so far.

Well, looking at your list, you don't have quite a broad range of musical tastes...

[Jesse]

1. Tori Amos
2. Johnny Cash
3. Damien Rice
4. Snow Patrol/Stars
5. Regina Spektor
6. Aereogramme
7. Aquabats
8. Freezepop
9. Rasputina
10. 65daysofstatic

[Quixotess]

My musical taste is undergoing a shift right now, but here's what it's been:

Meatloaf
Alison Krauss
Goo Goo Dolls
Simon & Garfunkel
Flogging Molly
Madonna (can't help it)
Johnny Cash
Michael Ball
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bernadette Peters
Israel Kamakawiwo (sorry! I couldn't stand to kick any of the other ones out)

I like distinctive voices. Maybe Bonnie Tyler should go in there just for that.

[proof_man]

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[willwithskills]

This is a tough one. I have a clearly defined top 3:

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Modest Mouse
Rise Against

After that it gets a bit more muddled. I suppose:

The Offspring
The White Stripes
Robert Allen Zimmerman (If you don't know who this is, google it and prepare to feel retarded)
Jimi Hendrix
Vampire Weekend
Death Cab for Cutie
Led Zeppelin

I could see Coheed and Cambria wiggling into that list in the future, but I'm not sure who it would replace.

[SirMustapha]

It's hard to choose! There's so much distinct stuff I listen to that I wouldn't be making justice to all the stuff I like by just listing artists, but, oh well... here's an attempt.

• Mike Oldfield
• Os Mutantes
• Jean Michel Jarre
• Squarepusher
• Sigur Rós
• Mogwai
• The Flaming Lips
• Talking Heads
• NEU!
• Kraftwerk

Unlisted, but deserving: Pink Floyd, Autechre, Radiohead, The Moody Blues, Brian Eno... and others.

[sje46]

8. Freezepop

I don't know if you know this, but I like "Here Comes A Special Boy" solely because it's about Phillippe from Achewoood.

[NoDirectionHome]

Wow, i hate this kinda thing haha, my top 10 list usually stretches about 50 if given the opportunity;

Bob Dylan
Cat Power
Pink Floyd
Pulp
Nirvana
Bright Eyes
Queens of the Stone Age
Elbow
Muddy Waters
Public Enemy

Off teh top of my head they're artists i love, but there's so many missed out really, certainly a lot more obscure stuff as most of that is pretty mainstream i guess. Bothered.

[Aethernox]

In no particular order:

Ayreon
Opeth
Pink Floyd
Tool
Rush
Acid Bath or Porcupine Tree; I really can't/don't want to decide.
King Crimson
The Stone Roses
The Beatles
Tomahawk

[Cathode Ray Sunshine]

Judas Priest
Dark Tranquillity
Metallica
Katatonia
Candlemass
Persuader
Blind Guardian
Savatage
Nevermore
King Diamond

[ParanoidAndroid]

Sufjan Stevens
The Beatles
mewithoutYou
Radiohead
Anathallo
Okkervil River
Iron & Wine
Sigur Ros
Elton John
The Decemberists

[SkaBassist]

Ok, I got this one.

-Cake
-Streetlight Manifesto
-Bear vs. Shark
-Weezer (Blue/Pinkerton)
-Les Savy Fav
-So Many Dynamos
-Defiance, Ohio
-Bomb the Music Industry!
-Neutral Milk Hotel
-The World/Inferno Friendship Society

Also,

Is This
Just
An Empty Shout
Into
The Ether

Welcome to the internet, my friend.

[ParanoidAndroid]

Neutral Milk Hotel was pretty much tied with another band (not any specifically) on my list. Good stuff.

[reversepsych]

Voxtrot
Death Cab For Cutie
M83
MGMT
PlayRadioPlay!
Arctic Monkeys
Sufjan Stevens
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Smiths
Rogue Wave or Embrace (can't decide!)

Close:
She Wants Revenge
Coldplay
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
Arcade Fire
Interpol

[robinberghuys]

According to last.fm:

1 The Roots
2 Beastie Boys
3 Common
4 Rage Against the Machine
5 Pete Philly & Perquisite
6 A Tribe Called Quest
7 De La Soul
8 Sublime
9 The Opposites
10 Jaya the Cat

[Dingbats]

Let's see. My record collection isn't really big enough for a top ten list, so this is more like "what are some of your favorite bands?". In no particular order except number one.

The Olivia Tremor Control
of Montreal
bob hund
The Apples in Stereo
Neutral Milk Hotel
Pixies
The Microphones
Jaymay
Beirut
Animal Collective

[malec2b]

Probably...

Kansas
Yes
Mott the Hoople
Gong
Rush
Queen
David Bowie
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Genesis (Peter Gabriel era)

[ChocloManx]

No Crimson? I am dissapointed.

[malec2b]

No Crimson? I am dissapointed.

I don't have enough King Crimson albums that I rank amongst my favorites yet for them to be in my top ten.

[MysticalChicken]

According to my last.fm (and just because I feel like it, I'm including # of plays as of 9.04.08, 6:48 pm PST):
1. Bettie Serveert (2,368)
2. Le Tigre (740)
3. Neko Case (689)
4. Old 97's (613)
5. The Decemberists (522)
6. The Arcade Fire (522)
7. The New Pornographers (473)
8. Spoon (442)
9. Cold War Kids (433)
10. Modest Mouse (400)

Subject to change without notice.

[kellsbells]

My list reads like a compilation of most of the previous lists!
Subject to change, and in no particular order:

1. Arcade Fire
2. The Decemberists
3. Andrew Bird
4. The Mountain Goats
5. Rogue Wave
6. The Flaming Lips
7. Spoon
8. Okkervil River
9. The Weepies
10. Weezer

[TheAmazingRando]

If it's last.fm, my results are bit different (I just reset it recently and I haven't been listening to music on my computer since I got a stereo).

1. Okkervil River
2. Mountain Goats
3. maudlin of the Well
4. Pig Destroyer (skewed by having a lot of very short songs)
5. Isis
6. The Good Life (might as well throw in Cursive to go along with them)
7. Converge
8. Have A Nice Life
9. The Arcade Fire / eluvium (eluvium is really only up because I sleep to it)
10. Pg. 99 (might as well throw in City of Caterpillar, Malady, and Verse En Coma)