Your Top Five.......Bands/Groups

Saga Lout

Hmm - just seen the track listing - that isn't the album I loved so much. however, some tracks are the same and it does give you an idea.

24 Red

Beatles
Clash
Hold Steady
Mountain Goats
Rolling Stones, maybe the Who - but probably the Stones

Addick in SW16

cafcnick1992 said:

Coldplay
Queen
Genesis
Tom Petty + HB
Bee Gees

Absolutely love their debut album but it's the only one I've heard and therefore couldn't put them in my top 5.

RedPanda

Slayer
The Smiths
REM
Ladytron
In Flames

Addick in SW16

Is there a thread on top 5 albums?

DamoNorthStand

Oasis
Green Day
Rolling Stones
Weezer
Jimmy Eat World

Davo55

Bruce Springsteen and the e Street Band
Crowded House
The Jam
Snow Patrol
Small Faces

Chizz

The Beatles
The Police
Squeeze
The Who
Chas & Dave

Leuth

Viewfinder said:

Leuth said:

Cardiacs
Van Der Graaf Generator
The Fall
Ulver
Wire

Nice to be reminded of VDGG: was impressed by them at Bromley Tech, early 1970s

I saw them last year at the Barbican and it was possibly the best gig I've ever seen

Eddie Firmani

Leuth said:

Sharing space with his synth collection may be an issue tbh

Have to say that I wondered where it's stored. Not in his flat, I assure you. Unless it's a Tardis.

ValleyMick

Jam
Clash
Specials
Blur
Radiohead

Leroy Ambrose

Depeche Mode
Deftones
Puressence
Slayer
Kyuss

Rob

An eclectic bunch

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Man
Caravan
Linkin Park
Eminem

JohnnyH2

Oasis
Shed Seven
The Wonder Stuff
Slade
The Zutons

Addick Addict

E Street Band
Doors
America
Beatles
Steely Dan

EdgeleyAddick

London Philharmonic
Halle
Liepzig Gewandhaus
Royal Concertgabouw
Berlin Philharmonic

Doubt that lot will get (m)any "likes", but they do it for me.

Algarveaddick

EdgeleyAddick said:

London Philharmonic
Halle
Liepzig Gewandhaus
Royal Concertgabouw
Berlin Philharmonic

Doubt that lot will get (m)any "likes", but they do it for me.

Not the same without the original line up though... ;-)

Leuth

Viewfinder said:

4. Magma - intense French band led by astonishing drummer Christian Vander; more like a weird dark cult

this band is incredible btw and well worth a listen for the uninitiated, if you fancy something a little more adventurous/incantatory

mattaddick

The Jam
The Small Faces
The Who
The Beatles
The Byrds

Viewfinder

Leuth said:

Viewfinder said:

4. Magma - intense French band led by astonishing drummer Christian Vander; more like a weird dark cult

this band is incredible btw and well worth a listen for the uninitiated, if you fancy something a little more adventurous/incantatory

Well said, Leuth. I'd recommend the CD 'Live at the Paris Olympia', 1976. Saw them at the Roundhouse about that time; as a drummer myself I was totally blown away. Also saw them about 10 years ago at the Queen Elizabeth Hall; Christian Vander has slowed down a little, but not much. Music to stir the blood.

Mortimerician

EdgeleyAddick said:

London Philharmonic
Halle
Liepzig Gewandhaus
Royal Concertgabouw
Berlin Philharmonic

Doubt that lot will get (m)any "likes", but they do it for me.

Because none of them are bands, you plum. Most idiotic ever attempt at being clever.

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

The Kinks
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Rolling Stones
The Small Faces

(Bubbling under: The Jam, The Stranglers, King Crimson, Yes, REM, The Who)

AddicksAddict

Mortimerician said:

EdgeleyAddick said:

London Philharmonic
Halle
Liepzig Gewandhaus
Royal Concertgabouw
Berlin Philharmonic

Doubt that lot will get (m)any "likes", but they do it for me.

Because none of them are bands, you plum. Most idiotic ever attempt at being clever.

That's a bit harsh, don't you think? My problem is, they're all cover bands.

Sensei

Hmmmm.......very, very difficult, just five!!

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band (or anyone else he might play with)
Genesis (only when Peter Gabriel was with them!!!!)
The Pogues
Arcade Fire
Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars

It was absolutely agonising to neglect the following -
The Clash
The Sex Pistols
The Dubliners
The Clancy Brothers
The Moody Blues
Eddie & The Hot Rods
Pink Floyd
OMD
Peter Gabriel (Solo work)
Cat Stevens
The Cure
Lou Reed (and anyone else he might condescend to play with)
Bright Eyes

It was disappointing to omit the following -
David Grey
The Killers
The White Stripes
The Strawbs
Family
The Strokes
Paul Simon (and anyone else he might condescend to play with)

I'm still a groovy hep cat so the following outfits are worth a mention -
Arctic Monkeys (hardly unknown but enjoy tomorrow's concert boys)
Paul Thomas Saunders
Sun Kil Moon
Phosphorescence

Will probably all change tomorrow, when I'm a little more sober!

addickson

Richmond Fontaine
Peter Bruntnell Band
The Pearlfishers
Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express
Elvis Costello & The Attractions

PragueAddick

Saga Lout said:

AddicksAddict said:

Saga Lout said:

PragueAddick said:

Bruce Hornsby
Golden Earring
The Verve/Richard Ashcroft
Bruce Springsteen
Sigur Ros

(tough not to include Simple Minds, Talk Talk, Chris Rea, Led Zep, or Steve Winwood/Traffic)

The older you get the harder it is. I've been trying for months to finish mapping out my life in music with You Tube clips, its bloody hard work.

Love your 2nd choice - Golden Earring were/are great - Moontan, what a superb album!

Not that I am saying your other choices aren't worthy, it's just good to find another fan of an underrated band.

I love Radar Love but haven't heard much else. Can anyone suggest a couple of tracks?

here you go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCUNFvkLF9k

Here they are live in 2006. All their top stuff is here. Not in bad shape for a band which played live six months before the Beatles.

Saga - did you discover them by listening to the pirate radio RNI?

EdgeleyAddick

Mortimerician said:

EdgeleyAddick said:

London Philharmonic
Halle
Liepzig Gewandhaus
Royal Concertgabouw
Berlin Philharmonic

Doubt that lot will get (m)any "likes", but they do it for me.

Because none of them are bands, you plum. Most idiotic ever attempt at being clever.

Ha! I refer you to the original poster Morts, "music band/group of 2 or more". Moreover, the Halle (for instance) are widely known as "the Halle Band".

Music, old chap(ess), is a passion, not a fashion.

Lazy_eye_metaphor

R.E.M.
Radiohead
Heaven 17
Supertramp
Mott the Hoople

DaveMehmet

DaveMehmet said:

The Who
The Beatles
ACDC
The Police
Simon & Garfunkel

Thinking about it, The Small Faces just relegate Simon & Garfunkel into 6th place

Salad

okay to extend this, your five favourite bands ... plus your five favourite albums by other bands ?