...since we did this, and since we've had a pretty big turnover in members I thought it would be fun to start it up fresh.

So everyone, give your top (10, for example) favorite bands.

Here's mine (mostly in no particular order):
1. Third Eye Blind
2. The Eagles (Don Henley, too)
3. Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
4. Paul Simon (Simon and Garfunkle, too)
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival
6. Sheryl Crow (pre-Soak up the Sun)
7. Tom Petty
8. Jarabe de Palo
9. Elliot Smith
10. Billy Joel

And honable mentions go to Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, The Who, Bon Jovi, Annie Lennox, Blue Oyster Cult, Bad Company, Ludacris, Chris Isaak, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Esthero, James Taylor, Jay Z, Nelly Furtado (pre-Loose), Nina Simone, Nirvana, Roy Orbison, Sarah McLaughlin, Sublime.

There are a lot more, but I can't make this a comprehensive list.

very cool pinchy

my top 10 musicians
1.the beatles (including solo works by john, paul/wings, george - no love for ringo)
2.u2
3.eric clapton/cream
4.mana
5.led zeppelin
6.gin blossoms
7.the doors
8. the who
9.the police
10. bob marley

other faves...
benny goodman, artie shaw, django, peggy lee, billie holiday, tony bennett, sinatra, ella fitzgerald,
nina simone, art tatum, glen miller, judy garland, john pizzarelli, wynton marsalis, sarah vaughan, julie london
carlos gardel, andres segovia, joe pass, gipsy kings, sergio mendes, joao gilberto, tomatito, paco de lucia, sabicas, alejandro sanz, bryan adams, buena vista social club, dwight yoakam, joni mitchell, norah jones,
ALL MOTOWN and some disco
and of course, mozart, bach, brahms, vivaldi, handel, puccini, verdi, anna netrebko, maria callas, placido domingo, marcelo alvarez (my uncle), helene grimaud, renee flemming

and here's my top chicks..
angelina jolie
anne hathaway
Norah Jones
Natalie Portman
Alizee
Kelly Brooke
Ashley Judd
Princess Charlotte Casiraghi
Monica Bellucci
Mia Maestro
Jelena Jensen
Rachel McAdams
Rose McGowan (circa 2001)
Lucy Pinder
Sophie Marceau
dayanara torres
nigella lawson

+ Gwen Platrow, heather graham AND Maria Sharapova, my favorite blondes
+ Alicia Keys, my favorite morena

hey ed, recovering the satalites is one of my favorite albums, from the 1st track to last. adams lyrics and vocals were/are amazing. counting crows were my rock first concert, i saw them at the hammerstein ballroom 10 years ago.

Fave bands! :)
In no particular order.

1. James Taylor Quartet (Jazz Funk) 2. Incognito (Jazz Funk)
3. Zero 7 (Jazzy folky electronica) 4. Jamiroquai
5. Kool and the Gang (70's period) 6. Al Green
7. Brand New Heavies (Jazz Funk) 8. Pepe Deluxe (Electronica, mix of styles, funk, jazz, pop samples)
9. Sly and the family Stone (They want to take me higher, I might just let 'em) 10. Stevie Wonder

Hon mentions to, Chet Baker, James Brown, Chic, Black Crowes, Living Colour, Earth Wind & Fire, Air, Supreme Beings of Leisure, Rotary Connection, Galliano, Mother Earth, Groove collective, Johny Hammond, Marvin Gaye. Corduroy, Gota, D'Influence, United Future Organisation, Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Amp Fiddler...
I better stop there before I hurt myself. Ha ha.

Ed 'Cosmic Slop' by Funkadelic is a good one, has all the elements that I personally like, weirdness, funk, rock, and deceptively simple melodies.
I'll add more funk songs as I dig through the (meagre) collection.

*I don't know what it is (but it sho' is funky) by ripple.
*You're losing me & You're gonna miss me by Ann Sexton
*I gotcha - Joe tex.
*It's a New Day by Skull Snaps.
These * are in 'Stone Cold Funk.rar' 25.7mb Rapidshare

**For the love of money by the O'Jays. full version on IJigg player
**Who is he and what is he to you by creative Source.
**Stone To The Bone (full version) - James brown.
**Lucky & 'Track' by Lewis Taylor. (Seductive, funky, soulful sounds. Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder influences)
**Shelter & Put The Funk back In It by The Brand New Heavies.
**Music is My Sanctuary & Celestial Blues by Gary Bartz and the NTU Troop.
**Jesus Children of America & Black Man by Stevie Wonder.

Had to split 'various' in two.
** 'Various.rar' 70.mb Rapidshare and 'Various ptII.rar' 61mb rapidshare

awesome list king! i would like to chill in your crib and play some tunes and drink some brews (i'm not flirting with you..)
damn, how could i forget Stevie Wonder, James Brown and jamiroquai!!
i recently started getting dressed in the mornings to James Brown's Think (1975) that shit is super FUNK

:D
That would be cool, chill, tunes, drink, chat, laughter. All good!

Chef! That's cool man. :)

Yay for The Wallflowers! Jacob Dylan is dreamy :-*.

(And another 3EB fan :-D)

How could I forget:
KB....Awesome list. Sly I'm familiar, but I'll have to look for some of the others. Thx!
Jamiroquai and Stevie Wonder....Two of my all time favorites. Oh and james Brown and Al Green rule.
Otis Redding is awesome too. Recently got some great stuff by him.
Oh Eve....Bit different group of artists there.
I love the Cure and Tom Waits is great. Love Black Rider and recently got Mule Variations. I agree about Metallica...Altough I do like 2 songs on Load. Otherwise totally agree.

Probably since I only knew about one CD - that's Dylan's son right?

the wallflowers are awesome live too. all their albums are good. their second album came out when all the hype was britney/backstreet/insync/eminim and all the rest of that pile of shit singers/albums...so it was hard for anything good to get noticed

That was the word I was looking for Eve...Eclectic.....If you like the Cure you must like Bach...I kid....Sort of.
Both are great on raindays. I'll have to look out for Terrence though.
I grew up listening to The Cure, Duran Duran, Misfits and that sort of thing.....Love that new wave/punk thing.
Leonard Cohen is interesting too. Especially his more recent stuff that has been highlighted on the Sopranos.

Tracy Chapman another deep voice...

CTD, i saw the dude on vh1 i love the 90s...lame then, lame now. i forgot which celeb on the show described it as "college music"

Yes, the dude (from CTD) has a deep voice, but their music sucked to me.

one headlight is prolly the best bedroom song, imo.

I think of it more as the best funeral song... but maybe I'm just morbid.

I've always liked the melodic notes of Nine Inch Nails' Closer in the bedroom.... ;δ

it is a charming little tune

dina...you'd be so easy to love...

Aww Francois, you are a sweetheart. Thank you.

And thanks Eduardo! Yeah, I know about Rock. Sad. Actually, my grandmother, who was married to an extremely handsome man, (I have pictures of him on a blog marked "Papa". My myspace url is myspace.com/missexy.) had a huge crush on Rock back in the day. She actually went to the airport to see him get off the plane when he came to Hawaii. Haha I think that's the one actor she had a thing for. She told me she was very disappointed and shocked. But regardless of his sexuality, he was an undeniably beautiful man. And yeah, I love Paul Newman (my very handsome grandfather actually had a brother who resembled him. Man, I know I'm attractive but I got the short end of the stick compared to them!). Paul Newman is still a beautiful man. Just eternally gorgeous. I think any man would love to look like any of those actors, just like I'd love to look like any of the women I posted as my top 10. Oh and I grew up on a lot of classic rock from my mom and her siblings. Led Zep will always be my favorite with The Who a very close second. I got to see The Who in concert a couple years ago and it was great.

Again, you guys are so sweet! Much better energy than the bastardly. =P

Yeah... Hotel California does that to me... and that song has NOTHING to do with love. But it reminds me of a last kiss too.

Haha I've got to watch my wording around here! Actually I didn't say "get off on the plane", I said "get off the plane". But rather, I should have said "depart from the plane". Haha

Babe I'm Gonna Leave You is one of my favorites. It's hard to choose. I really love Thank You. I want Thank You playing at my wedding, at some point. I think it's one of the most honestly romantic songs ever written. I don't really care if he and his wife broke up, in that moment it was pure and honest. Oh yeah and Robert Plant was a hot bitch.

yo, robert plant was tight back in the day...looked like kate hudson
no asked me, but i think my favorite zepplin songs are California (love the part that he talks about joni), when the levee breaks, ramble on and the rain song

Dina, Gregory Peck was absolutely perfect.

As long no one says Bing Crosby.....That man need to tied down and let his children whip him.
Susan Hayward was always my favorite of that group.

In the order that they popped into my head:
Monster Magnet
Black Sabbath
the Beatles
Nick Cave
The Who
The Beastie Boys
Queens of the Stone Age
Tad
Faith No More
Kyuss
Pearl Jam

Faith No More...thanks Jmcronshaw, I should have put them on the list. And you put Nick Cave too, I already like you.

Me too!!!!!!! I laugh my ass off with "The Curse of Millhaven"...I know it's horrible, but I can't help it. The darkest lyrics are "O'Mayley's Bar" ones, in my opinion. It's chilly the way he describes (in the smallest details) every single one of the murders.

Nice variety going on here. :)
I may post up a list of my fancies too.
Got some fine funk force flowing through my musical arteries at the moment.

live skull,dustdevils,black tambourine,lush,prolapse,swirlies,ut,charlottes,husker du/bob mould,band of susans,moonshake,kill sybil,this kind of punishment,medicine,faith healers(uk),bleach(uk)eric's trip,a.c.temple,the fall....

Thanks JM I'll have to read that this weekend.

Coolness Thanks KB

don't hate me guys..but this goth talk reminds of me this skit...

I knew "Red Right Hand" was from Milton (and also the name of a song from the album "Let Love In"). I was just remembering the lyrics from "Song of Joy" where he says: "In my house he wrote, "Red right hand"
That, I'm told, is from Paradise Lost". But thanks anway.

And no François, I don't hate you for posting that (I actually laughed my ass off when I saw it on SNL).

Since Mariah is on the bottom of that list I'm guessing its not in order....

Love me some Snoop Dog

Don't forget Kool Moe Dee man!
Also California Love is the baddest rap song I've ever heard:

Another fav Dr Dre and Snoop:

Remember this one....Warren G:

hey guys/ladies! some of you may know me from posting under the recent BLOTD's. if not, i'm Emily (i was a BLOTD a couple of weeks back). now, onto my top 10:
(best i can come up with at 2:30 in the am)
10.A Perfect Circle
9. Our Lady Peace
8. Mute Math
7. Counting Crows
6. Prince
5. Massive Attack
4. Brand New
3. Fiona Apple
2. Third Eye Blind
1. Smashing Pumpkins (Billy Corgan is a gOd!)

hope to talk to you all often :o)

hi emily. i remember your blotd entry... welcome to the bastardly back alley.

francois and ed
your right about the state of hip hop now. it's totally disgusting. the rappers can't rap and the beats a melodyless collection of drum patterns, bah! i prefere 80's and 90's rap more. (mainly ninties cause thats the time i really started listening to music)
some more hip hop from the golden era-

pete rock (underrated legend) track is "they reminisce over you"


ice cube "good day"


lets not forget grandmaster flash and the furious 5.
80's classic "the message". dodgy cloths but this track was ahead of it's time...

Only like the occasional bit of hip-hop/rap. Liked grandmaster flash, melle mel and some of those dudes.
This geezer, Pete Miser, some of his stuff is good. This one's called scent of a robot. Clever lyrics. Cool Vid too.

lmao francois!

Abosultely LOVE that song... Moses supposes his toeses are roses... Singing in the Rain is a great film classic...