Re: From Buddy Holly to present, list your top 25 bands with 10 bonus picks (if you must), so 35 max
1. Morrissey
2.The Smiths
3.Elvis
5.Jeff Buckley
6. Radiohead
7.R.E.M.
8.The Ramones
9.Lou Reed
10.The Doors
11.Depeche Mode
12.Nirvana
13.David Bowie
14.Bob Marley
15.The Shirelles
16.Pearl Jam
17.Soundgarden
18.The Pogues
19.Red Hot Chili Peppers
20.Blur
21.Siouxsie and The Banshees
22.Bjork
23.The Beatles
24.The B-52`S
25.The Clash
^^^^ Great list!!
I never finished my list so I guess I'll finish it now. (My Top Ten are up above.)
-From 11 to 35 (not in numerical order, but in iTunes style alphabetical order)...
* 10,000 Maniacs
"
Like the Weather" by 10,000 Maniacs
-Absolutely beautiful.
* The B-52's
* B.B. King
* The Beau Brummels
"
Magic Hollow" by The Beau Brummels
-Stunning. The first 1:26 of this song is incredibly beautiful, and then starting at 1:27, it becomes even ten times more beautiful.
* Billy Joel
* Chic. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards are one of the very best songwriting teams of all-time. They wrote and composed dozens of tremendous Chic songs. They wrote and composed all of Sister Sledge's best songs ( "
He's the Greatest Dancer," "
Thinking of You," "
Lost in Music," and the number one smash, "
We Are Family.") They wrote and composed the phenomenal Norma Jean single "
High Society!" Nile played lead guitar on all of these tracks, and Bernard of course played his beautiful bass guitar on all of them. Nile also is a wonderful producer. He's done some outstanding production work for artists such as The B-52's, Madonna, David Bowie, etc., etc. Johnny Marr loves Chic. Johnny has exquisite taste!
"
He's the Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge
* The Doobie Brothers. One of the most underrated musical artists of all-time. Dozens of outstanding songs from two incredible songwriters (Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons), and one inconsistent, and yet at times brilliant one (Michael McDonald.)
* The Durutti Column. Vini Reilly, Wow! I had barely heard of them before posting on Moz-Solo. I found this incredible video on the "What Are You Listening to Now" thread. It was posted by Irregular Regular.
"
Never Known" by The Durutti Column
* Dwight Yoakam
* Eric B. & Rakim (rap artists)
* Frank Sinatra
* The Jimi Hendrix Experience
"
Little Wing" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
In May of 2012 I traveled to Renton, Washington, to visit Jimi Hendrix's gravesite. I was able to spend twenty minutes alone at his gravesite, until a family of four showed up. They were a very nice family. It was a beautiful late afternoon in Renton. A very peaceful experience. Very peaceful.
Here are a few pictures from that May day....
-Those are actual lipstick marks (all of them.)
Here are two other gravesites that caught my attention in the cemetery....
Rest in Peace.
* Johnny Marr
"
Easy Money" by Johnny Marr
-October can not come soon enough. I can't wait for this new album to surface.
* Kirsty MacColl
* Kristin Hersh
* Nirvana (Kurt, Krist, & Dave.)
* Red Hot Chili Peppers. Another incredibly underrated artist. I don't care about their great album sales, they're still very underrated.
* The Robert Cray Band
* Rush. A phenomenal band, in every sense of the word ( at least in respect to the 12, to 15, of their emerald-like songs.)
* Soundgarden
* The Spinners. They showcased two spectacular lead vocalists, Bobby Smith and Philippe' Wynne. And the music is as special as the vocals.
* Steely Dan
* Temples. Johnny Marr and Noel Gallagher both enthusiastically trumpet Temples as the best new band in the UK. For my money, they're the best new band in the world! I never heard of them until one of their songs was posted on the "What Are You Listening to Now" thread. The song was posted by Irregular Regular. Here is the song that he posted....
"
Colours to Life" by Temples
* Throwing Muses. There are rare times when they are my favorite musical artist. Better than Morrissey, better than the Pumpkins, they're that damn good.
"
Hazing" by Throwing Muses
- This is one of their dozen-plus masterpieces. Kristin Hersh is simply phenomenal.
* Weezer. I'm really excited about their new album! I've heard snippets from three of the songs on the new album, and they're all liquid dynamite. Weezer has put out more bad songs than good, but that scarcely matters. The 20 to 25 special songs that they've put out, are what matter. Even the bad songs have tremendous heart. Every last one of them has tremendous heart. (Well, maybe except for "
Beverly Hills.")