who is the greatest musician/band?

smokingcat13 · Post by **smokingcat13** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:28 pm

Who is the greatest musucian or band ever? we must argue about who is better because I need some new hero's!! ok so I think that for us metal heads, king diamond is a freaking god with his vocal range.

when it comes to musicians i think that ace frehley is a finger pickin genious!! and for classical stuff Ingwie Malmsteen's crazy arpegio's dominate.

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 8:41 pm

The Duke Ellington Band. Though there's much to be said for Jimmie Lunceford.

Aqua-chan · Post by **Aqua-chan** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:11 pm

The Cure, baby. If I had to live my life listenin' to only one band...

CM · Post by CM » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:13 pm

The guys that do music for the Teletubbies.

Honestly? Metallica and Aerosmith. But they are too modern. But then again i don't know many bands from before the 80s.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:19 pm

Zepplin. Sabbath.Priest. Maiden. Mercyful Fate. Megadeth. Metallica. Metal Church. The list is endless.

Depends on the genre. I have too many bands to mention here. But I love blues, metal, funk, hell, anything you can name.

But currently I listen to mostly Cry of Love, Screamin' Cheetah Wheelies, and Jackyl, and the Cult. Just the current mood.

Tower_Master · Post by **Tower_Master** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 9:59 pm

[QUOTE=fable]The Duke Ellington Band. Though there's much to be said for Jimmie Lunceford.[/QUOTE]

Aaaah...the Duke...that's quality stuff.

If you were to ask me the greatest "band", not soloist, still together today, I'd probably make an arguement for Gordin Goodwin's, but if you were to include the real swingers of old...

fable · Post by **fable** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 10:47 pm

[QUOTE=Tower_Master]Aaaah...the Duke...that's quality stuff.

If you were to ask me the greatest "band", not soloist, still together today, I'd probably make an arguement for Gordin Goodwin's, but if you were to include the real swingers of old...

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Well, if we're talking modern, I suppose there's always Capercaillie. Or for that matter, Ghymes, a great Hungarian world-folk-rock-other band.

oozae · Post by **oozae** » Wed Feb 09, 2005 11:53 pm

Capercailie, great stuff my friend, great stuff....
[QUOTE=CM]The guys that do music for the Teletubbies.[/QUOTE]
*ahem* Their name is Telestubbies. HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! Man that is a great joke, I first learned about that when I was 7 I think. But as to the band I think is the greatest, I seriously don't know, my favourites are always changing. I am inclined to that New Zealand band right now, the name is just beyond my grasp!

Brynn · Post by **Brynn** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 12:02 am

IRON MAIDEN

frogus23 · Post by **frogus23** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:50 am

**** Dale.

He completely invented his own style from flamenco, eastern european folk, gypsy jazz and r&b, hundreds copied, and it is unoubtedly the shreddingest, meanest, rousingest guitar music ever.

Listen to his versions of Hava Nagila and Miserlou if you need proof that he guitars better than anyone.

Yeltsu · Post by **Yeltsu** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:41 am

Bah, Ennio Morricone ! Now there is a man who knows how to give people shudders (through music)

Annie Lennox

Eric Clapton

You won't need anything else....

arno_v · Post by **arno_v** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:59 am

I'd say Radiohead, I know almost all their songs and I love most of them. But on the other hand there are so many band which are said to be brilliant but which I haven't listened to that much yet. So maybe I'll have another name in a cople of months/years.

Rookierookie · Post by **Rookierookie** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:07 am

Jo Hisaishi

Macleod1701 · Post by **Macleod1701** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:09 am

There can be only one (see what I did there)

METALLICA!!!!!!!! Although Lost Prophets are bloody good too!

GFreeman · Post by **GFreeman** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:18 am

Well I'm sure that ya'll won't agree with me on this.....but I think its a tie between two bands for the Best Band of ALL Time:

The Beatles

Phish

Vicsun · Post by **Vicsun** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 10:00 am

I officially hate everyone who answered Metallica. Honestly and in all seriousness, guys, the greatest band ever wouldn't produce an abomination as abominable as St. Anger.

smokingcat13 · Post by **smokingcat13** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:51 pm

I too greatly dislike metalica even though Idid like them for a time, there newer stuff isn't even skid mark worthy and getting way into helping the envoirment stuff and putting a price on napster isn't something metal god's would do.

Moonbiter · Post by **Moonbiter** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:08 pm

Only on GB....

What an incredibly dumb question this is! Why don't we start making "list threads" like the best 13 bands EVER! or Who is the greatest synchronised dancer in the history of boybands? Seriously, this is beneath us! The Strauss Orchestra of 20-30 guys toured with father to son-to-son-to nephew for over 50 years, and created music which still a 150 years later stands as some of the best stuff ever made, and you twits are going on about Metallica? PHHHUUUUULLLLEEEEAAAASSSEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:56 pm

Hey I thought this is thread was what everyone thought their favourite band was. IMO, if you have nothing worth saying than frankly don't say anything at all. Just don't insult other people's choices and tastes, I like threads and discussions like these as they often help to expand peoples musical tastes.

My pick apart from the obvious, Jimi Hendrix Experience is the Beach Boys who are possibly the most underrated band of all time. If it weren't for these guys, Beatles would of never released Sgt Pepper. I'm also a big fan of Radiohead but my tastes change almost on a daily basis.

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:00 pm

I forgot to mention Creedence Clearwater revival

And, Hello Tam. Long time