What is your one favourite band of all time?

[Tenacious_Peaches]

Hi, fpatrick! I love the Rite of Spring. I am not musically educated or one tenth as eloquent as you seem to be, but I feel it when I listen to it. Does that make any sense?

Welcome to the Songfacts fish pond, by the way.

[Ombre Vivante]

There is only ONE!

[Otokichi]

Favorite artist+song? Difficult to pick just one but that would be:

"Speedball Tucker" performed by Jim Croce. (A headphone salute to a real working class hero!)

[fpatrick]

It makes perfect sense. I'm glad you like the Rite of Spring. Actually, I'll remind you that my education is mostly jazz based, so I don't claim to understand 20th century classical music too well, especially on that level. But that's not the point. Also, a lot of those words weren't mine, so I'm not that elequent. I often write some dreadful prose, actually.

I think feeling is the most important part of music. I put in those descriptions because I don't like music criticism that judges any music that is sincere in positive or negative terms. There is a lot of music critisism that judges the 'quality' of music. I try not to do that. Having training causes musicians to hear things differently, but that's important only because it can help you create music.

Those words I pasted in don't judge the music and I really thought they captured the intesity of The Rite well. "an earthquake of primal rhythms" - I love that.

Also, having some education causes me to enjoy discussing the craft, because I write some music and everything I hear influences that to some degree, but that's not the point. I don't think having formal music education makes me appreciate any more than anyone else. It probably exposed me to more variety, but that's all.

I think what you said is the most important part - it's what you feel and that can be different each time you listen to it. You can definitely feel "The Rite of Spring", right? I think I'll put it on now.

Edited April 11, 2007 by Guest

[Foolonthehill]

Well, I'm a little bit more definite on this than the rest of you.

Band: The Beatles

Song: A Day In The Life

[RonJonSurfer]

So smart for a lad of 15...

[Foolonthehill]

Thankyou!

[edna]

So smart for a lad of 15...

And once again, RonJon is always right!! Not only he´s smart for his age -I mean, Foolonthehill- but he also reads Tolstoy...

You rule, Wade!!!

[Foolonthehill]

Thankyou Edna (for not making a nasty comment about how 15 year olds aren't supposed to read Tolstoy)

[Danielj]

Band/Artist:Michael Hedges

Song: Aerial Boundaries

[edna]

Thankyou Edna (for not making a nasty comment about how 15 year olds aren't supposed to read Tolstoy)

I admire 15 years olds who love the Beatles and read Tolstoy! I woulnd´t mind if they loved hip-hop as long as they can read a good book...

Actually, in my family people read Tolstoy and other hard stuff at 15 too...

[Rayzor]

I'm going to make this as simple as possible, even though it's tough to chose just one song or band:

Favorite Band: AC/DC

Favorite Song: Mercedes Benz

[skybluesky]

I can't remember if I've answered

Favorite Band-R.E.M.

Favorite Song-Losing My Religion

[Farin]

[Blue Fish]

I can't remember if I've answered

Favorite Band-R.E.M.

Favorite Song-Losing My Religion

lovelovelovelovelove....I heard this for the first time at 10 o'clock last night....

[Farin]

well, at least you immediatly recognised it's magnificence

[Blue Fish]

yep! Why were you shocked? At the fact that I had somehow managed to adviod listening to it for 12 years or the fact that I love it so much?

[Farin]

the first one, of course...

and it's more like 16 years

[skybluesky]

Dear me, that has been my favorite for as long as Bloof has been alive.

[Lucky]

Why in the world have I never answered this?

Favorite Band? So easy. The Magnificent Rolling Stones.

Favorite Song? Totally impossible. It could be whatever I'm listening to. It's the song that tugs my heart, makes me smile, makes me cry, or takes me to another place.

[Blue Fish]

the first one, of course...

and it's more like 16 years

Actully, it would have been 18 today.....

[The Seeker]

I think Losing My Religion was released 16 years ago.

Happy Birthday, Bloof!! :happybanana:

[Farin]

^ exactly! that's what I meant

and Happy Birthday, Bloof!! :guitar:

[Sweet Jane 61]

Today, The Doors~Back Door Man...that will change before the end of the day. But I love that tune and The Doors!!

[Floydaholic]

I'll put 15 of my fave bands down, and 3 of my fave songs by them, just so people here can get a taste of my music taste.

Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb, Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Time.

Guns N' Roses - Civil War, Ain't It Fun, Paradise City.

Eric Clapton - Badge, Wonderful Tonight, Sunshine Of Your Love.

David Bowie - Space Oddity, Let's Dance, Starman.

Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand, Stairway To Heaven, Trampled Underfoot.

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name, Pride (In The Name Of Love), With Or Without You.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Tuesday's Gone, Freebird, Sweet Home Alabama.

AC/DC - Shoot To Thrill, Back In Black, Thunderstruck.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge, Californication, Tell Me Baby.

Muse - Knights Of Cydonia, Bliss, Starlight.

Eagles - Hotel California, Life In The Fast Lane, Desperado.

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight, Disarm, Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness.

Bryan Adams - Heaven, Remember, Summer of '69.

Thin Lizzy - Cold Sweat, Cowboy Song, Jailbreak.

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere, Don't Stop, Rhiannon.

I apologise if that is too much.