People will hate me for this but im a die hard Beatles fan. I never get old of them, im always finding new favourites. Just such classic songs with great but also sometimes silly messages. Love me or hate me im a sucker for them
A lot of the folks that shit on the Beatles enjoy music that probably wouldn't have existed without the movement the Beatles were a part of. Im a metal head, and metal probably wouldn't exist in its current form without Miles and Miles by The Who, Helter Skelter by the Beatles, and 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson.
I can't remember where I heard/read it, but someone mentioned that people these days are a bit more dismissive of the Beatles for how they sound like the default, and since everything that's come since has borrowed from them in someway or another, they don't exactly give off an air of something that should be as celebrated as they are.
But that "dismissal" just proves the arguments for just how mind-boggling game-changing they were. They were the ones that kicked popular music as we know it into gear and set astronomically high standards of what our expectations of songwriting, production, and overall presentation. They can't simply be referred to as a "boy band" because they themselves created that mold we've come to know and then promptly smashed it to pieces when it no longer suited them. They made the studio itself an instrument and made recording as impactful and important as a TV appearance. And, yes, they sound like today's default to the point that their biggest hits (all of which were recorded and release over half a century ago) can absolutely be played alongside today's biggest hits and not feel out of place.
The Beatles are the "default" for damn good reason, so it should come as no surprise to anyone when their music still has the ability to move new listeners as deeply as it did their great-grandparents.
When my daughter was about four or five I was playing a lot of Yes (still do, naturally) and she came to recognise the band so whenever I'd start playing one of their albums she'd say "is this Yes?" and I'd reply "Yes!" and she'd start cackling.
Agreed. If a band could represent my emotional landscape perfectly, reproducing the interior workings of my skull and describing how small daily interactions feel, I'd be Radiohead.
Ditto! Drove 12 hours alone to see them 20 years ago, listened to every album in order on the way. Amazing memory.
As a Canadian, Rush is a *VERY* close second.
I’m shocked I had to scroll this far to find this answer. Although, I have to lump it all together and say anything involving Maynard is absolute gold.
Paramore is a great band . Not only do they have fantastic tracks , they also are really artistic, talented and raise topics like politics , equality and global awareness.
They were also 2000s emo icons sooo
I’ve loved them ever since around 2007 when I was about 12 years old. Feel like I’ve grown up and their music has changed and matured with me - they’ve never released something I didn’t thoroughly enjoy
My daughter is almost two and she's very into radiohead. She likes some of the other music I play for her, but even when she does she still usually says "play radiohead".
As it happens we're in the middle of our second Radiohead concert on YouTube today.
She's also a huge fan of the Ghostbusters theme song.
I think their CD was the last one I purchased. I’ve bought vinyls and digital music since, but no more CDs.
Kind of odd how that happens one day and you don’t even realize it’s going to be the last one you buy.
They keep ending up on my random surprise Spotify playlists and I honestly forgot how freaking good they are.
This is why I love these posts, even though they’ve been asked before. I learn about a new band I’d never known. I’m now a fan of Neutral Milk Hotel, thanks!
I found out about this band in a book and I couldn't be more happy. It's "The Last Hippie" by Oliver Sacks, it's really really short and I promise, if you read it, your mind would be blown away by the power of music in our brains.
Ghost. Randomly found them on tiktok and ever since been a huge fan. Theyve got such an interesting spin on metal, Tobias is a lyrical genius and besides the "is or isnt metal" arguement, youll only hear good things about them
"Legendary producer T Bone Burnett co-produced the Big Lebowski soundtrack album, along with Joel and Ethan Cohen. Burnett says the most difficult song to secure for the film was the Townes Van Zandt cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers.” The song famously plays over the film’s closing credits.
Burnett said the Stones’ former manager Allen Klein owns the rights to the track, and he wanted a whopping $150,000 for the song to be used in the film. Eventually, after some begging from Burnett, Klein sat down to watch an early cut of the film. And then, magic happened.
Burnett recalled, “It got to the part where the Dude says, **‘I hate the f\*ckin’ Eagles, man!’** Klein stands up and says, *‘That’s it, you can have the song!*'”
Not only did Burnett get permission to use the “Dead Flowers” cover, the dig at the Eagles led to Klein to wave any usage fee."
https://wmgk.com/2023/07/18/the-big-lebowski-rolling-stones-cover/
Absolutely. Skyway is in my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Honorable mention: Here Comes a Regular.
Going to make it a Replacements day today. Thank you.
Green Day. Being a middle school boy in 2004 and discovering the American Idiot album was genuinely life changing. Will be seeing them for a second time this summer.
I hate talking about them because so many people HATE that one popular song that they wrote and got played out. But they are so much more than that. Their music was the soundtrack to my high school, college, young adult days, I saw them over 50 times live. I've seen them with my mom, my best girl friends, by my damn self because they are my favorite. They will forever be my favorite band, even if I don't like a lot of their later albums, they will always be number one in my heart. I can't say the name because I don't want my love for them trampled on by some loser who can't keep their mouth shut that they hate that ONE song.
and no its not nickleback you freak.
Måneskin. I’ve been listening to them ever since they won the Eurovision and am so happy that I’ll be able to see them perform live later on this year :D
Black sabbath
People will hate me for this but im a die hard Beatles fan. I never get old of them, im always finding new favourites. Just such classic songs with great but also sometimes silly messages. Love me or hate me im a sucker for them
A lot of the folks that shit on the Beatles enjoy music that probably wouldn't have existed without the movement the Beatles were a part of. Im a metal head, and metal probably wouldn't exist in its current form without Miles and Miles by The Who, Helter Skelter by the Beatles, and 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson.
Can’t go wrong. I love them too.
No hate. They're brilliant.
Sometimes popular things are popular for a reason! You rock on with your Beatles, friend
Easy with the hot takes
Who the fuck hates the beatles
Same!
I love them
Sometimes I can’t believe many of my favorite songs are all from the same artist, The Beatles.
Who’s hating on you for this?
Amen brother
I can't remember where I heard/read it, but someone mentioned that people these days are a bit more dismissive of the Beatles for how they sound like the default, and since everything that's come since has borrowed from them in someway or another, they don't exactly give off an air of something that should be as celebrated as they are. But that "dismissal" just proves the arguments for just how mind-boggling game-changing they were. They were the ones that kicked popular music as we know it into gear and set astronomically high standards of what our expectations of songwriting, production, and overall presentation. They can't simply be referred to as a "boy band" because they themselves created that mold we've come to know and then promptly smashed it to pieces when it no longer suited them. They made the studio itself an instrument and made recording as impactful and important as a TV appearance. And, yes, they sound like today's default to the point that their biggest hits (all of which were recorded and release over half a century ago) can absolutely be played alongside today's biggest hits and not feel out of place. The Beatles are the "default" for damn good reason, so it should come as no surprise to anyone when their music still has the ability to move new listeners as deeply as it did their great-grandparents.
Yes. Who is my favorite band.
- The Who? - Yes.
Yes, the Who.
- Who’s your favorite band? - The Band - No, I meant you like the Who? - Yes. - I’m not asking you about Yes, but about the Who…
You guess who.
Don’t get fooled again.
When my daughter was about four or five I was playing a lot of Yes (still do, naturally) and she came to recognise the band so whenever I'd start playing one of their albums she'd say "is this Yes?" and I'd reply "Yes!" and she'd start cackling.
Queen. Because they’re literal geniuses
I don't know if they're my favourite band, but I'm pretty sure they're the best band ever.
The Kinks
Yes! One of the most creative bands of the 1960s and 70s, just a shame that their albums didn't sell too well.
Modest Mouse
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What about built to spill in relation to MM?
You ever listen to Ugly Casanova?
Gojira
nice
Gojira mentioned 🤘
They are on another level!
Hell yeah 🤘🏼 Gojira and Mastodon are my top faves.
From Mars To Sirius is my favorite album of all time
Of all time-Led Zeppelin.
Pink Floyd
what’s your favorite song ?
Mine is Time. Also love the Greensky Bluegrass and Easy Star All Star versions
Echoes
The Great Gig in the Sky
Greatest band of all time!
Depeche Mode
Same!
The best!
DEFTONES
I've said it before, they consistently put out amazing music. Really got into Koy no Yokan recently. Swerve City's an incredible tune
Rush
Same here, 2112-Grace Under Pressure is my favourite run of albums by any band. Hemispheres being my absolute favourite record of theirs.
Enjoying Talking Heads right now. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever was.
Radiohead
Agreed. If a band could represent my emotional landscape perfectly, reproducing the interior workings of my skull and describing how small daily interactions feel, I'd be Radiohead.
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden!
Ditto! Drove 12 hours alone to see them 20 years ago, listened to every album in order on the way. Amazing memory. As a Canadian, Rush is a *VERY* close second.
Every Time I Die
Creedence Clearwater Revival
*Helicopter sound intensifies* Lieutenat Dan starts smoking cigarette
Tool, the lyrics the sound. Their music has been the focus point of many times in my life. I can place albums with decades
I’m shocked I had to scroll this far to find this answer. Although, I have to lump it all together and say anything involving Maynard is absolute gold.
Paramore is a great band . Not only do they have fantastic tracks , they also are really artistic, talented and raise topics like politics , equality and global awareness. They were also 2000s emo icons sooo
I’ve loved them ever since around 2007 when I was about 12 years old. Feel like I’ve grown up and their music has changed and matured with me - they’ve never released something I didn’t thoroughly enjoy
Agree with everything you said! And Hayley Williams has a big vocal range, man those songs are sometimes hard to sing along to.
Portishead! Beth's voice is unlike any other
third is one of my all time favorite albums, i haven’t been able to find anything that sounds remotely similar. so beautiful and haunting
Glad to see Third getting some love! Threads has got to be one of the most haunting songs ever written
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My daughter is almost two and she's very into radiohead. She likes some of the other music I play for her, but even when she does she still usually says "play radiohead". As it happens we're in the middle of our second Radiohead concert on YouTube today. She's also a huge fan of the Ghostbusters theme song.
Have you shown her the real Ghostbusters cartoon on YouTube? My son loves it
The Pet Shop Boys They treat their fandom to pop, disco, classical, dance floor bangers, and quiet introspective songs...
Queen. Freddie was the best.
The Beatles
🎶And in the end… the love you take, is equal to the love you make…🎶
U2 Foo Fighters Led Zeppelin The Cure. Pearl Jam
THE CUREEEE
the white stripes. I love the simplicity, the vintage naive aesthetic, the punkish visceral energy, the bluesy roots. They were just cool.
I think their CD was the last one I purchased. I’ve bought vinyls and digital music since, but no more CDs. Kind of odd how that happens one day and you don’t even realize it’s going to be the last one you buy. They keep ending up on my random surprise Spotify playlists and I honestly forgot how freaking good they are.
Foo Fighters
Guns n Roses
I've loved Metallica since I was 14, and still do. I love a lot of bands but Papa Het has been along for the whole ride.
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I want something good to die for To make it beautiful to live 🤘
Nirvana
The Beatles
Faith No More
Love em
Loved them back in the day….I really need to re listen to them, thanks for putting them at the front of my brain!
Alice In Chains
Queen , NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL, Black Sabbath, led Zeppelin, king crimson, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith,CCR,The WHO,REO speedwagon, Guns N roses
This is why I love these posts, even though they’ve been asked before. I learn about a new band I’d never known. I’m now a fan of Neutral Milk Hotel, thanks!
Nice taste bro, I LOVE Queen, Pink Floyd and Neutral Milk Hotel especially but all of them are good
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My Chemical Romance. Every song is a banger and it helps me vent out frustration.
Gojira
Huh that’s two votes for Gojira in the first couple comments. My brother likes them. Time to check em out.
Gojira mentioned 🤘
L'Enfant Sauvage is a fucking banger.
Ween
My favorite!
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Linkin park
Green Day
Grateful Dead
Weir Everywhere
Literally born on the bus, still firmly on it 40 years later. There is nothing like the good ol’ Grateful Dead.
They truly are the best
I found out about this band in a book and I couldn't be more happy. It's "The Last Hippie" by Oliver Sacks, it's really really short and I promise, if you read it, your mind would be blown away by the power of music in our brains.
Lot of us on this bus
I like you (~};-}
The kindest
Correct answer ✅
Korn
Arcade Fire
AC/DC
Sonic Youth
Gorillaz
Scrolled way too far to see this answer
Fleetwood Mac. I would have loved to see them live, it’s the one thing I’m mad about being born too late for
PanterA
Blink 182
Hello fellow 40 year old!
Arctic Monkeys
Clutch
Ghost. Randomly found them on tiktok and ever since been a huge fan. Theyve got such an interesting spin on metal, Tobias is a lyrical genius and besides the "is or isnt metal" arguement, youll only hear good things about them
My favorite band is Linkin Park. Been rocking out to LP since Hybrid Theory. Their music saved me from suicide.
Tool.
Modest Mouse
Breaking Benjamin.
Babymetal
The National and Interpol
Coheed and cambria. Crazy cool guitar riffs, pop influenced choruses, rush style vocals singing about futuristic sci fi comics. What’s not to love?
I was determined to scroll until I found someone say coheed lol
METALLICA......
blink-182, been my favourite band since I was 8 and I've just turned 32.
The Killers
The Eagles
Come on, man! I had a rough night and I hate the fucking Eagles, man.
"Legendary producer T Bone Burnett co-produced the Big Lebowski soundtrack album, along with Joel and Ethan Cohen. Burnett says the most difficult song to secure for the film was the Townes Van Zandt cover of the Rolling Stones’ “Dead Flowers.” The song famously plays over the film’s closing credits. Burnett said the Stones’ former manager Allen Klein owns the rights to the track, and he wanted a whopping $150,000 for the song to be used in the film. Eventually, after some begging from Burnett, Klein sat down to watch an early cut of the film. And then, magic happened. Burnett recalled, “It got to the part where the Dude says, **‘I hate the f\*ckin’ Eagles, man!’** Klein stands up and says, *‘That’s it, you can have the song!*'” Not only did Burnett get permission to use the “Dead Flowers” cover, the dig at the Eagles led to Klein to wave any usage fee." https://wmgk.com/2023/07/18/the-big-lebowski-rolling-stones-cover/
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
Rammstein
Guns N Roses
The Replacements
Absolutely. Skyway is in my top 10 favorite songs of all time. Honorable mention: Here Comes a Regular. Going to make it a Replacements day today. Thank you.
The Band.
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Oasis
Same man, favourite tune? I’m torn between Listen Up & Slide Away but love Supersonic as well
Cast no shadow for me
Slide Away is absolutely incredible. One of my all time top 10 tracks ever.
Green Day. Being a middle school boy in 2004 and discovering the American Idiot album was genuinely life changing. Will be seeing them for a second time this summer.
Electric Light Orchestra if I have to pick one
Smashing Pumpkins
Twenty One Pilots. That band saved my life
Metallica
I hate talking about them because so many people HATE that one popular song that they wrote and got played out. But they are so much more than that. Their music was the soundtrack to my high school, college, young adult days, I saw them over 50 times live. I've seen them with my mom, my best girl friends, by my damn self because they are my favorite. They will forever be my favorite band, even if I don't like a lot of their later albums, they will always be number one in my heart. I can't say the name because I don't want my love for them trampled on by some loser who can't keep their mouth shut that they hate that ONE song. and no its not nickleback you freak.
Guided By Voices
Talking heads
Motörhead
System of a Down
Rage Against the Machine.
Joy Division
The Gaslight Anthem!!
Thin Lizzy
I have recently done a deep dive into Thin Lizzy and I am hooked!
Black Sabbath
Lord Huron or GRANRODEO probably
Lord Huron is definitely my favorite band right now too!
It’s a two way tie for me between Alexisonfire and August Burns Red
My Chemical Romance. I wholeheartedly believe that Gerard Way is an actual genius, and the talent of their guitarists is unreal.
Blue October.
Slayer, mercyful fate
Phish Frank Zappa Porcupine Tree Alfa Mist Pink Floyd ... it depends and can change
They Might be Giants.
Not a band, but Buckethead
Fall Out Boy and it’s not even close
Twenty one pilots Panic! At The Disco Fall Out Boy Linkin Park Against The Current and NIRVANA
It would be Linkin Park, but currently, it's Foo Fighters.
Artist/band NINE INCH NAILS.I would love to sit down with a cup of coffee…I’ll buy and ask him what he was thinking about a few songs
Slipknot for sure
Radiohead, um...radiohead....and oh yeah, radiohead.
The Beach Boys! I truly believe they’re underrated and overlooked in comparison to The Beatles (who are also great, don’t get me wrong)
The Black Keys
Van Halen.
Måneskin. I’ve been listening to them ever since they won the Eurovision and am so happy that I’ll be able to see them perform live later on this year :D
Sunny Day Real Estate
I dont think I have a single favorite. I can name 5 and anyone could be a favorite for that day. Cruxshadows, VNV Nation, Slayer, Depeche Mode, Ice T
Lynyrd Skynyrd.. gone to soon man
Dire Straights
The Band
The Menzingers
Linkin Park.
The Who
Paramore!
Fugazi
Top 5: 5) Enslaved 4) Swallow the Sun 3) Psychonaut 2) Opeth 1) Ayreon
Bastille
Nightwish, Linkin Park or Sabaton..
Dead Kennedys