bouillon Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Not necessarily what you thought at the time, as our tastes usually change as we mature....or maybe not. Mine: 1963-1967: Rolling Stones 1967-1970: Hendrix 1970-14.8.79 (i.e. the day before ITTOD was released) : LZ 15.8.79-1984: Van Halen 1984-1985: Sisters Of Mercy 1985-1987: Metallica 1987-1989: Guns n Roses 1989-1990: Mother Love Bone 1990-1992: Alice In Chains. Or maybe Nirvana. 1992-1994: Suede 1994-1995: Wildhearts 1995-1998: Radiohead 1998-2002: QOTSA 2002 to date: Muse (really can't think of anyone else from that rotten decade) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzzoso Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 To make a comparative list would be too exhausting, so I am going to make my list short and to the point. 1936 - 1937: Robert Johnson 1968 - 2112: Led Zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheStairwayRemainsTheSame Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Could you seriously say Rolling Stone were bigger in the sixties the The Beatles? I think KISS should be in there someone too I don't know where but they were huge back in the day, in someway they still are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Could you seriously say Rolling Stone were bigger in the sixties the The Beatles? I think KISS should be in there someone too I don't know where but they were huge back in the day, in someway they still are. You completely missed the point of the thread. It's about what band you thought was the best active band throughout your life. Bouillon is right, most of us have different favourite bands thru different periods of our lives, as bands get old or break up, etc. And Kiss was not as big as Kiss would have everyone believe...they have been the beneficiary of a massive revisionist campaign, thanks to MTV and VH1 and the ceaseless marketing by Gene Simmons. Kiss were the kings of the unnecessary "hold date" in the 70's. Sure, they had regions where they were popular(Detroit and NYC), but they were never as massively popular as Zeppelin, Stones, Elton John, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Madonna. Even Aerosmith and Jethro Tull in their heyday were probably bigger on a national scale than Kiss. Jethro Tull played 5 nights at the Forum in 1975. The most Kiss could ever do was 2 nights. Anyway, I'll do my list later when I have time to think about it. Izzoso, I find it hard to believe you were alive during Robert Johnson's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 The Who: 1969-1973 (Tommy through Quadrophenia) Rolling Stones: 1968-1972 (Beggars Banquet through Exile on Main Street) Zeppelin: 1969-1971 (Led I through IV) Mott The Hoople: 1971-1974 (Brain Capers through The Hoople) Weather Report: 1971-1980 (first self titled album through Night Passage) Return To Forever: 1973-1976 (Hymn To The 7th Galaxy through Romantic Warrior) There's more but these would be my top pics for the high stretches of creativity.................and I loved everything they did during these years, all tunes on all their respective LP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixpense Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Right now: RUSH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 The Who: 1969-1973 (Tommy through Quadrophenia) Rolling Stones: 1968-1972 (Beggars Banquet through Exile on Main Street) Zeppelin: 1969-1971 (Led I through IV) Mott The Hoople: 1971-1974 (Brain Capers through The Hoople) Weather Report: 1971-1980 (first self titled album through Night Passage) Return To Forever: 1973-1976 (Hymn To The 7th Galaxy through Romantic Warrior) There's more but these would be my top pics for the high stretches of creativity.................and I loved everything they did during these years, all tunes on all their respective LP's. Nope, another one who didn't quite get the point of the thread. I'm sorry bouillon, I don't know why people are having a hard time with this...it's not like you're speaking gibberish. I'll add my list now...maybe that will help. 1965-1969: The Beatles 1970-1980: Led Zeppelin 1981-1984: Van Halen 1985-1987: Prince 1988-1991: Jane's Addiction 1992-1996: Sonic Youth 1997-2001: Radiohead 2002-2006: Wilco 2007-2011: Radiohead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Oh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 My list is pretty short because I've only been around for 23 and a half years so far 1990-1991 - Queen 1991-2010 - The Rolling Stones 2010-Present - Graveyard, Burning Saviours, HIM, The Foo Fighters and Radio Moscow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_Zep_Fan87 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Kiwi, That just made me want to softly pat you on the back and offer you my sincere condolences friend. Thank goodness for young people who help to keep the 'memory" alive. just kidding you of course. Cheers, Brad Well Brad, the Stones were my obsession for quite a while, thanks to my dad's music collection And my interest in them might just be renewed since there is a new album in the making! You never know! Cheers! Kiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rover Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 The Beatles to 1969 Led Zeppelin 1969 - Present Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouillon Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 1985-1987: Prince Good call...I'd forgotten about him. No way could he have supplanted Metallica for me, though...but I could've squeezed him in for the last few months of 1984. Apparently he played an awesome show at a minor festival over here the other week....whilst Glastonboring was being headlined by an unholy triumvirate of the blandest pap. And can I just say how reassuring it is that nobody's chosen U2, REM or Coldplay....yet.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Prince ROCKED the LA Forum the whole month of May! He's still got IT! And his guitar-tone is to die for. I suppose if I'd given my list more thought, I could've squeezed more bands in like Brad did. I suppose there was a time in the late-70's, when Zeppelin was on haitus, that Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band were my favourite. And there were a few months in 1984-85 when I thought Iron Maiden was the best band of that time. But I wanted to keep my list clear and easy to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 61-65 - John Coltrane Quartet 65-67 - The Beatles 67-68 - Hendrix 68-71 - Led Zep 71-73 - Can 73-77 - Pink Floyd 77-79 - The Clash 79-84 - Talking Heads 85-86 - Jesus and Mary Chain 87-89 - Spacemen 3 89-90 - The Stone Roses 91-94 - Massive Attack 95-96 - Oasis 97-00 - Primal Scream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Some of my favorite bands/artists throughout my lifetime: Beatles Alice Cooper Kiss Grateful Dead Willie Nelson Waylon Jennings Lynyrd Skynyrd Jimmy Buffett Rolling Stones Led Zeppelin Van Halen R.E.M. U2 Bob Marley & the Wailers Pearl Jam Bob Dylan Whiskeytown Wilco The Gourds Ryan Adams Drive-By Truckers Megafaun Mount Moriah No telling what I will think of Mount Moriah 5-10 years from now but after seeing them live for the last couple of years and them finally releasing their debut record this year, I cannot get enough of it recently. They toured with the Indigo Girls last Fall and are presently back out on the road with them. Hopefully that will help bring their music to an even wider audience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 Ok, got it now: 1955-1956: Elvis Presley 1957-1958: Buddy Holly 1959-1961: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and other assorted Chicago Blues legends 1962-1966: Bob Dylan 1967-1968: Beatles 1969-1973: The Who 1974-1976: Aerosmith 1977-1981: The Ramones 1982-1987: REM 1988-1989: a void in the wasteland 1990-1995: Alice In Chains 1996-present: I pretty much stopped caring and started seriously listening to jazz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 1959-1961: Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf and other assorted Chicago Blues legends I also had a time period when I got pretty heavily into the blues but I don't think any of those musicans ever became what I'd consider one of my favorite artists. I always considered the blues more of an influence. Same thing for old rock n' roll. Though, if pressed, I could probably name a couple: Howlin' Wolf and Chuck Berry, respectively. I credit Zeppelin's first few records for me having the desire to seek out the works of Muddy Waters, the Wolf, Robert Johnson, etc. Skynyrd and Foghat also played a large part in that. It was the Honeydrippers which helped pique my interest in 50's rock which led to me searching out the works of Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, etc. 1996-present: I pretty much stopped caring and started seriously listening to jazz It was around this time when I completely lost interest in most anything commercial radio had to offer which just so happened to coincide with my then burgeoning interest in alt.country. That turned me onto tons of great bands and around '99 I found a group of fellow fans of that music online who in turn helped me discover lots of other artists I probably would have never have known about otherwise. In 2004 I signed up for XM which has also been very helpful in discovering new artists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedcat Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The Stones did that for me, allowed me to discover American blues music as well as the other bands you named too. I still listen to rock music as well, newer bands I mean but I don't get the feel that any of them have that kind of serious longevity or that they can create records over a stretch of time that can continually amaze. The Drive By Truckers come pretty close to that I guess but either way it's a very short list now. I think me being old doesn't help that very much either................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted July 11, 2011 Share Posted July 11, 2011 The Stones did that for me, allowed me to discover American blues music as well as the other bands you named too. I still listen to rock music as well, newer bands I mean but I don't get the feel that any of them have that kind of serious longevity or that they can create records over a stretch of time that can continually amaze. The Drive By Truckers come pretty close to that I guess but either way it's a very short list now. Only time will tell but I'm not concerned with how what I'm listening to now will be remembered in 10 years. I listen to what moves me. Presently those artists would include The War On Drugs, the Decemberists, Megafaun and Mount Moriah, to name a few. I think me being old doesn't help that very much either................. Not that I needed any reminders but I'm pretty aware of this too. Over the weekend I was hanging out with a group of friends that are probably ten years older than me. One of them was trying to find a music channel on the cable system that we could all relate to when his son hollered out, "find the Classic Rock or the Oldies station". Prior to that, we had spent 4-5 minutes listening to Arcade Fire but I was the only one in the room (including the younger crowd) that had even heard of them. That made me feel old but it also wasn't that unusual for me considering I make a concerted effort to keep up with new music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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