Promoter's favorite bands

[hawk]

Lets see...

Blind Guardian tops the list. You can't listen to one of their better albums and NOT feel like you've been transported to what their singing about...

Iced Earth, Bruce Dickinson's Solo Work, Iron Maiden, Devin Townsend, Nightwish, Trivium, Alice in Chains, Alter Bridge, Neveremore, Stonehenge Hu...

Honorable mentions to Metallica & Nirvana. My two fav's when I was growing up.

Oh, and my goddess in life...Tomiko Van, who fronts...or did..., Do As Infinity. One day...I shall meet her...and then cry.

[Tongsoon of Cygnus]

Rob Zombie, NERD, Limp Bizkit, Metallica, Weird Al Yankovic, Nine Inch Nails, AC/DC, Guns-N-Roses.

ROB ZOMBIE = GOD

[Big Bri]

Being a DJ I have way too many favorties, but to name a few...

Black Crowes (best concert ever)
Notorious B.I.G.
Snoop Dogg
Alabama
Kenny Chesney
Bon Jovi
Ray Charles
Audioslave
Motley Crue
Big & Rich
Bruce Hornsby

...that's more than a few. I have to stop now or I'll be here all day thinking about it.

[tafkaga]

Dream Theater
Metallica
Iron Maiden
King's X
Clannad
Loreena McKennitt
Billy Joel
Neil Diamond
Pet Shop Boys
Aerosmith
Rush
R.E.M.

I like just about anything but rap and hip-hop. Some alternative is ok... no new metal. There's a few country artists I like...like Alabama is pretty good, and Shania Twain is decent. Johnny Cash was pretty cool too. I hate all forms of rock/metal christian music... the contemporary stuff is ok but it all sounds the same to me.

[Joe]

Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen.

Two of the greatest lyricists ever.

[EWT]

I love Christian Music, No Mercy, Casting Crowns, Toby Mac, the Afters but right now I have been listening to Selah's Hymn's an awful lot. It really puts me in the mood for teaching class on Sunday and Monday nights.

[cakejedi]

EWT said:

I love Christian Music, No Mercy, Casting Crowns, Toby Mac, the Afters but right now I have been listening to Selah's Hymn's an awful lot. It really puts me in the mood for teaching class on Sunday and Monday nights.

Selah's hymns CD is very nice. I personally can't stand all the modern praise & worship stuff. All they do is repeat the same few words (usually very shallow lyrics) over and over again. You just can't beat the words of the old hymns.

[Scott Fire]

I'm all over the place... Kid Rock, Garth Brooks, Sheryl Crow, Outkast, Will Smith, Kiss,& Evanescence. I'm probably forgetting some but that's all I got for now.

[soug]

been a KISS fan since 1977 ( i was 7)..still love them.didnt listen to anyone else between the age of 7 and 16!!seriously. these days my taste is wide.there's a guy called pete murray, he's really cool. ( also like the latest bon jovi..hate to admit it!)
i saw some guys like kings x, queensryche...man!! that brought back memories...awesome stuff.going to have to blow the dust off some of the old disks.the "old" stuff is still cool!! led zep, y&t , dokken, ....but i always go back to KISS.

[Big Bri]

soug said:

( also like the latest bon jovi..hate to admit it!)
i saw some guys like kings x, queensryche...man!! that brought back memories...awesome stuff.going to have to blow the dust off some of the old disks.the "old" stuff is still cool!! led zep, y&t , dokken, ....but i always go back to KISS.

Hey soug, I apologize as I just woke up about an hour ago and am slightly hungover, but who is "y&t"?

I admit I like the new Bon Jovi song too ("Have A Nice Day"). However, even though I dig their music, Bon Jovi (& Sambora) have to be a couple of the worst lyricists of all time. The first couple lines of "Have A Nice Day"...

Why you gonna tell me how to live my life
How you gonna tell me if it's black or white

Gee, they thought hard about those didn't they, LOL?

And then there's the same line that's in da-mn near every one of their songs...

I'd lie for you
I'd cry for you
I'd die for you
I'd eat pumpkin pie for you

It's amazing how they've lasted this long with the horrible lyrics. On the flipside, all the songs end up sounding really good and out of the 81 concerts I've been to, they are #2 on my best show list (Black Crowes were #1).

[canadianpittbull]

I too listen to pretty much everything, I unfortunately am not a fan of alot of new rap. I love the old school stuff but the new stuff kind of irks me.

There are quite a few bands I like but here is just a sample of what I listen too....

Elvis
The Beatles
Faith No More
Kiss
The Headstones
Mr. Bungle
Disturbed
Korn
Marilyn Manson
Alice Cooper
Led Zepplin
Motely Crew
Billy Idol
Rob Zombie
Tool

there are a soo many more, I enjoy music as a whole and play bass. Was in a band a couple years ago but it fell apart just when I think we were gaining a bit of momentum atleast within the surrounding area. I hope too put together another after things slow down. But I really enjoy stuff from 60's-late 80's.

[soug]

bigbri said:

soug said:

( also like the latest bon jovi..hate to admit it!)
i saw some guys like kings x, queensryche...man!! that brought back memories...awesome stuff.going to have to blow the dust off some of the old disks.the "old" stuff is still cool!! led zep, y&t , dokken, ....but i always go back to KISS.

Hey soug, I apologize as I just woke up about an hour ago and am slightly hungover, but who is "y&t"?

I admit I like the new Bon Jovi song too ("Have A Nice Day"). However, even though I dig their music, Bon Jovi (& Sambora) have to be a couple of the worst lyricists of all time. The first couple lines of "Have A Nice Day"...

Why you gonna tell me how to live my life
How you gonna tell me if it's black or white

Gee, they thought hard about those didn't they, LOL?

And then there's the same line that's in da-mn near every one of their songs...

I'd lie for you
I'd cry for you
I'd die for you
I'd eat pumpkin pie for you

It's amazing how they've lasted this long with the horrible lyrics. On the flipside, all the songs end up sounding really good and out of the 81 concerts I've been to, they are #2 on my best show list (Black Crowes were #1).

y&t were a metal band that started out in the 70's.they were originaly called yesterday & tomorrow ( i think after a beatles song!!!) i think their lead singer ( founder of the band is stinll around), dave meniketti. they were never really huge, but i liked them a lot.they may have just finished a reunion tour.
i agree some of the lyrics ( bon jovi) are terrible.but , it works for them so good luck to them. being a KISS fan, i cant say KISS lyrics are incredible.i guess as long as it sounds good and is catchy it works.
then again how many bands of these "metal" bands have incredible lyrics??
why have bon jovi been around so long?....there'll always be the teenie boppers!! ;D

[Big Bri]

I think Bon Jovi is leaning into the country stuff a little bit now. They did a "Crossroads" show on CMT (Country Music Television) with a band called Sugarland and it kicked a$$ (I like country so other opinions may differ). Then, they teamed up again at this week's Country Music Awards, and now Richie Sambora is going to release a duet with some country chick (can't remember who though). This new turn for them sounds pretty good, so it'll be interesting to see what happens with them...