Favorite bands

SinisterMinisterX said:
1. Iron Maiden
2. Dream Theater

#3 would be tough. There are a few contenders...
Genesis
Frank Zappa
Led Zeppelin

So that's my #3 - #5, but I'm not sure about the order.
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In the 4.5 years since posting this, I have slightly refined things. Led Zep is definitely #5. Genesis and Zappa remain tied for #3-4.
 
Night Prowler said:
Update:
1. Iron Maiden
2. Iced Earth
3. Megadeth
4. Slayer
5. Judas Priest
6. Amon Amarth
7. Kreator
8. Metallica
9. Helloween
10. Gamma Ray
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3 years later...
1. Iron Maiden
2. Iced Earth
3. Slayer
4. Amon Amarth
5. Opeth
6. Blind Guardian
7. Gamma Ray
8. Helloween
9. Anaal Nathrakh
10. Kreator
 
Maturin said:
Favourite bands with favourite albums.

1. Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin In A Casket
2. Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
3. Europe - Secret Society
4. Mark Knopfler - Get Lucky
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Almost... 2 years later.

1. Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin' in a Casket
2. Dokken - Under Lock and Key
3. Iron Maiden - A Matter of Life and Death
4. Europe - Secret Society
5. Cheap Trick - Lap of Luxury tied with Dream Police
 
Has been three years for me as well. Massive chunk of water has gone under the bridge since then but most of my favorites are still intact.

1. Iron Maiden
2. Opeth
3. King Crimson
4. Depeche Mode
5. Metallica
 
About two years later...
1. Iron Maiden
2. Dream Theater
3. Tool
4. Machine Head
5. Sabaton
6. Queensryche
7. Metallica
8. Rush
9. Megadeth
10. Alice in Chains
 
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Forostar said:
The absolute leading 2:

1. Iron Maiden
2. Judas Priest

Candidates for the third place:

3. Midnight Oil / Bad Religion / Black Sabbath / Bruce Dickinson


This is really difficult because I love quite a lot of bands which have some amazing albums but also less interesting albums. Maiden and Priest had a few weaker ones, but the strong ones make up for it, so they easily stand above the other bands. I also love Rush and Helloween but relatively seen, I think The Oils, BR, Bruce and Sabbath had more consistent discographies. Rush and Helloween both had at least 5 lesser albums... and I am tempted to mention many more bands (e.g. 90s Iced Earth is excellent in my book)!
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5 years later:

Nightwish is a band that has come back into my sight. Certainly a top act that I would rate about as high as (or even higher than) Iced Earth, Rush and Helloween these days.

01. Iron Maiden
02. Judas Priest
03-06. Bruce Dickinson / Black Sabbath / Bad Religion / Midnight Oil
07. Rush
08. Nightwish
09. Helloween
10. Iced Earth

If My Dying Bride's next album will be much to my liking, I think they could easily enter the top 10. I kinda forgot about them in relation to this topic.

Jethro Tull and Hawkwind are also doing well in the last years.
 
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Some of my all-time favorite bands (in approximate order)

The Beatles
As I Lay Dying
Iron Maiden
Chimaira
Metallica
System of a Down
Haste the Day
Lamb of God
Underoath
Every Time I Die

Others that I've been getting into more, but still don't know enough about to put among my favorites:
Queen
Slayer
AC/DC
Anthrax
 
These are the main four. The rest of the list constantly rotates.
  1. Iron Maiden
  2. Interpol -------(Check out, My Desire, Next Exit, and Lights)
  3. Bob Dylan
  4. Wilco-----------(Check out, Impossible Germany, it has my favourite guitar solo of all time.)
 
Iron Maiden
Metallica
NoFx
Lagwagon
Strung Out
Bad Religion
Edguy
Blind Guardian
Axel Rudi Pell
Alter Bridge
Avenged Sevenfold
Alestorm
Scorpions
At the Gates
In Flames
Stone Sour

Many more
 
Forostar said:
5 years later:

Nightwish is a band that has come back into my sight. Certainly a top act that I would rate about as high as (or even higher than) Iced Earth, Rush and Helloween these days.

01. Iron Maiden
02. Judas Priest
03-06. Bruce Dickinson / Black Sabbath / Bad Religion / Midnight Oil
07. Rush
08. Nightwish
09. Helloween
10. Iced Earth

If My Dying Bride's next album will be much to my liking, I think they could easily enter the top 10. I kinda forgot about them in relation to this topic.

Jethro Tull and Hawkwind are also doing well in the last years.
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4 months later: A little earthquake. For the first time since I am into Maiden and Priest (early nineties), another band entered the top 2.

Bad Religion climbed two positions. So many fantastic songs. More than Priest.

01. Iron Maiden
02. Bad Religion
03. Judas Priest
04-06. Bruce Dickinson / Black Sabbath / Midnight Oil
07. Rush
08. Nightwish
09. Helloween
10. Iced Earth
 
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Right now:
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Metallica

These are other bands close to the top:
Sigur Ròs
Celtic Frost
Bathory
Burzum
Mayhem
Guns'N Roses
Judas Priest
Edguy
Avantasia
Rhapsody of Fire
Gamma Ray
Stratovarius
Ayreon
John Mayer
Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
Rush
Pink Floyd

Guess I'll stop now...
 
I like to work in 3's...

All Time:
Rush
Floyd
Zappa

Right Now:
Maiden
Fates Warning
King Crimson

Other Favorites:
Genesis
Tull
Peter Hammill/VDGG
Yes
Gentle Giant
Steven Wilson/PT
Be Bop Deluxe
10cc
Supergrass
The Beatles
The Kinks
Marillion
Captain Beefheart
Miles Davis
Ornette Coleman
John Coltrane
Neil Young
Grateful Dead
The Monkees
Can
Tangerine Dream
David Bowie
Elvis Costello
Ozric tentacles
Parliament/Funkadelic
REM
XTC
Saga
Robyn Hitchcock
the Who
The Stones...and loads of bands, and you can quote me on that.
 
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