Who Is Your Favorite Singer or Band

[midwaylandscaping]

Elton John. Bought my first Elton John album(Capt Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy) when I was 5, almost 6 years old with allowance money. "My Money" . Love Elton the entertainer, even now. Can listen to anything by him. Especially the early stuff.
Band wise, Rolling Stones, ZZ Top, Eagles, Oak Ridge Boys, ABBA.
Yeah I'm , odd....

[sam majors]

Boz Scaggs in his early years, especially his blues songs like "Somebody Loan Me A Dime." Hard to beat Grace Slick though!

[CW]

I listen to a lot of different stuff, and enjoy music from just about every artist mentioned so far, but my favorite has always been Rush.

The Canadian trio has been rocking out for 40 yrs now, and they tour not as a nostalgia act, but with fresh, new material. Saved every tickets stub (except one) from 60+ shows, with the first one in 1984...

[tedzan]

Singer ...... Donna Summer

Band(s) (having seen both these groups live several times, it's tough to decide)

Dave Brubeck Jazz Quartet

or

The Chicago Transit Authority......otherwise known as Chicago



TED Z

[Leon]

Great choices guys. I think Elton might be almost #1 for me but it is a toss up with none other than the Beatles. Honorable mention would go to names like....(not in any order.....)

Hank Williams Sr.
Zack Brown band
BR-549
Styx
REO Speedwagon
Harry Connick Jr.

[ibuysportsephemera]

1) Grateful Dead and then all of the other incarnations after Jerry Garcia passed.

2) Jimmy Buffett

3) Tons of others in all types of genres. I love music!

Jeff

[timzcardz]

Justin Bieber

'nuf said.

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[71buc]

Obviously I am showing my age and suffer from commitment issues, however, I would struggle to decide which one of these would be my favorite artist.

• Etta James
• Marvin Gaye
• Mavis Staples
• Al Green
• Stevie Wonder
• David Ruffin

[EvilKing00]

I cant just pick one, but I can pick one in a few different types.

Metallica

Billy Joel

Nirvana

[dabigyankeeman]

Just cant pick between Elton John and Billy Joel. Maybe the slightest edge to Elton. Maybe.

So many greats though now around anymore, Sinatra, Queen (not the same without Freddy), Beatles (I still love Paul in concert), Whitney, Beach Boys (too many original members gone) etc.

[steve B]

Hendrix

A bunch more after that,
Black Sabbbath
White Zombie/Rob Zombie
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Robin Trower
Deep Purple
Johnny Cash


White Zombie was a really good show, so many hard rock acts decide they're "artists" after which it's pretty much over. No problem there "we're loud and having fun"

SRV was amazing, as was Robin Trower.

The best concert was an odd one, Not sure I could put it on the list. I saw Roger Waters pros and cons of hitchhiking tour. Only 6 cities, no warmup act. First set was all Pink Floyd, second was the entire album. (One of those concept things) The best part was that he'd hired Eric Clapton. So I saw Clapton doing Pink Floyd.....

Steve B

[Robextend]

Classic: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Modern - Jimmy Eat World

[drmondobueno]

Tom Waits
Country Joe McDonald
Chris Cornell - soundgarden/audioslave
Gotta include Hendrix

[MyGuyTy]

Gotta with Elton John or Phil Collins for individual singers

[MooseDog]

Also going to show my age here have always been into all kinds of music except "dance" music, probably because I have three left feet. Seriously, I don't even try it's just too embarrassing...

If I had to just pick one, probably the Eagles.

Live, the Who were frickin' amazing. They were so loud your body became part of the music. Really hard to describe unless you were there. Also you had four guys at the time that were all in anyone's "Top Five" for talent.

Was fortunate that I got to see Freddie Mercury (Queen) perform live a couple of times. One may have issues with his lifestyle but my, oh my, the guy was born to perform and gave his all every night. I've never seen any other act or frontman who could work a stadium crowd as he could.

Now that I've become a grumpy old man, I find myself listening to quieter, introspective music, mostly what would be described as "folk" if you have to name a category.

[groundhog]

Guns n Roses for me.

[sycks22]

Counting Crows & The Beach Boys

[Davino]

Phish & the Grateful Dead
The Stones

[refz]

Alice in Chains

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Female Singer ...... Donna Summer

Male Singer(s) ...... Buddy Holly, Dean Martin, Roy Orbison

Band(s) (having seen both these groups live several times, it's tough to decide)

Dave Brubeck Jazz Quartet

or

The Chicago Transit Authority......otherwise known as Chicago


TED Z

I must add The Hollies ...... " He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother "


TED Z
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[thedutymon]

Originally Posted by CW

I listen to a lot of different stuff, and enjoy music from just about every artist mentioned so far, but my favorite has always been Rush.

The Canadian trio has been rocking out for 40 yrs now, and they tour not as a nostalgia act, but with fresh, new material. Saved every tickets stub (except one) from 60+ shows, with the first one in 1984...

Afternoon,

I've been to about 1000+ concerts (Lived for 15 years 1 mile from Red Rocks by Denver, did at least 40-50 shows every summer just there).

#1 always will be Rush, Seen them 39 times and counting......I'll be wherever they play here in Colorado next summer......As Usual!!

YeeHah!

Neil

[CW]

^^^ Nice! Have always wanted to go to Red Rocks to see Rush. That place and The Gorge, which is one of Neil's favorite places to play.

Here's some shots I saved back in '94 from Rush's Red Rocks show. R30 Tour. I believe the band posted these on their site back then.

[Lgarza99]

Great Rush pics! I'd have to go Rush, Van Halen, and Led Zeppelin.