Your top 10 favourite bands?

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The Situation said:
Define talent, is making loud noises talent or is singing in key?
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As i said, if a band steals music, i wont respect them, if a band i don't like does their own thing and has talent, i will respect them.

I don't like Motley Crue or GNR but i respect their music.

At the end of the day originality and talent is a stupid thing to argue about. I could far into a mike, and mix it in an auto tuner to make a song out of it and call it original.

Lets just go back on topic lads.
 
New Order
Funkadelic
The Kinks
JJ Grey & Mofro
Depeche Mode
MC5
Modest Mouse
Nirvana
Phoenix
Mojave 3
 
Heavy Metal Toon said:
Yes i admit CC's music is shocking, and before i got into death metal i had a view that it was just loud noise, but at least they're making their own music, not stealing it. They have more talent than Coldplay in their arse cheeks.

Even if a band makes music i don't like, if they have talent and do their own thing, i respect that, but Coldplay are plagarist twats.
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Well that's if you determine talent to be playing guitar and drums ridiculously fast. Having seen Coldplay live, I would say they're a pretty talented group of guys. They've ripped off plenty, but still have some pretty iconic songs that are all their own doing.

To be completely original all the time is pretty difficult, you have to look no further than say the film industry to see that rehashing old ideas is widely accepted. Of the top 10 grossing films this year, only one was an original story (Rio), all the others were sequels or remakes of books/cartoons etc.
 
Cowboys From Hell said:
My definition of talent is being able to play an instrument properly. Vocals are an afterthought. All the bands i like, i like them for their music, not the singing. As a musician, music inspires me.
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A rather narrow minded view in my opinion, some people have to 'learn' to use their voice just as people do to play an instrument. And if the 'it's there naturally' argument falls into play, the same can be applied to the ability to play an instrument; dexterity etc. You can only develop the tools that you are given.
 
I also believe that a band should test themselves when making music and use their instruments. Coldplay don't do a lot with their instruments at all. Viva La Vida has the same drum beat all the way through, just a kick pedal at the same tempo.
 
Heavy Metal Toon said:
No, i believe in inspiration. But there's a difference between inspiration and all out plagarism.

I do not want to get into this argument at 12.23am.

Lets get back on subject please.
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No kidding?

On topic though I can't give an answer simply because it is impossible to whittle down to 10.
 
biggeordiedave said:
Well that's if you determine talent to be playing guitar and drums ridiculously fast. Having seen Coldplay live, I would say they're a pretty talented group of guys. They've ripped off plenty, but still have some pretty iconic songs that are all their own doing.

To be completely original all the time is pretty difficult, you have to look no further than say the film industry to see that rehashing old ideas is widely accepted. Of the top 10 grossing films this year, only one was an original story (Rio), all the others were sequels or remakes of books/cartoons etc.
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Did i say Coldplay lacked talent? I didn't. The singer has a good voice, and the guitars can play their instruments to an extent. They do what they do quite well, but i don't respect them for ripping other peoples music off.
 
Heavy Metal Toon said:
I also believe that a band should test themselves when making music and use their instruments. Coldplay don't do a lot with their instruments at all. Viva La Vida has the same drum beat all the way through, just a kick pedal at the same tempo.
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A good song doesn't mean including the most mentally stupid guitar solo you can do and how fast you can do it and how many notes above the 15th fret you can play and how fast you can drum and how loud you can scream.

Although I hate Coldplay myself, it's naive to say that just because they don't play the best guitar riffs they can possibly play in their songs, it doesn't mean that they can't play that well.

Not a fan of heavy rock or metal, to be honest. Gifted guitarists, perhaps. Good songs? Not for me, ta.
 
The Jam, The Clash, The Specials, The Smiths, T-Rex, Lynyard Skynyard, Pantera, Avenged Sevenfold, Stone Roses & Iron Maiden.
 
Heavy Metal Toon said:
Did i say Coldplay lacked talent? I didn't. The singer has a good voice, and the guitars can play their instruments to an extent. They do what they do quite well, but i don't respect them for ripping other peoples music off.
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The comment "They have more talent than Coldplay in their arse cheeks" implied that's what you thought.
 
biggeordiedave said:
Well that's if you determine talent to be playing guitar and drums ridiculously fast. Having seen Coldplay live, I would say they're a pretty talented group of guys. They've ripped off plenty, but still have some pretty iconic songs that are all their own doing.

To be completely original all the time is pretty difficult, you have to look no further than say the film industry to see that rehashing old ideas is widely accepted. Of the top 10 grossing films this year, only one was an original story (Rio), all the others were sequels or remakes of books/cartoons etc.
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would say it was impossible
 
Crouching Shola Hidden Talent said:
A rather narrow minded view in my opinion, some people have to 'learn' to use their voice just as people do to play an instrument. And if the 'it's there naturally' argument falls into play, the same can be applied to the ability to play an instrument; dexterity etc. You can only develop the tools that you are given.
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I agree a great voice adds so much to a great band so it is a crucial element to have
 
Acid-Hippo said:
A good song doesn't mean including the most mentally stupid guitar solo you can do and how fast you can do it and how many notes above the 15th fret you can play and how fast you can drum and how loud you can scream.

Although I hate Coldplay myself, it's naive to say that just because they don't play the best guitar riffs they can possibly play in their songs, it doesn't mean that they can't play that well.

Not a fan of heavy rock or metal, to be honest. Gifted guitarists, perhaps. Good songs? Not for me, ta.
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ffs why do you assume that i think this way? I never said talent is all about playing super technical riffs at 100 miles an hour and the drummer being able to play the ****ing drums 90 miles an our with his cock and one ball!!!!

One of my favourite songs is Fade to Black by Metallica, it's not technical or fast, but it has a lot of feeling, emotion and though put into it. It's imaginative.

Coldplay don't seem to have much of a feeling to their music, even though i think they did a good job with the song "in my place", which i can fall asleep to because it's relaxing and soothing, most of their songs don't really make me feel like they've really tested themselves as artists.

Just saying.
 
To be fair Coldplay must be doing something right if they headline the biggest festivals in the world and have millons of fans worldwide!

Tash I have to say Viva la diva is my least favourite coldplay song, so we can agree on that!
 
Yep I'm pretty odd with my music, today I had on Dolly Parton, Anthrax, Dusty Springfield and deicide among others... I dunno.
 
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