Describe your musical tastes based on the 10 artists you select. Based on your likes, it may put someone onto a new band/songwriter to discover. Hey, it's easier than putting your entire collection online. My list is based, more or less, on volume of records/cd's/tapes, but you may choose to be more concise based on individual songs or styles.

Here goes (in ranked order):

1. Depeche Mode
2. CH/FB/SE/NF/TF (why I'm in this forum)
3. Ultravox
4. Icehouse
5. The Sound
6. Tears For Fears
7. Aha
8. Nik Kershaw
9. U2
10.Kate Bush

Comment: I have very narrow musical tastes (duh). Admittedly, I have very little music by American artists as I have yet to find some that have the lyrical style I like without sounding too ...um....American(?)... (sorry). Billy Joel had some good songs that slapped people in the head but not enough to make me a real fan (I also thought the instrumentation lacked somewhat). I have tons of 12" mixes by the above (I have mainly vinyl as they were unavailable on CD at the time) but nothing to far fetched from the original catches my ear. I still have a few gaps which I am trying to fill (ie. Extended "Cross The Border" by Icehouse).

I like somewhat complex sounds, a good beat quite often, complex lyrics often with a message, innovation. Stuff that says to me "I put a lot of effort into this song".

Joe Jackson
Finn the younger
Beth Orton
They Might Be Giants
Chris Bailey
Db's
Elvis Costello
Big Star

Most of these artists are "edgy" I like that kind of music.

In no specific order:

1. U2
2. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3. Crowded House & other related bands/artists
4. The Alarm
5. The Beatles
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Tears For Fears
8. The Doors
9. Queen
10. The Police

Some artists I've heard a lot more from than others (and there's still some other artists I'm getting into that aren't on here), but I like everything I've heard by all these artists thus far, so...

Angela

Pearl Jam
SE/CH/NF/TF/FB
R.E.M.
Rufus Wainwright
Marvin Gaye
The Who
The Ramones
Stephen Sondheim
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones

So in addition to all things Finn:

Bruce Cockburn
Richard Thompson
Uncle Tupelo and derivatives (Wilco & Son Volt)
Neko Case
Calexico
The Walkabouts
Lucinda Williams
The Kinks
Bob Dylan (and the Band)
The Beatles

CH and all related stuff
Beatles
Tears for Fears
Billy Joel
Depeche Mode
REM
Queen
U2
Kate Bush
and please forgive me but a Pop Idol contestant who I'm not naming for shame

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Originally posted by sylcar:
[qb]and please forgive me but a Pop Idol contestant who I'm not naming for shame [/qb]

Hey, I watch "American Idol" (my sister started watching the show in season 2, and the auditions hooked me), so don't feel too bad. .

Also, happy to see other U2 fans out there. .

Angela

quote:

Originally posted by sylcar:
[qb] and please forgive me but a Pop Idol contestant who I'm not naming for shame [/qb]

If it's Will Young I can forgive you (my sister has his album and I had to order it in for her)...
or Shannon Noll (I'll even put my hand up to possibly owning that one)

I don't have 10 after the Finns so I'll put some of the few I have ...

Elton John
Queen
Beatles (really like the Blue GH set which I borrowed earlier this year - most of the best songs got missed off the '1' album)
... and a LOT of pop rubbish that I won't admit either! (Apart from those above that I let slip )

... no particular order

Steely Dan
Joni Mitchell
Prefab Sprout
The Blue Nile
Joe Jackson
Sparks
Nick Drake
Tori Amos
Kraftwerk
Crowded House

ch and the gang
the beatles
duran duran
inxs
the police
r.e.m.
the clash
iggy pop
indigo girls
peter gabriel

quote:

Originally posted by unilooney:
[qb]

quote:

Originally posted by sylcar:
[qb] and please forgive me but a Pop Idol contestant who I'm not naming for shame [/qb]

If it's Will Young I can forgive you (my sister has his album and I had to order it in for her)...
or Shannon Noll (I'll even put my hand up to possibly owning that one)

[/qb]

Neither of those 2 so I'm still not naming - but thanks for being so understanding

Well Finn dominated of course that would be number 1, then I have my rock side....
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Foo Fighters
Maroon 5
REM
U2
then I have my soft side...

Norah Jones
Katy Mellua
Joe Jackson
Roxy Music blah blah blah

(I also have my eighties side, Depeche Mode, The Cure blah blah blah and on and on and on)

Well, besides all things Finn ...

Wow, this is difficult! I love so many more artists than this, but these are some who have a particularly close place in my musical heart. I'm sure I'd answer differently next week. *grins*

1. Wilco
2. Elvis Costello
3. Peter Gabriel
4. Steely Dan
5. Coldplay
6. Elliott Smith
7. Fleetwood Mac/Lindsay Buckingham/Stevie Nicks
8. Todd Rundgren
9. Sting/Police
10. Eric Clapton

Wendy

In no "rank" order:

Crowded House/ Split Enz/Neil Finn
Smashing Pumpkins
The Cure
Radiohead
U2
P.J. Harvey
Kate Bush
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Bjork
Tori Amos

1. The Beatles/Paul McCartney
2. Neil Finn/Crowded House
3. Noel Gallagher/Oasis
4. R.E.M
5. Blur
6. Paul Weller
7. Pearl Jam
8. Sting
9. Cold Play
10. Ben Folds with and without his 5.

XTC.
CROWDED HOUSE.
FINNS- SOLO AND TOGETHER.
JOE JACKSON.
TIM CHRISTENSEN.
THE BEATLES.
JELLYFISH.
JASON FALKNER.
DAVID MEAD.
MIKE VIOLA AND THE CANDYBUTCHERS.


I suggest a listen to any of these.

P.S. Also: NIK KERSHAW.
SHAWN COLVIN.
JONATHA BROOKE.
ROSS RICE AND OR HUMAN RADIO.

I could go on and on.

My 10:

Aikakone (Finnish group, hence this user name)
Samuel Barber ("Classical" yet true)
Beatles
Crowded House/Neil
Gustav Holst (Military band suites rock my socks!)
Icehouse (first huge band love)
INXS
Prince
Robert Plant
Antonio Vivaldi (first composer I particularly loved)

10 + 1 (had to sneak 1 extra in )

Crowded House
Split Enz
Neil Finn
Tim Finn
Finn Brothers
Jamie Cullum
Bic Runga
Anika Moa
Beautiful South
Eddi Reader
Zap Mama

Crowded House/Neil/Neil & Tim
Beatles
Beach Boys
Hootie and the Blowfish
Paul McCartney/Wings
Tears For Fears
Beethoven, Tchaikovksy, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff piano compositions
Dixie Chicks
Don Henley/Eagles
Elton John

I'm quite varied with my musical taste (except heavy metal and rap), but I'm a sucker for great harmonies and more "pop" sounding music, overall.

Glad to see another classical musical lover, aikakone.

Very interesting to see what other Frenz enjoy listening to. After a few minutes of thought here are my selects...

Finn, Finn and more Finn
The Kinks
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
R.E.M. (my fave song is "Night Swimming")
U2
Liz Phair
Squeeze
INXS
Madonna (gasp!)