Johnny Cash, Bob Marley, Soundgarden, Tony Bennett, Pink Floyd
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Phish, Beatles, Jack Johnson, Cake & Nirvana
That's off the top of my head. Interesting topic though. I'm going to think about it and may change my 5 up a bit.
That's off the top of my head. Interesting topic though. I'm going to think about it and may change my 5 up a bit.
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Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Johnny Cash, Dan Fogelberg, Bee Gees.
An interesting question – and not an easy one to answer. I decided on Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson, the Beatles and the Statler Brothers.
IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I found it hard to limit to 5. I wanted to cover 5 different aspects of my tastes not just my 5 favourite artists (Bob Segar, Queen, Eagles, Dire Straits, Pink Floyd).
I did the same. My choices represented my favorite genres as well as artists. Cash: Outlaw Country and Americana, Marley: Reggae and world music, etc.
Exactly. I've long said I like everything 'from Enya to Carcass', but that only shows the length of my spectrum, not the breadth. So it was a challenge to draw a pentagon big enough to embrace all of my tastes. That's why I found it a fun exercise and wanted to pass it on.
It was posted in a 'nu metal fans' Facebook group, so a lot of people were like "Korn, Soundgarden, Limp Bizket, Metallica, Led Zeppelin" and all I could think was "that's pretty narrow". I had a feeling we wouldn't be as narrow in our tastes! And I found it interesting to see everyone's answers!
I need to rethink my answer. I pretty much listed the bands that would be biggest in my desert island playlist, not the range of my tastes. More on this after I ponder....
That's what I tend to do - overthink it. If you really picked artists that showed the breadth of your tastes, you'd probably include some that you hardly listen to.
The problem with these kinds of questions on social media, is that it results in a lot of posturing. You know, picking artists that make you look like a deep person. It's actually pretty cool that everyone here gave a quick answer; that seems more honest.
Took me like 2 minutes. I'm fine with mine.
Beatles - 60's
Hall & Oates - 80's pop
Led Zeppelin - classic rock
The Cars - new wave
The O'Jays - soul music
Same idea. These aren't my favorites necessarily but I do like them all. It more shows how far in each direction my tastes go, without making stuff up
Enya - as far into a classical/new age sound that I go (I also like Jim Brickman and some others)
Carcass - as heavy into metal as I go, even though I wouldn't list them in my top 40 metal bands (but I still like a good amount of their stuff)
NWA - as deep into hardcore rap as I go
Cure - since their sound is really diverse anyway (alt pop to goth), it covers alt for me
Cat Stevens - one of my favorite folk artists, shows I also like Simon & Garfunkel, etc.
I tried to make all five be very different from each other too, as best as I could, while still putting artists I don't just "kinda like" to "make a point".
Enya - as far into a classical/new age sound that I go (I also like Jim Brickman and some others)
Carcass - as heavy into metal as I go, even though I wouldn't list them in my top 40 metal bands (but I still like a good amount of their stuff)
NWA - as deep into hardcore rap as I go
Cure - since their sound is really diverse anyway (alt pop to goth), it covers alt for me
Cat Stevens - one of my favorite folk artists, shows I also like Simon & Garfunkel, etc.
I tried to make all five be very different from each other too, as best as I could, while still putting artists I don't just "kinda like" to "make a point".
I like how you broke it down, I'm going to copy you.
Phish - Represents all jam bands
Beatles - Represents all 60's/classic music I'm into
Jack Johnson - Singer songwriters/folk & pop
Cake - Unique rock
Nirvana - Represents all 90's music I dig