Favorite Artists

[Avaitor]

In a mood to try a top 10 artists list, besides Eddie & the Boys

1- Frank Zappa
2- Black Sabbath
3- Simon & Garfunkel
4- Opeth
5- Agalloch
6- Tom Petty
7- INXS
8- Type O Negative
9- Tom Waits
10- Rush
11- Sleep/High on Fire/OM

All of 11 was too awesome to leave off.

[Avaitor]

Maiden is KILLING it at Rock in Rio.

I wish I was there.

[Avaitor]

For $3 total, I was able to get the following CDs today:

AC/DC- Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
AC/DC- Let There Be Rock
Ozzy Osbourne- Diary of a Madman
Anthrax- Spreading the Disease
Anthrax- Among the Living
Anthrax- Persistence of Time

My collection keeps on growing. 8)

[Avaitor]

I got to see Demi live again tonight. This isn't a part of her upcoming tour, so instead of doing a full show she only did a few songs, most from her new album but also the singles from her last one and a killer cover of "Stay" by Rihanna, but it was a hell of an experience.

And Cher Lloyd opened for her. I don't know if it'd surprise you if I said that the songs she did for her new album sounded better than the ones I actually knew.

[Commode]

Ten years ago today this awesome album was released, and my fifteen year old self went to Target and bought it for $9.99(Target had them specials back in the day).  It quickly became my favorite album by one of my favorite bands, and has remained so to this day.  I know some people don't think to highly of either the band or the record, but I don't care, love this album to death.

[Avaitor]

The ballots for this year's HOF inductees:

-Nirvana
-KISS
-Hall & Oates
-Linda Ronstadt
-Cat Stevens
-Peter Gabriel

I'm disappointed that Purple, Yes and 'Mats didn't make it in for another Gabriel induction, but at least we're getting KISS to shut up the fans.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Too bad, but I can't really argue with any of the inclusions even if I would have had other groups and artists in there first.

[Commode]

I think it's funny that people are of course praising the decision the induct Nirvana(because they changed music and all), but are decrying KISS making it(because KISS was a direct influence on hair metal and all that crap that Nirvana single handedly eradicated in 1991).  Never mind the fact that KISS was a major influence on Cobain, but you're bitching that KISS doesn't deserve it because of all the crap they influenced?  Tell me again the music that Nirvana's influence is directly responsible for?  I'll give you a hint:  look at this photograph, every thing's so blurry, everyone's so fake.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=735577

It's like people don't understand the "Fame" part of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  It sucks, but Yes and The Replacements aren't really famous.  KISS and Nirvana are.

[Spark Of Spirit]

If that's the case then the Stooges and the Velvet Underground shouldn't be in there. Yes and the Replacements outsold them both.

[Avaitor]

The one I still don't understand when it comes to being inducted into the HOF is Maiden. They've sold more than enough and only get more popular as the years go by, and have influenced practically every metal band since they started, yet they still haven't got the nom.

But besides Maiden, have you guys been keeping up with Lemmy? His health has gone SERIOUSLY down in the past year, to the point that he had to cut his show at Wacken in half and Motorhead's upcoming Europe and US shows are slimming down a lot more than usual. Apparently he was diagnosed with diabetes about a decade ago, and it's been really starting to pull him down. Lemmy is pushing 70, but he's been fine for so long that it's surprising to see this happen to him.

He can't even drink Jack & Coke anymore, that's how bad he's getting. He substitutes it for wine now.

[Avaitor]

Let's try our best albums from the year we were born to now.

1991- Talk Talk- Laughing Stock
1992- W.A.S.P.- The Crimson Idol
1993- Cynic- Focus
1994- Mayhem- De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
1995- No Doubt- Tragic Kingdom
1996- Neurosis- Through Silver in Blood
1997- Spiritualized- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
1998- Bruce Dickinson- The Chemical Wedding
1999- Type O Negative- World Coming Down
2000- Iron Maiden- Brave New World
2001- Opeth- Blackwater Park
2002- The Mountain Goats- Tallahassee
2003- Iron Maiden- Dance of Death
2004- Isis- Panopticon
2005- The Mountain Goats- The Sunset Tree/Sunn 0)))- Black One (tied)
2006- Agalloch- Ashes Against the Grain/Iron Maiden- A Matter of Life and Death (tied)
2007- Alcest- Souvenirs d'un autre monde
2008- Cynic- Traced in Air
2009- Amesoeurs- Amesoeurs
2010- Agalloch- Marrow of the Spirit
2011- The Kills- Blood Pressures
2012- Neurosis- Honor Fond in Decay
2013- Ghost- Infestissumam

Wow that was tough.

[Commode]

They aren't exactly a favorite, but I like them well enough and I didn't know where else to put this so...

Motley Crue just announced their retirement, but first they are embarking on a 72 date farewell tour with Alice Cooper, starting this summer.  If they come through Virginia Beach I just might have to check this out.

[Avaitor]

I might too.

But speaking of favorite artists, Ghost is doing a solo date here in May, without A7X and Deftones. I'm getting money set for tickets now.

[No-Personality]

Let's try our best albums from the year we were born to now.

Um...I'm gonna need a few (months) on that one. But, good idea.

2009 is a no-brainer, though: Rated R.

And, it also goes without saying:

1994 - The Downward Spiral
1996 - Odelay

[Avaitor]

So uh



This happened. I can die happy.