TOP TEN BANDS

As I can see, this topic was deleted, perhaps while server is changing thru.

Well, I apologise those ones who have voted yet. After 5 posts (including mine), this is the top five: 1- New Order (50 pts), 2- Joy Division (25), 3- The Smiths (16), 4- The Clash (14) and 5- Stone Roses (13). I have voted for: 1- NO, 2- JD, 3- Fatboy Slim, 4- A Certain Ratio, 5- Happy Mondays, 6- Ramones, 7- Chemical Brothers, 8- Siouxsie, 9- Stone Roses and 10- Altern 8. Also have been voted: The Cure, Talking Heads, EATB, The Delgados, Massive Attack, Mercury Rev, Lloyd Cole and other 16 bands/artists.

Would you like to vote? Please, follow these conditions:

• place NO, JD and side projects each one in separated.
• please, fill each place in of ten bands/solo artists, despiting the "gap size" your consider between them.
• you may indicate one band's phase you like the most, but give this band just one place.
• all these conditions are about to make total goes easier, 'cos the 1st place shall receive 10 pts, 2nd get 9, until 10th get 1.

Thank you all I hope it doesn't get deleted again!

Off the top of my head (is this supposed to be all-time or currently? oh well, correct me later)

1. Beatles
2. The Who 3/4 Joy Division/New Order
3. Velvet Underground
4. Sex Pistols
5. Clash
6. Pink Floyd
7. Ramones
8. The Smiths

Hey Shug, I just picked up the Band's live album (Rock of Ages) yesterday, the remastered version includes a bonus disc with some unreleased performances (4 or 5 with Dylan). definitely worth checking out if you havn't already.

1 New Order 2 Joy Division 3 Velvet Underground 4 Doors 5 Lou Reed 6 Electronic 7 Stone Roses 8 Happy Mondays 9 James 10 Smiths

1. Joy Division
2. New Order
3. The Triffids
4. The Fall
5. Cabaret Voltaire
6. The Clash
7. The Mekons
8. Gram Parsons
9. The Church
10. R.E.M.

NEW ORDER /JOY DIVISION DAVID BOWIE LED ZEPPELIN PET SHOP BOYS ELECTRONIC MONACO PINK FLOYD STONE ROSES ALICE COOPER OASIS (EARLY YEARS)

Originally posted by ShugZV©
> Originally posted by Taboo # 7> Hey Shug, I just picked up the Band's live album (Rock of Ages) yesterday, the remastered version includes a bonus disc with some unreleased performances (4 or 5 with Dylan). definitely worth checking out if you havn't already.

Dunno if it's available over here Tabsy, you may have to do a copy for me, and I'm sure I can send you a something of interest in return

It'd have to be a tape, I'm not technologically advanced enough to do CDRs

Bout otherwise, yeah, I could do a copy sometime in the next couple of weeks

1-Depeche Mode 2-New Order 3-The Cars 4-Triumph 5-Judas Priest 6-Rush 7-Billy Idol 8-Psychedelic Furs 9-Blue Oyster Cult 10-The Police

Originally posted by ShugZV©
> Originally posted by Kenny Reinhardt> 1-Depeche Mode> 2-New Order> 3-The Cars> 4-Triumph> 5-Judas Priest> 6-Rush> 7-Billy Idol> 8-Psychedelic Furs> 9-Blue Oyster Cult> 10-The Police

Keny, Kenny, Kenny Having just welcomed you to the site, I have got to say I hadn't seen this. Depish before The Order....seriously, you've gotta be kidding me ole mooker. Ach well, I'm getting bored with slagging Depish, so I'm gonna let it go this time

Although i must agree shugz I never thought I'd see NO on the same list as The Cars,Rush,Billy Idol,Judas Priest and Blue Oyster Cult.Infinitely more disturbing!

1.New Order/JD 2.Yo La Tengo 3.Stereolab 4.Charles Mingus 5.Trail of Dead 6.Earth,Wind and Fire 7.Fugazi 8.The Notwist 9.Talk Talk 10.Jim O'Rourke etc.etc.etc.

Originally posted by Kenny Reinhardt 1-Depeche Mode2-New Order3-The Cars4-Triumph5-Judas Priest6-Rush7-Billy Idol8-Psychedelic Furs9-Blue Oyster Cult10-The Police

Do you like Liberace, Kenny? ;)

1. Depeche Mode
2. New Order
3. Joy Division
4. U2
5. The Cure
6. Echo and the Bunnymen
7. Idlewild
8. Radiohead
9. Interpol
10. Get Up Kids

1. NewOrder/Joy Division (can't separate them, too)
2. Echo & The Bunnymen
3. The Sound
4. Sétima Legião (a portuguese band)
5. Clan of Xymox
6. U2
7. James
8. REM
9. The Go-betweens
10. Radiohead

You said "bands", if you had said "artists" I'd throw in Bowie and Springsteen

Hey hey hey! I like what I like. And depeche mode I have just liked longer. Just got into New Order like in 1999 i think.

:D

it's ok, a few more months & you'll soon see the error of your ways!

Originally posted by hibster it's ok, a few more months & you'll soon see the error of your ways!

wouldn't call it an error, I would call it good taste. Someone doesn't have NO as their fav. band, call the NO THOUGHT POLICE!

Originally posted by Ben Aspinall > Originally posted by hibster> it's ok, a few more months & you'll soon see the error of your ways!

wouldn't call it an error, I would call it good taste. Someone doesn't have NO as their fav. band, call the NO THOUGHT POLICE!

You rang? :violent2:

:D

As promised, here goes the current rank, until this post. I shall wait for more posts to make deep analysis, but is remarkable Depeche Mode's pulling up.

1- New Order (155 pts), 2- Joy Division (111), 3- The Smiths (36), 4- Depeche Mode (33), 5- The Cure (32), 6- The Clash and The Stone Roses (27), 8- Electronic (26), 9- Echo And The Bunnymen (21), 10- U2 (19), 11- Happy Mondays (17), 12- Kraftwerk (15), 13- Velvet Underground (14), 14- The Fall (11), 15- The Beatles and Pet Shop Boys (10).

Others 79 bands/artists have been mentioned. Keep on voting, men (and women, sure), even we all know this contest is like the Formula 1: its real fight is about 3rd and 4th places. Soon I'll give you more informations and analysis.

Thank you all

1. New Order/Joy Division
2. The Fall
3. Husker Du/associated spinoffs
4. Radiohead
5. Echo and the Bunnymen
6. Velvet Underground
7. The Lemonheads
8. The Pixies
9. Manic Street Preachers
10. The Beatles

1. New Order
2. Longview
3. Doves
4. Tears For Fears
5. Madness
6. VOY
7. R.E.M
8. Electronic

1. NO/JD
2. Underworld
3. Pet Shop Boys
4. The Beastie Boys
5. Pink Floyd
6. The Clash
7. Radiohead
8. The Smiths
9. Autechre
10. Depeche Mode

1. The Jam
2. Pet Shop Boys
3. NewOrder
4. Oasis
5. Joy Division
6. Paul Weller
7. Electronic
8. Style Council
9. the Who
10. the Clash

:D:D:D:D:D anita

1. The Beatles
2. New Order
3. Pet Shop Boys
4. Joy Divsion
5. The Sex Pistols
6. Kraftwerk
7. The Fall
8. Run DMC
9. The Kinks
10. The Beach Boys
11. The Beastie Boys

1 - Joy Division 2 - New Order 3 - Jesus and Mary Chain 4 - Velvet Underground 5 - The Clash 6 - Portishead 7 - David Bowie 8 - The Cure 9 - Pixies 10 - Manic Street Preachers

Dammit... I forgot the Beasties. I'm going to edit my last post...

Well, well.

The 3rd place fight keeps busting on! Currently, this is the ranking:

1- New Order (209 pts) - only band mentioned by everybody 2- Joy Division (152) 3- The Smiths . The Clash (39 both) - raised to menace 5- The Cure . Pet Shop Boys (35 both) - last great jumping! 7- Depeche Mode (34) - slowing down 8- Electronic (33) 9- The Stone Roses - is it stopped? . Echo & The Bunnymen (27 both) 11- Velvet Underground (26) - here comes the EPI! 12- The Fall (24) 13- The Beatles (21) 14- Kraftwerk (20) - such a tour de force! 15- U2 (19) - other great stopping 16- Happy Mondays . Radiohead (17 both) - shall it surprise? 18- Sex Pistols (14) 19- Pink Floyd . David Bowie (13 both) - both slowly as dinossaurs

I should have been voted myself to Bauhaus, but now it's gone... it's a fantastic band, as much as Sisters Of Mercy in their early age. By the way, where are their fans? Them both has no mention at all. Keep on voting, this play is getting funnier time over time. :D

Thank you all

1-new order 2-joy division 3-the cure 4-cocteau twins 5-kraftwerk 6-jesus& mary chin 7-japan 8-front242 9-david bowie 10-sundays

Originally posted by Renato Pinto Well, well.The 3rd place fight keeps busting on!Currently, this is the ranking:1- New Order (209 pts) - only band mentioned by everybody2- Joy Division (152)3- The Smiths. The Clash (39 both) - raised to menace5- The Cure. Pet Shop Boys (35 both) - last great jumping!7- Depeche Mode (34) - slowing down8- Electronic (33)9- The Stone Roses - is it stopped?. Echo & The Bunnymen (27 both)11- Velvet Underground (26) - here comes the EPI!12- The Fall (24)13- The Beatles (21)14- Kraftwerk (20) - such a tour de force!15- U2 (19) - other great stopping16- Happy Mondays. Radiohead (17 both) - shall it surprise?18- Sex Pistols (14)19- Pink Floyd. David Bowie (13 both) - both slowly as dinossaursI should have been voted myself to Bauhaus, but now it's gone... it's a fantastic band, as much as Sisters Of Mercy in their early age. By the way, where are their fans? Them both has no mention at all.Keep on voting, this play is getting funnier time over time. :DThank you all

What, massive attack not in the top 20? Nor Nirvana?

The only Bahaus song I can remember is Bela Lugusi's Dead. That was a good 'un, but everything else...can't remember a thing.

1.NO 2.JD 3.Echo and the Bunnymen 4.The Psychedelic Furs 5.The Clash 6.The Jesus and Mary Chain 7.Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds 8.The Pogues 9.The Velvet Underground 10.The Doors

Originally posted by 404 error

What, massive attack not in the top 20? Nor Nirvana?

The only Bahaus song I can remember is Bela Lugusi's Dead. That was a good 'un, but everything else...can't remember a thing.

Sorry, Massive Attack has currently 7 points, as well as Triumph, Tears For Fears, St. Etiènne, Sétima Legião, Ramones, The Delgados, Cocteau Twins, The Doors (!), A Certain Ratio (!!) and Charles Mingus (!!!). All of them share the 42th place of 114 bands/artists mentioned. And Nirvana was remembered by none. After your post: 1- New Order (219), 2- Joy Division (161), 3- Cure (43), 4- Clash and Smiths (39), 6- Pet Shop Boys (35), 7- Depeche Mode (34), 8- Electronic (33), 9- Echo & Bunnymen and Stone Roses (27), 11- Velvet Underground and Kraftwerk (26), 13- Fall (24), 14- Beatles (21), 15- U2 (19).

Bauhaus has a lot of good songs, as "Double Dare", "Passion Of Lovers", "Hair Of The Dog" and "Swing The Heartache", but no one's more famous than "Bela Lugosi Is Dead" and "Ziggy Stardust", which ones are still fully "audible" on a commercial radio. Search for their 1979-1983 double compilation and there you can find out all Bauhaus' best songs. ;)

1. Joy Division
2. The Jesus & Mary Chain
3. New Order
4. The Cure
5. Skinny Puppy
6. Cocteau Twins
7. Slowdive
8. The Smiths
9. Depeche Mode
10. Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark
11. Front 242 (sorry - i had to mention them)

Originally posted by Renato Pinto > Originally posted by 404 error> > What, massive attack not in the top 20? Nor Nirvana?> > The only Bahaus song I can remember is Bela Lugusi's Dead. That was a good 'un, but everything else...can't remember a thing.

Sorry, Massive Attack has currently 7 points, as well as Triumph, Tears For Fears, St. Etiènne, Sétima Legião, Ramones, The Delgados, Cocteau Twins, The Doors (!), A Certain Ratio (!!) and Charles Mingus (!!!). All of them share the 42th place of 114 bands/artists mentioned. And Nirvana was remembered by none. After your post: 1- New Order (219), 2- Joy Division (161), 3- Cure (43), 4- Clash and Smiths (39), 6- Pet Shop Boys (35), 7- Depeche Mode (34), 8- Electronic (33), 9- Echo & Bunnymen and Stone Roses (27), 11- Velvet Underground and Kraftwerk (26), 13- Fall (24), 14- Beatles (21), 15- U2 (19).

Bauhaus has a lot of good songs, as "Double Dare", "Passion Of Lovers", "Hair Of The Dog" and "Swing The Heartache", but no one's more famous than "Bela Lugosi Is Dead" and "Ziggy Stardust", which ones are still fully "audible" on a commercial radio. Search for their 1979-1983 double compilation and there you can find out all Bauhaus' best songs. ;)

i absolutely LOVE The Passion Of Lovers.

Originally posted by 242sumner 1-new order2-joy division3-the cure4-cocteau twins5-kraftwerk6-jesus& mary chin7-japan8-front2429-david bowie10-sundays

yay! a big 242 fan. aren't they brilliant? shiver.

I love Bauhaus, but I prefer either Love & Rockets or Peter Murphy solo offerings. Renato, have you heard Daniel Ash's latest album? It's great!

1- new order 2- the sound 3- joy division 4- echo & the bunnymen 5- yello 6- tc matic 7- pj harvey 8- patti smith 9- nick cave 10- breeders

Originally posted by Positone 1- new order2- the sound3- joy division4- echo & the bunnymen5- yello6- tc matic7- pj harvey8- patti smith9- nick cave10- breeders

Are tc matic still around ?! Haven't heard from our flamboyant flemish friend for a while. He must be even older than Barney. Doubt if any one outside the benelux has ever heard of them .... Que Pasa

My top ten reads as follows:

1. New Order/Joy Division
2. Robert Plant (solo)
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Public Image Limited
5. Electronic
6. The Cure
7. Siouxsie and the Banshees
8. David Bowie
9. Thin Lizzy
10. Deep Purple

Spot the influence of a big brother !

Originally posted by Ben Aspinall 1. Depeche Mode2. New Order3. Joy Division4. U25. The Cure6. Echo and the Bunnymen7. Idlewild8. Radiohead9. Interpol10. Get Up Kids

See, someone else has DM before New Order just like i do. :D

1 New Order 2 Joy Division 3 The Smiths 4 The Stone Roses 5 The Orb 6 Shed 7 7 The Wendys 8 Happy Modays 9 Pulp 10 Orbital

At this moment, all these bands/artists have achieved 20 points or more:

1- New Order (266), 2- Joy Division (206), 3- Cure (55), 4- Smiths (50), 5- Clash (45), 6- Echo & Bunnymen (42), 7- Electronic (39), 8- Depeche Mode (36), 9- Pet Shop Boys (35), 10- Stone Roses (34), 11- Jesus & Mary Chain (30), 12- Velvet Underground (28), 13- Kraftwerk (26), 14- Fall (24), 15- Beatles (21), 16- Happy Mondays (20).

I wish to note 2 great jumpings: Echo & Bunnymen (from 9th to 6th, going to threaten Clash's position) and Jesus And Mary Chain (15 points received since last ranking and raising upon 7 positions). Such a sensational bands, both of them deserve to be at the top, as well as Bauhaus, but it has any a miserable point. By the way, it makes me want to listen again to Bauhaus' "Mask", to Echo's "Porcupine" and to J&MC's "Psychocandy". Wonderful songs, tearing guitars, loveable moods and classical recordings. Excuse me, now I gotta do this! Thank you all

1 New order 2 Joy Division 3 Pet shop boys 4 Depeche mode 5 The smiths 6 The cure 7 Electronic 8 U2 9 Oasis 10 INXS

Originally posted by JE SUIS EGG I love Bauhaus, but I prefer either Love & Rockets or Peter Murphy solo offerings.Renato, have you heard Daniel Ash's latest album?It's great!

Sorry, I haven't. I heard (or read) good reviews about it, and, so, I will search for this. From Love & Rockets I got their "Sweet FA", too much acoustic for my taste. But it's okay, anyway. I prefer rather Peter Murphy solo, or better Bauhaus, obviously. Any former member in solo recording couldn't repeat the strenght of a "Kick In The Eye" or the swinging balance of an "In Fear Of Fear". That guys (together) rule (or ruled)...

Originally posted by Renato Pinto At this moment, all these bands/artists have achieved 20 points or more:1- New Order (266), 2- Joy Division (206), 3- Cure (55), 4- Smiths (50), 5- Clash (45), 6- Echo & Bunnymen (42), 7- Electronic (39), 8- Depeche Mode (36), 9- Pet Shop Boys (35), 10- Stone Roses (34), 11- Jesus & Mary Chain (30), 12- Velvet Underground (28), 13- Kraftwerk (26), 14- Fall (24), 15- Beatles (21), 16- Happy Mondays (20).I wish to note 2 great jumpings: Echo & Bunnymen (from 9th to 6th, going to threaten Clash's position) and Jesus And Mary Chain (15 points received since last ranking and raising upon 7 positions). Such a sensational bands, both of them deserve to be at the top, as well as Bauhaus, but it has any a miserable point.By the way, it makes me want to listen again to Bauhaus' "Mask", to Echo's "Porcupine" and to J&MC's "Psychocandy". Wonderful songs, tearing guitars, loveable moods and classical recordings. Excuse me, now I gotta do this!Thank you all

Oh yeah, I forgot JAMC. Shoulda put them in my list somewhere. Still suprised at the lack of support for Nirvana, even though I didn't list them myself (they'd have been number 11 or something).

Originally posted by Ger > Originally posted by Positone> 1- new order> 2- the sound> 3- joy division> 4- echo & the bunnymen> 5- yello> 6- tc matic> 7- pj harvey> 8- patti smith> 9- nick cave> 10- breeders> > >

Are tc matic still around ?! Haven't heard from our flamboyant flemish friend for a while. He must be even older than Barney. Doubt if any one outside the benelux has ever heard of them .... Que Pasa

No but Arno Hintjens still lives as far as I know (website www.arno.be; all with macromedia flash and oriented towrads the french speaking community as far as I remember). He has been knighted so that makes it a kind of interesting; how many musicians have been anyway? Plus how many singers are there that manage to come up with songs that have lyrics in 3 different languages. Arno could really make you dance if you experienced one of his concerts as I did in '82. There was also a Dutch band "The Div" playing in the same style, in Dutch. You ever heard of them?. Also great music.

1. New Order
2. Badly drawn boy
3. The The 4 The Smiths
4. Joy Division
5. Stone Roses
6. Talking Heads
7. Air
8. Massive Attack
9. the Doors

1. Joy Division / New Order
2. Placebo
3. Durutti Column
4. Stone Roses
5. 808 State
6. Tracy Chapman
7. Suzanne Vega
8. Eric B
9. Pet Shop Boys
10. Oasis

New Order Joy Division U2 Depeche MOde Silencers Noir Desir Cure Art of Noise Bel Canto Electronic

Are tc matic still around ?! Haven't heard from our flamboyant flemish friend for a while. He must be even older than Barney. Doubt if any one outside the benelux has ever heard of them .... Que Pasa

No but Arno Hintjens still lives as far as I know (website www.arno.be; all with macromedia flash and oriented towrads the french speaking community as far as I remember). He has been knighted so that makes it a kind of interesting; how many musicians have been anyway? Plus how many singers are there that manage to come up with songs that have lyrics in 3 different languages. Arno could really make you dance if you experienced one of his concerts as I did in '82. There was also a Dutch band "The Div" playing in the same style, in Dutch. You ever heard of them?. Also great music.

Never heard of The Div, but I'll be checking it out. Ta.

long time lurker..first time poster..i love lists..

1.New Order/Joy Division 2.Kraftwerk 3.Wire 4.Can 5.The Clash 6.The Smiths 7.Faust 8.Public Enemy 9.The Jam 10.Syd Barrett's Pink Floyd

so is anyone still keeping score?

I need to know if the Cure are keeping ahead from middle rankers like DM and PSB!

And how come nobody likes Nirvana?

[no cockney rhyming slang in this post, honest]

Originally posted by 404 error so is anyone still keeping score?I need to know if the Cure are keeping ahead from middle rankers like DM and PSB!And how come nobody likes Nirvana?[no cockney rhyming slang in this post, honest]

Yes, I am! Give me just a few minutes to post current rank, ok?

I apologise for my delay...

Here goes the list:

1- New Order (314), 2- Joy Division (248), 3- Smiths (68), 4- Cure (64), 5- Clash (51), 6- Depeche Mode (50), 7- Stone Roses (46), 8- Pet Shop Boys (45), 9- Electronic (44), 10- Echo & Bunnymen (42), 11- Kraftwerk (35), 12- Jesus & Mary Chain and U2 (30), 14- Velvet Underground (28), 15- The Fall (24).

Notes: big fight between Smiths and The Clash (2nd and 3rd places). DM's great increasing of points. Stone Roses' great jumping (from 10th to 7th). Echo's sad fall (from 6th to 10th).

So, I think Nirvana was fully forgotten or it is in everybody's 10th to 20th best bands list (as in my case).

Thank you all

Don't know what the list is supposed to be really, because if I write what I think might be "the greatest bands" then my list wouldn't be my own list of favorite bands, and vice versa. And "the greatest bands" would be silly, IMHO.

So mine, best as I can tell as of now:

Tied for first: Joy Division/New Order (don't make me separate them) & Neil Young

After that: REM Sonic Youth Throwing Muses/Kristin Hersh The Smiths Cat Power

and it descends into a free for all with Smog Husker Du & offshoots Birthday Party/Nick Cave Modest Mouse Silkworm/Joel Phelps etc etc etc. and I don't know whether to count by how many records I have (the Smog, Nick Cave, Husker Du etc sections are huge) or how often I get the one really great record out (Gang of Four's Entertainment!)

And a note about Bauhaus: in high school I would have included them in a top ten for sure. Great singles band, patchy albums, great reunion tour. It's true, the 79-83 compilation is almost all you need but Mask is great too. A very funny band.

1. JD/NO
2. The Cure
3. Echo & The Bunnymen
4. Swell
5. The Auteurs/Baader Meinhoff
6. Miossec
7. Murat
8. Theatre of Hate
9. Velvet Underground
10. Kraftwerk 10.Mogwaï

Originally posted by Alyssa Don't know what the list is supposed to be really, because if I write what I think might be "the greatest bands" then my list wouldn't be my own list of favorite bands, and vice versa. And "the greatest bands" would be silly, IMHO.(...)...and I don't know whether to count by how many records I have (the Smog, Nick Cave, Husker Du etc sections are huge) or how often I get the one really great record out (Gang of Four's Entertainment!)And a note about Bauhaus: in high school I would have included them in a top ten for sure. Great singles band, patchy albums, great reunion tour. It's true, the 79-83 compilation is almost all you need but Mask is great too. A very funny band.

Ei, Alyssa What a mess! :D Let's make it clear: when I purposed this subject, I meant you can build your list anyhow, as long we all consider many factors to create our top ten: how many times we want to listen to, how many records we got of them, how much interested we are about them, and added to this, there is the factor "how STILL we are". So, we can never stand a permanent list of our top ten; in my case, I guess each list survives unchangeable for each 6-7 months. After this, surely two or three names will raise up or fall down. By the way, can you please (re) organise your list, just for the table Thank you

About Bauhaus, I never seen them live, they'd never been here in Brazil, unfortunately. You're right when you say their best album is "Mask". What a great reunion of songs: "Hollow Hills", "Hair Of The Dog" and "In Fear Of Fear" (this one I prefer the BBC version). Bauhaus were really fantastic. I hope they don't come back no more!

Sorry guys, here's another list that's probably going to get lambasted:

1 Radiohead 2 Magazine/Anything involving Howard Devoto 3 New Order/Joy Division 4 Elvis Costello 5 Bjork 6 Cyndi Lauper (Esp. 80s albums, but really all her stuff) 7 The Smiths 8 Kraftwerk 9 Sigur Ros 10 Beatles (As an afterthought? No, it can't be...)

This was too hard. I would have added so many more 80s/new wave bands like XTC and Depeche Mode but NO is really the best of the bunch.

Originally posted by Lady 21 Sorry guys, here's another list that's probably going to get lambasted:1 Radiohead2 Magazine/Anything involving Howard Devoto 3 New Order/Joy Division4 Elvis Costello5 Bjork6 Cyndi Lauper (Esp. 80s albums, but really all her stuff)7 The Smiths8 Kraftwerk9 Sigur Ros10 Beatles (As an afterthought? No, it can't be...)This was too hard. I would have added so many more 80s/new wave bands like XTC and Depeche Mode but NO is really the best of the bunch.

Why would one wish to lambast such a fine list?

Though for some reason I've always been irritated by Elvis Costello, but can't quite explain why. He just seems to have an over-inflated reputation amongst the US college crowd. He's OK, but not _that_ good.

What Sigur Ros stuff do you reckon is good? I only have the () album.

Originally posted by 404 error > Originally posted by Lady 21> Sorry guys, here's another list that's probably going to get lambasted:> > 1 Radiohead> 2 Magazine/Anything involving Howard Devoto > 3 New Order/Joy Division> 4 Elvis Costello> 5 Bjork> 6 Cyndi Lauper (Esp. 80s albums, but really all her stuff)> 7 The Smiths> 8 Kraftwerk> 9 Sigur Ros> 10 Beatles (As an afterthought? No, it can't be...)> > This was too hard. I would have added so many more 80s/new wave bands like XTC and Depeche Mode but NO is really the best of the bunch.

Why would one wish to lambast such a fine list?

Though for some reason I've always been irritated by Elvis Costello, but can't quite explain why. He just seems to have an over-inflated reputation amongst the US college crowd. He's OK, but not _that_ good.

What Sigur Ros stuff do you reckon is good? I only have the () album.

Thanks!

I just meant that some might be critical of the lack of NO being at number 1. I noticed a whole conversation about that earlier in the thread. I guess NO is close enough to the top, though!

I think the first Sigur Ros CD, Agaetis Byrjun, is the better of the two. The whole album is undescribably good. It has to be heard to be believed!

If you like (), you'll love AB. I think the first half of () is excellent, but it starts to run out of steam after the 35 second pause separating the halves.

BTW, have you heard Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello? Considered classic by many! :P

I'll probably get that Sigur album, I do like (), though I think you are right that the first part is better.

Not putting NO at number 1 is only unacceptable if one puts Depeche Mode ahead of them. Putting the workmanlike, spiritually shallow pop DM ahead of the masters is...words fail me....

I never try to sort my favorite bands which I think would be like wanting to know who is my best friend then who is second etc. It's a bit strange and there are so many ways to make such a list ! Anyway let's try, just for the fun to talk about bands such as "trisomie 21"... (which I don't know if it's one of my ten favorite bands but at the moment I want to buy their records)

01 - New order 02 - Joy division 03 - Joe satriani 04 - Jimmy eat world 05 - Depeche mode 06 - Lenny kravitz 07 - Cocteau twins 08 - Art of noise 09 - Korn 10 - Trisomie 21

Ditto.

far out who dug out this thread? I don't think I was a member when this was current. can't be arsed to find out if I answered it.

Ronald Kirsch wrote: far out who dug out this thread? I don't think I was a member when this was current. can't be arsed to find out if I answered it.

It's funny, if you go the first page of the forum, you'll see all these posts from 2002 - and it is funny to read what people thought about the future, what they hoped for, what they were afraid of back then. And here we are.

Far, far too many to squeeze into a top 10.

1.NO,/JD.ACR. 4.Echo & the Bunnymen. 4.Doves. 5.Electronic. 6.Kraftwerk. 7.Northside. 8.Happymondays. 9.Twentyfourhours. 10.Cabaret Voltaire

1. goes without saying
2. The Orb
3. Orbital
4. Propaganda
5. Aphex twin
6. Art of Noise
7. Barry Gray (no, honestly)
8. Primus
9. Happy Mondays
10. Frank Zappa (tho my knowledge is limited, and I certainly dislike his 80's guitar hero shite.)

1. Radiohead
2. Pet Shop Boys
3. New Order/Joy Division
4. The Smiths
5. Blur/Gorillaz
6. Basement Jaxx
7. Stone Roses
8. U2
9. Doves
10. Ash

1. New Order/Joy Division
2. The Doves
3. Happy Mondays
4. Talking Heads
5. Stone Roses
6. Electronic
7. Squeeze
8. Echo and the Bunnymen
9. The Smiths
10. The Verve

this is hard.

they always change

1. New Order
2. Smiths
3. Rem
4. Killing Joke
5. Echo & the Bunnymen
6. Go-betweens.

aaah fuck it. can't be arsed

New Order Kraftwerk Plaid Orbital and then in no particular order...

Underworld, UNKLE, Cabaret Voltaire, 808 State,PiL, Ladytron, Goldfrapp, Colourbox, Telex, Paul Van Dyk (do djs count?), Depeche Mode (perhaps) and early Human League...

1. NO
2. JD
3. Smiths
4. The Doors
5. The Chameleons
6. Stone Roses/ Ian Brown
7. The The
8. Talking Heads
9. Charlatans
10. Pixies

Mentions for Velvet Underground, Electronic, Wedding Present, Waterboys, Paul Weller, Death in Vegas - and I could go on....

1. NO
2. JD
3. Smiths
4. The Doors
5. The Chameleons
6. Stone Roses/ Ian Brown
7. The The
8. Talking Heads
9. Charlatans
10. Pixies

Mentions for Velvet Underground, Electronic, Wedding Present, Waterboys, Paul Weller, Death in Vegas - and I could go on....

1. John Otway
2. System 7
3. David Rovics
4. Gong
5. New Order - live only
6. Kraftwerk
7. Eat Static
8. Talking Heads
9. Hawkwind

cant be arsed

1. New Order
2. Depeche Mode
3. The Smiths
4. Pet Shop Boys
5. Interpol
6. U2
7. Ladytron
8. The Chameleons
9. Kraftwerk
10. Orbital

Always feel guilty about missing someone off..Joy Division,Electronic,Other Two,Saint Etienne,OMD,Human League,Dubstar,Erasure..that's better.

1. Joy Division 2. New Order 3. The Triffids 4. The Fall 5. Cabaret Voltaire 6. The Clash 7. The Mekons 8. Gram Parsons 9. The Church 10. R.E.M.

That's what I wrote back then. Top five have not changed at all, Mekons would now be 6, followed by The Chemical Bros., R.E.M. (still, despite the recent lackluster past), The Velvets and Talking Heads.

Missy Jem wrote:

1. New Order/Joy Division
2. The Doves
3. Happy Mondays
4. Talking Heads
5. Stone Roses
6. Electronic
7. Squeeze
8. Echo and the Bunnymen
9. The Smiths
10. The Verve

squeeze?? what mad thought went thru thru yer noggin to bring them up.

john kershaw wrote:

Missy Jem wrote:

1. New Order/Joy Division
2. The Doves
3. Happy Mondays
4. Talking Heads
5. Stone Roses
6. Electronic
7. Squeeze
8. Echo and the Bunnymen
9. The Smiths
10. The Verve

squeeze?? what mad thought went thru thru yer noggin to bring them up.

Ah love Squeeze, me i do!

I meant to put Talking Heads in. Do you not like Squeeze? Up the Junction and all that? Summat wrong with you lad.