001 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 way too hard to pick just one as my tastes span many genres. so heres the top 2 or 3, or 4 for what i will call soft/classic rock vs newer harder rock. male: paul simon, roger waters, maynard james keenan, layne staley female: linda ronstadt, anne wilson, melissa etheridge group: steely dan, toto, pink floyd, zepplin, eagles, van halen, alice in chains, TOOL & a perfect circle. ok thats more than 3 or 4.... if i had to pick one of each category its pink floyd & tool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Current faves, subject to change Guy:: James Brown (runner up: George Clinton) Gal: Rickie Lee Jones (runner up: Eva Cassidy) Band: War (runner up: P-Funk) Oh yeah, dead last band: the Beatles I have got to get some Eva Cassidy music in my collection!! I heard a beautiful song this morning on my local PBS affiliate's jazz station on HD radio. I had no idea who it was, and as it turned out, it was Eva. It was just beautiful to my ears... "Songbird" is her best album with a version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" that will thrill you to the depths of your soul. Originally issued cd but there is a quality pressing on vinyl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Current faves, subject to change Guy:: James Brown (runner up: George Clinton) Gal: Rickie Lee Jones (runner up: Eva Cassidy) Band: War (runner up: P-Funk) Oh yeah, dead last band: the Beatles I have got to get some Eva Cassidy music in my collection!! I heard a beautiful song this morning on my local PBS affiliate's jazz station on HD radio. I had no idea who it was, and as it turned out, it was Eva. It was just beautiful to my ears... "Songbird" is her best album with a version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" that will thrill you to the depths of your soul. Originally issued cd but there is a quality pressing on vinyl. thebes, That seems to be the most recommended of her albums, and it is most likely the first one I'll add to my collection... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang guy Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Male: Blake Shelton for now even though I don't necessarily listen to country and I don't chew tobacco, but Seal and Old Blue Eyes are up there Female: Amy Lee of Evanescence and Adele now, used to be Barbara Streisand in the old days Band: Stones now, but used to be Supertramp, VanHalen and ZZ Top in the old days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Oh yeah, dead last band: the Beatles Even being dead last, still shows you considered them. I knew you had it in you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Steely Dan and Supertramp immediately come to mind. Probably Pink Floyd as a very distant third. Each of these three spend enormous time composing and perfecting their music and it shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bones billy Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Mark Knopfler Sarah McLachlan Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Iron Butterfly Deep Purple Johnny Winter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Freddie Mercury… Honorable mention to Burton Cummings Ann Wilson…(just edged out Grace Slick) Queen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Freddie Mercury… Honorable mention to Burton Cummings Ann Wilson…(just edged out Grace Slick) Queen Hello Steve, long time no see around here!! Knowing you like I do, I'd have probably guessed you'd list two of those three... Edited February 12, 2014 by Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStewMan Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) Freddie Mercury… Honorable mention to Burton Cummings Ann Wilson…(just edged out Grace Slick) Queen Hello Steve, long time no see around here!! Knowing you like I do, I'd have probably guessed you'd list two of those three... Yeah grace slick and burton cummings were pretty obvious choices . Yeah--i'm not that hard to figure out with regards to Queen. They've been a huge part of my life. This sounds weird but i have a couple emails from Brian May and I've kept them. I've seen the Guess Who several times and love Burton Cummings solo work just as much. Edited February 12, 2014 by BigStewMan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Black Sabbath Nazareth Spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Black Sabbath Nazareth Spirit Grand Funk(RR) Steppenwolf Troggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Geoff Tate (Queensyrche) Jewel Black Sabbath (Ozzy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Pink Floyd Annie Lennox James Taylor Don't know if they're my all time favorites, but they all came to mind first so that has to count for something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Geoff Tate (Queensyrche) Jewel Black Sabbath (Ozzy) I've been in love Jewel for a long time!! I'm not crazy about her newer stuff, but her early material is great (IMHO), and her "The Essential Live Songbook" Blu-Ray is heavenly (for the ears and eyes)... Edited February 13, 2014 by Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Patti Smith Janis Joplin Melanie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anarchist Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Geoff Tate (Queensyrche) Jewel Black Sabbath (Ozzy) I've been in love Jewel for a long time!! I'm not crazy about her newer stuff, but her early material is great (IMHO), and her "The Essential Live Songbook" Blu-Ray is heavenly (for the ears and eyes)... I agree. This Way is my favorite album from a female artist period; it was masterful and she was simply breathtaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 Jewel is no slouch. She has a first class music education, or at least got enough of one. Interlaken Music Academy if I recall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkles Posted February 14, 2014 Share Posted February 14, 2014 At first I thought this would be an easy question, but there are so many... Male Artist/Composer - Mike Oldfield Female Singer - I still reach for Diana Krall or Sarah Brightman Band - Zac Brown Band or the Dutch band named Within Temptation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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