In this thread post music artists that you love with reasons why.
Through a thread that's taken me half an hour to write for some reason (is that like a fast threads record?), I've listed four of my favourites, so if you're bored or just want to check out some good music (in my opinion at least) take a read through then perhaps post your own. There's a lot of legends out there, let's hear yours! (and hopefully that way this won't die after 10 minutes)
[b]Mark Tremonti[/b]
Tremonti of Creed/Alter Bridge fame is my favourite guitarist of all time (closely followed by Tom Morello). Not only is he an outstanding guitarist, he's also a fantastic song writer. Tremonti's solos aren't just wailing on guitars to be awesome, they have amazing pace and rhythm to fit songs perfectly without stealing the show and working well with the powerful voices of Scott Stapp (Creed) and Myles Kennedy (Alter Bridge). Tremonti holds a place in my heart for breathtaking solos such as the 8 minute masterpiece of 'Blackbird' to the blinding pace of songs such as 'Ties That Bind'.
Myles Kennedy gets a special mention just because of his amazing voice, he is my favourite vocalist because of the sheer power, balance and precision he can produce with his lungs. This guy is [url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/oct/13/led-zeppelin-new-singer]tipped to be the new frontman of Led Zeppelin[/url], yes that is how awesome his voice is (don't believe me? check out the videos below).
[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/artist-MarkTremonti-370w.jpg[/img]
(check out the rock face yeahhhhhhhh)
(if you don't have the time, at least skip to 4:00 on Blackbird)
Blackbird
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_j7nVCJJ0[/media]
Ties That Bind
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWMVeLtgRw[/media]
[b]Grant Nicholas[/b]
Grant Nicholas from Feeder is another one of my favourite musicians. Grant is a decent guitarist, but his strength by far is his songwriting. Grant is able to come up with really catchy songs such as 'Just a Day', slow paced songs like 'Just the Way I'm Feeling', power riffs in 'Miss You' down to the cascading orchestral masterpieces in songs like 'Who's the Enemy' . Throughout the entire Feeder discography I can always find a song to match my mood, whether I want to chill out, sing at the top of my voice or just find something to pick me up when I'm down.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/Grant_Nicholas1.jpg[/img]
Just the Way I'm Feeling (my all time favourite song, simplicity and beauty)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=am0qxNrDzQ0[/media]
Who's the Enemy
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFwMnvdjLFk[/media]
Just a Day
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAMAw-DFwWY[/media]
[b]Kelly Jones[/b]
Another Welshman, Kelly Jones is the frontman of Stereophonics. Jones is well known for his "whiskey vocals", and rightly so, this man has an amazing voice to suit the wide variety of music styles he performs from the calm, upbeat 'Have a Nice Day' to the the fast paced and dark tones of 'Dakota' and 'Devil' to the moody jazz of 'Maybe Tomorrow'.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/KellyJones697_MainPicture.jpg[/img]
(again, rock face :v:)
You're My Star (their latest single and my current favourite Stereophonics song)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4nHUAxl6is[/media]
Have a Nice Day
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rPe0BtYvTA[/media]
Devil (music starts about 30 seconds in)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nsaG5Sm5BY[/media]
Maybe Tomorrow (music actually starts about 1 minute in)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eX3KrXFAsd0[/media]
[b]Dave Grohl[/b]
The most famous man on this list, it's Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters. Much like the other three guys, Grohl is well known as a nice guy in the music industry, with even Lemmy of Motorhead saying he's the nicest bloke he's met. From his days back in Nirvana, he has become an amazing drummer, and has been known to perform on the drums supporting bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, NIN, The Prodigy and many more. Of course my main reason for loving Grohl is for his work as the frontman of the Foo Fighters, producing songs that any man who loves rock can't help but love.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/DaveGrohl.jpg[/img]
(moar rockface)
The Pretender
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8gkcXwbHpA[/media]
My Hero
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVKDQgT_b-Y[/media]
All My Life (:rock:)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxFibVHy-w[/media]
Bach (No fan but still great)
Paganini
Liszt
Beethoven
Wagner
Etc
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NUHpZl7dLk[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsRLV5BKFtg&feature=fvw[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwl96_pRnt8[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWaOnqmtr9U[/media]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E[/media]
Now bitch about my taste of music
[QUOTE=Kentz;16979999]Bach (No fan but still great)
Paganini
Liszt
Beethoven
Wagner
Etc
Now bitch about my taste of music[/QUOTE]
Can't doubt the classics man, it's not my favourite genre but it's the one I respect the most as a whole.
[b]Steven Wilson[/b]
[img]http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/wp-content/media/2009/02/steven_wilson_dsc8225.jpg[/img]
Songwriter, producer, singer and lead guitarist of Porcupine Tree. Everything he touches turns to gold. He also has a lot of side projects such as No-man, Bass Communion, Blackfield and others. He also helped producer Opeth's album Blackwater Park.
Just listen to this awesome shit.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt49mQQuk0A&feature=related[/media]
Jimmy Page.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bc9m7nbMC4[/media]
[QUOTE=Patjo_sweden;16980353][b]Steven Wilson[/b]
Songwriter, producer, singer and lead guitarist of Porcupine Tree. Everything he touches turns to gold. He also has a lot of side projects such as No-man, Bass Communion, Blackfield and others. He also helped producer Opeth's album Blackwater Park.
Just listen to this awesome shit.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt49mQQuk0A&feature=related[/media][/QUOTE]
I've heard of these guys before, they're a hugely underrated band.
[IMG]http://prokrastinering.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/lkeio.jpg[/IMG]
Woody Guthrie
[IMG]http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/25218319/Neil+Young.jpg[/IMG]
Neil Young
[QUOTE=JohnnyMo1;16981705]Mstislav Rostropovich
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LU_QR_FTt3E[/media][/QUOTE]
I already posted that.
But it is so awesome it deserves to be posted twice.
[QUOTE=Kentz;16981747]I already posted that.
But it is so awesome it deserves to be posted twice.[/QUOTE]
Ah, you are right. I missed that. I'll change it to another song then, especially because embedding is disabled anyway.
He was a true hero. He fought the repression of expression and the arts under the Soviet Union. inb4 butthurt communists calling him a reactionary.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Paul_van_Dyk_mixing.jpg[/img]
Paul van Dyk
[img]http://www.singeruniverse.com/cascada2008a.jpg[/img]
Cascada (:love:)
[img]http://livemix.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/above-and-beyond-trance-around-the-world.jpg?w=442&h=280[/img]
A&B
Just a few off the top of my head.
Elvis. Becuse hes the maker of all todays music.
Johnny Cash
[img]http://theselvedgeyard.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/johnny-cash-finger.jpg[/img]
[quote=masterchief6;16982306]cliff burton ... R.i.p
[img]http://www.nunnie.com/cliff-1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/cliff_burton_memorial.png[/img]
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yul8deroay4[/media][/quote]
i want a tombstone like that
Matt Freeman, the bass player in Operation Ivy and Rancid
Probably the best punk/ska bassist ever
[img]http://www.punkwave.it/images/membri_band/rancid-matt_freeman-2.jpg[/img]
Jesse Michaels, singer in Operation Ivy, guitar/singer in Common rider
one of the best song writers ever
[img]http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u213/quellovesnixie/jessemichaels.jpg[/img]
Fat Mike, singer/bassist in NOFX
[img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gpFq3S9T3To/Ri8z0j-II7I/AAAAAAAAAHE/g-FpEpZcd1U/s320/fat+mike+of+NOFX.jpg[/img]
Tuomas Holopainen!
[IMG]http://static.iltalehti.fi/viihde/tuomas2804PP_vi.jpg[/IMG]
[MEDIA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eTX-rjGcw8[/MEDIA]
[b]Mikael Akerfeldt[/b]
Is a vocalist, and also plays guitar, bass guitar, mellotron and the piano.
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/MikaelAkerfeldt.jpg[/img]
he's an awesome guitar player, he's a comedy genius, he has a brilliant singing voice, and is a master of the growl. Seriously, he can do anything from this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UxS6r49OlY[/media]
to this:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhQyEV4ltn4&feature=related[/media]
[img]http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4885/1211802221032vi9.jpg[/img]
You know he's awesome if he has a picture like that.
[b]Jeff Loomis[/b]
The best damn guitarist in the universe.
[img]http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk187/Brewtal_Damage/JeffLoomis2-1.jpg[/img]
He has the hands of a god. Here's proof:
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP9llsABGdo&feature=related[/media]
[QUOTE=MADmarine;16979969]
[b]Dave Grohl[/b]
[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/DaveGrohl.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
This and Matthew Good
[img_thumb]http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3706/matthewgood.jpg[/img_thumb](thumbed)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLuMUcRDBc8[/media]
can't find one to embed, sorry
angus young
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vheyFOmTVjo[/media]
[editline]06:54PM[/editline]
[quote=pie_is_good;16983012][img]http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2008/03/jonas-brothers-dancing-with-the-stars-video.jpg[/img][/quote]
NO! NO! THATS NOT EVEN FUNNY! FUCKING LEAVE /caps'
In retaliation
[img]http://images1.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/the-jonas-brothers-are-GAY-the-jonas-brothers-1253155_378_510.jpg[/img]
Les Claypool
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5XeVLJeMdE[/media]
[QUOTE=MADmarine;16979969][b]Dave Grohl[/b]
The most famous man on this list, it's Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters. Much like the other three guys, Grohl is well known as a nice guy in the music industry, with even Lemmy of Motorhead saying he's the nicest bloke he's met. From his days back in Nirvana, he has become an amazing drummer, and has been known to perform on the drums supporting bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Tenacious D, NIN, The Prodigy and many more. Of course my main reason for loving Grohl is for his work as the frontman of the Foo Fighters, producing songs that any man who loves rock can't help but love.
[img]http://filesmelt.com/downloader/DaveGrohl.jpg[/img]
(moar rockface)
The Pretender
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8gkcXwbHpA[/media]
My Hero
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVKDQgT_b-Y[/media]
All My Life (:rock:)
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFxFibVHy-w[/media][/QUOTE]
FUCK YES DAVE GROHL!!!! FUUUUCK I LOVE THE FOO FIGHTERS!!!
Also, someone add Joe Satriani, I'm too lazy to search for videos of him.
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