The bands 2005 torrent

Weller let his songs speak for themselves. One of my favorite stories about the band is actually about their fans. And from to a period of total weeks , there was a Madness single in the UK charts for weeks. Where The Specials might have been the first big ska band in the UK, Madness made the genre a household name.

Along with Alice Cooper, Sabbath pioneered the dramatic, occult-inspired image that so many later metal bands would use. Would pentagrams and allusions to black masses have become so ubiquitous in the metal world without Black Sabbath? But its genesis is obviously in Sabbath. And, of course, Sabbath made Ozzy Osbourne a star, and made Ronnie James Dio a star, too his earlier work with Rainbow notwithstanding. But how do they manage to get all the way to 17 on this list with just two Top 10 singles and one Top 10 album in the UK?

Have you listened to indie radio lately? Which is fitting in a way. So they started playing with noise and feedback and created something new… just like how Asobi Seksu mixed the Cocteau Twins and The Jesus and Mary Chain to get their sound. And The Radio Dept. The mainstream might not have listened to The Jesus and Mary Chain then , but the bands who make music now sure did. But the music industry can be a funny thing sometimes.

An Israeli radio DJ named Yoav Kutner fell in love with the song and put it into heavy rotation on his show. The song became a hit in Israel, and the band booked several gigs there to capitalize on the success. What had been a chart disaster slowly became a worldwide hit.

And thus, the Radiohead phenomenon was born. But I do love how the band is not afraid to play with their sound — could any other modern band have gotten away with Kid A? The band are one of the most innovative in pop music today. Costello is perhaps the best songwriter alive today. He is thoughtful and intelligent and is a student of music. After the holiday festivities died down, I went to my room and put my headphones on and had a listen. But they kicked off the entire post-punk movement and for better or worse became the father of all gothic rock bands.

Joy Division and New Order left huge marks on the history of British music. Of course, Dark Side of the Moon was in the US charts from to , a run of weeks that has never been equaled, nor likely to be repeated.

And film adaptation of The Wall was a cultural phenomenon of its own, providing endless entertainment to stoned teenagers everywhere. And emo, or the act of wearing teenage depression on your sleeve, is all Morrissey. Roxy Music was one of them. They released eight studio albums, and the lowest any of them charted in the UK was 10 Roxy Music. And while rock music had been loosely associated with art and fashion since the s, it was Roxy Music who consciously tried to bring them together into one coherent package.

They were incredibly popular and had a huge influence on a lot of early punk bands, especially The Jam. They were a big influence on Mod culture, have had 18 Top 20 singles in the UK and put on some of the most famous concerts in rock history. But they always seemed to be a second-tier band compared to The Beatles or The Stones. Teens liked him. Grandmothers liked him. Little kids liked him.

Rock stations played his edgier tunes while AOR stations played his ballads. The guy was huge. But what The Kinks really have going for them is their longevity.

Ray Davies might be one of the best, most eloquent songwriters in English music… like, ever. Although The Kinks had pretty good success in the charts — seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums in the UK and five Top 10 singles and nine Top 40 albums in the US — their lasting contribution to music has been their great influence on later generations. They were only together for two years, and released just one album.

But no single band, not even The Beatles, changed the course of music history more than the Sex Pistols. And bands like Pink Floyd lived in secluded estates that gave Buckingham Palace a run for the money. And wake up they did. Just as The Ramones convinced thousands of American kids to start their own bands, the Pistols did the same for the UK. And although the band crashed and burned way too soon, in their place came thousands of bands, all doing their own beautiful thing.

The band were gigantic in their day. There are more websites hosting Queen bootlegs — in , 12, such sites — than any other band. A list of musicians who have named Queen as an influence would take up all 50GB of my allotted space on this server. Sure, teenagers and hipsters knew who Bowie was, but few parents did. Thanks to the catchy, Nile Rodgers-produced tunes and the heavy rotation of his videos on MTV, Bowie finally became a household name. But since then… ehhhh. It was almost as if mothers would have been proud to have their daughters bring home John, Paul, George or Ringo.

They were the anti-Beatles. Girls liked The Beatles; dudes liked the Stones. And, until the late 80s, the Stones cranked out hit after hit after hit after hit. Although they only rank 14 on the list of all-time best-selling artists in the US, their impact is far greater than that.

And Zepplin hated singles, so refused to release them, ushering in the era of album rock. Put your torches and pitchforks down, people. Yes, The Beatles are probably the most popular band in history, ever. Yes, they inspired at least six million bands. Of course, that all started to change on Revolver , and yes, Sgt. But if a band ever suffered from overexposure, it was these guys. And Beatles fans are right when they say that no band will ever have the per capita fanbase that the Beatles did.

And the band put their money where the mouth was… literally. They wanted their third album, the great London Calling , to be released as a double album, but sold for the price of a single album. The band refused this, and the two sides negotiated for several days. Eventually CBS agreed to release London Calling as a double album at the single album price if the band agreed to eat the cost out of their share of the profits. The band agreed, and one of the most important albums in music history came to be.

The audience was drunk and rowdy, and a chain-link fence had been put up to protect the musicians from the hundreds of beer bottles that had been thrown at the stage. During the set, Strummer jumped off the stage and tried to pull the fence down. That he was more offended by the fence keeping the fans away than he was afraid of taking a bottle to the head says everything you need to know about The Clash.

You got to be out of your mind here dude come on Pink Floyd way back and Led Zeppelin? Hell you mentioned Maiden and me… so as far as I am concerned this is the greatest list ever… gimme more time to digest this… and I hope to give a more well thought out response.. Ok since you know have known me for well over 20 yrs I am sure that it will come as no surprise that I am not a fan of some of the bands..

The Sex Pistols one album is far better as a whole then any Clash record.. My first rock album was Queen Live Killers.. I guess I will be the one that says it.. Zeppelin were GODS.. If you ever picked up a guitar you learned atleast one Zeppelin tune. Any drummer worth his sticks sites Bonzo as a influence..

I will not even go there.. I would like to make a point in protest of this list… The Verve made it on the Top 50 and Peter Gabriel did not make it at all? Did you read the intro? All side acts are included with their original acts. Gabriel and Collins are included under Genesis. I did… but I in my humble opinion think that Peter Gabriel merited a special exception to that rule.

Jay: I agree with you in theory. And if we allow Gabriel, Collins and Genesis to have their own entries, why not allow Brian Eno and Bryan Ferry to have their own entries? Why not allow Arcadia and the Power Station? I have to travel a bit longer than usual today, so it will give me something to do. I think next you should compile a list of your top 50 British bands we all should, and we could compare!!

Rex higher than Bowie and Roxy Music due to influence. He IS the father of Glam Rock, after all. Minor point of contention. This could take DAYS to refine. There are only a couple of bands on your list I take exception to. Muse especially. You recognize most of the artists on your list for their influence on other musicians; Muse is nearly the polar opposite, being not much more than a Queen cover band. Talk about influence, talk about hits, talk about musicianship, packaging even.

Surely an oversight. On the other hand, I am impressed you remembered to include the Animals. Good job remembering Fleetwood Mac, too. What about Bad Company, often referred to as one of the first supergroups?

Oh, and what about ELO? I used to make fun of them, but I seem to recall they had a large number of chart hits, sold out arenas, and do have some staying power. Similarly, Def Leppard? It appears you made an effort to be inclusive, but I notice a gap where the Brit-Blues should be represented.

Just seems deserved as much as Elton John or others. If it was my list? Admittedly, I have not done the research you have, but I bet their number of hits and popularity are neck and neck, and the Monkeys are much cooler. Just kidding. About the list, not about my lack of time. And you are right on about John Taylor. I might be too impatient for this post. Let me start with your US acts. Is he really THAT influential?

I know you also gotta hate the Eagles. They cannot be 5 influential. Influential, maybe, but not that high. Doors as far down as 14? Doors and Dylan below Pearl Jam? Kiss Big Brother and the Holding Company? I like that you have Prince and Parliament on there. Prince may deserve higher. No James Brown??? And Jackson has to go pretty high up there. They all count in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, if that helps.

Probably makes it tougher, right? There were no Scottish acts on there. Not even a shout out to Simple Minds, damn. But here goes my opinion… Japan this low? Makes me sad. Perhaps sometimes, but Sylvian was just so cool and smooth. I actually dig Bananarama. That was a cover of an already craptacular song, though.

Oasis- They probably should have charted higher. I still listen to them at least twice a month. Rex this low? I believe that is a travesty. He almost single-handedly invented glam rock.

Marc Bolan nee Feld was always far to misunderstood and underrated. Police- I agree, Sting was an egomaniacal a-hole, but Copeland was almost as bad. Summers said he routinely had to separate both of them so they could play the encores on the Synchronicity tour. Poor Andy. They are boring. Dire Straits- Yes, Knopfler is talented but, gah, they are so boring.

I think one has to be a guitarist to truly appreciate them. You like Fun Boy 3 better? Stone Roses- Oh, hell yeah! Easily more fun and listenable than the likes of New Odor and Depeche Commode. Not much of a hard rock fan. But they kicked SO much ass! They DID bring it! And I agree that J. Phil Collins makes me wanna vomit. Jam- Indeed! Hard to pin down, as you mentioned. They rocked different styles. I loved Style Council. Peter Weller took the jazz thing even further with Style.

Madness- You cannot find a more cool, fun, and delightful band. I especially enjoyed seeing him rework his old songs with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. How many rock folks try that one?

Roxy Music- I think they were highly influential as well. They never, ever got their due credit. Roger Daltry is so cool and not your typical pretentious, better-than-thou singer. He was always happy to let Pete and Keith take all the kudos and attention.

Did end too soon and influenced MANY. Bowie- Of course. Unique and always willing to change for better or worse. Stones- I must be a dude because I prefer them to the Beatles. Zepplin- Well sure. I completely agree that Page influenced so many, many white boy guitarists- probably too many.

But I agree. But they do deserve respect. Clash- Interesting choice for first. I LIKE it. Of course I prefer them over the Beatles. As you said, they were musically adventurous and always different. A breath of very cool, kick-ass fresh air at every turn.

Not bad overall. Just realized I called Paul Weller, Peter. I was not referring to RoboCop. Please excuse the infraction. I forgot about this…gimme a minute to digest.

BTW- sweety, we need to work on that American rock list. Not a bad list overall. I might move some things around. For me, The Jam and The Smiths need to move up the list by a lot! Intersting list. Also, how is it possible for the Jam to be 3 positions behind JMC?

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