ILM's Favorite Band/Musician!

the beatles & the velvet underground are kind of questionable -- b/c i don't think that either has a lot of threads relative to their fame & purported influence -- but i didn't feel comfortable leaving either off the poll, either.

anyway, have at it!

the fall

steely dan

no daft punk?

keep it coming!

hongroe

marissa marchant?!?

Hassel the Hoff!

Lots of love for XTC.

Hmm...I love JD, but only like New Order....

too legit-to-not-omit mentioned thusfar: steely dan-daft punk-the fall-XTC.

as i said, keep it coming! :-)

also, it may be good to separate joy division out from new order -- for obvious reasons, though, i kind of lump them together.

KILLING JOKE, YOU FUCKS

No Fall, no Zeppelin, no credibility.

sex pistols, ramones, clash, eno, roxy music, television...

public enemy, de la soul, sonic youth, r.e.m., missy elliott...

I was rereading Lester Bang's piece on them only a day ago, so I have no choice but to vote for Black Sabbath.

based on bands for whom ILXors go apeshit

DMB. MIA. Fergie. Pete Doherty.

based on number of tshirt pictures:

NEU!

KILLING JOKE, YOU FUCKS

-- Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:44 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

yup, how could i forget that one?!? on the other hand, alex in nyc isn't here much anymore!

i also thought about MIA ... and dizzee rascal, for that matter -- but aren't both kinda, like, so 2-3 years ago? i know that there's an MIA thread out there now, but otherwise do ILXors really go apeshit over her anymore?

You're right - the whole ILM buzz was only before their (Lily Allen, MIA, Sov, etc) albums came out and it's been gone ever since.

KILLING JOKE, YOU FUCKS

-- Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 5:44 AM (39 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

yup, how could i forget that one?!? on the other hand, alex in nyc isn't here much anymore!

-- Eisbaer, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 6:24 AM (5 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

-- Aja, Tuesday, May 29, 2007 4:27 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Link

There's no 'The' in Boredoms fyi

BIGGIE
DYLAN
TUPAC
WIRE?

yeah on the first 3 -- but wire?!?

to be added: steely dan-daft punk-the fall-XTC-bob dylan-biggie-2pac.

to be edited: boredoms (no "the")

to be considered: killing joke

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/SearchControllerServlet?terms=wire&offset=15

ok, i guess i should add wire too.

half of those are about The Wire though. (the magazine)

MADONNA

or MISSY

can we have some acts who are maybe still making good music? that list seems so dusty. half of them never made good music in the first place

speaking of Missy... TIMBALAND, people.

NO ABBA?

Timbaland is not a musician.

lex otm

Björk surely more worthy than Depeche Commode!

missy, yes. abba, timbaland, and björk -- strong consider (abba and björk again in the "does anyone STILL talk about them much on ILX?" category, plus timbaland is a producer).

as for "dustiness" -- the list is about whom ILX talks about the most, whether they haven't released anything in decades or they just released something yesterday.

UH did you see that bjork clusterfuck?!?!?!1

http://www.last.fm/group/ilXor/charts&charttype=weekly&subtype=artist

thanks for that link, jon -- that could practically be the list for an entire new thread.

p-funk

I wish you could do yearly or all time lists

the difference between 06 and 07 is funny

surprised no stars of the lid, they seem to be ilms pet band (when its having good taste)

UH

i thought ilm liked pop.

Saint Etienne, Pet Shop Boys, Human League, Scritti Pollitti, Happy Mondays, Mountain Goats, Junior Boys, Knife.....

You should have had a nominations thread, then had the poll.

ware b Talk Talk

Dexys

what no Beefheart

seems like of the regulars the only Beefheart haters are Geir (and I assume Lex, if he's ever heard of him)

i very much doubt lex has heard of geir

lex could front Geir and Manalishi's synth-pop band

You're ignoring a sizable R.E.M. fanboy and ex-fanboy section (ok, it's perpetua, tim ellison, me and a coupla others, but still).

pavement!

james brown!

Paul Edward-Wagemann

I love Killing Joke!

NOT PAVEMENT

you can tell difference between pavement and that smog & will oldham stuff you listen to? you got a sharper ear than me

i think that maybe i should add modest mouse (given the popularity of the "johnny marr is joining modest mouse" thread).

How could you go to all the trouble of making this poll and leave off the Dan? Don't you read this board?

What about Gay Dad?

Out of these, Depeche Mode. And, not that I would have picked any of them over Depeche Mode, but there are lots of typical 80s acts that you have missed, and that a very large audience on ILM.

Where is Dismemberment Plan? Annie From Norway? teddybears shtml? Margaret Berger? Sally Shapiro?

and where oh where is Belle and Sebastian?

This poll probably should be just B&S and Steely Dan, that's the entire board covered.

ILM has no love the 60's Stones? the Rolling Stones (1964-1972)

Most ILMers would take "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited over the Rolling Stones (1964-1972) any day.

But not me.

Jazzbags be gettin' overlooked.

I do not like The Rolling Stones, but don't let that dissuade you.

What about The Boo Radleys?

Most ILMers would take "No Limit" by 2 Unlimited over the Rolling Stones (1964-1972) any day.

YES

TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO TECHNO

where is Beach Boys and Bob Dylan?!

dead

lex sort of otm, although bob dylan in his prime (blonde on blonde) is still a force to be reckoned with

i actually have a hard time thinking of an artist i would call "my favorite" since i mostly think in terms of songs, but when i'm given the question i mostly answer "Dylan" or something canonical like that. the real answer would probably be Tom Moulton, i think.

No apologies for huge pic

http://www.quietfm.com/Blog/Images/Mingus01.jpg

fleetwood mac

When did Bob Dylan die? OK about The Beach Boys (although Mike Love and Brian Wilson are still alive, albeit not neccessarily in excellent condition).

But I still think The Lex needs to read his lesson a bit better here ;)

lol @ people not getting sarcasm.
(unless i'm not getting reverse sarcasm but whatever.)

I vote Steely Dan.

OK, so it's past 23:00, do the totals not happen unless someone revives the thread?

Oh, i see now, the time is 1 hr different to here.

last-minute vote 4 boredoms coz i'm listening to them at this very moment

Well at least the correct answer won.

Excellent. (Although only one vote for the Cure?)

Six years ago, Andrew WK would have walked it.