LBx wrote:

Steve V. wrote:Propagandhi.

i believe i had a formative teenage year where all that seemed to matter was either Propagandhi or I Spy. i prefer the latter in the long run. and a 3rd i think i'll throw up in the send space thread.

I-Spy were another great band. I really, REALLY love Revenge of the Little Shits. One of my favorite records actually. I had the never-carried-out-and-in-retrospect-thank-god-it-never-worked idea to do an I Spy cover set.

Still, they are eclipsed by Propagandhi. No ifs ands or buts...then again, who can hold a candle to der Proppers?!?

the fall

Daddy's Lap

trilonaut wrote:the band that was my favorite for the longest stretch of time was king crimson.

they were mine too for a long time. they still are in my top 5, always will be.

Skronk wrote:

syntaxfree07 wrote:None of that bullshit about not having one. Even if said band is just your favorite today. Who is it? Why?

I don't have one.

Skinny Puppy

Big Black/Rapeman/Shellac

Tool

Napalm Death

Ministry

Bad Brains

Black Flag

Codeine

Siege

Discharge

Stooges

Fugazi

And a shitload of others that I love, but wouldn't list them here.

I don't want a list. It kind of cheapens the thread when you turn it into a list of shit to project an image of yourself. Try again.

Josef K wrote:

JC23by5 wrote:Just kidding. They look so hip...and they could probably kick my ass.


On second thought...no they couldn't.

You'd get your arse kicked by all of these bands, based only on where they come from. The Cocteaus are from Grangemouth, The Mary Chain are from Glasgow (via East Kilbride) and the Bunnymen are from Liverpool. Tough towns.

In the UK being hip and being hard are not mutually exclusive.

Robin Guthrie is a big guy.

Sweetheart I can assure you that if we are basing this only on where we came from, those poor boys would be in a world of shit.

Brett Eugene Ralph wrote:The Rolling Stones

"Paint it Black" is one of the better songs I have heard in my lifetime. Everything else I have heard by the stones makes me fidgety and uncomfortable. Is this another band that can't be represented by radio hits?

It's often Nomeansno, but since we get to just name our current favourite, I'm gonna have to go with The Jesus Lizard. After having them fade into pleasant memory for a while there, I'm suddenly back to listening to them constantly and compulsively.

Whitehouse.


Just kiding.

Whoever said Joy Division is an awful person.


My favourite band was Fugazi for so long, but now I don't know...I wish Giddy Motors had more music cause they could so easily snatch that spot.

The Velvet Underground. Yeah, I know it sounds cliche and kinda pussy to say it today, but hearing them at a formative age opened up my ears and my musical imagination in so may ways, and I've yet to hear a live recording of the Velvets that wasn't compelling and carried a distinct personality of its own. No other band means as much to me.

Runners Up: The Ramones, The Stooges, Yo La Tengo, Mission of Burma, Richard Thompson.