Thin Lizzy (Lynott, Gorham, Downey, Robertson/Moore era)
Deep Purple
Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
Grimethope Colliery Band

Just discovered, via you tube, an amazing guitarist. Popa Chubby. Disregard the name and check him out. CAN HE PLAY!!!

Isn't he a Jimi Hendrix tribute act?

Yes they are, though. Especially the Beatles, as they changed the face of popular music and their influence has been and remains vast. I'd suggest that anyone of any age that gave the work of the Beatles a serious listen would find a huge amount of "relevance" along with some amazing music in there. Ask Oasis (or are they now old timers too?

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But influences in your youth and late teens are what seem to set most people in stone, and much of what most artists mean to people is strongly coloured not just by the music, but exactly because it is closely interwoven with their personal experiences whilst growing up, and someone listening 20 years in the future can hear the music, but it hasn't made those connections. I understand that, and it's also why it's so hard to be objective about (a) music to which you got hooked in your teens and (b) music which pre-dates (or in many cases post-dates) your formative years. If you ever really can. And it's unlikely in the extreme that someone who was a genuine legend to you, and still is, can ever achieve that status in the ears of a newbie, even if they can get into the music.

An interesting point for discussion would be why this seems to be the opposite to what happens with classical music. For some reason classical music, opera etc. just doesn't chime with many young people, but of course the minority for whom it does, and the huge number of people of all ages who love the stuff, continue to venerate the old composers, Wagner, Beethoven, Mozart etc. Yes I know people continue to come up with modern classical music but still the old timers remain pre-eminent. (The same sort of thing applies to paintings, the greatest artists all seem to be largely dead).

Anyhoo, having just got back from chillin in Benidorm I found the chance to have a listen to some stuff I love with a passion. I got through

Neil Young - (i.e. God. Doesn't often put a foot wrong, and the great thing is he doesn't give a fook if he does)

Bowie - had the chance for a good listen to his 2013 album. Overall, this was, and is, a hard listen and I think I need to give it more time. But here's the thing; yes, it [iis[/i Bowie, especially on Where Are We Now, but not as we know him. In many ways, a young 'un listening to this stuff is in no worse a position to judge than a Bowie addict, as it is largely unique, much of it with a discordant and deathly bent. Someone mentioned PJ Harvey, I respect her stuff though not my favourite sort of thing, but I’d be interested if a fan could have a listen to “I'd Rather Be High” and “How Does the Grass Grow?” and tell me if you think the influence is there.

Then I moved on to Bob Dylan. I have loads of his early stuff and later, but this time I concentrated on the excellent Love and Theft album, and the even better Modern Times. Though like Bowie, Dylan has always attracted a wide range of reviews. It was nice to have the chance to devote some time to them, and I love them both.

I don't care what people think

I love U2 & Coldplay

I remember being a 9 year old kid singing all the words to One by U2 whilst watching them in Roundhay Park, Leeds. An amazing performance it was. As for Coldplay, just a brilliant band with really big epic sounding songs. I saw them at Etihad stadium last year they were outstanding and Fix You is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard

Fix You live is unreal for sure!

It's very poignant taking into consideration the story behind it.

I believe it's been chosen as the theme music for the IPL Cricket?

I love The Charlatans, more for historic reasons really - not really enjoyed their last 3 albums, although You Cross My Path was OK (and free).

Favourite band at the moment are probably the Counting Crows - whilst they aren't that productive (6 albums or so in 15 years), they rarely produce a weak track, never mind a weak album, and are fantastic live.

Special mention to the Jayhawks too, especially as the best incarnation of the band reformed fairly recently.

Anti-Flag
ADHD
AFI
Agnostic Front
Argy bargy
Ash
Autopilot Off

Oh by the way these are just my favourite bands that start with A next time it will be B.

Aged 17 - Manic Street Preachers
Aged 18 - Queen and Madness
20-21 - The Darkness
22-present (aged 30):

Green Day
Good Charlotte
The Offspring
Paramore
Kill Youth Culture
The Freaks Union
The Paddingtons
The Killers
Blink 182
Sum 41
Limp Bizkit
No Doubt
My Chemical Romance
The Cribs
The Ting Tings

Moon Safari - the Swedish band not the album by the French band Air.

In the car cd multi changer its

Thin Lizzy
Deep Purple
Whitesnake
Saxon
AC/DC
Def Lepp

Beth Hart Band [outstanding live has 7 albums out plus 2 with Joe Bonamassa
Anouk
Bonnie Riatt
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Anna Popovic
Van Morrison
Buddy Guy
B B King
Chris Rea
and most of first person's on choices

Canned Heat, how you can all (correct me if I'm wrong) ignore this band I don't know.

Tears For Fears
Third Eye Blind
Depeche Mode
IAMX
Placebo
The Killers
Blink 182 (+ all the side projects like BCR, +44, A+A)
Linkin Park

Like Imagine Dragons as well, but one album's not enough to put them up there just yet.

Some talented female artists there! Have you checked out Jo Harman or Grainne Duffy. Both excellent!

Looking forward to the next installment CJ, some good bands on that list.

No room for Addictive Philosophy though?

one direction...lol.....i'll get my coat.....

Porcupine Tree and anything by Steve Wilson his work is amazing. He also works tirelessly to remaster all the 60s and 70s classic albums. You can't half tell he loves early 70s stuff. He's a real top fella, he should be knighted

Really loving Chase & Status at min

there stage shows are ridiculous and very visual, great act

These all are very famous bands. I really love all these.

Pretty much all Classic Rock but the ones I love the most:

The Wildhearts (and Ginger WH solo stuff)
Eureka Machines
King's X
Anthrax
Metallica
Slayer

Jake Bugg is quite brilliant