Still....okay, I'll try:
(1) Killing Joke (then, now and forever)(2) Cop Shoot Cop(3) Kiss
....or possibly the Stranglers, the Ramones, the Clash, Queen, Motorhead, Buzzcocks, Julian Cope, Firewater, the Sex Pistols, Sisters of Mercy, the Circle Jerks, Bowie, Iron Maiden....oh, fuck, and loads more.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
Current bands1)Katatonia2)Katatonia3)Katatonia
― Scott Seward, Monday, 23 December 2002 23:24 (twenty-one years ago) link
BeatlesReplacementsVan Halen
― paul cox (paul cox), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
Insert "rockist" barb here.
As an aside, it's really hard to rate bands that had one great album, like Neutral Milk Hotel, here.
― doug (doug), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― JasonD (JasonD), Monday, 23 December 2002 23:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
do I have horrible taste?
― Curtis Stephens, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
wow, that was easy.
no, erm, really... for long term liking and consistency of taste...-spacemen 3-the velvet underground-stereolab
― kate, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
*Wire*Modest Mouse*Sloan
Contender: Slowdive
Left out: too many brilliant bands with fewer or less consistently great albums (sloan is inconsistent but gets in anyway).
― webcrack (music=crack), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
SlintRadioheadMy Bloody Valentine
― Callum (Callum), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
(I will try to be more esoteric next time)
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Callum (Callum), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 00:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
Raymond Scott, Talking Heads, Dismemberment Plan, Talking Heads, Sun Ra, White Stripes, Public Enemy, Replacements, Run DMC... oh I dont know.
― David Allen, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 01:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
Hall of fame: The Beatles, the Fall, Liliput.
― Douglas, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 01:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
4ever1. Sonic Youth2. Joy Division3. Pulp
thats right.
― geoff, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 04:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave Fischer, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 04:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 05:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
Eternally: easy - Beatles/Pet Shop Boys/Clash (with or without mournful inflation).
― B.Rad (Brad), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 09:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
Forever:1. Belle & Sebastian2. Apples in Stereo3. Wu-Tang Clan
honorable mention: grandaddy, magnetic fields, tribe called quest, the roots
― phil-two, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 09:16 (twenty-one years ago) link
― michael wells (michael w.), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 10:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
― weatheringdaleson (weatheringdaleson), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 11:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― weatheringdaleson (weatheringdaleson), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 11:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 11:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Forever:- The Doors- Future Sound of London- Orbital(but too many to name, i would like to add Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath, Eat Static, Slayer, 808 state, Pwei, Stone Roses, I'll still be loving all these bands till the d.i.d)
― Fuzzy (Fuzzy), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 12:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 13:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
all-time:BeatlesBeach BoysBoredoms
― dleone (dleone), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 14:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
-Drive Like Jehu-The Boredoms-The Beatles
Not always in that order, though.
At the Moment:
-Parson Sound-The Boredoms-The Can
― die9o (dhadis), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 14:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
Throwing Muses, John Cale, Shirokuma
Now :
DJ Food, Squarepusher, Rei Harakami
― Lynskey (Lynskey), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 15:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
BeatlesEcho & the BunnymenThe La's
― Aaron W, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 15:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nathalie (nathalie), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 15:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― dog latin (dog latin), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 17:54 (twenty-one years ago) link
Evah(at time of writing, subject to change by time message appears on screen): Magazine, Blur, and, er, I dunno, the Verve or someone.
― Ferg (Ferg), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 18:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― A Nairn (moretap), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 18:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
1. Bunny Brains2. V-33. Friendly
― jack cole (jackcole), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 18:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
the beatlesmc5pixies
but i'd also rate high belle and sebastian, beastie boys, jsbx, le mans, mccarthy, paolo conte, television...
― joan vich (joan vich), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 18:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
faustbrian enoscritti politti
current :
deerhoofjim o'rourkeliars
― phil turnbull (philT), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 21:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― allister rooke, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 21:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― John Smith, Tuesday, 24 December 2002 21:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
The MelvinsGodspeed You Black Emperor!Victory At Sea
― Callum (Callum), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 22:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
Two years ago:AutechreLambPortishead (hahahaha ALP)
Today:Sleater KinneyBardo PondCocteau Twins
OF ALL TIMECocteau TwinsSleater KinneyAutechre
― Leee (Leee), Tuesday, 24 December 2002 22:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― ron (ron), Wednesday, 25 December 2002 01:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hellbaby (hellbaby), Wednesday, 25 December 2002 05:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
However...
LowMy Bloody ValentinePavement
― weasel diesel (K1l14n), Thursday, 26 December 2002 01:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
Those aren't the bands I'm listening to most at the moment, but they're the bands who've given me the most entertainment over the last couple of decades.
― Dave K, Thursday, 26 December 2002 05:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
reserving the right to substitute AMM and Pentangle for any of the above, at any time.
― summerslastsound (summerslastsound), Thursday, 26 December 2002 06:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
why? - they are 3 bands that really kick out the jamswith truly individual expressions of punkthese guys won't ever date
― Jason Beale, Thursday, 26 December 2002 06:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
beatlessonic youthpixies
i can "name that tune" by any one of these bands in like 3/4 of a second
― Dr. Annabel Lies (Michael Kelly), Thursday, 26 December 2002 09:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
dave matthews bandbadly drawn boyzero7/wilco (tie)
― miss chievous grin (miss chevious grin), Monday, 28 February 2005 10:17 (nineteen years ago) link
Last.fm says:
DylanMilesEno
I'll take that.
― The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums (Chinaski), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 13:06 (five years ago) link
Most consistently listened to would probably be
Keith JarrettPearl JamRyan Adams
― I'm Finn thanks, don't mention it (fionnland), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 13:24 (five years ago) link
my last fm seems pretty otm: Los Campesinos!, Half Man Half Biscuit and Xiu Xiu
― devvvine, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 13:25 (five years ago) link
Radiohead and Talk Talk would be my top 2. I have no idea what the third one might be. Or I can't remember.
― pomenitul, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 13:40 (five years ago) link
The Clientele (earlier stuff)The Lilys (earlier stuff)Sun Kil Moon (earlier stuff)
― Evan, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 13:44 (five years ago) link
Can, Cocteau Twins, Mercyful Fate
― jmm, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:00 (five years ago) link
awesome seeing some dillinger four love on here, was my first concert B)
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:23 (five years ago) link
Impossible question really as this changes throughout life
Broadcast StereolabCocteau twins
Honorary omissions: chromatics, tori amos, peej
― ya done (Ross), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:37 (five years ago) link
yes, led zeppelin, the beatles
― reggie (qualmsley), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:42 (five years ago) link
elvis costello & the attractionsdinosaur jrsteely dan
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:45 (five years ago) link
also sleater-kinney. and the stones. and parliament-funkadelic. and roxy music. and i can keep going.
― paul mccartney & whinge (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link
it'll have to be 4
steely danthe fallpavementsonic youth
― Dark Mavis (Michael B), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link
New OrderBlack SabbathWu-Tang Clan
― Neil S, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 15:02 (five years ago) link
i guess it'd be
pavementgrateful deadVU
if we're going for all-time, most consistent over time/most impact. daily, things ebb and flow. idk. i'm boring
― global tetrahedron, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
if we're talking BANDS:
talking headsthe beach boysthe boo Radleys
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link
global t -- that's a good trio (by yr own criteria)
― i’m still stanning (morrisp), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
talking heads ousting autechre in 2018 but no real change. actually I think I prefer Autechre to the Beach Boys these days
― My name is the Pope and in the 90s I smoked a lot of dope (dog latin), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
Something like this
Pet Shop Boys Saint EtienneBroadcast
― kitchen person, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
Van der Graaf Generator Tindersticks Shearwater
― the word dog doesn't bark (anagram), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:04 (five years ago) link
VaselinesThe FallFleetwood Mac, preferably including Lindsey B
― rip van wanko, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:14 (five years ago) link
pumpkinsacbeatles
― flappy bird, Tuesday, 19 June 2018 17:16 (five years ago) link
BeatlesHawkwindYellow Magic Orchestra
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 19 June 2018 23:22 (five years ago) link
grateful deadmazzy starsome version of one of the electric bands miles davis had in the early 70s - al foster, michael henderson, james mtume, pete cosey, reggie lucas, dave liebman
― marcos, Thursday, 21 June 2018 20:44 (five years ago) link
Beach HouseFleetwood MacPet Shop Boys
― joshywinty (josh), Thursday, 21 June 2018 23:48 (five years ago) link
The ClienteleTalking HeadsLow
― that's not my post, Friday, 22 June 2018 00:31 (five years ago) link
The ClienteleJoni Mitchell's Hejira bandDestroyer's Kaputt band
― niels, Friday, 22 June 2018 08:40 (five years ago) link
New OrderTed Leo and the PharmacistsBelle & Sebastian
― enochroot, Friday, 22 June 2018 11:59 (five years ago) link
Ignoring Philip Glass etc., lastfm says:
RadioheadThe Rolling StonesAmadou & Mariam
The Black Angels are #19 and climbing...
― aworks, Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:21 (five years ago) link
Beatles, Fall, Saint Etienne
― albvivertine, Saturday, 23 June 2018 01:47 (five years ago) link
funk brostcb bandchic org
― sciatica, Saturday, 23 June 2018 06:08 (five years ago) link
Revision # 7:ZepSabbathVH
― calstars, Saturday, 23 June 2018 17:25 (five years ago) link
The Cure
Steely DanSpoon
― Bee OK, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:06 (five years ago) link
and then The Boo Radleys
― Bee OK, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:07 (five years ago) link
followed by New Order
― Bee OK, Sunday, 24 June 2018 00:09 (five years ago) link
Brighouse and Rastrick BrassGoombay DanceBlack Velvet
― Swedes and Löw (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 24 June 2018 02:15 (five years ago) link
The FallPrefab SproutVelvet Underground
Really though it's more fluid and not so set in stone. But all three of those above are bands whose work i know back to front. And whose entire catalog of l.p's i can and do sing along with. In and out of the shower.
― VyrnaKnowlIsAHeadbanger, Sunday, 24 June 2018 04:22 (five years ago) link
Revision C:2814TelepathHKE
― calstars, Sunday, 24 June 2018 04:58 (five years ago) link
Rolling Stones '63 - '72Sonic You t hPRINCE
― nicky lo-fi, Sunday, 24 June 2018 05:52 (five years ago) link
Jane’s just shot to #1!
― calstars, Saturday, 14 July 2018 23:40 (five years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Dpxn3T4XUAAkr_I.jpg
― calzino, Thursday, 18 October 2018 08:13 (five years ago) link
all time: the Boo Radleys, the Beach Boys, Talking Heads although I don't listen to any of them that much any more
― Scritti Vanilli - The Word Girl You Know It's True (dog latin), Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:22 (five years ago) link
Echo & the BunnymenJoseph ArthurDavid Sylvian (sort of sharing and alternating 3rd/4rd spot with Roxy Music/Bryan Ferry solo, but Sylvian ultimately wins because of Gone To Earth).
― Valentijn, Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:57 (five years ago) link
going for a "Joseph Arthur" was used in a non-musical context in my childhood!
― calzino, Thursday, 18 October 2018 10:59 (five years ago) link