Blood for the Baron!

We talk to each other on here quite a lot, but dont really know much about each other!
So, Top 5's! I'll start with this one, then I'll post another 2mrw night.

1st up.......

Top 5 favorite Bands or Solo Artists! (bands/artists, not albums & yes there is a difference!)

Mine are:

Johnny Cash
Pearl Jam
Leningrad
Social Distortion
U.S. Bombs

Queen
Enimem
Dire Straits

that's it, really. not a big music lover.

OK, in no particular order except the first...

Dexys Midnight Runners
KIrsty Maccoll
The Proclaimers
John Shuttleworth
JOhnny Cash

Dream Theater
Tori Amos
Hans Zimmer
Bon Jovi
Meat Loaf

Dire Straits
Pink Floyd
Porcupine Tree
Blind Melon
Split Enz/led Zep (tied and I can't decide)

I listen to heaps of other stuff tho.

couple of suprises so far, everything on the barons list bar dream theatre & anyone listing the proclaimers!

Bon Jovi was my first rock band, my first album and my first gig, they'll always have a special place in my heart. I still rate him as one of the most passionate singers.

Meat Loaf is from my dad, he used to belt it out when I was a kid - allegedly I knew every word to Bat out of Hell by the time I was three! Another superb singer.

Hans Zimmer I only got into this year, the Pirates of the Caribbean III soundtrack is just astounding. I still have a pile of his work to plough through and the rest may well be disappointing by comparison. I am branching out into more classical stuff lately.

Tori was there when I was hurting, she's totally unique. Love her to bits...

But DT are leagues beyond the rest, I chose the other four more out of sentiment than anything. Musically I aspire to DT and my respect for them as musicians is just limitless!

I also really rate Bruce Dickinson and Geoff Tate, but they've both done a lot fo stuff I'm not so keen on.

Mine are:- Iron Maiden
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Florence & the Machine
Eminem
The Doors

I nearly listed Bruce Springsteen, Faith No More (im a huge mike patton fan) & Motley Crue.
Hans Zimmer is amazing, but for soundtracks I really love Ennio Morricone.
I really hate Eminem! I'm not opposed to rap, just him.

come on people, where are these 500 members?!