Your top fives

[Spiff]

I think I've done a similar survey before, but hey, who cares, right? If we cared about repeating ourselves then we'd probably only have ten threads in the history of MD.

Tell us your top five:

Bands

Studio albums

Live albums

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)

Songs

Singers

Guitarists

Bassists

Drummers

Keyboardists

Movies

TV shows

Holiday destinations


There, that should do for a while. Go crazy.

 

[Goreripper]

Hmmm. This is going to take some thinking about. Thanks to the events of last week, Pantera is going to feature quite heavily in my lists.

I'll get back to you shortly.

 

[Spiff]

That's what I thought. If nothing had happened would they have featured as prominently? Don't let your emotions get in the way, young Jedi.

 

[Goreripper]

Well it's only been since then that I've realised how much of a fan of Pantera I really was. I've always been a fan, but for some reason until now whenever I've thought about my favourite artists, they've never sprung to mind even though I have all the post-80s albums, went to see them three times, seem to wear my Pantera shirt more often than I wear others and only a month ago quite deliberately bought a patch to put on the front of my jacket above the right-hand pocket. It's like someone you knew at school or at work that you always hung out with but you never seem to think about when they're not around, and suddenly they die, or get arrested or something and you think, wow, that motherfucker was pretty damn cool! How come I never invited them out to the footy or to go fishing?

 

[Sydo]

Bands
Iron Maiden
WASP
Dungeon
Testament
Judas Priest

Studio albums
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Testament - Low
Nevermore - Dead Heart In A Dead World
Dungeon - Rise To Power
Warlock - Triupmg And Agony

Live albums
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
WASP - Double Live Assassins
Testament - Live At The Fillmore
Kiss - MTV Unplugged

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)
Dream Theater - Scenes From New York
Motorhead - Boneshaker
Primal Fear - The History Of Fear
Jeff Scott-Soto - Queen Convention 2003
Judas Priest - Live In London

Songs
Black Sabbath - Wishing Well
Iron Maiden - Aces High
WASP - The Last Command
Van Halen - Poundcake
Testament - Legions (In Hiding)

Singers
Ronnie James Dio
Bruce Dickinson
Chuck Billy
Lord Tim
Jeff Scott-Soto

Guitarists
Zakk Wylde
James Murphy
Marty Friedman
Reb Beach
Jeff Loomis

Bassists
Geezer Butler
Steve DiGiorgio
Jeff Pilson
John Myung
Robert Truujillo

Drummers
John Tempesta
Frankie Banali
Dave Lombardo
Mike Portnoy
Cozy Powell

Keyboardists
Jordon Rudess
Steve Harris! lol

Songwriters
Bruce Dickinson
Blackie Lawless
Dave Mustaine
Ronnie James Dio
Axel Rose

Movies
Taxi
A Fish Called Wanda
From Hell
Inner Space
The Great Escape

TV shows
Frasier
Seinfeld
CSI's
MASH
Futurama

Holiday destinations
Japan
The Great Ocean RD, VIC
Darwin, NT
Gold Coast, QLD
Alice Springs, SA

 

[Goreripper]

Bands
Dungeon
Alchemist
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Metallica

Studio albums
Dungeon - A Rise to Power
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Fear Factory - Demanufacture

Live albums
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Pantera - Official Live: 101 Proof
Judas Priest - Live in London
Iced Earth - Alive in Athens
Alice in Chains - MTV Unplugged

Songs
"Chinese Whispers" - Alchemist
"Eulogy" - Tool
"Lost in the Light" - Dungeon
"Hallowed be Thy Name" - Iron Maiden
"Children of the Grave" - Black Sabbath

Singers
Bruce Dickinson
Ronnie James Dio
Lord Tim
Bon Scott
Rob Halford

Guitarists
Tim and Stu - Dungeon
Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
Buck D'harma
Slash
Dimebag

Bassists
Cliff Burton
Duff
Nikki Sixx
Geezer Butler
Alex Dourian, the original bassist with Psi.Kore

Drummers
Gene Hoglan
Graeme Goode
John Bonham
Vinnie Paul
Tommy Lee

Keyboardists
Meh... I've never really thought about this. Jon Lord would be my favourite, but I've never really given much thought to this. Probably Tony Carey, simply for his work on Rainbow's Rising, plus Don Airey and Ken Hensley, because they're legends.

Movies
Mad Max 2
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Dawn of the Dead
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
Gladiator

TV shows
Meh.

Holiday destinations
Great Keppell Island
The Red Centre
Anywhere that's not work that's cool.

 

[Goreripper]

Since when has Alice Springs been in South Australia, Sydo?

 

[Sydo]

lol.. B'ah. It's all sand.

 

[Sydo]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who likes the Priest live albums with Ripper.

 

[Spiff]

Hey Sydo, stop adding categories to my surveys! *shakes fist*

 

[Spiff]

Bands
Iron Maiden
Dream Theater
Rush
Savatage
Tesla

Studio albums
Def Leppard, "Hysteria"
Europe, "The Final Countdown"
Whitesnake, "1987"
Mother Love Bone, "Apple"
Skid Row, "Slave to the Grind"

Live albums
Iron Maiden, "Live After Death"
Glenn Hughes, "Burning Japan Live"
Wolfsbane, "Massive Noise Injection"
Bruce Springsteen, "Live in New York City"
Rush, "Different Stages"

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)
Iron Maiden, "Live After Death"
Rush, "Rush in Rio"
Bruce Springsteen, "Live in New York City"
Kiss, "MTV Unplugged"
Def Leppard, "In the Round... In Your Face"

Songs
Iron Maiden, "22 Acacia Avenue"
Savatage, "Hall of the Mountain King"
Aerosmith, "What It Takes"
Angra, "Make Believe"
Black Sabbath, "Wishing Well"

Singers
Glenn Hughes
David Coverdale
Steve Perry
Jeff Scott Soto
Bruce Dickinson

Guitarists
Adrian Smith
Slash
Zakk Wylde
John Petrucci
Neil Schon

Bassists
Geddy Lee
Geezer Butler
Steve Harris
Glenn Hughes
Joey Vera

Drummers
Neil Peart
Mike Portnoy
Nicko McBrain
Randy Castillo
Ian Paice

Keyboardists
Who thought of this stupid category? IDIOT.

Movies
Broadcast News
Paths of Glory
Dog Day Afternoon
Three Colours Red
The Apartment

TV shows
The League of Gentlemen
The Office
Fawlty Towers
The Simpsons
Blackadder

Holiday destinations
Queenstown, New Zealand
Darwin, NT
Blue Mountains, NSW
Isle of Wight, England
Caloundra, QLD

Yeah, they're the only five places I've really been on holiday.

 

[Blitzkrieg]

This will be tricky, as I usually do things in tens, so it will be hard to narrow some down:

Bands
Metallica
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Dream Theater
...and at the moment, I would say The Tea Party

Studio albums
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Metallica - Master Of Puppets
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Dream Theater - Train Of Thought
Bruce Dickinson - Accident Of Birth

Live albums
Halford - Live Insurrection
Metallica - S&M or Binge & Purge
Priest Live
Black Sabbath - Reunion
Iced Earth - Alive In Athens

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)
Judas Priest - Electric Eye (Priest Live)
Dream Theater - Live In Budokan
Metallica - Binge & Purge
Maiden - Live After Death
Dio live stuff is good too

Songs
Motorhead - Stone Dead Forever
Thats the only really favourite song, others change.

Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
Andrew WK - She Is Beautiful
Dream Theater - Space-Dye Vest
Tool - Eulogy is a fav of mine as well Gore

Singers
Rob Halford
Ronnie Dio
Matt Barlow
Chuck Billy
Bruce Dickinson
and I want to mention Hetfield and Rob Zombie as well, they rock.

Guitarists
Vivian Campbell
John Petrucci
Jon Schaffer
Tony Iommi
Adrian Smith
..others deserve a mention, like the twin attack of Tipton and KK and Dimebag.

Bassists
John Myung
Rob Trujillo
Cliff Burton
Geezer Butler
Steve Harris

Drummers
Mike Portnoy
Scott Travis
Bobby Jarzombek
Nick Barker
Nick Menza (he had a killer sound)

Keyboardists
No favourites as such, as much as I love some good keys. Cradle Of Filth have some awesome atmospheric keys.

Movies
The Player
The Lord Of The Rings (all three go together, its just one big long arse movie)
Detroit Rock City
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Conan The Barbarian

TV shows
The Simpsons
That 70s Show
WWE Raw
WWE Smackdown
...I don't watch much tv

Holiday destinations
I've hardly holidayed in my life, so am not equipped to answer really.

 

[Goreripper]

"Eulogy" is fucking awesome. It takes me places, that fucking song.

 

[KoichCPA]

This is going to be difficult, especially on the music parts, as it changes depending on what mood I am in.

Bands
Isis
Earth
Muse
The Von Bondies
Nasum

Studio albums
Cryptopsy-None So Vile
Earth-The Bleeding Fields
Dillinger Escape Plan- Miss Machine
Nasum- Inhale/Exhale
Isis-Panopticon

Live albums
Cryptopsy- None so live
That's it, I hate live albums

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)
See above
Songs
Earth- Human Carnage
Muse- Muscle Museum
The Killers- Jenny was a friend of mine
Pineaplle Thief- Remember Us
Dillinger Escape Plan- We are the storm

Singers
Matt Bellamy-Muse
David Bowie
Tom Waits
Lord Worm- Cryptopsy
Mike Patton



I'll finish this later

 

[Spruce Goose]

Bands

Pain of Salvation
Dream Theater
Opeth
Queen
Deep Purple


Studio albums

Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Elephant
Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
Dream Theater - Scenes from a Memory
Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
Opeth - Damnation


Live albums

Pain of Salvation - 12:5
Dream Theater - Live Scenes from NY
Deep Purple - Made in Japan
Metalica - S&M

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)

Dream Theater - Live at Budokan
Dream THeater - Live Scenes from NY
Opeth - Deliverance
Transatlantic - Live in Europe (With Daniel Gildenlow )


Songs

Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
Pain of Salvation - This Heart of Mine (I Pledge)
Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb
Queen - Love of My Life
Pain of Salvation - Iter Impius

Singers

Daniel Gildenlow
James LaBrie
Bruce Dickinson
Mikael Akerfeldt
Freddy Mercury

Guitarists

John Petrucci
Steve Morse
Ritchie Blackmore
Mikael Akerfeldt
Daniel Gildenlow


Bassists

John Myung
Dave LaRue
Kristoffer Gildenlow
Glenn hughes


Drummers

Mike Portnoy
Martin Lopez
Virgil Donatti

Keyboardists

Jordan Rudess
Derek Sherinain
Jon Lord
KevMo
Neal Morse


Movies

LOTR Trilogy
Star Wars Trilogy
Shawshank Redemption
Blow
25th Hour
Butterfly Effect
Fight Club



TV shows

Seinfeld
Family Guy
Simpsons
Survivor
24


Holiday destinations

Will let you know in a month

 

[spawn]

Not in any particular order...

Bands
Slayer
Dimmu Borgir
Bon Jovi
Morbid Angel
Skid Row


Studio albums
Slave To The Grind - Skid Row
Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
Seasons In The Abyss - Slayer
New Jersey - Bon Jovi
Blessed Are The Sick - Morbid Angel

Live albums
Alive In Athens - Iced Earth
Binge And Purge - Metallica
Live Insurrection - Halford
Scream For Me Brazil - Bruce Dickinson

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)
In The Round, In Your Face - Def Leppard
War At The Warfield - Slayer
Live Intrusion - Slayer
Roadkill - Skid Row
Sacred Heart - Dio

Songs
War Ensemble - Slayer
Heaven Can Wait - Meat Loaf
Angels Holocaust (live) - Iced Earth
Travel In Stygian (live) Iced Earth
Dantes Inferno - Iced Earth

Singers
Dio
Meat Loaf
Sebastian Bach
Matt "Homeland defender" Barlow
David Coverdale

Guitarists
Richie "Greatest guitarist EVER" Sambora
Kirk "Havent written a great solo since the black album" Hammet
Vivian "Its been so long I can barely remember how to solo" Campbell
Zakk "Fucking motherfucking fuck" Wylde
Abbath Doom Occulta *Giggle*

Bassists
I dont know, to be honest I dont really care enough about the bass, I mean, its there, but its not like they go widdling to impress (unless its Dream Theater or something) so they can make up for their small penises.
Steve Harris, because he writes some good songs.
Jason Newstead, because he tried to keep Metallica metal, even if it was a losing battle he could never win.
Cronos, because he is a really crap musician, is funny and always insults everyone in interviews...
David Vincent, because he can go GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR really low
Gene Simmons, because a man with so little talent that can get as far as he has is an inspiration to us all.

Drummers
Dave Lombardo
Nicolas Barker
Pete Sandoval
Horgh
Frost

Keyboardists
Stian
Mustis
Jim Steinman

Movies
Star Wars Trilogy (BEFORE IT WAS FUCKED WITH BY A SENILE OLD MAN)
Indiana Jones Trilogy
Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Aliens
Terminator
Predator 1 and 2

TV shows
The Simpsons
Everybody Loves Raymond
Seinfeld
All Aussie Adventures
Two Guys, A Girl And A Pizza Place

Holiday destinations
Charlize Therons embrace

 

[weetbix]

As others have said - it changes depending on my mood ... but here goes (in no particular order):

Bands
Govt Mule
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Iron Maiden
Savatage
Dream Theater

Studio albums
Govt Mule - Dose
Armored Saint - Symbol Of Salvation
Savatage - Dead Winter Dead
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Mercyful Fate - Melissa

Live albums
Govt Mule - The Deepest End
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lyve
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Halford - Live Insurrection
Queensryche - Operation Livecrime

Live videos/DVDs (can be same as live album)
Govt Mule - The Deepest End
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lyve
Dungeon - Under The Rising Sun
Pink Floyd - Pulse

Songs
Govt Mule - Thorazine Shuffle
Armored Saint - Reign Of Fire
Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name
Mercyful Fate - Curse Of The Pharoahs
Suicidal Tendancies - War Inside My Head (the re-recorded version)

Singers
Jon Bush
Warren Haynes
Christina Aguilera
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Jon Oliva

Guitarists
Warren Haynes - Govt Mule/Allman Brothers/Grateful Dead
Zakk Wylde - Black Label Society/Ozzy
Dave Murray & Adrian Smith - Iron Maiden
Gary Rossington & Steve Gaines & Ed King - Lynyrd Skynyrd
John Petrucci - Dream Theater

Bassists
Allen Woody - Govt Mule/Allman Brothers
Johhny Lee Middleton - Savatage
John Myung - Dream Theater
Dave LaRue - Steve Morse Band/Dixie Dregs
Roger Glover - Deep Purple

Drummers
Mike Portnoy - Dream Theater
Ian Paice - Deep Purple
Rod Morgenstein - Dixie Dregs/Winger
Matt Abts - Govt Mule
Vinnie - Pantera

Keyboardists
Billy Powell - Lynyrd Skynyrd
ummm ..... yeah, don't take much notice of keyboard players either

Movies
Lord Of The Rings (yes, the trilogy)
Star Wars (yes, the trilogy)
Crossroads (the one with Steve Vai - *NOT* the one with Britney Spears)
Bill & Teds (both Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey)
Shawshank Redemption

TV shows
That 70s Show
Coupling
NCIS
Dark Angel
Arrested Development

Holiday destinations
Haven't had that many holidays really - so I'll settle for saying "Anywhere away from work"

 

[spawn]

Andrew WK - She Is Beautiful

 

[Sydo]

Hey Sydo, stop adding categories to my surveys! *shakes fist*

 

[Blitzkrieg]

Things that deserve a mention that other people reminded me of:

Mike Patton
Freddy Mercury
Iced Earth - Dantes Inferno