Where do u2 rank in your list??

[blm]

James were fantastic weren't they? I bet most bands would kill to be able to release a best of as perfect as James' 1998 one. 'Out To Get You' is another favourite of mine.

Just listened to Born of Frustration......excellent and U2ish, a bit.
Were they popular in the United States, and are they from the 80's??

 

[gman]

BLM.....get into jAMES.They are my second fave band. Brian Eno has produced them too.
They started about 1984 i think. Were never really a big act...and dont think they made it in th US.
Trust me...i reckon if you like U2, then you will like James. Excellent frontman in Tim Booth too. Does this groovy dance during songs like a trance or something. I really cant reccomend them highly enuff. A Very underrated band

Also....Mark Knopler was born I glasgow and lived there for 10 years before moving to Newcastle, hence the "geordie" accent

 

[CTU2fan]

I will give a listen to James. I think I only know one song...will check them out.

 

[gman]

As far as James go.....anything from Se7en album (1991ish)onwards is class. They even did their (eno inspired) equivalent to passengers cd called wah wah

 

[greenlight7-11]

As far as James go.....anything from Se7en album (1991ish)onwards is class. They even did their (eno inspired) equivalent to passengers cd called wah wah

I second this. Laid is a totally incredible album. I also own Seven, The Best Of and Millionaires and they're all great.

 

[MrPryck2U]

U2 are easily Number One, while Pearl Jam and The Beatles are 2 and 3 respectively.

 

[Irvine511]

Eternal number-one band is Husker Du, for me. U2 are probably in the top five.

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oh, as for my bands:

1. U2
2. REM
3. Springsteen
4. Radiohead
5. Rolling Stones
6. Prince
7. The New Pornographers (Neko Case, too)
8. Massive Attack
9. Depeche Mode
10. Arcade Fire

after the Top 5, it all moves around quite a bit, and with honorable mentions:

Marvin Gaye, Joan Armatrading, The Inocence Mission, Death Cab for Cutie, The Sounds, David Gray, The Cure, Coldplay, The Beatles, Beck

 

[powerhour24]

U2 are easily Number One, while Pearl Jam and The Beatles are 2 and 3 respectively.

= Best Friend.

 

[An Cat Gav]

BLM.....get into jAMES.They are my second fave band. Brian Eno has produced them too.
They started about 1984 i think. Were never really a big act...and dont think they made it in th US.
Trust me...i reckon if you like U2, then you will like James. Excellent frontman in Tim Booth too. Does this groovy dance during songs like a trance or something. I really cant reccomend them highly enuff. A Very underrated band

Also....Mark Knopler was born I glasgow and lived there for 10 years before moving to Newcastle, hence the "geordie" accent

Great great band GMAN, incredibly underrated. I think people in general just asociate them with "sit down". Their albums are brilliant and very U2ish. Laid is my personal favourite. For the Eno vibe everybody should check out their Wah Wah! album.

 

[An Cat Gav]

U2 are my number one faves and always will be, but since 2000ish those artists in the pack behimd have caught up considerably, I'm just not quite as obsessed as I used to be, a lot of their newer stuff just doesn't reach me on every level which basically everything they did prior to that did. SOme tracks though, like TGBHF, Fast Cars, Stateless, ELectrical Storm, Mercy and COBL are of a similar standard, but others for me just aren't at all, such as Miracle Drug, Walk on, All because of you. That said, U2 will always be my number one.

1: U2

2 The Pogues-Shane MacGowan

3 Radiohead

4: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

5 Kraftwerk

6The Smiths

7 Bowie

8 The Prodigy

9 Air

10 Johnny Cash

 

[fandangamoq]

I was gonna comment on Snowed Under before. Really, anything by Keane is So refreshing for a band without a guitar player!

And Brit... I see you're quite the Madonna fan!

I liked Keane when they first came out and couldn't quite place why they sounded so familiar....then I started to listen to Travis again. Now I just listen to Travis.

Anyway, my top groups, in no real order just depending on how I feel on a given day (for example NIN are probably much higher now then they normally would be):

U2
Nine Inch Nails
Dave Matthews Band
Radiohead
Muse
The Arcade Fire
Porcupine Tree
John Coltrane

and in all honesty I listen to about as much symphonic music as I do any of the above artists. But that's not really what we're talking about here, and I probably couldn't pick a favourite composer anyway.

~A.j.~

 

[CTU2fan]

U2 are my number one faves and always will be, but since 2000ish those artists in the pack behimd have caught up considerably, I'm just not quite as obsessed as I used to be, a lot of their newer stuff just doesn't reach me on every level which basically everything they did prior to that did. SOme tracks though, like TGBHF, Fast Cars, Stateless, ELectrical Storm, Mercy and COBL are of a similar standard, but others for me just aren't at all, such as Miracle Drug, Walk on, All because of you. That said, U2 will always be my number one.

1: U2

2 The Pogues-Shane MacGowan

3 Radiohead

4: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

5 Kraftwerk

6The Smiths

7 Bowie

8 The Prodigy

9 Air

10 Johnny Cash

Pogues

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

9 Air

I fucking love Air... Hardly anybody knows about them other than Moon Safari. I really enjoyed Talkie Walkie though, have you seen them live?

 

[UberBeaver]

For me, in between the Black Crowes and Tesla. Nice.

Led Zeppelin
Beatles
Pink Floyd
Jane's Addiction
Pixies
......
Black Crowes
U2
Tesla

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

For me, in between the Black Crowes and Tesla. Nice.

Led Zeppelin
Beatles
Pink Floyd
Jane's Addiction
Pixies
......
Black Crowes
U2
Tesla

what does ...... indicate? Is there more we should be aware of?

 

[thefly418]

1. U2
2. Bob Dylan
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Pink Floyd
5. The Rolling Stones

 

[GibsonGirl]

1. Pink Floyd (+ solo Roger Waters)
2. Radiohead
3. Queen
4. The Beatles
5. Ludwig van Beethoven
6. Muse
7. Nick Drake
8. U2
9. Echo And The Bunnymen
10. Dire Straits

The list changes every now and then depending on my mood, but U2 definitely aren't in the top five anymore. Still top ten.

 

[Brother Borat]

1. U2
2. NIN
3. TOOL
4. PRIMUS
5. THE TEA PARTY
6. + all the other old 'dinasour' greats

(suprised not more U2 fans were into NIN...Reznor is a genius)

 

[AtomicBono]

I think historically, U2 is certainly my favorite band -- I've loved them for so many years. But in between albums and tours, I'm less passionate about them. When the new album comes out, I'm sure they'll be the clear #1.

Yeah see that's exactly how it is for me

well here are my top 10 according to last.fm :

1. U2
2. Alien Ant Farm
3. Bloc Party
4. Muse
5. Radiohead
6. Dredg
7. Outkast
8. Bright Eyes
9. The Fall of Troy
10. The Beatles

That's fairly accurate I suppose. The order may not be perfect but it doesnt really matter, theyre all bands I love. Rage Against the Machine, Wilco, Interpol, and The Velvet Underground are all definitely up there as well.

 

[FitzChivalry]

My Top 3 have been etched for a long, long, long time . . . but #4 and #5 have definitely varied a lot over the years, with Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin, Tori Amos, Bjork or The Cure filling the spots at one time or another, but for the past year or so, my Top 5 has been:

#1 U2
#2 Radiohead
#3 Underworld
#4 Bloc Party
#5 Pulp

I love ALL of those bands!

 

[Scorpionac]

1 Elton John
2 U2
3 Leonard Cohen
4 whatever else it may be

...I need to get out more.

 

[MullenGirl]

U2 is and always will be number one for me.

Other bands/artists I love very much:
Jeff Buckley
Queen
Bob Dylan
Leonard Cohen
Led Zeppelin
Muse
Depeche Mode
Placebo
The Doors
Janis Joplin
Pink Floyd

The Police, Sting, Goran Bregovic, Michael Bublé, Alanis Morissette, Keane, Rufus Wainwright, Prince, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones, Joan As Police Woman, Tori Amos and a lot of European, lesser known/unknown bands and artists.

 

[Zoovation]

1. U2
2. Megadeth
3. Guns N' Roses
4. Depeche Mode
5. Dream Theater
6. Metallica
7. The Cult
8. Iron Maiden
9. Slayer
10. R.E.M

 

[jmccuanu2]

Here's mine, U2 have been my fave for many, many years, and always will be. The others are miles behind them.

1. U2
2. Kansas
3. Enya
4. Rush
5. The Beatles
6. Bruce Springsteen
7. The Kinks
8. The Rolling Stones

The Killers and Coldplay may make this list one day, if they keep moving in the right direction. I think they are excellent bands!

 

[TheQuiet1]

Do you know James have reformed?

No I didn't know! How long ago have they been reformed?

 

[greenlight7-11]

No I didn't know! How long ago have they been reformed?

Since January of this year.

 

[WinnieThePoo]

the beatles
Genesis/brand X / peter gabriel
The rolling stones
Bob Dylan / David Bowie
Roxy Music & Bryan Ferry
The Doors
U2
Radiohead
PJ Harvey

 

[dazzlingamy]

its interesting to see how many people like the same bands/artists, like the beatles, the stones, pink floyd, bruce springsteen, radiohead, coldplay etc.

My top 3

U2
The Smiths
The Whitlams