Top Ten Most Talented Bands Ever?

Well, I narrowed it down to ten bands, and then listed them in order from most talented to least talented (least talented of course still being ridiculously good). However, I'd like to see what OT thinks and post their own choices. Then I'll edit the list when applicable.

This is how I listed it.

1. Rush
2. Tool
3. Dream Theater
4. Opeth
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Between the Buried and Me
7. Gorguts
8. The Dillinger Escape Plan
9. The Mars Volta
10. Animals as Leaders

This will be the starting list. Post bands that you believe should be in the top ten, and if we come to a group consensus, I'll add/remove bands.

4. Opeth-Tish-

Opeth is my top band and it easily beats the other 9.

I don't think this thread's gonna fair well. TBH I think with people's opinions we're sure to get some fighting. I think The Beatles are the most talented, followed by Queen, and I dunno about the other 8.

I don't think this thread's gonna fair well. TBH I think with people's opinions we're sure to get some fighting. I think The Beatles are the most talented, followed by Queen, and I dunno about the other 8.

Cloud_765

Agreed, but I have to go with you and say Queen followed by Rush.

Estradasphere x 10

Well, I narrowed it down to ten bands, and then listed them in order from most talented to least talented (least talented of course still being ridiculously good). However, I'd like to see what OT thinks and post their own choices. Then I'll edit the list when applicable.

This is how I listed it.

1. Rush
2. Tool
3. Dream Theater
4. Opeth
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Between the Buried and Me
7. Gorguts
8. The Dillinger Escape Plan
9. The Mars Volta
10. Animals as Leaders

This will be the starting list. Post bands that you believe should be in the top ten, and if we come to a group consensus, I'll add/remove bands.

-Tish-

MY MAN!! i clicked this thread thinking 'dude better have Rush in here...' And you had them in the #1 spot. WIN. I just went to their show in Camden on 7-21. Ill be seeing them again on 8-31.

I would also have DMB #2 on my list, but you would not agree with that obviously :P

No Queen? I am dissapoint TC.

[QUOTE="-Tish-"]4. OpethCitrus25

Opeth is my top band and it easily beats the other 9.

I don't know. You might not see the full extent of someone's talents in the songs they choose to play. I mean someone might be able to play the best solo in the world and choose not to because it dosn't suit the style of their band. That's why I don't like these "Top 100 *Instrument* Players" lists. It's difficult to judge. I suppose you could argue that it's about who shows the most talent in what they play, but even then you have to consider the specific style they choose to play in. Too complicated.

Decent list, TC. I like some of those bands.

More people in OT need to give jazz a chance. Miles Davis had some of the most talented band lineups in history.

It's kind of hard because I know for a fact cIassical music has the most talent involved but I don't know anything about it. From the bands I listen to it would go: 1. Hypocrisy (seeing as it's Peter Tagtgren) 2. Pain (same reason :P) 3. Eluveitie 4. Carach Angren 5. Moonsorrow 6. Equilibrium 7. Agalloch 8. Ensiferum 9. Amon Amarth 10. Turisas Something like that.

Rush is definitely number 1 for me as well.

1. Prince. I'm not fond of his music but this man has mastered every instrument he's ever picked up.

2. Beatles. Sure, at first they were factory-made trite, but once that LSD hit them boy, oh boy.

3. Led Zeppelin. These guys did many styles from blues to reggae (D'yre Mak'er...and it's NOT pronounced Dier Maker) to folk and mastered it all.

4. The Doors. Just....poetry.

5. Pink Floyd. They're all buttholes but you can't deny the talent.

6. Santana. An amazing musician.

7. Stevie Wonder. The man is blind and still probably invented metal drumming. :P

After that it gets kinda blurry.

It's kind of hard because I know for a fact cIassical music has the most talent involved but I don't know anything about it. From the bands I listen to it would go: 1. Hypocrisy (seeing as it's Peter Tagtgren) 2. Pain (same reason :P) 3. Eluveitie 4. Carach Angren 5. Moonsorrow 6. Equilibrium 7. Agalloch 8. Ensiferum 9. Amon Amarth 10. Turisas Something like that.

I don't know. You might not see the full extent of someone's talents in the songs they choose to play. I mean someone might be able to play the best solo in the world and choose not to because it dosn't suit the style of their band. That's why I don't like these "Top 100 *Instrument* Players" lists. It's difficult to judge. I suppose you could argue that it's about who shows the most talent in what they play, but even then you have to consider the specific style they choose to play in. Too complicated.

WasntAvailable

Decent list, TC. I like some of those bands.

More people in OT need to give jazz a chance. Miles Davis had some of the most talented band lineups in history.

No Queen? I am dissapoint TC.

clyde46

However..this is just an opinion thread. So feel free to make your own list.

1. beatles - they wrote many hits

i'll leave my list at that :P

1. Iron Maiden

2. Led Zeppelin

3. Gorguts

4. Mastodon

5. Nevermore

6. Decrepit Birth

7. Rush

8. Agalloch

9. Megadeth

10. Death

I'm going to throw in The Police as being right up there - I can't think of any other band with only 3 members that sounds so.... full

EDIT: I'll throw in a supergroup whilst I'm at it - the Travelling Wilbury's

I'm going to throw in The Police as being right up there - I can't think of any other band with only 3 members that sounds so.... full

poptart

It's kind of hard because I know for a fact cIassical music has the most talent involved but I don't know anything about it. From the bands I listen to it would go: 1. Hypocrisy (seeing as it's Peter Tagtgren) 2. Pain (same reason :P) 3. Eluveitie 4. Carach Angren 5. Moonsorrow 6. Equilibrium 7. Agalloch 8. Ensiferum 9. Amon Amarth 10. Turisas Something like that.

Nah, my top 10 favorite bands would be 1.Eluveitie 2.Hypocrisy 3. Equilibrium 4. Ensiferum 5. Elvenking 6. Agalloch 7. Amon Amarth 8. Carach Angren 9. Pain 10. Thyrfing

It's kind of hard because I know for a fact cIassical music has the most talent involved but I don't know anything about it. From the bands I listen to it would go: 1. Hypocrisy (seeing as it's Peter Tagtgren) 2. Pain (same reason :P) 3. Eluveitie 4. Carach Angren 5. Moonsorrow 6. Equilibrium 7. Agalloch 8. Ensiferum 9. Amon Amarth 10. Turisas Something like that.

RobboElRobbo

Ehhh much as I love AA/Eluveitie/Equilibrium I wouldn't say they're some of the most talented. Probably same for Hypocrisy. Moonsorrow is debateable.

Hmm... my list (not in order):

Megadeth
Nevermore
Death
Nile
Immolation
Demilich

Will have to think on the others...

[QUOTE="poptart"]

I'm going to throw in The Police as being right up there - I can't think of any other band with only 3 members that sounds so.... full

LJS9502_basic

Unfortunately Placebo are perrenial underachievers and whose back catalogue isn't quite as diverse as The Police. Besides, in terms of talent I would say they're far more reliant upon effects to create the sound they do. In addition, The Police have one awesome drummer. Possibly my favourite... :P

Nah, my top 10 favorite bands would be 1.Eluveitie 2.Hypocrisy 3. Equilibrium 4. Ensiferum 5. Elvenking 6. Agalloch 7. Amon Amarth 8. Carach Angren 9. Pain 10. Thyrfing

RobboElRobbo

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="poptart"]

I'm going to throw in The Police as being right up there - I can't think of any other band with only 3 members that sounds so.... full

poptart

Unfortunately Placebo are perrenial underachievers and whose back catalogue isn't quite as diverse as The Police. Besides, in terms of talent I would say they're far more reliant upon effects to create the sound they do. In addition, The Police have one awesome drummer. Possibly my favourite... :P

[QUOTE="poptart"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Placebo has 3 members....LJS9502_basic

Unfortunately Placebo are perrenial underachievers and whose back catalogue isn't quite as diverse as The Police. Besides, in terms of talent I would say they're far more reliant upon effects to create the sound they do. In addition, The Police have one awesome drummer. Possibly my favourite... :P

He has an awesome voice. A little whiny yes, but not quite as flaky as the singer of Placebo's (can't remeember his name - the one with the faux US accent)

[QUOTE="RobboElRobbo"]

It's kind of hard because I know for a fact cIassical music has the most talent involved but I don't know anything about it. From the bands I listen to it would go: 1. Hypocrisy (seeing as it's Peter Tagtgren) 2. Pain (same reason :P) 3. Eluveitie 4. Carach Angren 5. Moonsorrow 6. Equilibrium 7. Agalloch 8. Ensiferum 9. Amon Amarth 10. Turisas Something like that.

chessmaster1989

Ehhh much as I love AA/Eluveitie/Equilibrium I wouldn't say they're some of the most talented. Probably same for Hypocrisy. Moonsorrow is debateable.

Hmm... my list (not in order):

Megadeth
Nevermore
Death
Nile
Immolation
Demilich

Will have to think on the others...

Well for Eluveitie the amount of instruments used is my reason. As for Hypocrisy and Pain I should have just put Peter Tagtgren because I'm convinced he's the best death metal vocalist ever, as well as being able to play anything, writing all his music himself and recording/mixing it in his studio. Equilibrium's music is produced by one guy as well, it's more or less a one man army going on there.

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"][QUOTE="poptart"]

Unfortunately Placebo are perrenial underachievers and whose back catalogue isn't quite as diverse as The Police. Besides, in terms of talent I would say they're far more reliant upon effects to create the sound they do. In addition, The Police have one awesome drummer. Possibly my favourite... :P

poptart

He has an awesome voice. A little whiny yes, but not quite as flaky as the singer of Placebo's (can't remeember his name - the one with the faux US accent)

[QUOTE="poptart"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Sting has a whiny voice though....LJS9502_basic

He has an awesome voice. A little whiny yes, but not quite as flaky as the singer of Placebo's (can't remeember his name - the one with the faux US accent)

Sting's voice doesn't irritate me... just his personality :PBrian - that's it. Didn't know he had an American parent - I'll take that part back then...

[QUOTE="poptart"]

[QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"] Placebo has 3 members....LJS9502_basic

Unfortunately Placebo are perrenial underachievers and whose back catalogue isn't quite as diverse as The Police. Besides, in terms of talent I would say they're far more reliant upon effects to create the sound they do. In addition, The Police have one awesome drummer. Possibly my favourite... :P

Sting's voice doesn't irritate me... just his personality :PBrian - that's it. Didn't know he had an American parent - I'll take that part back then...

poptart

the thelonious monk quartet was loaded with talent as is medeski, martin and wood

on a more popular note, the white stripes is a ridiculously talented band

I think he's a lot better than Molko. He has a very nasally, irritating voice. He's the reason I don't enjoy Placebo as much as I'd like too. :(Guppy507

It's kind of hard because I know for a fact cIassical music has the most talent involved but I don't know anything about it. RobboElRobbo

[QUOTE="Citrus25"]

Opeth is my top band and it easily beats the other 9.

Rikardur

[QUOTE="Guppy507"] I think he's a lot better than Molko. He has a very nasally, irritating voice. He's the reason I don't enjoy Placebo as much as I'd like too. :(LJS9502_basic

I actually didn't mind his voice when nancy boy came out (hell I even bought the CD single). After that I just found him too one dimensional... But you're right - Placebo wouldn't be the same without his vocals... I always thought they could have been so much better. Ah well...

Rush is the most talented band I've listen to.

Decent list, TC. I like some of those bands.

More people in OT need to give jazz a chance. Miles Davis had some of the most talented band lineups in history.

StrawberryHill

Funny you should mention that, I've been getting in to Jazz recently. I'm a total Jazz noob, but Miles Davis and the people he plays with are incredible.

Iron Maiden should be in that list, especially when you consider how they helped shape the "metal" genre.

I agree with a lot of your picks though.

Alright I've changed a few things around. It's kind of hard to decide what bands to pull out though, seeing as how no one has specifically mentioned any of the bands on my list as being "unworthy".

1. Rush
2. Tool
3. Dream Theater
4. Opeth
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Gorguts
7. Between the Buried and Me
8. The Dillinger Escape Plan
9. The Mars Volta
10. Queen

Yeah... Still pretty similar.

1. Rush

2. Queen

3. Beatles

4. Led Zeppelin

5. Metallica

6. Tool

7. The Doors

8. Gorguts

9. Santana

10. Nine Inch Nails

Alright I've changed a few things around. It's kind of hard to decide what bands to pull out though, seeing as how no one has specifically mentioned any of the bands on my list as being "unworthy".

1. Rush
2. Tool
3. Dream Theater
4. Opeth
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Gorguts
7. Between the Buried and Me
8. The Dillinger Escape Plan
9. The Mars Volta
10. Queen

Yeah... Still pretty similar.

-Tish-

That's because none of them are unworthy, except maybe The Dillinger Escape Plan

Alright I've changed a few things around. It's kind of hard to decide what bands to pull out though, seeing as how no one has specifically mentioned any of the bands on my list as being "unworthy".

1. Rush
2. Tool
3. Dream Theater
4. Opeth
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Gorguts
7. Between the Buried and Me
8. The Dillinger Escape Plan
9. The Mars Volta
10. Queen

Yeah... Still pretty similar.

-Tish-

[QUOTE="-Tish-"]

Alright I've changed a few things around. It's kind of hard to decide what bands to pull out though, seeing as how no one has specifically mentioned any of the bands on my list as being "unworthy".

1. Rush
2. Tool
3. Dream Theater
4. Opeth
5. The Deer Hunter
6. Gorguts
7. Between the Buried and Me
8. The Dillinger Escape Plan
9. The Mars Volta
10. Queen

Yeah... Still pretty similar.

Guppy507

Better? :P