Top FIVE favorite artists!

gorgclaud wrote:Tarathemis! I love Mel Torme!

That is AWESOME!!! I don't know what it is about me, but I pretty much came out of the womb demanding the likes of Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, et al......oh, yeah, and pretty much anything in the baroque and chamber realm of classical music. I was a bit of a musical freak as a child, but I made up for it by studying classical piano. which made my grandmother quite happy. (I still have the family piano -- it was a house-warming gift to my maternal grandparents after they married in 1929.)

I got to see Mel Torme perform live at the Hollywood Bowl in August 1995, just a few years before he died. Also performing that night were Peggy Lee (in one of her very last live performances) and the fabulous pianist George Shearing. It was quite an evening, and I am forever grateful that I got to see Mr. Torme perform live, especially since he ended up having his career-ending stroke just a year later, in August 1996. Peggy Lee was very obviously in decline at that point, so her performance was actually a bit sad. But Mel? Oh, my GODS. While his vocal range had been diminshed a slight bit by age, he was nevertheless MASTERFUL. As he scatted and be-bopped around with the music, he hit every single note with utter precision. It was truly wonderful. Again, I am so grateful I got to experience his music and talent and stage presence live within my lifetime. He was a true vocal artist.

1) Michael Jackson

2) Weird Al Yankovic

3) Diana Kral

4) Michael Buble

5) Rascal Flatts (Sp?)

jsabat28 wrote:1) Michael Jackson

2) Weird Al Yankovic

3) Diana Kral

4) Michael Buble

5) Rascal Flatts (Sp?)

LOVE Diana Krall. I am also a fan of her husband, Elvis Costello. Good Gods, if they ever had children, can you just imagine the genetic potential for musical creative genius????? Whoa......

Tarathemis wrote:

gorgclaud wrote:Tarathemis! I love Mel Torme!

That is AWESOME!!! I don't know what it is about me, but I pretty much came out of the womb demanding the likes of Mel Torme, Frank Sinatra, et al......oh, yeah, and pretty much anything in the baroque and chamber realm of classical music. I was a bit of a musical freak as a child, but I made up for it by studying classical piano. which made my grandmother quite happy. (I still have the family piano -- it was a house-warming gift to my maternal grandparents after they married in 1929.)

I got to see Mel Torme perform live at the Hollywood Bowl in August 1995, just a few years before he died. Also performing that night were Peggy Lee (in one of her very last live performances) and the fabulous pianist George Shearing. It was quite an evening, and I am forever grateful that I got to see Mr. Torme perform live, especially since he ended up having his career-ending stroke just a year later, in August 1996. Peggy Lee was very obviously in decline at that point, so her performance was actually a bit sad. But Mel? Oh, my GODS. While his vocal range had been diminshed a slight bit by age, he was nevertheless MASTERFUL. As he scatted and be-bopped around with the music, he hit every single note with utter precision. It was truly wonderful. Again, I am so grateful I got to experience his music and talent and stage presence live within my lifetime. He was a true vocal artist.

Wow this is very cool that you saw him live! His voice is so uninque and really he made the standards his own when he sang them. So great. I actually didnt know he had passed away though.

I am the same, I think I came out of the womb loving soul music and older music like Frank Sinatra and Sarah Vaughan. Its kinda in my blood and never leaves me no matter what newer music I like or come across or how far I stray from it, I always come back to LOVING it.

jsabat28 wrote:1) Michael Jackson

2) Weird Al Yankovic

3) Diana Kral

4) Michael Buble

5) Rascal Flatts (Sp?)

Errrr what awesome taste! Kral is so good, Buble is nice too, I like Flatts too and of course Michael and who cant love some Weird Al! what a top 5 indeed!

1. Michael Jackson
2. Backstreet Boys
3. Michael Jackson
4. Madonna
5. Phil Collins

I think I tried to post on this thread before but couldn't come up with a top five of so many artists I love.

I'm going to try now but will probably kick myself later.

Chris Isaak
Faithless
Sylver
The Monkees
Enya


There, I did it, but that was kind of tough!

Ooooooh good ones!! I love Chris Isaak!

1. She (shemusic.org)
2. Johnny Cash
3. Daft Punk
4. Lemon Jelly
5. Pendulum

I have not heard of most of those, except Johnny Cash, of course but YES !!! Daft PUNK!!! yes yes yes!!

Last year I wrote this :

1)Babyface
2) Toni Braxton
3) Timbaland
4) Mariah Carey
5) Sarah Vaughan

But I would say now:

1) George Benson
2) Toni Braxton
3) Sarah Vaughan
4) Jamiroquai
5) Mandy Patinkin

gorgclaud wrote:I have not heard of most of those, except Johnny Cash, of course but YES !!! Daft PUNK!!! yes yes yes!!

I have a weird taste in music Recently I fell in love with "Personal Jesus" version by Johnny Cash. I think it's way better than the original one.

johnny cash is great! my favorite is 'sam hall'

my current top five (in no particular order):

- madonna
- vanessa paradis
- filter
- garth brooks
- keri noble

i don't remember what i said last year... let me go see if i can find it.

got it, not many changed since last year

1) Madonna
2) Garth Brooks
3) Ella Fitzgerald
4) Keri Noble
5) Vanessa Paradis

still similar. I love Filter too.