h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Here is just a few of my favourite bands and musicians
What are your musical influences?

The Beatles
Beck
David Bowie
The Cream
The Cure
Custard
Devo
Dinosaur Jr
The Doors
Faith No More
Jose Feliciano
Jimi Hendrix
INXS
Janes Addiction
Jethro Tull
Lenny Kravitz
Led Zeppelin
John Lennon
Mehelium
Mudhoney
Nirvana
Pavement
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rage Against The Machine
R.E.M.
Regurgitator
Rolling Stones
Smashing Pumpkins
Sonic Youth
Soundgarden
Stone Roses
Talking Heads
Tea Party
They Might Be Giants
U2
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Violent Femmes
Neil Young
Frank Zappa

There are more.... I listen to anything and everything!
Except country music!!!

You've asked, you've got it!
(Unsorted and far from complete list)

Deep Purple
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Jethro Tull
Pink Floyd
Glass Hammer
Liquid Tension Experiment
Rick Wakeman
Eric Clapton
Phill Collins
Supertramp
Jean Luc Ponty
Ruben Rada
Ayreon
Ruben Blades
Weather Report
Alejandro Lerner
The Doobie Brothers
Ecos
Elton John
Chicago
Focus
Santana
Mike Oldfield
Opa
Erik Norlander
Herb Alpert
Psiglo
Vangelis
Yes

Discs that I'm going to buy include something from Dreamtheater, and from Mirthrandir (I've placed an order in 101cd two weeks ago, but they seem to be somewhat slow to process it...)

What do you think??

Interesting mix of stuff....

What is 101cd?
I've not heard of Dreamtheatre....

Sorry I'd rather put this http://www.101cd.com.
That was the only store where I could found the only album of Mirthrandir: For You The Old Woman. I've never heard anything played by this guys, but I've seen very impressive reviews of them, so I placed an order (so I can have at least one collection completed )...but that album seems to be dificult to find even for the stores.

Dreamtheater plays progressive rock. I've heard of them because it's drummer, guitarrist and keyboardist are the members of Liquid Tension Experiment, wich along with Tony Levin it's an excelent project group.
Never heard anything of Dreamtheater tough...that's why they are in my list of things to buy

I understand....

How long you been playing Bass?

Looking at your list, I was surprised it didn't include Janis Joplin.

Oh lord,
won't ya buy me
a Mercedez Benz
My friends all
Drive porches
I must make amends

YES! YES!
Big Brother and Holding Company!!!

A woman I knew used to have an 8-Track, titled simply, "The Pearl" ... it had one particular song on it that wasn't on any of her other albums and I dearly wanted it. Unfortunately I couldn't find the album, and by the time I'd found an 8-track/cassette combo that worked, someone had hoisted her tape. *sigh*

I'm sure I have seen a CD the Pearl....
maybe....

No Steve Vai? Zappa taught him a lot of good licks and then Vai went solo and hit it pretty big.

I never really got into Steve Vai! He was just a bit too full on....
Amazing guitarist but I thought he was too technical and lacked feeling...

Even on the first album??

Was that Surfing with the Alien??

It had 'Little Green Men' on it. I forget the title and don't have the CD at work today.

Surfing with the alien was by Joe Satriani. Now HE could play... and had feeling. Saw him live not so long ago, playing with Michael Schenker, and Uri Jon Roth. Amazing show.

Yep they're the two I always get mixed up!!!
Both amazing technical guitarists!!!

The best gig I have been to was Jimmy Page and Robert plant on the Unledded tour!!! WOW! I traveled to Melbourne for the gig and was not disappointed... it was on the 29th of Feb, the leap day... the second to last gig of the world tour!!! Amazing!

Yup, their both good.
My guitar is an ibanex Steve Vai replica.... (the cheap version though )
I wish i coulds seen that unledded gig.... i love Led Zep, even though they were way before my time...

I've seen heaps of good bands and stuff!
Too many to list at the moment!
Here's a few!

Pavement
Smashing Pumpkins
Beck
Beastie Boys
The Stone Roses
The Tea Party
Dinosaur Jr
Custard
Pearl Jam

How about a vote for those old guys in Rush?

OK, I'm voting for them!

How about ANOTHER vote for those old guys in Rush?

Yes Rush are cool!
I agree!

Before I turned 18 I was totally into 60's and 70's music, infact I still am!
Strange considering most people my age probably haven't heard of Jethro Tull, Santana or Rush!!
The Doors were a big favorite when I was young, Jim Morrison inspired me to write poetry which ended up becoming songwriting! That was when I was about 13!