your favorite artist/band

After browsing through the "song you're listening to" thread I realized that we all have quite different tastes in music.So do tell: what are your favorite artists/bands, and why?
As for mine, it's a dead tie between Blink-182 and Muse. Yes, the former is cheesy and boyband-ish, but the songs are fun and fresh to listen to. As for Muse: what can I say, they're genius.

I'll list my top 5:Dream Theater - I love the over the top musicianship and how they cover so many different styles of music, I just wish that the bass could play out a little more.Martyr - A technical death metal band like no other, they some how manage to bee extremely heavy and melodic and have (mostly) understandable vocals on their latest album.Rush - A classic rock band that has withstood the test of time, with their album from last year being one of my favorites along with their '70s albums and two of the rock gods (Geddy Lee on bass and Neil Peart on drums), need I say more? Also, everyone needs to go to at least one of their concerts in their life, it's an incredible experience as long as you don't hate the music.Cynic - Death metal meets progressive rock meets jazz fusion done so perfectly it is absolutely unbelievable at first and completely mesmerizing at times. After 15 years they're finally recording a second album this year, definitely my most anticipated album right now.Béla Fleck & the Flecktones - Banjo and bass virtuosos often considered at the top of their field (Béla Fleck and Victor Wooten respectively) amongst others making very unique jazz and bluegrass instrumental music for the most part.

i have a really wide range in which i listen tobut hmmmmmmmy top 5 in all genres
are probablyVanna-Metalcore
Regina Spektre-Anti-Folk
White Chapel-Death Metal/Gore
Tech N9ne-Rap
Emmure-Metalcore

At the moment:- Protest The Hero
- Genghis Tron
- The Devil Wears Prada
- Children of Bodom
- Lamb of God
- In Flames
- Destroy The Runner
- Five Finger Death Punch
- Bleeding Through
- Meshuggah
- Job For A CowboyI have far too many bands I listen to so I just cut down the list :P

Basically everything Reider said and more :P
I also like Streetlight Manifesto, Rise Against, Bob Marley and Angels and Airwaves for some odd reason.

easy, VAN HALEN, MOTLEY CRUE and TWISTED SISTER :D
no question, 80's ruled (even though I didn't live in them)

Bone Thugs -N- Harmony, Guns and Roses, and other misc rap artists. :P

Bloc Party, so fresh and innovative imo and I'm such a whore for the indie scene right now anyway

Here's mine-1.U2
2.Nelly furtado
3.Akon
4.Justin timberlake
5.Enrique Iglesias

GNR, good ol' Green n' Red. But GNR actually stands for Guns n' Roses. I also like Bob Marley and Elton John. I know, an odd combination.

Can't put them in an order, but Nirvana, Audioslave, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Rage, G 'n' R, Disturbed, SOAD, ACDC, etc.

My favorites are:
-New foung glory
-Simple plan
-Greenday
-Good Charlotte
-Hinder
-Michael V. (artist in the Philippines)

Abba (hence my user name) and mostly 70's and 80's.

Pink Floydthough really cant choose fave, and I cant list all the 'fave' artists that I listen to because they wont fit in the box :P

Bone Thugs N Harmony.

Roxette
AC/DC
U2
The Stroke
Black Sabbathetc...

My favorite band is Disturbed, followed by Massive Attack. I listen to pretty much anything.

Replying to #19

nickelback and panic at the disco are my favorites