BESIDES CHER... WHO ELSES MUSIC DO YOU LIKE?

[CherUniverse]

Reading Megan`s Deadsy thread made me wonder what other bands/artists do you guys like besides Cher? Some fans only listen to Cher and others own large music collections along with Cher. Doesn`t have to be current either. What type do you like, who do you get into, and who`s box set do you own, if any?

I have various music collections and artists that I like. My favorite band will probably always be the Allman Brothers and I had their "Beginnings" album before I even knew Cher was dating Gregg back then. They were my first non-Cher album and I still like them today.

I also got into the band Gov`t Mule, with Warren Haynes, plus his solo stuff... after he was in the Allman Brothers for a time, and I love blues music. I have a collection of music by Stevie Ray Vaughn, a boxed set on B.B. King, a various artists blues boxed set, and sets on Lynyard Skynyrd, Ted Nugent, Woodstock, and Jefferson Airplane. I have a blues collection and a large heavy metal collection (80`s "hair band" stuff) that I still have kept, believe it or not!

My music philosophy, (kind of), is that rockin` songs are often hidden tracks on an album and not always the ones known as "hits" by radio, so ya don`t know unless you give them a try.

I also like classic rock and got into a band called Quicksilver Messenger Service when I watched an old music festival on TV and heard them. Rhino put out a 2 CD set on them and picking it up from the mall was probably the funniest experience I ever had trying to shop for music.

We went to Coral Ridge Mall about 20 minutes from here in another town so I was going to look there. This was years back. Anyway, we were comparing prices on this set with an FYE store we were in and the Best Buy store near there. The FYE store at that moment was not very busy at all and hardly had anyone in it but us. We exited the outer doors and went to Best Buy to see if they had the set. They didn`t. Maybe gone like 5-10 minutes at the most. So we went back into FYE and it was PACKED! I thought, what the hell happened?!

Turned out some teen group were in signing their new CD and within that short time kids just packed the place. Only thing was... the CD set I wanted was in the very row with all the kids in line! So I got a clerk to butt in line to get it for me because I knew better then to try to explain I wasn`t there to take their spot! And yes, the CD was worth waiting for.

Other faves include: Koko Taylor, the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Jonny Lang, The Derek Trucks Band (the kid of Allman Brothers member Butch Trucks), a band called Bloodline (young offspring of some well known artists in bands and they put out only one album I think, but I love it), Buddy Guy, Tony Joe White, Tina Turner (love Steamy Windows!) , Edwin Starr, Anastacia, The Mamas & The Papas, Steppenwolf (love Born To be Wild!), Santana, The Guess Who (love American Woman!), and many others you may never have heard of. If it has a bluesy or rocking guitar groove... then I like it.

What makes you tick along with, but NOT ABOVE, Cher? LOL.


Pam

[SkyeBlue]

Good idea for another thread Pam! And it was inspired by me...

Well, I don't own very many cds or lps that aren't Cher. I own about 8-10 Cyndi Lauper cds/lps, two Deadsy cds, Madonna's Ray of Light, the soundtrack to Evita, an Elton John's Greatest Hits cd, and Megan Mullally's cd Big As A Berry...

That's off the top of my head, but I seriously think that's the only non-Cher music I actually physically own!

However, in this day and age of technology, my mp3 collection on my computer/ipod is a bit more extensive and only partly from downloads. (If I download music it's only a song here and there by an artist, or something that isn't available for purchase.) My other mp3s are from transfering cds that my family or friends have lent me.

When I was 5 years old I was a huge Dolly Parton fan. I swore her name was Dolly Partner and I was thrilled when I was allowed to stay up late enough to watch her tv show. I learned my first joke from her tv show. I guess that was a phase though because I didn't continue to listen to her music. She's always held a special place in my heart though because of my affection towards her as a little kid. Recently I started listening to some of her music and there's been a handful that have really grown on me. I don't really like her more "honky tonk" sounding stuff though.

Growing up the music I remember always listening to was what my mom listened to - mostly I remember Elton John, Billy Joel and Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals. I still love Elton and Billy today. But today, a handful of Elton songs and Billy Joel's Vienna (since my mom bought the soundtrack to "13 Going On 30" ), are what I mostly listen to by them.

In middle school I had a big Madonna phase for awhile when Evita came out. I have always loved the real Eva Peron and the musical too. So when the movie came out I got really into Madonna. Hence me owning "Ray Of Light."

Here are some other names of singers/bands I have on my playlist...the Beatles, Bette Midler, Bic Runga, Blondie, Bob Seger, Bonnie Tyler, Carly Simon, Dean Martin, Diana Ross and Diana Ross & the Supremes, Frankie Vali, Goo Goo Dolls, songs from Grease, Linda Rondstadt, Lisa Loeb, Matchbox 20, Meatloaf, Megan Mullally, Melissa Etheridge, Melissa Manchester, Natalie Merchant, Ozzy Osbourne, Pink, the Pretenders, Queen, the Ronettes, Roxy Music, Rufus Wainwright, Sophie B. Hawkins, Train, Stevie Knicks/Fleetwood Mac.

But for all of those people there's only bits and pieces of their bodies of work that I'm familiar with.

Okay, all that I said above was pretty cohesive I think. Just warning you that I'm about to ramble on and it's almost 6 am and I haven't been to bed - so the rest of this might make no sense at all...

I think it's part of my passionate (obsessive?) personality that the singers and actors/actresses I like, I really really like and they tend to dominate my interest. (?) That's why I think there's such a vast difference between the music I know and own by Cher, and then Cyndi, and then Deadsy and then everyone else.

And I think something else that has to do with it, is the fact that the artists I like, if I like their work a lot I tend to like them as people a lot. When I became a big Cher fan about 10 years ago, for awhile it was only Cher for me. Then after awhile Cyndi edged her way into my conciousness and over time she's become a definite second to Cher. I love what she's gone through in her life and overcome and what she says, values, believes in. And then comes Deadsy - I've met the band and had a chance to know alittle about them personally - so that means something to me too.

It's like how I've always been in terms of my friends - I've always been someone to have a handful of really really close friends, never really been someone with a big group of kind of close friends. I guess that's kind of what I'd say about how I am with the music I like too.

Wow, I hope that made some sense to somebody at least....

Also, Dann's been an influence in some of my musical interests. Scissor Sisters is a band I started listening to upon his recommendation and the songs I've heard of their's so far, I really like. They have a cool sound and are fun to watch perform.

And then there was his recommendation of Sophie Ellis Bextor. She's the singer who covered Take Me Home - which is the only song I've heard of her's that I don't like. I've heard most of her body of work and would love to hear whatever she puts out! I really really like her music a whole, whole lot.

Maybe she's becoming a fourth in my "handful of close" musicians.

[Jan]

CHER is my all time fav..but also lovvvvvvve ELTON JOHN! Def. my favorite male artist of all time..and I adore the WHO, STONES, BEATLES (McCartney), Billy Joel, pretty much all the 104.3 classic rock and roll..also love Bette Midler, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, all the Studio 54 Classic o'l school disco days (*HEY I am Brooklyn born and raised baby! LOL), I love Mellancamp, Phil Collins..The ONLY thing I can't listen to is country and classical! And for some reason I adore Eminem!

[Lisa]

Well Cher is number 1 for me, then Cyndi is 2nd.. After that it ranges from everything.. I like Celine Dion, Nickleback, Maroon5, Heart, and I like Hip Hop too.. There is more but can't think of it all right now..

[cherrose]

Me too Jan, I can't listen to country, I was into the disco's in my younger years and studio54 like u. I still would like to see FLEETWWOD MAC(I think their tour is over-it came during Chers tour) and still would LOVE to see Phil Collins someday(think his tour just ended) WELL can't go to everything so it was either Cher or them. So u know where I stand but still hope to see at least Phil Collins in concert someday and hope to see AGAIN Neil Diamond. I was able to see him at least 4 times on his 2001-2002 tour Oh yea I like some of ELton Johns songs and Billy Joel also. some of Cyndi's also.

[Jan]

Yea neil diamond is in my mom's yearbook they went to HS together! She really wants to see him when he comes..too bad I did not know u in Studio 54 days my friends and I used to live there! And the Red Parrot too!

[Elsa]

My current favorite artist is Poe. She's an alternative singer with wonderful music and lyrics which are written by herself. My personal favorite song is called "Hey Pretty." There's this one awesome part in the song... "I can't forget I am a sole architect/I built the shadows here/I built the growl in the voice I fear./You add it up but to do better than that/you've got to follow me/boy, I'm trying to show you where I'm at." She has great great GREAT lyrics. Even if she didn't have great music, I'd like her as a poet. With lyrics like "I go wild/Wild because the chips are down/Wild because there isn't anybody else around/Wild when the waves start to break/And God knows they're breaking in me now./I go wild because it doesn't make sense/for me to cry out in my own defense/and wild because I would do anything/to tear you off your precious fence," how can you NOT love Poe?

Ahhhh

[Jesse James]

Unfortunately I was brought up on country music. Shania Twain is my favorite, then Reba McEntire, and Brooks & Dunn. I also like some Celine Dion and Dashboard Confessional.

Then there's my musician side that likes classical. mozart, bach, and my favorite to play and listen to, Rachmaninnof.

[cherrose]

OK george, now u are talking a different type of country western music. It has electricity in it. Yep, I too like Shana twain and Reba. I even like some songs that Dolly Parton has done. Guess it's the type and beat of the country music that makes a difference.

[Ash]

My taste is so incredibly all-over-the-place... I love Cher, first and foremost, and then Morrissey/The Smiths, and the Cure, Depeche Mode, all that stuff... The Killers, The Flaming Lips, Badly Drawn Boy, Blondie, U2, Cyndi Lauper, Alanis Morisette, Peter Murphy, all kinds of stuff. People who are into the Smiths/Cure/Depeche Mode stuff are always amazed when they find out that I'm so into Cher. But I see no reason to be confined to just 1 genre of music.

[Jan]

Jesse James your banner! I lovvvvvvvvvve it! It ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! And yea I agree w/Trudy Shania Twain I don't consider country as much! I consider like Garth Brooks country..Shania is more like country pop like no?

[Jesse James]

thanks. I love my banner. IryokuAtae made it for me ;D

[ReachTheStars]

YOUR BANNER ROCKS....who are you guys Jesse James and Iryoke...??

OMG...Trudy with you babe...no country for me! Love all the ones you put...FLEETWOOD MAC...they are awesome...I'm laughing because I just told Sheri on a message yesterday...."Don't faint...but I just pulled a Cher CD out of the cd player in the car...and put in ALMOST FAMOUS 70's songs..."..LOVED THAT MOVIE...

Oh and Janet...I just bought RAISING HELEN (with Kate Hudson) and JERSEY GIRL (with Ben) today...two movies you said were awesome right?? Dying to go to the movies...and you said LADDER 49 was slow??? EEK..love Travolta..and Phoenix...bummer. But I had a feeling when I saw the preview...can't compare to BACKDRAFT..you know?

[Jan]

Yea Raising Helen and Jersey Girl I loved..that's probably another whole MOVIES thread! LOL:) U will love em..yea I lent the DVD of the bootleg of Travolta movie to my buddy Pat at work..she hated it too:( I know don't feel bad he's like 1 of my favs and still is despite!

[ReachTheStars]

I forgot...I love ERIC CLAPTON's 80's...his AUGUST cd..and JOURNEYMAN...LOVE KISS..AEROSMITH...RUSH...YES...PINK FLOYD... oh...showing my partying days...MOODY BLUES...FLEETWOOD MAC BIG TIME!!! Cyndi Lauper, Alanis's Jagged Pill, Pink...Madonna...Black Sabbath...Ooo..STUDIO 54 Songs!! Janet...those songs are awesome. Would have LOVED to have gone there just ONCE!! WhohoooO!! Did you ever go?

[Jan]

U know Di I just realized I never answered ur ? here..yep we used to go to Studio 54 a lot when I was in college..ahh those were the days..Studio 54, the Red Parrot, the Underground..good stuff..good times man! And now a kabillion yrs later I went to see Joely Fisher in Cabaret at the o'l Studio 54..since then other stars have played the part as well as u know..was funny when we were in there too cos we remembered how it used to be when we danced in there! LOL..Good times..anyways..on this MUSIC thread..dug it up from the Just Talk section again cos I just saw the Eminem video Mockingbird..ooh I loved it..I know I am in the minority but I really like his work..great song..great video:) What is it with me and singers w/one name..! LOL..CHER..Madonna..Prince..Eminem! LOL..Now that add'l mbrs on this board curious what other artists u guys like..CHER is IT for me..#1 now and always baby..and yea although I like Em..I also MOSTLY love my R AND R like Di..Aerosmith..big Elton fan..Kiss..THE WHO are one of my favs..love Daltrey man..puts on a great show..McCartney..Stones..Journey..Fleetwood Mac..Love Mellancamp..Phil Collins..Billy Joel..Love the rock and roll stuff..Love the dance stuff too though..love all music BUT country..just can't listen to it..unless it's Cher's Rhinestone Cowboy! LOL...BTW would love if Cher got back into the type of music like HOS and TBT and I Found Someone..Loved her dance stuff but would love more pop rock stuff u know?

[UnconditionalLove]

I love Cher, but I also love, Cyndi Lauper, Better Midler, Paula Abdul, Tina Turner, and Barbra Steisand. All of them are amazing women!

[Harmony86]

Pink, Rod Stewart, Elton John, Melissa Etheridge, Dixie Chicks, Enya, Celine Dion, Carly Simon, The Monkees, The Beatles, Kenny G, Vertical Horizon, Johnny Cash, Martina McBride, Keith Urban...... oh gosh, I could go on and on!!! LOL. I was just getting started...but I'll leave my list at that for now!

Julie