Most artistic band

[Travis]

Who is it (in your humble opinion)?

[Adam]

Tool, of course.:)

[CynicalRepose]

No, it's radiohead, silly

[Adam]

Well, hey, I like Radiohead too, but Tool is just more artisitic. And their music is more complex.

[nestamanchris]

Uhh, not too many choices, my man. I would vote DMB, but oh well.

[Erika]

None of the aforementioned
Out of courtesy to Travis I will say Tool
BUT

The truth is
that

TIM FINN
is the man!
And Split Enz is the most artistic band in the whole world
but that is my humble NZ opinion...

Erika

[LWatford]

What do you mean by "artistic?"

[Travis]

Originally posted by LWatford
What do you mean by "artistic?"

Very artistic music (see bands on the poll) and album artwork, stage show etc. DMB would certainly not qualify, though they are good. I don't think Radiohead is really in the running for this either. I think it goes:

1) Tool
2) Pink Floyd
3) Dream Theater

It won't let me vote in the poll btw... :(... so add one vote for Tool.

[Basszilla]

I voted for Pink Floyd because I'm listening to Dark Side of The Moon right now. Any other time I would say Dream Theater.

[Unregistered]

So my vote is (based on given choices):
1) King Crimson
2) Dream Theater (Influenced by everyone, check out track 6 on SFAM at 8:16 about to hear them get their Zappa on)
3) Tool (not a big Tool person, but every once in a while is o.k.)

Other artists that I think deserve to be on the list (in one way or another):
The Beatles (like them or not, they started something)
Frank Zappa
Yes (even though some lyrics can be sortta cheesy and Jon Anderson's voice gets on my nerves after a while)
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer (Brain Salad Surgery)
Walter/Wendy Carlos ("I made a Double album that is nothing but noise, arn't I artistic!")

Lee

[Unregistered]

So to add to the post above this one, I think Nine Inch Nails would be my fouth choice, but they are a little like Tool for me. A little goes a long way.

Lee

[SnapCase]

Dream Theater definetly.

They are simply amazing!

[thelitguy]

My vote went to Radiohead...

Their album covers and sleeves all deserves to be in a muesuem. Their music is very expiramental, which is basically what makes me consider a band to be artistic (Such as Roadside Monument, and The Juliana Theory).

[Scott]

first thought was Pink Floyd, but then I decided Radiohead. Although travis seems to disagree, I think that their music is very artistic, leaning more to the layered side of music (i.e. starting with something, adding something, and so on)

[Travis]

*ACK!* Only 2 for Pink Floyd?? One for Dream Theater?? None for King Crimson? Man, that is sad :(

[guyforGod]

1. DT
2. Tool
3. Pink Floyd

not that i'm really "into" any of these three.... its just the way i see them.

[Travis]

Great selections Brian, you too DJ.

Lee, you should join, we need people with brains! :)

[Basszilla]

Originally posted by PleasuresPain
*ACK!* Only 2 for Pink Floyd?? One for Dream Theater?? None for King Crimson? Man, that is sad :(

I didn't even see King Crimson up there. It's too hard to pick between 3 of my favorite bands (Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Dream Theater)

[Adam]

It seems like all the progressive rock is the most creative. You know why? It doesn't use a formula. That's why all their songs are unique.

[LWatford]

Those were me, I was just too lazy to sign in.

Lee

[Pick it up!]

from the list, i'd have to say Pink Floyd. but i think Calibretto 13 is the most original, creative band ever. they do things no other band does, you cannot classify their stlye because no one else does anything like them.
and then Bob Dylan. he's original.

[nestamanchris]

BTW, I wasn't serious on the DMB thing.

Out of the bands listed I meant to vote for Dream Theater, but I realized I accidentally voted for Led Zeppelin. They're a great band but aren't my top pick on this poll.

[Nathanael]

Weather Report was the most artistic band of all time by far.

[stinkins]

What??

We talk about artistic bands and their is no mention of people like Dave Matthews, Phish, U2, or the Velvet Underground?? With that said...I pick Pink Floyd out of all those...

Jason

[Scott]

i changed your vote nestaman

[stinkins]

Originally posted by Pick it up!
but i think Calibretto 13 is the most original, creative band ever. they do things no other band does, you cannot classify their stlye because no one else does anything like them.

Ever listen to an old alternative called The Violent Femmes?? You'll notice where Calibretto 13 got there sound then...

Jason

[Pick it up!]

yes, i've heard the Violent Femmes. Calibretto 13 uses "ska" upstorkes which the Femmes never used(that i know of), more creative drums, better instrumentaly(they have more solos*creative ones*) and Joe Whiteford(C13'S vocalist/guitarist) does more with his voice. their all-around style and variance is very creative and original.

[Pick it up!]

by the way, in an interview Calibretto 13 said they had never heard a Violent Femmes song until after they had formed and recorded.

[LWatford]

Originally posted by NathanB
Weather Report was the most artistic band of all time by far.

I was just thinking of "rock" groups. I like Weather Report, my favorite CDs are Heavey Weather and the first CD with the original lineup. As much as I like Weather Report, I'm more of a Mahavishnu Orchestra person. The first time I heard Birds of Fire I was completly blown away! It sounded like four people playing whatever they wanted. The idea of stacking time signatures had never occured to me until I heard that CD. I also like Return to Forever, as they fall somewhere between Mahavishnu and Weather Report.

Lee

[JT]

Out of the ones listed, I'd say either Floyd or DT.

Really, though, I'd be saying things like Iona or TransSiberian Orchestra

[Nathanael]

Yeah, Return to Forever was cool too. I downloaded some of their Hymn to the Seventh Galaxy CD.

I didn't realize you only meant rock groups... sorry:D

[DirtyPunk]

THE MOST ARTISTIC BAND IS TANTRUM OF THE MUSE !!! FROM THE ALBNUM COVER TO THE colorful choice of lyrics are just engripping. either you love them or you hate them pretty much. As for the live show I think the music alone and seeing them play and sing is an art enough. adios

["BrooksB"]

i'd have to say radiohead because they do some maniacally cool artistic stuff on everything from OK Computer on-- especially with Kid A and Amnesiac-- i love how they just deny song structure in most of those songs-- it says a lot artistically to me

[bleachedrhino]

First off, I'm not really familiar with some of these bands. My First thought was Pink Floyd, but then I thought: Hey, they just got so drugged up that they did something different. So, i decided to go with Tool. I think they are the most creative and artistic, of the ones that i know.
other creative/ artisitic bands: Phish, Finger 11.
I like Calibretto 13, and they are very original, but I wouldn't put them on this list. Their lead singer has a punk voice, they play a lot of 3 to 4 chord punk songs, and aren't very "sophisticated" lyrically. But don't get me wrong, i think they are original and I like them. And, technically, they are Acoustic Punk.
:D

[Lowe_Dawg55]

Yeah, like TOOL doesn't use drugs...

I'd go with one that's not on the list...DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

They Rock

LOWEDAWG55

[bleachedrhino]

Like most rock bands don't use drugs?
Umm...sorry, I guess I wasn't really thinkin about them being big drug addicts? It's just that everyone in the world knows about Pink Floyd Using drugs
anyways...

[Lowe_Dawg55]

Yeah I guess so...I do know that the dave matthews band proclaims to be drug free...Well, maybe not proclaims, that's kinda like promoting it...They say (if asked) that they are...Oh who gives a crap?

LOWEDAWG55

[bleachedrhino]

Haha, I think I gotcha! :D
But, you know, Dave does have some bags under his eyes....no, just kiddin....:D

[nestamanchris]

Dave's an alcoholic, not a crackhead.

[DirtyPunk]

Has Any ONE HEARD of TANTRUM OF THE MUSE ? that thinks their artistic.

[Travis]

Originally posted by Lowe_Dawg55
Yeah, like TOOL doesn't use drugs...

Actually there is no evidence at all to say that they do. Maynard has said that he "used to do mushrooms" but now doesn't use drugs or even drink at all. I know that Adam does drink. Please cite any evidence that any member of Tool uses drugs if you are going to imply that they do.

[theotherpete]

Originally posted by Lowe_Dawg55
Yeah, like TOOL doesn't use drugs...

I'd go with one that's not on the list...DAVE MATTHEWS BAND

They Rock

LOWEDAWG55

Dave Matthews belongs nowhere near an artistic list. Tool, VAST, and Punk Floyd are acceptable answers.

{pete}

[nestamanchris]

Originally posted by theotherpete


Dave Matthews belongs nowhere near an artistic list. Tool, VAST, and Punk Floyd are acceptable answers.

{pete}

Why don't they belong? I certainly wouldn't say they're the most artistic but they do have many artistic qualities about them... Oh and it's Pink Floyd.

[Travis]

I don't find DMB very artistic, but they are cool.

[bleachedrhino]

I wasn't sayin that tool used drugs...I don't really know myself...but anyway...:cool:

[CynicalRepose]

I'd just like to mention that radiohead is leading the poll by 2 votes...:D

[Travis]

Good for them, but I would put them behind Tool, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, King Crimson, and perhaps NIN.

The polls are meaningless. If you don't believe me then go to the "Best Guitarist" or "Best vocalist" threads.

[CynicalRepose]

haha, yeah, i've looked at both of those threads already...i was just makin a casual comment, that it was cool to see radiohead was ahead...just being stupid

[Travis]

Radiohead is cool though. Much rather see them there than some retarded flavor of the month band.

[CynicalRepose]

awww, but dude, LIFEHOUSE IS soooooooooo original...and very artistic too.



















...............that was a joke. (not that Lifehouse is bad, but, yeah)

[Scott]

i'd disagree travis, especially with NIN, Dream Theater etc, but I'd change my vote to the Dismemberment Plan now, if i could be bothered.

[DirtyPunk]

IT SEEMS TO ME NO ONE KNOWS THE CREATIVITY OF TANTRUM OF THE MUSE.

[jmlouie]

I think the obvious choice (which is really not obvious) is RADIOHEAD. They are so artistic some of their latest stuff sounds horrible. It's art for the sake of art, not enjoyment.

[CynicalRepose]

GASP!!!! Horrible?! whoa there buddy...horrible?!?! horrible?!??!?! what are you talking about?! the words "radiohead" and "horrible" do not belong anywhere NEAR each other!!!!!!! Alas, My bubble of perfection is broken....again

[Adam]

I think the obvious choice (which is really not obvious) is RADIOHEAD. They are so artistic some of their latest stuff sounds horrible. It's art for the sake of art, not enjoyment.

Good art is an aquired taste.

[Jael]

Dave Matthews Band is very orginal and artistic. They have incredible music ability and are able to mix together instruments that would usually have no place in a band together. Unlike that TOOL or NIN crap, you can hear music... not just a "BOSS- SUPER DUPER WILD CRAZY DEATH SUICIDE MURDER BLOOD GORE ULTIMATE METAL DISTORTION" pedal through a peavy 5150 with a dude screaming about his mamma beatin' him to hard. Radiohead has gone off the deep end, people kept on saying... Radiohead is SO far out! They are orginal! They have gone out of thier way to make thier music sound crazy. So the most artistic band? Anyone who can revolutionize music that streches across border lines. And stand out while standing in.

[bleachedrhino]

Well....I read that like really funny......Sorry....but Tool doesn't sing about gettin beat by their mamas? as far as i know...And, they're not Death Metal.....or whatever you called it....I have to disagree
:D

[Jael]

What does TOOL sing about? If the dude stopped screaming maybe I could hear.............

[ChrisPeeper]

Jael, I think these are the kind of people that would go into an art museum and appreciate the abstract drawing of a chair. You and I on the other hand, appreciate the realistic drawings. I don't know, maybe I am trying to make sense of it. I know I don't appreciate or care for any of the bands on this list.

[bleachedrhino]

Are you sure you have the right TOOL? Tool doesn't do that much screamin/yellin......The lead singer actually sings....:)

[Jael]

Jael, I think these are the kind of people that would go into an art museum and appreciate the abstract drawing of a chair. You and I on the other hand, appreciate the realistic drawings.
True... PLEASE EXSCUSE THIS POST IF YOU FIND IT OFFENDING!!!! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!
In the newspaper there was a story of a man who was an "Abstract" artist. This man who lived in Montreal, was making a new piece of art to be placed in the dowtown gallery.So he completed his work and he recieved rave reviews on his wonderful work. the use of colour and texture was incredible. After all the hooplah was finished the artist was asked when he used for the "Art".... Let's just say on a trip down POTTY lane he got a grand idea! Let's use my bodily excriments for some artwork! After people realized that this magnificent peice of art was really a piece of something else, their views on "Abstract" art were definately changed....

[bleachedrhino]

Abstract is kool and all.....but I like impressionistic stuff better! :D Oh wait.....this is most creative artists...:D

[BluesJunkie]

The most artistic band was the Beatles. Before you argue with me, go listen to Sgt. Pepper's and the White Album.

[Travis]

Originally posted by BluesJunkie
The most artistic band was the Beatles.

Um, no.

[Scott]

i'd have to disagree with the beatles thing, although they did lay the foundation for all these bands, well their predecessors, to build on. The Beatles were the band that revolutionised the music business, writing their own songs and performing them.

[Travis]

Originally posted by scottyboy
although they did lay the foundation for all these bands, well their predecessors, to build on.

True dat. And that is the only reason I appriciate them at all.:)

[BluesJunkie]

Have any of you ever even heard any of the Beatles stuff besides " I Want to Hold Your Hand"?

[Travis]

Yes.

[thelitguy]

I consider to be Buddy Holly a very artistic artist. He was one of the first acts to make it big with only 3 memebers. Before him, most all music in a studio was written and/or arranged by someone other than the artist; he totally changed that.

I will probely be mocked the rest of my life for posting this, but it is my feelings.....(I voted for Radiohead by the way)...

[BluesJunkie]

Originally posted by PleasuresPain
Yes.

Prove it. What albums have you listened to?

[Jael]

Jimi Hendrix was not THE most artistic, but he was artistic. Same to the Beatles. They were not "artistic" they were revolutionary. Jimi and the Beatles started playing things like no one before them, I'm listening to castles in the sand right now, and THAT is revolutionary! the whole reverse thing? He really brought it to the forefront. Strawberry Fields? Wow... I really belive that "Art" does'nt exsist. music is something more than art. t's your soul. And as Christians I think ya'll know what I mean.

[Travis]

Originally posted by BluesJunkie


Prove it. What albums have you listened to?

There is no way I can prove it.

The White Album for one.

[Scott]

Everyone has heard more of the beatles than I Want To Hold Your Hand. Some of their later stuff, such as the sitar based tracks etc, is artistic yes, but it wasn't written as art. The Beatles wrote pop, although it was a far better variety of pop than we have today. They catered to the mass market, they didnt indulge their artistic whims. Although they catered very well in my opinion.

[BluesJunkie]

Originally posted by Scott
They catered to the mass market, they didnt indulge their artistic whims.

So...They quit touring to cater to the mass market? Revolution #9, Tomorrow Never Knows, Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite, etc..., didn't indulge their artistic whims?

[Scott]

those are hardly hyper artistic songs you just named. Great songs, but......

And I do hope you arent saying that the Beatles didnt play to the mass market. Lets see, at the beginning, pure pop. As they progressed, they moved with the times for what the greatest demand was, i.e. indian influenced music etc.

[BluesJunkie]

At the beginning I agree that they catered to the public. However, Indian music was in demand because of the Beatles. No one would have ever known who Ravi Shankar was if George Harrison hadn't taken sitar lessons from him.

[bleachedrhino]

Sorry to burst your bubble kid, but everyone who watches tv has heard more than one beatles song whether they know it or not. Also, there is no way to prove that you have heard more than one beatles song, especially by citing a cd title. You have Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, White Album, etc. But, that doesn't mean you've listened to them. Just had to say that. :cool:

[BluesJunkie]

Well, I didn't mean for him to give me binding legal proof. I just wanted to know what specific albums he had listened to.

[Scott]

However, Indian music was in demand because of the Beatles. No one would have ever known who Ravi Shankar was if George Harrison hadn't taken sitar lessons from him.

hmmm, so the beatles started hippy culture. mhmmm. right.

[jmlouie]

I've heard some crazy electronic stuff and some "music" that was extrememly experimental. It was written with colored squigly lines as opposed to traditional notes. And it did sound horrible. I guess pushing sound to it's limits can be artistic, but how artistic is something that becomes intelectual as opposed to emotional.

I have only heard a little bit of Radiohead's latest stuff and IMO it sounds horrible. I guess you could say it is an aquired taste, but I'm not about to go out of my way to listen to it.

If you all have tracks that you think are their best, or your favourite (yeah, I'm writing it the non-American way) I'd like to see a list so I can download them just to check them out.

[BluesJunkie]

Originally posted by Scott


hmmm, so the beatles started hippy culture. mhmmm. right.

By no means. However, they did make Indian music popular.

[Scott]

I think you'll find that they were catering to hippy tastes before they really brought in indian music (well, indian influenced), and just changed to suit the changing tastes.

Wasnt it John Lennon who used to say "let's go write a swimming pool?"

[codyofthejungle]

theres no caedmon's call...............................
i voted for tool..........of course,