Ah yes dear readers…  you’ve had your share of my lists; well, let’s get down to business with a bit of a shorter one:  all time favorite bands.  Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately for you) I can only pick a top five and not really a full top ten.  If you put me up to it I have maybe seven bands that stand at the top but rounding out a top ten would be quite difficult, so top five it has to be.  As you’ll come to find out, most of the top five I’ve had a certain fascination for since my early listening days, although there is one that didn’t make their mark until maybe the mid-90’s once I discovered their catalog outside of their radio hits.  However, before I get into the actual list, lemme talk a little bit o’ criteria here.

So what makes an “all time favorite band”?  Surely this is subjective for everyone; many of us have shared experiences with friends and family as far as borrowing record collections, going to concerts together, discussing “last night’s top 10 playlist” on the local radio station, and so on.  But for me, it wasn’t just about “the song”:  it was much, much more than that- it was always about the whole package.  Sure, songs were very important but I was never just a singles guy relying on the radio to tell me what was popular.  Nah, it was always a full on discovery-  it was, “hey, I like this song.  What other songs do they have?”.  And if I heard at least two songs that I really liked, more than likely that was it and I just HAD to find someone who had the album or convince my parents that such and such album was what I wanted for my birthday or for Christmas or what have you.  Once that sweet piece of plastic was in hand (yes, I’m talking vinyl here), the discovery was on.  I’d spend hours on hours scanning the whole album, checking out everything from the artwork to the lyrics to the production credits.  And once I wore that album out, I’d patiently wait for the next album to come out or then go back and get more material from the band’s/artist’s back catalog, or even grab the latest music mag to read up on the band/artist.  It became (and it still is) an obsession.

So sit back and relax…  all will be reveeeeeaaaaalllled very soon 🙂

And that’s a hint…  a hint or a clue…  🙂