I listen to stevie wonder right now i'm listening to music of my mind for the first time my favorite tracks are [seems so long ] [i love every little thing about ya].Other artists I listen to are otis redding,maxwell,seal,marvin,d'angelo,stylistics,e,w,f, curtis mayfield, old school is cool,brian mcknight. since I like to sing along I don't listen to women too much but I indeed do love them some faves mariah,angie stone,roberta flack.also like rock music-led zep,todd rundgren,sweet,radiohead, bjork,joe satriani,jimi of course what do you like?

I listen to Sting,Mj,Stevie Wonder, D, Elington, Miles D. , Dizzy Gilespie, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra , the Beatles, Iron Maiden, Kiss , Lenny Williams, Teddy Pendergrass, Barry White , the Who , Pink Floyd
Black Sabbath. Jefferson starship/airplane, George Michaels , i can go on and on

oh lord, here i go...

bowie, bjork, nick cave, sonic youth, gary numan, the residents, daft punk, basement jaxx, deee-lite, stereolab, sly & the family stone, terence trent d'arby, !!!, swans, beck, tricky, hole/whatever courtney's crazy ass is up to, peaches, princess superstar (where are ya?!), johnny cash, laurie anderson, ramones (RIP johnny, dee dee and joey), B52s, sigur ros, TALKING HEADS, the cure, love and rockets, pixies, bj snowden and most all outsider music, gavin bryars, the jimi hendrix experience, janis joplin, tammy wynette, bauhaus, the list goes on and on and on and on...

Miles Davis, Parliament/Funkadelic, The Roots, Terence Trent D'Arby, Stevie Wonder, Jamiroquai, Lenny Kravitz, D'Angelo, Jill Scott, Angie Stone, Maxwell, Nikka Costa, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Sly and the Family Stone, Sade, Meshell Ndegeocello, Shuggie Otis, Bill Withers, Erykha Badu, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, James Brown, Bobby Womack, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Isley Brothers, Common, Raphael Saadiq, Tony Toni Tone, John Coltrane, Bach, Beethoven, Strauss, Res, Fiona Apple, Alicia Keys, Chicago, Earth Wind and Fire, Barry White, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Weather Report, Charles Mingus...the list goes on and on like this.

Okay, to name a few:

Jazz: My favorite genre. Favorite jazz artists: In addition to Miles, Monk, Duke and Trane, Cannonball Adderley, Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter and Ella Fitzgerald.

Hip-hop: A revolutionary but decaying genre. Favorite hip-hop artists: PE, ATCQ, De La Soul, Common, Ice Cube, The Roots, MF Doom, Gang Starr, among many, many others.

Soul: Both old and new. Favorite soul artists: Al Green, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Sade, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, among many, many others.

Pop: Various 70's and 80's tunes and I am a fan of certain bands. Favorite pop artists include Jamiroquai.

Rock: Favorite rock artists include Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, The Police, Nirvana, The Beatles, Sting, Peter Gabriel and Kiss.

Ambient/electronica/nu jazz: Favorites include Madlib, jazzanova, Zero 7, Yesterday's New Quintet and DJ Mark Farina.

Ravel, Debussy, Miles Davis, Hendrix, Earth Wind and Fire, The Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Rufus/Chaka, Steely Dan, P-Funk, Todd Rundgren, XTC, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Kate Bush, Weather Report, Jaco, Led Zeppelin, Isley Brothers, Herbie Hancock, Jonatha Brooke, D'angelo, Raphael Saadiq, John Mayer, John Mclaughlin, Level 42, Allan Holdsworth, Bob Marley, Jean Paul Bourelly, Hefner, 4hero, Cocteau twins, Thomas Dolby, Peter Gabriel, Joni Mitchell, Brenda Russell, Rickie Lee Jones, Sting, Marcus Miller, Lenny White, Bill Withers, Bela Fleck and The Flecktones, Frank Zappa, Ryuichi Sakamoto, David Sylvian, etc.etc, ad infinitum...

Just cutting and pasting from my profile (it's so much easier )

Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Bad Brains,The Descendents, Jeff Beck, Chuck Berry, Cream, Otis Redding, The Circle Jerks, Funkadelic, Dead Kennedys, Minor Threat, The Rolling Stones, Bill Withers, The Misfits, Al Green, Living Colour, Me'Shell Ndegeocello, The Beatles, Fishbone, Depeche Mode, James Brown, The Cure, Desmond Dekker, Mandrill, Pulp, The Smiths, Morrissey, Jill Jones, Queen, Toots and the Maytals, Bjork, Metallica, Blur, The Selecter, The Allman Brothers Band, Muddy Waters, and blah, blah, blah.....


forgot Pink Floyd edit
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Pal, if you want to read through all of those posts, more power to you. Personally, I listen to just about anyone, whether they're poppy or obscure, so I'll post a few.


Parliment/Funkadelic
The Meters
Mandrill
Fatback
Cold Blood
Donny Hathaway
Marvin Gaye & all of his duets.
Teena Marie
Sade
Erykha Badu
Outkast
Run DMC
Miles Davis
John Coltrane
Grover Washington Jr.
Bill Withers
The Commodores
Roger & Zapp
Cameo
The Bar- Kays
Ohio Players
Chocolate Milk


This could go on for days, but I believe you get the jist. And it's also more varied and deeper than this, I haven't even included my Rock/ Alt/ Rap choices.
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Bjork
Tori
Sigur Ros
Radiohead
George Michael
Duran Duran
Scissor Sisters
Everything But The Girl
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Joss Stone
Rufus Wainwright
Teddy Thompson
Maroon 5
Modest Mouse

The Funk Mob, James Brown & Sly


Nothin' But the Funk!

elvis costello, led zeppelin, beatles, earth wind and fire, commodores, lenny kravitz, red hot chili peppers, carl thomas, erykah badu, outkast, the roots, roy ayers, patrice rushen, minnie ripperton, jjimi hendrix, maxwell, cyndi lauper, a little of the clash, house music, santan(the old santana), stevie wonder, nina simone, eagles, the doors, radio head, oneway, the emotions, aretha, biggie and tupac, r. kelly, carly simon, joni mitchell, carol kane, steely dan, the cure, the dells, the smiths, david bowie, india arie, jill scott, d'angelo, guns n roses, marvin gaye, bonnie rait,metallica (old metallica)t....there's more but i'm tired.
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HornyPonyDoYoDance said:

i forgot about everything but the girl, i love "driving" , i think that's what it's called.

I could list from now till doomsday, but here are a few:

Rick James
Roger & Zapp
The Barkays
Ebonee Webb
Cameo
Midnight Star
Con-Funk-Shun
Brick
Fatback
O'Bryan
Bill Summers and Summers Heat
Teena Marie
Earth, Wind, and Fire
The Gap Band
Evelyn King
Cheryl Lynn
Donna Summer
Foxy
The Time
Vanity 6
The Mary Jane Girls
Kleeer
Sun
Kool & The Gang
Kano
Skyy
Rod Stewart
The Rolling Stones
David Bowie
Human League
Rockwell
The Whispers
Queen
Foreigner
Boston
Def Leppard
AC/DC
Van Halen
Martha Wash
Black Box
Sylvester
Ce Ce Penniston
Lonnie Gordon
The Stylistics
Heatwave
Blue Magic
The Delfonics
Run DMC
Kraftwerk
Egyptian Lover
Pretty Tony and Freestyle
Paul Hardcastle

Whew! That's enough.....believe me, there's LOTS more!

I'm in the mood to make a long post, so here we go:

Janet Jackson, Beach Boys, Pet Shop Boys, Alana Davis, Patti Labelle, ACTQ, Queen Latifah, Fefe Dobson, Backroom Matches, Tori Fixx, Grand Puba, Brand Nubian, Prince, Michael Jackson, Sade, Tori Fixx, Meshell Ndegeocello, Protegee, Johnny Dangerous, Dutchboy, Cree Summer, Billy Lawrence, Chaka Khan, Run DMC, Christina Aguilera, New Radicals, Cherelle, Joan Armatrading, Brandy, Tweet, Lost Boyz, Dusty Springfield, Petula Clark, Diana Ross, The Supremes, Chic, Donna Summer, Soce, The Elemental Wizard, Kelis, Salt-N-Pepa, Whodini, KRS-One, Res, Anastacia, Pink, Amel Larrieux, Franz Ferdinand, Scissor Sisters, Tim'm West, Ludacris (got the flow to make ya booty go :, Les Nubians, Anita Baker, De La Soul, No Doubt, Isaac Green & The Skalars, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Outkast, Shirelles, Rick James, Aaliyah, Angela Bofill, Gary E. Hodges, BDP, Bahamadia, Rah Digga, MC Lyte, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Go-Go's, Houston Bernard, Nelly Furtado, The Police, Non-Prophets, Shanice, Tears For Fears, Tracy Chapman, Xscape, BQE, etc.

The Faint
Peter Murphy
DJs (tiesto, Paul Rauhofer, Paul Oakenfold, etc.)
Anything Billy Corgan
Old New Oder
OutKast

i was checkin out the list...
alot of us like the same artist...

martika, pink, hendrix, beatles, stevie, aretha, aaliyah, 2pac, nas, jayz, rick james, vanity 6, james brown, jacksons - jackson 5, parliament funkadelic georg clinton, sly and the family stone, christina aguilera, michael jackson, roger and zapp, ready 4 the world, fefe dobson, sade, maxwell, amel larrieux, tears 4 fears, nelly furtado, mary jane girls, debarge, wham!, george michael, fiona apple, alicia keys, queen.....

everyone has great taste in music!!!!

as for me, apart from Prince my other fave bands/artists are...

Kiss
Queen
The Tea Party
Metallica
Sevendust
Creed
Stone Temple Pilots
Korn
Pearl Jam
Christine Anu
Robbie Williams
INXS
...the list could go on forever

Miles Davis
Jimi Hendrix
Meshell Ndegeocello
Sade
Wes Montgomery
Donny Hathaway
Joshua Redmon
Jason Moran
Outkast
Maxwell
the Roots
Jill Scott
Bilal
Erykah Badu
Ziggy Marley
Public Enemy
John Coltrane
Nina Simone
roberta flack
Laurnea
Lewis Taylor
Led Zepplain
Sting
Joss Stone
K'alyn
Eva Cassidy
Viktar Dulplaix
the rolling stones
aerosmith
emenim
rashaan patterson
casssandra wilson
diana krall

oh oh i forgot

stevie wonder
marvin gaye
michael franks
omar
joe sample
a tribe called quest
soulive
nneena freelon
aretha franklin
roy hargrove

ant-zen

I must have mentioned my favourite artists at least 10 times. But I suppose these threads are good so you can update on them.

1. Prince
2. Michael Jackson
3. Nirvana
4. Pink floyd
5. Marvin Gaye
6. Bjork
7. Pointer sisters
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Sly & the family stone
10. Wham!/ George Michael

These are the artist at the moment I listen to most often.

Natisse said:

Hey Natisse, you forgot The Beatles and Zeppelin. I KNOW you like those guys.

These days?

Ramones
Billie Holiday
Madonna
Tori Amos
Laurie Anderson
Bjork

Chaka Khan
Mary J. Blige
Anita Baker
Jill Scott
TLC
Stevie Wonder

Just right now. If I list everything, we'd be here all day.

I just bought my first ever Stevie Wonder CD, INNERVISIONS. I love it. I'm also listening to Jamiroquai a lot. Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest, Psychedellic Furs, New Order, Depeche Mode, & Stereolab's MARGERINE ECLISPE.

I forgot Bjork.

minneapolisgenius said:

That's exactly what I'm gonna do

Isley Brothers, Earth Wind & Fire, Air, Dolly Parton, Madonna, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads, Chaka Khan, Donna Summer, Missy Elliott, Sinead O'Connor, May J. Blige, Loretta Lynn, Imperial Teen, Michael Jackson, The Delfonics, The Stylistics, Bessy Smith, Robert Johnson, Bootsy Collins, Diana Ross, Zapp