Akira

The current list and the guides created so far can be found here The Music Banter Essential Guide to Music

Rules:

1) Please submit five tracks that you feel are the artists' best - they can be hits, album tracks, b-sides, rarities...anything you want, really - but please include the releases on which the songs appear. The five songs with the most votes will appear on the list.

2) Please submit one album that you feel is the artist's crowning glory, their classic album, if you like. Whichever album gets the most votes will appear on the list. Live albums are allowed but compilations are not allowed.

3) Please submit two artists which you feel have a similar sound, either from the same era or genre, that would give an indication of how the artists sounds and also would be a good suggestion for further artists to explore. The top two or three will be posted, depending on number of votes.

4) Please include a brief line or paragraph that explains exactly why the artist means so much to you. The best of these will be included as quotes beneath the artists' names, on the list
PLEASE NOTE THAT, ALTHOUGH IT'S NOT COMPULSORY TO INCLUDE ONE, QUOTES PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE WITHIN THE LIST. SONG AND ALBUM RECOMMENDATIONS ALONE WILL NOT GIVE USERS THE FULL PICTURE. TELL US WHAT AN ARTIST SOUNDS LIKE, WHY YOU LIKE THEM AND WHAT KIND OF INFLUENCE THEY HAVE ON TODAY'S ARTISTS.

5) Polls will be open for a week, after which I will collate the votes and transfer the results to the list. I shall also re-edit the first post of the artists thread to show the full write up.

6) Polls will be launched twice a week.

7) Every artist must receive at least five sets of votes. If, after a week of polling, a particular artist has not received five or more sets of votes, then that poll will still remain open but will not get onto the list until another chance comes around, possibly a few months later.

Each entry is set out in the same way. Here is a key to the information you can expect to find...

"Quotes will appear before and after recommendations. These quotes are by MusicBanter.com users, offering some additional information on the artist, or personal testimonies as to why a particular artist means so much to them. Each entry can feature a maximum of four quotes, but some may only feature one, depending on the quantity, quality and relevance of the quotes submitted." - name of user who submitted the quote

ALL-TIME TOP FIVE:
Song recommendations are collated from the top five songs, as voted for by MusicBanter members. In some polls, tie-breaks may occur, in which case two songs may be placed together, or ranked in relation to which order tied songs received their maximum number of votes.

RECOMMENDED ALBUM: Again, album recommendations are determined by votes and, in the event of tie-breaks, multiple titles may be recommended.

(POLL VOTERS, AS DESIGNATED BY SONG TITLES BY THE ARTIST IN QUESTION: This is a list of every user that participated in the poll.)

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sleepy jack

Tracks:
See Emily Play: Single/Relics
Bike: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Arnold Layne: Single/Relics
Jugband Blues: A Saucerful of Secrets
Interstellar Overdrive: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Albums:
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Similar:
Their solo careers I guess.

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lucifer_sam

Top Five Songs:
"Echoes" (Meddle)
"Childhood's End" (Obscured By Clouds)
"Dogs" (Animals)
"Any Color You Like" (Dark Side of the Moon)
"Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun" (A Saucerful Of Secrets)

Crowning Glory: Meddle (1971)

Similar Artists:
Genesis
Gentle Giant

Pink Floyd was the first band I became infatuated with and introduced me to a good load of quality music. They will always have a special place in my heart for this reason, but no matter the sentimental value, Pink Floyd had a dynamic sound which shattered barriers and had an enormous impact upon the music industry at large.

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sweet_nothing

Tracks:
Echoes
See Emily Play
Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
Wish You Were Here
Careful With That Axe Eugene

Album:
Meddle

Similar Artists:
All the band members solo works
The Alan Parsons Project
Genesis
Radiohead

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Demonoid

Top Tracks:

1. Echoes(Meddle): Being a prog. head, there are some tracks that's a must include for me

2. Dogs(Animals): Picking one from this album was soo damn tough, but this one really is a stand out for me. Gilmour can do magic.

3. Interstellar Overdrive(The Piper At The Gates of Dawn): I don't think I'll hear anything like this again.

4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond Part 6-9(Wish You Were Here): If possible, i would include both parts. A fitting tribute to Syd Barrett.

5. Let There Be More Light(A Saucerful of Secrets): The first half of the album is actually damn good...only the second half falls apart a bit.

Album:
Animals.
Gilmour at his best!

Similar Artist:
Camel
Porcupine Tree
Eloy

One of my favorite band ever! Everything i could ask for in music. From their experimental 60s to their bit more commercial 70s, I'm sure they have an album that could please anyone.

lucifer_sam

Gilmour co-wrote only one song (Dogs). Everything else was just soloing over Waters. It's definitely the best track on the album though, and it's got a great bit of guitar work in it.

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first.am

Demonoid

Well, yah, i should mention waters too
A bit too critical of me. I meant the guitar work he pulls off.

Double X

Top Five Songs:

See Emily Play
Interstellar Overdrive
Astronomy Domine
Dogs
Arnold Layne

Album:
Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Similar Artists:
Syd Barrett (Solo)
Genesis

Alfred

1) Welcome To The Machine (Wish You Were Here)
Wish You Were Here (Wish You Were Here)
Comfortably Numb (The Wall)
Hey You (The Wall)
Money (Dark Side Of The Moon)

2) Wish You Were Here

3) Genesis, Solo careers

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SubPop

1) Echoes (Meddle)
Dogs (Animals)
Shine on you crazy diamond (Wish you were here)
Comfortably Numb (The Wall)
Astronomy Domine (piper at the gates......)

2) Wish you were here

3) Alan Parson Project
King Crimson