MB favorite artist survey.

Psy-Fi · 03-02-2014, 10:33 AM

Bob Seger got my vote for overall favorite through the years, with Steve Miller coming in a close second for his late 60's to mid 70's music.

Necromancer · 03-02-2014, 11:24 AM

I never knew that Boz Skaggs and Steve Miller went to school together, that's interesting.

I thought about adding Jackson Browne, J Giels Band and Boz Scaggs to the list but decided against it in the end. Most people are not familiar with some of the artists listed already so why add to the confusion. Maybe if the poll had been taken 20 years ago including Jackson Browne he would have possibly been one of the top picks.

Plankton · 03-02-2014, 11:37 AM

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Schons guitar work is very clean sounding and outstanding I agree. A lot of people don't know that Journey was actually formed by former members of Santana. So it's easy to hear the resemblance in style of Neal Schon's in relation to the style of Carlos Santana.

I actually knew Schon was a former member but I didn't know there were others too.

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Oh! ...and I did hear Seger's Mongrel
when it came out and liked it then,
but I don't know how it would hold
up to my ears these days.

I used to play that song with a friend of mine, Mike Doogan from the Doogan Bros Band who just passed recently, and never heard the original until quite a few years later after playing it numerous times. We did it quite differently but kept the same vibe, and still to this day is one of my favorite songs to play. Actually... I might be able to find a recording of it.

I had Seger in mind for my vote, but the sheer number of hits that Petty churned out, along with his quirky Dylan-esque style tipped the scales.

Black Francis · 03-02-2014, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan

You're aware that that's not Billy Joe Armstrong from Green Day, right?

No, it's the uptown girl dude, right?

**Frownland** · 03-02-2014, 12:34 PM

Alright guys I'll fess up. I'm the joker that voted for John Cougar.

Necromancer · 03-02-2014, 12:55 PM

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Alright guys I'll fess up. I'm the joker that voted for John Cougar.

There's nothing wrong with that, I definitely prefer John Cougar over Bruce Springsteen. One of my favorite singles by Cougar is Cherry Bomb.

djchameleon · 03-02-2014, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

i don't particularly like anybody on that list but if i have to choose i guess i'll go with Billy joel

I am with you on that one. I voted for him also.

Moving out is so good.

I am going to try to see him while he has his residency at the Garden.

Black Francis · 03-02-2014, 02:05 PM

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I am with you on that one. I voted for him also.

Moving out is so good.

I am going to try to see him while he has his residency at the Garden.

To be honest i know very little of the artists mentioned in the poll i know a few of them because they are pretty iconic Billy joel i know from that uptown girl song and from that song were he claims they didn't start the fire and Tom petty is free falling Tom petty right?

Bruce sprinsteen was born in the USA and that's literally all i know and where i stop caring all i know is the popular references attached to them.

djchameleon · 03-02-2014, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Black Francis

To be honest i know very little of the artists mentioned in the poll i know a few of them because they are pretty iconic Billy joel i know from that uptown girl song and from that song were he claims they didn't start the fire and Tom petty is free falling Tom petty right?

Bruce sprinsteen was born in the USA and that's literally all i know and where i stop caring all i know is the popular references attached to them.

Lol similar here. The only reason I know more songs from Billy Joel is because I downloaded one of his greatest hits comps but other than that. I don't know his individual albums.

Also you are correct on we didn't start the fire and uptown girl. Tom petty does have the free falling song and Bruce's song is correct.

Lisnaholic · 03-02-2014, 06:05 PM

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I guess you could say they are personal favorites, I do enjoy listening to all of them. But the main reason for this post is to see if any of these artist would be able to beat out Bruce Springsteen in the poll.

Steve Miller will be touring in concert this year with Journey, it might be the last time we'll be able to catch him in concert. Miller is a good choice Lisnaholic, two of my favorite singles by Steve Miller is, In The Winter Time and Wild Mountain Honey.

Thanks Necromancer! Haven`t played any Steve Miller for ages and you`ve reminded me of how good he really is. Sounds like you like his mellower songs best, but I usually prefer the upbeat stuff; Fly like an Eagle, Joker, Jet Airliner, etc. Actually, the original Jet Airliner is excellent too. Have you heard it ?

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Thanks everyone for participating in the poll survey. I'm actually a little surprised by the results so far.

^ Well, I guess that`s the most interesting kind of poll, isn`t it?

View Poll Results: Favourite Artist
Bruce Springsteen	5	12.50%
Tom Petty	10	25.00%
Bob Seger	3	7.50%
Steve Miller Band	6	15.00%
Bryan Adams	4	10.00%
John Couger	2	5.00%
Billy Joel	10	25.00%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

03-02-2014, 12:34 PM	#35 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	Alright guys I'll fess up. I'm the joker that voted for John Cougar. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

03-02-2014, 11:24 AM	#32 (permalink)
Necromancer Divination Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,655	I never knew that Boz Skaggs and Steve Miller went to school together, that's interesting. I thought about adding Jackson Browne, J Giels Band and Boz Scaggs to the list but decided against it in the end. Most people are not familiar with some of the artists listed already so why add to the confusion. Maybe if the poll had been taken 20 years ago including Jackson Browne he would have possibly been one of the top picks.