Who is/are your favorite European Band/s?

[Mitsuo]

What bands are your absolute favorite?

If you also know their genre, you may state it.

[Mitsuo]

Mine are...

1. Death Cab for Cutie

2. U2

3. Depeche Mode

4. The Used

5. 311

6. Royal Bliss (Local Band)

7. Yellowcard

8. Sublime

9. AFI

[Kinsao]

Ooooh! A music section! :happy:
My current favourite European musicians are:
Dimmu Borgir
Mylene Farmer
Anorexia Nervosa
Noir Desir (I just got into their music recently ^^)
Hammerfall
Children of Bodom
Iron Maiden
Samsas Traum
Rammstein
Ralph McTell
... etc. :hihi:

[misa.j]

I don't know many new musicians or bands, so my favorites are kind of old.

Talking Heads
Flying Lizards
Henry Cow
Dead Can Dance

[Kinsao]

I like some older bands too... I like The Beatles, Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin (sometimes), Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, and there are other old British bands I like. :)

[Supervin]

The Beatles, U2, Suede, Aqua, Oasis.

[Kinsao]

I like Indochine as well, they are a French band. :)

[ricecake]

ABBA
Bay City Rollers
Bee Gees

I like those oldies from the 1970's

[Duo]

british bands have always been quite good...

stereophonics are good,
modjo - french
daft punkk -

i donna

[RockLee]

Recently Egotrippi and Tiktak joined my list of favourite bands. Both are Finnish :) I like the way the music is made !

[cursore]

CCCP Fedeli alla linea (80s Italian Punk)
CSI (Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti) 90's Rock
Marlene Kuntz (rock metalish)
Die Arzle
and many many more...

[misa.j]

Kinsao, I like Led Zeppelin, too. Jimmy Page's guitar used to give me goose bumps.

I forgot Muse.
I don't know how popular they are in Europe, but they are one my favorite bands, although they kind of disappointed me with their new album.

[jaguar]

the beatles ,of course
it is always the beatles!

[Kinsao]

I like Rosetta Stone and Bauhaus, but I don't even know what their nationalities are. :bluush:
I also like Razed in Black for that good old industrial/electronic sound. :cool: I have got their song 'Blush' stuck in my head. :banghead:

[Anchyyy]

Woah European bands are :cool: Currently one of my favourite are:

Opeth
Týr
Dimmu Borgir
Epica
Blind Guardian
Dragonforce
Lacuna Coil
Satyricon
Catamenia
Korpiklaani
Edguy

:p

I'm going to see Korpiklaani, Catamenia and Satyricon live this October! I'm so happy! :confetti:

[Kinsao]

I just discovered a band called Mizar, they are Macedonian and sing in their native language. I only have 3 of their songs but they seem good, I like them... :cool:

[Crazy Russian]

Amongst rock bands I love only British ones.

My favourite band is Pink Floyd. My favourite albums are 'The Division Bell' and 'The Wall.' The video 'The Wall' is absolutely great!!! :cool: :cool: :cool:

They are the most sincere band of all time. :cool:

[crazybuyer]

Queen are my favourite group...Freddie's voice it's the best!

[Kinsao]

I also like Hungarian oneman solo project (sometimes with guest guitarists) m0d3rn5lav3. :cool: Not very well known but gettin popular a bit in Hungary, I know of him through my pal who is 'protege' of his (with his band The 21st Cherry Boys which I collaborate with too :) )

[Ma Cherie]

I've never admitted this to anyone, but I enjoy listening to Depeche Mode. I have alot of their songs on my ipod. :bluush:

[Mitsuo]

The majority of bands that I listed were american. Someone changed the thread, which is completely understandable, considering that it is a European forum.

So,

U2
Depeche Mode and the
The Beatles

are my fav.

[Ma Cherie]

Yaaay! Depeche Mode! :cool:

[Mitsuo]

Yeah, Ma Cherie and I are definitely the bomb squad.:smug:

[Mitsuo]

Ah, I can't forget Coldplay.

[Kinsao]

I like The Fratellis too... :cool:

[Milka]

Hmm, my favorite european band.. Hmm.

Spice girls, YIIR! :D

[Mitsuo]

Personally, I like the Sugar Girls......to whom am I referring to, I do not know.

[Duo]

You mean the sugababes right ?

[Gary C.]

Led Zep
Judas Priest
Foghat
Nazareth
Robin Trower
Scorpions
Thin Lizzy
Leningrad Cowboys
Sabaton
Black Sabbath
UFO
Golden Earring

[Mikho]

My favorite ones :rolleyes2:
Belarus: DIVINA ENEMA, POSTHUMOUS BLASPHEMER
Ukraine: NOKTURNAL MORTUM, MENTAL DEMISE
Poland: SIRRAH, VADER, DIES IRAE
Czech Republic: KRABATHOR
Slovakia: DEPRESY, DESECRATED DREAMS
Germany: BLOOD, RIGER, BETHLEHEM
Austria: PUNGENT STENCH
Netherlands: DISAVOWED, PESTILENCE, SINISTER
Switzerland: SAMAEL
France: SCARVE, INHUMATE
Belgium: AGATHOCLES
Finland: AJATTARA, DAWN OF RELIC
Norway: ARCTURUS, MAYHEM
Sweden: MESHUGGAH, MITHOTYN, DARK TRANQUILLITY, LAKE OF TEARS
Denmark: ILLDISPOSED
United Kingdom: BENEDICTION, BAL-SAGOTH, AKERCOCKE
Greece: NECROMANTIA, SEPTIC FLESH
Italy: SADIST

[leedavis]

My fave bands would be Coldplay, death cab for cutie, and AFI

[Shasta]

The Police
The Beatles
Rolling Stones
The Smiths
ABBA
Cat Stevens

[Niroa]

Germany: Rammstein, Ich & Ich, Xavier Naidoo, Die Ärzte, Rosenstolz, PUR
Norway: Vamp
Mexico: Aleks Sintek, Belanova
France: Mozart l'Opéra

UK: Phill Collins, Elton John
US: Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson (RIP), Lenny Kravitz, Kelly Clarkson
Sweden: ABBA :D
Japan: Ikimono Gakari

[Besir Bajrami]

Pink Floyd

[Besir Bajrami]

Led Zeppelin

[Besir Bajrami]

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

[Besir Bajrami]

...Radiohead

[Besir Bajrami]

Underworld (Electro)

[hangman]

I like Kula Shaker, U2, Oasis, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Eric Clapton, The Cranberries, AC/DC, Deep Purple, Black sabbath...among others. I heard songs by Scorpions and Led Zeppelin last night....great.

[Carlitos]

Of the greatest English Pop all.


Greetings, have a good day, I wish you all the best.

[Gavroche]

-The Beattles: I love them, all their songs are hits, they are the best band of all the time...

-Daft Punk: best live album of the decade (alive 2007), awesome live performance, best electro album of all the time (Discovery)...

-Renaud: our greatest songwriter...

-Tindersticks: a voice, their albums are timeless...

-The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster: "Horse Of The Dog" is simply my favourite album...

[Knovas]

There are lots, but I'll mention 3 for the moment:

Magazine
Ultravox
X Mal Deutschland

Synth Pop, Gothic, New Wave Style.

[Reinaert]

Well, the best of England comes from Ireland :) The Beatles

And further more.. British.. The Stones, Yes, Queen, The Who, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin,
Black Sabbath

Intermezzo Jethro Tull Aqualung live... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqZmtq5LhFo&feature=related

Dutch: Golden Earring

Ireland: Dubliners, U2, Flogging Molly

Intermezzo: Flogging Molly... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbenhxn8Xwo&feature=related

And this is also fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEr2xI7rP-4&feature=related

Germany: Nena, Nina Hagen, Rammstein


Intermezzo... BS Paranoid... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aIhh9nFYv4&feature=related

[Knovas]

Here is another one. They are French; good music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SS3T_mfmgc&feature=feedf

[Joosepinpoika]

Wintersun,
Turisas,
Maria Callas,
Edith Piaf,
Wagner,
Bach,
Children of Bodom,
Beethoven,
Grieg,
Ennio Morricone,
Tom Jones!