I don't like to choose favorites. Choosing favorites means that in turn, you are inherently downgrading the talent and enjoyment of the other things (in this case, bands and musicians) that you already love.

In actuality, I am a true hypocrite and I choose favorites all the time. Every damn day. But to choose the most favorite out of all the favorites of the favoriting? That is a conundrum.

Every single human being on this planet would agree that The Beatles trump every band on this planet, and that they're the favorites because they are “revolutionary, one-of-a-kind” blah blah blah. While I agree with that, I refuse to merge with pop culture and settle on them. From there we can all agree The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Eric Clapton — all the greats deserve to be favorited on this blog comment section and be the guise for a desire to win a contest.

Maybe it's my inherent oppositional behavior. Maybe it's because I feel stubborn today. Maybe it's because I want to punch the next hipster kid I see in skinny jeans in flannel IN AUGUST. But I'm going to take myself out on a limb here and announce my favorite rock band of all time: Oasis.

For one brief moment I considered writing the Spice Girls. But then we'd have a whole discussion on how the Spice Girls are pop, and not rock, and then I'd just want to punch more hipsters, and if that's one thing the Girls were, it was anti-violence.

Oasis. They fight. They drink. They do drugs. They screw tons of women with no nod toward gentlemanly conduct. They write great songs. They create powerful guitar solos. They cuss. They play beautiful acoustic measures when necessary. They have idols who they respect. They entertain their audience. They have an image. They throw punches. They screw up songs when live in concert. They don't care.

And isn't that what's about these days anyway? Not caring? I'm sure if I ask the hipster in his American Apparel and Urban Outfitters inspired outfit, that he would totally not care about not caring. And then he'd change shirts.

Oasis would just give him a black eye. And that's why they are my favorite rock band.

A neat interactive story on the film and davis g:

http://www.flypmedia.com/issues/plus/19/#1/1

I'm not a big Oasis fan, especially since the Gallaghers come off as conceited and showy to me, but I really enjoyed reading what you wrote. Plus, your first three paragraphs phrased much more eloquently what I tried to explain in my entire passage. Kudos.

I will say that I do like “Don't Look Back In Anger.”

My favorite band… Im tempted to say classics such as the rolling stones or the beatles. I mean who can listen to “time is on my side” or “sympathy for the devil” and not love the stones. And “with a little help from my friends” makes you want to call a buddy and have a beer or a smoke that instant. But the thing is I havent seen either of those bands live. ( Yes Ive seen the stones but arent Mick and the guys just caricatures of their former greatness). So I have to go with a band from my wheelhouse.. U2. In a sense its a trilogy of feeding that brings me to this decision. First is the greatness of Bono, and Im not just talking musically. The guy is one of the biggest rockers satrs in the world and he spends so much time working for charities. Be it aids in africa or problems in his homeland or feeding the homeless, the guy works. Next is the obscure reason of interrelation. U2 is so transcendant that they have made their way into modern culture. They are intertwined with pop culture. hence they are in one of my favorite books american psycho by brett easton ellis. And every one whos seen the movie can remember the feeding that takes place there. Forget spay and netuer just build more ATMs. The the final feeding is that of the ears. From Bono's grand voice to the jamming guiter of the Edge. To larry mullins underated percussion. ( hey he did make the thing happen). Consider “Pride”,”New years day” are songs with a message but they just invade your mind as great music and beats not preaching. so yeah my favorite band has got to be U2

My favorite band of all time would have to be Led Zeppelin hands down.

Band: The Cure
Why:
I started listening to the Cure in 1983… when Robert Smith was just a baby faced boy with wild hair and eyeliner. Each song resounded with me. Where I was when I first heard Fire In Cairo, the 12″ version of Close To Me with the horns makes all the hair on arms stand up, and a Forest just vibrating through my skin.

I feel akin to a band that is essentially sad and moody but manages to throw in a catchy tune or lyric in midst. Even closer to them than the Smiths (who are a very close second).

Each time I've seen the Cure live (including last year) they have put on a show that knocks me sideways. I am sad as each song finishes because it is one song closer to the end of the show.

To those who haven't given the Cure a chance, you've been missing out!