List the artists who you're into so much, you're 99% sure you'll buy each album automatically, just because it's by that artist. Even if you haven't heard anything from it, you're buying it.


My list:
Prince
Lenny Kravitz
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Seal
Terence Trent D'arby
Janet Jackson

I used to be loyal to Madonna and Michael Jackson, but they're no longer on a must have basis.

Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver
Rascal Flatts
Chris Cagle
Kenny Chesney (most likely anyway)

Clay Aiken & Britney Spears. Maybe Christina. And NSYNC too. I was such an obsessed fan back then, that if and when they come out with a new one, Ill just have to buy it, even if I didnt like Celebrity.

Madonna
David Bowie
Bjork
Kylie Minogue
Fleetwood Mac

are the only ones I currently am that way with. It took me awhile to pick up Bowie's Reality, tho I am glad I did because I love it.

ones I am more "likely" to buy than other new albums:
Prince
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Cher

I'll usually be interested when these artists have a new cd out, but I will generally try sampling the album first before buying it, because I have albums I bought and disliked from these artists, but if I love the new Janet cd, she'll be bumped back into the first list. I am just a little hesitant after All For You. Prince and Cher will probably always be in the "likely" catagory. I loved Cher's last 2 albums, but she's had so many albums that were godawful. Prince is hit and miss after 92 with me, Gold being the only "great" album he's done in that period.

Martina McBride
Sara Evans
Faith Hill
Patty Loveless
Reba
Mariah

Selena, Bette Midler, Shakira, and Donna Summer.

Aaliyah
Selena
Patsy Cline
LeAnn Rimes
Sarah McLachlan
Matchbox Twenty
Barenaked Ladies

Martina (of course)
Hanson
Dixie Chicks
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
The Verve Pipe
Backstreet Boys

As if I needed to say this, Elvis Presley and Dusty Springfield. :D

Stevie Nicks

The Beatles and Led Zeppelin are my all time favorites, but odds are they are not going to be releasing any new albums. I would also include Rush, Bruce Springsteen, Van Halen, AC/DC and Def Leppard.

Maroon 5, John Mayer, Lenny Kravitz, and Jet.

The Beatles. We go WAY back!:happyface

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Madonna


I think American Life is the first cd from Madonna I haven't bothered to buy. I had no doubt planned on buying it upon its' release, but I didn't like the single, and I read enough mediocre reviews to question whether or not I really cared to buy it. I've got practically everything else from her though, including the Dick Tracy / Evita / Who's That Girl soundtracks.

The Ataris.

Originally posted by vashti1999
I think American Life is the first cd from Madonna I haven't bothered to buy. I had no doubt planned on buying it upon its' release, but I didn't like the single, and I read enough mediocre reviews to question whether or not I really cared to buy it. I've got practically everything else from her though, including the Dick Tracy / Evita / Who's That Girl soundtracks.

I think AL is a lot better than critics treat it, but it took a lot longer to really "get into" than previous albums. Maybe get it as a free BMG selection or something, it's not a great album, but I wouldn't consider it bad either, American Life and Hollywood were actually the weakest tracks in my opinion.

Originally posted by consentida
Donna Summer.

if only she'd release a new cd :( It's going on 13 years since her last all-new studio album, Mistaken Identity. Even if you want to count her Christmas cd, that's still 10 years. I wish she'd release an all new cd instead of yet another live/Greatest Hits cd with 2 new songs to boot.

Originally posted by *Marilyn Monroe*
Maroon 5

if their next cd is as good as Songs About Jane, I'll put them on my list too.

Originally posted by fr00ti
Martina (of course)
Hanson
Dixie Chicks
Carolyn Dawn Johnson
The Verve Pipe
Backstreet Boys

And Shania.

Hm....I guess theonly band that falls under that is Flogging Molly. I love anything and everythig they put out. Everyone else that I love I usually try and sample the CD (by dowloading), and if I like it enough, I'll get it.

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
if only she'd release a new cd :( It's going on 13 years since her last all-new studio album, Mistaken Identity. Even if you want to count her Christmas cd, that's still 10 years. I wish she'd release an all new cd instead of yet another live/Greatest Hits cd with 2 new songs to boot.

Last time I checked (which was a long time ago lol), she was working on a new album but other things were taking up her time and blah blah blah. So...as far as I know, she was planning on releasing a new album. I just dont know when yet. But all of us Donna fans are still waiting...:)

metallica
the casualties
devotchkas
no doubt

Selena (I bought a lot of her albums from the 90s. Unfortunately I didn't know about her music until after she passed on. But, I've got a lot of albums of hers: Entre A Mi Mundo (1992), Selena Live (1993), Amor Prohibido (1994), Dreaming Of You (1995), Siempre Selena (1996) and the soundtrack of the film (1997). I also have the film of her life and a video of music videos of all her hits (todos exitos).

Fleetwood Mac

Lacuna Coil, it took me forever to get all of those cds...

And Evanescence, though I only own Fallen, the limit I spend on cds, sadly, falls under $100, so I can't exactly buy their cds not sold in stores. However, I did spend hours at a time (when I still had Kazaa) downloading every Evanescence song I could get my hands on and d/ling and re-d/ling so I could get the perfect song w/o glitches. But, I have no clue when their gonna release another cd, but you can bet I'll be busting down the doors to get it...and I already am counting down the days till March 23rd when I can buy The Punisher soundtrack, all b/c Amy sings in one song ;)

Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken

and maybe Christina, Justin Timberlake

Originally posted by Ewan's My Man


And Evanescence, though I only own Fallen, the limit I spend on cds, sadly, falls under $100, so I can't exactly buy their cds not sold in stores. However, I did spend hours at a time (when I still had Kazaa) downloading every Evanescence song I could get my hands on and d/ling and re-d/ling so I could get the perfect song w/o glitches. But, I have no clue when their gonna release another cd, but you can bet I'll be busting down the doors to get it...and I already am counting down the days till March 23rd when I can buy The Punisher soundtrack, all b/c Amy sings in one song ;) Yeah...what she said.

Evanescence
Clay Aiken
and of course....
Michael Jackson.

The only band that I actually buy all of their albums, go to their concerts, watch them on every TV appearance it.....

Hanson (whoa, what a shocker!)

Yeah, I like other artists, and buy some of their CDs, but not like Hanson at all!

Evanescence and Avril Lavigne...



i saw a comercial and it said that if ya like Ev than you'll like Lacuna Coil, and i went on Amazon to hear some of there songs, and i had no idea what she was saying! lol even while looking at the words, i had no idea what the hell she was saying lol i liked it but theres no way i would buy the cd

Originally posted by *Nancy Mckeon*


i saw a comercial and it said that if ya like Ev than you'll like Lacuna Coil, and i went on Amazon to hear some of there songs, and i had no idea what she was saying! lol even while looking at the words, i had no idea what the hell she was saying lol i liked it but theres no way i would buy the cd

There was a commercial that said that?!?! Ah, awesome.

You weren't able to understand what she was saying? Are you sure you weren't listening to one of the Italian songs? B/C Lacuna Coil has a few songs in Italian, though most are in English. Maybe it was an Amazon problem, I've never had trouble understanding them...hmm...

http://www.lacunacoil.it/Photos/Photosession/CL04.jpg

Green Day
Foo Fighters
Nine Inch Nails
Michelle Branch
Metallica

Originally posted by Mijada
Fleetwood Mac

me too I just got tickets :D

Hmm...*ponders*

Faith Hill (definitely :biglove: )
Tim McGraw
Clay Aiken (see av :drool: )
Evanescence

Led Zeppelin

Jimi Hendrix

Mariah Carey

am I the only person who finds it strange to be loyal to someone with just 1 album out? There's some newer artists out there that I really like the album of, but I'd never consider myself a loyal fan until the third album at the very least. There's so many cases of artists who came out with one great album, and the rest of their output was lackluster. I can see being a fan of Clay Aiken or Maroon 5 (I love their cd), but I don't think either of them yet has enough catalogue yet to be as loyal to them as people are to someone like Prince, Metallica, Mariah, Madonna, Aerosmith and some of the other more veteran artists mentioned in here do.

Nothing against the newer artists, but there's been so many flash in the pans who had an amazing debut album, and the rest of the catalog pales in comparison that it's really hard to judge "this is the best singer ever" from just the debut album.

Janet Jackson, Madonna (even though I dont buy every album), Digable Planets, Britney Spears..and I'd have to say Jennifer Lopez...:D

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
am I the only person who finds it strange to be loyal to someone with just 1 album out? There's some newer artists out there that I really like the album of, but I'd never consider myself a loyal fan until the third album at the very least. There's so many cases of artists who came out with one great album, and the rest of their output was lackluster. I can see being a fan of Clay Aiken or Maroon 5 (I love their cd), but I don't think either of them yet has enough catalogue yet to be as loyal to them as people are to someone like Prince, Metallica, Mariah, Madonna, Aerosmith and some of the other more veteran artists mentioned in here do.

Nothing against the newer artists, but there's been so many flash in the pans who had an amazing debut album, and the rest of the catalog pales in comparison that it's really hard to judge "this is the best singer ever" from just the debut album.

Thank you. When I started the thread, I meant for people to include artists that have some sort of history, where you can say, yes I buy album after album after album because I'm that big of a fan, and have a trust that that particular artist won't disappoint. It's barely been a year that people have even heard of Clay Aiken. Prince on the other hand has been recording since 1978 and has released practically an album a year, all of which I have. It's that type of loyalty that I wanted to see expressed in the thread.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Thank you. When I started the thread, I meant for people to include artists that have some sort of history, where you can say, yes I buy album after album after album because I'm that big of a fan, and have a trust that that particular artist won't disappoint. It's barely been a year that people have even heard of Clay Aiken. Prince on the other hand has been recording since 1978 and has released practically an album a year, all of which I have. It's that type of loyalty that I wanted to see expressed in the thread.

I also agree with that.

Originally posted by vashti1999
Thank you. When I started the thread, I meant for people to include artists that have some sort of history, where you can say, yes I buy album after album after album because I'm that big of a fan, and have a trust that that particular artist won't disappoint. It's barely been a year that people have even heard of Clay Aiken. Prince on the other hand has been recording since 1978 and has released practically an album a year, all of which I have. It's that type of loyalty that I wanted to see expressed in the thread.

yep. I am not bashing Clay, Maroon 5, Evanescence (yes, I know they have 2 albums) or the sort, but I don't think you can count a under-1-year following of an artist the same way you can count someone you've followed for years and have been around buying more than 2 albums of. There are younger acts that I might pick the next album up of when it comes out (like Maroon 5 for example), but while I love Songs About Jane, I know that me being a fan of M5 for 3 months is barely the same as someone like Madonna, Janet, Michael, Prince or Cyndi Lauper, whom I've followed for over 15 years, or even someone like Bjork that I've followed for 5.

I can even see Justin or Britney "loyalists" because I think they've been around long enough and have enough albums out that they've kept some "true" fans, but not Clay or Ruben or somebody. Give them time before really putting them on a pedestal because the next album might not be as good

Originally posted by vashti1999
List the artists who you're into so much, you're 99% sure you'll buy each album automatically, just because it's by that artist. Even if you haven't heard anything from it, you're buying it.


Olivia Newton-John
Madonna
Matchbox Twenty
Tori Amos
Alanis Morissette
Britney Spears

Originally posted by BuffySlayer79
Evanescence (yes, I know they have 2 albums)

Demos 1997-1998 (1997)
Exodus
Give Unto Me
Goodnight
October
Evanescence EP (1998)
Where Will You Go
Solitude
Imaginary
Exodus
So Close
Understanding
The End
Sound Asleep EP (1999)
Give Unto Me
Whisper
Understanding
Forgive Me
Understanding
Ascention of the Spirit
Origin (2000)
Origin
Whisper
Imaginary
My Immortal
Where Will You Go
Field of Innocence
Even in Death
Anywhere
Lies
Away From Me
Eternal
Listen to the Rain
Demise
Demos 2001-2002 (2001)
Anything For You
Before the Dawn
Breathe No More
Bring Me to Life V.1
Bring Me to Life V.2
Everybody's Fool V.1
Everybody's Fool V.2
Farther Away
Haunted V.1
Haunted V.2
Hello
I Must Be Dreaming
Imaginary 1.0
Imaginary 2.0
Missing
My Last Breath
Surrender
Taking Over Me V.1
Taking Over Me V.2
Tourniquet V.1
Tourniquet V.2
Whisper
BMTL AUS CD Single (2003)
Bring Me to Life
Bring Me to Life (Bliss Mix)
Farther Away
Missing
Fallen (2003)
Going Under
Bring Me to Life
Everybody's Fool
My Immortal
Haunted
Tourniquet
Imaginary
Taking Over Me
Hello
My Last Breath
Whisper

Forever Gone, Forever You
You *



Just to name a few...;) :p

I know what you're IMPLYING, and yea, I'm pretty loyal to Madonna, but I'm 14...it was...11 years after people like Prince came out that I was born.

The Beatles
Simon and Garfunkel
Family
Jim Croce

(I used to include Suzanne Vega, but her Days of Open Hand album from 1990 put me to sleep! :( )

Queen
David Bowie
The Beatles
Supertramp

Prince
John Frusciante
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Heart
Janet Jackson
Sade
Audioslave

Nick Drake

REO Speedwagon
Steely Dan
Aerosmith
AC/DC
U2
Styx
Pink Floyd/ David Gilmour
Led Zeppelin/ Robert Plant
Ozzy/ Black Sabbath
Ministry
John Mellencamp
Kid Rock
Eminem
Blue Oyster Cult
King Crimson
Journey
RUSH

2 bands that not alot of people heard of--Extreme & Dream Theater.

Extreme only had 4 CD's out before they broke up, but 3 of the guys have their own band now called Tribe of Judah, so I'm getting into that. But Extreme was a big part of my life at one time and I still keep up on the guys.

Dream Theater is hardly played on the radio(I guess they're too progressive for radio), but they have an absolutely huge international fan base. I have all their CD's except for the very 1st one because they had another lead singer before the lead singer they have now(who has an amazing voice), and if he's not singing on it, I'm not getting it. I also have a DVD of one of their performances. As long as they keep putting out CD's, I'll keep buying them.

I like alot of other bands and musical acts, but those 2 I find I am totally into.

Originally posted by phoebe7165
2 bands that not alot of people heard of--Extreme & Dream Theater.

Extreme only had 4 CD's out before they broke up, but 3 of the guys have their own band now called Tribe of Judah, so I'm getting into that. But Extreme was a big part of my life at one time and I still keep up on the guys.



Ah Extreme! Great pick phoebe

Nuno Bettencourt is such an underrated guitarist! They were definately a breath of fresh air during the end of the hair band sludge at the end of the 80s and early 90s

on the R&B side: Luther Vandross, Sade, Anita Baker

on the Rock side: Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Santana

The Beatles
Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks

Originally posted by diezman
Ah Extreme! Great pick phoebe

Nuno Bettencourt is such an underrated guitarist! They were definately a breath of fresh air during the end of the hair band sludge at the end of the 80s and early 90s

Thanks, Diezman!! Yes, Nuno is very underrated. I just wish he were a nicer guy though. I've met all of them many times, and while the other guys were awesome, Nuno always seemed so put-off most of the time, like he's rather have his fingernails torn off than talk to his fans. And it wasn't like we were acting crazy around him. We were always calm & polite around him.

About the hair bands, though, I used to love all that. All the hokey songs(there was even a song called "Sportin' A Woody"!!), power ballads, etc. In fact, I'm still into it. I just saw Whitesnake, Warrant, Kip Winger, & Slaughter last summer.