Approximately how many ARTISTS do you have in your music collection?

[mvd]

This is a change from the number of CDs question. I have almost 1,000 CDs, and probably a few hundred artists at least. Here's a sampling of the ones I love:

Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Bobby Darin, The Beatles, Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits, CCR, Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, The Who, The Moody Blues, Shangri-Las, Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, The Cars, The Bangles, The Eagles, The Police, Blondie, Go-Gos, Tiffany, Bon Jovi, The Corrs, Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, The Veronicas, Damone, New Pornographers, Fountains Of Wayne, The Wallflowers, Counting Crows, Brie Larson, Eisley, Sixpence None The Richer, The Pierces, Barenaked Ladies, Leslie Mills, M2M/Marion Raven, The Faders, Stella Soleil, Lisa Loeb, Susan Cagle, Kay Hanley/Letters To Cleo, Kate Voegele, Alexa Wilkinson, Neil Finn/Finn Brothers, Halo Friendlies/Ginger Sling, Alison Ray, Chantal Kreviazuk, Marianne Keith, Madonna, Camera Obscura, The Charade, The Essex Green, Belle & Sebastian, Stars, The Decemberists, Sloan, The Supremes, Luther Vandross, Aretha, Smokey Robinson, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Linda Ronstadt, Aimee Mann, Brandi Carlile, Cindy Alexander, R.E.M., U2, Travis, Guster, Wilco, Any Winehouse, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Garbage, Ozzy, Sleater-Kinney, The Nightwatchman, The White Stripes, Green Day, Kim Richey, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Indigo Girls, Stacie Rose, Bree Sharp, Alanis Morissette, Anna Nalick, Tegan & Sara, Abra Moore, Tori Amos, Suzanne Vega, Bonnie McKee, Liz Phair, Amy Rigby, Jo Davidson, Nina Gordon, Veruca Salt, Cat Power, Thea Gilmore, Lisa Palleschi (sings pop ballads and is more my style than Celine Dion,) Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Sinead O'Connor, Josh Ritter, The Dixie Chicks, Patty Loveless, Wussy, Lucinda Williams, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Kasey Chambers, Miranda Lambert, Dwight Yoakam, The Mavericks, Brad Paisley, Doug Stone, Rosanne Cash, George Strait, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton, Merle Haggard, Charley Pride, Willie Nelson, Jim Reeves, Beetoven, Bach, Mozart, Handel, etc..

[mvd]

1. There are many more I could have put on - this was..

fairly random. Rilo Kiley, Jag Star, Fefe Dobson, and Melissa Etheridge are just four of the others. I find out about new artists from XM radio, MySpace, discoveringartists.com, iTunes, friends, reviews (I don't follow them, but I do read some review sites for the artist mentions,) and more. It's worth going through some you don't like (I didn't like Immaculate Machine, who has the iTunes single of the week,) for the ones you do like.

[Mojambo]

4. I didn't like Immaculate Machine the first 5 or 6 times I heard the album

But it kinda grew on me.

They're not nearly my favorite thing, but I do break that one out on occasion.

I've found Bit Torrent an invaluable resource for discovering new music, particularly indie which is pretty much all I listen to.

[mvd]

5. Well, I did mostly hear samples

But I wasn't crazy about the songs I heard at their MySpace. I like indie-pop generally, but this sounded too twee to me. I'll give them more listens to make sure.

[Mojambo]

6. Well, I do love the twee. Tullycraft is one of my all time favorite bands. n/t

[mvd]

8. Sometimes it's fine (Let's Go Sailing is twee, and..

I like what I've heard from them,) but I don't hear much talent in Immaculate Machine, so to me they don't pull it off.

[mvd]

9. Speaking of, here are some I want to add soon

Bedsit Poets, Lisa Mychols, Tralala (if you love power pop, you really need to try Lisa Mychols and Tralala,) Lavender Diamond, The Comas, The High Strung, Shannon Moore...

[Mojambo]

11. The High Strung is pretty good.

I love Power Pop. I'll have to check out those two.

[mvd]

10. I'm surprised I forgot James Taylor

He's a classic rock fave.

[Joe Fields]

2. My god, I have 352 different artists.

[mvd]

3. Wow, did you count them?

I don't think I could do that. :hi:

[Joe Fields]

13. Yes. I never considered that question, and found it intriguing,

so I did count them.:toast:

[mvd]

14. Glad you liked the activity

I just have a sample of artists in a notepad file that I keep. I'm going to add a few artists like James Taylor and Sarah McLachlan for future reference. :hi:

[DS1]

7. 265 according to winamp

[taterguy]

12. I have no idea, maybe 750

I'm a big fan of compilation CDs like Nuggets, the Sun Box, the Vee Jay Records Story and Rhino's anthology of College Radio "hits." Maybe there's a way to check since it's all stored on my hard drive but that's a new thing and I'm not sure how to do it.

[mvd]

15. If you have iTunes, it can organize it for you

You could try that.

[njdemocrat106]

16. Kick

Off the top of my head (and probably forgetting many):

Beatles, Rolling Stones, Who, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, Pink Floyd, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, James Taylor, Neil Young, Crosby Stills & Nash (& Young), Fleetwood Mac, CCR, The Eagles, Steely Dan, Genesis, Phil Collins, Van Morrison, Black Sabbath, Frank Sinatra, Styx, Journey, Foreigner, Boston, Kansas, Doobie Brothers, Heart, Van Halen, The Police, Sting, Pete Townshend, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, Garth Brooks, Dixie Chicks, Chicago, Bob Dylan, Bad Company, Def Leppard, Tom Petty, U2, Simon & Garfunkel, Paul Simon, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr (I've at least 1 solo disc from each Beatle), Stevie Ray Vaughan, Little Feat, Tony Bennett, Rush, Huey Lewis, Jimmy Buffett, Jefferson Airplane, Squeeze, John Mellencamp, ELO, Emerson Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, Yes, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, Joe Jackson, Crowded House, Kinks, Talking Heads, Michael Jackson, James Brown, Deep Purple, Prince, Eric Clapton, Cream, Don Henley, Joe Walsh, Earth Wind & Fire, Jackson Browne, Carole King, Cheap Trick, Moody Blues, Sly & the Family Stone, Queen, Nilsson, Chuck Berry, Dire Straits, Santana, Warren Zevon, Pretenders, and much more... (my wrists are killing me, so I'll stop :) ).

[mvd]

17. Yes, this topic allows for a diverse list, but..

I can't post all. I'd probably get tired, too.

You reminded me of some, like the Bee Gees, Michael Jackson, Heart, Marvin Gaye, Jimmy Buffett..

[LibraLiz1973]

18. Some of mine

In no particular order, off the top of my head...

ABBA
AC/DC
Hall & Oates
Tommy Conwell & The Young Rumblers
Aimee Mann
ABC
The Thompson Twins
Duran Duran
The Beatles
Melissa Etheridge
Frank Sinatra
David Bowie
Genesis
INXS
Luscious Jackson
Joe Jackson
Michael Jackson
Janet Jackson
Jackson Browne
Heart
Dido
Eminem
The Beastie Boys
U2
Tori Amos
Steve Miller Band
Kansas
k.D. Lang
Chris Isaac
The Eagles
Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
Stevie Wonder
Crowded House
Bon Jovi
Carly Simon
Metallica
Frou Frou
Faster Pussycat
The Foo Fighters
Alice in Chains
Nirvana
Billy Joel
George Michael
Wham
Pink
Prince
Peter Gabriel
Phantom Planet
Pink Floyd
Motley Crue
Soundgarden
Elton John
Dr. John
Harry Connick Jr.
Boston
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Britney Spears
UB40
The Pretenders
Smashing Pumpkins
Audioslave
Pearl Jam
.38 Special
Patsy Cline
Luther Vandross
The Dixie Chicks
Mozart
Bach
REM
The Supremes
Diana Ross
Tina Turner
The Cars
The Bangles
The Cure
Depeche Mode
Liz Phair
Cheap Trick
Elvis
Roy Orbison
Madonna
Dr. Dre
Ice T
NWA
Eazy E
Linda Rondstadt
The Commodores
Lionel Richie
Barenaked Ladies
Paul McCartney
The Smiths
The Who
The Police
Blondie
Kelly Clarkson
Counting Crows
Bob Marley
James Taylor
Journey
The Cult
Go-Go's
Belinda Carlisle
Keane
Maroon 5
Nick Lachey
Avril Lavigne
Tom Petty
Van Halen
Oingo Boingo
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Janes Addiciton
Suicidal Tendencies
The Backstreet Boys
N'Sync
Justin Timberlake
Christina Aguilera
Bruce Springsteen
John Mellencamp
Goo Goo Dolls
Sheryl Crow
Fiona Apple
Don Henley
Oasis
Talking Heads
Cyndi Lauper
Bow Wow Wow
New Order
Rush
Gwen Stefani
No Doubt
Ben Folds

[mvd]

19. ABBA is in my collection for sure

So are Dido, Chris Isaak, and more. We have quite a few similarities. :thumbsup:

Night, all! :hi:

[enigmatic]

20. around 5000+

I've got around 5-6000 CD's, 2500 vinyl and 7-800 cassettes, so it's a good mix..