This is an extremely hard one to answer as I love every band mentioned on this page. But I have listen most continuously, by merit, listening to Paul Simon for as long as I have been alive, and the "no-name" band he assembled in Africa on his Graceland tour there together with Brazilian percussion, remains with him some 21 years, and brings blended diversity of sound and style at least as good as DMB, and the most meaningful lyrics written. He has not won every major music award obtainable for no good reason. I do not wish to deny the greatness of Roger Waters and David Gilmore of Pink Floyd, or the diversity of sound of the Dave Matthews Band, or even you Dylan lovers but no one man's work ranks higher in the Post WWII era than Paul Simon's, IMHO.
By "do no wrong", do you mean, "have never written a shit track"? If you believe any band has never written a shit track, then your head is up your arse, and you have just reached the stage where you convince yourself averything a band release is great. You should grow out of that when you're about 14.
There not bands and they're most definitely not in my age group. But for the quiet moments it would be Neil Diamond or Lionel Richie
"Every Time I Die" are very consistent. Each album is good IMO and also well received, critically speaking.
Also, "The Prodigy". I used to think they couldn't top their first album but the most recent "Invaders Must Die" has done that I think.
The Foo Fighters are a bit formulaic but tend to be consistent as do Muse.
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Pink-Fuckin'-Floyd. With or without Roger Waters. Great band
You know I can't help adding another comment. We've all been using the word band and what comes across is what I would call rock groups - I realise that strictly speaking even that grotty lot One Direction yechhh are a band but the word to me connotes more instruments that just vocals, keyboards, drums and guitars. My father's generation produced some amazing musicians as opposed to the current vogue (and I am part of that) of self taught rock musicians which has prevailed since the 50's. Names like Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Bennie Goodman, MJQ, Dave Brubeck etc it would be very difficult for many rock groups to equal their technical virtuosity. In fact the ''biggest band in the world'' would be the first to agree with that.
Vampire weekend has a near flawless track record and their new album is easily aoty so far.
Maroon 5 are my addiction! and I have a huge crush on Adam Levine which to me just makes their music even better hehe xx
Bullet for my Valentine
An artist that can do no wrong for me is Eminem
U2..The most important and influential band of the post-punk era, hard to accuse them of doing much wrong..
Tell me, who was it you left me for? Was it Laszlo, or were there others in between? Or - aren't you the kind that tells?
Electric Light Orchestra hands down. Jeff Lynne was and is a muscial genius. They never put out anything that I did not like.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Aerosmith/ Steve Tyler is an all time favorite of mine that is time tested and proved.
Coldplay! Simples
