What are your top ten favorite rock bands?

[Zanth]

Here is a list of mine:

1) U2
2) Radiohead
3) Matthew Good Band
4) The Tragically Hip
5) James
6) REM
7) Led Zepplin
8) Rush
9) Our Lady Peace
10) LIVE

 

[carlo]

here's mine:

1)the velvet underground

the rest (my order changes depending on my mood):

the kinks
the stooges
the who
radiohead
elvis costello & the attractions
the boss & the e street band
pink floyd (the early years)
the rolling stones (the early years)

christ, the last spot is tough to choose... today i'll go with television.

 

[Magic77]

I like a lot more than 10, but here are some favorites:

1. Black Sabbath
2. Mercyful Fate
3. King Diamond
4. Judas Priest
5. Dream Theater
6. Cradle Of Filth
7. Emperor
8. Iron Maiden
9. Opeth
10. Deep Purple

 

[slindeman]

1. Joy Division
2. R.E.M.
3. Nirvana
4. Radiohead
5. Oingo Boingo
6. Smiths
7. Midnight Oil
8. U2
9. Bruce Springsteen
10. Pearl Jam

I haven't listened to much pre-80's yet but I'll get there eventually.

 

[gloco]

In no particular order:

1. radiohead
2. metallica
3. megadeth
4. fear factory
5. dave matthews band
6. Nirvana
7. soundgarden
8. judas priest
9. black sabbath
10. led zeppelin

some of you listed other fav's, like iron maiden

 

[Dusty Chalk]

I'm not sure all of mine qualify as rock and roll. In alphabetical order:

Black Sabbath
Judas Priest
Mike Oldfield
Pink Floyd
Rush
Skinny Puppy
Tangerine Dream
Vangelis
Various Artists
Yes

 

[Superbaldguy]

Here are my favourite bands:

(1) Rush
(2) Scorpions
(3) Led Zeppelin
(4) AC/DC
(5) Aerosmith
(6) Boston
(7) Pink Floyd
(8) The Who
(9) Van Halen
(10) The Cult

Some of these are closer to 'heavy metal' bands, and you can see my tastes are more for the "veteran" groups who STILL produce some great stuff. (most new bands royally suck, IMHO)

BTW, Rush have a new CD coming out in mid-May called "Vapour Trails." Can't wait!

 

[Braver]

1. Arena (new album coming up soon!)
2. Dream Theater
3. Pendragon
4. Marillion
5. IQ
6. Camel
7. Dire Straits
8. Pain Of Salvation
9. Live
10. Radiohead

thats not counting the various projects like Stangers On A Train, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Nolan&Wakeman etc etc, they'd be up there in the top 7. my top 7 as I listed it is all pretty close with one going up one day and another the next.

 

[royboy2k]

Lets see...

1)Radiohead
2)Weezer
3)Pink Floyd
4)Led Zepplin
5)The Pixies
6)Tool
7)Flaming Lips
8)The Strokes
9)The White Stripes
10)Sonic Youth

...And the list will definitely change as time rolls on (obviously).

 

[srapps55]

Radiohead
U2 (up to Achtung Baby)
Led Zep
Beatles
The Who
Police
The Clash
Green Day
Van Halen (thats HALEN not HAGAR)
Crazy Horse (yeah, its Neil, but they have recorded more albums than most of the folks above)

 

[gaineso]

Showing my age:

Jefferson Airplane
Country Joe & The Fish
Doors
Byrds
Cream
Beatles
Joplin
Stones
Hendrix

Slightly newer:

Eagles
Doobies

Further Back:

Platters
Bill Haley
Buddy Holly

Have to think too much for a larger list, but I've lived way too long for a short list. Way to many changes in musical styles and tastes.

If I like it, it's music. If I don't?? It's noise pollution.

 

[carlo]

gaineso,

Quote:

Showing my age...

nope, you're showing taste

finally cream makes it to the list! i'm surprised the gratefull dead isn't on someone's top ten yet.

can we count jimi and janis as groups? i was considering adding dylan and the band but thought i was pushing it with costello and the attractions. tom waits was another.

best,
carlo.

 

[Zanth]

I was specifically looking to get some insight into new bands...so I purposely posed the question regarding bands, but hey! no reason we can't include solo artists if tastes prefer

Tom Waits...Leonard Cohen...Sting....In that order for me

 

[gaineso]

Jimi and Janis actually never performed "SOLO". There were always other musicians on stage. They were just the headliners. Hell, even Sinatra always had a backup band.

Billy Joel did some solo stuff, him and his piano only. So did (fire up the flame throwers) Barry Manilow.

You could just about put Jim Morrison in the same class as Hendrix, or Janis. It's just that they maintained the band name.

Anywho, there's a hell of a lot of fantastic music out there, and I'm reasonably sure there's more to come.

 

[carlo]

zanth,

ah, the list within a list... nice! just to run with your idea:

top solo artists i think you'll dig (based on what you've posted here, you may like them already):

bob dylan (minus the 80s)
joni mitchell
stevie wonder
lou reed
elvis costello
eric clapton (the blues & drugs years)
syd barrett
any of the oblivians

re: leonard cohen - funny, i just copied "famous blue rain coat" onto my hard drive for a friend's compilation cd.

best,
carlo