Post your top 5 rock bands of all time

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

As someone who likes Zep, Rush, Yes and Tull, I also like every group on your list.

Me too. Huge Velvets fan. Me and Lou Reed share a birthday and similarly macarbe outlook.

[gblowfish]

Originally Posted by Buck

I'm interested in seeing what era most people's favorites come from and if there are more US bands or UK bands (or Scandinavian if you're Reaper16)

Clean sweep for the Brits for me.

1. The Beatles
2. Rolling Stones
3. Led Zep
4. Pink Floyd
5. The Who

Define band however you want. If you want to throw Elvis on your list, do it.

I would actually agree with this. #6 would be The Kinks.

[Frosty]

Originally Posted by gblowfish

I would actually agree with this. #6 would be The Kinks.

The Kinks were my second concert and the first one I actually remember (my first was Rush but it's a little, umm..., hazy).

[Bugeater]

In no particular order:

1. Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship (This DOES NOT include "Starship")
2. Styx
3. REO Speedwagon
4. Paul McCartney & Wings (This DOES NOT include Paul's non-Wings solo garbage)
5. Anything with Eric Clapton

[cosmo20002]

The correct answer is:

Van Halen
Aerosmith
AC/DC
ZZ Top
Led Zep

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by cosmo20002

The correct answer is:

Van Halen
Aerosmith
AC/DC
ZZ Top
Led Zep

I suppose that's a good list if you've never turned on a commercial radio station for the past 40 years.

[cosmo20002]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

I suppose that's a good list if you've never turned on a commercial radio station for the past 40 years.

That was basically the entire playlist at Z-92.

[Bump]

Zeppelin
Stones
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots

[Bugeater]

Originally Posted by Bump

Zeppelin
Stones
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots

Shit, didn't even think about the Stones. They should probably be on my list. Soundgarden would be in my Top 10, but not 5.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by Bugeater

Shit, didn't even think about the Stones. They should probably be on my list. Soundgarden would be in my Top 10, but not 5.

I type this as 'Sparks Will Fly' off Voodoo Lounge blasts from the Marantz receiver behind me :

as cliché as it sounds at this point, there's really no arguing that The Rolling Stones are actually the world's greatest rock and roll band.

Don't care who likes 'em or not, what anyone's opinion is; no one has done it better for longer. Their 'worst' album is better than most band's best, period.

Keith singing 'The Worst'...oh, irony.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

no one has done it better for longer.

Not fair really, that they've found a way to continue touring even though Keith has been clinically dead for like 20 years...

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Not fair really, that they've found a way to continue touring even though Keith has been clinically dead for like 20 years...

But Keith's the only one who can make being dead for so long look so damn cool.

Stones win.

[Frosty]

It's really hard to come up with a top 5 list because it depends on what mood I'm in. Sometimes my list might include 80's alternative like Guadalcanal Diary and REM. Other times it will be classic rock or 80's NWOBHM like Holocaust or Angelwitch. Lately, I've been on kind of a 70's kick and have been picking up stuff that I didn't use to like as much, like Neil Young or CCR.

I have a half full 160g iPod and I usually just have it on random so don't really favor one band over another.

[Fat Elvis]

Need lots of bass for this....

[Chiefnj2]

In the order that I recall listening to them:

1. Van Halen
2. Ozzy
3. Iron Maiden
4. Metallica


5 is tough, toss-up between NIN and Jane's Addiction.