Post your top 5 rock bands of all time

[saphojunkie]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

for some people, sure.

The prog rock crowd, for People who are down with Rush, King Crimson and especially early Genesis, Yes is absolutely a top 5 band.

Yes was everything that was good about prog rock...

Fair enough. I guess I always thought of Prog rock has a misuse of talent. Not wasted, just misused.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

Yes was everything that was good about prog rock...

And to be fair, everything that was bad. Very Spinal Tap-ish in some instances.

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

But they're TOP FIVE?

I'm a HUGE Yes fan who didn't put them in my historical top 5, because of their slide into bloat and pretention (which I love anyway).

But I put them in my honorable mention because of their technical ability (Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Bill Bruford, Alan White and Rick Wakeman are/were gifted musicians), their long-term success and their influence.

For good or bad, their virtuoso musicianship combined with vocal harmonies influenced many 70s and 80s bands (Boston, Styx, Kansas, Foreigner, etc.)

[Molitoth]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

My god there's some terrible taste in here.

Korn?
Foreigner?
yes???

How about you all go into your Itunes and look up your most played bands. See what actually comes up.

I've seen worse:

Puddle of Mudd, Nirvana, Disturbed?

[SuperChief]

Alice in Chains
System of a Down
Incubus
Tool
Tenacious D

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by SuperChief

Alice in Chains
System of a Down
Incubus
Tool
Tenacious D

Good ones

[SuperChief]

Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Good ones

I try. And back to the "black" rock bands, I REALLY dig Sevendust (older stuff at least) and their lead singer is black.. Does that count?

[saphojunkie]

This is the whitest collection of bands since the 1943 Lollapalooza in Berlin.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

This is the whitest collection of bands since the 1943 Lollapalooza in Berlin.

racist.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

This is the whitest collection of bands since the 1943 Lollapalooza in Berlin.

Are there any black rock bands?

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Are there any black rock bands?

remember Living Colour??

Band Of Gypsys, I think one counts, too.

So, yes - there are 2.

[SPATCH]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

remember Living Colour??

Band Of Gypsys, I think one counts, too.

So, yes - there are 2.

Earth, Wind, and Fire.

Earth, Wind, and Fire is my shit, dawg.

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by the_spatula

Earth, Wind, and Fire.

Earth, Wind, and Fire is my shit, dawg.

true, but they became more of a funk/soul band.

See, if we're gonna go there, I'll bring out Funkadelic, ya know??

Just for Maggot Brain and Mommy, What's a Funkadelic ALONE.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

remember Living Colour??

Band Of Gypsys, I think one counts, too.

So, yes - there are 2.

Living Colour?

[rabblerouser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

You forget The Experience.

to be honest, the more bass I play, the more Noel starts to annoy the shit outta me.

I'd rather have Billy and Buddy.

To me, it goes like this :

Band Of Gypsys>Cry Of Love Band>The Experience.

Flame away.

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Living Colour?

agreed; great musicians, a couple of decent songs, then so WAY WAY overrated to the point that they made a career out of it.

Kinda like Phish, only on a way smaller scale.