Post your top 5 rock bands of all time

[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.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

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

Hawkwind!

[siberian khatru]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Hawkwind!

Now I'm gonna have to go put on "Space Ritual Live."

In case of sonic attack, use your wheels. It is what they are for. Small babies may be placed inside the special cocoons.

[Fat Elvis]

In no particular order....

1) The Clash
2) U2
3) Cheap Trick
4) Talking Heads
5) Velvet Underground



I hate Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Rolling Stones, that flute band and other crap from that era/genre for the most part.

Flame away.

[the_spatula]

Originally Posted by Driving Wheel

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.

Ok.. TV On the Radio, then?

****ing awesome band, btw.

[the_spatula]

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

In no particular order....

1) The Clash
2) U2
3) Cheap Trick
4) Talking Heads
5) Velvet Underground



I hate Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Rolling Stones, that flute band and other crap from that era/genre for the most part.

Flame away.

I like this list.

[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).

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I've been trying to get into newer music, mostly because if I never hear "Hotel California" again for as long as I live, it won't be soon enough.

I've discovered a band called Alt-J (the Mac shortcut for typing the Greek letter Delta).

Just one album so far, and most of the songs aren't like this, but the tool crowd might enjoy hearing the (light) influence:

Alt-J has been getting pretty heavy rotation in KC. Here is another video (pretty disturbing).

[the_spatula]

Originally Posted by saphojunkie

I've been trying to get into newer music, mostly because if I never hear "Hotel California" again for as long as I live, it won't be soon enough.

I've discovered a band called Alt-J (the Mac shortcut for typing the Greek letter Delta).

Just one album so far, and most of the songs aren't like this, but the tool crowd might enjoy hearing the (light) influence:

Alt-J is incredible. Definitely one of the top 5 albums of 2012.

Good for you, dude. Good for you. Keep discovering.

[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

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by siberian khatru

Now I'm gonna have to go put on "Space Ritual Live."

In case of sonic attack, use your wheels. It is what they are for. Small babies may be placed inside the special cocoons.

How about the Michael Moorcock prose between tracks on "Warrior on the Edge of Time"?

[Bump]

Zeppelin
Stones
Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots

[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.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Fat Elvis

In no particular order....

1) The Clash
2) U2
3) Cheap Trick
4) Talking Heads
5) Velvet Underground



I hate Led Zeppelin, Rush, Yes, Rolling Stones, that flute band and other crap from that era/genre for the most part.

Flame away.

Funniest Jethro Tull reference I've seen in a long time.