Who are your all time top ten favorite bands/artists?

[MRP]

In no particular order:

-Robert Johnson
-Miles Davis
-Parliament/Funkadelic
-Living Colour
-King Crimson
-Dave Matthews Band
-Ben Harper
-Led Zeppelin
-U2
-Jimi Hendrix

Beatles/John Lennon, Lenny Kravitz, Stevie Wonder, Buddy Guy, John Coltrane, Stanley Clarke, Bela Fleck & the Flecktones/Victor Wooten, and Government Mule all would float in and out of the list on a given day depending on mood.

-M

[SUPERECWFAN1]

My all-time favorites...starting from 10#


10) Twisted Sister - I always loved the classic Twisted Sister 80's stuff. A great band I really wish had lasted awhile longer then. But the hits are "I Wanna Rock" , "Were Not Gonna Take It" and a few others. I still jam to today.

9) Creed - Yeah hate all ya want but Creed has some great rocking stuff and Scott Stapp's vocals sell it. I was glad they returned in with a good album in 2009.

8.) Journey - Journey to me will always be Steve Perry. I know Arnel Pineda is as good...but I enjoy the original band.

7.) Aerosmith - Steven Tyler baby ! The only band I know who can rock through all decades...

6.) Nirvana - Its such a shame Nirvana really never did more. But their 1994 MTV Unplugged is a testament to their greatness.

5.) Pearl Jam - I really love a lot of Pearl Jam. The band continues to roll on.

4.) Rolling Stones - The Stones themselves just had thier 50th anniversary. That is awesome...as Mick once said ...he doesn't ever wanna stop !

3.) The Monkees - As a kid I loved them and watched the TV episodes...and today I sit and get angry they never will get in the Hall of Fame. Fuck you Jann Wenner.

2.) The Beatles - Likely the greatest band that ever existed.

1.) Guns n Roses - Yeeeaah folks...Guns n Roses...#1 on my all-time favorite band list.

[listenuscrewheads]

Too tired to explain why right now...

The Doors
Syd Barrett/Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
Love(the original line up)
The Dandy Warhols
Air
Iggy Pop/The Stooges
Guns N Roses
Radiohead
Nirvana


these are all bands where I am familair with most, if not all, of their albums, but there are also other bands who have made single albums that I'd put in my top ten/twenty/thirty albums of all time Pixies(all 4 albums), Velvet Underground/Lou Reed(all 4 albums and Berlin), Nick Drake(all 3 albums), Manic Street Preachers(Holy Bible), Nirvana(all 3 albums), The Smiths(the queen is dead), Screaming Trees(dust), The Strokes(is this it), The Meters(best of), Elastica(1st album), Royal Trux(thank you), Issac Hayes(best of), Sex Pistols(1st and only album), The Beatles(white album, magical mystery tour), Bowie(Hunky Dory), Hendrix(axis, ell), OutKast(the love below), Abba(best of, abba gold), INXS(kick) TRex(electric warrior) Devo(AWNMWAD) 13th Floor Elevators(all 3 albums) REM(AFTP), Belly(Star) Ian Brown(Golden Greats) Blind Melon(Nico)....and other artists who have made single songs that I'd put in my top twenty songs of all time, like Madonna's Like A Prayer, Ian Brown's Time is my everything(all his solo albums i have heard are very good, lots of fav songs in them), Blondie's Atomic, the best/most famous Chic/Sister Sledge songs, some James Brown songs, Tom Wait's Goin out west, Eurythmics' There must be an angel, Minnie Riperton's Inside my love, Reasons, Bangles' Eternal Flame, Suede's To The Birds, Blind Melon's Pull...

[Ish Kabbible]

No Particular Order

The Beatles
Led Zep
Kinks
Rolling Stones
Jimi Hendrix
Paul Simon
David Bowie
Bob Dylan
John Fogerty
Charlie Parker

[ComicsMilan]

My top 10 at the moment (which is likely to change order often) is:

1. The Who
2. Pink Floyd (Syd Barrett's solo work too)
3. Queen
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Black Sabbath
6. The Beatles
7. Iron Maiden
8. Judas Priest
9. Jimi Hendrix
10. Robert Johnson.

[Artycool8or]

TOP TEN FAVORITE BANDS (Artists might come later)
The criteria I used to make the list was that I should have all of their albums or almost everything they did, with strong members that stood they ground from outside their Band's, as well.
When compiled the list; there weren't any surprises , but that's why they are in my top 10, after all.

Alphabetical order:
Cacophony
Deep Purple
Edda Művek
Electric Light Orchestra
Kiss
MSG
Nazareth
Neoton Família
Queen
Scorpions

[TheFerg714]

In no particular order:
1 AFI
2. My Chemical Romance
3. Lupe Fiasco
4. Kanye West
5. Kendrick Lamar
6. Of Mice & Men
7. Kid Cudi
8. Drake
9. Pendulum
10. Fall Out Boy

[666MasterOfPuppets]

Only ten? Damn...

Metallica
Motörhead
Judas Priest
Black Sabbath
Ronnie James Dio
Iron Maiden
The Doors
Led Zeppelin
Jimi Hendrix
Pink Floyd

There are others, like Janis Joplin, Slayer, Dimmu Borgir and Muddy Waters, but since there can be only ten...

[The Beast Of Yucca Flats]

Pixies
Guided By Voices
Sonic Youth
Beck
The Pogues
The Meat Puppets
Tom Waits
Elvis Costello
Pink Floyd
Red Hot Chili Peppers

[Ottmeister X]

Interesting groupings. The good thing about lists like this is it may turn you on to something new. I see some band names I'm going to need to check out.

Mine:
Led Zeppelin
The Beatles
Tesla
Stone Temple Pilots
Green Day
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Van Halen
The Beach Boys
Nuno Bettencourt stuff (Extreme, solo, Population 1)
Stevie Ray Vaughan

[SlightlyMad]

Off the top of my head the first 10 that spring to mind:

Queen
Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention
Pink Floyd
The Beach Boys
David Bowie
Madness
The Flaming Lips
Tom Waits
Stevie Wonder
(Dan Le Sac vs.) Scroobius Pip

[Doz1]

In no particular order....

Fugazi
Descendents
Pixies
Amen
Soundgarden
Nine Inch Nails
NOFX
Rocket From The Crypt
Rollins Band
Devo

[Melanieshaman]

No order

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
In This Moment
Disturbed
Mc Serch/3rd Bass
Dangerous Toys
Sir Mix-alot
Slipknot/Stone Sour
Shinedown
Twisted Sister
Queen
These are bands I listen to on at least a monthly if not weekly basis so i figure i must really like them.

[Spike-X]

In no particular order, apart from number one:

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

Prince and the New Power Generation
The Miles Davis 'Classic' Quintet
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Public Enemy
Led Zeppelin
Tom Waits
Radiohead
The Beatles

[nitsingh]

1. George Michael
2. Usher
3. Living Colour
4. Spandau Ballet
5. Culture Club
6. Lenny Kravitz
7. Chemical Brothers
8. Massive Attack
9. Thievery Corporation
10.Tosca