1 The Rolling Stones (of course) the rest in no particular order: The Who....The Ramones....The New York Dolls....The Kinks....Iggy & the Stooges....Creedence Clearwater Revival....The Replacements....The Sex Pistols....Mott the Hoople.....not enought room for all the greats
(Sorry couldnt make it less than 15) Bands + My fav era ELITE Stones 1963-1973, 1977-82, 2005- Thin Lizzy 1971-75, 1979, 1981 Deep Purple 1970-75 Doors 1966-71 ------ ALWAYS GOOD Gasolin´1973-78 (DK) Omega 1968-1974 (H) Pink Floyd 1967-1975 Beatles 1962-63, 1966-68. Chuck Berry All time Black Uhuru Till 1984 Bob Marley & the Wailers All time ----- AT TIMES, gotta acknowledge them U2 1980-83 Kebnekajse 1971-75, 2004- (S) Pistols All time Dolls 1973 ....If Elvis´s considered as a band I want him here. Bubblin underneath: TSOOL, Velvet...
Clapton assorted (Derek & Dominoes, Cream, solo) Grateful Dead Rolling Stones Beatles Elvis Madonna Led Zeppelin The Red Hot Chili Peppers Creedence Clearwater Revival Bob Dylan
VERY honorable mention to: Elton John, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bruce Springsteen, Motley Crue, AC/DC, The Who, The Moody Blues, The Eagles, CSN&Y, and about 10 others... BUT, I just can't bump anyone off that Top Ten List.
can't help myself...gotta add more: Dylan, Mc5, Hank Williams Sr., Robert Johnson, The flamin' Groovies, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin 1,2,4 & Physical Graffiti, Chuck Berry, Early Elvis, Waylon Jennings (honky tonk heroes period), johnny cash, the Byrds...better stop now
Howlin' Wolf's band from 1961-1966 Stones Faces Black Crowes The Yardbirds Led Zepellin Cream AC/DC (w/Bon Scott) Los lobos (especially live, they are amazing musicians) Kings of Leon
1 -The Faces 2- Rolling Stones 3- Crosby Stills Nash and Young 4- Pretenders 5- Bog Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 6- J Giels Band 7- Led Zeppelin 8- Who 9 - Blondie 10 - Lynard Skynard Alts: Kinks Clash Pink Flyod The Patti Smith Group Fleetwood Mac
The Rolling Stones Muddy Waters Band 1951-1955 Louis Armstrong Hot Five Little Richard & The Upsetters Elvis Preseley & The Blue Moon Boys Chuck Berry The Funk Brothers ...Motown House Band...with James Jamison on Bass Little Jnr Parker & The Blue Flames The Band
1 Rolling Stones of course 2 The mighty Led Zeppelin of course 3 U-2 4 Guns and @#$%& Roses 5 The Who 6 AC/DC 7 Pearl Jam 8 Nirvana 9 Queen 10 Smashing Pumkins
Ok, Gazza, Gotcha on the CHuckster-is-not-band-posting: I was thinkin of Johnnie Johnson and CB. Doesnt two persons consitute a band? Anyway; I´ll edit it away. (ShatterednV!; "Lynard Skynard" is called Lynyrd Skynyrd, because the gym teacher back in school was called leonard Skinner, but that´s the way he pronounced his name).
Rockman´s list always on the adge: Allow me to repeat it, here,
Rockman´s list:
The Rolling Stones Muddy Waters Band 1951-1955 Louis Armstrong Hot Five Little Richard & The Upsetters Elvis Presley & The Blue Moon Boys Chuck Berry The Funk Brothers ...Motown House Band...with James Jamison on Bass Little Jnr Parker & The Blue Flames The Band
Maybe there are cheap flights to Down Under... I bring a bag of records (and empty discs) and visit you some day for a music listening session! Hope it will be 2012 or so (hope I´m welcome!)
Stones The Fall Mothers of Invention Capt Beefheart Magic Band Jimi Hendrix Experience Patti Smith Ramones Jeff Airplane Who Stooges Velvet Underground
Hmmmm, Top 10, that's tough to choose just 10, but I'm goin' with:
The New Christy Minstrels, especially when Kenny Rogers joined and took 'em to a new level The Cyrkle Strawberry Alarm Clock The Monkees Dino Desi and Billy Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs Sgt. Barry Sadler Weird Al Yankovic Zamfir and the Pan Flute and the greatest of all: John Tesh!
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Golden Earring is a nice band, but they don't belong in any top 10. A bit ridiculous don't you think: Stones, Beatles, The Who, Led Zep, ..., Golden Earring.
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Stones Beatles Beach Boys (thru '77) Velvet Underground Faces / Small Faces Hendrix Exp Jefferson Airplane Sly & the Family Stone Byrds Nirvana Creedence Funkadelic/Parliament Wailers
bands that would, had they more than 1 - 3 albums: Television, NY Dolls, Big Star, Stooges. And so many I'm forgetting this moment....