Monday, August 11, 2008 - 2:19 am
What are the 20 greatest bands of all time, according to you. These are bands that are essential for every kid growing up and getting into rock music. These are albums that every kid should listen to growing up. These are bands that should never be forgotten.
Lets hear em....Mine coming soon.
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 3:43 am
1) Pink Floyd
2) The Beatles
3) Led Zep
4) The Monkees
5) U2
6) A Flock of Seagulls
7) Buddy Holly and the Crickets
8) Joy Division
9) Nirvana
10) Garbage
The rest:
The Smashing Pumpkins
Radiohead
Hole
Jane's Addiction
The Police
Stone Temple Pilots
Alice In Chains
REM
Foo Fighters
Pearl Jam
Green Day
(Yup, no Dylan, Jimi, Stones, Bruce, Rush, Metallica, AC/DC, Tool, et al. 
)
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:19 pm
No Rush????? What in the hell. And you put "A flock of seaguls" on the list but no Queen, WTF????
It's a good thing that me, Brianl and Darktemper don't have cattle Prods, because if we did, we woud be using them.
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:23 pm
Judging from the response in this thread, hardly anyone considers Rush great at all. The same goes for Queen.
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:34 pm
That is just sinfull to not include Queen on the list!
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:42 pm
1) Led Zeppelin
2) The Beatles
3) Stone Temple Pilots
4) Pearl Jam
5) Guns N roses
6)Nirvana
7)Pink Floyd
8)Bob Dylan
9)Alice In Chains
10) Jimmi Hendrix
110 The Who
12)ACDC
13) Lynard Skynard
14) CCR
15) Black Sabbath
16)Green Day
17) Rolling Stones
18)Queen
19)Van Halen
20)RUSH
Monday, August 11, 2008 - 11:46 pm
1) Rush.
It's all downhill from there.
And yes, Queen makes the short list. I think people underestimate genius that was Freddie Mercury.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 12:12 am
Bands that I just plain like the most. I make no claim that they are the best in any way. I just listen to them the most;
1. Queen. By far, for me. Every mix tape I ever make includes one song by them.
2. Beatles.
3. Crowded House.
4. U2
5. Squeeze.
6. Led Zeppelin.
7. AC/DC.
8. Police.
9. Beck.
10. Ben Folds Five.
11. Billy Joel.
12. Oasis.
13. Cheap Trick.
14. The Cult.
15. Van Halen.
16. Elton John.
17. INXS.
18. The New Pornographers / Neko Case / Destroyer
19. Pixies.
20. Remy Zero.
21. Rufus Wainwright.
22. Secret Machines.
23. Stereophonics.
24. Beastie Boys.
25. XTC.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 3:16 am
Hey Brianl- Freddie was a genius but lets not forget Brian May who was an awesome guitarist.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 7:08 am
RUSH
FIXX
QUEEN
SAGA
TOTO (yeah, I know)
REM
U2
Pretenders
They Might Be Giants
The Cult
XTC
New Order
Squeeze
Thrill Kill Cult
The Doors
Crowded House
(more later)
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 2:59 pm
Like CJ's list, these are bands and performers that I like the most (at this point in time, anyways) with no claim to their greatness*:
* In no particular order.
1) Hapa
2) Mantovani & Orchestra
3) Fattburger
4) Beatles
5) Paul Jackson Jr.
6) Oakenfold
7) America
8) Imua Garza
9) Iz Kamakwiwo'ole
10) Bruce Springsteen
11) Airto (specifically, "Branches Of The Rose Tree" since I first heard it on a tape recording of KQIV a few years ago)
12) Queen
13) Jimi Hendrix
14) Spyro Gyra
15) Linda Ronstadt (why not?)
16) U-2
17) B.B. King
18) Elvis
19) DeBarge
20) Pink Floyd (love "Dark Side Of The Moon")
21) Percy Faith & orchestra
22) Five Stairsteps
23) Diana Ross & the Supremes
24) Dennis Pavao
25) Chicago
Note that nowhere in the list did I mention The Shi*s or Pink Martini. There's a reason for that.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 4:52 pm
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND.......................THAT SAYS IT ALL FOLKS
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 5:41 pm
Actually that doesn't say anything. The title of the topic is top 20 bands according to you. Not the best band but the top 20.
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 - 7:52 pm
1. Strawbs
2. Barclay James Harvest
3. Camel
4. Mahogany Rush
5. Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
6. Kraftwerk
7. Uriah Heep
8. Mahavishnu Orchestra
9. Miles Davis band on "Jack Johnson" album
10. Electric Flag
11. Charlies Musselwhite's South Side Syndicate of Sound
12. Hoodoo Rhythm Devils
13. Tower of Power
14. Original Fleetwood Mac with Peter Greene
15. Jimi Hendrix Experience
16. Original Journey with George Tickner
17. Spooky Tooth
18. Tractor
19. Chicago Transit Authority
20. King Crimson
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 - 11:06 pm
AC/DC
Alice In Chains
Beastie Boys
Beatles
Boston
Def Leppard
Eagles
Genesis
Guns N' Roses
Hall & Oates
Journey
Judas Priest
Korn
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Michael Jackson
Nirvana
NWA
Ozzy
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
The Police
Rage Against the Machine
Rolling Stones
Run DMC
Rush
Scorpions
Steely Dan
Stone Temple Pilots
Tool
U2
Van Halen
The Who
Thursday, August 14, 2008 - 5:38 pm
Fletcher Henderson Orchestra
Fats Waller & His Rhythm
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Raymond Scott Quintette
The Almanac Singers
The Blue Grass Boys
Perkins Brothers Band
Buddy Holly & The Crickets
Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Three
Chess Records House Band
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
James Brown & The Flames
The Funk Brothers
The Wrecking Crew
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Booker T. & the M.G.'s
The Beatles
The Kinks
The Band
Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Last Poets
Parliament Funkadelic
Sly & The Family Stone
Mother Father Sister Brother
The Ramones
It is almost impossible to gauge the vast influence these groups of people had on music in the twentieth century. To me, that is why it is essential to share their output with future generations. It is impossible to narrow the list down to even two dozen. Thanks to everyone, this thread has been a great read so far!
