Your 4 top bands...

[ravensk]

Too much New Year, just got home from a party and the wife and I were talking on the way home about the music played at the NYC ball drop. I guess we are getting old, but I hadn't heard of most of the performers. So this is my post, your top 4 bands. Myself in no order would go with Metallica, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots, and Alice in Chains. Kind of a weird mix but I like what I like. How bout you

Edit: I would have to put Candlebox in there somewhere as well.

 

[PAOK]

311, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Metallica and The Cranberries.

 

[Hoosker Du]

This is fairly fluid list, but other than the Beatles, who (out of respect for their influence to future bands) should be at the top, or very near the top of every list...I'll go with the best song-writer of his generation, Wilco (Jeff Tweedy), Built to Spill, Elvis Costello (still the best lyricist of his time), and probably the Jayhawks or Drive By Truckers (Jason Isbell). It will probably be a different list in a month or two.

Honorable mentions to Superchunk, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and Guided by Voices. Steven Malkmus has had a lasting impact on music.

Such a beautiful guitar rig sound...

 

[SC_'sker]

Sublime, RHCP, Rolling Stones, RATM

 

[Tread]

Rush, Led Zeppelin, Incubus, Red Hot Chile Peppers

 

[Hawks!!!]

Nirvana




Everyone else

 

[NikkiSixx]

In no particular order, Live, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, U2

 

[TruHusker]

The Who, ELO, Boston, Moody Blues - shows my age doesn't it.

 

[B1G RED RULES]

Too much New Year, just got home from a party and the wife and I were talking on the way home about the music played at the NYC ball drop. I guess we are getting old, but I hadn't heard of most of the performers. So this is my post, your top 4 bands. Myself in no order would go with Metallica, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots, and Alice in Chains. Kind of a weird mix but I like what I like. How bout you

Edit: I would have to put Candlebox in there somewhere as well.

Iron Maiden and Metallica are my two standouts, hard to pick after that.

 

[NUHuskerfan]

My favorite bands are CCR, BTO, ELO, ACDC

 

[whiteshoes97]

This is fairly fluid list, but other than the Beatles, who (out of respect for their influence to future bands) should be at the top, or very near the top of every list...I'll go with the best song-writer of his generation, Wilco (Jeff Tweedy), Built to Spill, Elvis Costello (still the best lyricist of his time), and probably the Jayhawks or Drive By Truckers (Jason Isbell). It will probably be a different list in a month or two.

Honorable mentions to Superchunk, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, and Guided by Voices. Steven Malkmus has had a lasting impact on music.

Such a beautiful guitar rig sound...

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That is one hell of a list

 

[sltoa]

Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Queen

 

[rrthusker]

Led Zeppelin AC DC Beatles Toto because I know Luke.

 

[nwualum]

Beatles
Led Zepplin
ELO
Tom Petty
lots of others so its hard to choose a top 4

 

[tpmcg]

sometimes, ill hear a song i havent heard in awhile and think to myself you know thats the best damn band! then ill hear another one sometime later and think the same thing.

probably the groups that impact me the most - stones ac/dc zep.

 

[otismotis08]

Rush, Pink Floyd, followed by many, many others.

 

[litespeedhuskerfan]

In no particular order...

Van Halen (not Van Hagar)
Boston
Pink Floyd
CSN

 

[GretnaShawn]

Right now it would probably be:

Turnpike Troubadours
Neil Diamond
Robert Earl Keen
Ben Folds

Honorable mention:
AC/DC
Chris LeDoux
Bare Naked Ladies
Les Zepplin

 

[stxhusker]

Rush, Pink Floyd, Metallica, Queensryche

 

[Soda Popinski]

Pearl Jam
Grateful Dead
The Roots
Robert Johnson

 

[bmb81664]

Frank Zappa, King Crimson, Neil Young, Thin Lizzy to name a few.

 

[Grumpysker]

Have to go with, in this order:
* Beatles
* Led Zepplin
* Rush
* U2

Honorable Mention:
* GNR
* Joe Walsh
* Alice In Chains
* Metallica

 

[TarheelHuskerFan]

Jacks Mannequin
Something Corporate
21 Pilots
U2

 

[burtonboardrider]

Widespread Panic
Talking Heads
The Allman Brothers
JJ Grey and Mofro

 

[TFrazier]

I think the obvious follow up questions is...what is everyone's age?

 

[N-sane]

Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains
Queensryche
(What can I say, I'm a Husker fan stuck in the mid 90's)Cool

 

[HudsonValleyHusker]

Metallica, Rush, Rolling Stones, Bad Company

 

[redwine65]

1. zeppelin
2. skynard
3. ac/dc
4. stones or floyd or eagles

 

[CromsLaugh]

Nirvana, Deftones, Socialburn, deadmau5

 

[huskerfan1414]

Tom petty
Pearl jam
Red hot

After that it's tough. Zevon, the band, or collective soul most likely.

 

[Cloud@Heart]

Blue October
Bare Naked Ladies
Lyle Lovett and His Big Band
Pat Benatar and Her Band

Some of my favorite music and lyrics! All of them played at Stir Cove in the last decade to reaffirm how awesome they are!

 

[Cloud@Heart]

Right now it would probably be:

Turnpike Troubadours
Neil Diamond
Robert Earl Keen
Ben Folds

Honorable mention:
AC/DC
Chris LeDoux
Bare Naked Ladies
Les Zepplin

I am going to Lyle Lovett and Robert Earl in a couple months at a small venue in Missoula. Strangely enough, they were college roommates.

 

[HUSKERBILL]

Journey (Best Band Ever)
Bon Jovi
Van Halen
Metallica
Chicago Players

In that order.

 

[jimbosc]

Queens of the Stone Age, Scorpions, Triumph and Rush - all fantastic live bands

 

[redwine65]

 

[HuskerJack95]

Too much New Year, just got home from a party and the wife and I were talking on the way home about the music played at the NYC ball drop. I guess we are getting old, but I hadn't heard of most of the performers. So this is my post, your top 4 bands. Myself in no order would go with Metallica, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots, and Alice in Chains. Kind of a weird mix but I like what I like. How bout you

Edit: I would have to put Candlebox in there somewhere as well.

Beach Boys
Chicago
Eagles
Moody Blues

I'm 63.

 

[tarheelhusker]

I likely missed ( being 68) seeing these folks on the list: (which I really like)
Francis Albert Sinatra
James Brown & the Flames
The BAND
The DOORS
All The 70's Southern Rock Bands
Oh hell, why not these guys also, The Glenn Miller Band, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

 

[muletruck]

REM
Alabama
Bob Marley & the Wailers
Rolling Stones

 

[HuskerJack95]

I likely missed ( being 68) seeing these folks on the list: (which I really like)
Francis Albert Sinatra
James Brown & the Flames
The BAND
The DOORS
All The 70's Southern Rock Bands
Oh hell, why not these guys also, The Glenn Miller Band, The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra.

I've regretted not seeing Sinatra when he performed at AkSarBen.

 

[canaham]

It will probably be a different list in a month or two.

Which is exactly why I can't do lists like this anymore.

Hell, I can't even think of 10 albums for a Gilligan's Island situation; I'm basically stuck at 3 (Workbook by Bob Mould, Sister Lovers by Big Star and Murmur by REM) with a few dozen others that go in and out of favor.