Top Five Rock Bands of All Time?

[obxyankeefan]

All the talk about Sabbath and Duo but no love for Rainbow?

 

[Nosferatu]

I like Dio Sabbath too, but I'm talking Ozzy fosho

Mob Rules, freakin' excellent album...

 

[Nosferatu]

All the talk about Sabbath and Duo but no love for Rainbow?

Ritchie Blackmore was/is awesome. Man on the silver mountain a fav of mine for sure.

 

[obxyankeefan]

If I was going to list my top five

1 Iron Maiden
2 AC/DC
3 Judas Priest
4 Metallica
5 Sabbath

 

[Nosferatu]

Speaking of Mob Rules, the riff on Voodoo is one of my all time favorites...

 

[Nosferatu]

If I was going to list my top five

1 Iron Maiden
2 AC/DC
3 Judas Priest
4 Metallica
5 Sabbath

I seen Maiden with Ratt & Accept back in 1986, outside concert, excellent show, we had a keg in my buddies van. Piece of Mind, great album!

 

[obxyankeefan]

I seen Maiden with Ratt & Accept back in 1986, outside concert, excellent show, we had a keg in my buddies van. Piece of Mind, great album!

I have seen them numerous times. For my b'day a few months ago my wife got me some pictures of their private airplane she took at the airport. I need to figure out how to upload them off my kindle.

 

[blindbaby]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Genesis
King Crimson
The Doors
Deep Purple

 

[Cave_Johnson]

1. Black Sabbath. Easy choice. If you asked me to name my top 5 albums of all time I must just pick 5 Sabbath albums.
2. Pink Floyd
3. Rush
4. Judas Priest
5. Too tough to call. The top four stand above most other things. Hard to think of another that I'd rank with them. If I could count all Dio's stuff ( Rainbow, Sabbath, and solo) as one band I'd put it here.

Of course this is purely based on my opinion.

 

[Cave_Johnson]

Since Dio Sabbath seems to be a topic, Dehumanizer might be the most underrated Sabbath album.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

No particular order, keep in mind that I'm 23 and never been real fond of Guns N Roses, Metalica and Zeplin but if they have something really good that you know of, then give me a link. Any band, as long as it's good I'll check it out.

The Beatles - No brainer honestly, started as the best party band then morphed into a highly creative and lyrical band capable of an incredible range of different types of rock songs. One of the most creative bands of all-time. Albums like Rubber Soul, White Album and Revolver are an alternative fan's dream.

The Pixies - Only recently delved into their discography but they have to be one of the more creative bands ever, they partially influenced every alternative band that came after them with their use of distortion and unconventional song structure.

The Doors - What can you say about the Doors? If Jim Morrison had been born in ancient times he would have been a famous poet or philosopher. I don't say that lightly, this guy was a poet in every sense of the word.

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil, Family, they made plenty of classics. Not as many as the Beatles but a great band none the less.

Nirvana - You could say they tried to copy the Pixies at times but in the end that doesn't matter. Because Nirvana was a great, great band regardless of their influences. Everyone gets influenced in music, no one makes music they don't like. Kurt Cobain was one of the last great song writers in the rock genre.

Honorable mention: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus

Like I said, I hope people post some links, I never pass on an opportunity to discover more good music. I'm mainly a hip-hop fan but I've been listening to many different genres of music since I was a kid.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

No particular order, keep in mind that I'm 23 and never been real fond of Guns N Roses, Metalica and Zeplin but if they have something really good that you know of, then give me a link. Any band, as long as it's good I'll check it out.

The Beatles - No brainer honestly, started as the best party band then morphed into a highly creative and lyrical band capable of an incredible range of different types of rock songs. One of the most creative bands of all-time. Albums like Rubber Soul, White Album and Revolver are an alternative fan's dream.

The Pixies - Only recently delved into their discography but they have to be one of the more creative bands ever, they partially influenced every alternative band that came after them with their use of distortion and unconventional song structure.

The Doors - What can you say about the Doors? If Jim Morrison had been born in ancient times he would have been a famous poet or philosopher. I don't say that lightly, this guy was a poet in every sense of the word.

The Rolling Stones - Sympathy for the Devil, Family, they made plenty of classics. Not as many as the Beatles but a great band none the less.

Nirvana - You could say they tried to copy the Pixies at times but in the end that doesn't matter. Because Nirvana was a great, great band regardless of their influences. Everyone gets influenced in music, no one makes music they don't like. Kurt Cobain was one of the last great song writers in the rock genre.

Honorable mention: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Incubus

Like I said, I hope people post some links, I never pass on an opportunity to discover more good music. I'm mainly a hip-hop fan but I've been listening to many different genres of music since I was a kid.

Forgot Jimi Hendrix experience, another true poet.

 

[TheDayMan]

Eagles bug.


I like Joe Walsh. Bout it.

U2 is the most overrated band of all time.

Fuck... they're so mediocre and lame...

 

[TheDayMan]

The Clash (only band that really matters, after all)
The Beatles
The Who
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pearl Jam

* There's a long list that can take the 4th and 5th spot on a given day, but seeing some of the bands you guys are tossing out there, and seeing that top 5 is more of a suggestion than a rule, I figured I'd go with a couple of my lifetime favorites rather than repost another legendary british group that will be listed several times. The top three will always be on my list though, they are the top 3 rock bands of all time. If you disagree, you're wrong (in my opinion.... of course...)...

 

[packerzrule]

I'm sure this discussion has been had umpteen times here, but sort of fishing for opinions here... I think there's a blatantly obvious four that have to belong in any and every list... Those being in no particular order :

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
The Who

I seem to have a tough time coming up with a fifth... Who am I missing? Or do you really want to make a case that one of these four don't belong?

Pink Floyd

honorable mention to The Doors

 

[jakedog56]

I have to follow the norm vote on this:
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
Pink Floyd
Led Zepplin

These guys have to be the top 5. I do agree with packerzrule with the honorable mention to The Doors

My own personal favs:
Faith No More
Soundgarden
Pink Floyd
Tool
Led Zepplin

 

[Bridgeburner]

1. The Beatles
2. Guns and Roses
3. Led Zeppelin
4. The Doors
5. Bon Jovi

 

[packerzrule]

My next 5 would be, in no particular order

Fleetwood Mac
Aerosmith
Genesis
Yes
Bob Seger

 

[PatsFan2003]

Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones

are pretty much without question.

Pink Floyd
The Who

 

[beardown07]

If I was going to list my top five

1 Iron Maiden
2 AC/DC
3 Judas Priest
4 Metallica
5 Sabbath

I like this list, but AC/DC kills me at No. 2, ahead of Priest and Sabbath.