Your Twenty All Time Favorite Rock Artists

[MIKE75]

When i was younger i loved ELO my first 45 as a kid back in 1980 was Dont Bring Me Down. Love that song and the group. Heard news Jeff Lynne is putting ELO back together not sure if any old members will be in.

 

[MIKE75]

Also liked Journey a lot back in the day Steve Perry one of the best vocalists ever. My ten year old son loves AC/DC and KISS i can't wait to take him to a live concert.

 

[ATL96Steeler]

Elvis Presley
Rolling Stones
Beatles
Beach Boys
The Byrds
The Kinks
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
The Hollies
Buddy Holly
Roy Orbison
Guess Who
Fleetwood Mac
Led Zeppelin
Steely Dan
The Four Tops
AC/DC
ZZ Top
Journey
The Ramones
Chuck Berry

I was a big fan off Steely Dan too..."Guacho" is somewhere in a box I'm sure...and not sure how I forgot AD/DC

 

[Band of Brothers]

A couple of beautiful women I forgot to add.

Pat Benetar

Taylor Momsen...Pretty Reckless

 

[Band of Brothers]

I just scored tickets to see Styx...Tesla..and Def Leppard for $25 at Shoreline in the Bay Area. Bone Bash is gonna be a blast.Fired up !

 

[Band of Brothers]

Oh Man, I got to add Kenny Wayne Shepherd who I watched at the Van Halen Concert. Awesome...Man, he can really play the blues. First time I ever heard of him. A fucking blast.

Reminds me of the Pat Travers Band...yeah they rock too.

 

[Hbomb]

Some omissions from my list.

The Guess Who.
Steve Miller.
Boz Scaggs.
Traffic
Zombies
Blood Sweat and Tears
Al Kooper
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Bonzo Dog Band
Jimi Hendrix
The Rascals
Spirit
Cat Stevens
Nillson
Tim Hardin.
Barclay James Harvest
Sea Train
Robin Trower
Donovan
Chad and Jeremy.

 

[outlaw okie]

AC/DC
Steely Dan
Iron Maiden
Zebra
The Cult
Powerman 5000
CCR
Faith No More
Judas Priest
Kansas
U2
Screaming Trees
Alice in Chains
Disturbed
Tool
Ratt
The Cars
Van Halen
Jane's Addiction
Guns and Roses

 

[Chewbaccer]

If this is just limited to rock, I might have trouble coming up with 20. I'm more of an Outlaw country/honky tonk/Bakersfield sound kind of guy, but I'll give it a whirl

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Marshall Tucker Band
3. Allman Brothers
4. .38 Special
5. CCR
6. Pantera
7. George Thorogood
8. Eric Clapton
9. Tom Petty
10. The Outlaws
11. Elvis
12. Fleetwood Mac
13. Pure Prairie League
14. Blackberry Smoke
15. The Byrds
16. The Eagles
17. Atlanta Rhythm Section
18. Kid Rock
19. Jerry Lee Lewis
20. Georgia Satellites

I'd like to redo my list after some expanded horizons.

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Marshall Tucker Band
3. Allman Brothers
4. Eric Clapton
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Tom Petty
7. The Eagles
8. The Band
9. FLying Burrito Brothers
10. The Byrds
11. CCR
12. Jerry Lee Lewis
13. Blackberry Smoke
14. Pantera
15. Chuck Berry
16. Elvis Costello
17. Neil Young
18. The Outlaws
19. JJ Cale
20. Black Crows

 

[Chewbaccer]

Creedence/John Fogerty
Dave Edmunds
The Blasters
ZZ Top
AC/DC
Angel City
George Thorogood
Bob Seger
Beatles
Rolling Stones
Webb Wilder
Joe Ely
Nick Lowe
Johnny Winter
KISS
Tom Petty
Blondie
Doctor Feelgood
The Ramones
Joan Jett

Joe Ely. Love that guy. Too rock for Country, too Country for rock.

 

[jvett77]

Hard to confine to 20 so I listed my most prolific favorites.

Beatles
David Bowie
Bruce Springsteen
Cream
Cure
Bob Dylan
Elton John
ELO
Fleetwood Mac
Grateful Dead
Jackson Brown
Journey
Kings of Leon
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Moody Blues
Pearl Jam
Tom Petty
REM
Rolling Stones

 

[Chewbaccer]

I'd like to redo my list after some expanded horizons.

1. Lynyrd Skynyrd
2. Marshall Tucker Band
3. Allman Brothers
4. Eric Clapton
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Tom Petty
7. The Eagles
8. The Band
9. FLying Burrito Brothers
10. The Byrds
11. CCR
12. Jerry Lee Lewis
13. Blackberry Smoke
14. Pantera
15. Chuck Berry
16. Elvis Costello
17. Neil Young
18. The Outlaws
19. JJ Cale
20. Black Crows

I see Bob Dylan listed on a lot of lists, but I don't consider him or Gordon Lightfoot to be rock. If they are included, both are on my list.

 

[Clayton]

An updated list would look closer to this:

Nine Inch Nails
Pink Floyd
Skynyrd
Pearl Jam
Tom Petty
Rolling Stones
Steven Wilson
Alice in Chains
Eagles
Beatles
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Offspring
Metallica
Van Halen
Fleetwood Mac
War on Drugs
CCR
The Cars
LCD Soundsystem
65daysofstatic

 

[Wazmankg]

The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
The Who
The Velvet Underground
Roxy Music
The Allman Brothers
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
The Beatles
The New York Dolls
Iggy and The Stooges
Jimi Hendrix
Nirvana
The Talking Heads
Neil Young
Patti Smith
Van Morrison
Sly and The Family Stone
CCR
Elvis Presley
The Kinks


I didn't include acts considered more R&B/Soul.. that would introduce several who might replace some of these (James Brown, Ray Charles, Aretha, a few Motown acts, etc.)