top 10 bands/singers of all time

[Supernova190188]

similar to the top 10 movies thread .
Who would you say are your top 10 bands or singers?

I'll start by saying mine are perhaps at this moment in time and in no particular order :

Queen
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Thin Lizzy
Metallica
Guns n Roses
Michael Jackson
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Little Richard
Aerosmith

[Patch1875]

GnR
Inxs
Nirvana
Bob Marley
The clash
Suede
Sisters of mercy
Adam and the ants
Death in Vegas
NIN
Faith no more
Smiths

Er ok 12

[lockhart flawse]

Pink Floyd
Yes
Psychedelic Furs
Magazine
David Bowie
Massive Attack
Pure Reason Revolution
Public Image and offshoots like Jah Wobble
Talking Heads (until 1980)
Television

[MADMAX2]

YES
KILLING JOKE
FLEETWOOD MAC
THE DAMNED
ALBERTO Y LOS TRIOS PARANOIAS
U2
DISTURBED
LIMP BIZKIT
MC5
FOO FIGHTERS

[CHamphill]

Based on what I actually listen to but in no particular order

The Cure
Talk Talk
The Sisters Of Mercy
The Psychedelic Furs
Marillion
Gary Numan
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Patti Smith Group
Hawkwind
The Only Ones

And many many others.

[Tyre Smoke]

The Who
Squeeze
Fleetwood Mac
Prince
Cream
Dire Straits
Lynard Skynard
Rolling Stones
Stranglers
David Bowie

Or is this a list of my top ten favourite groups/singers?

[Madrabbit]

In no particular order

Super Furry Animals
Deus
Interpol
Sia Furler
Granddaddy
Radiohead
Chris Cornel
Frank Black
Turin Brakes
Perry Farrell

[DocJH]

Rainbow (Dio era)
Black Sabbath (Dio era.... there's a theme here)
Whitesnake pre 1987
Blue Oyster Cult
Thin Lizzy
Scorpions
UFO
Deep Purple
Magnum
Rush

[lockhart flawse]

CHamphill said:

Based on what I actually listen to but in no particular order

The Cure
Talk Talk
The Sisters Of Mercy
The Psychedelic Furs
Marillion
Gary Numan
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Patti Smith Group
Hawkwind
The Only Ones

And many many others.

I think we'd get on pretty well - not that keen on the Cure but otherwise quite happy if you put any of those on. I have something by them all - even the Cure.

[Crackie]

The Cure
New Order
Talk Talk
Neil Young
The Doors
Pink Floyd
David Bowie
Spear of Destiny
The Who
The Smiths
Prince
Roxy Music

Can't count

[singlecoil]

Beatles
Hollies
Kinks
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Dire Straits
Animals
Beatles
Fleetwood Mac (American version)
Carpenters
Beatles

[Dr Murdoch]

In no order...

Beck
Muse
Queen
Prodigy
Beastie Boys
Nirvana
Eels
GNR
Supergrass
Specials

[TwigtheWonderkid]

lockhart flawse said:

- not that keen on the Cure

I used to be in a band called Prevention, we were better than The Cure.

[kiteless]

I'll have a go (singers and groups):

Led Zep
Black Sabbath
Pink Floyd
Soundgarden
Pearl Jam
Chris Cornell
Rolando Villazon
Marillion
Genesis (Gabriel era)
Megadeth

I'll have Ben Johnson on my subs bench. He's an English tenor, who has only just secured his first lead role in an opera but - for me - has a world class voice. At the moment, almost as good as Villazon, and with plenty of time to mature into a tenor in the same league as Placido Domingo.

[popegregory]

Freddie Mercury is the greatest frontman in the history of there being bands.

9 more to follow...

[popegregory]

Guns 'N' Roses
The Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
The Beatles (for sociological/historical importance)
Faith No More
The Beautiful South
ABBA
The Bee Gees
The Who

[SAB888]

This is not easy!

BLACK SABBATH
CREED
FLEETWOOD MAC
PINK FLOYD
EVANESCENCE
THE JEZABELS
QUEENSRYCHE
THE EAGLES
BOSTON
3 DOORS DOWN

I could quite easily change some of those depending on what mood I'm in. Not easy at all!

[andySC]

Suede (Butler era)
Interpol
Queens of the Stoneage
The Afghan Whigs
Cocteau Twins
The Blue Aeroplanes
Depeche Mode
OMD
British Sea Power
The Cure

[Nightmare]

in no particular order...my ten favourites

Alice Cooper
Queen
Counting Crows
Coheed & Cambria
The Cure
Marillion (Fish era)
Billy Joel
Billy Talent
Ben Folds Five (including Ben folds alone)
President of the USA

Pure Reason Revolution comes 11th i think

[The Hypno-Toad]

Aimee Mann/Til Tuesday
Lemon Jelly
Joan Armatrading
Neil Finn/Crowded House/The Finn Brothers/Split Enz
Eg White/The Eg & Alice
Everything But The Girl
Jellyfish
Nick Drake
Saint Etienne
Sparks