Top 10 Singers/Groups

JohnTheTexican

JohnTheTexican

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The computer was playing my favorite songs, and I was thinking what a strange assortment it was. My top 10 at the moment (in no particular order):

Rolling Stones (greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time)
Creedence Clearwater Revival (best American band ever)
Gordon Lightfoot (Canada, eh?)
Ray Wylie Hubbard (because he's really good live)
Parliament-Funkadelic (the definition of "funk")
Al Stewart (an acquired taste?)
Judas Priest (the definitive metal band)
Rammstein ("music to invade Poland by")
AC/DC (the other greatest rock 'n' roll band of all time)
Hayes Carll (the future of Texas music)

What do y'all think?
 
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Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Jimi
The Who
Van Halen
Metallica
The Doors
I'll cheat and count Ozzy/BS as one
Megadeth
Pantera

just missed Iron Maiden
 
The chantels
The belmonts
Bill Haley's Comets
The Capris
The Coasters
The Drifters
The Charms
The Classics
The Cleftones
The Clovers
 
Beatles
Frank Sinatra
Yes
Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Elton John
The Platters
Jimi Hendrix
Led Zeppelin
Merle Haggard
 
The Wiggles
The Carpenters
Willy Nelson
Chicago
The Bangles
The Go-Go's

There are no others.
 
Marvin Gaye
The Doors
Bob Seger (the older the better)
Stevie Ray Vaughn
The Cult
Led Zeppelin
Tool
Temptations
Dwight Yoakam
Misfits

Honorable mention - Flogging Molly
 
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Stones
Pink Floyd
Van Morrison
Townes Van Zandt
Lucinda Williams
Neil Young
Steve Earle
Dylan
The Hagg
Dwight Yoakam
 
The Cult
Led Zeppelin
Alice in Chains
KMFDM
Buddy Holly
Johnnie Cash
Rolling Stones
Rush
Lynyrd Skynyrd
AC/DC

As far as singers...
Geoff Tate - Queensryche
Rob Halford - Judas Priest
Bruce Dickenson - Iron Maiden
Ronnie James Dio
Chris Cornell - Soundgarden
Mike Patton - Faith No More
 
Radiohead
The Stone Roses
New Order
The Kinks
The Who
Green Day
The Smiths
David Bowie
Nirvana
The White Stripes
 
i'm not sure if you are asking us what we think of your top 10 or you're asking us for our top ten, but i'll go along with it and say:

explosions in the sky
bear vs shark
toro y moi
beirut
clan zu
fleet foxes
the six parts seven
grizzly bear
dakota/dakota
bill monroe
 
Soundgarden
Nirvana
Red hot chili peppers
Metallica
Bon jovi *eat me*
AC/DC
Billy Joel
Blink 182
beatles
Lynyrd Skynyrd


Basically If I hear it in a bar and its classic rock ...its god.
 
Glad to see another Ray Wylie Hubbard fan...Just recently got turned on to the man's fine songwriting. "Snake Farm"...What a treat...

My top ten is constantly changing as I hear new material. I'm currently getting down with old Delta blues as I've been working on my slide playing.

However...

Tom Russell. A real troubadour, writing wonderful songs for many years.
Guy Clark. Likewise
Sam Bush. Virtually invented the idea of "Newgrass"; an exceptional and talented musician.
James McMurtry. Another gifted songwriter, with authentic rock and blues chops.
Dave Alvin. Rocker gone "roots".... His last few albums have been exceptional.
Jeffery Foucault. Another fine songwriter. He recently released an album of John Prine tunes that's a great homage....
John Prine. Sure, his voice is a little odd. He has consistently written great songs which may sound funny on first listen but often have a deep emotional edge.
Steve Goodman. In the same class as Prine, alas gone way too soon.
Son House. Of all the great bluesmen... Listen to his recording of "Death Letter" if you want chills.
John Stewart. California Bloodlines is one of the best albums of all time.
 
Beatles
Stones
Yardbirds
Zeppelin
Hendrix
Zappa
Skatalites
The Who
Pink Floyd
Otis Redding
 
My current top 10 is:

Dezperadoz (western themed metal)
Iron Horse (extraordinarily well done bluegrass covers of other bands including Metallica)
Koop (classy acid jazz type stuff)
The Bambi Molesters (surf)
The Ghastly Ones ("gothabilly", think Munster's theme)
Toxic Holocaust (thrash metal)
Alestorm (pirate themed power metal)
The Surfaces (vaguely creepy surf music)
Megadeth
Slayer
 
SRV
Hendrix
Pink Floyd
Skynyrd
Stones
AC/DC
Van Halen
Zep
Seger
Johnny Cash

..and several dozen more but ten's the limit. :)

Doug
 
No particular order

Bands

Metallica
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Rainbow
Deep Purple
Guns N' Roses
Bon Jovi
Scorpions

Not enough to make 10 but I guess I'm not trying hard enough...

Singers

Bruce Dickenson - Iron Maiden
Ronnie James Dio - DIO/ Rainbow
Sebastian Bach - Skid Row
Rober Plant - Led Zeppelin
Freddie Mercury - Queen
Ian Gillian - Deep Purple
Steve Perry - Journey
Michael Matijevic - Steelheart
Steven Tyler - Aerosmith
Scott Weiland - STP

Mercury for the win... Greatest tonal range among all of the ones I chose and did well live too.
 
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Crosby, Stills, Nash, (& Young)
The Band
Traffic
The Byrds
Jefferson Airplane
Little Feat
E Street Band
and, of course, The Grateful Dead
 
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