Give me your top 5 bands/musicians of all time. If you can

[SaintsSupporter]

1) Metallica.
2) Iron Maiden.
3) Led Zeppelin.
4) AC/DC.
5) Megadeth.

 

[Pantsless]

Tool
Soundgarden
Pennywise
Muse
At The Drive In

Apologies to lots of other bands I can't think of at the moment cos it's 8:15AM

 

[Vandal]

1.NOFX
2.Rancid
3.Dropkick Murphys
4.The Clash
5.Against Me!

There are about a million other bands who are honorable mentions.

 

[otaku]

no order:

Pink Floyd
Hendrix
Ramones
Talking Heads
Led Zeppelin

 

[ramjet]

1. pearl jam
2. ac/dc
3. the who
4. the ramones
5. toss up between muse/radiohead

(im soooo pleased no one has thought to include jet - just how over-rated can one band be?)

 

[Disgustipated]

Tool
Radiohead
At the drive-in
Foo Fighters
Soundgarden

 

[Ray Nolan]

1. Oasis
2. Jeff Buckley
3. The Charlatans
4. Manic Street Preachers
5. R.E.M.

 

[raskolnikov]

Musicians

1. Van Morrison
2. Bob Dylan
3. Paul Simon
4. Elton John
5. Billy Joel

Bands

1. Oasis
2. AC/DC
3. Eurythmics
4. Lynyard Skynyard
5. INXS

 

[Port1978]

1. Cold Chisel
2. Jimmy Barnes
3. Hunters & Collectors
4. Queen
5. Nirvana

 

[Darky]

Bands :
MANOWAR
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Rainbow
D.A.D.


Musicians (no order):
Uli Jon Roth
Ritchie Blackmore
Onkel Tom Angelripper
Slash
Dave Mustaine

 

[NakedDeadGuy]

The Beatles
REM
Weezer
Hoodoo Gurus
Johnny Cash

 

[CURVE]

BANDS:

1. Blondie
2. Curve
3. Siouxsie and the Banshees
4. The Clouds
5. The Falling Joys

MUSICIANS:

1. Suzanne Vega
2. Kate Bush
3. Belinda Carlisle
4. Bryan Ferry
5. Dot Allison

 

[Portmanteau]

1. Rage Against the Machine
2. At the Drive-In
3. OutKast
4. Muse
5. Operation Ivy

 

[Rusty Brookes]

My top 5:

1. Blue Oyster Cult
2. The Stooges
3. The Eastern Dark
4. The Dictators
5. The Ramones

Any of the MC5, the Who, the Rolling Stones, the Sex Pistols, Motorhead, the Saints, Radio Birdman, Black Sabbath, the Sunnyboys, Alice Cooper or Love could make the team on a given day but these five are perennial mainstays.

 

[Borry]

In no particular order

U2
The Living End
Metallica
Guns 'n' Roses
R.E.M.

apologies
Hunters and Collectives
Weezer
Muse
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
any others

 

[Tim56]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Pink Floyd
3. Bob Dylan
4. Meat Load
5. Simon and Garfunkel

Then come a few others, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Doors.

 

[Abaddon]

1. Tool
2. Faith No More
3. Metallica
4. Slayer
5. NIN

 

[davey_magik]

In no particular order,

Bands: Led Zeppelin, Metallica, , U2, Coldplay, Emo
Musicians: Hendrix, Hetfield, Mustaine, Paige, Michael Jackson

Honourable mentions: RHCP, Pink Floyd, Slayer, Muse,Primus, Nirvana, REM, System of a Down, Mark Knopfler, The Edge, Jason Newsted, Kirk Hammet, Kirk Cobain

 

[Count Zero]

Wow. I'm really feeling marginalised now. Only one of my top 5 has been mentioned. Anyway here goes, although the list might be different next week.

1. Lee "Scratch" Perry - The Upsetter
2. The Clash
3. Patti Smith
4. Todd Rundgren
5. Frank Zappa

 

[Portmagpies]

Marvin Gaye
John Lennon
Burt Bacharach
George Clinton (including Parliament/Funkadelic)
KRS One

The Clash
Run DMC
Parliament/Funkadelic
Simon & Garfunkel
Public Enemy

 

[lioness]

Bands/Groups:

1. The Beach Boys
2. Jan & Dean
3. Simon and Garfunkel
4. Chicago
5. Bread

Solo Artists:

1. Frank Sinatra
2. Linda Ronstadt
3. Carl Wilson
4. Cher
5. Del Shannon

 

[Nightwolf]

1. Pearl Jam
2. Foo Fighters
3. Eminem
4. Nirvana
5. At The Drive-In

 

[ssreid]

1.Elvis Presley
2.Bob Dylan
3.U2
4.John Lennon
5.Beatles

 

[smasha]

I'm gonna put the 5 bands that inspired me as a youngster.
1.
Led Zeppelin

2.
Black Sabbath

3.
Deep Purple

4.
Genesis

5.
Yes

one more odear....Rush

bands of today

1.The Smashing Pumpkins(well they're gone now)
2.Tool
3.Orbital
4.Janes Addiction
5.Soundgarden(gone now sob)


this list could change in a second lol


drummer-Jimmy Chamberlin
guitarist-Jmmy Page
keyboardist-trent reznor hehe
bass-bloke from Tool odear what's his name
singer-Chris Cornell
second guitarist /singer-Billy Corgan


Wow that band would make some wild music-need a wheelchair for Page though hehe.

 

[SNIPER_]

Band's/Group's (in no paticular order)
Queen
The Beatles
The Beach Boys
The Rat Pack
Ramones

Singer's (in no paticular order)
Elvis
Blondie
John Lennon
Frank Sinatra
Louis Armstrong