Watching clash doco on ABC2 made me think about my top 10. Post yours and remember there is no right or wrong here.
1 The Clash
2 AC/DC (Bon Scott era)
3 The Ramones
4 Pink Floyd (Barrett and Waters eras)
5 REM
6 U2 ( Including and Pre achtung baby)
7 The Sex Pistols
8 Cold Chisel
9 Nirvana
10 Led Zeppelin
1.Bad Religion
2.The Clash
3.The Damned
4. Elvis Costello
5. The Jam
6. The Ramones
7. Johnny Cash
8. Rancid
9. Sublime
10. The Living End
It's not easy to pick just ten good bands, but here goes it.
01. Queens of the Stone Age (Amazing Back Catalogue)
02. The Strokes (Best post 2000s band)
03. Radiohead (Amazing Back Catalogue)
04. Dinosaur Jr
05. Nirvana
06. Primal Scream
07. Wilco
08. The Kinks
09. Blur
10. Metallica
Top 10 International
- Keith Jarrett American Trio/Keith Jarrett European Quartet
- Bill Evans Trio - the one with Scott LaFaro
- Brad Mehldau Trio
- John Coltrane Quintet-the one with Eric Dolphy
- Miles Davis Kind of Blue Band/Miles Davis 65 Quintet
- EST
- Dave Holland Quintet
- The Claudia Quintet
- Jef Neve Trio
- Neil Cowley Trio
Top 10 Oz
- Mark Simmond's Freeboppers
- Alister Spence Trio
- Mark Isaacs Resurgence Band
- Paper Hat Trio
- Andrea Keller Quartet
- The Necks
- Ted Vining Trio
- The Last Straw
- The Chaplin Quartet
- Kadoonka
Top of my head in no order…
INXS
Paul Kelly
Midnight Oil
Australian Crawl
Sex Pistols
U2 (pre and Not including Pop)
Van Morrison
Nick Cave
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
Bound to have missed some.
Quite like The Police and Queen.
Lol. Apparently US music sucks.
alice in chains
pre 97 u2
gunners
soundgarden
stp
garbage
acdc
early aerosmith
faith no more
anthrax
eclectic hey?
International
Live
Metallica
Pearl Jam
Eagles
CCR
Queen
REM
Nirvana
Gunners
Disturbed
Aussie
Silverchair
Midnight Oil
Crowded House
Powderfinger
LRB
Probably tell when I was born.
No Hard Ons?
Two bands I could not live without…
Poets of the Fall
Guns n Roses
Two bands I could not live without...
Poets of the Fall
Guns n Roses
who would you compare poets to or best describe?
without thinking about it...and in random order
Fugazi
Bad Religion
Mudhoney
One Inch Punch (Mid Youth Crisis)
Hendrix
Pennywise
Body Jar
Cosmic Psychos
New Bom Turks
Powder Monkeys
Velvet Revolver
Aerosmith
Queen
Led Zeppelin
Guns and Roses
AC/DC
Steve Miller Band
Cream
Rolling Stones
Hendrix Experience
People think I’m a fair bit older than 20 when they see my iPod playlist!
International:
1. Jeff Buckley
2. Refused
3. Radiohead
4. Nine Inch Nails
5. Portishead
6. Sigur Ros
7. Pink Floyd
8. Deftones
9. Meshuggah
10. Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Australian
1. Cog
2. Nick Cave
3. Karnivool
4. Paul Kelly
5. Dirty Three
6. The Herd
7. Silverchair
8. Gotye
9. Midnight Oil
10. The Drones
Random order:
Tool
Queen
Soundgarden
ACDC (from Who Made Who and earlier, not all of Brian Johnson stuff is rubbish)
Alice In Chains
The Clash
The Tea Party
The Cult
The Black Crows
The Verve
the point is to stop at 10 but any of the following could slot in entirely dependant on my prevailing mood: Fleetwood Mac (specifically stevie nicks fronted songs), Gunners (Appetite mainly), MotherLovebone, Rolling Stones, Pearl Jam, Temple of the Dog, DEF FX, stone temple pilots, Massive Attack, Faith No More., The Oils,
one notable exclusion for me is The Beatles. Cannot stand them, generally.
Beatles.
Then rule a line. Just like with Bradman and batsmen.
Next:
Sparks.
Then to only list a few not yet named in this thread, and remembering the OP asked that it's all time, not just the last decade or two, here's who is most featured on my playlists:
Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys
Split Enz
Doors
Loved Ones
Saints
Reels
who would you compare poets to or best describe?Two bands I could not live without...
Poets of the Fall
Guns n Roses
Ummm, I personally don't think I could compare them to anyone... A simplistic description would be a Finnish rock band, nothing heavy...IMO they are the perfect mix of lyrics, melodies, voice... Eh I totally bone up about these guys...they just seem to make everything fit perfectly together.... We're on the interwebs, youtube them and have a listen :)
The Beatles
RHCP
Led Zeppelin
The Carpenters
Fleetwood Mac
ACDC
Aerosmith
Queen
Rolling Stones
Beach Boys
In no order, and likely to be slightly different tomorrow...
Faith No More
Anaal Nathrakh
Portal
Stolen Babies
Napalm Death
Dog Fashion Disco
Machines Of Loving Grace
16 Volt
The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing
Nine Inch Nails
And for an added bonus...
Bolt Thrower, Headless Chickens, The Birthday Massacre, Watchmaker, Ice T, Insect Wafare, Disinterested Handjob, Skinny Puppy, Kill The Man Who Questions, Strapping Young Lad, Chronocide, Front Line Assembly, Fear Factory, Cruciamentum, Johnny Hollow, Hate Dept., Nile, Spoonful of Vicodin, Polkadot Cadaver, Stack, and The Amenta...
Queen
Rush
Maiden
Floyd
Eagles
Dire Straits
Police
U2
Extreme
Stryper
Are we talking favourite 10 bands? 10 bands that have had the most influence on you or just what you consider to be the best 10 bands of all time?