Name your Top 5 bands/music artists of all-time

[Patrick Chewing]

This is not just any list. This is YOUR PERSONAL BEST OF THE BEST.


I'll start:


1. Pantera
2. Soundgarden
3. Queen
4. Led Zeppelin
5. Overkill

[russwest0]

Come on broseph you know I can't do just 5

[JohnFreeman]

Queen
Coldplay
George Michael
Kanye
Genesis

[Heavincent]

1. Metallica
2. Mastodon

Those are my top 2, no doubt, although Metallica and Mastodon are VERY close. The remaining 3 are in no order.

Tool
Megadeth
Pantera

Bunch of others obviously, but I think that's my definitive top 5.

[L.Kizzle]

Jacksons
Prince and crew
James Brown and crew
Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke

[FKAri]

Ill do only rock and only 3:

1. The Who
2. The Verve
3. Velvet Underground

- drop off & multiway ties -


Jacksons
Prince and crew
James Brown and crew
Marvin Gaye
Sam Cooke

This is a God tier list. Mine would look like that if I did Soul

[Patrick Chewing]

Come on broseph you know I can't do just 5


Be a man. Give us your 5.

[Smook A.]

No order

Queen
2Pac
MJ
Biggie
Nas

[Akrazotile]

Nick Jonas
Joe Jonas
the other Jonas
k.o.b.e.
Will hung

[Dbrog]

1) Chris Cornell (all his stuff except timbaland :lol )
2) Avenged Sevenfold
3) Killswitch Engage
4) Guns N Roses
5) Red or Foo Fighters...tough call

Honorable mention: Red Hot Chili Peppers

[NumberSix]

Off the top of my head?


1. Tupac Shakur
2. The Beatles
3. Beethoven
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. Oasis
6. Black Sabbath
7. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

[That_Admiral]

Nas
Biggie
Linkin Park
Eminem
Wutang Clan

[hateraid]

1- The Beatles
2- U2
3- Alicia Keys
4- Peter Cetera/Chicago
5- Erasure

[KyleKong]

1 - Dave Matthews Band
2 - Queen
3 - Wu Tang Clan
4 - Nelly
4b - Ludacris
5. 90s Disney soundtracks

[imnew09]

Pac
Jay Z
Em
Nas
50 cent

[Bless Mathews]

Off the top of my head?


1. Tupac Shakur
2. The Beatles
3. Beethoven
4. Wu-Tang Clan
5. Oasis
6. Black Sabbath
7. Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

Hahaha

[Nowitness]

Queens Of The Stone Age
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Neutral Milk Hotel
Arctic Monkeys
The Velvet Underground

[TheMan]

Asia
Nickleback
Michael Bolton
Air Supply
Pet Shop Boys

[masonanddixon]

1. Steely Dan
2. Beatles
3. Bowie
4. Dylan
4. radiohead

I didn't include Jazz but there's a shit ton of great jazz cats

[Dasher]

1. Prince
2. OutKast
3. Bob Marley
4. Lee Morgan
5. Marvin Gaye

[Just2McFly]

Michael Jackson
Bob Marley
James Brown
Bill Withers
Nas

[T_L_P]

Bob Dylan
Otis Redding
Joni Mitchell
New York Dolls
Weather Report

[T_L_P]

1. Steely Dan
2. Beatles
3. Bowie
4. Dylan
4. radiohead

I didn't include Jazz but there's a shit ton of great jazz cats

Just finished listening to some 70s Miles Davis. Great stuff. :cheers:

And Dylan's the GOAT as far as I'm concerned.

[Jailblazers7]

John Coltrane
Marvin Gaye
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
The Smiths

edit - really wanted to include Bowie but I'm going with Springsteen over him

[T_L_P]

Also, forgot The Kinks.

Arthur is incredible.

[masonanddixon]

Just finished listening to some 70s Miles Davis. Great stuff. :cheers:

And Dylan's the GOAT as far as I'm concerned.


Have you heard any Steely Dan? They literally never put out a single bad song. Every song they would do like 140 takes for just to get the perfect sound.

Yeah, Dylan is incredible.

[Wavves]

1. Marvin Gaye
2. Connor Oberst
3. Queens of the Stoneage
4. Wavves
5. Diplo

[T_L_P]

Have you heard any Steely Dan? They literally never put out a single bad song. Every song they would do like 140 takes for just to get the perfect sound.

Yeah, Dylan is incredible.

I've heard Aja and loved it. Gonna listen to their other stuff when I get the chance. :cheers:

[russwest0]

1. Marvin Gaye
2. Connor Oberst
3. Queens of the Stoneage
4. Wavves
5. Diplo

Conor Oberst :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Smoke117]

1. Neil Young
2. Beatles
3. Elliott Smith
4. Sun Kil Moon
5. The Pixies

[boozehound]

Allman Brothers Band
Punch Brothers
The Band
Fred Eaglesmith
Liberation Music Orchestra

Damn, that was hard. If I did it again, it might be 5 completely different bands.......

[travelingman]

1. Alice in Chains
2. RHCP
3. Jerry Cantrell
4. Faith No More
5. Aerosmith

[Smoke117]

Allman Brothers Band
Punch Brothers
The Band
Fred Eaglesmith
Liberation Music Orchestra

Damn, that was hard. If I did it again, it might be 5 completely different bands.......


That made me want to listen to some Allman Bros live at filmore. Haven't listened to it in years.

[~primetime~]

:bowdown: Trent Reznor

easily one of the most talent musicians alive...guy is so awesome he needs no help

[ZeN]

1. Arcade Fire
2. T.V. on the Radio
3. Bright Eyes
4. Queens of the Stone Age
5. Trent Reznor/Nine Inch Nails
6. The White Stripes
7. Nirvana
8. Leonard Cohen
9. The Who
10. Sunset Rubdown

[ZeN]

:bowdown: Trent Reznor

easily one of the most talent musicians alive...guy is so awesome he needs no help
Damn homie you ninja me

[J Shuttlesworth]

John Coltrane
Marvin Gaye
Bruce Springsteen
Prince
The Smiths

edit - really wanted to include Bowie but I'm going with Springsteen over him
Props for the Coltrane :bowdown: :applause:

No order:

Bill Evans
John Coltrane
Pink Floyd
Radiohead
Kneebody

[~primetime~]

Damn homie you ninja me
Jack White is also ridiculously talented and every time I hear an old Nirvana song it makes me feel like I took them for granted back in the day. Kurt Cobain was so raw, love that guy to death and I wonder what music he would have created had had he not died.

[ZeN]

Jack White is also ridiculously talented and every time I hear an old Nirvana song it makes me feel like I took them for granted back in the day. Kurt Cobain was so raw, love that guy to death and I wonder what music he would have created had had he not died.
Yeah his bipolar and Courtney relations was both his source of inspiration and his ultimate demise. Sucks.

[boozehound]

That made me want to listen to some Allman Bros live at filmore. Haven't listened to it in years.
they are putting out a 6? disc version of it sometime in the next year or so.

I just listened to a great live cut off of the Dreams box set, You Dont Love Me/Soul Serenade shortly after King Curtis was killed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kg7ssACzQhc

[thefatmiral]

1. rage against the machine
2. empire empire (I was a lonely estate)
3. saves the day
4. the cure
5. tool
6. misfits

[outbreak]

The Clash
Bob Dylan
Bruce Springsteen
Ramones
the band
tallest man on earth

[Cactus-Sack]

1. White Zombie
2. Melvins
3. Faith No More
4. Celtic Frost
5. Guns n Roses

[Magic731]

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Coldplay
Eminem
Bob Marley
Cranberries

[masonanddixon]

I've heard Aja and loved it. Gonna listen to their other stuff when I get the chance. :cheers:

That entire album is incredible. Basically any song off Aja, Katy Lied, Pretzel Logic, Countdown to Ecstasy is as good as any album by anyone else.

[BlkMambaGOAT]

2pac, coldplay, simple plan (pre-2010), coheed and cambria and kanye (pre-2011)

[BlazerRed]

1. Neil Young
2. Beatles
3. Elliott Smith
4. Sun Kil Moon
5. The Pixies
:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[BlazerRed]

Sigur Ros
*shels
Hammock
Sun Kil Moon
La Dispute

[TheMan]

Tough to narrow it to just 5 so I'll go top 12 in no order...

1. Beatles
2. Pink Floyd
3. Iron Maiden
5. Tool
6. Black Sabbath
7. Red Hot Chili Peppers
8. AC/DC
9. Judas Priest
10. System of a Down
11. Megadeth
12. Metallica

[AirMike]

1. Pink Floyd
2. Genesis
3. Marillion
4. Deep Purple
5. Nazareth

[jcsrplumply]

Bob Dylan
Beatles
Simon & Garfunkel
Anne Murray
The Andrew Sisters

[Lebowsky]

1. Love
2. Buffalo Springfield
3. The Band
4. Queens of the Stone Age
5. The Kinks

[Breezy]

1. Pink Floyd *
2. Metallica **
3. Beethoven ***
4. Jewel ****
5. Opeth. *****

Notes:

* Specifically Meddle through the Final Cut. Anything without Roger Waters doesn't count to me.

** I'll defend every album except St. Anger, but we all know the first 5 albums are the glorious ones.

*** Give me 9th Symphony or give me death!

**** Everything except the country bits.

***** My Arm your hearse through Watershed specifically.

[BlazerRed]

Seems like there's a lot of classic rock/metal fans here. Surprising, I'd expect more rap.

[ducktape]

1. pixies
2. sonic youth
3. nirvana
4. patti smith
5. pj harvey

[NumberSix]

1. pixies
2. sonic youth
3. nirvana
4. patti smith
5. pj harvey
A real Albini fan over here this guy.

[outbreak]

Seems like there's a lot of classic rock/metal fans here. Surprising, I'd expect more rap.
I too was expecting to come in and see a bunch of bad hip hop and bad rap groups listed. I mean I can appreciate talented artists no matter what genre but a bunch of threads around here talk about terrible stuff. Was surprised to see so many people listing great bands\artists.

[32jazz]

Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong


James Brown
Marvin Gaye
Michael Jackson

Stevie Wonder/Sam Cooke(honorable mention).