10 Bo Diddley
9 Eric Clapton
8 Eddie Van Halen
7 Gene Simmions/ Paul Stanley
6 Tom Petty
5 Jimmy Page
4 Freddie Mercury
3 John Fogerty
2 Elvis Presley
1 Hendrix?

Anyone care to make a suggestion or give me their top ten?

The cure
The clash
Aerosmith
Rolling Stones
Jimmy Hendrix
Weezer
Blur
Tragically Hip
Lynyrd Skyndyrd
Social Distortion

In no particular order

thats true but I get tired of aerosmith after a whiles but my hat tips to Ronnie Van Zant and his crew

If I were to put a band together I would go with
Freddie Mercury- vocals, piano
Stevie Ray Vaughn- Guitar
Gene Simmons, don't let him sing but can play a bass.
Bill Ward- drums
Tony Iommi- guitar
Crissy Hynde- back up vocals

I'm surprised that no one has listed the Beatles yet..

hmmmm not one of my favorites either...

in no particular order...

The Rolling Stones

Electric Light Orchestra

The Moody Blues

Journey

Def Leppard

Chicago

The Eagles

The Police

Joe Cocker

Fleetwood Mac

America

The Who

The Doors

NO order

Bands.....

Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
AC/DC
Who
Black Sabbath....WITH Ozzie
Doors
ZZ Top
Lynard Skynard


Singers

Bob Dylan
Joe Coker
Bob Seager...My favorite
The Boss
Janis Joplyn
Hindrex
Stevie Nicks.....GOD SHE IS HOT

These are just off the top of my head

No particular order

Dire Straits
The Scorpions
Blackmore's Night
Nightwish
Demons and Wizards

Ideal Band
guitar: Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian)
guitar: John Schaffer (Iced Earth)
guitar: Rudolf Schenker (The Scorpions)
guitar: Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits)
Bass: Markus Grosskopf (Helloween)
drums: Martin Lopez (opeth)
Male Vocalist: José (Mago De Oz)
Female Vocalist: Tarja (Nightwish)

All the other artists/bands mentioned are awesome....here's a few bands not on the list yet:

1. Pearl Jam
   
2. Soundgarden
   
3. Velvet Underground
   
4. Grateful Dead
   
5. Led Zeppelin
   
6. Red Hot Chili Peppers
   

Originally posted by navajoprophet
thats true but I get tired of aerosmith after a whiles but my hat tips to Ronnie Van Zant and his crew

So do I, however it's fun to go back and listen to em when it's been awhile, makes for good house cleaning music...

I also forgot to add GNR.

Brian would like to add:

Stevie ray Vaughan
johnny cash
hoodoo gurus
oingo boingo (their old stuff)
the smiths

No particular order:

* Freddie Mercury/Queen
* Eddie Van Halen/Van Halen
* The Who
* Led Zeppelin
* Alice Cooper
* Iron maiden
* AC/DC
* Def Leppard
* Thin Lizzy
* Rolling Stones
* Mark Knopfler/Dire Straights
* Status Quo

There's probably more too, that I cannot think of right now.

Ideal Band

Eddie Van Halen on Guitar
Freddie Mercury on Piano
Robert Plant with lyrics
Jimmy Page back up on Guitar
Geddy Lee on keyboards and bass
and Bonham on drums

I cant believe that Ronnie James Dio is not on any list here.
The guys vocals surpass any that are on the list alive or dead.
I could go on and on about him but will just say that his voice and lyrics are amazing and will,if not already, put him into a catagory all by himself at the top of all.
There are alot of great artists with great skills,but most either fade away or become crap after so many years.
There are many others I like but I just wanted to add in DIO

Originally posted by elevatedone
I'm surprised that no one has listed the Beatles yet..

I second that. Beatles were the best ever.

I bet we all could also compile a "worst band of all time" using only names from above. Taste is a funny thing. I know. I'm one of the few with it.

bands:

guns n roses
GODSMACK
Pink Floyd
Beatles
Stones
The Who
Zeppelin

[no order]

ultimate band:

vocals: dolly parton/ lemmy from motorhead [duet]
guitar: the pope
bass: saddam
keyboards: liberace
drums: animal (muppets)

show me that on "unplugged"

Not sure if ill get all 10 but here we go

Paul Mccartney
John Lennon
George Harrison


ok i got three not bad

In no particular order.

The Doors
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
Guns N Roses
AC/DC
Black Sabbath (With Ozzy as frontman)
Alice Cooper
The Who
KISS
Pink Floyd
The Eagles
Eric Clapton

As for a band.....

Lead Guitar: Slash
Guitar:Eric Clapton
Rythem Guitar:Eddie Van Halen
Guitar: Randy Rhoades
Guitar: Angus Young
Bass: Gene Simmons
Piano/Keyboards: Billy Joel
Drums: Tommy Lee or Lars Ulrich
Lead Males Vocals: Freddy Mercury and Jim Morrison
Background Male: Axl Rose,Paul Stanley,Ozzy Osborne, Paul Mcartney, and Alice Cooper
Lead Female: Stevie Nixx
Background Female: Cher?




[Edited on 8-30-2004 by JediMaster]

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