Directors List your 10 favorite bands of all time (in order or preferece) (1 Viewer)

[Brook K]

Ordering would be too tough

Rock/Pop Bands only:

Depeche Mode
Erasure
Yes
The Velvet Underground and Nico
The Beatles
The Smiths
The Cure
U2
The Doors
Pearl Jam

 

[Jack Fanning]

Steve Earle
Robert Cray
Jerry Cantrell
Lucinda Williams
Guns n Roses
U2
Pearl Jam
Alice in Chains

#1 Bruce/E St Band

 

[JasonDNJ]

I am glad to see some James fans here. When my wife and I got married last year our wedding song was, "Waltzing Along".

Here is my list:

1. The Verve
2. Rush
3. Swervedriver
4. New Order
5. Joy Division
6. Radiohead
7. Husker Du
8. Grant Lee Buffalo
9. Pearl Jam
10. Pink floyd

 

[Jefe Noche]

1. The Doors
2. The Beatles
3. The Who
4. Led Zepplin
5. The Rolling Stones
6. U2
7. The Eagles
8. Fleetwood Mac
9. Queen
10. Pink Floyd

 

[Arman]

The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Guns N Roses
Queen
REM
The Smiths
Radiohead
New Order
The Cure
Pink Floyd

 

[DaveDickey]

10. REM
9. Pink Floyd
8. Kinks
7. Lyle Lovett
6. Rolling Stones
5. Rush
4. Talking Heads
3. AC DC
2. Lynyrd Skynyrd
1. LED ZEPPELIN

 

[Rob Tomlin]

The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles
Pink Floyd

 

[Louis C]

I can't believe it. No prog heads on this entire thread!

10. PFM
9. The Beatles
8. The Flower Kings
7. Spock's Beard
7. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
6. Jethro Tull
5. Gentle Giant
4. Pink Floyd
3. King Crimson
2. Yes
1. Genesis

 

[Elizabeth S]

Dokken
Player
Scorpions
Judas Priest (w/Rob Halford)
The Rolling Stones
Def Leppard
Cheap Trick
Rainbow (w/Joe Lynn Turner)
Motley Crue
Three Dog Night

Vaguely in order. . .off the top of my head.

 

[JonZ]

Impossible to do, heres a attempt....


10.Judas Priest
9. The Rolling Stones (Pre90s)
8. Queen
7. Jimi Hendrix
6. Voivod
5. Death
4. Bob Marley
3. AC/DC (Bon Scott Era)
2. Black Sabbath
1. Led Zeppelin

Honorable Mention:
Rush,The Beatles,NOFX,Exodus,The Clash,Accept,Iron Maiden,Metallica (PreBlack Album),Sepultura (w/Max Cavalera),The Flaming Lips (Pre Soft Bullshit album),Alice In Chains,The Minutemen

 

[Philip_T]

Off the top of my head in no particular order.

Kings X
The Samples
William Topley
Dream Theater
Steely Dan
Megadeth
Depeche Mode
The Cure
Van Halen
Rush

 

[Philip_T]

Out of absolute boredom today, I compiled the data so far. Here are the top 20 bands listed in your top 10 lists.
Beatles 25
Led Zeppelin23
Pink Floyd16
U2 14
Rolling Stones11
Rush 10
Who 9
Alice In Chains 8
R.E.M. 8
ac/dc 7
Bruce Springsteen7
Doors 7
Guns N Roses 7
Jimi Hendrix 7
Radiohead 7
Metallica 6
New Order 6
Queen 6
Tool 6
Yes 6

There are a ton more with 5 or less votes each. Total of 264 different bands nominated. Like I said. Bored stupid today. :b

 

[Arman]

My 8/10 in the Top 20 of everyone's lists . [My #12 (Jimi Hendrix), #13 (U2), #18 (Rolling Stones), #19 (Tool) & #20 AC/DC also made it! Now I'm wondering, where's my other Top 20/40 favorites like the Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Police, Eagles, Van Halen, Coldplay, Pet Shop Boys, Camouflage, Joy Division, O.M.D, Oasis, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Genesis, Tears for Fears, Judas Priest ...? ]

 

[DaveDickey]

Philip, good idea to compile that list - boredom well spent, IMO. Dave

 

[Zen Butler]

Didn't make my top 10. I sure like[d] this band. Especially, Layne Staley's voice.

 

[Bob Graz]

Beatles
Led Zepplin
Stones
Black Sabbath
Springsteen
The Who
The Doors
Beach Boys
Steely Dan
Skynyrd
Honorable Mention: Meatloaf for the Bat Out of Hell Album

 

[Rob Stidham]

Bob Mould/ Husker Du
Guided By Voices
Tom Waits
XTC
Peter Gabriel
Sonic Youth
Big Black
Pere Ubu
Sleater-Kinney
REM

 

[Scott W.]

1. Van Halen (Sammy and Dave)
2. KISS (Ace and Peter era)
3. Bryan Adams
4. Motley Crue
5. Michael Jackson
6. Sarah McLachlan
7. Creed
8. Stone Temple Pilots
9. Robert Miles
10. Queen

Scott

 

[Christ Reynolds]

only the top 4 set in stone.

10. ben folds/ben folds five
9. pink floyd
8. dr. octagon
7. karate
6. radiohead
5. belle and sebastian
4. the beatles
3. wendy carlos
2. pearl jam
1. the who (solidified after hearing tommy and quadrophenia)

CJ