i agree with most of the list. I never really got into U2. I spent the mid to late 80s deeply into rap so i missed the entire Bono/Edge thing. I think Sly and the Family Stone at the end was a sop to the multiculti crowd. The real question is how did they miss The Who? Tommy, Who's Next and Quadrophenia are three of the most amazing albums in the history of rock. They created the Rock Opera genre. (JC Superstar was so huge it created the overly produced, self-important Andrew Lloyd Weber genre.) BTW, I do like Sly and don't mean to bag on the band but he doesn't belong in the Top 10.

Most of the list is pretty subjective: half of those groups could be taken off (Sly Stone? Give me a break!) and another dozen could compete for a spot. I'd put Led Zeppelin in the top four, even ahead of U2 (for pure greatness and influentialness). David Bowie? No Southern Rock group (Allman Bros?).

Plus, no Jimi Hendrix?

I agree with Mike A. Sly? No way. Bob Marley was great and I love his music, but he ain't a rocker. No WHO is a travesty. Velvet Underground? I would make a strong case for a southern rock band too. And I certainly would put AC-DC and Van Halen up there just as pure rock bands. Geez, now I am thinking about this more, how on earth could anyone who listens to rock seriously consider U2 in the top 10.

I can't take seriously a list of the top ten rock groups ever that doesn't include the Who and Jimi Hendrix and that does include Sly and the Family Stone (a good group but in the top 10 ever?)

What about Black Sabbath? The Clash? U2 has no place there, nor Sly. And no Dylan? His albums and band from the Highway 61/Blonde on Blonde era are amongst the greatest rock albums ever.

The writer specifically notes that he's discarded any solo acts, although how he squares that with Marley on the list is beyond me.

I'm not thrilled with the list, mostly because he has a very unusual definition of "rock". U2 is pop punk, Pink Floyd is prog, the Ramones are punk, the Velvet Underground is irrelevant, Marley and the Wailers are reggae. The Dead are a fucking joke, and ought to have been replaced with the Doors. But then, I'm inclined to think that Rock qua Rock died sometime in 1973.

The Dead going above Zeppelin is just provocation. Zeppelin falling out of the top 3 at all is just absurd. The Dead managed to put out about 50 albums with maybe half a dozen hits. Zeppelin put out basically 8 albums with about 50 legendary songs, most of which were huge hits. Their percentage of hits to misses is unsurpassed, most people dont realize just how many Zeppelin songs they know. I like U2, but not top 5.

The who has to be top five, I would argue that they are top 3 (and since I have never been a big beatles or stones fan, I would rate them #1). Zeppelin easily top 5. Sly and Family stone, Marley. I don't think so. U2? I am not sure about that. WHat about the Kinks. Ramones belong there. Allman Brothers maybe. But any list that has the Who has an honorable mention is just wrong.

"My big quibbles: Led Zeppelin should have been higher than #6 - and if we're talking about bands that changed Rock N' Roll, Nirvana has to be there."

Yes, as the guys that signaled the end of rock and the beginning of a vast musical wasteland that extends to the present day.

I lived through the 80s, Ken - Nirvana ended the wasteland, they didn't start it. A lot of the new stuff they inspired/triggered/etc. is pretty damn great, IMO.

Have to agree w/ Ken. Yeesh... I cringe every time I hear someone praise Nirvana for "changing music". Hair bands were all but done. They had cannibalized themselves into oblivion. It wasn't as if Nirvana came along and slew a great giant. Hair metal was more like a battered and beaten Wile E. Coyote dangling over the Grand Canyon, grasping desperately to the tinyiest weed w/ barely a finger lest he fall to the ravine below. Nirvana just came along and flicked hair metal's finger. Grunge lasted all of about 5 minutes (disco was more durable as was the hair metal period that preceded it!). And while you can't blame Nirvana for what was to follow in the 90's, Kurt's "tortured soul/woh is me/this life is so uninspiring" lyrics influenced countless whining "nu-metal" bands that pollute the airwaves to this day. Disillusionment is fine - it's obviously a cornerstone of rock music and well pre-dates Nirvana. It just hasn't been done very well in over 10 years.

Hey, I liked "Nevermind". While it does conveniently signify a changing of the guard in rock history it is by no means the cause. The album was/is quite good, not great, and certainly no more significant than Pearl Jam's "Ten".

Pearl Jam's "Ten" certainly remains a favourite... wished Eddie lived what he writes. Wish I did, too.

"I lived through the 80s, Ken - Nirvana ended the wasteland, they didn't start it."

What exactly were you listening to in the 80's? Because I was listening to excellent music (that I still listen to every chance I get). Music with heart and soul. Music with power and confidence. Music with skill and energy and fun and rebeliousness. Music by people with excellent voices that knew how to use them.

Where can you find that today? Not from the hip-hop "bands". Not from Britney or Christina or Jenny-from-the-block.

Nobody on the radio today is worthy of carrying Bon Jovi's electric guitar case.

Well, it's a subjective thing, and some above get into the Honourable Mentions list. It need a longer list, I think.
Also, what do you define as rock?
So, FWIW some additional candidates from a rather warped UK perspective(including 80's/90's possibles):

Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Link Wray, The Byrds, Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Love, Cream, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Sly & Robbie, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Deep Purple, Slade, T. Rex, Fleetwood Mac, AC-DC, Blondie, Sex Pistols, Joy Division, New Order, Sisters of Mercy, Talking Heads, My Bloody Valentine, Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Sonic Youth, The Smiths, Husker Du, Brian Eno, Screaming Trees, Bomb the Bass, The KLF, The Orb, Massive Attack, House of Love, The Stone Roses, The Verve, The Chemical Brothers, Underworld.
(and, of course, above all others, Hawkwind ;)

Ken,
Specifically what music were you listening to in the 80s? I liked a couple of the Police's albums, and the Pretenders' "Learning to Crawl" is great. The Cult's "Love" came out in '85, I believe, and the Chili Peppers came out sometime in the mid 80s. The rest of the music I remember hearing was kind of slick, mass produced stuff, as the late Frank Zappa put it, "Strictly from commercial." But then I only heard the stuff on the radio like the Thompson Twins, Howard Jones, Duran Duran, Berlin, Aha (sic?), Simple Minds (although their song from "The Breakfast Club" remains one of my guilty pleasures), etc.

Except for The beatles, the rolling stones, velvet underground, Ramones and Led Zeppelin, the rest should go, and i would put The Who, which is my favorite band in front or at least in the top three, their greatest hits cd My generation is probably the best cd that i have listened to in my life. Also Jimi Hendrix should be in the top 5 cuz were forgetting here the best guitarist ever, and though he didnt make many albums he still shouldnt be forgoten. I would also have the red hot chili peppers in the mix, discluding their punk songs, they would be one of the best bands. Also Nirvana and Queen should be in the top ten.

the order goes:
1.led zeppelin
2.black sabbath
3.ac/dc
4.van halen
5.metallica
6.rolling stones
7.pink floyd
8.the who
9.nirvana
10.guns n' roses

Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Pink Floyd are the bands I'd agree with the list. And all the rest shouldn't belong there. However, These are my top 10.

1. Guns N Roses
2. Aerosmith
3. Bon Jovi
4. Motley Crue
5. Queen
6. Def Leppard
7. Bryan Adams
8. Scorpions
9. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
10. Nirvana

This is the law of the land!
The ten greatest rock bands EVER
1) The Beatles
2) The Who
3) Zep
4) Rolling Stones
5) Jimi and the Jimi Hendrix experience!!
6) The Doors
7) Bruce and the E-street band
8) Eagles
9)Buddy Holly (wait, let me speak! Holly opened the door when he died so did music!)
10) Dylan (made some great solo stuff and stuff with THE BAND)

I still feel awful for leaving people like the Alman borthers, Lynryd Skinner (maybe?), Aerosmith, and awesome bands and such...

You can throw Queen in there around 11-13

OK people let me tell you how the real list goes. Its not much different from the those already listed but some of you leave out the greatest band of all time.
TOP TEN
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Rolling Stones
3. Black Sabbath
4. ACDC
5. Metallica
6. The Doors
7. The Beatles
8. Nirvana
9. Pink Floyd
10. Van Halen

ok, when i first read this list, i almost cried when i had to scroll down to number 6 to find zeppelin. Of the 10 bands he listed, only zeppelin, the beatles and the stones deserve to be there. the others are all good but have no place in the top 10 rock bands ever. if we are going on influence here, metallica, the allman brothers, and black sabbath have to be one there. these bands defined their respected forms of rock. alas, here is my list based not on who i like (because my favorit band isnt on here), but on who revolutionized the entire idea of rock music.

1. the beatles (define what we now know as rock)
2. led zeppelin (look at of hits to songs realeased)

3. the rolling stones (stem from beatles, nearly as influential)

4. metallica (the reason for 99 of music since 1983)
5. the who (no better straight-ahead rockers
6. black sabbath (paved the way for the darker side of rock)
7. the allman brothers (the reason for the term 'southern rock')
8. the doors (would be higher if morrison would have lasted a few more years)
9. ac/dc (try to NOT name a song by them)
10. the jimi hendrix experience (although not the first to perform a guitar solo, the reason we still do it)

i would love email with some comments and thoughts. thanks for the time all.

sorry everyone, but please insert the word "percent" where the led zeppelin and metallica comments lose coherence above. thanks.

Hey! most of the bands am Agree
But my best rock bands that since I was a kid I have been fascinating are:

offspring
nirvana
Aerosmith
Metallica
red hot chili pepper
Rage againts the machine
guns'n roses
guardian
petra
Whitecross
stryper

1)The Beatles- No Reason Needed
2)Led Zeppelin-The greatest hard/rock band ever
3)The Rolling Stones- The longest running and one of the most significant band of all time
4)Nirvana- People may disagree, but they did more for the music industry in 3 years than people who been in the business for 20.
5)Metallica- After Black Sabbath, but they did it best.
6)The Who- No one else sounds like them, just a great band
7)Black Sabbath- Simple, invented hard rock
8)AC/DC- Just a kick-ass band, with an amazing guitarist, Angus Young forever!
9)Jimi Hendrix- Greatest guitarist ever
10)The Doors- Intelligent songs, great front man, hard riffs, what more do you want?
11)Guns-N-Roses- Tough kick-ass attitude, with some of the best guitar work ever, they could have been the next Rolling Stones

This subject is very, well, subjective. It is very difficult to narrow it down to 50 bands, much less 10. Then you have the whole "band" thing. Does Jimi Hendrix and The Experience or Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band really count. And if they do, would'nt you have to include other great solo artists because they have a back-up band. Not to mention the personal preferences of every rockin' human on earth.
See what I mean.
However, I think the following list of 20 can be agreed on by the majority (at least 50.0000001%) of the rock n' roll community.In no particular order, my choices would be:
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Aerosmith
ZZ Top
AC/DC
Van Halen
Led Zepplin
Black Sabbath
Def Leppard
Pink Floyd
Kiss
Queen
Lynard Skynard
Nirvana
U2
The Eagles
The Doors
Metallica
The Who
Grateful Dead
And I'm still leaving out a myraid of other bands that are definately worthy like Rush, Motley Crue, Alice In Chains, Guns n'Roses, Pearl Jam, Creed, Bon Jovi, The Police, The Ramones, Cream, Deep Purple, R.E.M. and The Beach Boys just to name a few. I could go on and on. Soundgarden, Iron Maiden, Fleetwood Mac, Styx, Steely Dan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Yes, Stone Temple Pilots, Supertramp.
See what I mean? And all the bands that I've Mentioned started well before the year 2000, so what about the Velvet Revolvers, Audioslaves, White Stripes, Nickelbacks and Puddle of Mudds of the world, huh? Very subjective.

The Kinks. If you don't believe me, listen to Village Green Preservation Society. Then try to deny them a place.

Any one who doesn't have the Beatles on their list is just naming their favorite bands. They created rock as we know it. It would have been nice to see a Southern rock band like Allman brothers or CCR on the list.
There shouldn't be any bands formed after 1985 on that list. Good bands after 85 are just breaths of fresh air from the craphole that is modern music. Bands like Guns'n'Roses, Nirvana, Linkin Park, Lost Prophets and others like them are great, but they have not profoundly changed rock. And WHAT THE HELL IS "HEY YA DOING ON THE LIST OF THE 10 BEST ROCK SONGS?!

I'd have included The Clash, Bruce, AC/DC, The Smiths, and The Police.

Here goes my list:
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Queen
Led Zeppelin
Eagles
Pink Floyd
The Doors
Metallica
U2
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Guns `n` roses
Deep Purple

It is really incredible that Queen is not in the top ten. What was MSNBC thinking?

Are we talking about the US alone or the world?

I am 17 and I know more about this than you ever will. Here is my list.

1. Led Zepplin
2. The Who
3. Pink Floyd
4. Lynard Skynard
5. Nirvana
6. Eagles
7. Aerosmith
8. AC/DC
9. Black Sabbath
10. Weezer

ok everyone i feel just as strongly as all of you but there is no way to get everyone to agree on this kind of thing so i think we should give this guy a brake and stop complaining about his list even if he did include outkast. heres my list just becasue i wanted to make one
1-the beatles
2-led zepplin
3-bob marley
4-the eagles
5-acdc
6-lynard skynard
7-guns n roses
8-sly and the family stone
9-queen
10-tom petty

Why Wasn't The WHo in there? They Started Smashing Instruments and queen wasn't in there nor acdc come on and i like peytons list except weezer, i use to like them but u cant listen to them very long they definatly dont belong in the top 10

That list of the nbc journalist doesn't keep respect for the best rock bands in the history of the world. Bands appearing and not appearing in the list.

If you do a list of the best bands ever, you cannot hierachice it. I think that nobody can put beatles over rolling stones or rolling stones over beatles. My subjective list of 10 best rock bands (not in order) is:

QUEEN (the one that i'm fan)
THE ROLLING STONES (A Culture, 3 generations of fans in the same stadium)
THE BEATLES (history. the revolution of the rock)
LED ZEPPELIN (everyone who loves rock, loves led)
PINK FLOYD (poetry)
AC/DC (the most powerful)
THE DOORS (love me two times baby)
U2 (i don't like it, but is in the list)
RAMONES (the punkroc)
METALLICA (or Guns N' Roses?)

Only my point of view. not a sentence.

GAB

There is a first place tie:

1. The Beatles
1.A) Led Zeppelin

The only other band that even comes close to these two is Pink Floyd.

HEHEHEHEH
The fact is for me
the best ever band is
1.Deep Purple their solos,and songs are simply unmatched and beauty of their music is legendary so they are simply the best...........
2.Pink Floyd
great lyrics combined with fabulous instrumentals
3.Stones
4.Led Zeppelin
5.The Cream
6.The Beatles
7.The Doors
8.The Who
9.Guns 'n' Roses
10.Nirvana

Thi is top list............
other bands are pale copies of these bands......
so long.......

The best bands in my order:

1. Rolling Stones (Can play all different genres of rock, and kick ass in concert, just listen to Midnight Rambler live from 1973 King Biscuit Flower hour)
2. Beatles (Couldn't rock as much as the Stones)
3. Led Zeppelin (one song says it all ROCK and ROLL)
4. The Who (buy the revised copy of Who's Next with 1971 live performance)
5. Jimi Hendrix (simply the best guitarist ever in rock)
6. Cream (Clapton played some incredible songs back then)
7. U2 (Gets a lot of flak from some fans here, but they can totally rock)
8. Guns n Roses (Axl Rose really f*@ked up their place in history - could have and should have been this generations Stones)
9. Pink Floyd (for Dark Side of the Moon alone!)
10.Aerosmith (Loved them since 1975's "Toys in the Attic" album)

The Best is Pink Floyd. Experiments that begun with Syd and Piper at the gates of dawn went on with Gilmour and Waters on Live in Pompeii, saucerful of secrets, more, one of my favourites ummagumma, legendary atom heart mother, meddle, relics, great obscured by clouds, superb dark side of the moon, masters of rock and then with the best of the best Wish you were here, animals Wall(piece of history), final cut(piece of shit, their worst album) and then (some will say bad but I say exellent momentary lapse of reason and division bell. No other band can reach them. For the rest here it comes (In no particular order):

-Led Zeppelin (I simply can't explain. It belongs to history)
-Deep Purple (the first prog hard rock band. If you listen to Dream Theater you will understand)
-Velvet Underground (you konw why!!!)
-The Doors (they combined lots of stuff in one from blues and pop to hard and psichodelic rock)
-CCR (every generation listen to their music)
-Jimi and the experience (he invented guitar solos)
-Beatles (the first band that started experiments in R'n'R)
-Stones (even I don't like them)
-Metallica (they inspired most of the musicants after 1990)

My top twenty- five rock bands are:

1. ACDC
2. Led Zeplin
3. KISS
4. Motely Crue
5. Pink Floyd
6. Twisted Sister
7. Lynard Skynard
8. Def Leppard
9. Guns N' Roses
10.Rush
11.Skid Row
12.Van Halen
13.The sex pistols
14.White snake
15.Poison
16.Metallica
17.Deep Purple
18.Bon jovi
19.Warrant
20.Cindarella
21.Jimmy Hendrix
22.Great White
23.Styx
24.Motor head
25.

Your leaving out the greatest trailor park band is.....

Yo Mutha

best hardrock bands are

1. Brittany Spears
2. The donnas
3. Craven Morehead
4. Miah Butreeks
5. Aneeda Hug
6. sofa king re todd ed
7. Homer sexuall
8.
16.
92.
71.
82.
5.
all done! and im gay

U2 is one of the greatest bands in the history of Rock for a couple of reasons:

1.) They have lasted over 25 years WITH THE SAME FOUR MEMBERS,NO BREAKUPS,NO SPLITS..... NO OTHER BAND HAS DONE THAT,NOT ONE...SO THAT IN ITSELF MAKES THEM GREAT.THAT IS AN AMAZING ACHIEVMENT.

2.) THEY HAVE A UNIQUE SOUND,THEY DON'T SOUND LIKE ANY OTHER BAND AND THEY HAVEN'T RIPPED OFF ANY OTHER BAND IN TERMS OF STYLE.

3.) AFTER 25 YEARS THEY ARE STILL MORE POPULAR THAN EVER BANDS USUALLY DECLINE IN POPULARITY AS THEY GET OLDER U2 HAS REMAINED POPULAR THROUGH 3 DECADES

4.) RESPECT FROM THEIR PEERS: METALLICA,ANTHRAX,RHCP,REM,FOO FIGHTERS,COLDPLAY ETC,ETC,ETC ALL LIKE U2

Like most of you, I don't think that the best bands ever were mentioned in this top 10. First of all, I would like to suggest that a band, in order to be GREAT it should be well-known during the period it evolved in.
My top ten would be :
1-The Beatles (nobody could ever underestimate their influence on rock and the way they evolved from LOVE LOVE ME DO to songs really interesting as Hey Jude or Eleonor Rigby)
2-The Rolling Stones (always cool to hear Jagger)
3-Led Zeppelin (They have the best song ever made STARWAY TO HEAVEN)
4-U2 (as said earlier, their popularity is still growing and their latest 2 CDs have made great sales)
5-Metallica (Some people might disagree but I think that without Metallica, Heavy Metal would have died...seriously)
6-Pink Floyd (they are simply the most deep band ever and it's a shame that Roger Waters isn't still with the band...)
7- The Doors (Jim Morrison was and still is an obsession for lots of people)
8-Nirvana (Personnally I don't like them but they changed the course Rock was going)
9-Queen (you can't tell me that Freddie Mercury wasn't a legend...please don't)
10-Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Like most of you, I don't think that the best bands ever were mentioned in this top 10. First of all, I would like to suggest that a band, in order to be GREAT it should be well-known during the period it evolved in.
My top ten would be :
1-The Beatles (nobody could ever underestimate their influence on rock and the way they evolved from LOVE LOVE ME DO to songs really interesting as Hey Jude or Eleonor Rigby)
2-The Rolling Stones (always cool to hear Jagger)
3-Led Zeppelin (They have the best song ever made STARWAY TO HEAVEN)
4-U2 (as said earlier, their popularity is still growing and their latest 2 CDs have made great sales)
5-Metallica (Some people might disagree but I think that without Metallica, Heavy Metal would have died...seriously)
6-Pink Floyd (they are simply the most deep band ever and it's a shame that Roger Waters isn't still with the band...)
7- The Doors (Jim Morrison was and still is an obsession for lots of people)
8-Nirvana (Personnally I don't like them but they changed the course Rock was going)
9-Queen (you can't tell me that Freddie Mercury wasn't a legend...please don't)
10-Red Hot Chili Peppers.

I don't know a lot about other rock bands but i do know that Red Hot Chili Peppers should be in the top ten, maybe not in the top 5 (in most people's opinion not mine - i think they should be)but definetely in the top ten because they have made such a huge impact on people all around the world.
Their guitarists rock and Chad the drummer is hard to compare with.
They have lasted more than 20 years and a huge variety of people love them and they are awesome live! I think a band is not worth listening to if they are crap live!

my favorite bands are:
the beatles
the doors
jefferson airplane
pink floyd
led zeppelin
jimmi hendrix
janis joplin
the who
santana
jethro tull

Top 20 Ever

1.AC/DC
2.Judas Priest
3.Black Sabbath
4.Guns n Roses
5.Led Zeppelin
6.Motley Crue
7.Jimi Hendrix
8.Poison
9.Scorpions
10.Twisted Sister
11.ZZ Top
12.Nirvana
13.Metallica
14.Skid Row
15.White Snake
16.Lynyrd Skynyrd
17.Van Halen
18.Def Leppard
19.Kiss
20.Rolling Stones

Twisted Sister? #10!?! Please tell me you did that because you're related to Dee Snyder...

Older bands:

Pink Floyd
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Led Zeppelin

Newer acts:

Tool
Radiohead
The Smashing Pumpkins (deserve more credit IMO)

Top Ten things i like to do in bed

1.yo mutha
2.yo sista
3.yo fatha
4.yo dog (doggy styl You know what i mean????)
5.ma mutha
6.ma granma
7.Carmen Electra
8.ma computer
9.ma baseball coach (hes a homosexual man/woman)
10.niggaz!

Just one thing please, I don't want to see BON JOVI mentionned as one of the best Rock band ever. Nobody could possibly justify it.
Thank you.

i've only been listening to rock for about 7 months so cut me some slack if i missed some good bands

1.The Beatles
2.The Rolling Stones
3.Led Zeppelin
4.Pink Floyd
5.Queen
6.ACDC
7.Jimi Hendrix
8.Aerosmith
9.Guns n Roses
10.Nirvana

iknow i left out some great bands but its impossible to make a top 10 list without leaving some bands out

Just one question. Why aren't QUEEN in the top ten? After all, they are one of the most influencial bands ever, with a catalogue of classics. We hear their songs getting played from adverts to football grounds, and being one of the greatest live acts the world has seen, you would think that might justify my opinion? It's a shambles when the above has not been taken into consideration when deciding this erroneous poll!

ok all u guys got it mixed up and i know how it goes. I mean come on........zz top?, poision?, SCORPION? what is the world coming to? ok lets straighten things out. first of all... i love bob marley, he's awesome and he's got some great music BUT...he's not a rocker, he is reggae! Secondly, this is how the order goes:
1.AC/DC
2.led zeppelin
3.blink-182
4.jimi hendrix
5.greenday
6.the who
7.pink floyd
8.Aerosmith
9.van halen
10.RUSH
Oh yeah. what the hell is "hey ya!" doing on the top ten??? that is....well it aint rock.

you cant make a top 10 list like this. there are so many good artists. break it down to after 80s and before 80s i guess.

just a few extras no one bothered to say are steve vai, frank zappa, joe satriani, yngwie malmsteen, jeff beck, the yardbirds

Well I'm really glad to see that The Beatles are number one, not only the most influential and pretty much the reason for everything that came after them (you've never heard anything like the Beatles before them) but they are also my favourite personally because their music is amazing. Listen to A Day In the Life, Strawberry Fields Forever, I am the Walrus, Hey Jude and The End and tell me that shit isn't beautiful!!
Anyway heres my list:
1.Beatles
2.Rolling Stones
3.Led Zeppelin
4.Queen
5.Pink Floyde
6.Creame
7.Jimmy Hendrix experience
8.The Who
9.Aerosmith
10.The Doors

Queen, Judas Priest, and the Beatles are all extremely bad and and dont belong on any list of great rock bands.

pink floyd is the best band ever but u cant exclude deep purple and queen from the top ten list

im only gonna say one thing here.....i would put ACDC close to number one only behind the greats like led zeppelin and the rolling stones. sonething like this...
1. the rolling stones and led zeppelin (tie)
3. ACDC
4. Aerosmith
5. pink floyd
6. jimi hendrix
7. pearl jam
8. lynrd skynyrd
9. nirvana
10.metallica
thats the plain truth right there....only leaving out some of the other cool ones like the offspring and green day and stone temple pilots.

The Beatles belong at number 1- no other band has songs like "Here Comes the Sun" or "Strawberry Fields Forever". Listen to Abbey Road- if you don't think any of that is good, classic rock, then something's wrong in your head.

As for jumping on the bandwagon- Queen definitely deserves a spot. No other band on earth could have done "Bohemian Rhapsody".

I can't stand hair metal or grunge so my opinion is a bit biased against Nirvana.

Earlier on someone's list- how does Green Day make it on the list as one of the best rock bands ever? Not at all. Sure they're a good band, but their "American Idiot" would be nothing without innovators of rock opera- The Who. Green Day is just a good band but they haven't shaped the face of rock. That title deserves to the early bands- Stones, Beatles, Who, Hendrix, etc.

There's another solo act that I might have skimmed over- Elvis. Sure, we know him for the love songs, but he was the first. He started rock as we know it, before the Beatles, before the Stones.

Guns 'n roses does not deserve to be on the list, period. They are way overrated. The REAL top rock bands/individuals ever:
1) The Beatles (Obviously)
2) The Rolling Stones
3) Led Zeppelin
4) AC/DC
5) Lynyrd Skynyrd
6) Peter Frampton
7) Simon & Garfunkel
8) Marvin Gaye
9) Jimi Hendrix
10) Bruce Springsteen
Honorable Mentions: 1)The Eagles (Lyin' Eyes and Witchy Woman are great songs) 2) Eric Clapton (Wonderful Tonight and Layla) 3) Kansas 4) Rod Stewart
Maybe Hendrix and Springsteen deserve to be higher, but i'm too lazy to redo part of the list.

#57, I'll give you Queen and Judas Priest, but to say the Beatles were anything but great is profound philistinism.

Led Zeppelin is number one.

Just listen dazed and confused. No additional comment attached.

And all other bands come after LZ. In no particular order.

Been dazed and confused
for so long it's not true...

Here's my list:
1)Matt Caimi and Ben Austin(Best Duo of alltime!)
2)Beatles
3)Zeppelin
4)Los Stones
5)James Marshal Hendrix Expirience
6)The^
Who
7)Jim and the DoorS
8)Queen
9)(no one is nineth, its a sacred spot)
10)Dav Bowie

Led Zeppelin is not number one. There is no sane person that can argue they were more influential to music (particularly rock) than The Beatles. Therefore it is almost impossible to argue against The Beatles position at number one.

I am surprised and happy at the same time. I don't see a strong mention of my favourite, Pink Floyd although it has a strong presence. But then again no body seems to be in disagreement about Pink Floyd.
The reason they are my favourite is that they are a true band, perfectly tuned to each other. To me, listening to them is a roller coaster of dajavu's. I discover them in the sounds that surround me everyday. I mean listen to these guys. They are untidy, noisey and they are so unlike musicians (who sell dreams) yet the undelying melody is so strong that it overowes everything; right out of real life. Let's not talk about the lyrics which in my opinion are the most radical act of second half of this cetury.
I say this all with due respect to all the other bands and their fans. I just listened to 'Stairway to heaven' before I wrote this (That's probably the only band I have not been properly introduced to) and now I know why so many people are in love with Led Zapplin. They are out of this world. You really can not compare a great artist with any other.
I guess trying to put the greatest in order is not appropriate for a true music lover. All of them enrich your soul in their own special way.

Shahamat, as a fellow Pink Floyd fan... thank you for saying all that!

1 BEATLES
2 ACDC
3 STONES
4 LED ZEPPLIN
5 PINK FLOYD
6 DOORS
7 NEIL YOUNG
8 METALICA
9 HENDRIX
10 CREAM
HONORABLE MENTION PEARL JAM, DMB, CHILI PEPS, BEACH BOYS BOB DYLAN BOB MARLEY DISPATCH PHISH THE WHO THE EGALES RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ERIC CLAPTON VAN HALEN 3 DOORS DOWN AREOSMITH BILLY JOLE LENERD SKYNERD QUEEN ELVIS OAR BOSTON KANSAS TENACIOUS D BLACK SABBATH RAMONES .....

here is my top 15 bands of alltime
1. KISS
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Guns n Roses
4. AC/DC
5. Van Halen
6. Journey
7. Boston
8. Def Leppard
9. Jimmi Hendrix
10. Deep Purple
11. Rush
12. Billy Joel
13. The Eagles
14. Motley Crue
15. The Doors

honorable mentions:

scorpions, Cheap Trick, Ratt, Kansas, Nirvana and Metalica(i think they suck, but i guess i'll add them here).

1st my all time top 10 bands/artists

1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Clash
3. Pink Floyd
4. The Who
5. Black Sabbath
6. Joy Division/New Order
7. David Bowie
8. The Cure
9. The Beatles
10. Velvet Underground

Before you Beatles fan start to go crazy, let me tell you why they are nine on my list. They didn't get very good until Revolver and Sgt. Pepper(years of sappy music before). The Clash are so much better than the Ramones. The Clash's songs actually sound differant from song to song unlike the Ramones stuff that all sounds exactly the same. No way does Nirvana belong in a top ten all time. Alice in Chains and RHCP are much better and they don't end up on the list so why should them. And now a top ten of the bands of the eighties that are all better than the most overrated band of all time U2
Anyone who disagrees with anything that I say please try and back up your opinions and write here.

1. New Order
2. The Cure
3. The Smiths
4. Skinny Puppy
5. Killing Joke
6. Depeche Mode
7. REM
8. Ministry
9. the Replacements
10. Talking Heads
all of them better than U2

Hey morons, it's spelled "LYNYRD SKYNYRD". Try to expend a little effort trying not to sound like idiots next time "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" is on one of your lists.

1. Led Zeppelin = no one even comes close

2. Pink Floyd = dark side of the moon Possibly best album ever

3. Creedance Cleerwater Revival = Good ol' boys

4. Steve Miller Band = Perhaps the most underated band of all time (up there with Collective Soul)

5. Boston = Awesome vocal talent

6. the Eagles = Great listening anytime

7. the Beatles = Never really got into them but undeniably world-changing

8. Lynyrd Skynyrd = Rockabilly all the way

9. Van Halen = No one can ever copy their awesome guitar/synthasizer sound

10. AC/DC = Back in Black is the best song intro of all time

oasis, rolling stones, beatles, U2 and coldplay

#71, thank you. You tell 'em. That was pissing me off every time i saw it.
Now obviously I don't expect all you animals to agree w/ this list but....what the hell? Here goes:
1. The Beatles (they are just THE BAND, you can't beat 'em sorry.)
2. Led Zep (everyone copies them, they built hard rock. no questions asked. Don't believe me, listen to Good Times Bad Times, immigrant Song, or Kashmir....and obviously Stairway)
3. Pink Floyd (two words.....holy shit. These guys weren't afraid of doing ANYTHING you can listen to stuff off Piper, then listen to The Wall, and think it's two different bands)
4.Lynyrd Skynyrd (they may not have been the first, but they were definately the best. Free Bird is a Holy Song. I also love Gimme Three Steps
5. Stones (the Beatles reincarnated as a ravenous beast. I once heard a quote: "The Beatles wanted to hold your hand, the Rolling Stones wanted to burn down your town.")
6.Santana (Helooooo? They 100% INVENTED Latin rock, which was unheard of prior to them. plus Carlos could kick your ass, and you know it.)
7. RHCP (my favorite band. I honestly think they kept funk alive with they're unique style of Funk-Rock fusion. Flea can play bass like a mother as well.)
8.The Who (well.....idk why they are, but they are.)
9. Grateful Dead (hell yes they deserve to be on this list. They are the most Jammin' jam band i've ever layed my ears upon. JG had some of the best improv skills on the planet, I'd have to say closely followed by Trey Anastasio though.)
10. J. Geils Band (yes, the J. Geils Band. I think they are definately underrated when it comes to this. Magic Dick is the most insane harmonica.....er on the planet. He made it rock as much as the guitars! that's skill. Don't believe me? Whammer Jammer. as for the rest of the band, listen to Give it to Me, Musta Got Lost, and Centerfold. It's awesome)
Thanks, make sure to comment

OK morons, like I said earlier, it's spelled "LYNYRD SKYNYRD". But not only that, it's also spelled "LED ZEPPELIN" not "LED ZEPPLIN." Dolts.

heres mi list

1 beatles
2 rolling stones
3 led zep
4 the who
5 bob dylan
6 jimi hendrix
7 queen
8 pink floyd
9 grateful dead
10 metalica
11 acdc
12 van halen
13 black sabath
14 def leppard
15 billy joel
16 nirvana
17 guns n roses
18 aerosmith
19 lynard skynard
20 stevie ray vaughn
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1000000000000000000000 the doors i HATE them

OK, Number 77, just because you disagree with "Rajiv"'s opinion about "The Doors" doesn't mean you need to say that you hate him. You are a pathetic person if you hate a random person on the internet because he has differing views than you ON A BAND. Grow up.

My Top 10 List:
1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Beatles
3. Rolling Stones
4. Jimi Hendrix
5. Queen
6. Bob Dylan
7. The Who
8. Cream
9. The Doors
10. Pink Floyd

5 Greatest Bands Of All Time
1. Led Zeppelin (Hands down)
2. Rolling Stones
3. Queen
4. The Doors
5. Cream

Elvis Presley is truly the greatest rock artist that ever lived. I cannot believe he isn't on the list.

well, i'm sorry i agree w/ you and retract my statement. It's not that i hate you, it's that i hate the fact that you hate the doors. they were never mean to you. but anyways sorry and i hope you'll still be my friend (:

As Hungary's Ambassador (and Rocker) Simonyi explained to us all in his Winds of Change.NET Guest Blog, freedom is about letting others find the music they like and identify with. That's what helped his group find an oasis of freedom in an opressive, totalitarian society - that taste of musical freedom reaching them through the darkness.

So thanks for being big enough to apologize (I checked the IP etc - it seems to be the same person). It matters.

The Doors were a great band, and they will be remembered for a long time because of all the people like you and me who DO like them a lot.

But there will always be some people who will dislike ANY artist, just as there are twisted people who actually like disco. Oh, well.

Long live Rock... and the freedom it represents!

I agree with all the comments re; putting Nirvana in there, but to suggest that there's been a wasteland of rock since Kurt's death is inflating a myth. For mine there's another band who have turned the rock establishment on it's head, who have influenced more bands than can be named, and who are still around: Radiohead. OK Computer? Kid A? Amnesiac? The Bneds? Hail to the Thief? Come on...where's the integrity in this list.

Where the hell are Oasis, The Stone Roses or Bob Dylan? Here is the top ten i would have picked:

1. The Beatles - Sorry but know one can argue, they are simply the greatest
2. Jimi Hendrix - The guy played guitar better than anyone to this day in the 60s
3. The Rolling Stones - Heavily blues influenced introducing it to a white audience
4. Bob Dylan - Influences absoloutely everyone with the best lyrics ever written in songs
5. Oasis - The band that changed brittish music forever and defined a generation with "Definately Maybe" , cant beleive the lack of mentions
6. The Stone Roses - One of the most underrated bands ever who mixed funk with rock, developed an unmistakable unique sound and made "The Stone Roses", listen to it and the rest is history
7. Led Zeppelin - Cant exactly leave them out can i?
8. Pink Floyd - Made music that completely blows the mind
9. Bruce Springsteen - Perhaps Dylans biggest influence is simply fantastic
10. U2 - Despite the debate, they deserve a place going by "The Joshua Tree" alone

Honorable Mentions - The Who, The Velvet Underground, The Kinks or Free could well be included on another day

Ok here is the definitive list of the greatest rock bands

1. Beatle
2. Stones
3. The Who
4. Led Zellein
5. Pink Floyd

Those top five ARE definitive

Bands Should be in the TOP! 10

The Who .. The Doors .. AC/DC .. Black Sabbath .. Jethro Tull .. Lynyrd Skynyrd .. Jimi Hendrix .. Elvis Presley .. Judas Priest .. Metallica .. the List Btw is very Good But PLEASE U2!! SLY! OH MY GOD!!

Why oh why aren't QUEEN in the top 10?? It's pretty insane that they don't get a mention. In my opinion they should at least be number 2 or 3. PLEASE PUT QUEEN IN THE TOP 10!!

I saw weezer, green day and eew blink 182 on someones list
my list is like this

1 the beatles (i don't like them much but everyone else worshipped them)
2 Led Zeppelin (the first hard rock band)
3 Metallica (my favourite, they saved heavy metal and they're under-rated)
4 Queen (Classic rock)
5 Pink Floyd (not music it's art)
6 Aerosmith (best comeback ever)
7 AC/DC (hard rock period)
8 Pearl Jam (they would never sell-out ever)
9 Jimi Hendrix (the best guitarist ever)
10 Van Halen (ROCK N'ROLL)

well...i'm sure the list was made to be subjective but...how can the Doors not be there? at least in the top 5 , going to any of their concerts was a religion experience guys!! Jim Morrison was the shaman and the audience the tribe ( any of you saw the movie? thou it portraied wrong Jim Morrison...it had that flair the doors concerts had ) they mixed poetry and music and songs like "the end" and "when the musics over" are simply wonderfull songs , unique in their type , problem with the doors it's maybe that it's kind of difficult to understand them , but try , relax and let the Doors seduce you on their trip...

Well #33 Peyton im 15 and u dont no more than i will ever no because weezer sucks here are the bands
1-Aerosmith
2-Led Zeppelin
3-Queen
4-Ozzy Osbourne or Black Sabbath
5-Alice Cooper
6-Guns&Roses
7-Nirvana
8-Van Halen
9-Rush
10-The Doors
11-The Who
12-Jimi Hendrix
13-Bob Marley
14-AC/DC

mr. 90, raymond, I am sorry. HONESTLY ARE YOU GOING TO CRY BECAUSE 'THE DOORS' AREN'T ON MY LIST??? well i like bands like the doors, the who
and the rolling stones, nirvana, AC/DC,guns n' roses, just please if your favourite band isn't up there don't wet yourself, okay?

the beatles? give me a f*in break. they're not much more than a boysband of their time (naive lyrics, corny music, popularity, wearing similar outfits, hello?!)

1. coldplay
2. the rolling stones
3. pink floyd
4. led zeppelin
5. rage against the machine
6. guns'n'roses
7. soundgarden
8. pearl jam
9. nirvana
10. system of a down
11. metallica
12. radiohead
13. u2
14. the doors
15. dave matthews band

possible revisions to follow :]

I cannot believe people voted for u2, velvet underground, and sky? Stone temple pilots were better than velvet underground. And c'mon, look at the band with the most likeable , hit songs. Not just because they're a hit, but because they kick ass and who do you find, LED ZEPPELLIN, and anyone who disagrees and says u2, usuck. but anything else is subjective. BUT!, no one with any musical sense can say LED ZEPPELIN was not in the top two greatest rock bands ever, period! I am listening to them right now and I suggest you do too!!!!

My top 10 best bands ever:

1. Queen
2. AC/DC
3. Bon Jovi
4. Guns 'n' Roses
5. Nirvana
6. The Rolling Stones
7. Aerosmith
8. U2
9. The Beatles
10. Led Zeppelin

I get really annoyed when people knock U2 and question their place in rock.
It needs no explaining, three decades, same members, vitually every album release sells over 10 million copies, they are unique, unfluential, and a great live band, plus they have the respect of most great bands.
The Edge is the most inventive guitar player since Hendrix.
I think no3 is fine even 2.
The Who should have made top 10 as well, earlier posters saying Marley, U2, shouldnt be there is crap, its all a form of rock, whether its alt prog, rock, reggae its all rock my friends !

No way man. U2 has the crappiest rythym section in rock and roll, distractingly stupid and never-ironic lyrics, and the edge has sounded basically the same since 1965 or whenever their first album came out. You can't call using the same f'in riff for 20 years "inventive," sorry.

U2 is rock for people with fat asses
-Henry Rollins

Well.. actually War and Joshua tree were brilliant .

Mihai: Bon Jovi AHEAD of Led Zeppelin? Say it ain't so....

My top ten:

1. Led Zepplin- no one embodies rock n roll better then them
2. Black Sabbath-influenced almost every band since them
3. Metallica- its freakin METALLICA \m/
4. AC/DC- most momorable riffs ever
5. Jimi Hendrix- songs still played as if he is a current act
6. The Who- completely original, greatest drummer ever
7. Nirvana- changed the face of rock n roll
8. Sex Pistols- brought punk out of the gutter
9. Slayer- absolutley heaviest ever, invented speed metal
10. Pink Floyd- the pinnacle of psychadellic music

never really liked bands like the rolling stones and the beatles

The order of the best rock bands goes ( in no specific order):

Coldplay (sooner or later)
Radiohead
Nirvana
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Who
Pearl Jam

PUT YOUR STUPID ASS LISTS AWAY... THE TOP TEN BANDS ARE...

1. LED ZEP.
2. THE BEATLES
3. JIMI HENDRIX
4. PINK FLOYD
5. THE WHO
6. GUNS AND ROSES
7. AC/DC
8. SKYNYRD
9. AEROSMITH
10. METALLICA

P.S. U2 SHOULDNT EVEN BE IN THE TOP 30... TAKE IT OFF THE LIST

U2!!! wth i dont even want to go on about that
1. ACDC
2. Metallica
3. Bob Marley and the wailers
4. Led Zep
5. Rolling Stones
6. Pink Floyd
7. Nirvana
8. Red Hot Chilli Peppers
9. Queen
10. (im going to be different and place my last choice to that of....) Slipknot if you like them or u dont there still a good band

Real list
1.Guns n roses (F**KING AWESOME)
2.Led zeppelin (No questions asked)
3.ACDC (Come on)
4.Jimi Hendrix (Great guitarist)
5.Nirvana (Saved rock n roll)
6.U2 (Not overated)
7.The who (Great band)
8.Kiss (Love em)
9.Mettalica (Saved hard rock)
10.Bob Marley (Might be reggae but I dont care)

my two cents

anyone who doesn't include the beatles in their list is ignoring the obvious--sure, they weren't hard rock, and in some people's opinions, they didn't get any good until revolver, etc (which I can agree with by the way, their early stuff kind of sounds all the same to me)--the beatles are THE most influential band ever. can you even think about where music would be today IF not for the four lads from liverpool? they were changing music as the sixties knew it. the beatles are still the best-selling band of all time, and they are that way for a reason.

now that isn't to say that they are my favourite band, but i just thought i would put forth an arguement for the beatles.....they most definitely deserve to be number one in any list.

(to the person who said they were 17 and knew everything about music: really? you do?)

MPS you crazy...???
The Beatles must be on a top ten list, they are one of the most popular and awesome bands ever.... but coldplay... give me a break.

Here's my list

1. Queen (there's no better rockband, they gave the best shows ever...and Freddie Mercury is big, very very big)
2. Led Zeppelin (I think, the best occupied band ever)
3. The Beatles (no band has sold more records)
4. Deep Purple (Made in Japan, best live album ever)
5. Guns 'n Roses (Short career, but it was very very good)
6. The Who (Keith Moon is the best)
7. Rolling Stones
8. Pink Floyd (best lyrics)
9. Lynyrd Skynyrd (freebird)
10. Radiohead (good, just good)

beatles must be on the list. they created RnR and they were an influence to all the bands that came after them

MPS, are you JOKING

the beatles are way more than just a boy band of their time. There was never that much excitement about a band until the beatles came along (although elvis did stir up some excitement). you think that in 1969 when they released abbey road and john lennon was posing naked with yoko ono with a huge amount of facial hair is an example of a boy band? nevermind the fact that when they DID dress the same, they were producing some of the most influential and different music of ALL time (ie srgt peppers).

um, naive lyrics and corny music? well jeez, i guess that's how you explain that 40 YEARS LATER they're still being called the most INFLUENTIAL and IMPORTANT band of all time (not to mention best selling).

on the other foot, everyone is entitled to their own opinion :)

Top Ten Bands Ever (Final Answer)

1. U2
2. Coldplay
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Nirvana
5. Beatles
6. Rolling Stones
7. Grateful Dead
8. Pink Floyd
9. Queen
10. Creed

alright! i'm gonna tell you all which are the best bands ever

1-Led Zeppelin
2-Queen
3-The Beatles
4-Pink Floyd
5-Black Sabbath
6-Nirvana
7-The Rolling Stones(I don't like their music but they have been over 40 years playing music)
8-U2
9-The Doors
10-The Who

here are da best ever
1)acdc=you shook me all night long
2)aerosmith=love in an elavator
whitesnake=here i go agin
3)black sabbath=paranoid
4)lynard skynard=sweet home alabama or free
5)pantera=cemetry gates
6)guns n roses=civil war
acdc are the best rock band ever slipknot and all those other metal bands suck. ps im 12 years old and i like rock from ages ago so that shows teens are as rocky as adults

sighs and looks up at ceiling

acdc, while i know you mean well, many of your bands are from the eighties, or at least were the most famous in the eighties. i realize that you are twelve, however...for the people who were around to see the beatles make their debut and and to see elvis die, what you chose is not music from ages and ages ago.

damn i feel old.

Two words: Bon Jovi

Here's My List.
1. LED ZEPPELIN (# ONE AND WILL ALWAYS BE)
2.AC/DC
PINK FLOYD
3. Guns N' Roses
4. Nirvana
5. Beatles (overrated)
6. Van Halen
7. Metallica
8. Aerosmith
9. Queen
10.Pearl Jam

NEXT 10

11. KISS
12. The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
13. Alice In Chains
14. The Rolling Stones (overrated, but honorable)
15. The Ramones
16. Jimi Hendrix Experiance
17. The Who
18.The Clash
19. Green Day
20. Cream

Deep Purple is good. U2 is good, but overrated. The Doors are pretty good. Def Leppard can be annoying, but has a few good songs. Bon Jovi sucks. From what I know about Lynyrd Skynard they are country. Sweet Home Alabama sounds like a counrty song. I hate country. ZZ Top is a good southern rock band. Cheap Trick is OK, but kind of wierd. Rush is AOR. They are pretty good, but the lead singer is Wierd looking. Judas Priest And Iron Maiden a good metal bands. not in the top twenty, though. Beatles are good, but i'm tired of hearing about them. they are not the best rock band ever. AC/DC, Floyd, Zeppelin, and GNR win the first four titles.

U2 would be lucky to make #20. Sly and The Family Stone are sensational. They should have been #1. Number 1,000,000,001 that is. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! I barely know anything about the band. Zeppelin sohould be at least behind the Beatles, in my opinion, ahead of them. Stones only got #2 for longevity. U2 only got #3 for fighting AIDS and helping Africa, that does not mean helping Africans is bad, but it does not define a band's talent. Come on. The Dead shoulod be #50. they're just bla. Marley is good, but he's reggae. Guns N' Roses deserves to at least be #10. AC/DC should Be At least in the top 5. Nirvana should be in there. Queen. Kiss. Van Halen. Metallica. The WHO.

Here's their messed up reasoning:

1. Beatles- that's what everyone says. why don't we say it too.
2. Stones- have been around so long that we have to be put in the list.
3. U2- Political figures. us newspoeple talk about them so much because of the AIDS fight if we don't put them here, it will make us look bad.
4. The Grateful Dead - Well most people are grateful that their days as a band are dead, but we'll put them here to annoy people.
5. The Velvet Underground- The Bannana on the front of one of their CD'S is geniou, let's give them number five just for That!
6. Led Zeppelin-
Led who? never heard of the guy. People say he's good though. He's Supposed to be one of today's greatest artists.I wonder how long he's been around? must be new, though. Did'nt he sing Highway To Hell? That's a pretty new song. Hey! where'd our crack go, ohyeah, were high right now! I forgot. Thank god CNN isn't doing a list like this if they were we would be screwed.
7.Pink Floyd- These guys are popular, i thought they were rap though? I thought Eminem should be # 7 on this countdown. But if our ratings go up because of these guys lets put them in.
8. The Ramones- Oh yeah, them they are almost as good as the Sex Clash and The Pistols. Jay Leno told us to put them on.
9.Marley- We may not know Rock if it kicked us
in the a55, but oh well. Did'nt bob marley found heavy metal? Take that Fox news!!!!!
10.Sly and the Family Stone- Well Nirvanis is not that big Arrow Smith is unpopular. Gun and Rose is not that popular. The HOO are boring. Perrl Jamm is stupid. Who cares about Von Hallen and King(Queen). Metall-ca is silly. No one knows about the doorz or THE KISS. Oh, Sly and the family stone are the only african american rock singers. CNN says there is another one called Jimbo Hendricks, but what do they know?
I wonder what MSNBC would do. Oh, wait we are MSNBC!!! We're MSNBC and were out of crack. we are also broke and bankrupped, did we mention we need more crack!!!!!!

MSNBC, YOU ARE IDIOTS!!!!! THE ONLY KIND OF ROCK YOU KNOW IS THE KIND THAT IS FOUND ON THE GROUND.

I think there are no limits to who is the best or the greatest out of 10, but who is just world changing and mind-blowing in general.

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

HERES WHAT I L O V E!!!!!

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
Peter Frampton
The Allman Brothers
Joe Walsh
Red Hot Chili Peppers
ZZ Top
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band
CCR
Buffalo Springfield
Lynyrd Skynyrd
CSN
Cream
Steppenwolf
Ten Years After
Nirvana
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Doobie Brothers
Bob Dylan
The Who
The Grateful Dead

These are just a few of the greatest bands that graced our world!!!

Musical Preformers
1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Who
5. Jimi Hendrix Experience
6. Pink Floyd
7. The Grateful Dead
8. The Doors
9. Eric Clapton, Cream
10. The Allman Brothers Band
11.Queen
12.Bob Dylan
13.Creedence Clearwater Revival
14.David Bowie
15.Nirvana
16.Van Halen
17.Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
18.Jethro Tull
19.Janis Joplin
20.Cat Stevens
21.Jefferson Airplane
22.Paul Simon and Art Garfunkle
23.Elton John
24.BB King
25.Neil Young
26.Lou Reed
27.Jeff Beck
28.Bruce Springsteen
29.Bob Marley and the Wailers
30.Lynyrd Skynyrd
31.Elvis Presley
32.Santana
33.Roy Orbison
34.The White Stripes
35.ZZ Top
36.The Kinks
37.Peter Frampton
38. Donovan
39.Cheap Trick
40.Buddy Holly
41.AC/DC
42.Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
43.The Mamas and the Papas
44.Joe Cocker
45.The Zombies
46.Barenaked Ladies
47.The Eagles
48.U2
49.Meatloaf
50.Kiss

How can you not put The Clash in the top ten? By far the best band to come out of the punk scene of the late 70's and by far the most musically diverse. Not only did they write punk songs they branched out and their most higly acclaimed album, London Calling, was definitely not punk. That is why they should be on there.

Top Ten:
The Clash
The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
Jimi Hendrix
The Who
Cream
Nirvana
Chuck Berry

I believe that the majority of you are forgetting a very VERY VERY influential band from the 70s, the talking heads! there have been so many covers by their songs from bands from every generation. There have been remixes, jams and funks all in the name of covering the talking heads awesome jams, even yesterday as phish played on stage, they stole the antics of head bobbing and phunk. Place the talking heads higher on your lists, if you dont then you just dont understand.

this is a terrible list! the ramones are punkrock, and u2 shouldn't be in the top 30 because of there cheesy and illogical lyrics plus the exact same music over and over and over. the grateful dead and velvet underground are good bands, fantastic maybe but aren't better than the most influencial band ever in the world of hard rock: Led Zeppelin. Bob Marley and the Wailers are good but aren't even rock n' roll! Sly and the family stone wern't even in my mind when i thought THE BEST IN ROCK N' ROLL!!! In my opinion the list goes like this(this is the top 15):
1) the beatles - no question without a doubt the original rock n' roll band.
2) Led Zeppelin - aside from the beatles zeppelin was the best.
3) Pink Floyd - a very poetic and instrumental band, nearly poetry.
4) the who - gave birth to hard rock.
5) jimi hendrix (and the expierience) - such an innovative guitrist, it's wonder creative and everything.
6) aerosmith - a classic AND modern american band
7) ac/dc - their music sounds similar everytime but it's good music.
8)black sabbath - a darker version of rock
9)metallica - a personal favourite, musicianship was always amazing (the call of ktulu and orion).
10)Lynyrd Skynyrd - I was six years old and still understanding and loving their music. It sounds like country music but it's still good.
11) the doors - they probably deserve better but they're definetly up there with the best.
12) queen - one of the best singers all-time.
13) alice cooper - the first man to change his name to a woman's name and still be accepted as one of the most manly men ever.
14) van halen - deserves to be up there just because of the guitars.
15) nirvana - or guns n' roses, pearl jam, david bowie, the rolling stones or another band that was good but not incredibly good.

As for the songs and bands other than zeppelin, the beatles, floyd i agree completely with billy storey, the people at msnbc ARE MORONS!!!

top 10 best Rock bands ever
hard to say and to put into a list but with no dout the best is the beatles but this is a list of my fav

1.The Beatles(they are rock n roll)
2.Pink Floyd(the best jam band)
3.Zeppelin(best hard rock)
4.Hendrix(Best Guitar player)
5.Stones(give them props for there talent)
6.the who(another great meatle band)
7.Dyaln(very influential)
8.Lynyrd Skynyrd(very cliche down south but still some great songs)
9.metallica(any time before saint anger)
10.Greatful dead(jerry is the man)
there are still alot of great bands that could fit any where from 8 or so down but this is just what i felt at the time props to bob marley queen,nervana,guns n roses,aerosmith, alice in chains, rhcp,311,green day,soundgarden,preal jam,frampton,srv,and so many more

The beatles sucess stems greatly from being the "first", listen to most of their songs and they come out as cheap, pop love songs. Dune II is the first RTS, far eclipsed by modern standards, but still a classic.

Queen however stand as the truely greastest rock band, even though its impossible to class them as a rock band. Every genre came under their songs, creating the "Queen" sound.

From Prog rock (without the use of synthesisers) to death metal they covered every shade of Rock, and are credited by virtually every Rock band since as an inspiration. Thrashing a guitar started on Brighton Rock, courtesy of May.

They did it all...something no other band could come close too accomplishing, thats why they are the greatest.

The Beatles will always be the best.
Simply because the songs are the best.

You can actually sing them......

Guys, i think there are more than 50 bands that needs to be mentioned. But i think you can place Led Zeppelin should head the list followed by The Beatles, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, Van Halen, The Who, Def Leppard, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, and Metallica

Sorry, i should have said

Led Zeppelin should be placed at the top of the list followed by ....

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You would see the Beatles tops the list with Led Zeppelin at 3.

The greatest Rock band ever has just got to be Queen they are just complete legends. my list would be:

1. Queen
2. The Beatles
3. Rolling Stones
4. Led Zeppelin
5. The Who
6. The Clash
7. Guns and Roses
8. Deep Purple
9. Aerosmith
10. Nirvana

Wow ive jsut noticed something its one thing not to include Queen in the top ten but they arnt even included in the 'WHo do you thinnk should have been in the list poll' now i think thats a discrace!

Kudo's to those of you who put GNR on the list!

Honestly, which dickheads came up with this list. I'll give you the real list:

1.AC/DC
2.Led Zeppelin
3.Queen
4.The Rolling Stones
5.Aerosmith
6.Deep Purple
7.Pink Floyd
8.The Who
9.Van Halen
10.Guns N Roses

What has Nirvana ever done, they had about 3 good songs and to rate them above AC/DC would be a crime. Oh and to anyone who thinks all AC/DC's music sounds the same, your a frickin idiot. I own every album and there is no way they sound the same. Tell me how Highway to Hell sounds like Thunderstruck, or how Back in Black sounds even remotely like TNT. AC/DC are the best ever, PERIOD!!!

hey shea, it seems like u didn't pay much attention, only one dickhead came up with this list, eric olsen, here is your list:
1.ac/dc
2.led zeppelin
3.queen
4.the rolling stones
5.aerosmith
6.deep purple
7.pink floyd
8. the who
9. van halen
10. guns n' roses
here are the mistakes: the beatles aren't up there, but the rolling stones are, the order. the vocabulary: u know how to say dickhead and frikin idiot. the little paragraph at the end, i can name a bunch of great nivana songs but even if they didn't write as many good songs as ac/dc they were equally influencial. i'll go deeper detail, the 1990's were the grunge era, nirvana was the top grunge band alongside pearl jam, teenagers were dying their hair blonde and growing it to there shoulders, they started to pick up their first electric guitars, wearing doc martens and flannel shirts torn jeans and having a 'don't give a damn' attitude. i know that there are some ac/dc riffs that sound the same, hells yes i just can't name them off the top of my head. and i know that ac/dc isn't the best,(don't go have another) PERIOD!!!

hi
i think the best ever are the beatles no doubt if you listen to all their music you will understand theses guys were extremely gifted,another band is led zeppelin kind of unique excellent rock ,credence clearwater revival,pink floyd, many bands diferent styles U2 is a great band,cold play for example but some people say van halen i just laugh these people have no idea they talk about please dont allow this comments,,,,
i would like to thank you for receiving my opinion

Queen are the kings of rock...at that's all!

Beatles are the greatest band of all time, but they are not a rock band...

Rolling Stones may be the second best band ever, but it is not a rock band...

U2 is piece of shit - it is a pop band and has nothing to do with rock!

Beware of pseudogroups!

Here's my top 10:
1.*Rolling Stones*(they're playing for 40 years and their are better than ever)
2.*Guns N' Roses*(F**CKIN' AWSOME!!i love 'em!They could be the new Stones.Their period was to short and Axl destroyed perfect band!Come on Axl Rose-great voice,Slash is fantastic guitarist,Duff,Izzy(Gilby),Adler(Matt),DIzzy are profesionals!
3.*AC/DC*(great band,started hard rock,their music never dies)
4.*Led Zeppelin*(3 words:Stairway to heaven)
5.*Nirvana*(in 3 years Nirvana has done awsome things)
6.*the doors*(poetry+music for gods-the doors,they could be higher maybe?MORISON KING
7.*Metallica*(They are giving everything to rock metal music for 25 years,great songs)
8.*PanterA*(Dimebag never dies)
9.*Alice Cooper*(man with girls name but even more man.He is one style of rock his music is immortal)
10.Janis Joplin(best women's vocal ever)or Kiss(...)
PEACE...

OK now, many many bands said, many things said about beatles and the f**kin' stones - what's wrong with you people? How can you even think to compare Mick Jagger's disgusting voice with Freddie, Coverdale or Plant? Are you not normal putting these silly drunk grandfathers amongst the greatest bands? Oh come on, here is my list:

1. BLACK SABBATH - no one ever done so much great things for the heavy music as His Dark Majesty mr. Ozzy Osbourne and the outstanding and never-dying Black Sabbath.

2. PINK FLOYD - the greatest musicians, according to me, not much understandable by the little souls.

3. QUEEN - Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor & John Deacon - the greatest band, if you look at their attitude to each other, to the music, to the world - they were all genius.

4. LED ZEPPELIN - someone up there has written that LZ is 3 words "Stairway to heaven". I would kindly ask that person to go and f**k himself and maybe die after this. They are my favourite band, but I am writing this as a musician and my subjective opinion is not important.

5. DEEP PURPLE - what can you say about Purple? Great musicians played in that band, lots of bands started from members of Purple, for me, the most influential band ever.

6. DREAM THEATER - they are the gods of metal for me, the best heavy group, I am a big fan of their clinicly accurate playing, they are really amazing. I can say that I have been to many concerts, but they and Sabbath looked a class over the others.

7. RAINBOW - this group owes its greatness to only one person - Ritchie Blackmore. And let's don't forget DIO who is one of my favourite vocals.

8. WHITESNAKE - same as the band upper, but here the man is called DAVID COVERDALE and I really like Purple more with him than with Gillan or Dio.

9. IRON MAIDEN - really perfect, the first band I ever loved, before Purple, Zeppelin or Sabbath, they were the people that made me love hard music.
But as I said I am a realist, that's why I will put them at 9th place.

10. AC/DC - you thought I'd forget them? That's unforgivable, they are great, the biggest losses in the rock music are the deaths of Freddie, Bonzo and Bonn Scott.

So, that's my list, I have other favourite bands too - AEROSMITH, GUNS'N ROSES, KISS and many others, but the list was supposed to have 10 members. Bye from me.

These are my top ten artists in order:

1. The Beatles
2. The Ramones
3. Led Zeppelin
4. U2
5. The Clash
6. The Police
7. Miles Davis
8. Jimi Hendrix
9. The Doors
10. Bob Marley and the Wailers

I know, I know. Most people would never have a top ten without the Rolling Stones, and most people would never put the Ramones at number two. Well this is just my list, and as long as everyone accepts it as unquestionable fact then we have no problem.

Anthony Severe

ACDC are the best rock band ever, although some of their songs sound slightly similiar in the way they are set out, but they are the greatest and most deticated rock band ever.

Hey how many bands sound a lot better live than the soundtracks they are amazing.

we have forgotten the true rock bands. Christian rock is undoubtedly better than anything the beatles came up with. It can only be parallelled by the guys who did the "Hamster Dance". Mike Oldfield is a mad guy.

This is my list in order:

1.The Beatles
2.Rolling Stones
3.Led Zeppelin
4.Pink Floyd
5.AC/DC
6.Van Halen
7.Metallica
8.U2
9.The Who
10.Nirvana

Love those bands man!

HAHAH
The person that said BON JOVI must be the dumbest person in the world!
GOD! Get some taste u freak!

"It's my liiiiiiiiife... have a nice day!"

#1: The Beatles (I'm listening to them right now.)

#2 through infinity: The rest.

The Beatles changed music as they reinvented themselves over and over. The early 60's Beatles sounded different from the mid-60's Beatles, who sounded different from the late 60's Beatles. Hard to believe this was ONE band going in all of these directions. Lennon/McCartney were prolific songwriters, yet it never sounded like they copied themselves. Amazing.

1)pink floyd - they are the best undoubtedly, their music is something which every soul longs for.
2)beatles - need no explanation
3)led zepellin - hard rock masters
4)rolling stones - extension of beatles
5)cream - clapton rocks
6)the doors - could have gone higher if morrison was alive
7)white snake - create great music
8)the who - another good band
9)the eagles - great artist
10)cold play - modern day pink floyd
11)dire straits -
12)metallica - kept heavy metal alive
13)aerosmith - it rocks

MY TOP 10 WOULD BE

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Queen
4. Nirvana
5. Metallica
6. The Beatles
7. Pink Floyd
8. Aerosmith
9. Jimi Hendrix
10. The Eagles

In my opinion I find Queen as the best band. Its just that their music doesn't wear out no matter how long you listen to it. The Beatles are good but their music sorta sounded the same throughout most of their songs. Now for my top ten :
1:Queen
2:Pink Floyd
3:AC/DC
4:The Who
5:The Rolling Stones
6:Van Halen
7:Bruce Springsteen
8:Creed
9:Guns n' Roses
10:Beatles

****** Hope you don't get mad at me cause of what I wrote on this list, but remember this is my opinion and I'd like to stick with it

I'm from Serbia,Yugoslavia or whatever but I know a lot 'bout rock n' I think that you aint fair!Come on there's no DEEP PURPLE on the list!Child in time or smoke on the water are evergreen and they are not on the list!Dylan too!Marley is awesome but he is reggae!There's no AC/DC!Ok,ok here's my list:
1.Rolling Stones-Rock gods for 40 years!
2.Led Zeppelin-Without them there's no rock
3.Deep Purple-already said
4.AC/DC-unforgotable riffs,so much grat song,back in black intro...
5.Jimi Hendrix-the best guitarist EVER BORN
6.the doors-to bad for morisson.He was an icon in that period,but he's life was really really short,but his music is immortal
7.Queen-List without them is pure shit
8.Guns N' Roses-This is my favourite band but I'm realist.Really they deserved it!Come on:xteme guitar job,extra voice...They could be new stones but..Short carrer because of Axl
9.Nirvana-Nirvana is one period of this music.Cobain was an icon and he stil is!Nirvana has grat songs n' music so they have to be here!
10.Pink Floyd-They have mix of poetry,music art...
Great!
Thank you for listenin' me:)

its quite clear that the who, the beatles, led zepps, pink floyd, deep purple, rolling stones, ACDC, guns n roses, queen all belong!!!!red hot chilli peppers are not rock-they do not belong, u2 may be alright-but not rock!!!!!,
umm so there is one more for my top ten,
i would have to say the creedence clearwater revival needs a mention!! awesome stuff
forget 80s garbage like def leppard!!
INXS isnt too far out of my list either

Led Zeppelin are the Best. What are you all arguing about? The Best Solo, The Best Song, The Best Album. The Best Misicians. And Not Including Hendrix is a sin. And what was that ranking of Pink Floyd? Are you serious? The one who did this top ten surely did not think of it at all. And what about the doors?

for me it's

1-Pink floyd
2-Rolling Stones
3-Led Zeppelin (stairway to heaven, the best song ever...)
4-U2
5-Nirvana
6-Dire Straits
7-Metallica

(and maybe others groups like the beatles but i dont like them^^)

the velvet underground are mad. Try pay them out. Belle and Sebastien are quite clearly the best band ever, and by the best band ever i mean fairly good. Evermore's good. Any band from the eighties and early nineties is crap. They should be shot. Mike Oldfield - best guitarist ever.

INXS are ultimate crap

ok seriously... i don't understand people, i'm sure that if i asked anyone at my school what's the best rock band, they would all say Green Day for the American Idiot stupid album, i just have to say that U2 and such bands as Kiss or Judas Priest, or OMFG Metallicca, shouldn't even be mentioned in such articles, hey man we are talkinga bout the top 10, those belongs to a category called good bands that'll never make it. I'm a big Floydian, and in my opinion they rule all, but i agree that some bands deserve the famous first place, here's a list i think is really corect (according to the facts that i'm 14 years old and i kick ass)

1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Who
3. Pink Floyd
4. The Kinks (Village Green All The Way)
5. The Doors
6. Deep Purple
7. Queen
8. The Police
9. The Rolling Stones
10. The Beatles

Ok now agree or not but i sorted them by order of musical power, beatles we'r euber popular but i never realy felt that Love Me Do had a message worth any Who Or Floyd song, the top bands are classed there cause they play art, not music, they play soul blasting art, then its all about (not only good music) but musical power, i dont feel that bands like Bon Jovi should exist, or that today, new music should be legal, cause its just a neverending brainwashing. HEY MORONS STOP LISTENING TO PANIC AT THE DISC AND BUY DARK SIDE OF THE MOON

What???? No Sabbath, Dylan, The doors, or ACDC???? I'd even put CCR, Dire straits, or even...The Eagles on there ahead of some of those bands!!!!

ok people here it is hopefully everyone will shut up now. basically everyone has different taste but when taking all things into consideration it goes like this you have to be able to write a song playing scales is shit to me and no solo acts besides
ELVIS (there is only one KING i dont carewhat anyone says the beatles and every other band were fascinated by him it started with elvis copying lesser known artists, he is above the list and any musician will tell you the same)
1. the BEATLES
2.the ROLLING STONES (anybody who thinks the stones are not a choice for number one has no idea about rock n roll, they are way more rock than the beatles ever were. 43 yrs enuff said.
3. JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE ( anybody who thinks hes not the best complete electric guitar player ever is a moron)
4.LED ZEPPELIN (most talented four members ever assembled.also arguably at least 1 or two there is just so much red tape in the top 3 or 4 bands.its like fine cars drink and woman. give me them and some stones add n a little zz top you have the best guitar riffs ever written.)
5. THE DOORS
6. THE WHO (i dont know why never liked them or thought they werent that great. pete townsends guitar is over rated to me.
7.BLACK SABBATH ( and i hate ozzie)
8. PINK FLOYD ( great musicians but i dont think uncomfortably numb solos should be as high as they are on so many charts i think he has better solos in other songs. great musicians
9. QUEEN ( killer queen i guess)
10.AEROSMITH ( saw steven tyler and joe "f'ing" perry as steven says 2004 still rockin after 35 plus years.)
honorable mentions EAGLES, ERIC CLAPTON (CREAM)AC/DC, CHUCK BERRY (solo but i dont care made the guitar talk and move) ZZ top ,CCR,FLEETWOOD