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  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,047
    Tough question but I'll give it a go (assuming just rock band- maybe we'll do this for other genres?):

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience
    The Minutemen
    Mission of Burma
    The New York Dolls
    Pearl Jam
    The Ramones
    Lou Reed
    R.E.M.
    The Replacements/Paul Westerberg
    Neil Young and Crazy Horse


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  • JH6056JH6056 Posts: 2,427
    Olivavu said:

    Jeff Buckley was only named as a solo artist because Sony insisted on it.

    He wanted the band to have a name when Grace was released.

    Great band too.

    Wow, I know a fair amount about Jeff Buckley but I never knew that! Thank you, that's very interesting!
  • OlivavuOlivavu Posts: 1,683
    marjen said:

    Pearl Jam
    Gaslight Anthem
    Cage the Elephant
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Taylor Swift (please don't revoke my ten club membership!)
    Blink-182
    Foo Fighters
    Nirvana
    Coldplay
    Green Day

    I'm more concerned about Coldplay being there! :D
  • FrankieGFrankieG Posts: 9,100

    marjen said:

    Pearl Jam
    Gaslight Anthem
    Cage the Elephant
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Taylor Swift (please don't revoke my ten club membership!)
    Blink-182
    Foo Fighters
    Nirvana
    Coldplay
    Green Day

    One of these things is not like the other :D
    Nirvana is the only one no longer touring? ;)
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  • OlivavuOlivavu Posts: 1,683
    JH6056 said:

    Olivavu said:

    Jeff Buckley was only named as a solo artist because Sony insisted on it.

    He wanted the band to have a name when Grace was released.

    Great band too.

    Wow, I know a fair amount about Jeff Buckley but I never knew that! Thank you, that's very interesting!
    It was mentioned on the bonus dvd of the Grace legacy edition I think.
  • OlivavuOlivavu Posts: 1,683
    JH6056 said:

    Olivavu said:

    Jeff Buckley was only named as a solo artist because Sony insisted on it.

    He wanted the band to have a name when Grace was released.

    Great band too.

    Wow, I know a fair amount about Jeff Buckley but I never knew that! Thank you, that's very interesting!
    Gene Bowen: I remember he talked about trying to come up with a name for the band, so that it wouldn’t just be Jeff Buckley.

    Mick Grondahl: I proposed the name Two Ninas and Jeff liked it a lot, and we all liked it. But the record company was against using another name because the Jeff Buckley name was so well known. Jeff liked the idea of a band name and that was the closest we ever came to doing it.

    http://therumpus.net/2009/06/the-rumpus-oral-history-project-jeff-buckley-and-his-band/
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,956

    marjen said:

    Pearl Jam
    Gaslight Anthem
    Cage the Elephant
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    Taylor Swift (please don't revoke my ten club membership!)
    Blink-182
    Foo Fighters
    Nirvana
    Coldplay
    Green Day

    One of these things is not like the other :D
    =))
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  • JH6056JH6056 Posts: 2,427
    Olivavu said:

    JH6056 said:

    Olivavu said:

    Jeff Buckley was only named as a solo artist because Sony insisted on it.

    He wanted the band to have a name when Grace was released.

    Great band too.

    Wow, I know a fair amount about Jeff Buckley but I never knew that! Thank you, that's very interesting!
    Gene Bowen: I remember he talked about trying to come up with a name for the band, so that it wouldn’t just be Jeff Buckley.

    Mick Grondahl: I proposed the name Two Ninas and Jeff liked it a lot, and we all liked it. But the record company was against using another name because the Jeff Buckley name was so well known. Jeff liked the idea of a band name and that was the closest we ever came to doing it.

    http://therumpus.net/2009/06/the-rumpus-oral-history-project-jeff-buckley-and-his-band/

    Clearly I need to watch this again! Cool, appreciate the details. I'm gonna PM you about him, I have a question about documentaries on him. Thanks!
  • cydoniacydonia Posts: 456
    Pearl jam
    Soundgarden
    Oysterband
    Screaming trees
    Banco de Gaia
    Tinariwen
    Bhundu boys
    Sonic youth
    AC/DC
    The black crowes
  • tino_11tino_11 Posts: 2,127
    In no particular order:

    Pearl Jam
    Oasis
    Nas
    Jurassic 5
    Neil Young
    Kasabian
    Led Zeppelin
    Bob Marley
    Soundgarden - plus anything with Chris Cornell
    The Roots
    'F*** the pessimists. F*** 'em.' Eddie Vedder
  • 1 Jack White projects
    2 Pearl Jam
    3 Modest Mouse
    4 The Doors
    5 Blind Melon
    6 tragically hip
    7 Marilyn Manson
    8 Matthew Good Band
    9 Nirvana
    10Rage Against the machine

    Probably screwed up somewhere and forgot something but this is pretty pretty close.

    ^ No Ani Difranco? I thought that was what your screen name was for? Righteous Babe Records.

    Pearl Jam
    Sublime
    The Misfits
    The Weeks
    Matt & Kim
    Thee Oh Sees(just starting to really dig these guys!)
    Minor Threat
    The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    Bedouin Soundclash
    Metallica/Iron Maiden

    I love seeing these lists!

  • OlivavuOlivavu Posts: 1,683
    tino_11 said:

    In no particular order:

    Pearl Jam
    Oasis
    Nas
    Jurassic 5
    Neil Young
    Kasabian
    Led Zeppelin
    Bob Marley
    Soundgarden - plus anything with Chris Cornell
    The Roots

    Anything Cornell? Even Scream???
  • NamiNami Posts: 5,995
    In constant rotation on ipod: PJ- Hip-Sam Roberts-Stp-soundgarden-zeppelin- Matthew Good- Radiohead

    also some QOTSA, Rush, Floyd, DMB, and,..and a..and
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  • tino_11tino_11 Posts: 2,127
    Olivavu said:

    tino_11 said:

    In no particular order:

    Pearl Jam
    Oasis
    Nas
    Jurassic 5
    Neil Young
    Kasabian
    Led Zeppelin
    Bob Marley
    Soundgarden - plus anything with Chris Cornell
    The Roots

    Anything Cornell? Even Scream???
    Haha, ok maybe not anything!
    'F*** the pessimists. F*** 'em.' Eddie Vedder
  • pljampljam Posts: 387
    PEARL JAM
    THREE FISH
    PINK FLOYD
    BONJAH
    CANDLEBOX
    GODSMACK
    HORRIBLE CROWES
    ALICE IN CHAINS
    IRON MAIDEN
    TESLA

    PJ always first but the other nine change order and interchange monthly!!!!!!!!!
  • YLed2YLed2 Posts: 5,534
    Pearl Jam
    Van Morrison
    My Morning Jacket
    Stone Temple Pilots
    Rolling Stones
    Led Zeppelin
    Incubus
    Otis Redding
    Bob Steger & The Silver Bullet Band
    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
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    East Troy, WI - 9.3.11
    East Troy, WI - 9.4.11
    Atlanta, GA - 9.22.12
    Las Vegas, NV - 10.31.12 (EV)
    Las Vegas, NV - 11.1.12 (EV)
    Chicago, IL - 7.19.13
    Dallas, TX - 11.15.13
    Oklahoma City, OK - 11.16.13
    Seattle, WA - 12.6.13
    Lincoln, NE - 10.9.14
    Moline, IL - 10.17.14
    St. Paul, MN - 10.19.14
    Milwaukee, WI - 10.20.14
    New York, NY - 5.1.16
    New York, NY - 5.2.16
    Boston, MA - 8.5.16
    Boston, MA - 8.7.16
    Chicago, IL - 8.20.16

  • RobbyD462RobbyD462 Posts: 4,812
    edited September 2014
    In no particular order

    Pearl Jam
    Tool
    AIC/ Layne
    Soundgarden
    NIN
    Modest Mouse
    Jack White(all projects)
    Led Zeppelin
    Nirvana
    Neil Young
    Blind Melon
    QOTSA

    Whoops 12 :-??
    Post edited by RobbyD462 on
    -Seattle,Wash-Key Arena-9/21/9 -Vancouver,B.C-Rogers Arena-12/4/13 -Vancouver,BC-Rogers Arena-5/6/24
    -Seattle,Wash-Key Arena-9/22/9 -Pemberton,B.C-7/17/16
    -Vancouver,B.C-GM Place -9/25/9 -Seattle,Wash-Safeco Field-8/8/18
    -Vancouver,B.C-Pacific Coliseum-9/25/11 -Seattle,Wash-Safeco Field-8/10/18
    -Misoula,MT-Adams Field House-9/30/12 -Vancouver,BC-Rogers Arena-5/4/24

  • marilormarilor Posts: 618
    1 - Pearl Jam (The first one forever...)

    These ones change order regularly:
    Mother Love Bone
    Jack White
    Led Zeppelin
    Neil Young
    Soundgarden
    Queen Of The Stone Age
    The Pixies
    U2
    Hendrix
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  • hrd2imgnhrd2imgn Posts: 4,898
    edited March 2015
    Pearl Jam
    Metallica
    My Morning Jacket
    Explosions In The Sky
    Thievery Corporation
    Led Zeppelin
    Pink Floyd
    Beatles
    Hendrix
    Soundgarden
    Post edited by hrd2imgn on
  • JTHJTH Posts: 3,238
    JTH said:

    The "bottom 5" was really tough to decide. I left a lot of worthy bands off this list.

    Iron Maiden
    Pearl Jam
    The Beastie Boys
    Arcade Fire
    The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
    Wilco
    The Beatles
    Radiohead
    The Rolling Stones
    moe.

    OK. I need to rethink this. I have no idea how I left NOFX & The Hold Steady off this list. I say add them and bump the Beatles & Beastie Boys to confine it to acts that are currently active.

    And after seeing Cage the Elephant at Lollapalooza and then open for the Black Keys, I have a feeling they're going to creep into this list at some point.
  • Edved82Edved82 Posts: 1,279
    Led Zeppelin
    Pearl Jam
    U2
    Pink Floyd
    Soundgarden
    Alice In Chains
    Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
    Tool
    Radiohead
    R.E.M

    Order changes by the month!
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  • HobbesHobbes Posts: 6,423
    Pearl Jam
    Beatles
    Led Zep
    The Who
    Neil Young
    Bob Dylan
    Rolling Stones
    Jack White
    Pink Floyd
    QOTSA
  • pledgeagrievancepledgeagrievance Posts: 2,861
    edited October 2014
    Pearl Jam
    My Morning Jacket
    Nick Drake
    Radiohead
    The Beta Band
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    The Beatles
    The Ramones

    Post edited by pledgeagrievance on
  • - MetallicA
    - Pink Floyd
    - Pearl Jam
    - Iron Maiden
    - Ministry
    - Rush
    - Genesis
    - Phil Collins
    - Michael Jackson
    - Sting.....
  • TheiaTheia Posts: 145
    (in no particular order)

    Dave Matthews Band
    Counting Crows
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
    Foo Fighters
    Pearl Jam (duh)
    Coldplay (sorry I like em!)

    oldies:
    Kansas
    Yes
    Pink Floyd
    The Beatles


  • In no order:
    Pearl Jam
    The Tragically Hip
    Rush
    Daniel Wesley Band
    The Who
    Neil Young
    Blink 182
    Audioslave
    The White Stripes/Jack White
    (Three Way Tie Between Mad Season, Mother Love Bone, and Temple of the Dog)


    HM: Presidents of the USA, Our Lady Peace, Sublime, NOFX, ACDC, The Trews
  • PJ_SoulPJ_Soul Posts: 49,956
    Today, in no order,

    Pearl Jam
    Joseph Arthur
    Fugazi
    Led Zeppelin
    Mark Lanegan
    Jack White
    Tragically Hip
    Modest Mouse
    Blind Melon
    Queens of the Stone Age
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  • smarcheesmarchee Posts: 14,539
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. The Beatles
    3. Elliott Smith
    4. Radiohead
    5. Ryan Adams
    6. The Afghan Whigs
    7. Blind Melon
    8. Pink Floyd
    9. R.E.M.
    10. Kurt Vile
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    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
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    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • aurynsdadaurynsdad Posts: 863
    Today, and I'm using the "first ten to come to mind" method which is hardly infallible

    Pink Floyd
    Pearl Jam
    Radiohead
    Elliot Smith
    PJ Harvey
    Phish
    Built to Spill
    The Notwist
    Traffic
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  • jeffbrjeffbr Posts: 7,177
    Pink Floyd
    Led Zeppelin
    Pearl Jam
    The Police
    R.E.M.
    Bob Marley
    Neil Young
    Tom Petty
    Queen
    Yes
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