Led Zeppelin Radiohead The Cure Grateful Dead Bowie
(I excluded Pearl Jam, who is obviously way up there) Other bands that make my top five from time to time: Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, Arcade Fire, the Who, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, The Kinks, the Stones, Pink Floyd
1. Pearl Jam 2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club 3. Queens of the Stone Age 4. Arctic Monkeys 5. Metallica
8/28/98- Camden, NJ
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
I too will leave PJ off the list because it just goes without saying that they are on it. The list is fluid, but these seem to be staples. So: Tragically Hip Ryan Adams Joseph Arthur Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers John Mellencamp
Oh, I'll even throw in some 70's Elvis. Thank you, thank you very much.
No specific order, and a handful of these could change at any moment, but here I go:
Pearl Jam Incubus 311 The Gaslight Anthem (and any Brian Fallon project) The Weeks My Morning Jacket Foo Fighters Gary Clark Jr Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/TOTD/Audioslave/Solo) Kings of Leon
The Beach Boys Dinosaur Jr The Jimi Hendrix Experience Jethro Tull Mission of Burma Pearl Jam R.E.M. The Replacements Ramones Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Pearl jam Radiohead Deftones Counting crows The national
Additionally nine inch nails Alice in chains Tori amos Murder by death Soundgarden
I am pleased to expand this list somewhat as there were some brutal cuts involved. I could still switch bands/artists out and feel like they deserve a spot.
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Pantera
Johnny Cash
Collective Soul
Kings Of Leon
Obviously there are endless others....
2012 Missoula (9/30) 2013 Chicago (7/19) Pittsburgh (10/11) Buffalo (10/12) Baltimore (10/27) Dallas (11/15)
2014 Austin (10/12) Memphis (10/14) St. Paul (10/19) Milwaukee (10/20) Denver (10/22)
2016 Ft. Lauderdale (4/8) Miami (4/9) Hampton (4/18) Philly (4/28,4/29) NY (5/1,5/2) 2018 Seattle (8/10) Missoula (8/13) 2022 Nashville (9/16)
E.V. - 2008 Berkeley (4/8) 2012 Austin (11/9,11/12)
Temple of the Dog - 2016 Upper Darby
Radiohead
The Cure
Grateful Dead
Bowie
(I excluded Pearl Jam, who is obviously way up there)
Other bands that make my top five from time to time: Black Sabbath, Talking Heads, Arcade Fire, the Who, Smashing Pumpkins, Soundgarden, The Kinks, the Stones, Pink Floyd
6/24/08 (MSG1)
6/25/08 (MSG2)
7/1/08 (Beacon Theater -NYC)
10/30/09 (Philly3)
5/18/10 (Newark, NJ)
5/20/10 (MSG1)
5/21/10 (MSG2)
10/18/13 (Brooklyn 1)
10/19/13 (Brooklyn 2)
5/1/16 (MSG 1)
5/2/16 (MSG 2)
3/30/20 (MSG)
9/3/24 I(MSG1)
9/4/24 (MSG 2)
REM
Radiohead
The Frames
Jeff Buckley (not a "band" but still more important to me than any other bands)
You, sir, have impeccable taste!
Raleigh '03
Charlotte '13
Cincinnati '14
Greenville '16, Columbia '16
Nashville '22
Local H
Mastodon
The Doors
Foo Fighters
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
Pearl Jam
The Beatles
U2
Faith No More
Tool
1. Pearl Jam
2. The Black Crowes
3. Tom Petty
4. The Grateful Dead
5. The Wood Brothers (new album announced today...woohoo!! )
Metallica
My Morning Jacket
Zep-
2. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
3. Queens of the Stone Age
4. Arctic Monkeys
5. Metallica
10/31/09- Philly
5/21/10- NYC
9/2/12- Philly, PA
7/19/13- Wrigley
10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
10/21/13- Philly, PA
10/22/13- Philly, PA
10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
4/28/16- Philly, PA
4/29/16- Philly, PA
5/1/16- NYC
5/2/16- NYC
9/2/18- Boston, MA
9/4/18- Boston, MA
9/14/22- Camden, NJ
9/7/24- Philly, PA
9/9/24- Philly, PA
Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
Wilco
tough call on the rest.
Foo Fighters
REM
Counting Crows
Jack Johnson
Radiohead
Deftones
Counting crows
The national
Radiohead
The Pogues
The Clash
The National
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden, Solo, TOTD, Audioslave)
Brian Fallon (Gaslight Anthem, Solo, Horrible Crowes)
RHCP
Foo Fighters
Having to put all your faith
In no faith
So:
Tragically Hip
Ryan Adams
Joseph Arthur
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
John Mellencamp
Oh, I'll even throw in some 70's Elvis. Thank you, thank you very much.
City and Colour, The Tragically Hip, DMB, Jason Isbell, RHCP, U2
Pink Floyd
Rolling Stones
Radiohead
and a Greek band called Trypes
Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.
I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
Bob Marley & The Wailers
The Earthbound
Tom Waits
Ben Harper & Relentless 7
2. Zac Brown Band
3. Rush
4. Nine Inch Nails
5. Tie between Drake White and Dave Matthews Band
Pearl Jam
Tragically Hip
U2
Dave Matthews Band
Queens of the Stone Age
The past year:
Pearl Jam
The National
Oasis (Noel and Liam resurrections)
Royal Blood
The Record Company
1 audioslave
2 soundgarden
3 mlb
4 templeofthedog
5 mad season
6 aic
7 nirvana
8 the doors
9 otis redding
10 everyone else
Pearl Jam
Incubus
311
The Gaslight Anthem (and any Brian Fallon project)
The Weeks
My Morning Jacket
Foo Fighters
Gary Clark Jr
Chris Cornell (Soundgarden/TOTD/Audioslave/Solo)
Kings of Leon
Soundgarden
Tool
CLUTCH
Pallbearer
Baroness
Mastodon
Queens of the Stone Age
Rage Against the Machine
Run the Jewels
2008 Tampa - 2013 Buffalo - 2016 Tampa - 2016 Fenway II
Audioslave 2005 MSG
The Beach Boys
Dinosaur Jr
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Jethro Tull
Mission of Burma
Pearl Jam
R.E.M.
The Replacements
Ramones
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
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And if I HAD to go with only five (as originally posted):
Dinosaur Jr
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
R.E.M.
Replacements
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Pearl Jam
The Misfits
Thee Oh Sees
The Weeks
Beastie Boys
James Brown
Iron Maiden
QOTSA
Sublime
Drake
nine inch nails
Alice in chains
Tori amos
Murder by death
Soundgarden
I am pleased to expand this list somewhat as there were some brutal cuts involved. I could still switch bands/artists out and feel like they deserve a spot.