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  • My top 10 bands at the moment are.


    1. Pearl Jam
    2. Sigur Rós
    3. Led Zeppelin
    4. NIN
    5. The Doors
    6. Jimi Hendrix
    7. Mono
    8. Joseph Arthur
    9. Alice in Chains
    10. Garbage

    Every changing apart from the top 3
  • Roeghmann
    Roeghmann Posts: 969
    PJ
    Queens of the Stone Age
    Mark Lanegan
    The National
    Kashmir
    Arcade Fire
    Band of horses
    Soundgarden
    The Twilight Singers
    Run away my son. See it all. Oh see the world.
  • Pearl Jam
    Local H
    Foo Fighters
    Shinedown
    White Stripes
    Seether
    Steel Panther
    Metallica
    Volbeat
    Halestorm

    I'm guessing outside of PJ, the Foos, & White Stripes, the rest of the bands will be unique to my top 10 :lol:
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Off the top of my head:
    1. Nine Inch Nails
    2. Pearl Jam
    3. Alice in Chains
    4. David Bowie
    5. Soundgarden
    6. Ben Harper
    7. Deftones
    8. Pixies
    9. The Who
    10. Metallica

    Realistically, the top three are 1a, 1b and 1c.
  • thefixer9
    thefixer9 Posts: 9,376
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. The Killers
    3. Bruce Springsteen
    4. Glen Hansard (Solo/Swell Season/Frames)
    5. Tom Petty
    6. Blue October
    7. U2
    8. The Raconteurs
    9. Barenaked Ladies
    10. Toadies

    This is a real quick list, I'm sure I missed some. And this order can changed alot, except for the first two.
    Tres Mts- 3/16/2011
    Eddie Vedder- 7/16/11
    Brad- 4/21/12 (RSD Performance), 4/27/12, 8/10/12
    Flight To Mars- 5/23/12
    RNDM- 11/27/12

    PEARL JAM- 12/6/13 I have finally seen Pearl Jam live!
  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    edited October 2013
    Off the top of my head:
    Pearl Jam
    My Morning Jacket
    Led Zeppelin
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse
    John Butler Trio
    Heartless Bastards
    Pink Floyd
    JJ Grey & Mofro
    Jimi Hendrix
    Wilco

    honorable mentions: The Rolling Stones, Portugal. The Man, Dispatch/State Radio, CCR, Cream, The Black Keys, Jack White, The Who, Shovels & Rope, Modest Mouse, Tedeschi & Trucks Band
    Post edited by he.who.forgets on
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • Led Zeppelin
    Pearl Jam
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Dave Matthews Band
    TOOL
    Pink Floyd
    Alice in Chains
    Bob Dylan
    Bon Iver
    Joy Division
    ~ Enjoy The Struggle
  • Pearl Jam
    Soundgarden
    Alice in Chains
    Nirvana
    Meat Puppets
    Foo Fighters
    Led Zeppelin
    Blind Melon
    Black Crowes
    Dave Matthews Band
    Pit 10/11/13
    Philly 10/22/13
    Missoula 8/22/24
  • uninnocent-
    uninnocent- Posts: 5,959
    Off the top of my head:

    ...
    10. Metallica

    Realistically, the top three are 1a, 1b and 1c.

    Just realized Blind Melon should be in my top 10. Metallica gets bumped down to 11.
  • RatherBe
    RatherBe Posts: 270
    No particular order, except PJ:
    • Pearl Jam
    • Led Zeppelin
    • The Shins
    • CAKE
    • The Police
    • The Beatles
    • The Who
    • 10,000 Maniacs
    • Midnight Oil
    • Metallica
    It's a disease and they're all green, it emanates from their being...
  • Spartanacus
    Spartanacus Oviedo, FL Posts: 938
    I'm omitting GREAT bands like Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, etc. but the way I always answer this very tricky question is whose discographys would I want on my iPod if i was stranded on a desert island. So today I will go with this lsit. :)

    Pearl Jam
    Soundgarden
    Alice In Chains
    Nirvana
    Queens of The Stone Age
    Bob Marley & The Wailers
    Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
    The Beastie Boys
    The Black Keys
    The White Stripes
    1998 (#1-2) East Lansing & Auburn Hills; 2000 (#3-4) Tampa & Noblesville; 2003 (#5-6) Lexington & Noblesville; 2006 (#7) Cincinnati; 2007 (#8) Chicago (Lollapalooza);
    2008 - Ed in Milwaukee; 2009 (#9) Chicago; 2010 (#10) Noblesville; 2013 (#11-13) San Diego & Los Angeles I & II; 2016 -Temple of the Dog in Los Angeles; 
    2017 - Ed in Dana Point (Ohana); 2021 (#14-16) Dana Point (Ohana) I, II & III; 2022 (#17-19) San Diego & Inglewood I & II; 2025 (#20-21) Hollywood I & II
  • Pink Floyd
    Pearl Jam
    Radiohead
    Tool
    Arcade Fire
    Led Zeppelin
    The Pogues
    My Morning Jacket
    Alice In Chains
    Nirvana
    was it?....
  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,909
    PJ
    Arcade Fire
    The Gaslight Anthem
    Zeppelin
    Local H
    The Airborne Toxic Event
    The Strokes
    Foo Fighters
    The Beatles
    The Head and The Heart
  • cjyoho
    cjyoho Posts: 21
    I left off the classic bands like The Beattles, The Who, and Led Zeppelin

    1. Pearl Jam and side-projects
    2. My Morning Jacket/Jim James
    3. Frightened Rabbit
    4. Black Keys/Dan Auerbach
    5. Dr Dog
    6. Old Crow Medicine Show
    7. Foo Fighters
    8. Band of Horses
    9. Dispatch*/State Radio
    10.Modest Mouse*

    Some bands that have been in my top 10 at somepoint:
    Alice In Chains
    O.A.R
    Our Lady Peace
    Muse
    The Killers*
    Tenacious D*
    Better Than Ezra*
    Disturbed*
    Chevelle

    Some bands that are pretty close but not there yet:
    The Avett Brothers*
    Mumford and Sons*
    Of Monsters and Men*
    The National*

    *Haven't seen live
    2010 - Bristow, VA
    2013 - Baltimore, MD
  • gbpat54
    gbpat54 Posts: 69
    PJ
    Wilco
    DMB
    Avett Brothers
    Black Crowes
    The Who
    Uncle Neil w/ or w/o the Horse
    R.E.M.
    Bob Marley and the Wailers
    Ben Harper w/ any of his bands
  • hamma
    hamma Posts: 88
    PJ
    Buffalo Tom
    Mighty Mighty Bosstones
    Rancid
    Local H
    Gaslight Anthem
    Pixies
    U2
    Bouncing Souls
    Clash
    DKM
    Face to Face
  • JTH
    JTH Chicago Posts: 3,238
    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.
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    JTH wrote:
    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.


    Yeah, and I decided to not go the "post 15 honorable mentions" route either...which made it harder.
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    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    edited November 2013
    Pearl Jam
    Radiohead
    Elliott Smith
    Led Zep
    The Band
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
    Neil Finn
    Neil Young
    My Morning Jacket
    Brad
    Post edited by mfc2006 on
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