Mine:
Black Sabbath
Metallica
Bad Company
Stone Temple pilots
Alice in Chains
Steely Dan
Little Feat
John Hiatt
Grateful Dead
Neil Young and Crazy Horse
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Mudcrutch
Emmylou Harris and the Hot Band
Ka'au Crater Boys
Marshall Tucker Band
i'll just list my current top 10 artists. the top 3 never changed but after that they are always flipping around. usually the same artist remain in the top 10 but the order flips
1 rolling stones
2 megadeth
3 twisted sister
4 grateful dead
5 alice cooper
6 ABB
7 prince
8 the doors
9 ugly kid joe
10 l.a. guns
Grateful Dead, Govt Mule (particularly Woody-era), John Coltrane quartet, Little Feat, Bill Evans trio, Miles Davis (Shorter-era), The Band, Jerry Garcia Band, Bob and the Wailers, Merle Haggard and the Strangers, Waylons band w Mooney, Neil n CRAZY horse
The Rolling Stones
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (especially with full horn section}
The Tedeschi Trucks Band
The Dave Matthews Band
The Doobie Brothers
Eric Clapton
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
Bonnie Raitt
Lynyrd Skynyrd (up to Street Survivors)
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Grateful Dead
Pink Floyd
Deep Purple
Black Sabbath
Steely Dan
Everything Clapton
North Mississippi All-Stars
Derek and The Dominoes
Cream
Gregg Allman & Friends
The Clash
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Deep Purple
Talking Heads.
Steely Dan
Wishbone Ash
Dylan
Doors
Linda Ronstadt
Springsteen
Joni Mitchell
Marshall Tucker
Roger McGuinn
Grace Potter
Robert Randolph
Stan Getz
lots more
Man, brutal question as I am extremely narrow minded, when spreading my mind I love it all, soul, real country Haggard/Cash, blues hard rock love it all. Which Bands are in my Soul?
1) Bob Dylan
1) Damn, other than ABB
3) Peach Associated Artists
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1) Frank Sinatra with Count Basie Big Band
2) Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys
3) Bavarian Polka Band featuring Tuba and bass drum
4) Tiny Tim
5) Kate Smith and the Guy Lombardo orchestra
6) The Morman Tabernacle Choir
7) Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts
8) Kitty Wells and the Honky Tonk Boys
9) Desi Arnez Orchestra
10) Anthrax
lol!
old Genesis, 1970-1977
Deep Purple (as well as Tommy Bolin's other stuff and Rainbow)
Wilco
The Replacements
Black Sabbath
Miles Davis
Mick-Taylor-era Stones (ok, all Stones)
King Crimson
The Band
richard thompson
beatles
avett brothers
fairport convention
wishbone ash
john coltrane
grateful dead
the band
Everything Clapton
Sublime
The Band
Patrick Sweany
2Pac
This exempts Derek who I consider ABB.
I’ll leave it at top 5 because I know they’re solidly in that position. If I start honorable mentions l’d have 20 bands there.
Also special recognition to Sturgill Simpson who I suspect will be top 5 but with only a few years being into him I just couldn’t put his with these folks I’ve loved for years and years just yet. But he’s definitely my favorite right now.
JEEEZ I didn't even mention my FAVORITE live band! Where have I been??
GOV'T MULE
In no particular order:
Rolling Stones (Mick Taylor era -Tattoo You)
The Meters
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Robin Trower
SRV & Double Trouble
Jeff Beck
Galactic
Rebirth Brass Band
Gov’t Mule (trio)
Cream
I have way too many to mention but here's 5 that aren't ABB related,The Beatles or Stones. Little Feat The Radiators The Black Crowes The Meters Lynyrd Skynyrd
Grateful Dead
Beatles
Little Feat
Phish
DTB
TTB
jazz
Miles - Trane era, Herbie era
John Coltrane quartet
Charlie Parker
Chick Corea Akoustic Band or Trio with Brian Blade, Christian McBride
1) Frank Sinatra with Count Basie Big Band
2) Flatt and Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys
3) Bavarian Polka Band featuring Tuba and bass drum
4) Tiny Tim
5) Kate Smith and the Guy Lombardo orchestra
6) The Morman Tabernacle Choir
7) Doug Clark and the Hot Nuts
8) Kitty Wells and the Honky Tonk Boys
9) Desi Arnez Orchestra
10) Anthrax
Doug Clark! Yes!
1) The Beatles
2) Derek & the Dominoes
3) Rolling Stones (thru the Mick Taylor era)
4) Jimi Hendrix Experience
5) Mad Dogs and Englishmen with Joe Cocker
6) E Street Band with Bruce Springsteen
7) The Doors
8) The Wrecking Crew
9) The Funk Brothers (Motown's house band)
10) The Beach Boys
A couple that haven't been mentioned yet.
Railroad Earth
Steve Kimock
Iron & Wine
Van Morrison
Walter Trout
Jayhawks are my current #2 behind the ABB. Still putting out great music 30 years down the road including this latest single:
After that, it's hundreds more from Zeppelin, Black Sabbath (Ozzy & Dio years), Jason Isbell (latest 2 records good not great), great jazz players like Lee Morgan, classic/old Miles Davis & Coltrane etc.
I have artists where what I love, I really love; and what I don't love I don't even particularly like:
Neil Young
Ryan Adams
Rush
Avett Brothers
Other than my obvious love for the Allmans ,The Dead, and The Band, I gotta add Quicksilver Messenger Service.
Not mentioned..
The Outlaws
Commander Cody
ZZ Top
Steve Miller
Marty Stuart
CDB
ELP
The Police
So many to think of them all.
Some that haven't been mentioned:
Tinsley Ellis
Albert Castiglia
Santana
Coltrane
Miles
Monk
"Is that a real poncho or is that a Sears poncho?"
This is a tough question.
Right now my favorites are:
Gov't Mule
The Rolling Stones
Widespread Panic
Neil Young w/ Crazy Horse
The Who
Eric Clapton w/ Cream and the Dominoes
Second tier:
Dire Straits
The Band
Led Zeppelin
Tedeschi Trucks Band
