What are your 10 favorite bands? [View all]

[LynneSin]

I started another thread about how Queen was no longer in my top 10 as favorite bands because they are using some idiot to try and fill the shoes of Freddie Mercury. To be honest, my Top 5 hadn't changed in ages because I loved Queen and Yes. But I hate when they try to use tribute band singers to replace lead singers ESPECIALLY when the lead singers are very readily available (looking at you folks in YES who stabbed Jon Anderson in the back).

Anyhow people got to posting about their favorite bands and thought we should make a thread about it - I'd like to see what other favorite top 10 bands people have! So post away - what are your top 10 favorite bands of all time!

1. Led Zeppelin
   
2. Pink Floyd
   
3. David Bowie
   
4. Electric Light Orchestra
   
5. Green Day
   
6. U2
   
7. Rush
   
8. King Crimson
   
9. Talking Heads (just moved into the TOP 10 list)
   
10. Bruce Springsteen (also just moved into the Top 10 list)
    

Floating around at 11-15 (no order yet) includes Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues and The Clash.

In the 16-20 range would include (no order yet) The Beatles, Madonna, The Cure, Beastie Boys and Prince.

In the 21-26 range would include Queen, Yes, REM, Stone Temple Pilots and Foo Fighters/Nirvana (any David Grohl project), Steely Dan.

My lists are based on the following criteria - how many albums I have of the group, how often I've seen them in concert (or parts of the band - like Seeing Robert Plant or Jimmy Page solo concerts for Led Zeppelin), how often I find myself listening to their music, if I've seen them live in concert or how much I'd be willing to pay to see him in concert.