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[Shine On]

I can't believe that no-one has created a thread for this style! They has to be one of the best ones Nothing can top some of the exciting Guitar Riffs, and song words as bands like Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin & Eric Clapton.

Since i know alot of people are also propper Rockers and Metal heads i've decided to start a "best of the best list" in order for people to know what bands to look out for.

The Best of the Best

Eric Clapton
Led Zeppelin
Iron Maiden
Thunder
Yes
Aerosmith
Alice Cooper
Pink Floyd
Guns n' Roses
Poets of the Fall
Black Sabbath
Metallica
Bon Jovi
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Blue Oyster Cult
Megadeth
Tom Petty
Jet
AC/DC
Rush
Queen
Deep Purple
Aerosmith
Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Bad Company
Black Sabbath
Bob Segar
Boston
Cream
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Dire Straits
The Eagles
Foreigner
Iron Maiden
Jimi Hendrix
John Mellencamp
Kiss
Molly Hatchet
Nazareth
Ozzy
Pearl Jam
Pink Floyd
ReO Speedwagon
The Rolling Stones
The Scorpions
Steve Miller Band
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Styx
Thin Lizzy
Van Halen
ZZ Top
Tool
Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead
Queens of the Stone Age
Nirvana
System of a Down
The Who
David Bowie
The Cure
The Clash

If you feel that this list need more additions then please post (with a reason) and i'll update

[Athena]

Not really my favourite type of music but I like some of the songs of the artists you mentioned there.

[killakanz]

Bon Jovi, Guns and Roses... hell yea!
I've lost my voice to Livin' on a Prayer on many occasions

[Ash]

Chili Peppers FTW! They rule, and have done for about twenty years now. By The Way and Californication albums were the best.

[Beowulf]

You insult me by leaving out Megadeth, the Blue Oyster Cult and Tom Petty. Damn you.

[Jeeves]

How can you include wannabes ACDC without including the wannabe wannabes Jet?

[Ash]

Poets of the Fall ain't here either. And they deserve an honourable mention

[killakanz]

How can you include wannabes ACDC without including the wannabe wannabes Jet?

Anyone heard ACDC's tribute band play? ABCD They're pretty good too

[Elerium]

All right! You got some of the band names I like

Led Zep, Chilli Peppers, Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Queen, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, Rush heh

Edited by Elerium, 21 April 2006 - 10:13 AM.

[Shine On]

Ok Edited and Updated We need more... MORE

[Daeda]

Ok to list some modern gods of Rock:
Tool
Nine Inch Nails
Radiohead
Queens of the Stone Age
Nirvana
System of a Down

Now some oldies you forgot:
The Who
David Bowie
The Cure
The Clash

Also I have to dissagree with the Darkness on that list. They just copied the 80s Glam Rock. Did nothing origional themselves. Will probably be forgotten in 10 years. Also I wonder if Jet really deserves to be listed. And I personally dont like Bon Jove but that is another thing.

[Jeeves]

Well, Jet probably don't deserve a listing... Replace them with The Datsuns:P
And how could I have missed Queens, they're such nice people...

[Ash]

Queen practically invented the genre. Or at very least, made it popular. I don't recall, but I think just about every song they made was actually awesome. It's just that Bohemian Rhapsody and Don't Stop Me Now stick out.


I wouldn't fully agree with Bowie in this section. Though the guy HAS done SOME rock-ish type stuff, his style utterly changes with each album. I suppose there's nowhere to put him, but I guess glam rock was a convenient place for most people to place him.

[Speeder]

I wouldn't fully agree with Bowie in this section. Though the guy HAS done SOME rock-ish type stuff, his style utterly changes with each album. I suppose there's nowhere to put him, but I guess glam rock was a convenient place for most people to place him.

Alternative?

[Ash]

Yeah. Good plan. Except that Evanescence have been classified as that a number of times, which, tbh is kinda bollox

[Jeeves]

Queen practically invented the genre. Or at very least, made it popular. I don't recall, but I think just about every song they made was actually awesome. It's just that Bohemian Rhapsody and Don't Stop Me Now stick out.

I said "Queens" not Queen. As in QOTSA, obviously nobody from Queen has ever gotten me a drink
So how do you define "Alternative"?

Edited by Jeeves, 23 April 2006 - 10:10 AM.

[Daeda]

Not Mainstream

Bowie is indeed hard to classify. But his 60s and 70s stuff is definately rock. Take a look on how many bands are inspired by his work, you cant deny him as a great influence for Rock.

Did you ever meet QOTSA Jeeves, you sound like you did..

[Jeeves]

I went to a party with them. A former friend of mine is the cousin or niece or something of one of them. Funny thing is, I knew one of her relations was in a band, it just didn't register until I was watching the telly a year later and their video came up, and I thought "----! I drank their bourbon!"
That was a good night...
...That was a bad morning

Edited by Jeeves, 23 April 2006 - 10:31 AM.

[Az3r^]

I wouldn't fully agree with Bowie in this section. Though the guy HAS done SOME rock-ish type stuff, his style utterly changes with each album. I suppose there's nowhere to put him, but I guess glam rock was a convenient place for most people to place him.

Alternative?

Bowie = Glam Rock

[Jeeves]

Good point, I agree, have a pie