The Single Greatest Band Of All Time
 

I am going to have to say led zeppelin. Everytime I listen to Zep I think of how great it would be to see them live.

Pretty hard to choose just one band as the greatest of all time. I would however have to agree. To date I'd have to go with Zeppelin as the tops. All the live performances I've seen and heard of them are incredible.

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very hard question but I have to agree with Zeppelin although I like The Doors more I realize they were not the greatest.

Beach Boys

The Beatles.

there's FAVORITE and there's BEST....

and as far as best, I'll have to say (awaits flames for this)...

Radiohead

they're certainly the best modern band and honestly i think they've done as much or more for music than led zep, beatles, etc did.

my runner-up would be Pink Floyd.

Right. And in my opinion the Beatles are the best. And Pink Floyd are my favorite (and in the top 5 BEST bands list).:crazy:

Current day best: Radiohead
Overall: Led Zeppelin
(for rock/alt/ect only, there should be others for other types of music)

Blue Öyster Cult. It's a personal bias, but one I am pleased with.

Greatest of All Time has to be the Beatles, but my favorite is Guns n Roses. Just wish the original band had stayed together. I loved the new band at the VMA's, but then they seem to have disappeared.

Greatest of all time = Zeppelin or Pink Floyd

Favorite = Nirvana

U2.

I'll agree with Led Zep.

It's gotta be The Beatles.

The Beatles - they changed the DNA of culture so that every band mentioned here (not to mention thousands of others) would actually get mentioned as a response to this question.

Before the Beatles, it was Pat Boone and Doris Day.

Then we got the Walrus and Strawberry Fields. After that, the rest was easy.

Iron Maiden

The Osmonds *grin*

Dude that was my #3 choice!

Best ever...............Led Zeppelin obviously
Best live.................Radiohead



New Saviour of Rock.............The White Stripes

Dude! Maiden Rules!

Jimi Hendrix Experience

or

Rage Against the Machine

The Beatles.....without a doubt.

Greatest of all time would have to be Pink Floyd with Roger Waters the wall is simply amazing and the Final Cut is good as well I also like the Obscured by Clouds album as well.

Of all time?

Would have to be the Orchestra of Duke Wilhelm Ernst of Weimar, with J.S. Bach conducting. Especially the 1713 Toccata and Fugue in D Minor European tour.

Man, they rocked.

For overall best ROCK band it would easily be The Who. They represent more of what a rock band should be all about.

I second the Beatles as best, and Pink Floyd as favorite

Totally agree.

My personal top 3 would be:

The Beatles

The Who

....and FUGAZI

Yeah! I just love Godzilla, Astronomy, RU ready to rock, etc.
But I don't know about the best!

I would like to say R.E.M. because they are my favorite, but I've got to go along with the Beatles.

it's true, if we're talking as far as influence goes Fugazi and Sunny Day Real Estate were the origins of one of the biggest genres today, that being emo.

They are not my favorite, but I have to agree that the Beattles changed music forever across the entire world.

OHH ouch! the "E" word! :p

Well, really what I was actually implying was that FUGAZI basically were the first big 'anti-rockstars.' They kept their powerful music accessible: Shows were all 5 bucks, records were/are still 10bucks, they started their own label, they only played all-ages venues....

and their music was a major bridge of maturity from the hardcore scene of the 80's. The took the energy of punk and wrapped it in social and political veils.

All true. If we're going for the anti-rockstar thing also, i think Pennywise has to be mentioned. Same general deal as Fugazi there. Dead Kennedys as well (listen to the song Pull my Strings).

Of course this is all a matter of opinion...I would say Frank Zappa's bands from 1972 To 1975. Some of the best musicians on earth were in those bands.

Absolutely has to be The Beatles.

I often wonder which direction popular music would have taken without these guys. The trend that was set by them is still going strong.

I like the way you're thinking here, Tophat. I've been a Cult fan since their first album. They took me on a lot of great trips :lol:

The Beatles are the best and my all-time favorite, but a close second is The Allman Brothers Band. Never get tired of hearing either.

Ko&#1071n or Metallica. They have influenced so many bands, some of them suck but some are good.

I would have to agree with Derwood here.

greatest band ever, thats a tough one. But hands down the Velvet Underground is the most influential band of all time. Without them there would be no punk, art-rock, alternative, etc...

whoa ~ excellent addition! I totally overlooked the VU.

I guess I vote for the Beatles.

I don't like Led Zeppelin very much. Mostly because of the vocals.