U2. I never get tired of them.

Alkaline Trio. if you know me at all, you already knew that. This is the one band, I don't ever get sick of, so I guess that would be my reason.

The Cure, they have been around for more years than i've been alive and there still touring/writing. great stuff. robert smith is my hero

Mark Kozelek, and by extension his two bands Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon. Not only is he a highly talented guitarist with an achingly sad olive oil voice, he writes some of the most beautiful and honest lyrics. There's not many artists who would admit to being so ashamed of their "petty, often wounded pride".

Elliott Smith
Incredible incredible stuff IMHO. It's a shame that he's dead though.

^^^ I'll second that. The guy's in my top 10, I've listened to his records to the point where I can play guitar and sing along exactly.

Aerosmith,,30 years of rockin tunes

I have two favorite bands:
Green Day-They've been so good for so long, and they are such cool people. I don't care if they are "punk" or not, their music has been a favorite of mine for a long time.

Brand New-Mislabeled as emo, but these guys are awesome. I'd call them poppunk, but the lyrics make them so special. Jesse Lacey is an amazing song writer.

I'm sure being able to play his stuff must be a sure treat. Having Smith's voice wouldn't hurt either ;) . You may very well already know about this but Christopher Oriley, a pianist who has done a bunch of Radiohead covers on the piano has a few Elliott Smith ones too (LINK (go to the media section. Definitely check out Not half right. I don't recognize the song on piano, but it's quite easy to listen to)) . Also, Madelein Peyroux did a cover for between the bars on her latest album Careless Love. I've only listened to a blip on CDNow.com but the blip itself is amazing. I haven't been tempted to buy a CD in quite some time.

YEAAA the magnetic fields pinkie!!!

I would have to say nirvana is my favorite then dave mathews band and finally Journey.

So I guess I am the only one that thinks Nirvana is given way too much credit...?

I would have to say Tool, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin are my all time favorites. My current favorite has to be Audioslave. All Because I am just loving their new album Out of Exile.