I’ve loved so many bands over the more than half century I’ve been involved with music that it is hard to say who my absolute favorite is. If pressed, I would have to say Dire Straits/Mark Knopfler’s solo work. I’ve had 2 musical epiphanies in my life. The first was hearing Elvis in about 1962. The second was hearing Dire Straits’ first album in 1978. Knopfler’s guitar can still bring tears to my eyes!
Cream, The Doors, The Who, and The Jimi Hendrix Experience are head and shoulders above all the rest. I’ll put Jethro Tull in at 5th and Traffic at 6th. Doesn’t musical ability apply to picking the best bands??? It doesn’t seem so here. Other musicians that are up there include Page and Bonham of Led Zep, AND Jeff Beck. 2 of the best all-time rock singers are Paul Rodgers and Eric Burden, plus Janis as the best female rock singer.
The Who
Moody Blues
Yardbirds
Zombies
The Smithereens
Dire Straits
Traffic
Steve Miller. He is still touring and still sounds and plays incredibly well. We have tickets to see him in July, caught him 2 years ago too. Great concert.
I also have a couple of really old favorites - Little Feat comes to mind.
The Who
Patti Smith
Steve Forbert
I like a lot of different bands but to name a few of my favorites;
The Kinks
Buffalo Springfield
Bee Gees
Guess Who
Moby Grape
Queen
Pink Floyd
The Who
The Rolling Stones
Muse
I should throw in The Alan Parsons Project.
The Who
Bob Seger (& tSBB)
Moody Blues
Also Fish-era Marillion.
After reading the lists, I’d say if you have Sirius/XM radio and can get channel 312, there’s lots of great R&R and Blues that matches our market segment. It’s the Tom Petty channel, but Tom is only the DJ, playing what he likes.
Zeppelin
Rush
Meh, you guys are a bunch of old farts....
Saliva, Disturbed, Godsmack, Live, Pearl Jam, Audioslave...
Only way to go....
And I’m a 62 yr old Boomer....so check them out.
New Order. The most influential band no one has ever heard of...
regards,
Traffic
Cream
Blind Faith
Tull
Floyd
Zep
ELP
ELO
There is only one, The Beatles.
It is a tie. George Strait’s “Ace in the Hole Band”, OR Merle Haggard and the Strangers. Very close.