I ALWAYS ask this question to strangers/friends that what to discuss rock music:

name your three great bands:

AMERICAN:

VAN HALEN

AEROSMITH

KISS(74-78)

BRITISH:

THE BEATLES

LED ZEPPELIN

BLACK SABBATH

I have to break them up into sections because as we all know the beatles trumps them all

Cool. Here are mine...

American:

Van Halen

Faith No More

Extreme

British:

The Beatles

Pink Floyd

Sabbath/Stones/Zeppelin

Australian:

Cold Chisel

Baby Animals

OK, what the heck, I'll play ...

American ...
Van Halen (of course - no explanation needed)
Aerosmith (they are not my favorite but I do kindda dig them and after so many years to still be a major act is impressive on its own)
Kiss (again not a favorite but they have stood the test of time and they have changed the music world - made it more of a business than it ever was and showed what marketing could really do)

British ...
Pink Floyd (they made some incredible music and created a fan base that is unbelievable, for decades they only toured stadiums and easily pulled it off)
Rolling Stones (I'm not big on the Stones but you can't deny what they were able to accomplished and the ride that they have had)
Led Zeppelin (I kindda see a trend here, again, I kindda dig them but they are not among my favorite bands but they have to be one of the greatest bands of all time, they are ledgendary)

Canadian ...
Rush (nearly single handedly put Canada on the map, like Van Halen they should need no explanation, disclaimer, they are my all time favorite band)
Triiumph (Rik Emmet's playing is awesome and the band knew how to do a live show, Sport Of Kings is still one of the best concerts I have ever seen)
Bare Naked Ladies (again not one of my favorites but they took Canadian music Pop and they can be funny at times)

Those are the greats but if you wanted my favorites ...

Rush
Van Halen
Pink Floyd

special shout outs to ...

King's X
Extreme
Aerosmith
The Police
Michael Hedges (I don't know if you would count him)
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Motley Crue
REO Speedwagon (pre-1981)
Journey (pre-1986)
U2 (can't believe I almost forgot them)
The Cure

oh, so many more ...

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American ... Van Halen (of course - no explanation needed) Aerosmith (they are not my favorite but I do kindda dig them and after so many years to still be a major act is impressive on its own) Kiss (again not a favorite but they have stood the test of time and they have changed the music world - made it more of a business than it ever was and showed what marketing could really do) British ... Pink Floyd (they made some incredible music and created a fan base that is unbelievable, for decades they only toured stadiums and easily pulled it off) Rolling Stones (I'm not big on the Stones but you can't deny what they were able to accomplished and the ride that they have had) Led Zeppelin (I kindda see a trend here, again, I kindda dig them but they are not among my favorite bands but they have to be one of the greatest bands of all time, they are ledgendary) Canadian ... Rush (nearly single handedly put Canada on the map, like Van Halen they should need no explanation, disclaimer, they are my all time favorite band) Triiumph (Rik Emmet's playing is awesome and the band knew how to do a live show, Sport Of Kings is still one of the best concerts I have ever seen) Bare Naked Ladies (again not one of my favorites but they took Canadian music Pop and they can be funny at times)

I have to agree with Frank on this too... They are all great bands and some I'm not a fan of but they still managed to have a following even after all these years.

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My 3 favorites.....ever:

Van Halen

AC/DC

Iron Maiden

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3 Honorable mentions:

Black Sabbath

Judas Priest

Rush

frankm wrote:

King's X

That band and Sugartooth are my most favorite underrated bands of all time.....

Mine are [and i can't choose just 3]:

Van Halen - 'nuff said

Led Zeppelin - their music stands the test of time, some of the greatest and most memorable songs in rock history

AC/DC - NOBODY grooves better

Gov't Mule - the best live band ever..period

ZZ Top - same 3 chords but you gotta love em

Honorable Mentions:

Aerosmith
Jimi Hendrix / Band of Gypsies
Rolling Stones
Eric Clapton [Cream, Derek & the Dominos, etc]
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Robert Cray Band

etc
etc

For me top three:

Van Halen- love them as much today as I did in 82 when I first heard Diver Down as I approached puberty!

Metallica- thanks to VH for having them on Monsters of Rock or I may never have gotten into them.

U2- still my all time favorite concert.

Let's try this out.

US:
Van Halen
Kiss
Cant decide on #3.......this was a lot harder then I thought. Love tons of bands but none that I would classify as #3.

British:

The Cult
Queen - AC/DC
Judas Priest / UFO

Here's my favorites.

US:
Van Halen (all eras)
Sammy Hagar (solo)
Motley Crue

British:
Def Leppard
Eric Clapton
Beatles

Honerable mentions:
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Ozzy Osbourne (solo, every guitarist that's been with him is fucking awesome! Especially Zakk)
Scorpions
Dokken
Metallica
Aerosmith
Stevie Ray Vaughan
ZZ Top
Ratt
Whitesnake
Damn Yankees (I love this band and wish they would put something out again)

I've changed my mind ... I don't like any band in this thread any more. I've come to the realization that they are all quite bad. I'm gonna go listen to my old Milli Vanilli CD, maybe I can steal my daughters Hannah Montana CD. I think Vaniila Ice was way underrated, "Ice, Ice, Baby". now that's the real good music. Didn't William Hung put out a CD too? I wonder where I can pick that up.

frankm wrote:

Didn't William Hung put out a CD too? I wonder where I can pick that up.

liquid_steel_az wrote:

frankm wrote: King's X That band and Sugartooth are my most favorite underrated bands of all time.....

I'm with you about King's X. I only have one video boot of them though, a pro shot from somewhere (I can't recall, and I'm not at home right now). I'd be willing to kick this show into a tree if anyone else has King's X boots to offer.