Your top 5 Greatest Rock & Roll Bands ever

[Sarek]

All great bands have their prime years so i am basing my selections on how good they were then.

#1) The Rolling Stones w Mick Taylor
#2) Led Zeppelin
#3) Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
#4) AC/DC w Bon Scott
#5) The Who

Other bands outside my Top 5 - U2, Rush, The Clash.

Bands that lost something to soon - INXS and The Cult.

Shout out to Elvis, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chuck Berry

 

[darthseinfeld]

1:Beatles
2: Stones
3: Zep
4: Sabbath
5:CCR

 

[StarMan2112]

1. Rush
2. Black Sabbath
3. Led Zeppelin
4. Journey
5. Van Halen

 

[Hardline]

Van Halen
Led Zeppelin
Black Sabbath
Lynard Skynard
KISS

 

[Rockdoc]

"Rock n Roll" (have go a little broad)

AC/DC
Ozzy
WASP (longer career than most even know)
Judas Priest
The Cult
The Who

 

[big dog cowboy]

Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Motley Crue
Ozzy
Guns
Metalicca

 

[trickblue]

AC/DC
Rush
Boston
Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

In no particular order.........

The Beatles
Zeppelin
Thin Lizzy/Phil Lynott
Rush
Van Halen{until 84}.

 

[crazyeddie]

1.Beatles
2.Kiss
3.Led Zepplin
4.AC/DC
5.Guns and Roses(the original band)

All my picks were due to innovation.

#5_took a long time to think about.The reason I went with GnR,is because they went against the grain in the late 80s.

Eta:actually #5 is a tie.Add Van Halen due to Eddies guitar playing.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

The Beattles
The Rolling Stones
Wings
AC/DC
Van Halen

Others with impressive runs:
Hollies
Manfred Mann
Kiss
Eagles
Led Zepplin
The Who
Three Dog Night

Length of career hurt other bands that I gave consideration to:
Boston
Dave Clark 5
Queen
Go-Go's

 

[Khartun]

It's tough to try an narrow to 5.

Black Sabbath
AC/DC
Pantera
Pink Floyd
Metallica

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

1. Zepplin
2. Beattles
3. CCR
4. White Stripes
5. Queen/Rush

 

[cml750]

Kiss
Eagles
Guns n Roses
Van Halen
Led Zepplin

 

[DoctorChicken]

1 - The Beatles
2 - Led Zeppelin
3 - Pink Floyd
4 - The Velvet Underground
5 - The Rolling Stones

 

[Reverend Conehead]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. AC/DC (w/ either Bon Scott or Brian Johnson on vocals)
3. CCR
4. Heart
5. Black Sabbath (w/ Ronnie James Dio on vocals)

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

Pantera
Slipknot
System Of A Down
Korn
Rammstein

 

[Angus12]

AC/DC
The Doors
GnR
Motley Crue
Cinderella/Whitesnake/Def Leppard/Van Halen/Led Zep/Skynard and about 20 others from the 70s and 80's tie for 5th.

 

[Runwildboys]

1 - The Beatles
2 - Led Zeppelin
3 - Pink Floyd
4 - The Velvet Underground
5 - The Rolling Stones

No Muse???

 

[Runwildboys]

AC/DC (Bon Scott)
Aerosmith (pre-sober)
Alice in Chains
Guns n' Roses
Pink Floyd

 

[Skullmiester]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. The Beatles
3. U2
4. Muse
5. Motörhead