your 3 favorite bands

[name not needed]

alkaline trio
metallica
dropkick murphys

[Bertha Venation]

1. i'm old

Fleetwood Mac
Steely Dan
Chicago

[SuffragetteSal]

56. Way to go!

The first band I ever saw in concert was Chicago! I like the way you think...:)

[LastKnight]

2. 1. The Jimi Hendrix expierence

2.Rage Against the Machine
3.Led Zeppelin

-LK

[Jack_Dawson]

3. Interpol, Cold Play, Lemme Think

[rucky]

25. Interpol is on my top 5

1. Modest Mouse
2. Radiohead
3 (tie) Cornershop/Sparklehorse/Interpol

[frylock]

4. rubber, wrist, and head

[ErasureAcer]

5. my picks

Erasure
Donna Lewis
Ace of Base

hornoable mention:

Collective Soul
Goo Goo Dolls
U2
Tom Petty And the Heartbreakers

[Martin Eden]

33. Beatles, Santana, Kinks

Beatles never get old for me.

Santana can play his guitar for me anytime.

Kinks
God save the Kinks!

[quispquake]

6. Mine are all a few years old too...

Butthole Surfers
Beatles
Stooges

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Utopia, The Fixx, The Talking Heads

Actually those are the first three that popped into my head, but a top 3 is pretty tough. A top twenty would have been easier, since now i feel guity for leaving some faves out.

Ah, what the heck.
The Professor

[quispquake]

10. I agree...

When I saw Talking Heads, I went whoops!!! They should be on any top 3 list...

[rbnyc]

8. 1. Throwing Muses/Kristin Hersh

2. Velvet Underground
3. Miles Davis

[Kazak]

9. Faves:

Stereolab
Flaming Lips
Tortoise

[rbnyc]

11. Love Your Brain!

Gotta love the Flaming Lips!

[everythingsxen]

12. Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Flogging Molly, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

Thats a *rough* estimate.

I like almost all music though, thats just whats on my playlist right now.

This would be way easier if it was a "Three favorites by catagory" question...

[SlavesandBulldozers]

13. 3

Soundgarden
Faith No More
Tool

[tigerbeat]

14. XTC, The Loud Family, Talking Heads

[Scurrilous]

15. The Beatles, The Stones, and The Who.

eom

[Rooktoven]

16. The Beatles,

The Dead,
Jethro Tull

[bedtimeforbonzo]

17. Dropkick Murphys

Dropkick Murphys
Naked Raygun
Cock Sparrer

[wingnut]

55. DKM rocks

Hell, I can't diagree with your list.

Just make Screeching Weasel #4

[TriadLeftist]

18. Mine

Gov't Mule
Dead
Jump Little Children

[woofless]

19. The Who, The Band and Steely Dan. n/t

[CrownPrinceBandar]

28. Steely Dan didn't make it into my top three...

because they're somewhere above number one. The soundtrack to my childhood.

[VelmaD]

20. Tool, Rammstein, NIN

:evilgrin:

[CrownPrinceBandar]

21. Queens of the Stone Age

Ween
and, Ween - I like them alot.

[sendero]

23. They're not my favorites...

.... but I really do like them. Pure Guava is my favorite Ween - that is one tripped out recording :smoke:

[CrownPrinceBandar]

30. Ive gotta add...

Blue Oyster Cult, Beatles, Beck, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Air and Tipsy.

edit: three is clearly not enough choices.

[MrSlayer]

22. SLAYER, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones

The best of the best in their genres. That's Metal, Hard Rock and Rock N Roll for the musically challenged.

[durutti]

37. I saw Slayer for the first time last month.

It was a decent show.

[sendero]

24. picking 3

... is pretty tough.

Brian Eno, Cocteau Twins, Stranglers.

But also, Iggy Pop, Bowie, King Crimson, Talking Heads, XTC, Gang of Four, Dead Can Dance, Wolfgang Press, Yes (yes, Yes), Stereolab, Squarepusher, Boards of Canada, Jethro Tull, ok that is enough. :)

[leftist_rebel1569]

26. Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Alice in Chains

It was hard for me to pick between Alice in Chains and Stabbing Westward, but I gotta say I like AIC better

Edit: Soundgarden deserves an honorable mention

[pscot]

27. Duke Ellington

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers. Bill Basie's Kansas City outfits. Dizzy Gillespies big band was solid too. Twenty-three Skidoo and a merry Xmas.

[YNGW]

29. Beatles, Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd

[LanternWaste]

31. Beatles, Springsteen, Procliamers

The Beatles
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The Proclaimers

But like every other list akin to this one, I have to add that this list can and will change depending on day, mood, hour, location, etc.

It's just too damn subjective for me to give absolutes on it.

[leftofthedial]

32. recent list (not necessarily all-time)

Los Lobos
The Bottle Rockets
dada


ask again in fifteen minutes and it will likely change

[KCDem]

34. Nick Cave, Garbage, NIN

I need to find something recent to like.

[LWolf]

35. splutter

ok, first 3 to pop into the brain, not necessarily "favorites."

Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Tull
Bob Dylan

And more:

Beatles
Eels
Dire Straits
Stones
hugh blumenfeld
buddy guy
miles davis
john denver
arlo and/or woody

[Deesh]

36. Top Three Bands...

The Byrds
The Who
Flying Burrito Brothers

[durutti]

38. My Top 3

In no particular order: Joy Division, Black Flag, and Public Enemy.

[PittPoliSci]

54. never had you figured as a Joy Division fan...

how's break going?

[FarLeftRage]

39. The 3 for me:

The Beatles
The Velvet Underground
The Clash

[Wickerman]

40. With a quick thought

and little else, today's top three:

Galaxie 500
Yo La Tengo
Camper Van Beethoven

I know, all old.

Honorable mention to:
Scud Mountain Boys
Los Lonely Boys (they are young, but talented, personable kids and have remarkable potential)
Feelies

[Langis]

41. 1. Radiohead

2. Sigur Ros
3. Modest mouse

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

42. the beatles, the goo goo dolls, the early november

the first two always remain the same.


on edit...:
afi, allister, a new found glory, billie holiday, billy joel, bob dylan, bob marley, bon jovi, carly simon, csny, dave matthews band, dropkick murphys, ella fitzgerald, elton john, eric clapton, evanescence, everclear, finch, fiona apple, fleetwood mac, flogging molly, foo fighters, gavin degraw, gavin munoff, george harrison, hanson, homegrown, india.arie, james taylor, jason mraz, john denver, john lennon, josh kelley, less than jake, maroon5, matchbox twenty, michelle branch, natalie imbruglia, nofx, norah jones, oar, oasis, paul mccartney, REM, ringo starr and his allstar band, rooney, santana, sarah mclaughlin, senses fail, silverchair, simon and garfunkel, sting and the police, taking back sunday, teitur, the all american rejects, the beatles, the ben taylor band, the byrds,the counting crows, the goo goo dolls, the mamas and the papas, the replacements,the starting line, the wallflowers, the white stripes, the movielife, the early november, third eye blind, train, u2, weezer, the juliana theory, howie day, me first and the gimme gimmes

[jimbo fett]

43. ABC, Depeche Mode, BT

I was a teen during the 80s so I'm biased for bands from that era such as ABC (like the new stuff lead singer Martin Fry is still producing) and Depeche Mode.

When it comes to more modern music I just love electronic music genius BT (AKA Brian Transeau).

[jonnyblitz]

44. dandy warhols, social distortion, marilyn manson.

and tool in concert.

[imax2268]

45. here's my 3

1. Black Label Society
2. Stereomud
3. Jane's Addiction

but...there are many many many more...

[Zomby Woof]

46. Skynyrd/Zappa/Dylan

In any order.

[Redneck Socialist]

47. Help! My inner 17 year old has taken over!

Iron Maiden: Maiden Rules! How can you beat twenty minute heavy metal versions of Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner.

Accept: Unintelligible German Metal! Yes!

Triumph: The best Canadian power metal trio bar none.

What? Oh, you mean now. OK. All kinds of crazy bluegrass. In no particular order: Tim O'Brien, Jerry Douglas and Del McCoury.

Bluegrass rules!

[tigereye]

48. wow hard to pick three

guess it would have to be the ones I have played over and over through the years...

Velvet Underground - soundtrack to my post college years
Midnight Oil - politics, big hooks and melodies all rolled into one
The Clash - flexible, political and noisy

runners-up The Ramones - my favorites in college
The Who (early stuff)
Patti Smith
The Smithereens

[Alexander]

49. 1. Rolling Stones. 2. Led Zeppelin. 3. Beatles.

[progressiverealist]

50. The Clash, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Elvis Costello & the Attractions

and many many more

[ewagner]

51. Moody Blues

followed by:

Beach Boys
Turtles

yeah, yeah, I know i'm old........

[Kathleen04]

52. The Beatles, Billy Joel, and Warren Zevon

I guess the latter 2 aren't really "bands"...ah, well.. ;)

[PittPoliSci]

53. Ramones!

Ramones,
Dillinger Escape Plan
Darkest Hour.

good stuff!

[kaitykaity]

57. Ministry, Pink Floyd, and Nine Inch Nails.

Battle between industrial and prog.

[The Undertaker]

58. Mine are:

Linkin Park
Metallica
Godsmack

[WildClarySage]

59. Easy

REM
Clash
Replacements

[Bill of Rights]

60. early Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd

[corporatewhore]

61. Crass subhumansDjango Reinhardt and The Quintet of the Hot Club of France

I would also say Sead Kennedys but what the Dks did to jello was disgusting (sueing him for stupid stuff like not having them on heavy rotation on mtv from a band that once sang mtv get off the air) I like more individual artists i think like robert johnson woody guthrie and so on

[wanderingbear]

62. Grateful dead, Grateful Dead Grateful Dead.

[Spirochete]

63. The Beatles

The Stones
The Alan Parsons Projct

[SmileyBoy]

64. System Of A Down, Belvedere, Bender

[King_Crimson]

65. Pink Floyd, Supertramp, Fleetwood Mac...

AND I'm referring to the Fleetwood Mac PRIOR to the arrival of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.