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It's nice to see that the conventional wisdom which states a Rush fan and a fan of straight-forward rock, punk, or hip hop cannot be the same person is debunked in this thread.

 

I've always suspected that music addicts tend to cross all manner of boundaries.

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Mosher
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It's nice to see that the conventional wisdom which states a Rush fan and a fan of straight-forward rock, punk, or hip hop cannot be the same person is debunked in this thread.   I've always suspected

YYZumbi
YYZumbi

This change all the time, but for now it is...   1. Rush 2. Geddy Lee solo 3. Alex Lifeson solo 4. Lita Ford 5. Queen 6. Brian May Solo 7. Freddie Mercury solo 8. Marillion 9. Fish solo 10. Magenta 11

Pete Bondurant
Pete Bondurant

Rush Led Zeppelin The Beatles The Rolling Stones Pink Floyd AC/DC The Who Jimi Hendrix Experience Grateful Dead Lynyrd Skynyrd Hawkwind ZZ Top King Crimson Jethro Tull Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Mo

Segue Myles

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It's nice to see that the conventional wisdom which states a Rush fan and a fan of straight-forward rock, punk, or hip hop cannot be the same person is debunked in this thread.

 

I've always suspected that music addicts tend to cross all manner of boundaries.

 

When I used to always get flack on this forum for stuff I love, I was always a bit put out.

 

Coz to me...a band that is able to draw fans from any background is special.

 

Why slate a fan who doesn't fit the norm?

 

I'm as happy with Rush as I am Beyoncé, Beatles or Baroness.

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I just enjoy music and like what I like.

 

Annoys me when people claim open mindedness as long as it's obscure.

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ReRushed

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What the hell. No solo acts. Just twenty bands for right now. The list is not immutable. I will have regrets and it will change the second after I post it:

 

Big Star

The Beatles

The Clash

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Deerhunter

King Crimson

Led Zeppelin

Nirvana

Pearl Jam

Pere Ubu

The Pink Floyds

Pixies

R.E.M.

The Replacements

Rush

Sigur Rós

Talking Heads

The Velvet Underground

Wire

XTC

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Boots

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Rush

NIN

U2

Coldplay

Muse

Duran Duran

Def Leppard

Three Days Grace

RHCP

Evanescence

Iron Maiden

Genesis

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

Rolling Stones

Metallica

Marianas Trench

Hedley

Fleetwood Mac

Metric

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Super25Smasher

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Rush

NIN

U2

Coldplay

Muse

Duran Duran

Def Leppard

Three Days Grace

RHCP

Evanescence

Iron Maiden

Genesis

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

Rolling Stones

Metallica

Marianas Trench

Hedley

Fleetwood Mac

Metric

Good list, Boots!
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Well I can’t do 20, but I can do five.

 

Queen

Rush

Muse

Genesis

David Bowie

 

After that things get really blurry. How do The Beatles stack up against Yes? Would I take Soundgarden over Aerosmith? What about my favorite current groups like White Reaper, Misterwives, and Florence + The Machine? Do I need a separate list for strictly metal bands? Does Dream Theater defy that notion? So many questions.

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bluefox4000

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1. Beatles

2. Pink Floyd

3. Queen

4. Dream Theater

5. Toto

6. Steely Dan

7. Neal Morse Band

8. Rush

9. Jimmy Eat World

10. Spock's Beard.

11. Saga

12. Green Day

13. Porcupine Tree

14. The Band

15. Flower Kings

16. Dire Straits

17. Nightwish

18. Lacuna Coil

19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

20. Transatlantic.

 

Mick

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Derek19

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I've been thinking of something like this. Let's see if I can limit it to twenty. My favorite top twenty list of artists, bands, and groups not in order except for number one, which will not change, and hasn't changed are:

 

Rush, U2, the Police, Triumph, Yes (When Jon Anderson, was in the band, and group as the lead singer), Genesis, Queensryche (When Geoff Tate, was in the band, and group as the lead singer), Judas Priest (With Rob Halford, as the lead singer in the band, and group), Iron Maiden (With Bruce Dickinson, as the lead singer in the band, and group), Scorpions, Def Leppard, Van Halen, Journey (When Steve Perry, was in the band, and group as the lead singer), Foreigner (When Lou Gramm, was in the band, and group as the lead singer), Styx (Without Lawrence Gowan, in the band, and group, and Dennis DeYoung, is), Bruce Springsteen (As a solo artist, and when he is in, and part of the E Street Band), Tom Petty (As a solo artist, and when he was in, and with the Heartbreakers), Queen (When Freddie Mercury, was in the band, and group as the lead singer, and without Adam Lambert, as the lead singer), Kim Mitchell, Tom Cochrane, Red Rider/Tom Cochrane & Red Rider

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Segue Myles

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1. Beatles

2. Pink Floyd

3. Queen

4. Dream Theater

5. Toto

6. Steely Dan

7. Neal Morse Band

8. Rush

9. Jimmy Eat World

10. Spock's Beard.

11. Saga

12. Green Day

13. Porcupine Tree

14. The Band

15. Flower Kings

16. Dire Straits

17. Nightwish

18. Lacuna Coil

19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

20. Transatlantic.

 

Mick

 

No Enchant? You said they were top five!

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1. Beatles

2. Pink Floyd

3. Queen

4. Dream Theater

5. Toto

6. Steely Dan

7. Neal Morse Band

8. Rush

9. Jimmy Eat World

10. Spock's Beard.

11. Saga

12. Green Day

13. Porcupine Tree

14. The Band

15. Flower Kings

16. Dire Straits

17. Nightwish

18. Lacuna Coil

19. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

20. Transatlantic.

 

Mick

 

No Enchant? You said they were top five!

 

i thought it over and i agonized

 

but no.....lol

 

Mick

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Nova Carmina

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Why not?

 

Rush

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

Metallica

Jethro Tull

The Drive-by Truckers

The Rainmakers

Iron Maiden

Deep Purple

AC/DC

The Beatles

Motorhead

Uncle Tupelo

Pearl Jam

The Police

The White Stripes

Rage Against the Machine

Bad Religion

Thin Lizzy

King's X

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Segue Myles

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I'm going to try.

 

My top three:

 

1. Lacuna Coil

2. Nightwish

3. Paradise Lost

 

Then, very high on my list:

 

Sonata Arctica

Iced Earth

Iron Maiden

Judas Priest

After Forever

Toto

Leaves Eyes

Epica

Fleet Foxes

Dream Theater

Within Temptation

Fleetwood Mac

Alter Bridge

Jimmy Eat World

Rush

Trivium

Machine Head

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Na na na

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In order of discovering them...

 

Kiss (1974-1982)

Abba

The Beatles

Rush

Black Sabbath

Iron Maiden

Motörhead

The Smiths

Talking Heads

Prince

The The

Miles Davis

Fugazi

P J Harvey

Alice In Chains

Ride

Foals

Drive-By Truckers

The Chameleons

The Durutti Column

 

There are a lot of bands/artists where I like only 2-3 albums, and Ride on my list is an example of this.

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Rutlefan

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In no particular order, after the first two:

 

The Beatles

Wire

 

Rush

Led Zeppelin

Radiohead

Pink Floyd

The Kinks

The Gun Club

The Smiths

Pixies

The Wedding Present

Teenage Fanclub

XTC

The Church

My Bloody Valentine

The Rollings Stones (early)

Queen (early)

Aerosmith (early)

New Order (early)

The Cure (early)

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Rutlefan

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Remembered Swell Maps of Epic Soundtracks and Nicki Sudden! Two amazing LPs and assorted singles. Out goes early Stones.

 

The Beatles

Wire

 

Rush

Led Zeppelin

Radiohead

Swell Maps

Pink Floyd

The Kinks

The Gun Club

The Smiths

Pixies

The Wedding Present

Teenage Fanclub

XTC

The Church

My Bloody Valentine

Queen (early)

Aerosmith (early)

New Order (early)

The Cure (early)

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grep

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As I see it today. In no particular order.

 

Asia

Riverside

Rush

DT

The Who

The Beatles

ZZ TOP

Phish

YYNOT

Zeppelin

Tom Petty

Black Stone Cherry

Joe Bonamassa

Rival Sons

AC/DC

Metallica

Iron Maiden

Styx

Kansas

Govt Mule

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goose

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Well...

 

IMO, top tier solid rock catalog:

RUSH

AC/DC

Dire Straits

Steely Dan

Zeppelin

Floyd

Van Halen

Who

Doors

Police

Tull

 

A bit more hit and miss or quirky:

X

DEVO

Midnight Oil

Cold Chisel

Simon and Garfunkel

Genesis

Men At Work

Sabbath

Billy Joel

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apetersvt

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As I see it today. In no particular order.

 

Asia

Riverside

Rush

DT

The Who

The Beatles

ZZ TOP

Phish

YYNOT

Zeppelin

Tom Petty

Black Stone Cherry

Joe Bonamassa

Rival Sons

AC/DC

Metallica

Iron Maiden

Styx

Kansas

Govt Mule

 

Nice to see Mule mentioned.

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apetersvt

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NIce thread. As others have mentioned, the lists aren't as predictable as one would expect.

 

My list would be:

 

Rush

The Grateful Dead

The Allman Brothers

Led Zeppelin

Jimi Hendrix (surprised Jimi wasn't on more lists)

Govt Mule

Pink Floyd

Black Crowes

Yes

Cream (throw Blind Faith in with them)

Derek And The Dominos

 

next tier

The Who

Tom Petty

Rolling Stones

Black Sabbath

The Doors

Jethro Tull

Neil Young

 

That appears to only be 18, but the next bands would be a tier below, so I'll stop here.

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GeddyLeeRoth

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All time...but things get a little unclear after #10.

 

1. Rush

2. Iron Maiden

3. Van Halen

4. Slayer

5. Metallica

6. KISS

7. Black Sabbath

8. Led Zeppelin

9. Judas Priest

10. Ozzy Osbourne

11. Exodus

12. Megadeth

13. Pantera

14. The Doors

15. Jimi Hendrix

16. The Misfits/Danzig (the music of Glenn Danzig)

17. Red Hot Chili Peppers

18. AC/DC

19. Mastodon

20. Motley Crue

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