These are not in order of being my favorites

Robert Johnson( he started the rest off) no  RJ No clapton and the british blues boom no Hard rock.

beatles

Led Zep

Chuck Berry

the who

the kinks

Difficult one as I listen to alot of different styles( during painting) now but for me these are the one's I go back to the most.

1 Hanoi Rocks

2 Backyard Babies

3 Motley Crue

So you'll never guess that I never really got grunge so Nirvana and Pearl Jam just didn't get a look in.

However Mother Love Bone they rocked !!

Coo !

This is going to give away peoples' ages !

I'll go for...

1 .Led Zep.
2. Pink Floyd.
3. Queen....(Just to wind Nik up !)

After that...
Genesis.
Yes.
ELP.
Deep Purple.
Jethro Tull.
The Who.
Groundhogs

And I'll probably have changed my mind in just a few minutes...

Cheers - Phil.

My three top 30 years ago   

1- Genesis
2- Pink Floyd
3- Rush

Quote from: Arsenus on 20 July 2011, 05:06:22 PM
1 Noir Désir
2 Les Chats Sauvages
3 Dick River


Arsenus or The French Touch!^^

More seriously, these are the bands who make me love the rock

1 Jethro Tull
2 Metallica
3 Guns 'n Roses

most influential:
1. Jimi Hendrix
2. Led Zep
3. Pink Floyd

my favourites:
1. Free
2. Journey
3. Pink Floyd
4. Heart
5. Golden Earring
6. Mostly Autumn
7. Chantel McGregor
8. Saracen
9. Rush
10. Whitesnake

Shuffle as desired

Awww....POOP !

I'd forgotten about Rush and Hendrix !...I told you I'd change my mind in a few minutes

Keep going team....Remind me of some more.....

Cheers - Phil.

Hehe dunno about influe-ouential but I like the following a lot:

1. (Les) Rita Mitsouko - yup, them's from Paris

2. Rammstein - From East Berlin
3. Radiohead - Well known and bloody brilliant

That being said, I also adore Muse, Led Zep, The Doors, Queen, Hawkwind, Frank Zappa and many more.

Don't like KISS though, al this facade stuff Nor death metal or speed metal.  Music needs some melody and a tad of drama.

Evidently, since I'm an oldish git some of these bands are 'blasts from the past' 

Pepsi-Cola

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ao6JntNIPHc

My top 3 personal bands that have influenced me

The Damned

Fields of the Nephillim

Bauhaus

Add to that further faves

Alien sex fiend
Lacrimosa
The Dreadful Shadows
Das Ich
Rammstein

etc

etc

etc

Have you guessed I'm  bit of a Goth yet??? old but not sad 

And on the other side of the turntable...

Fairport Convention

Steeleye Span

Mike Oldfield