Since it is Offtopic Day (again): What is your alltime artist top 10? What is your

[acid_zebra: a-the-ist]

favorite song? For me the list, in no particular order except that Radiohead is obviously the best band ever, goes a little like this:

Radiohead, Electric President, Iron & Wine, The American Analog Set, Led Zeppelin, Songs: Ohia, The White Stripes, Gravenhurst, Neutral Milk Hotel, I Am Kloot.

My favorite song ever (well, so far) would have to be a tie between
Radiohead – Thinking About You
and
Electric President – Insomnia

How about you guys and girls of all denominations?
LJ2.0@european tastes... there are so many American bands on my list. Nice list by the way, and you too, Barbara.
Godzilla: awesome list. Zep used to be my favorite until I discovered Radiohead. I still love Zep deeply though.
wow, I am in very distinguished musical company here. Most of you regulars have very developed and complex musical tastes. Many of the bands you list I listen to as well.

Mullah: we could definitely share a stereo set without fighting
I'm also a geek of statistics: I religiously (hah!) track every song played here: http://www.last.fm/user/acidzebra/ . 2.5 years worth of awesome music. Well, or so I think.

 

[man from utopia]

Frank Zappa - great orchestration and a very visceral guitarist
Queen--Freddie Mercury, my favorite vocalist
Rush-all great musicians
Eric Johnson- the best guitarist in the world
Primus- F'd up music! Les Claypool plays some sick bass lines.
Buck Cherry-raw and bluesy
Leon Redbone-nobody ever heard of him, great performer
Slade--Noddy holder's voice bring loud to a new level.

 

[The Devil's Reject]

My favorite song is "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd

My top ten is:

1. Pink Floyd
2. Rush
3. Sarah McLachlan
4. Nine Inch Nails
5. The Doors
6. Tool
7. Metallica
8. Led Zeppelin
9. Rob Zombie
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers

 

[John Doe 1st]

Song: Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan

Groups:
Steely Dan
Santana
Pink Floyd
Doobie Bros.
Rippingtons
Spyro Gyra
Stevie Ray & Double Trouble
Cream
Electric Flag
Beatles

Can't avoid mentioning:

Mothers of Invention
Brian Setzer Orchestra
The Doors

 

[Mullah Reloaded (TbVT) **]

Stereolab
Miles Davis
Explosions In The Sky
REM (IRS-era only)
Galaxie 500
Miracle Legion
Ornette Coleman
Fela Kuti
Mahmoud Ahmed
Throwing Muses

(BTW, I am a big fan of Songs: Ohia and AmAnSet)

EDIT
I need to add so honorable mentions:
Zakir Hussein, Bob Marley, The Robotiks, Hefner, Belle and Sebastian, Neu!, The Fall, The Smiths, John Coltrane, Art Pepper, Flying Saucer Attack (probably my number 11) Stan Getz blah blah blah I could probably rail off about a hundred honorable mentions, but I'll stop there. Oh wait, Husker Du and The Jesus and Mary Chain (Psychocandy is brilliant).

Crap, I forgot about Morphine (and Codeine is also a good band).

 

[Godzilla's Glass of Beer]

I couldn't possibly choose a favorite song, but here are some of my favorite bands:
Led Zeppelin (my very favorite; they can't be touched)
System of a Down
Pink Floyd
Chili Peppers
Rage Against the Machine
The Misfits
Rancid
Guns-N-Roses (probably second favorite)
Stone Temple Pilots
Pearl Jam
The Clash

This list could go on and on....

Edit: I like Radiohead, too, acid; like I said, the list could go on and on. I LOVE music

 

[jinenglish68]

Ramones, Sex Pistols, Nofx, Rush (the earlier the better), Talking Heads (again, the early stuff), and Mozart.

 

[Bye Bye]

1. Jesus Freak - DC Talk
2. Ballroom Blitz - Sweet
3. Save the world - Clay Crosse
4 Absolute - Thousand Foot Krutch
5, Rawk Fist - Thousand Foot Krutch
6. Snakes in the play ground - Bride
7. Jesus makes me sing - Stryper
8 Hear my Cry - 38'th Parallel
9. Fox on the Run - Sweet
10. Anarchy in the UK - Sex Pistols

 

[Laptop Jesus 2.0]

You have such european tastes!

God, mine are all over the board. My Chemical Romance, Alkaline Trio, Smashing Pumpkins, Dixie Chicks, Crash Test Dummies, They Might Be Giants, Death Cab For Cutie, Nirvana, The Shins, Korben

 

[bettierage]

My favorite song is "Fame" by David Bowie. It bodes well for my day if I hear it in the morning...

Favorite Bands:
X
Social Distortion
David Bowie
Horrorpops
Johnny Cash
Roy Orbison
The Cure
Anything with Brian Setzer...

And I love classical music, blues, and Grease.