incredible string band (played woodstock ).........pentangle ..........procul harlem .....spirit.......humble pie .........hawkwind .......floyd......
Here are some great bands: New Ridders of the Purple Sage Canned Heat (Hooker n Heat w/John Lee Hooker is great!) Flying Burritto Brothers Hot Tuna John Mayall Moby Grape Quicksilver Messanger Service Robin Trower Rory Gallegher Ten Years After Traffic There is so much great music out there, (A Life Without Music Would Be a Mistake)
DUde defintely check out Pink floyd's first LP, Piper at the Gate of Dawn, it will blow your mind sober. also check out Jethro Tull's Aqualung for some good prog/hard rock.
There was a progressive rock band called UK, featuring Allan Holdsworth on the guitar. Quite a listening experience. Check out their song "In The Dead Of Night", if you ever get a chance. I believe YES has been mentioned already, and rightfully so. The song "Roundabout" is a classic.