The Beatles Simon and Garfunkel Jefferson Airplane Arcade Fire Velvet Underground and the singers: Elvis Presley John Lennon Bob Dylan Janis Joplin
in no order... dispatch regina spektor counting crows ben folds five musical theatre stuff technically, they're not all bands... but...
Depending on the mood:- Levellers Tom Petty Led Zepplin AC/DC The Band The Who Oh that's six! There could be more, it depends on how I'm feeling.
Pink Floyd Placebo Tool (and A Perfect Circle) HIM The White Stripes Sublime, Modest Mouse, and Simon and Garfunkel are very, very close though.
The Stone Roses Led Zeppelin Kila (irish folk band) Spiritualized Sebadoh changes all the time but top3 are always there.
1. The Beatles 2. Pink Floyd 3. Grateful Dead 4. The Doors 5. Keller Williams(lol he plays all the instruments so he is a band god dammit)
bands: the flaming lips nirvana modest mouse gorillaz tool individual music people: ani difranco kimya dawson tom waits david bowie danger mouse as of right this very second