greatest rock bands ever

What do you think are top 5 greatest rock bands ever?

heres mine

Beatles
Led Zeppelin
Rolling Stones
The Who
U2

This is from a post at the Film board, about music in general. My best lists may change over time.

Favorites (first two in order)
1) Nirvana
2) Neil Young
Black Sabbath
Metallica
The Doors
Radiohead
Bob Dylan
The Cure
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Led Zeppelin

It was hard for me to cut The Velvet Underground, The Sex Pistols, and Iggy Pop/The Stooges from my favorites. My list would be too long if I didn't limit it down to ten.

Best [Bands/No order]
The Beatles
Pink Floyd
The Doors
The Velvet Underground
Led Zeppelin

Best [Solo/No order]
Bob Dylan
Neil Young
John Lennon
Miles Davis
Johnny Cash

I know my favorites probably aren't considered 'the best', but here they are (in no order):

Chicago
Boston
America
Europe
Kansas

(now that I've got all of the locations out of the way)

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
CCR
Wham
Toto
Guns and Roses
Huey Lewis & the News
Blue Oyster Cult
Dire Straits
Doobie Brothers
Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show
Van Halen
Fleetwood Mac
KISS
Queen
Journey
the Beatles
the Beach Boys
Steve Miller Band
ZZ Top
Tesla
Wang Chung
Foreigner
White Snake
Yes

And many others...

You guys just did this like six weeks ago:

http://www.gangsterbb.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=009370

...and it still should be:
1) Led Zeppelin

Beatles
Rolling Stones
Beach Boys
The Who

Plus Many More

Beatles
The Who
Led Zep
The Doors
The Jam

Solo Artists

Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
Leonard Cohen
Jeff Buckley
Donovan

1. System of a Down

2. Metallica
3. Bob Marley & The Wailers
4. Tool
5. The Clash

As Neal er...I mean P.L. pointed out, this has been done before quite recently but here goes again, iao:

Aerosmith
The Beatles
Bif Naked
Def Leppard
The Eagles
Foo Fighters
Genesis
Green Day
Guns 'N Roses
Led Zeppelin
Lynard Skynard
Metallica
Nirvana
Oasis
Pearl Jam
The Police
Queen
R.E.M
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Rolling Stones
The Smashing Pumpkins
System Of a Down (might be a bit early to be on the list but what the hey?!)
UB40
U2
Van Halen

I may have left some out and this list may change over time but these bands are pretty much the best of the best.

Ok what the hell I'll do this yet again. They are in no order.

Iron Maiden
Overkill
Nightwish
Megadeth/Metal Church/early Metallica
Iced Earth

Yeah I'll openly admit I basically limit myself to one genre of music, since I basically hate all the others.

I forgot to mention AC/DC in my post, Back In Black is quite possibly one of the greatest Rock And Roll tracks of all time!

1. The Beatles
2. Bob Dylan (The man fits in every catagory)
3. Neil Young
4. Warren Zevon
5. The Rolling Stones
6. The Grateful Dead
7. Pink Floyd
8. Jimmy Buffett
9. Creedence Clearwater Revival
10. Elvis
11. Johnny Cash
12. The Doors
13. Led Zeppelin
14. The Who
15. Van Morrison
16. AC/DC
17. Jimi Hendrix
18. Queen
19. The White Stripes
20. Electric Light Orchestra
21. Cream


As it should be, this list is ever-changing.

The Doc