Post a few of your favorite rock bands / artists at this very moment

I hate those all-time rock threads because let's face it, once upon a time rock and roll was about living in the here and now.

That he not busy being born is busy dying ya know

Live in the moment.

Post five bands that give you pleasure at this very moment. Here's a few, although I'm painfully aware that most of these are rather old bands
Iggy Pop
Drive-By Truckers
Redd Kross
The Replacements
Del Fuegos

Alexisonfire (Saw them live last weekend. Fucking awesome.)
The Bronx
Protest The Hero (Seeing them live for the second time in a few weeks, also fucking awesome.)
TV on the Radio
Portugal. The Man

that was great! I loved it. They've been one of my top bands since they first came out.

Thanks!

Chicago, Golden Earring, James Taylor, Jethro Tull, Janis Joplin, Jim Croce, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Buffett, John Cougar Mellencamp, John Sebastion, Johnny Nash, Mick Jagger AND The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Zebra, Yes, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Adam Ant, ZZ Top, Karen Carpenter, Toto, The Temptations, The Strawbs, Traffic, Uriah Heep, Van Halen, Russ Ballard, The Cars, T. Rex, Sugarloaf, The Stampeders, The Alan Parsons Project, The Andrew Sisters, Don Henley, Bruce Springsteen, The Cowsills, Arlo Guthrie, Woodie Guthrie, Toe Jam, CSN AND Y, Simon And Garfunkel, Santana, B-Tribe, Ray Charles, Ray Stevens (I met him once inside his garage), Mitch Miller, Glen Miller, Rod Steward, Robin McNamara, Red Rider, The Cirkle, REM, REO Speedwagon, Queen, Queensryche, The Allman Brothers, Procol Harum, Clint Holmes, Phil Collins, Peter Frampton (I've met him at his home), The Pet Shop Boys, Otis Redding, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Mungo Jerry, Neil Diamond, The Monkees, Molly Hatchet, Moby, Melanie, The Marshall Tucker Band, Manfred Mann, The Mamas and The Papas (I was madly in love with Mama Cass!), Mason Williams, Steppenwolf, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Heart, Led Zeppelin, Laura Nyro, Jefferson Airplane, The Small Faces, Bobby Vinton, Ike and Tina Turner, ELP, ELO, Donovan, The Hollies, Buddy Holly, Harry Nilsson, Harpers Bizarre, Fleetwood Mac, The Five Man Electrical Band, Foghat, Elton John, The Edgar Winter Group, Johnny Winter, Dusty Springfield, Duelling Banjos, The Drifters, Don Henley, Dr. Hook, Dire Straits, The Doobie Brothers, Tommy James and The Shondells, The Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose, The Sandpipers, Sam Cook, BTO, Brook Benton, Bread, Blind Melon, Bill Withers, Billy Idol, Wings, Asia, Autograph, Badfinger, The Bangles, Al Stewart, The Amboy Dukes, Bob Seger, Argent, Neil Sedaka, Smokey Robinson, The Knack, Aerosmith, Steely Dan, Alice Cooper, America, Birtles, Shorrock & Goble, Buffalo Springfield, Bob Dylan, Blackfoot, Celine Dion, Christopher Cross, Dave Mason, The Eagles, Edgar Froese, Elton John, Focus, George Winston, Help Yourself, Kansas, Kiss, Leo Sayer, Little Feat, The Little River Band, Meat Loaf, Mississippi, Mike Oldfield, The Native Flute Ensemble, The New Riders Of The Purple Sage, Peter Gabriel, Ken Hensley, Rick Wakeman, Rare Earth, Roger Miller, Seals and Crofts, Secret Garden, Spanky and Our Gang, Steve Vai, Styx, Tangerine Dreams, Ten Years After, The Animals, The Beach Boys, Free, The Guess Who, The Moody Blues, The Outlaws, The Righteous Brothers, The Who, Three Dog Night, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Va, Wet Willie, Whitesnake, Tommy Wildcat, Ulrich Schnauss, The Alpha Wave Movement, Diamond Rio (I used to cut grass with Marty and Jimmy-- I had 20 Music City years...), Lol Hammond, Michael Jones, Nova, R. H. Coxon, Bruce Becvar, Ibizarre, Syndromeda, Telomere, Terry O'Connor, Unn, Vas, Vessel, Louie Armstrong, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, Bill Haley and His Comets, The Soggy Bottom Boys :evilgrin: , Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, Jim Morrison AND The Doors, Manhatten Transfer, Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Spandau Ballet, Dr. Hook, Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians (saw them when they opened for CS&N in Nashville), Stevie Ray Vaughn, Robert John...

Just a few from my A List.

I could add some from yours.

And prisoner number six has a few moreof mine, so I shall not be too redundant.

I've included pop/rock and power pop. Remember, this is just a sample.

The Beatles, Beach Boys, Herman's Hermits, CCR, Rolling Stones, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, The Who, The Moody Blues, Shangri-Las, Dusty Springfield, Janis Joplin, Elvis, Fleetwood Mac, Cheap Trick, Badfinger, The Cars, The Bangles, The Eagles, The Police, Cyndi Lauper, B-52s, Blondie, Go-Gos, Bon Jovi, The Corrs, Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, new Aly & AJ, new Mandy Moore, Kelly Clarkson, The Like, The Veronicas, Damone, The Dollyrots, New Pornographers, Fountains Of Wayne, The Wallflowers, Counting Crows, Eisley, Sixpence None The Richer, The Pierces, Barenaked Ladies, Leslie Mills, M2M/Marion Raven, The Faders, Melissa Etheridge, Suzanne Vega, Lisa Loeb, Susan Cagle, Kay Hanley/Letters To Cleo, Kate Voegele, Alexa Wilkinson, Neil Finn/Finn Brothers, Halo Friendlies/Ginger Sling, Alison Ray, Chantal Kreviazuk, Marianne Keith, Madonna, Camera Obscura, The Charade, The Essex Green, Belle & Sebastian, Stars, The Decemberists, Sloan, The Supremes, Luther Vandross, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Aretha, Smokey Robinson, Alicia Keys, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, John Mellencamp, Linda Ronstadt, Aimee Mann, Brandi Carlile, Cindy Alexander, R.E.M., U2, Travis, Guster, Wilco, Amy Winehouse, Sheryl Crow, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots, Hole, Garbage, Sleater-Kinney, The Nightwatchman, The White Stripes, The Donnas, Green Day, They Might Be Giants, Kim Richey, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Rilo Kiley, Indigo Girls, Stacie Rose, A Fine Frenzy, Bree Sharp, Alanis Morissette, Anna Nalick, Tegan & Sara, Abra Moore, Tori Amos, Suzanne Vega, Bonnie McKee, Liz Phair, Amy Rigby, Jo Davidson, Nina Gordon, Veruca Salt, Cat Power, Sarah McLachlan, Thea Gilmore, Sinead O'Connor, Josh Ritter, The Dixie Chicks, Wussy, Lucinda Williams, Garth Brooks, Jimmy Buffett, Kasey Chambers, The Wreckers, The Mavericks, Rosanne Cash...

I added a few from a list above and a couple I remembered at random.

And Michael Jackson, Saving Jane, Rogue Wave, Aslyn, Steve Earle and Fisher are just a few others I could have put on.

Arcade Fire
John Coltrane
Miles Davis
Sly and the Family Stone
Television

I'm listening to all of my old cd's and albums. I haven't listened to them in years. Their lyrics have a new poignancy as I get older.

I left out/forgot quite a few artists on my list, but when you are a big music fan and collector, that's how it goes.

Rock bands that is

mostly older stuff with Tool and sublime being the newer ones

:hi:

Richmond Fontaine



The Wheat Pool



Wussy



I never really stopped, but I'm still playing Slint's "Spiderland" heavily:



and I've been blasting Helmet's "Meantime" the past few days, too:

http://s.yottamusic.com/i/aaQe.5qLq

Queens of the Stone Age
Dream Theater
Nine Inch Nails
The White Stripes
Modest Mouse
Explosions In The Sky
The Roots
Primus
Tool
Eagles Of Death Metal
Peeping Tom
Muse