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Before I begin posting my Top 20, I'd like to note that you might find some surprises as to bands, that are considered some of the greatest by so many people and critics, that did not make the list. Their exclusion doesn't necessarily mean I dislike them, it just means I liked 50 other bands more 
If I were to compile a Top 100, those bands, that you are likely going to wonder, or probably be shocked, why they are not mentioned anywhere in my list, will definitely be included.
Anyways, the last stretch of my Top 50 countdown, beginning at number 20, will start shortly...stay tuned!
I hope you enjoy them and approve to their greatness
If I were to compile a Top 100, those bands, that you are likely going to wonder, or probably be shocked, why they are not mentioned anywhere in my list, will definitely be included.
Anyways, the last stretch of my Top 50 countdown, beginning at number 20, will start shortly...stay tuned!
I hope you enjoy them and approve to their greatness
I credit my late father for my love of legendary folk rock duo Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel's beautifully poetic music. These guys led the social revolution of the 60's alongside The Beatles and Bob Dylan. 
In the mid 90's, punk rock witnessed a resurgence thanks to vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool as the California trio Green Day. The band managed to keep making popular hit singles well into the late 90's before reviving the rock opera concept album, reminiscent of The Who's Tommy and Pink Floyd's The Wall, in the mid to late 2000's and cementing themselves as legends.
American rock band The Eagles were by far the most accomplished band in the 70's. To many people, they are the greatest band in history, citing their first Greatest Hits album in 1976 for being the best-selling album of all time in the US, going toe to toe with Michael Jackson's Thriller, as proof to the statement. There's also no denying that what Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Randy Meisner, and Timothy Schmidt achieved together resulted in some of the most powerful songs ever.
Tom Petty, who in my opinion is one of the greatest American rock musicians that ever lived, and his Heartbreakers did everything but break hearts since the 70’s with their hard rocking tunes and swagger. There are just too many great songs by Tom and his crew to choose favorites from, and that's not counting the stuff Tom did on his own..jpg)
Fleetwood Mac is another great American band that I credit my parents for growing up listening to and, eventually, loving. Together Mick Fleetwood, Lindsay Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, John McVie, and Christine McVie created some of the most amazing songs in music history.
From the late 70's to the mid 80's, The Police took the world by storm with one classic hit after another, disbanding at the height of their success in 1986. Since then, the band's lead singer and bassist Sting has become an international superstar solo artist, while drummer Stewart Copeland and guitarist Andy Summers have become movie score composers. Even though the band only lasted about 7 years, the English trio left behind a legacy that many other bands could only envy.