top ten greatest rock bands of all time?

Since you said bands I will omit solo artists (Bob Dylan & others)

#10 Deep Purple

#09 The Mothers of Invention

#08 Traffic

#07 Metallica

#06 The Rolling Stones

#05 Emerson, Lake & Palmer

#04 The Who

#03 Led Zeppelin

#02 Pink Floyd

#01 The Beatles

it seems youre trying to find an objective list of most important rock bands, and you seem to think the beatles should be on top... even lennon himself said the beatles werent that important, why arent their influences more important than them? anyway, heres a list of what i would say are some of the most important bands and im not going to number them

the beatles

captain beefheart

frank zappa

bad brains

fugazi

beach boys

pink floyd

jimi hendrix

buddy holly

sonic youth

there are just too many that are important in so many different ways, ten is just not enough

as a matter of fact i do know what strawberry fields is, and i know lennon said he felt that song was recorded terribly. i think that and across the universe are two of his best songs, but he also said that one ended up terrible. he also stated his solo songs stood up to the best beatles songs... he was asked about the beatles being the best and replied 'well, if it was the best, so what?'. the jesus thing was a joke, he saw the media as a joke; but regardless, the songs are timeless and they were innovative which does equate to being very important

10 Deep Purple

09 Split Enz

08 Joy Division

07 The Smiths

06 The Kinks

05 Pink Floyd

04 The Rolling Stones

03 The Who

02 The Beatles

01 Led Zeppelin

10. The Doors

9. The Who

8. Jimi Hendrix

7. Led Zeppelin

6. Pink Floyd

5. The Sex Pistols

4. Queen

3. The Rolling Stones

2. The Beatles

1. The Grateful Dead

Beatles

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Jimi Hendrix

Tom Petty

Cream

The Who

Oasis

Incubus

no particular order

Rolling Stones

Pink Floyd

Jimi Hendrix

Cream

Beatles

Led Zeppelin

The Yardbirds

Frank Zappa Mothers of Invention

The Who

Santana

by the way the Beatles were known as a pop band for the first part of their career, it was groups like The Stones & Yardbirds who started the rock beat, which you can look up anywhere.

take care

dave

In no particular order:

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin

Can

Amon Düül II

King Crimson

Genesis

Pink Floyd

Black Sabbath

Motorhead

Well, this is more my likes, than "the best", I think that the best is more of an opinion.

10. Evergrey

9. Europe (THE MOST UNDERATED BAND EVER!!!!! John Norum is trully a proffessional guitarist, whether you hate the band or not, he alone is awesome)

8. Green Day

7. Muse

6. Iron Maiden

5. Tool

4. Symphony X

3. Dream Theater

2. Nightwish

1. Kamelot

10.Creedence Clearwater Revival

9.U2

8.Nirvana

7.Iron Maiden

6.AC/DC

5.Aerosmith

4.Led Zeppelin

3.Metallica

2.The Rolling Stones

1.The Beatles

Metallica

Guns N' Roses

Pantera

Led Zeppelin

Black Sabbath

AC/DC

Motley Crue

Aerosmith

Judas Priest

Alice In Chains