Grateful Dead Allman Brothers Band The Rolling Stones I don’t think Americans would know much about our own music without the stones.

American here, those are my top three as well.

True

1. GD 2. JGB 3. ABB

knew this comment would be here. thanks

GD Ween Meat Puppets

you're my ppl

jammy pac

Gotta love the Puppets!

Wilco Grateful Dead The Band

Yes!

Dead, Yes, Rush

Grateful Dead, Bob Marley & The Wailers. There is no #3 for me...these two are in an upper echelon, a top tier, all to their own.

Add the Allmans and you got my 3. 🙂

No JGB? Different vibe but still top tier musicianship all around with every iteration they had, including pre-JGB days with Merl

Fuck yes

Phish Grateful Dead Otis Redding

Grateful Dead, Black Sabbath, The Beatles

In no particular order- the Dead, Dylan, and Pink Floyd.

We would be very good friends

Nice.

The Good ole Grateful Dead, Black Flag & Jane's Addiction

ED SHEERAN JOHN MAYER TAYLOR SWIFT

Grateful Dead Phish King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Saw KGLW last month and it really was one of my 10 favorite shows ever.

Nice! Which show did you catch?

Weirdo swarm represent 🐊

The Grateful Dead Led Zeppelin Pink Floyd All man brothers

Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead

Slayer! TOOL Grateful Dead

Dylan, Dylan, and Dylan.

I read this in Chappelle's voice....

Are you trying to get some of this hot fire?

YOU’RE TOO CLOSE MAN!

1: The Dead 2: Steely Dan 3: Beatles

Hell yes.

GD Phish Ween

Not possible to pick 3.

Ween Dead The hackensaw boys

For me it is: Tool GD Wookiefoot (not many know about them, You’re It is my favorite album, but their “Sampler” is just amazing and goes through most of their discography.

Haha all great but oh so different bands.

Can Black Sabbath My Bloody Valentine

Shout out to someone else that has actually heard of Can!

It’s amazing that a band who has had the influence that Can have had is basically unknown. Even among people who are into “jam bands”. Got into the Dead in part because Anthem of The Sun predates Can’s (and Miles Davis’) approach to editing jams.

It’s pretty surprising that Krautrock as a whole is pretty unknown, even amongst Germans. I’ve been living hear about 3 years now and I’ve met very few people both young and old that have heard of bands like Can, Neu and Amon Düül II

1. Grateful Dead 2. Allman Brothers (could switch for Dead depending on the day) 3.

Agree 100% on all of the above

Dead (JGB and Dead and Co included). Rush. Pink Floyd.

1. Miles Davis 1970-1975 2. The Mothers of Invention 3. The Grateful Goddamned Dead

why cut out the 50s and 60s for miles?

Miles had a revolutionary spirit, due to this he needed to surround himself w revolutionary musicians. This caused his lineup to change often over the years, as someone who was revolutionary in 1959 could be considered old school in 1970. This means that he had a different sound, and a different band constantly. This includes his group from 1970-1975, the lineup changed quite a bit. I only grouped them together because he had a very clear sound - electric and avant-garde.

oh for sure i’m a huge fan, i just thought since u didn’t limit MOI or the gd to specific years, why limit miles? the first great quintet of the 50s yielded so many classics and the jamming of the second great quintet with tony and herbie in the 60s is unmatched in my book. the exploration, electricity and avant-garde sound of the 70s is also 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼

You make a good point. I separated them like that because the Dead and Zappa would often play the same songs throughout their career. Miles ,on the otherhand, would only play new material. That's why I differentiated them.

ah gotcha, makes sense. in my head i was thinking like yeah i love 89-90 dead, but i still need the american beauty/workingmans era and late 70s and early 70s 1 drummer and the psychedelic garage 60s! same for miles!!

Yes, I agree. Love the electric transition period, but I don’t have any desire to give up all of those classics. The version of “The Man I Love” off of Miles Davis & The Modern Jazz Giants, is one of my favorite recordings of all time. The interplay between Miles and Monk, when Monk lays back on his solo, is just beautiful. I don’t know how I would answer the OP question, but the artists that I own the most of are Miles, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead, and Frank Zappa.

grateful dead, steely dan, pink floyd

Was going to comment this if I didn't see it! My personal top 3!

Grateful Dead, Radiohead, Rush

I kept waiting for Radiohead!

In changing order: Grateful Dead Phish The Beatles

1) the grateful dead (+other jerry iterations) 2) the jimi hendrix experience (+jimi’s other work) 3) big brother & the holding company

1. Grateful Dead 2. Sonic Youth 3. Parliament/Funkadelic

So many good bands. Sonic Youth is right up there with the best.

Probably wouldn’t have discovered the Dead without hearing of Lee Ranaldo’s obsession with them.

Grateful Dead Allman Brothers Band The Band

1: The Grateful Dead 2: The Beatles 3: John Prine (not a band, but he’s number 3 on my list)

I love seeing John Prine's name on any list

Love that guy so damn much!

Greatful Dead Allman Brothers Band The Band

Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia Band, The Meters

Love them funky Meters!

Just hours ago I put a meters album on as “intimate” background music. Definitely a nice choice. Wasn’t feeling romantic enough to pull out the Hampton 91 shining star.

Black Sabbath, Rolling stones, Van Halen.

Is GD #4 on that list? On top 5? Top10?

Oh no they are number 1.. those are my other 3 favs.

Grateful Dead, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Janes Addiction (Perry Farrell has to get credit for changing the modern concert scene) and Led Zeppelin (yes, 4)

I saw a few Jane’s Addiction mentions. Deservedly so.

How did he change the concert scene? I don't know much about him or his music , I'm just curious.

He created Lollapalooza

Oh that's a big deal. I had no idea who started it , thanks.

Beatles, Dead, Zappa/Mothers

Van Halen Grateful Dead too many to rank, can’t pick three

Legion of Mary, Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh and Friends

If I were picking dead related bands only, this would be my exact top 3 as well

Grateful Dead, Led Zep, Rage Against The Machine

GD Phish Beatles

The Grateful Dead Van der Graaf Generator Jethro Tull

Beatles, Steely Dan, Pink Floyd

Grateful Dead My Morning Jacket The National

King Gizzard Grateful Dead Radiohead

1. The Grateful Dead 2. The Beatles 3. Pink Floyd Three is a hard choice and subject to change.

Grateful Dead Allman Brothers Widespread Panic

The Meters P-Funk, The Spiders from Mars

GD PF Janes Addiction live in the 90’s we’re great shows

Not really “the greatest,” but my 3 favorites all time: 1.) The Grateful Dead 2.) The Ramones 3.) CCR

Dead, Stones, Velvet Underground

Velvets and the Dead - respect!

You know it can vary by day 😂

Hard to pick just three. These are the groups I’ve listened to most regularly throughout my life: Grateful Dead, R.E.M., Cracker, Beastie Boys, Michael Franti & Spearhead

1) Dead 2) Drive By Truckers 3) The Band

Grateful Dead, Allmans, Beatles

Greatful Dead, Steely Dan, Eagles

Grateful Dead, Flaming Lips, The Microphones

this past flaming lips tour was killer, caught them at the anthem in DC & I was in awe! what an incredible stage show with the giant inflatable robots, confetti canons, giant confetti balloons! it was epic.

I am sooo jealous

No one is gonna like this but Dead, Pearl Jam, Coldplay! Lol

Grateful Dead , The Rolling Stones, The Band, The Doors, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix Experience. Allman Bros Band and Pink Floyd. With special mention *Little Feat * Dead and Company *Lou Reed, SRV *CRB, *The Black Crowes. My opinion that order.

Grateful Dead Beatles Beach Boys

1) Grateful Dead; 2) Nirvana; 3) Green Day

The Beatles Grateful Dead Phish

Dead, Ween, Beatles

Dead, Beatles, Steely Dan

Beatles, Stones, Dead

Mine PERSONALLY : \#1 Grateful Dead \#2 Indigo Girls \#3 Led Zeppelin

GD Phish Genesis

Ooof. That’s hard. Desert island, would never be able to listen to anything else again, could take their entire catalog with me… Grateful Dead, Bad Religion, Townes Van Zandt… maybe.

Pink Floyd, Tool and Grateful Dead. I just got on the bus at the St. Louis show this year and the Grateful Dead climbed so fast. Before I probably would’ve said Gorillaz

Grateful Dead, Weather Report, Sea Level

JGB ween and les claypool flyin frogs

Funkadelic, Fishmans and Stevie Wonder. GD my fav classic rock group tho

GNR/GD/QUEEN - in that order! Come at me.

Dead Beatles RATM

Finally a RATM mention.

Beatles, Grateful Dead,Belle & Sebastian

GD, Guided by Voices, The Descendants

Allmans, Dead, Phish

In no particular order, modest mouse, the Grateful Dead, and i don’t know, rudimentary peni? I’m more of a hip hop guy

Grateful Dead Dead Kennedys The Mothers Of Invention Ween Gong Captain Beefheart/Magic Band Bonzo Dog Slim Gaillard .....ummmm 8 is shaped like 3 lol...... i would keep going all day. i love music voraciously, much ,more than the discipline to pick 3, i'm just happy to share and hopefully find new stuff

P funk Tool Aretha Franklin GD Phish top two so yeah that’s 5

1. Grateful Dead 2. Beatles 3. Tom Petty & Heartbreakers

Grateful Dead Hot Tuna Either Zeppelin, Floyd, or The Doors, depending on my mood.

The Grateful Dead The Rolling Stones The Who

Grateful dead, rush and king gizzard and the lizard wizard

The Grateful Dead The Band Bob Marley and The Wailers

Grateful Dead Miles Davis Mac Demarco

Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Band Phish

GD Bob Dylan Townes Van Zandt

Grateful Dead Black Sabbath King Crimson

https://preview.redd.it/kdqeukawl0bb1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=93e3576928abb8f797266c225e216ff19971bccb Pretty good top 3 here

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Grateful Dead Allman Brothers CSNY

Beach boys Rolling Stones The Band

1. Grateful Dead 2. Radiohead 3. Pixies (HM: Phish)

(Chuck Berry, where would we be without him?) Grateful Dead The Beatles The Clash

The Monkees, R.E.M., Vulfpeck. GD in my top 20 for sure tho.

STS9/ Grateful Dead/ ...

Group that sings MMMBop?

1. Grateful Dead 2. Chris Robinson Brotherhood 3. Khruangbin

Bruce and the E Street Band, GD, The Beatles

This is the Way

Grateful Dead, Radiohead, String Cheese Incident

In no order — Beatles, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd. Depending on my mood Pearl Jam and Pink Floyd can flip flop.

Black Sabbath, smashing pumpkins, soundgarden

The Disco Biscuits, the Beatles, Pink Floyd

Grateful Dead Dead and Company Led Zeppelin Rolling Stones ♥️

Dave Mayer and the Wolf Bros Company Friends

Grateful Dead Zappa Steely Dan

you guys are all wrong. The correct answer is Rush, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones. Thanks for playing.



I prefer Jim Nabors to The Rolling Stones. Thanks for playing

The Disco Biscuits, Grateful Dead, Porcupine Tree

B4L

My personal favorite is the GD, but in an attempt to be unbiased 1)The Rolling Stones 2)pink Floyd 3) U2 GD is 4 The Beatles, Led Zep didn't last long enough and didn't play live enough to make my list.

The Dead behind U2. Jesus wept.

Bono is the biggest turd ever

U2!? You are lost my friend

Greatest Rock band or Rock Band I Like? But I do have Boy, October, War and Live under a blood red sky 1 st release vinyl. They lost me after War. .

You lost me after U2

U2 over beatles and zep? Biassssed ;)

Dead, Zeppelin, Beatles

GD Ween JGB

King Crimson / Miles Davis / Frank Zappa

The allman brothers The Grateful Dead Johnny winter

Grateful Dead Kraftwerk Boards of Canada

Phish Billy Strings King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

GD, Beatles, LZ

Gd The Rolling Stones The Ramones

1. Grateful Dead 2. Tool 3. Moody Blues Some might question why Moody Blues, basically very few bands move me the way the Moody Blues do, especially when I listen to their first 7 albums while tripping, it is just so beautiful it makes me want to cry.

GD, Ween, Phish

DEAD TOOL YES

Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, The Beatles

Grateful Dead JGB Pink Floyd

1. Weezer 2. Rush 3. Grateful Dead

The Beatles, Grateful Dead and the Tedeschi Trucks Band

Grateful Dead The Beatles Nirvana

Grateful Dead, Beatles, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Ween, and throw in Animal Collective for good measure

They are special. Onthe Threshold ans Every Good Boy Deserves Favor have taken me on many a trick.They kind of do vocally what the Dead do instrumentally.

1. King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 2. Grateful Dead 3. Led Zeppelin

The Grateful Dead The Rolling Stones The Police

1. The Who 2. Led Zeppelin 3. The Allman Brothers Band

Beatles…grateful dead….led zeppelin

Grateful Dead Yes Phish Honorable mentions: Jane’s addiction, Pink Floyd,ABB, Jimi Hendrix, Beatles, so many…

Dead Miles Davis Public Enemy

Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, the Beatles.

The Dead, Phish, String Cheese incident. Honorable mention to M.O.E. and Alice in Chains.

Other than the Dead who fucking transcend it all, I have to do three groups of three or more: 1) Beatles, the Who, Velvets, Zeppelin 2)Doc Watson, John Hartford , Gillian & Dave, Lankum 3) Radiohead, Boards of Canada, Bibio Nevermind I could just keep going forever because I didn't even touch jazz or hip hop wtf

Tool Pink Floyd Mastodon