KS's Definitive Top 75 Rock Bands/Artists of All Time

With the exception of Krokus I agree.

Krokus has a lot of sentimental value to me. Aside from the epic experience that scorejr and I had with them (scorejr being vetted like a terrorist notwithstanding).
There was also the night at the 7 Mile Motel when we were all in our teens. Pretty much all between 16-18. You'd be amazed how many people could fit and party in one of those rooms. Well as the night wore on, pretty much only couples were left. And 3 of the couples were already pretty much in the "fucking" stage. Tina and I had pretty much just met. (not the crazy bitch Tina but a Tina from way back in the day)
Anywho, somebody cut the lights, Our Love from Krokus was playing and things started happening from every corner of the room. Except for mine. We left.

This is one of the nastiest and cheapest motels you will ever find (It's across the freeway from the 7 Mile Fair) but nobody gave a damn. This place was quite prevalent in our party rotation as yutes.

65. Anthrax




Back in whatever year that was, scorejr and I saw Judas Priest in Rockford somewhere. So we got there all early and some band was on the stage just rocking the faces off of people. Now granted, I'm not really Mr. Metal like jackref or scorejr are. So this band on stage was pretty damn heavy to me but they were getting the job done. And lo and behold it was Anthrax.
This is the kind of music you put on when you want to pull out of the driveway, run the neighborhood kids over, and then continue on with your day.





64. Alice In Chains




Man In The Box rocks. We used to sing it at work and say "I'm the man in Jen's Box." It never got old. That's because sooner or later you actually would be the man in our co-worker's Jen's box. She was pretty hot in a seriously tomboyish kind of way but apparently she had the Herp. So that part was kind of a turn off.





63. The Beatles




Ok I guess I lied because there they are. The Beatles made the list after all. I really can't stand a lot of their "Poppy" stuff I Wanna Hold Your Hand and the like. Ugh. Just listening to it right at this moment and it's making me sick.
But truth be told, Eleanor Rigby, Penny Lane, Ticket To Ride and a few others are pretty damn good tunes.





62. Avenged Sevenfold




See Anthrax. Now like I said, this isn't necessarily my go to music but it comes particularly in handy when you want to go on a murderous crime spree, or maybe if you just want to get in an intense workout.





61. Red Hot Chili Peppers




I really don't know songs deep into their catalog but I like the cut of their jib. Strange mothereffers but I like the funky sound. Under The Bridge is outstanding. Californication is obviously a classic. Scar Tissue is another one I really like.
If you were at a house party back in the day, the Chili Peppers is one of the groups you wanted playing in the background.

BTW....Grimace said Man In The Box would be his walk out song.

I'm not particularly proud of my Beatles inclusion but it is what it is. Back in my day you had to be either "Beatles" or "Stones." I was decidedly "Stones."

I have Styx rated VERY HIGH on my list. They were the first rock concert I ever saw, which was back in like 6th-7th grade I want to say. Whenever Paradise City was.

Actually I believe it's Paradise Theatre. I'm pretty sure that's the precise moment and album that Dennis DeYoung started immensely affecting the way and style that the band would play going forward.
He was/is a genius(as well as a pompous ass as scorejr and I discovered in Oshkosh), but he's no Tommy Shaw.

Just ask yourself....would DIO hang with these guys....and the answer is NO for every member of styx.

Dio would hang with everybody except Dennis DeYoung.

Here's your next assignment:

ANYWHO for those of you who aren't haters like kesha, the Styx library is stacked with mega hits and you can look forward to seeing them listed later in the Countdown.

For future reference the following non-Dennis DeYoung songs rock:

Blue Collar Man
Fooling Yourself
Renegade
Too Much Time On Your Hands


Additionally, the following Dennis DeYoung involved songs do in fact rock:

Lady
Lorelei
Grand Illusion
Come Sail Away
Why Me
Rockin The Paradise (colloboration)




And a special shoutout to Babe which was like my 7th grade song with Melissa Rosenburg!!

Not surprised.

What are you doing up so early?

I'm thinking this doesn't end well for you.