Hello everybody! I'm here with another countdown list. This one is unique because it features groups you and I like of all genres. R&B, Rock, Jazz, Hip Hop, you name it, It's your list. I'll start my list with my favorite group of all time and that is The Isley Brothers. These guys done it all and have such a tremendous catalog of songs. My second pick would be my boys from Motown: The Temptations. And third would be Public Enemy. Now here's my entire list:

1. The Isley Brothers
2. The Temptations
3. Public Enemy
4. Earth, Wind & Fire
5. Run-DMC
6. The Beatles
7. The Time
8. The Jacksons/Jackson 5
9. Boyz 2 Men
10. Tony, Toni, Tone'
11. Parliament/Funkadelic
12. The O'Jays
13. Jodeci
14. Kiss
15. Cameo
16. The Dramatics
17. Zapp
18. Queen
19. Levert
20. New Edition
21. The Commodores
22. N.W.A.
23. Guy
24. Led Zeppelin
25. The Gap Band

Sorry! But there are a couple of groups who quite didn't make it on my list that I want to mention as honorable mentions. Kool & the Gang, Whodini, Eric B. & Rakim, The Bar Kays, and The Four Tops.
[Edited 11/30/08 13:30pm]

In no order:

1 - Tony Toni Tone'
2 - Mint Condition
3 - Eric B & Rakim
4 - De La Soul
5 - Digable Planets
6 - A Tribe Called Qwest
7 - Digital Underground
8 - X-Clan
9 - Lucy Pearl
10 - Prince & The Revolution
11 - The Time
12 - The Family
13 - Mazarati
14 - Public Enemy
15 - Gangstarr
16 - 3rd Bass
17 - Black Sheep
18 - Ultramagnetic MCs
19 - Blackstreet
20 - TLC
21 - Camp Lo
22 - Loose Ends
23 - Ready For The World
24 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
25 - P/Funk
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I love a lot of groups, but it's hard to choose.... I think these have probably been my favorites over the years...

1 Jimi Hendrix Experience/Band Of Gypsies
2 Sly and The Family Stone
3 Parliament/Funkadelic
4 The Beatles
5 Earth Wind and Fire
6 Weather Report
7 Rotary Connection
8 Led Zeppelin
9 The Isley Brothers
10 Miles Davis Band 1969-1975
11 Frank Zappa/Mothers Of Invention
12 Kool and the Gang (1969-1977)
13 Tower Of Power
14 Slave
15 Pat Metheny Group
16 Steely Dan
17 Santana
18 The Police
19 Prince and the Revolution
20 Level 42
21 The Yellowjackets
22 The Time
23 Rufus
24 XTC
25 Fishbone




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[Edited 12/1/08 19:06pm]

MuthaFunka said:

Nice list.

My top 25, (Not In Order)

1. Mint Condition
2. Earth Wind & Fire
3. Tony Toni Tone
4. New Edition
5. The Isley Brothers
6. The Jackson 5
7. A Tribe Called Quest
8. The LOX
9. Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly
10 Kool & The Gang
11. The Temptations
12. Silk
13. Gang Starr
14. Parliament
15. Tower Of Power
16. Pete ROck & CL Smooth
17. De La Soul
18. The O'Jays
19. Guy
20. After 7
21. Boot Camp Clik
22. Eric B & Rakim
23. DeBarge
24. EPMD
25. Wu-Tang Clan
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[Edited 11/30/08 19:08pm]

25? Daaaamn!

I guess, if pressured, I could come up with a list of my top 5
This is just too difficult, LoDog!

FuNkeNsteiN said:

agreed!

junebug18 said:

Thanks. Yours too. How did I miss Wu & Guy? I ALMOST put After 7 down, too.

Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh
Swans
Melvins
Godflesh

and lastly.....

Killing Joke

Almost forgot.....

Heptones
Freestyle Fellowship
Skatalites
Kool G Rap & DJ Polo
Sly & Robbie
Jimmy Castor Bunch
Upsetters
Rezillos
EPMD
Damned
Ministry/Lard/Revolting Cocks
Dead Kennedys
Akron/Family
Bad Brains
Angels Of Light
Funkadelic
James Browns Funky People
Mighty Diamonds

And a few others here and there.....

1. Prince and his backing group before it was known as The Revolution.
2. Rick James and The Stone City Band
3. The Barkays

In no particular order.....

Cameo
Lakeside
Roger and Zapp
One Way
The Isley Brothers
Ebonee Webb
Brick
Skyy
The Gap Band
BT Express
Shalamar
Dynasty
Brass Construction
T Connection
Kool and The Gang
The Time
Con Funk Shun
Foxy
Chic
Slave
The Jacksons
War
Rufus

There's lots more but I can't think of them right now.

king's x
mint condition
living colour
red hot chili peppers
fishbone
bob marley & the wailers
guns n roses
the police
the roots
the j.b.'s
slave
roger & zapp
war
el chicano
los lobos
santana
los lonley boys
malo
mandrill
outkast
geto boys
n.w.a.
body count
band of gypsys

That's hard. My favorites (some for one great album alone, the others for overall body of work) are in rough order from 1-10; from there, it could change by the day:

01 - The John Coltrane Quartet
02 - Prince and the Revolution
03 - The Police
04 - Steely Dan
05 - Sly and the Family Stone
06 - De La Soul
07 - Public Enemy
08 - Madvillain
09 - A Tribe Called Quest
10 - Earth, Wind and Fire
11 - The Temptations
12 - Digable Planets
13 - The Doobie Brothers
14 - Fleetwood Mac
15 - Parliament
16 - Hall and Oates
17 - The Isley Brothers
18 - The JB's
19 - Jamiroquai
20 - Jazzanova
21 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
22 - Maze
23 - Pete Rock & CL Smooth
24 - A Tribe Called Quest
25 - The Time

Honorable Mentions: The Commodores, Eric B. & Rakim, The Emotions, The Rolling Stones, X-Clan, OutKast, The Jackson Five, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Horace Silver Trio, Nirvana, AC/DC, The Roots, Maze, The Time, The Beatles, Zero 7, Radiohead, U2, Fleming & John, The Beastie Boys, The Jungle Brothers, Brand Nubian, EPMD, Downtown Science, GangStarr, KMD, Gnarls Barkley, Black Star, Average White Band, Chic, Heatwave, KC and the Sunshine Band, Tony! Toni! Tone!, The Supremes, The Miracles, Sam and Dave, Booker T & The MG's, The Spinners

Sum of Its Parts Better Than The Whole Award -- Wu-Tang Clan

Greatest Unofficial Groups/Ensembles of All Time --

The Kind of Blue ensemble -- Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderley, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers, Jimmy Cobb

and

The Quintet -- Bird, Diz, Mingus, Bud Powell, Max Roach
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FuNkeNsteiN said:

You the man Funkenstein! I know you can come up with 25 if you just think about because you know your music as well as anyone. Your my dog!

in no particular order
smashing pumpkins
malice mizer
depeche mode
velvet eden
kraftwerk
fiction
cocteau twins
bauhaus
christian death
siouxsie and the banshees
blam honey
coil
pride of mind
guniw tools
schwarz stein
smiths
soft ballet
funkadelic
specimen
virgin prunes
strawberry switchblade
shazna
yaz
t.rex
wu tang clan.

SCHOOLLY D!!!!!

1. the grateful dead
2. the beatles
3. the doors
4. CCR
5. the band
6. stevie ray vaughan and the double trouble
7. prince & the revolution
8. alison kraus + union station
9. tom petty & the heartbreakers
10. bill monroe & the Blue Grass Boys

11. the velvet underground
12. nick cave & the bad seeds
13. the eagles
14. the jimi hendrix experience
15. the nitty gritty dirt band
16. lynyrd skynyrd
17. depeche mode
18. the everly brothers
19. the roling stones
20. ryan adams & the cardinals

21. the byrds
22. the jacksons / the jackson five
23. marilyn manson
24. wings
25. HIM

LoDog said:

Every group mentioned above has a P-Funk connection except the Beatles and Queen. They have all borrowed,sampled.. been influenced by them in some way or another.

Seem like they should be No.1

In order:

Prince & the revolution
Simply Red
Jamiroquai
INXS
Beastie Boys
Level 42
Van Halen
Motley crue
Metallica
Depeche Mode
Earth,wind & fire
Chic
Kiss
Living Colour
The Police
Simple Minds
U2
The Beatles
Red hot chilli peppers
The Time

Damn,it seems I listen more 2 solo artists than groups
and I don't want 2 mention just some group 2 complete the list.
[Edited 12/5/08 8:54am]

My top 25, (Not In Order)

1. Mint Condition
2. Earth Wind & Fire
3. Slave
4. Queen
5. The Isley Brothers
6. The Jackson 5
7. P-Funk
8. Bootsy
9. Ohio Players
10 Kool & The Gang
11. Living Colour
12. Prince & the NPG (& Revolution)
13. Jodeci
14. Depeche Mode
15. Run DMC
16. Meshell Ndegeocello w/Chris Dave
17. Ready for the World
18. The O'Jays
19. Guy
20. The GAP Band
21. The Dazz Band
22. Jame Brown & the Famous Flames
23. Kraftwerk
24. Commodores
25. The Time

1. the jimi hendrix experience
2. blondie
3. the rolling stones
4. joy division
5. r.e.m.
6. the band
7. los van van
8. sly and the family stone
9. p-funk
10. eurythmics

(no beatles in my top ten! )

in no particular order...

The Police
Nine Inch Nails
The Beatles
Nirvana
Incubus
Public Enemy
A Tribe called Quest
Stone Temple Pilots
The Who
U2
Led Zeppelin
KoRn
Staind
The Beastie Boys
Soundgarden
Tony Tony Tone
Alice in Chains
R.E.M.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Run DMC
SWV
Linkin Park
Mint Condition
Rush
Van Halen (with Roth only)

In No Particular Order,....

The Beatles
Albert Ayler Quintet
Chic
Prince and the Revolution
The Who
Duke Ellington Orchestra
Parliament
Earth Wind and Fire
Weather Report
The BlackByrds
The Cure
The Beach Boys
Smokey Robinson and The Miracles
Incognito
Santana
De La Soul
MFSB
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Benny Goodman Orchestra with Charlie Christian
The Temptations
Return To Forever
The Rolling Stones
The Jazz Messengers
SRV & Double Trouble
Van Halen

You know, I almost listed them, but P/Funk hit me at the last minute, but I'm surprised that no one has listed Culture Club?