[The Horrible Esthete]

Top Three
1. Led Zeppelin
2. Tragically Hip
3. Widespread Panic

Close On Their Heels (no particular order):
AC / DC
Jane’s Addiction
Pink Floyd

Worthy Of Mention: (no particular order):
Alice in Chains
The Beatles
Bela Fleck (his bluegrass works)
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Crosby / Stills / Nash
The Doors
Fleetwood Mac
Gordon Lightfoot
John Mellancamp (his band is highly underrated)
Masters of Reality (The Best Band You Never Heard Of)
Neil Young (especially w/ The International Harvesters)
The Rolling Stones
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Yonder Mountain String Band (Bluegrass - highly recommended if you like that sort of thing)
The Who