name me some of your favorite rock bands and solo artists. Also, a song from them (if you want).

mine are:

Bands -
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird
2. Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker
3. Black Sabbath - Iron Man
4. AC/DC - Rock N' Roll Ain't Noise Pollution
5. Guns N' Roses - Right Next Door to Hell
6. Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
7. Pearl Jam - Jeremy
8. Coldplay - Clocks
9. Alice in Chains - Rooster
10. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Soul to Squeeze


Solo Artists -
1. Eric Clapton - Wonderfull Tonight
2. John Lennon - Imagine
3. Stevie Ray Vaughan - The Sky is Crying
4. Elton John - Candle in the Wind
5. Bob Dylan - Like A Rolling Stone

Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
Atreyu - Congregation of the Damned
Journey - Greatest Hits

1. Rush- Red Barchetta
2. Tool- Lateralus
3. Nightwish- Amaranth
4. ...wha...damn zombie post

*BANDS
Killswitch Engage-The End of Heartache
Bullet For My Valentine-Tears Don't Fall
-Waking The Demon
Placebo-Special K
Trapt-Contagious
-Waiting
Deftones-Knife Party
-EVERY OTHER DEFTONES SONG/ALBUM-you really can't go wrong

Rush- Red Barchetta
Nightwish- Amaranth

Awesome man!!

Beastie Boys - High Plains Drifter

Many more, some listed above, very eclectic tastes depending on the mood and environment. Red Barchetta is worth repeating. Okay, here's a couple others, but I don't have all day (and it would take me all day):

Joe Walsh - Funk #49 and other hits
Greyboy - Mastered the Art song and album

Since we're limiting ourselves to rock I'll add to the lists

Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin
The Who - Pinball Wizard
Boston - More Than a Feeling
Heart - Crazy on You
Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida
Yes - Roundabout

My favorite groups and individuals could be considered rock or pop so I didn't put them here. That list is rather extensive.

Incubus, Coldplay, Journey, Aerosmith and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Just a few of mine that I listened to recently - my entire list is long.

The Beatles - White Album (almost all the songs on this album!)
Laura Brannigan - Self Control, Gloria, The Lucky One.
The Moody Blues - Nights in White Satin (entire album!).
Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart, Faster Than the Speed of Night.
Pink Floyd - The Wall, The Dark Side of the Moon (entire album).

Z

Mad Season.

I could listed to Mike McCready play infinitely.

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Jimi Hendrix
3. AC/DC
4. Guns n Roses
5. Queen

Queen
AC/DC
Pink Floyd
Disturbed
Bon Jovi

Black Sabbath = my ultimate favorite band

Coldplay and The Script are two of my favorite bands.

Amaranthe
Van Halen (Sammy era)
Queensryche (Tate era)
Boston
Metallica
Crue
Iron Maiden