Narrow the range. I don't wanna have to go Ella Fitzgerald or Gene Krupa or Jimmi Hendrix.

You'll be fine. You can do it. I have confidence in you.

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OK,

- Ella Fitzgerald
- Run DMC
- Beach Boys
- Beatles
- (I'm going to get slammed for this) RATT.

Oh yes you are!!!...

Right before I opened this thread for the recent posts, I was thinking of creating a "Five WORST Bands" thread...RATT was the second band I thought of...

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No way redd. This thread isn't the 5 best bands. It's the 5 favorite.

I just loved RATT because they never cowtowed and played a ballad. Warren Demartini was a genius on the gutair. Mixolydian mode. Incredible.

Most talented. No. Best No. Favorite Yes.

Even though RATT didn't make it through the years for me personally, I have to agree that DiMartini was certainly one of my favorite players "in the day," one of the most fluid around during the '80's hair-band craze. In fact, the first concert I went to without my parents was Poison (yuck) opening for RATT. I still like several tracks from their initial EP along with others from their first two full-length albums. Dancing Undercover was where they began going south for me.

There are many bands and artists I like very much, but if I had to narrow it down my five are (usually!):

Eric Clapton
John Frusciante
Freddie King
Albert King
Stone Temple Pilots

Robyn Hitchcock
xtc
Beatles
Yes
Talking Heads.

Right after Human League, right?

Of course...

After all, I'm only human...

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Bad Company
Tina Turner
Garth Brooks
Lynard Skynard
John Mellancamp

A bit eclectic, and not an easy list to make. The first was a given.

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