
1. The Blasters...still the best band on the planet
2. X...28 years later and they still got it
3. Muddy Waters...needs no comment
4. Social Distortion...best thing to ever come out of Orange County
5. Dave Edmunds/Rockpile...simply great
5. (tie) Robert Gordon...with a triad of the best guitar players ever, Link Wray, Chris Spedding and Danny Gatton, RG almost single handedly, along with the Ramones, salvaged/saved/lifted/purified rock and roll from the bile infested bowel it had become by the late mid to late 70's, better known as disco. It pains me to even type the word.
The Stones have to figure in there high on the list too, but I'll never forgive them for dipping their toes into the disco cesspool. Gawd, I typed it again...I have to go throw up now.