Originally Posted by: comaamericasex pistols (better than the rammones ;))

The Sex Pistols came to their first recording session with a Ramones CD and said "We want to sound like this." I wish I were making that up.

Bands and artists I listen to include but are not limited to (in no particular order):

Bob to the Rescue
AC/DC
Iron Maiden
Metallica
The Dead Kennedys
The Gits
Clutch
Reel Big Fish
Madness
Artimus Pyledriver
Scissorfight
Terrabyte
Megadeth
Slayer
Alice in Chains
Ozzy (solo career)
Dream Theater
Symphony X
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Gypsy Sun and Rainbows (Band of Gypsies)
The Gypsy Kings
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Vanilla Fudge
Steppenwolf
Jethro Tull
Motorhead
Muse
Radiohead
The Cure
System of a Down (funny, but I wish they didn't blow so much ****)
Dropkick Murphies
Floggin' Molly
Hocus Pocus
Genesis
Phil Collins
Peter Frampton
Peter Gabriel (SLEDGEHAMMER!!!)
Red Rider
Golden Earring
Bad Company
Eddy Money
Billy Idol
Brian Adams
Van Halen
Van Hagar (I know, I know)
Guns N Roses
Pearl Jam
Pantera
Black Label Society
Pride and Glory
Joe Satriani
Steve Vai
Tony MacAlpine
Primus
Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains
Buckethead
Colonel Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention
Captain Beefheart
Anthrax
Black Sabbath
The Eagles
Don Henley
Joe Walsh
BB King
Buddy Guy
Albert King
Muddy Waters
Howlin' Wolf
Johnny Winter
Edgar Winter Group
Phish
Olospo
MOE
Blue Oyster Cult
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Allman Brothers Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Marvin Gaye
George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic
Jurassic 5
Wu Tang
Tribe Called Quest
Sugar Hill Gang
Mos Def
The Roots
The Pixies
The Clash
Green Day (yay for 3 good albums!)
Sum 41 (yeah, that's right, I like them)
Bob Seger (I know I know)
Bruce Springsteen
John Cougar Mellencamp
Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Starship
Starship
The Jackson 5
Michael Jackson (Thriller, man. Thriller)
Frank Sinatra
Sly and the Family Stone
Stevie Wonder
Helloween (cheese!)
Gamma Ray (SO cheesy!)
Hammerfall
Blind Guardian
Blind Faith
Derek and the Dominos
The Yardbirds
Rhapsody
Eric Clapton
Yes
The Who
The Moody Blues
Cat Stevens
Bootsy Collins
Bo Diddley
Chet Atkins
Jerry Reid
Johnny Cash
Elvis
Eddie Cochran
Bach
Chopin
Mozart
Greig
Handle
Hayden
Schubert
Schumann
Vivaldi
Beethoven
Stravinsky
Tchaikovsky
Liszt
Charles Ives
Yann Tiersen
Rachmaninov
Vince Guaraldi
Thelonius Monk
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald
Etta James
Sarah Vaughn
Stevie Ray Vaughn
Double Trouble
Jimmy Vaughn
Robert Randolph
Eric Johnson
Robert Cray
Joe Bonner
Fleetwood Mac
Stevie Nicks
Meatloaf
Tom Petty
Children of Bodom
Cannibal Corpse
Death
Sepultura
Sonata Artica
Racer X
Mr. Big
Paul Gilbert
Marshall Tucker Band
Lynyrd Skynyrd
38 Special
Yonder Mountain String Band
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
Tenacious D
Spinal Tap
The Aquabats
Danko Jones
They Might Be Giants
The Minibosses
The NESkimos
Ani DiFranco
Nora Jones
Tori Amos
REM
Wings
Ringo Star's All-Star Band
Cream
The Doobie Brothers
War
Edwin Starr
The Beatles
Boston
Queen
Foreigner
Journey
Loverboy
Twisted Sister
Cinderella
Def Leppard
David Bowie
The Kinks
The Band
America
Elton John
Billy Joel
Neil Young
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
Gwar
Quiet Riot
Motley Crew
The Romantics
Blackfoot
Dokken
Dio
The Rolling Stones
Rush
Offspring
Beasty Boys
Oasis (sometimes)
Dave Matthews Band (sometimes)

I'll come back and add more later. In the meantime, let me know if I've missed any.