Well, there is Led Zeppelin, and then there is everything else…
I like blues, rock and ‘old’ metal, a relatively wide assortment. Examples, in no order: BB King, Albert Collins, SRV, Yardbirds, Iron Maiden, Sabbath (Ozzy & Dio vintage), Joe Walsh, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Beatles, Rush, Dio, pre-black Metallica, Judas Priest, Anthrax, Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Elvis, Jeff Beck, GnR, Velvet Revolver, STP, Motorhead, Mastodon, Albert King, John Lee Hooker, Queen, the Stones, Aerosmith, the Allman Brothers, AC-DC, old Clapton (Derek & the Dominos and earlier), the Beach Boys, Van Halen, Van Hagar, Kiss, ZZ Top, Twisted Sister, Fastway, the Black Keys, Megadeth, Soundgarden, White Zombie, the original Blues Brothers, the Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, Cream, The Who, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, James Brown,…holy crap, so much stuff I can’t think of right now! Then there is the one-hit or few-hit wonders!
I can’t listen to music if I don’t like the singer’s voice – like Yes. Great band, but I detest Jon Anderson’s voice. For some reason I never got into Pantera for the same reason. I love great voices. Pat Benatar, old Heart (Ann Wilson), most anything with Paul Rodgers (Free, Bad Co, The Firm, now Queen). A lot of blues & soul singers have terrific voices (like Etta James, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin). I can’t figure out when singers decided a warbling singing style (ala Christine Aguilera) was better then a smooth, strong singing style.
The only country I like is the Allmans, some Skynyrd, and the Rolling Stones. And CS&N. So, no country. No rap except Anthrax and NWH.
I listen to a lot of live music. I totally need a friggin ipod. One of them 60G ones.