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The Ten Greatest Bands of all Time

This is most certainly a debatable topic.  Beauty is in the eye of the beholder so I'm expecting quite a few people to disagree.  One thing that's obvious is anyone's list of all time top ten bands is going to relate back to the type of music they like.   Personally I like all types of music.  But what stands out the most for me is Classic Rock.     With that in mind, these are the 10 bands, listed in order, that I consider to be the greatest of all time: 1. Led Zeppelin 2. The Beatles 3. The Rolling Stones 4. The Who 5. Pink Floyd 6. Rush 7. Nirvana 8. Journey 9. Foreigner 10. Motley Crue I'm sure some will consider my #10 choice, Motley Crue, to be a joke.  I had to get them in there because I consider them to be the best band of the 1980s.  Black Sabbath and Deep Purple crossed my mind but I felt the Crue deserved special consideration.   So there you have it,  The Ten Greatest Bands of all Time, IMO.   I'd love to h...

10 Actors: Lesser Known Outstanding Performances

Multi-generational actors, meaning the ones that have been around for decades invariably become well known for a specific performance.   A signature performance so to speak.  I thought of some of these actors and the first thought that would come to me would be the signature performance.  Then I thought, well, I wonder if he was great in something else - a great performance that is not as well known as the signature performance.   I thought of ten actors.  I am going to list them one by one.  Next to their name will be the film they are best known for ( and the year it was released), beneath that will be the lesser known, yet outstanding performance (also with the year of release).  Here we go: 1. Anthony Hopkins:  "The Silence of the Lambs"   1991                                     "The Elephant Man"           ...