The Cult - Soldier Blue. I loved the drumming.

I tend to have moods and phases more than constant favorites, but these guys are consistently near the top:

 

The Clash

The Ramones

Tom Waits

Junior Kimbrough

The Decemberists

Buddy Holly

The Black Keys

Try

 

Radiohead - Creep, Karma Police, Street Spirit, No Surprises, High and Dry, Let Down

Dream Theater - Pull Me Under, Stream Of Conciousness, Root of All Evil, Another Day, In the Presence of Enemies Pt. 1

Metallica - Fade to Black, One, Master of Puppets, The Unforgiven,

Megadeth - Hangar 18, The Holy Wars... Punishment Due, Five Magics, Symphony of Destruction

Pink Floyd - Time, Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Nine Inch Nails - Head Like a Hole, Wish, Closer, Sin, The Mark Has Been Made

System of a Down - Toxicity, Chop Suey, Lost in Hollywood, Aerials,

Tool - Lateralus

Pearl Jam - Black, Oceans, Once, Jeremy

 

Here are just a few bands that I really like. The songs I put up there aren't necesarily my favorites, but I think that a new listener would appreciate them.

Springsteen

Pink Floyd

Dire Straits

 

In that order. 

Squeeze - Cool for Cats, Take me i'm yours, Pulling Mussels, Up the Junction

Talking Heads .......

The Rolling Stones ......

The Clash ......

Ac/Dc ......

Black Stone Cherry - Things my Father said

Brown Brigade - Hellowed by thy Name

That is really hard.

 

1: Metallica2: Angra (Kiko Loureiro Albums too)3: Alice in chains4: Megadeth5: Guns n Roses (Slash's albums too)6: Black Sabbath7: AC DC

Pearl Jam- All of Ten

Tool- Aenima

Led Zeppelin- No Quarter

Stone Sour- Get Inside

APC- 3 Libras

I remember listening stuff like Pet shop boys as a kid :D Then i found my brothers casette without label on it, pressed play and i was blown away. It was Live after death by Iron Maiden which i still consider as one of the best live albums ever.