Oh, man... that is a tough one. All the blues players are really good- I haven't heard a Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, or Lightnin' Hopkins song I haven't liked. As far as contemporary bands, I have a lot of favorites- mainly "when they're good, they're GOOD bands. Iron Butterfly is at the top of that list, followed closely by Blue Cheer, and the Doors, and Jefferson Airplane is on there too. However, there are only two bands I can think of that are (were, actually) nearly perfect:
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
But not Band of Gypsies.
Edit: oh yeah, Big Brother and the Holding Company was really good when they had miss Joplin.
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