Hi! Thanks for viewing this. The following bands and songs are my opinion of the best, if you disagree, that's cool. If you agree, you're cool. :) Sick Puppies- A very original band in almost all genres. This band has awesome alternitive music (such as "Maybe"), some great hard rock songs (such as "You're Going Down"), some amazing songs inbetween the two ("Rip Tide"), and even some emotional songs ("All The Same", you saw the free hugs video :]). Altogether, this band is one of the very rare bands that do it all, without selling out. Shinedown- A very great rockband. Songs like "Sound of Madness" and "Junkies for Fame" (an iTunes exclusive) show great potential, and this potential has been completly fufilled. You probaly heard "Second Chance" or "If You Only Knew" on the radio, but believe me they are not their best songs, even though they are amazing. Guster- one of the best alternitive bands. They are extremely underrated with a vey unique sound. Almost all of their songs (except songs in the album "Easy Wonderful"), have bongos in it. And their live concerts are, wow. A very hyper band with so much energy, it makes them just an amazing band. Their songs, "Amsterdam", "Homecoming King", "Airport Song", and "Careful", are their best. So these are my three favorite bands. :) please at least listen to their music, becasue I'm a huge fan of them.