bruce springsteen and the e street band!!!!!
and then, the doors
currently, though, i would add bright eyes...but that's cause of my own personal appreciation
yeah, yeah the pixies are cool, so are the flaming lips,
nirvana, bon jovi and aerosmith are pure rubbish..,
velvet underground is underrated,
grateful dead were good,
red hot chili peppers are awesome,
pearl jam had its moment,
dave matthews sucks,
the ramones are now a legend
...the list goes on and on
but for me bruce and the e streetes dominated all [even if not as legendary 'cool' as the doors [which i also love] ]
they had great lyrics, great musicians, wide range of music styles, and where even better live.
so there goes my vote,