which genre of rock is the best?

METAL!!!

METALLICA, IRON MAIDEN, SLAYER, Need I say more?

Definitely classic hard rock and classic metal - including so-called 'thrash' metal bands like early Metallica, Anthrax and Megadeth.

after prog, Lite Rock (just cause I hate the heavy stuff and punk)

Drew wrote: Classic ROck- the music that will never die- Eagles- Floyd, CCR- etc.

I never understood Eagles. Just a plain pop rock band. Whats so good about them? 

Classic Hard Rock!!

Yeah bring me Sab, Led Zep and Purple!!

"Lite rock", is that something like "diet rock"? Low calorie rock, or low decibel rock?

Sounds like rocking chair rock.

This poll sounds as if there is only hard rock, metal or punk, and anything else is "light". I recommend the creator of this poll to listen to some really heavy prog like High Tide - "Sea Shanties" or Magma - "Live" or Van der Graaf Generator - "Vital" or Hawkwind - "Electric Teepee", to name just a few, before asking such stupid questions.

Prog

then metal

punk sucks

I went for hard rock, because I've always disliked the term "Metal" to describe a form of music - I dislike labels in general outisde broad, sweeping ones.

Hence I like all forms of rock, AC/DC, Motorhead and Black Sabbath are long-standing favourites, with every classic rock band under the sun appearing on my list from time to time, from Blue Cheer (1966) right up to Rammstein, System of a Down and Killswitch Engage.

My preference is for bands with unique styles, in general, so I'm not keen on Puddle of Mudd, Cannibal Corpse, Slipknot or those other bands that sound sooo derivative (to my jaded ears!).

I also like Blues rock bands - especially John Mayall/Bluesbreakers and Savoy Brown, and some of the "FM" rock bands like Boston, Styx and REO Speedwagon (apologies to the Blues fans for putting these two factions into the same sentence - just trying to be brief!).

Punk is good - if we're talking about "proper" 1970s punk, although I will allow some of the later American bands like the Dead Kennedys and Black Flag and the "survivors" like the Damned, Citizen Fish and Killing Joke.

There is also much good "indie" rock - Radiohead are particularly good, although I find it hard to associate their music with the "indie" label, and I'm very keen on Muse, Jet and the White Stripes.

In short, I think rock is a great genre in itself, and it's all good (except the stuff I don't like!).

If 'hard rock' means Zep,Purple and Sabbath then i'll go for that!