Most of my musical tastes tend to run towards more obscure bands or deeper album cuts (chestnuts) that never got much radio play. I havent really kept up with a lot of newer bands material like I used to and I dont realy relate to diferent favorites for diferent situations but a few more well known tunes I like are:
I've always liked most anything from Alice in Chains. I'm really digging Your Decision off their new LP but though the studio wizardry used in recording Check my Brain wore thin prety quickly and prety much ruined that song for me after just a few listen-ings.
I like STP. Sour Girl has always been a long time favorite of mine.
I havent bought any of their CD's yet but I've been digging serveral Jet tunes I've heard on the radio.
I think David Bowie's Life on Mars is an amazing song.
As well as the Black Crows: Wiser Time.
And Neil Young's: Cortez the Killer.
And Hot Tuna's: The Water Song.
I've been digging serveral tunes from the newest Foo Fighters LP as well as a fairly unknown band called The Jealous Girl Friends lately. I like lots of tunes by Sheryl Crow, Todd Rundgren/Utopia, Liz Phair, Weezer, The Jayhawks, Byrds, Tom Petty, Wilco, Doors, Steve Earl, Pixies, Pretenders, older Stones, The Beatles.
What can I say, I'm a Top Gun kinda guy 
