Music is so subjective that its hard to pick one band that appeals to music fans. As a 44 year old I love bands rock/metal/Grunge bands that span the 60's to Present however even within those genre's there are bands I love and ones I can't stand (Love Metallica but I don't listen to Iron Maiden) as well as some of the bands I love, I may love only their earlier music not their later music (Love Metallica up through ...And Justice for all...). I love all Pink Floyd/Hendrix/Doors but have no love for Kiss/ACDC or Aerosmith...
Very Subjective so I can see why Stern would go with bands that had high mutiple album sales and radio play, or popular image (Aerosmith/Kiss/) Vs ones I think are so much better (Soundgarden/Alice in Chains).