Best American Rock Band Ever

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  • Tully305
    Tully305 Posts: 103
    Beach Boys
    Doors
    Creedance Clearwater Revival
    Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
    Aerosmith
    Eagles
    Fleetwood Mac
    Van Halen
    Guns n Roses
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  • RunIntoTheRain
    RunIntoTheRain Texas Posts: 1,032
    buck502000 said:
    I’d shit my pants ifPJ covered Bob Seger’s Traveling Man/Beautiful Loser live version
    Oh man that would really be amazing!
  • Happy Julio
    Happy Julio Posts: 169
    REM / BRUCE / NIRVANA / PJ / METALLICA
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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,827
    buck502000 said:
    I’d shit my pants ifPJ covered Bob Seger’s Traveling Man/Beautiful Loser live version
    You’d probably have better luck if you reverse that order. Start a request thread that says “I’ve shit my pants, now please cover Traveling Man/BL”
  • Tully305
    Tully305 Posts: 103
    Happy Julio said:
    REM / BRUCE / NIRVANA / PJ / METALLICA
    REM...can't believe I forgot about them
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  • CarryTheZero
    CarryTheZero Posts: 3,472
    R.E.M. and another favorite although not as well known, Drive By Truckers
  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,730
    edited August 2018
    The Ramones should make the list
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  • pearldavidson
    pearldavidson Posts: 1,696
    Do the Chili Peppers get any consideration?
  • dcp3y
    dcp3y Louisville KY Posts: 848
    Bob Dylan and The Band...Before The Flood (in particular).
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,808
    Tully305 said:
    Beach Boys
    Doors
    Creedance Clearwater Revival
    Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
    Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band
    Aerosmith
    Eagles
    Fleetwood Mac
    Van Halen
    Guns n Roses
    I think this is a pretty good list.  I could add a few but I think that is good.
    I love Pearl Jam and all, but I don't see them as the greatest American rock band 

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  • JimmyV
    JimmyV Boston's MetroWest Posts: 19,598
    Best of their generation.
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  • droptheleash9
    droptheleash9 Posts: 1,468
    edited August 2018
    Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band....large gap....everyone else (not including Pearl Jam, of course).
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    What about the Beastie Boys? Not "rock" enough?
    Imagine Dragons is doing good things, yes.
    Agree that REM needs to be considered.
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    Johnny Cash....

    I guess it comes down to factors such as: How are you defining "rock"? Does a solo artist count? Which criteria are you weighting most heavily?
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  • Foriginal Sin
    Foriginal Sin Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,876
    RobZ said:
    Forgot one of my favs......Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 
    Absolutely 
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  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,911
    edited August 2018
    jefft said:
    Dave grohl is rock and roll through and through.  Will be a legend one day.  Right now they just kick ass and hit you right in the face at any show.
    Yes but their biggest hits aren't anthems or legendary. great band. great live but not in the conversation.

    1 - Bruce and the E Street Band
    2 - Pearl Jam
    3 - Metallica
    4 - Tom Petty and Heartbreakers
    5 - REM
    6 - Aerosmith
    7 - The Eagles
    8 - Van Halen
    9 - Green Day
    10 - Beach Boys

    Nirvana is a hard call.  One of the greatest albums of all time but how can you put on list without the longevity?

    The Killers are more of an honorable mention than Imagine Dragons although seems they are fading a bit themselves.

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  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 9,827
    curmudgeoness said:
    What about the Beastie Boys? Not "rock" enough?
    Imagine Dragons is doing good things, yes.
    Agree that REM needs to be considered.
    Don’t like imagine dragons, don’t think they’ll ever be on a “beat of” lost of any kind.
    Although, what is really depressing, not really any other new bands that put out anything better.
  • PJ5a1
    PJ5a1 Oceanside, NY Posts: 458
    hugepjfan said:
    I'd like to entertain arguments for other American bands that surpass PJ. I don't think anything comes close but I'm biased. What are the best American bands of all time? As far as pj is concerned: Front man, distinctive voice, check. Sales, check. Mind melting solos, check. Lyrics, check. Live, performances, check. Longevity,  check. Activism/charity, check. 
    Haven’t read all message below but Aerosmith has to be up there. They were great back in the day
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  • PJWGIII
    PJWGIII Chicago, IL Posts: 811
    I'm just gonna leave PJ out of the convo because if they were in it, it wouldn't be even close to fair. The only bands that stand up to them are found outside American borders.

    It's Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers or Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band. Take your pick. E Street has the slight edge for me even though I love Tom Petty.
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  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    I gotta admit that I never realized that Tom Petty was that big. I recall being very surprised a decade or so ago when he and his band did the Super Boel halftime show. At the time, I didn't think he merited it.

    I guess I was wrong.

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