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POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of AMERICAN BANDS - (Championship) ROUND 4

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We have now narrowed the field down to 3 great American bands. From these we will decide who the GREATEST AMERICAN BAND is.

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From this point forward only ONE band will be eliminated each round. So use your vote wisely.

You are going to pick the band that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the band (1) with the most votes. We will then move on to Round 5.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
R.E.M. - Eliminated Round 3
Soundgarden
Alice in Chains - Eliminated Round 2
Metallica
Guns N' Roses - Eliminated Round 1
The Ramones - Eliminated Round 2
Talking Heads - Eliminated Round 1

POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of AMERICAN BANDS - (Championship) ROUND 4 49 votes

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
24%
PoncierDukeSpiritSpiritual_ChaosgoldrushcutzDewieCoxKearn5yBLACK35eeriepadavePapF Me In The Braintempo_n_groove 12 votes
Soundgarden
24%
pjhawkslastchild11JimmyVHesCalledDyerRP112579brianluxjoe159HughFreakingDillonhihobiboultrapigrossstothersJPPJ84 12 votes
Metallica
51%
2-feign-reluctanceGibsonmfc2006CarryTheZeroBIGDaddyWilmickeyratComeToTXBrainofBGApledgeagrievanceDC29940erebusGlowGirlRS151862dankindAbe FromanAsterisk on the StreetJohnny AbruzzoeddiecHobbesmrussel1 25 votes
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  • tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 40,355
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    A best of album is killer but I like Metallica more...
  • mfc2006mfc2006 Posts: 37,446
    Metallica
    Really like Metallica, but Soundgarden is one of my favorite bands and Petty & the HB's are easily top 3 all time for me.
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,586
    Metallica
    mfc2006 said:
    Really like Metallica, but Soundgarden is one of my favorite bands and Petty & the HB's are easily top 3 all time for me.

    see? this guy gets it.......
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  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica


    Don't disappoint this guy.  

    As much criticism as I have for the bands that were eliminated early, TP deserves to be here.  He's top 3 US all time.  Who can say something bad about Tom?  
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
  • bbiggsbbiggs Posts: 6,950
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    This.  Absolutely love their stuff up to '91.  Don't like any of it after.
    Also, it's strange to think of Soundgarden as a top 2 American band of all time.  As much as I like them, something feels off about that.  The PJ bias here would be too much to include them in the poll, but I feel like The Doors or CCR would have been much better suited to go alongside TP in the top 2.  But...the people have spoken.

  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
    I get it.  It's nostalgia.  I'm a few years older than you.  I graduated in 91 so I got cynical pretty quickly with them.  I did see them at least three times on the Black tour and it was cool though.   The first four records and garage days were excellent though.  But Tom way outclasses them,  imo.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    edited December 2021
    Metallica
    bbiggs said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    This.  Absolutely love their stuff up to '91.  Don't like any of it after.
    Also, it's strange to think of Soundgarden as a top 2 American band of all time.  As much as I like them, something feels off about that.  The PJ bias here would be too much to include them in the poll, but I feel like The Doors or CCR would have been much better suited to go alongside TP in the top 2.  But...the people have spoken.

    Yes,  absolutely, along with Bruce and the Dead. 
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
    I get it.  It's nostalgia.  I'm a few years older than you.  I graduated in 91 so I got cynical pretty quickly with them.  I did see them at least three times on the Black tour and it was cool though.   The first four records and garage days were excellent though.  But Tom way outclasses them,  imo.
    I graduated in 92. Not that much older lol. 
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    mrussel1 said:
    bbiggs said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    This.  Absolutely love their stuff up to '91.  Don't like any of it after.
    Also, it's strange to think of Soundgarden as a top 2 American band of all time.  As much as I like them, something feels off about that.  The PJ bias here would be too much to include them in the poll, but I feel like The Doors or CCR would have been much better suited to go alongside TP in the top 2.  But...the people have spoken.

    Yes,  absolutely, along with Bruce and the Dead. 
    Fugazi, Jane’s Addiction and Tool would be on my list. 
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
    I get it.  It's nostalgia.  I'm a few years older than you.  I graduated in 91 so I got cynical pretty quickly with them.  I did see them at least three times on the Black tour and it was cool though.   The first four records and garage days were excellent though.  But Tom way outclasses them,  imo.
    I graduated in 92. Not that much older lol. 
    Jesus, you're staring at 50, you old fuck!
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    bbiggs said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    This.  Absolutely love their stuff up to '91.  Don't like any of it after.
    Also, it's strange to think of Soundgarden as a top 2 American band of all time.  As much as I like them, something feels off about that.  The PJ bias here would be too much to include them in the poll, but I feel like The Doors or CCR would have been much better suited to go alongside TP in the top 2.  But...the people have spoken.

    Yes,  absolutely, along with Bruce and the Dead. 
    Fugazi, Jane’s Addiction and Tool would be on my list. 
    Interesting choices.  Definitely influential. I wish Jane's catalog was bigger. 
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
    I get it.  It's nostalgia.  I'm a few years older than you.  I graduated in 91 so I got cynical pretty quickly with them.  I did see them at least three times on the Black tour and it was cool though.   The first four records and garage days were excellent though.  But Tom way outclasses them,  imo.
    I graduated in 92. Not that much older lol. 
    Jesus, you're staring at 50, you old fuck!
    😂😂 It isn’t too far away!  I’m a November baby. Just turned 47. But ya, I am an old fuck 
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
    I get it.  It's nostalgia.  I'm a few years older than you.  I graduated in 91 so I got cynical pretty quickly with them.  I did see them at least three times on the Black tour and it was cool though.   The first four records and garage days were excellent though.  But Tom way outclasses them,  imo.
    I graduated in 92. Not that much older lol. 
    Jesus, you're staring at 50, you old fuck!
    😂😂 It isn’t too far away!  I’m a November baby. Just turned 47. But ya, I am an old fuck 
    You Canadians must start school before us. I'm also Nov and turned 49. So I'm two years older but one class older. 
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,586
    Metallica
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    Post 91 Metallica just oozes too much cheese
    I say '89 but I'm with you. 
    Fair enough. I actually sang Enter Sandman at my high school year end assembly with my friends who jammed in the music room. The singer they had backed out a day before the assembly and I volunteered to try it for a laugh. We rehearsed it twice over lunch and a couple of bystanders were surprised how good I sounded lol.

    We nailed it at the end of the day and therefore that Black album has a special place in my heart. I would agree it doesn’t compare with the 80s stuff, but I have fond memories of that summer after my very brief “career” as a singer lol. 
    I get it.  It's nostalgia.  I'm a few years older than you.  I graduated in 91 so I got cynical pretty quickly with them.  I did see them at least three times on the Black tour and it was cool though.   The first four records and garage days were excellent though.  But Tom way outclasses them,  imo.
    I graduated in 92. Not that much older lol. 

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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    edited December 2021
    Soundgarden
    mrussel1 said:


    Don't disappoint this guy.  

    As much criticism as I have for the bands that were eliminated early, TP deserves to be here.  He's top 3 US all time.  Who can say something bad about Tom?  

    For sure!  I remember the first time I heard Damn the Torpedoes shortly after it was released (which, surprisingly, was also the first T.P. I had ever remembered hearing).  I was stunned.  What a record!

    I'm also stunned that Soundgarden is beating Petty.  How is this possible???
    Post edited by brianlux on
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  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 38,586
    Metallica
    brianlux said:
    mrussel1 said:


    Don't disappoint this guy.  

    As much criticism as I have for the bands that were eliminated early, TP deserves to be here.  He's top 3 US all time.  Who can say something bad about Tom?  

    For sure!  I remember the first time I heard Damn the Torpedoes shortly after it was released (which, surprisingly, was also the first T.P. I had ever remembered hearing).  I was stunned.  What a record!

    I'm also stunned that Soundgarden is beating Petty.  How is this possible???

    guess it takes all kinds to be wrong....
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    Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
    you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
    memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
    another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    brianlux said:
    mrussel1 said:


    Don't disappoint this guy.  

    As much criticism as I have for the bands that were eliminated early, TP deserves to be here.  He's top 3 US all time.  Who can say something bad about Tom?  

    For sure!  I remember the first time I heard Damn the Torpedoes shortly after it was released (which, surprisingly, was also the first T.P. I had ever remembered hearing).  I was stunned.  What a record!

    I'm also stunned that Soundgarden is beating Petty.  How is this possible???
    What a record is right! 


  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    Soundgarden
    mickeyrat said:
    brianlux said:
    mrussel1 said:


    Don't disappoint this guy.  

    As much criticism as I have for the bands that were eliminated early, TP deserves to be here.  He's top 3 US all time.  Who can say something bad about Tom?  

    For sure!  I remember the first time I heard Damn the Torpedoes shortly after it was released (which, surprisingly, was also the first T.P. I had ever remembered hearing).  I was stunned.  What a record!

    I'm also stunned that Soundgarden is beating Petty.  How is this possible???

    guess it takes all kinds to be wrong....

    Wrong? Right?  It's all music, it's all personal, it's all good.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • HesCalledDyerHesCalledDyer Posts: 16,435
    Soundgarden
    If soundgarden wins this you all are fucking idiots.  Just sayin.
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  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    HesCalledDyer said:
    If soundgarden wins this you all are fucking idiots.  Just sayin.
    If anyone takes this too seriously they are fucking idiots…. Just sayin. 
  • DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,429
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    HesCalledDyer said:
    If soundgarden wins this you all are fucking idiots.  Just sayin.
    Badmotorfinger is considerably better than any Petty album.
  • mrussel1mrussel1 Posts: 29,675
    Metallica
    DewieCox said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    If soundgarden wins this you all are fucking idiots.  Just sayin.
    Badmotorfinger is considerably better than any Petty album.
    That's crazy talk.  Wildflowers is a masterpiece. 
  • 1ThoughtKnown1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Metallica
    mrussel1 said:
    DewieCox said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    If soundgarden wins this you all are fucking idiots.  Just sayin.
    Badmotorfinger is considerably better than any Petty album.
    That's crazy talk.  Wildflowers is a masterpiece. 
    Some people will like SG more than TP and I am cool with that, but I would agree with you here. Wildflowers is magic. 
  • brianluxbrianlux Posts: 42,027
    Soundgarden
    In which the thread becomes just slightly unhinged...
    Unhinged - Imgflip

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













  • goldrushgoldrush Posts: 7,534
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    Nothing bad to say about TP, I’ve just never been a fan. 
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
  • F Me In The BrainF Me In The Brain Posts: 31,265
    edited December 2021
    Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
    DewieCox said:
    HesCalledDyer said:
    If soundgarden wins this you all are fucking idiots.  Just sayin.
    Badmotorfinger is considerably better than any Petty album.
    True.
    But, that record is better than almost any record, imo.
    No way I consider Soundgarden the best American band ever, but I am a rocker and head to head I gotta rock.

    To add, I have nothing bad to say about Tom Petty.  Some great music.  Not my bag, but I still love many of the songs.
    Post edited by F Me In The Brain on
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • MedozKMedozK Posts: 9,209
    Soundgarden being the Greatest American Band seems kinda crazy.
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