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the final five Greatest American Rock Bands of All Time

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edited February 2006 in Other Music
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the top 5 Greatest American Rock Bands of All Time:

http://www.moregoatthangoose.com/blog/index.php?id=trent060214


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  • elderlywoman76elderlywoman76 Posts: 12
    led zepplin

    the beatles

    joy division

    pink floyd

    rolling stones
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    elderlywoman76 wrote:
    led zepplin

    the beatles

    joy division

    pink floyd

    rolling stones

    Not one of those is American.
  • elderlywoman76elderlywoman76 Posts: 12
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    Not one of those is American.

    what are you talking about???DUDE!
  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    Aerosmith?? Sly and the Family Stone???

    C'mon!

    What about KC and the Sunshine Band?
  • Thumbing My WayThumbing My Way Posts: 1,073
    Lipton wrote:
    Check it out

    the top 5 Greatest American Rock Bands of All Time:

    http://www.moregoatthangoose.com/blog/index.php?id=trent060214


    Lipton

    Eww!!

    Aerosmith is awesome!!!

    Nirvana #1!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    That's ridiculous!!!
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  • State_of_love_trustState_of_love_trust Posts: 20
    i dont know about nirvana as number 1. I wouldnt even put them in the top ten
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  • dCowboyPJdCowboyPJ Posts: 479
    Nirvana wtf is that shit?

    Are you sure this list isn't for the most overrated band of all time?
  • i_am_a_wishlisti_am_a_wishlist Posts: 628
    WTF? Metallica better than Pearl Jam. No fucking way.
  • immortality_13immortality_13 Posts: 232
    ah wheres guns n roses, come on they are way better than metallica and half the others.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    elderlywoman76 wrote:
    what are you talking about???DUDE!

    you cant be serious...
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    State_of_love_trust wrote:
    i dont know about nirvana as number 1. I wouldnt even put them in the top ten

    seriously. that they're ahead of the doors, ccr, the pixies, rem is just ridiculous. nirvana wouldn't be considered half the band they are right now if kurt had not killed himself. it's kinda sad that he proved his not/neil's lyric right... it truly is better to burn out than fade away. it's the only reason nirvana keeps showing up as number 1 on all these lists.
  • Oh, JimmyOh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    Black Crowes
    The Boss
    PJ
    Tool
    Soundgarden
    Alice In Chains
    CCR
    Guns and Roses
    Metallica
    Skynyrd
  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Wow, its totally ridiculous that Nirvana is number 1 over bands that had such a serious influence over them, and all other music today. CCR, Aerosmith (and I don't even like Aerosmith, and I am still positive that they are better) The Doors. I mean, come on, this list is absurd.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,053
    The list has some very laughable inclusions (Sly & The Family STone #4 all time?, Nirvana #1), and one incredibly absurd exclusion: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.:

    The 30 Greatest American Rock Bands of All Time

    30. Earth, Wind and Fire
    29. MC5
    28. Lynyrd Skynrd
    27. The Byrds
    26. Fugazi
    25. The Miracles / Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
    24. Rage Against the Machine
    23. Patti Smith Group
    22. Soundgarden
    21. Creedence Clearwater Revival
    20. KISS
    19. Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young)
    18. Van Halen
    17. The Stooges / Iggy and the Stooges
    16. Sonic Youth
    15. Blondie
    14. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
    13. Pearl Jam
    12. The Beach Boys
    11. Metallica
    10. The Pixies
    9. R.E.M.
    8. The Grateful Dead
    7. Parliament/Funkadelic
    6. The Velvet Underground
    5. The Doors
    4. Sly and the Family Stone
    3. The Ramones
    2. Aerosmith
    1. Nirvana
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Poncier wrote:
    The list has some very laughable inclusions (Sly & The Family STone #4 all time?, Nirvana #1), and one incredibly absurd exclusion: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.:

    he might fall under the "solo artist" grouping that kept bob dylan and tom petty off the list.
  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Yea, but Tom Petty had the Heartbreakers, they should have definitely been on there.
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • PJ_LukinPJ_Lukin Posts: 2,055
    Any poll that doesn't have Led Zepplin, The Beatles or Black Sabbath in the top 5 is ridiculous. It ain't real man! Even if they ain't American!
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    yosi wrote:
    Yea, but Tom Petty had the Heartbreakers, they should have definitely been on there.

    and bruce had the e street band. but we all knew who was in chrage and writing the music.
  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 17,053
    soulsinging wrote:
    he might fall under the "solo artist" grouping that kept bob dylan and tom petty off the list.
    If he can include "Iggy and the Stooges" then he's just making rules up to accomodate his own agenda.
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  • Oh, JimmyOh, Jimmy Posts: 957
    soulsinging wrote:
    and bruce had the e street band. but we all knew who was in chrage and writing the music.

    I think Mike Campbell is the most underrated guitarist. The Heartbreakers have had a profound impact on Petty's records. Listen to his solo stuff and listen to his stuff with the Heartbreakers. Not a difference in genre, but his solo stuff is usually more mellow than the full band barrage.
  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    yeah I'd say so. not sure about teh Doors being so high but for all you people who argue about Nirvana only being regarded as good as they are is becasue of Kurt's suicide is fucking laughable. Unless you were at teh off ramp we all know about 2% of the people here (myself included) would never had heard of PJ without Nirvana so step off and deal with it. oh yeah Aerosmith is cool too. maybe not #2 cool but top ten for american bands I'd say

    edit-by the way how come no one talks about teh Doors legacy being becasue Morrison died? look what fuck nut Ray Manzerik(sic) has done since how can that not dimish thier legacy
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  • yosi1yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    yeah I'd say so. not sure about teh Doors being so high but for all you people who argue about Nirvana only being regarded as good as they are is becasue of Kurt's suicide is fucking laughable. Unless you were at teh off ramp we all know about 2% of the people here (myself included) would never had heard of PJ without Nirvana so step off and deal with it. oh yeah Aerosmith is cool too. maybe not #2 cool but top ten for american bands I'd say

    edit-by the way how come no one talks about teh Doors legacy being becasue Morrison died? look what fuck nut Ray Manzerik(sic) has done since how can that not dimish thier legacy

    Just because we MIGHT not have heard of PJ with out Nirvana, doesn't change anything. There are clearly bands that had a larger influence, and have been larger commercial success, and have written better music then Nirvana has. Even though I don't like Nirvana, I will agree that they should be in the top 15 or 20 American rock bands of all time, they are not close to being number one.
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  • DriftingByTheStormDriftingByTheStorm Posts: 8,684
    i really like that P-FUNK is at #7.

    That's fucking G-R-E-A-T ! ! !

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    i said
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  • JellyrollsJellyrolls Posts: 523
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    yeah I'd say so. not sure about teh Doors being so high but for all you people who argue about Nirvana only being regarded as good as they are is becasue of Kurt's suicide is fucking laughable. Unless you were at teh off ramp we all know about 2% of the people here (myself included) would never had heard of PJ without Nirvana so step off and deal with it. oh yeah Aerosmith is cool too. maybe not #2 cool but top ten for american bands I'd say

    edit-by the way how come no one talks about teh Doors legacy being becasue Morrison died? look what fuck nut Ray Manzerik(sic) has done since how can that not dimish thier legacy
    Are you serious? No way Nirvana should be number 1.
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    yosi wrote:
    Just because we MIGHT not have heard of PJ with out Nirvana, doesn't change anything. There are clearly bands that had a larger influence, and have been larger commercial success, and have written better music then Nirvana has. Even though I don't like Nirvana, I will agree that they should be in the top 15 or 20 American rock bands of all time, they are not close to being number one.

    exactly. good band? yes. influential band? definitely. best band ever to come from america? not a chance in hell. id even be ok with them being higher than pj becos i understand the extent to which they influenced things. but they're not the best we've got to offer... i hope.
  • LiptonLipton Posts: 3
    Nirvana was the second highest American act on SPIN's 50 Greatest bands's list. And that's bands, not strictly rock groups. The Spin list, or this one is about as credible as Vanilla Ice's street cred, but I more less think this list was ok in naming Nirvana #1. It wouldn't matter if freakin KISS was number one, no one list is the right one.
  • prljam85prljam85 Posts: 227
    State_of_love_trust wrote:
    i dont know about nirvana as number 1. I wouldnt even put them in the top ten
    yea, I agree nirvana wasnt that good
  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Charlottesville, VA Posts: 2,552
    Nirvana was very good. For three or four years.

    You shouldn't judge a band's all-time legacy based on the potential of a few albums and a short career. Look at how many artists sparkle and fade once their new-ness has worn off.

    We'll never know whether Nirvana/Kurt could have sustained such a great start.
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  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    Hmm, would have expected a better looking list than that.

    Kinda makes you proud to be British :-)

    ...although you guys do have Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Wonder. Still though...
  • PaulJamPaulJam Posts: 163
    rhinomagic wrote:
    Nirvana was very good. For three or four years.

    You shouldn't judge a band's all-time legacy based on the potential of a few albums and a short career. Look at how many artists sparkle and fade once their new-ness has worn off.

    We'll never know whether Nirvana/Kurt could have sustained such a great start.

    I don't agree. As long as they made enough good music and had a significant enough impact, that's all that matters. I say this considering that my top two would probably be The Velvet Underground and The Doors. They were only around for a short period. Nirvana had three good studio albums, plus Incesticide which has some great music on it. I know MTV Unplugged has no new material but come on, it's a thing of beauty. I'd put Nirvana in the top three after those two bands. They're DEFINITELY better than Aerosmith (even old Aerosmith) in my opinion.
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