"A consistently good band works all the different elements well. A song has to appeal sentimentally, intellectually, physically, viscerally, and dig deep down into your soul and suck you into it. And after that, of course, it'd be a matter of taste." ~ Kim Thayil from Soundgarden
WTF? Metallica better than Pearl Jam. No fucking way.
As much as you won't like to admit it, Metallica is a much more popular band with far reaching influence in metal and rock around the world. I'm actually surprised they weren't higher than 11.
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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.
By that logic, MotherLoveBone, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney should be #1, 2, 3 ahead of Nivana. All these bands were getting press way before Nirvana was even a band. These bands put Seattle music on the MAP. If it weren't for them, Nirvana would be another local band that couldn't make it, broken up by now, and Kurt would be another starving artist addicted to herroine, but he would be alive, maybe...
PS. It should be illegal to include any band with 3 records to their credit in any "greatest Bands" list...
Aerosmith's "Farewell" tour is starting soon, and today I heard a radio commercial for the NY shows that proclaimed Aerosmith "the greatest American rock band of all time"
Too lazy to look who tops the list, but wouldn't album sales be a good enough measure (regardless of whether we like them or not?)
Album sales do not equal greatness, IMHO
So true, Joe. It depends on the definition:
"Greatest: of an extent, amount, or intensity considerably above the normal or average." (From Oxford Languages)
Greatest album in terms of extent might include things like Hermann Nitsch's Das 6-Tage-Spiel des Orgien Mysterien Theaters, clocking in at 48 hours and 23 minutes. Never heard it, never intend to. Probably has not sold well either.
Greatest album in terms of amount (in sales) would probably still be Michael Jackson's Thriller and I've know a lot of people who love that album but it never made my top 10 (or even top 100), but oh well, I'm kind of out there with a lot of music anyway so no surprise there, haha!
Greatest album in terms of intensity might include Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables , a great punk album that sold well for hardcore fans, but not to the general public.
So greatest, really,is a vague term when applied to anything in general, which is why I included Your in the "Your 5 Greats American Rock Band of All Time..." thread title.
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Aerosmith's "Farewell" tour is starting soon, and today I heard a radio commercial for the NY shows that proclaimed Aerosmith "the greatest American rock band of all time"
I saw Aerosmith live twice and for whatever reason they did not stimulate me in anyway. I took one of my students back in the early 90"s to his first concert. His parents wanted no part in going. My 14 year old student had the time of his life since they were his favorite band.
I'll give my five later and I can guarantee 💯 you they won't be on that list.
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Oh let me add I love Aerosmith they're from my home state MA. One my favorites Big 10 inch and the remake Train Kept Rollin'. https://youtu.be/98XL03W9CN4
To be one of the greatest of all times has to be a lot more than record sales. For me it has to be how well a band can play their instruments and most importantly how well they can perform live. Are they on time, lighting, SOUND etc. Back the mid 80's I saw ZZ TOP on their Eliminator Tour and they were outstanding. A couple years ago a friend gave me a ticket to see their 50th anniversary Tour they played 1:15 minutes no encore. I couldn't believe it Cheap Trick played that long and were far more exciting. ZZ's sound was horrible the whole thing sucked, so they won't be on my list for sure.
Playing live today is critical to bands profitability because it doesn't come record sales anymore.
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*We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
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REM
Idiots.
As much as you won't like to admit it, Metallica is a much more popular band with far reaching influence in metal and rock around the world. I'm actually surprised they weren't higher than 11.
- Jerry Cantrell "Gone"
By that logic, MotherLoveBone, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney should be #1, 2, 3 ahead of Nivana. All these bands were getting press way before Nirvana was even a band. These bands put Seattle music on the MAP. If it weren't for them, Nirvana would be another local band that couldn't make it, broken up by now, and Kurt would be another starving artist addicted to herroine, but he would be alive, maybe...
PS. It should be illegal to include any band with 3 records to their credit in any "greatest Bands" list...
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I'll give my five later and I can guarantee 💯 you they won't be on that list.
✌️
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)
To be one of the greatest of all times has to be a lot more than record sales. For me it has to be how well a band can play their instruments and most importantly how well they can perform live. Are they on time, lighting, SOUND etc. Back the mid 80's I saw ZZ TOP on their Eliminator Tour and they were outstanding. A couple years ago a friend gave me a ticket to see their 50th anniversary Tour they played 1:15 minutes no encore. I couldn't believe it Cheap Trick played that long and were far more exciting. ZZ's sound was horrible the whole thing sucked, so they won't be on my list for sure.
Playing live today is critical to bands profitability because it doesn't come record sales anymore.
✌️
*MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
.....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti
*The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)