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By my humble opinion..There are 6 GREAT bands of all time
'Great' is very difficult to define and these are not necessarily my favorite bands but these bands have been around for a long time and continue to be loved by so many... here goes..
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
U2
Grateful Dead
Pearl Jam
And by looking at this list, I think it's fair to say that Pearl Jam is the greatest American Rock Band of all time..
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
U2
Grateful Dead
Pearl Jam
And by looking at this list, I think it's fair to say that Pearl Jam is the greatest American Rock Band of all time..
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Pink Floyd
The Who
Bruce
CCR
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Allman Brothers
TOOL
The fucking Band!!!
Sabbath
Hendrix
Radiohead
I'd have a hard time putting them firmly at the top of the US bands over the Dead, Bruce, Allman or CCR and maybe some others.
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how about:
Stones
PJ
Dead
E street
U2
Zep
......?
The fucking Band indeed!!!
I wouldn't disagree... but my picks for live shows and studio recordings are: Pearl Jam, Zeppelin, Neil Young, Hendrix, The Who, and Beatles. Pearl Jam wins if we include a third category of charitable , socially/politically active, and kind people.
70's: Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd
80's: U2, Metallica, possibly REM
90's: Pearl Jam, Nirvana
Other than U2 sucking and the Dead being hit or miss depending on the night and what drugs you were on, that's a fantastic list. Oh, and any greatest list that doesn't include The Who is automatically null and void. So, other than you completely missing, you did a great job!
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Bob Dylan
Neil Young
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No one can truly believe that.
I was sticking to bands, otherwise he and Dylan are gimmes.
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Pink Floyd
Beatles
Beastie Boys (yep, I said it.. and fuck off if you dont like it)
Led Zep
The Band
**7th spot would certainly go to the Stones, if there was one**
individual:
Hendrix
Dylan
Howlin' Wolf
Muddy Waters
Elvis
Cash
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Pearl Jam
Stones
Led Zep
Bruce & E Street
Pink Floyd
Beatles
Flyin' Solo:
Van Morrison
Dylan
Hendrix
Cash
Elvis
Otis Redding
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I think people often forget how important Metallica was in the '80s because they're too busy focusing on later Metallica. Kill 'em All, Ride the Lightning, Master of Puppets, and And Justice for All are amazing albums that influenced so many.
Second of all...you're wrong about the Neil fans thinking that. We surely do. :-)
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Hey, we agree on Beastie Boys Anyone who questions their greatness/importance/influence/originality/genius is a complete dolt. See, we don't always disagree.
Rolling Stones
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Pearl Jam
That's my list of "great" bands. And the above is in no order.
There is a long, long list of great artists and "good" bands
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The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Who
The Doors
Led Zeppelin
Pearl Jam
This leaves some hugely important individuals of course. My top six (I can't count very well) are:
Little Richard
Chuck Berry
Elvis Presley
Brian Wilson
Bob Dylan
Jimi Hendrix
Neil Young
Not to mention a whole slew of personal favorites. My Top six honorable mentions:
Lou Reed/ Velvet Underground
The New York Dolls
The Ramones
R.E.M.
Mission of Burma
The Replacements
I think the big 4 of the Beatles, Stones, Led Zep and the Who are all lock must-haves 1st tier, Mt Rushmore immortals.
I think the 2nd grouping (had the magic of the big 4 but not for long enough) is Floyd, Doors, Radiohead, Hendrix/Experience
third tier (ie at one point lit the WORLD on FIRE, but are just short of immortal) would be Beach Boys, U2, Ramones, Springsteen/E St, Prince/Revolution, Police, Clash, Aerosmith, Sabbath, Nirvana
4th tier (super-special, super-talented but just missing that thunder-god gene) would be REM, Niel Young/CH, Queen, G Dead, Ramones, Velvet U, Petty/Heartbreakers
All that being said, I think it's fair to slot Pearl Jam somewhere in the higher end of the 3rd tier.
additional thoughts:
I would love to see the Pixies, Husker Du, Dinosaur Jr, Buzzcocks, Mission of Burma, Minutemen more into these conversations, but obviously they never had the wide commercial appeal.
I also love S'garden, AIC, Pumpkins, Peppers and even Green Daybut they just miss the GREAT level
personally don't think Metallica, ACDC, J Priest, Van Halen, GnR deserve to make this list. and I like "metal".
aside from that, I don't get how Spoon never gets mentioned AT ALL in these conversations. they're not young pups anymore. they have more than a handful of incredible albums, are studio wizards AND live gems, and are absolute critical darlings. I know they only took off on the radio a tiny bit once, but I feel like history will judge them well.
This post = great read!
Spoon- new to me- will check it out.
If you read about the bands you like, in interviews they reveal their influences. That's how I got into Neil Young all those years ago cos he played with PJ at the MTV awards.
Love it! And please.................. Let's all make sure Bon Jovi end up nowhere near this list
Finally. That's the List.
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And a very fine addition to bring it to the 6 the OP mentioned. Listen to the guys that have actually been through it. Thank you, Pete (?) and Brian for bringing truth to this thread.
Love that post, too even though I don't like all the folks he talks about (Radiohead? really? I think Talking Heads are more properly put in that tier than Radiohead. There is no Radiohead without the Heads.) One thing these lists are all missing is Eric Clapton. There isn't a guitarist alive that would not point to him as one of the immortals. Not sure where he fits on your list, but he would be the Theodore Roosevelt on the Mount Rushmore of guitarists with Jimi, Jimmy and BB.
thanks. start with A Series of Sneaks. you will NOT be disappointed. then you can take off from there.