Best American Rock Band Ever

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  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 15,956
    YourDirtisMyfood said:
    Bruce/E Street?
    Yup
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  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    YourDirtisMyfood said:
    Bruce/E Street?
    Can’t believe the list went that far before Bruce was mentioned. 
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  • pashapasaman
    pashapasaman Posts: 499
    Eagles
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  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    mace1229 said:
    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.

    Imagine Dragons is doing quite a bit as far as activism goes, and they're very popular. We're all entitled to have our likes and dislikes; I've never been a Springsteen fan, and I actively loathe the Eagles. But I respect Springsteen's influence and popularity (and people keep buying Eagles albums, for some reason). What I'm saying is, I think a good argument could be made for Imagine Dragons' inclusion on the list, although I don't think they belong at the top of it.
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  • CP218430
    CP218430 Posts: 1,955
    Springtsteen/E Street, Petty/Heartbreakers (which I could as bands), The Dead and Pearl Jam. Bob Dylan is the greatest American Artist, not a challenger in my book but that's just my opinion. 
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  • Hobbes
    Hobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,438
    When I read the thread title, The Doors first came to mind.

    And in no way should 21ImaginePilotDragonKiller be part of this conversation. Get da fuck outta here with that.
  • TWHolt
    TWHolt Moncton, NB Posts: 408
    Bon Jovi just came up on my Spotify playlist....they had a good run.  ;)  But for me, PJ are right there.
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  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    Tool,  Black Crowes and STP need a mention.

    Jack White would be another if we count all his projects and he’s much more of the main creative force in his bands than Cornell.

    If im being objective I don’t think PJ quite cracks the top 5, but probably top 10, going by overall success, studio work, live reputation, and influence. I don’t bring activism or charity into the discussion. Nice that they do it, but doesn’t make them a better band.

    Bruce
    Dead
    Petty
    CCR
    Aerosmith

    ....would be hard to crack that top 5

    Allman’s 
    Skynyrd
    Hendrix
    Chili Pepper
  • hugepjfan
    hugepjfan Posts: 114
    The biggest shock to me of this whole thread is how many mentions Aerosmith is getting. I just can't believe it. I'm stunned. I'd have Weezer before Aerosmith. Weezer's first 5 albums are solid straight through. They've fallen off after that but I love them. They are one of my favorite bands along with the decemberists and my morning jacket . PJ number one  Elliot Smith two. Not saying those other bands are all timers, just  my personal favorites. Deathcab too but their last two albums are garbage. 
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  • RobZ
    RobZ Park City, Utah Posts: 195
    buck502000 said:
    I’d shit my pants ifPJ covered Bob Seger’s Traveling Man/Beautiful Loser live version
    I'd shit my pants if PJ covered Bob Seger's "Katmandu".....
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  • JOEJOEJOE
    JOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,822
    CCR
    Beach Boys

    Honorable mention:

    REM
    Cheap Trick
  • curmudgeoness
    curmudgeoness Brigadoon, foodie capital Posts: 4,130
    CP218430 said:
    Springtsteen/E Street, Petty/Heartbreakers (which I could as bands), The Dead and Pearl Jam. Bob Dylan is the greatest American Artist, not a challenger in my book but that's just my opinion. 

    Looks like there's pretty solid consensus around Springsteen, Petty, and the Dead. I can't argue with that (even though I'm still not a Bruce fan).

    I'm not getting the CCR/ Aerosmith mentions. Look at it as the flip side of "GTFO with that 21 PIlots/ Imagine Dragons nonsense." Does anyone under 30 know who CCR is? I bet they know who Springsteen is, and they know who Petty is; they might know who Steven Tyler is, but not for the right reasons. I really only know about CCR because my parents had one of their albums, Creedence Gold, and I as a small child was fascinated by the album cover. I'm nearly fifty. I'm absolutely certain that neither of my adult children knows who CCR is -- and one of my kids is a musician.

    Kind of surprising that nobody has mentioned KISS -- ;)
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  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Bon Jov...............nah.
  • CP218430
    CP218430 Posts: 1,955
    Am I crazy when I put longevity, live shows and material?

    The Doors & CCR had great runs. As did Allmann and Skynyd but a handful of albums or years just don't do enough, and they're not legendary to compare with The Beatles or Zeppelin who also had short runs. Just my opinion. Love the thread. 
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  • CP218430
    CP218430 Posts: 1,955
    Oh and relevance (aka, can they draw a crowd?)
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  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    Aerosmith is definitely a candidate. Sure their later albums weren't anything like their first several. Just like PJ. If I were to judge PJ on just their latest few albums, they'd be nowhere near the top. Same with Aerosmith. But take into account their entire catalog, longevity, sales (both albums and tickets), etc... and it can't be denied that they should be in the conversation. Aerosmith ruled the 70's in the same way PJ ruled the 90's. We'll see if PJ is still rocking in 20 years. I think The Eagles, Seger, Allman Brothers, Springsteen are also contenders. REM is up there for me, personally. My nod goes to Petty, though. Petty is the definition of American rock and roll for me, and has been since I was a high-school kid in the 70's.
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  • CP218430
    CP218430 Posts: 1,955
    Just piggybacking of the last comment: Petty defined American rock n roll for me as a kid in the 80's. That's longevity. 
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  • danny
    danny Posts: 2,283
    100%
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    Black. Fucking. Crowes.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • cwoycheese
    cwoycheese Springfield, Missouri Posts: 29
    mace1229 said:
    RobZ said:
    Forgot one of my favs......Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band 
    Seger I think is one of the most under-rated artists of all time.
    Not the greatest of all time but possibly the most over looked and I love his music.
    Seger is very good.  Great music. 

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