Best American Rock Band Ever

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  • Vedd Hedd
    Vedd Hedd Posts: 4,631
    mookeywrench said:
    Vedd Hedd said:  "a wubba-day wubba-day, hibbida dibbida, hummina hummina, boppity bippity."

    Is that an Imagine Dragons song or a lyric from Evenflow?


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  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Vedd Hedd said:
    Why is Imagine Dragons even mentioned in a list with The Doors, Pearl Jam, REM, Nirvana, Aerosmith, etc?
    Gotta agree. The bands you've listed (along with Hendrix, Springsteen, and Petty) are the upper echelon here.
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    edited August 2018
    I don't think The Velvet Underground has been listed yet - nor have The Smashing Pumpkins (watching a live stream of them in Seattle as I type/edit this post).
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I'm one who does not neccessanec think PJ is the best, but they are better than black crowes by a wide margin

    :nuh_uh:

    not that wide, at all.
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  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Wobbie said:
    F Me In The Brain said:
    I'm one who does not neccessanec think PJ is the best, but they are better than black crowes by a wide margin

    :nuh_uh:

    not that wide, at all.
    I think they might be based on the criteria we've been considering.
  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    People...

    The thread is 'best band'. This requires a bit of objectivity. The Black Crowes and some of these other bands being mentioned are not solid contenders at all.

    When you're talking 'best' bands... you're talking 'best' bands (not 'personal favourite' bands).

    That being said:

    Pearl Jam
    Bruce Springsteen
    The Doors
    Metallica
    RHCP
    The Eagles... all spring to mind. Extensive catalogues. Talent.

    Van Halen
    GnR
    Aerosmith
    Jimi Hendrix
    CCR... bands like these in the next tier.

    Nirvana never had a chance to see what they could become. They may have fizzled. Who knows?
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  • gettingright
    gettingright Posts: 550
    First, this is my favorite thread in a long while. Thanks to the OP.

    since people threw a couple more recent bands out there, i’d like to give My Morning Jacket a nod. Certainly not the best of all time, but they are a great band, have several great albums, and put on a hell of a live show.
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  • crober72
    crober72 Bartlett, IL Posts: 86
    Objectively speaking, hard not going with Springsteen, but my heart wants to say R.E.M. claims the top spot. As much as any band, they created the blueprint that so many bands have tried to follow. I also think they are one of those bands (like the Beatles) that influenced nearly everything that came after. I think PJ should be pretty high on the list, but I'm not sure I could put them at the top.
  • rummy
    rummy British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,466
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    People...

    The thread is 'best band'. This requires a bit of objectivity. The Black Crowes and some of these other bands being mentioned are not solid contenders at all.

    When you're talking 'best' bands... you're talking 'best' bands (not 'personal favourite' bands).

    That being said:

    Pearl Jam
    Bruce Springsteen
    The Doors
    Metallica
    RHCP
    The Eagles... all spring to mind. Extensive catalogues. Talent.

    Van Halen
    GnR
    Aerosmith
    Jimi Hendrix
    CCR... bands like these in the next tier.

    Nirvana never had a chance to see what they could become. They may have fizzled. Who knows?
    I like where you've steered this but REM should be mentioned in your list - at least in tier 2, if not tier 1.
  • hugepjfan
    hugepjfan Posts: 114
    I love someone mentioned that longevity may not be part of the criteria  I'm the OP and I think I may agree. If you can write a true masterpiece that's legendary in and of itself. Like, say, Ten and Nevermind. Maybe sometimes it only takes one, just saying. Oh, I tried my best to catch up on the candidates and read the thread but I do not believe I saw DMB. Terrible oversight by all of us unless I just missed it  One more thing thing, PJ was pop in the 90s so don't discount today's pop newcomers. You might just be old to discount 21 pilots, imagine dragons and muse, just to name a few. 
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  • SM192077
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  • BK221359
    BK221359 Posts: 238
    PJ_Soul said:
    If Shannon Hoon hadn't died after only two incredible albums, I'd probably be saying Blind Melon.
    Agreed
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  • hugepjfan
    hugepjfan Posts: 114
    I have to say, my taste is def not the majority  according to the thread. I can't go Bruce, I love Petty but I think PJ is just so much better, Aerosmith I hate. The dead I like but don't crave. Interesting diversity here, really liking it  Def going to try out some of the bands mentioned I've never listened to and maybe give bands like REM another chance. 
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    rummy said:
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    People...

    The thread is 'best band'. This requires a bit of objectivity. The Black Crowes and some of these other bands being mentioned are not solid contenders at all.

    When you're talking 'best' bands... you're talking 'best' bands (not 'personal favourite' bands).

    That being said:

    Pearl Jam
    Bruce Springsteen
    The Doors
    Metallica
    RHCP
    The Eagles... all spring to mind. Extensive catalogues. Talent.

    Van Halen
    GnR
    Aerosmith
    Jimi Hendrix
    CCR... bands like these in the next tier.

    Nirvana never had a chance to see what they could become. They may have fizzled. Who knows?
    I like where you've steered this but REM should be mentioned in your list - at least in tier 2, if not tier 1.
    Agreed. I hate them, but they deserve some sort of nod.

    I didn't list others that deserve credit as well. In particular, DMB and Tom Petty for the second tier grouping.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Let me rephrase.

    Hate is a strong term. I don't care for them. They are not unlistenable though.
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  • hugepjfan
    hugepjfan Posts: 114
    Thirty Bills Unpaid said:
    Let me rephrase.

    Hate is a strong term. I don't care for them. They are not unlistenable though.
    LOL. Agreed. Hate doesn't really mean hate amongst the Jamily. 
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    The Foo Fighters are kind of massive. Dave Grohl might just be the world's biggest rock star right now.
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  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    BK221359 said:
    PJ_Soul said:
    If Shannon Hoon hadn't died after only two incredible albums, I'd probably be saying Blind Melon.
    Agreed

    please.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    Vancouver 11
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    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • Wobbie
    Wobbie Posts: 31,273
    john. fucking. mellencamp.

    > petty

    > bruce

    even tho I love both those guys.
    If I had known then what I know now...

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    VIC 07
    EV LA1 08
    Seattle1 09, Seattle2 09, Salt Lake 09, LA4 09
    Columbus 10
    EV LA 11
    Vancouver 11
    Missoula 12
    Portland 13, Spokane 13
    St. Paul 14, Denver 14
    Philly I & II, 16
    Denver 22
    Missoula 24
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,791
    edited August 2018
    hugepjfan said:
    I love someone mentioned that longevity may not be part of the criteria  I'm the OP and I think I may agree. If you can write a true masterpiece that's legendary in and of itself. Like, say, Ten and Nevermind. Maybe sometimes it only takes one, just saying. Oh, I tried my best to catch up on the candidates and read the thread but I do not believe I saw DMB. Terrible oversight by all of us unless I just missed it  One more thing thing, PJ was pop in the 90s so don't discount today's pop newcomers. You might just be old to discount 21 pilots, imagine dragons and muse, just to name a few. 
    I think the key word in your thread title is ‘Ever’. This implies some kind of longevity, and would rule out bands like 21 Pilots, Imagine Dragons etc because they’re relative newcomers. And Muse are English so don’t count (plus... they suck! ha ha!)

    My vote would go to REM - I think they cover most of the criteria from the original post (maybe not mind melting solos!) - but I appreciate why Bruce, Tom or even The Eagles would be up there too.

    Great thread!
    Post edited by goldrush on
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