The Greatest American Rock Band (Poll)

[MaxBuck]

I'm not particularly a fan of theirs, never bought any records, but of the bands listed none IMO is a better "rock band" than Van Halen. Doors come closest.

My tastes run more to Allman Brothers, Beach Boys, and Talking Heads, but none of these is what I'd call a "rock band."

 

[Muck]

My tastes run more to Allman Brothers, Beach Boys, and Talking Heads, but none of these is what I'd call a "rock band."

I think over the past 20-30 years we've tried too hard to subcategorize bands into niches.

The Allman Brothers may have been heavily influenced by the blues but they've always interpreted it through rock & roll (and let's be honest Rock & Roll is itself a bastard child of the Blues).

It's like standing in a room full of Australians..half the words they use don't make any sense, but it's still the same language.

 

[sepia5]

On that list:

1) The Velvet Underground
2) Springsteen and the E-Street Band

Everyone else (though I've been listening to a lot of The Replacements lately).

But how about The Band or, better yet, Dylan backed by The Band?

 

[Muck]

But how about The Band ...?

Canadian

(BTW using my criteria one band that really shouldn't be on the list is the Pretenders but Chrissie is just so freakin' awesome)

 

[MaxBuck]

It's like standing in a room full of Australians..half the words they use don't make any sense, but it's still the same language.

We'll have to agree to disagree here, Muck.

 

[DubCoffman62]

The Mothers of Invention probably deserve to be on the list more than a few of the bands up there.

 

[sepia5]

Canadian

I know we don't overtly say so, but come on. We own that shit . . . .

 

[TexasBuck]

I know we don't overtly say so, but come on. We own that [Mark May] . . . .

Let's add Rush to the list then!

 

[ScriptOhio]

I just never "got" Van Halen. They do nothing for me. Hell, I'd put Paul Revere and the Raiders before them. :ducking:

Yeah, I like them too. However, I'm old enought to have watched (the original) American Bandstand. Surprisingly they are still around:

http://www.paulrevereraiders.com/schedule.html

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAiWbqEbgfs&feature=related"]Good Thing- Paul Revere & The Raiders- 1967 - YouTube[/ame]

 

[CleveBucks]

I would've given Boston a vote.

 

[DubCoffman62]

Yeah, I like them too. However, I'm old enought to have watched (the original) American Bandstand. Surprisingly they are still around:

http://www.paulrevereraiders.com/schedule.html

Good Thing- Paul Revere & The Raiders- 1967 - YouTube

I saw them at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska back in 1992. They played at the NCO club.

 

[ScriptOhio]

How about the TV bands?

 

[WyoBuck]

The Mothers of Invention probably deserve to be on the list more than a few of the bands up there.

I would agree. Frank Zappa was a different cat for sure, but in that genius sort of way. There are a lot of bands that probably need to be added to the list though. Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Sublime, Ween perhaps....I cant really disagree with who made the list though.

 

[ScriptOhio]

Yeah, I like them too. However, I'm old enought to have watched (the original) American Bandstand. Surprisingly they are still around:

http://www.paulrevereraiders.com/schedule.html

Good Thing- Paul Revere & The Raiders- 1967 - YouTube

I saw them at Elmendorf AFB in Alaska back in 1992. They played at the NCO club.

I actually went to Paul Revere's wedding (along with several thousand others. ).

They did a concert at Kings Island (during which he got married) on July 4, 1976.

 

[FrancisSoyer]

Motley Crue
The Cramps
Pantera
...others....