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The Greatest American Rock Band (Poll)

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The Greatest American Rock Band Ever Is...

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TexasBuck;1997481; said:
I've been busting my brain trying to think: What is the best American band nobody has mentioned yet?

My answer: Sonic Youth

Critical Appeal: Check
Groundbreaking: Check
Longevity: Check
Massively Influential: Check
Adoration of fellow musicians: Check
Sustained popularity: Probably not enough

I was trying to make a case for Ratt, but sadly, they failed on nearly all my criteria.
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Someone already nominated Motely Crue, I don't think we need anymore LA Sunset Strip hair bands.
 
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Muck;1997507; said:
I'll agree with everything except that.

While the Pixies influenced some of the Seattle bands (primarily Nirvana) they were still distinctly different. Bands like Green River, Screaming Trees & Soundgarden were actually around before the Pixies formed.
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I owe a lot to the grunge movement and it's not because I liked it. To be perfectly honest I hated every bit of it. However it it was for grunge and the Seattle influence over music at the time I never would've started exploring other forms of music like Jazz and the Blues. I needed something fresh and Gen-X pop music wasn't doing it for me. So once again, thank you Seattle for producing some of the worst music ever made, it lead me to find some of the best music ever made.
 
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DubCoffman62;1997683; said:
I owe a lot to the grunge movement and it's not because I liked it. To be perfectly honest I hated every bit of it. However it it was for grunge and the Seattle influence over music at the time I never would've started exploring other forms of music like Jazz and the Blues. I needed something fresh and Gen-X pop music wasn't doing it for me. So once again, thank you Seattle for producing some of the worst music ever made, it lead me to find some of the best music ever made.
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I loved the gunge movement. I was always a classic rock fan for the most part. I loved 80's metal too but there was nothing there I could truly relate to. Then some worthwhile music came from my own generation saying things that were relevant to me. The economy was horrible when I graduated from tOSU in 1991. I had no job waiting for me and had the feeling of "I prepared my whole life for this?" Grunge was there to tell me that world did in fact suck. I still love Zeppelin, the Stones and The Who. I love newer bands like Interpol, The National and Arcade Fire. But Grunge will always hold special appeal to me because I felt it was mine. 20 years later, I'm still listening to Alice and Chains, Pearl Jam, STP and Nirvana.
 
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TexasBuck;1997699; said:
I loved the gunge movement. I was always a classic rock fan for the most part. I loved 80's metal too but there was nothing there I could truly relate to. Then some worthwhile music came from my own generation saying things that were relevant to me. The economy was horrible when I graduated from tOSU in 1991. I had no job waiting for me and had the feeling of "I prepared my whole life for this?" Grunge was there to tell me that world did in fact suck. I still love Zeppelin, the Stones and The Who. I love newer bands like Interpol, The National and Arcade Fire. But Grunge will always hold special appeal to me because I felt it was mine. 20 years later, I'm still listening to Alice and Chains, Pearl Jam, STP and Nirvana.
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Well I had enough suck as a kid to last a lifetime. I was an adult making my way through life and for me music had always been uplifting. Grunge reminded me exactly of the world that I wanted to leave behind. It was like that dude that always brings you down when you talk to him. However, music touches us all in a different way, what may be right for some may not be right for others. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
 
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As far as the 90s go, Pavement.

They quietly owned the 90s- especially in regards to grunge/alternative, or whatever you want to call it.
 
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I'd put the following band ahead of nearly 90% of the bands on the list..

COLLECTIVE SOUL

It's all personal opinion but some of those bands listed I would put into my WORST american bands ever. flaming lips?!? wtf


check out the work of collective soul over probably 10 albums or so. great stuff.


Again - the title is greatest american rock bank EVER! there should only be about 10 or so bands to actually choose from. We are talking "of all time". Hell I love collective soul but even though they are better than most on this list (for me), they clearly aren't the best EVER!!

It's like saying who is the greatest baseball player ever. Probably could list about 10 guys and the argument most likely stops after 5 honestly. I think this is the same.
 
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BuckStocksHere;1997777; said:
Again - the title is greatest american rock bank EVER! there should only be about 10 or so bands to actually choose from. We are talking "of all time".
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I don't disagree. However I can guarantee you there would be massive amounts of dissension over which 10 deserved to be on that list.


If I had just listed Van Halen, Metallica, GNR, The Eagles, CCR, The Doors, Beach Boys, Aerosmith, The Allman Brothers & (oh let's say) Pearl Jam the number of complaints over "so & so should be on there" would have been overwhelming.

As it is "other" is in 4th place....and that's with almost 50 options.

Now if in the future someone decides to start another "Greatest American Band" poll & use the top 10 from this list & limit to a single choice....
 
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