What is the Greatest British Rock & Roll band, ever?

[Muck]

A year or so ago I put up a poll on the greatest American Rock & Roll band. Somewhere in the thread I made a comment about how if it were mixed that Brits might all finish in the top 5. Then for some reason I never got around to putting together a poll for the invaders from across the pond.

Until now.

So now is your chance to vote for your top 5 British Rockers.

 

[TooTall]

1. Led Zeppelin
2a. The Hendrix Experience
2b. Pink Floyd
3. The Who
4. Beatles
5. Rolling Stones

 

[Muck]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Pink Floyd
3. The Who
4. Beatles
5. Rolling Stones

The poll is up finally.

 

[Buckeye513]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Beatles

Voted Stones in the poll, Bowie slipped my mind.

 

[Muck]

1. Led Zeppelin
2. Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Pink Floyd
4. David Bowie
5. Beatles

Hey wait...that's not what you had up first! I was all stoked about the Clash love

I left Bowie off because he was primarily a solo act (apologies to the Spiders). Same with guys like Elton, Beck & Clapton (although four bands he was a member of made it).

 

[TooTall]

Wasn't Hendrix born in the US?

EDIT: The Experience was formed in England, NVM.

 

[Muck]

Wasn't Hendrix born in the US?

EDIT: The Experience was formed in England, NVM.

Yep. Credit goes to Chaz Chandler (of fhe Animals) for bringing him over & putting the band together.

 

[Bucky32]

I'm really surprised to see the Beatles so low on some people's lists. They really combined rock and pop into its modern form.

That being said, I would say Led Zeppelin was as big influentially as the Beatles were. You really can't go wrong with either one. So I guess my list would go:

1a) Beatles
1b) Led Zeppelin
(Huge gap)
2) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3) The Rolling Stones
4) Queen
5) The Who

I would add that the Yardbirds were an extremely underrated band and continue to be to this day.

 

[LovelandBuckeye]

Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Led Zeppelin
Def Leppard
Judas Priest

There are some front runners that I think are absolute garbage, IMO.

 

[Buckeye513]

I'm really surprised to see the Beatles so low on some people's lists. They really combined rock and pop into its modern form.

That being said, I would say Led Zeppelin was as big influentially as the Beatles were. You really can't go wrong with either one. So I guess my list would go:

1a) Beatles
1b) Led Zeppelin
(Huge gap)
2) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3) The Rolling Stones
4) Queen
5) The Who

I would add that the Yardbirds were an extremely underrated band and continue to be to this day.

I ranked them based on musical preference, not cultural influence. The Who are influential, but I don't like their music.

 

[Dryden]

Impossible.

Beatles
Pink Floyd
Led Zeppelin
Jethro Tull
King Crimson
Emerson Lake & Palmer
Yes
Iron Maiden

This is my Top 8 in no order. Absolutely impossible for me to prune this or rank them. Culturally, I think the Beatles have to be #1.

And I've got tickets for Muse tonight at Value City Arena. :)

 

[WyoBuck]

The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
The Who

 

[Muck]

There are some front runners that I think are absolute garbage, IMO.

You voted for Def Leppard.

 

[DubCoffman62]

so many great ones but Queen is my favorite

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

The Beatles
Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Pink Floyd
The Who

My list exactly, with the Beatles at #1 and the others in no particular order.