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Jam band tier system
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:33 pm
Upper tier (Elite)
Grateful Dead
Phish
Mid-upper level
Allman Brothers Band*
Mid level
Oysterhead
Govt Mule
Widespread Panic
Phil and Friends
Furthur
the funky Meters
Trey Anastasio Band
Lower mid level
String Cheese Incident
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Disco Biscuits
Galactic
Zero
ARU
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
moe
Lower level
Umphrey's McGee
Lotus
Sound Tribe Sector Nine
KickRocks
Lowest level
Perputual Groove
Tea Leaf Green
EOTO
Conspirator
*Allman Brothers Band had a ridiculous peak in 1971 with Duane Allman however his death and the subsequent lineup changes prevent them from being Elite tier.
Choices based on music and influence.
Grateful Dead
Phish
Mid-upper level
Allman Brothers Band*
Mid level
Oysterhead
Govt Mule
Widespread Panic
Phil and Friends
Furthur
the funky Meters
Trey Anastasio Band
Lower mid level
String Cheese Incident
Yonder Mountain String Band
The Disco Biscuits
Galactic
Zero
ARU
Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
moe
Lower level
Umphrey's McGee
Lotus
Sound Tribe Sector Nine
KickRocks
Lowest level
Perputual Groove
Tea Leaf Green
EOTO
Conspirator
*Allman Brothers Band had a ridiculous peak in 1971 with Duane Allman however his death and the subsequent lineup changes prevent them from being Elite tier.
Choices based on music and influence.
This post was edited on 1/20/13 at 3:53 pm
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Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:35 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
ABB should be #1
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:40 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
ABB OR GTFO.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:42 pm to Lsupimp
The lack of a steady lineup and extended hiatuses keep the Allman Brothers Band from elite status. Trust me, I love them as much as any shroom head but rules are rules.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:44 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
WSP being that low is based off of nothing but your personal bias and makes this whole list irrelevant.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:46 pm to CottonWasKing
quote:
WSP being that low is based off of nothing but your personal bias and makes this whole list irrelevant.
You think Widespread Panic is on the level of the Allman Brothers?
Talk about personal bias
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:48 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
quote:
You think Widespread Panic is on the level of the Allman Brothers?
They just did a co-headlining tour with them a couple years ago..... So in the current landscape of the jam band scene? Yes they most certainly are.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:49 pm to CocoLoco
quote:
ABB should be #1
this is really isn't even an argument. ABB is number one.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:50 pm to CottonWasKing
And if we're taking history into account then ABB certainly deserves to be higher than your precious Phish
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:50 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
You basing this on ticket sales? Longevity? Album sales?
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:52 pm to CottonWasKing
It should go
Grateful dead, ABB > Wsp, Phish> everyone else
Grateful dead, ABB > Wsp, Phish> everyone else
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:53 pm to redneck hippie
quote:
You basing this on ticket sales? Longevity? Album sales?
He's basing this off of his phish fanaticism and the false sense of superiority that comes along with it
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:53 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
quote:
this is really isn't even an argument. ABB is number one.
The Grateful Dead will always be the quintessential jam band. They were game changers in so many ways from relentless touring to by far the most dedicated fan base in music (and really anything for that matter)
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:56 pm to CottonWasKing
quote:
Grateful dead, ABB > Wsp, Phish> everyone else
Please. Phish had their OWN festival with over 100,000 attendees. They played the world's biggest concert at the turn of the millennium (which at the time, was a big deal). They have toured all over Europe and even Japan.
Widespread Panic can't sell out a show anywhere outside of the south. They also don't even have their original guitarist, who was the soul of the band.
This post was edited on 1/20/13 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:58 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
As silly as it is, your list isn't too far off. Phish was passed the torch after Jerry's death. Based on ticket sales alone those two are in a class by themselves.
Bela Fleck is not a jamband. Also, where is Furthur, Phil and Friends, Zero?
Bela Fleck is not a jamband. Also, where is Furthur, Phil and Friends, Zero?
Posted on 1/20/13 at 12:59 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
Can we issue a "honorable mention jam song" tier to Iron Butterfly for their great contribution to jam music?
Posted on 1/20/13 at 1:11 pm to redneck hippie
Yeah, I don't consider Fleck a "jam band" either.
Any more than The Dregs are a jam band.
Any more than The Dregs are a jam band.
Posted on 1/20/13 at 1:11 pm to Crow Pie
Primus
Mogwai
^ both "jam" bands according to the MB
Mogwai
^ both "jam" bands according to the MB
Posted on 1/20/13 at 1:13 pm to TheDoc
Primus is sort of on the bubble.
I'm not so sure that they are a jam band but they definitely display so jam band tendencies
I'm not so sure that they are a jam band but they definitely display so jam band tendencies
Posted on 1/20/13 at 1:14 pm to CottonWasKing
The jam band community accepts them as a jam band I think. But Les himself would laugh at that notion.
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