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re: Greatest American band of all time
Posted on 6/5/25 at 2:08 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Posted on 6/5/25 at 2:08 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
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The vast, vast majority of music fans would pick neither of the bands you selected as the greatest American band of all time.
Also it really is an impossible question to begin with
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Posted on 6/5/25 at 2:08 pm to NachoReb
The Eagles, Beach Boys, Aerosmith, and Alabama, in no particular order.
This post was edited on 6/5/25 at 2:09 pm
Posted on 6/5/25 at 2:27 pm to STigers
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Also it really is an impossible question to begin with
Which makes giving two options even dumber.
Posted on 6/5/25 at 2:34 pm to Lexis Dad
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The Eagles, Beach Boys, Aerosmith, and Alabama, in no particular order.
The allman brothers have 2 drummers, 2 guitarisr and a singer better than all those bands. They're literally better at everything but writing lyrics but I like music better than poetry
Posted on 6/5/25 at 3:33 pm to cgrand
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taken at face value it’s not fake binary or a troll at all. You can make an excellent case that either Metallica or the Dead are indeed the greatest American rock band ever, OP thinks so which is fine. There are other candidates (the byrds for example). In my mind the Grateful Dead are the quintessential American rock band and second place is pretty damn far down the list
Not anywhere close to being in the discussion. Great band, no doubt, but be serious.
Duke Ellington's jazz orchestra would be my 'claim' since it wasn't established that pop/rock is the genre.
Posted on 6/5/25 at 4:01 pm to NachoReb
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Metallica or Grateful Dead
Metallica is light years better than the Grateful Dead. Several others mentioned are worthy of consideration, most notably Aerosmith and Van Halen. But the Eagles are, in my estimation, the GOAT.
Posted on 6/5/25 at 4:26 pm to NachoReb
No one has mentioned The Talking Heads
They have to be in the discussion
They have to be in the discussion
Posted on 6/5/25 at 4:37 pm to redneck hippie
This thread has shown me how much the limeys have kicked our arse when it comes to rock music.
Posted on 6/5/25 at 4:37 pm to redneck hippie
Talking Heads’ New
"Psycho Killer" Video Starring
Saoirse Ronan
"Psycho Killer" Video Starring
Saoirse Ronan
Posted on 6/5/25 at 5:02 pm to Mike Joyce
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This thread has shown me how much the limeys have kicked our arse when it comes to rock music.
Yea, the phrase I’ve heard is, “Americans define it. The British refine it.”
Posted on 6/5/25 at 5:03 pm to redneck hippie
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No one has mentioned The Talking Heads
They have to be in the discussion
Agreed. Velvet Underground, Big Star, Byrds and Steely Dan should also be in the discussion and have not been mentioned.
Posted on 6/5/25 at 6:03 pm to rebelrouser
So apparently this is the thread where everyone just lists their favorite American band.
Big Star? They made 3 albums and were commercial failures.
Now I don’t think commercial success is a huge part of whether a band is good, but you have to have a bit of success to make this list.
We are discussing the greatest American band EVER!
Big Star? They made 3 albums and were commercial failures.
Now I don’t think commercial success is a huge part of whether a band is good, but you have to have a bit of success to make this list.
We are discussing the greatest American band EVER!
Posted on 6/5/25 at 9:26 pm to Mike Joyce
Someone said once "To be British is to know two things; that you once ruled the world, and that all your current rock bands sound like shite".
Posted on 6/5/25 at 11:27 pm to Bjorn Cyborg
Lotta great nominations here but only one band gave us Song of the South.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 5:34 am to NachoReb
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Posted on 6/6/25 at 5:42 am to NachoReb
Skynyrd
Posted on 6/6/25 at 6:37 am to NachoReb
Chicago
Posted on 6/6/25 at 8:10 am to Bjorn Cyborg
Van Halen
The rest.
The rest.
Posted on 6/6/25 at 9:25 am to NachoReb
It definitely depends on how you define "greatest," but the Ramones have got to be one of the most influential American bands at the very least.
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