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re: Top 5 American Bands? Who would you put up against UK's top 5?

Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:02 pm to
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
the Verde River
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:02 pm to
Definitely The Who over Queen
Posted by Brosef Stalin
Member since Dec 2011
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:04 pm to
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You can't possibly think that the Top 5 american bands all exist pre-1985

most people on this board seem to think that the only good music is from the 60s and 70s
Posted by HeadyBrosevelt
the Verde River
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:07 pm to
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most people on this board seem to think that the only good music is from the 60s and 70s


90s too. Alternative, hip hop, and Phish.
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:08 pm to
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First off, I think the UK list is debatable.
By the order in which they´re ranked, it looks as if it´s based on record sales.
This post was edited on 3/18/14 at 3:42 pm
Posted by Marciano1
Marksville, LA
Member since Jun 2009
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:27 pm to
Beach Boys
The Doors
Credence Clearwater Revival
Allman Brothers Band
Metallica
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:32 pm to
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quote:
Heart
They´re North Americans from Canada.


That, and their music sucks
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 3:35 pm to
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jan and dean


Do you know that right after they recorded that song Jan himself crashed his car...
Posted by Sayre
South Bend, Indiana
Member since Nov 2011
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 4:58 pm to
Heart is not from Canada.
Posted by TheRoarRestoredInBR
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 3/18/14 at 7:10 pm to
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The Ramones/The Replacements/REM/CCR/Minutemen/Black Flag


+1
Posted by Cdawg
TigerFred's Living Room
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 9:51 am to
Would The Jimi Hendrix Experience be considered a band and is that American or British?
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 11:42 am to
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Would The Jimi Hendrix Experience be considered a band and is that American or British?
Yeah, personnel wise, they´re only 33.33% ´Murrikan
Posted by kjntgr
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 1:29 pm to
Yea Larry Little Feat( whoever the hell that is) tops the Eagles. What is it with this board and it's distinct for the Eagles?
Posted by TigerRanter
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 2:12 pm to
UK

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Black Sabbath/Ozzy
Cream
Pink Floyd

Have a hard time not putting Radiohead on there. Zepplin is disqualified because they're a bunch of thieves. I'd put the Who, but I've never really cared for them.


US

Beach Boys
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
REM
Pixies




This post was edited on 3/19/14 at 3:14 pm
Posted by Dandy Lion
Member since Feb 2010
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 2:16 pm to
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U2
They´re Irish.
Posted by TigerRanter
Louisiana
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 2:24 pm to
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They´re Irish.
That's a good point!
Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 2:41 pm to
Jimi Hendrix Experience was one American and two Brits. They were even based out of London. If you want to include Hendrix you'll have to go with the Band of Gypsies, who were hardly as renowned as the Experience.
Posted by Hawkeye95
Member since Dec 2013
20293 posts
Posted on 3/19/14 at 2:53 pm to
Beach Boys
Talking Heads
Pixies
Pavement
REM

That list is a little 80s heavy, but you know the UK list is 60s/70s heavy.

If you included solo artists, you would need to drop in Elvis and Michael Jackson, which would trump any solo artists from the UK.
Posted by TigerRanter
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 3:02 pm to
I feel like Clapton should be on the UK side in some form. Cream alone would probably be worthy.
Posted by wilceaux
Austin, TX
Member since Apr 2004
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Posted on 3/19/14 at 4:25 pm to
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If you included solo artists, you would need to drop in Elvis and Michael Jackson, which would trump any solo artists from the UK.


This is a very important point.
Americans love them some individualism, so the best solo artists are generally American.
Posted by ZacAttack
The Land Mass
Member since Oct 2012
6416 posts
Posted on 3/20/14 at 12:32 am to
We gotta pull in the solo artists otherwise, UK stacked, US fricked
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