re: Top 5 Influential American Hard Rock Bands

Posted by wasteland

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 3:04 pm to yallgood

Metallica
Korn
KISS
Nirvana
Guns n Roses

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Posted by sertorius

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 3:11 pm to wasteland

R.E.M.

Posted by 88Wildcat

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 3:46 pm to sertorius

Since hard rock has devolved to plain old rock in this thread, (seriously, The Doors, REM hard rock?) in no particular order....

The Ramones
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Grateful Dead
Velvet Underground
The Beach Boys

Those are the most influential. If you want the best five that is another list.

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Posted by DyeHardDylan

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 4:05 pm to yallgood

The Runaways

Posted by the crue

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 4:06 pm to yallgood

metallica
aerosmith
nirvana
guns n'roses
mötley crüe

Posted by TnMountaineer

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 5:17 pm to wasteland

I’m sorry but no Pearl Jam? Come on now!

Posted by wasteland

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 6:23 pm to 88Wildcat

Yea my idea of hard rock is very different from most of whats been posted

Posted by Jester

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Posted on 3/16/19 at 9:34 pm to wasteland

If we're talking about American bands influencing hard rock, it's foolish not to include Blue Oyster Cult.

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 3/17/19 at 4:05 am to Jester

quote:
If we're talking about American bands influencing hard rock, it's foolish not to include Blue Oyster Cult.

Bingo. Their catalogue is huge and they are definitely under appreciated by the masses. One of my favorites

Posted by monsterballads

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Posted on 3/17/19 at 4:50 am to yallgood

quote:
Hard Rock

Is not what I think of when I think of Aerosmith and Van Halen or KISS for that matter

Posted by OWLFAN86

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Posted on 3/17/19 at 3:34 pm to OldTigahFot

quote:
MC5

probably the single most influential "hard rock" ( whatever that is band)

created a whole genre

for musicianship and a unique ZZ Top

Ramones

Posted by 50_Tiger

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Posted on 3/18/19 at 10:30 am to wasteland

quote:
Korn

Waiting for another American band to base their roots around this bands sound.

Until then I'll stay in the Nordics and Italia for my rock/metal

Posted by TAMU-93

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Posted on 3/18/19 at 1:07 pm to yallgood

The New York Dolls influenced the punk rock movement and the look of every 80s hair band.

Posted by JohnZeroQ

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Posted on 3/18/19 at 9:42 pm to yallgood

How has no one said Soundgarden?

Do we have to date ourselves to make this list?

If you grew up in the 70s I understand Van Halen others mentioned( UK owned this time)

The 80s Metallica or Slayer

The 90s(my teenage years) Ill stick with this as my INFULENTIAL base

Again Soundgarden jumps right out.
Alice In Chains
TOOL
Pantera
Kyuss

If ^ isnt hard rock then kindly gfy

Posted by mmmmmbeeer

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Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:23 am to VOR

quote:
I have trouble taking Van Halen seriously as a hard rock ban

I've yet to catch any of my kids, nor any of my kids' friends, jamming out to some Van Halen. They're a complete afterthought to anyone born after 1980. This is not what you'd expect from one of the top 5 influential American hard rock bands. They don't even come close to making the list.

Posted by yallgood

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Posted on 3/19/19 at 8:45 am to mmmmmbeeer

Today's kids wouldn't have any clue what good hard rock music from the 70's and 80's was unless good parenting was involved. Also I like Pearl Jam, guess I'm just too old to think they've influenced many other successful bands. That 90's list posted earlier also consisted of good bands. Guess my old arse was just thinking 70's and 80's bands that have influenced bands of the past 20 years.