Best American Bands Ever poll

[remphish1]

Wilco 23 ....R.E.M. 1

 

http://weepingelvis....ver/#more-14386

 

E Street band should be on there...hmm

[suites]

Not a terrible list but Nirvana that high up is a little much in my opinion.

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

1. The band must be a true band: a GROUP of musicians that created a body of work, not a backing band for a solo artist. Hence, The Supremes (who were a successful group before they were rechristened “Diana Ross & The Supremes”) are eligible; any band with an “ampersand” that was really a backing band for a solo artist (Prince & The Revolution, for instance) was largely considered ineligible. (You’ll recall that Bruce Springsteen famously petitioned the Rock Hall of Fame that he should enter the Hall as a solo artist, independent of the E Street band, who he hoped would be considered later on their merits separately.)

[Sweet Papa Crimbo]

Any list that has the RHCP that high loses all credibility.

RHCP are the Grand Funk of that generation.

[PopTodd]

Any list that has the RHCP that high loses all credibility.

RHCP are the Grand Funk of that generation.

How old were you in the mid-80's when they first hit the scene?

I am no fan of what the Chilis have become, but going back and listening to the debut, or Freaky Styley, all the way through Mother's Milk, NOBODY sounded like those guys did. Certainly nobody on the radio. That was a goddamn good band, regardless of what they've become or what they've helped wrought.

Again, I am no fan of these guys, currently. But in the mid-to-late 80's they were one of my favorite bands. Period. And looking back, I can still see why.

[remphish1]

Yeah I see what they are saying but it is bad to call the Estreet band a backing band..but it is their poll.

[-seven]

Why do so many "journalists" have to give these backhanded compliments?

Can't they just give these guys the respect they deserve without the bullshit commentary about college dudes, Dad rock, etc.

So boring already.

[i'm only sleeping]

Van Halen? Really?

[tinnitus photography]

Van Halen for sure. i wouldn't put the Doors anywhere near that high.

 

also, "Scarlet Bagonias"

 

 

[Winston Legthigh]

I'd swap out Red Hot Chili Peppers for Los Lobos.

 

Byrds should be higher.

 

CCR is #1.

 

The best part about the list is the explanation about discounting ampersand / backing bands, but then the single video sample they give for Pearl Jam is being Neil Young's backing band.

[PopTodd]

I'd swap out Red Hot Chili Peppers for Los Lobos.

 

Byrds should be higher.

These two things are true.

(Despite my defense of RHCP, Los Lobos deserve to be on there. Top 5, even.)

I would also find space for Yo La Tengo.

[Winston Legthigh]

I'd throw ZZ Top in there somewhere as well. For longevity alone.

[suites]

Yeah I see what they are saying but it is bad to call the Estreet band a backing band..but it is their poll.

 

They are a backing band...Without Bruce they have no music.

 

What about CSN? I guess not 100% USA?

[remphish1]

They are a backing band...Without Bruce they have no music.

 

What about CSN? I guess not 100% USA?

 

tis true..

[suites]

I think technically they are a great band (much better then Heartbreakers, who are in HOF) but they are like Crazy Horse in that they just wait by the phone when not with THE BOSS OR SHAKEY.

[brianjeremy]

RHCP have the most filler of any rock band ever: definitely a "singles" band in my opinion.

[lamradio]

That's actually a very good, appropriate list in my opinion. Glad to see they included The Pixies. Although I would probably replace RHCP with Aerosmith.

[Hoodoo Man]

More and more, day by day, I hate the lazy journalism of our time...polls. Whether I agree with the choices or not, I am cognizant of the fact that it's very easy to manipulate facts to justify the opinion of the poll creator(s).