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Jul 30, 2014
2:14:24pm

Borg

Exactly...that's why I posted...to see if my memory was on track

...and that the US didn't really have that strong of a "Top 5" list of bands.

Huh...who woulda thunk it.

Some of the bands listed....I would have never thought about. "Ramones" ...really? That seems very weak. REM?

Eagles
Styx
Fleetwood Mac (not entirely US?)
Van Halen
Kiss

????

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Originally posted on Jul 30, 2014 at 2:14:24pm

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Top 5 Best American Bands of all time .....are?

Borg

7/30/14 1:51pm

Nickelback.. oh wait aren't they canadian?

Mayor of Cougartown

7/30/14 1:52pm

Beach Boys

hessrp

7/30/14 1:56pm

They're on the list.

SoCalCoug

7/30/14 1:59pm

In no order - Metallica, Aerosmith, Tom Petty and HB, Hendrix Exp, the Boss

flavordave

7/30/14 1:56pm

In no particular order

BYUisLife

7/30/14 1:57pm

Nirvana, Metallica, Beach Boys, Ramones, Springsteen & the E Street Band

SoCalCoug

7/30/14 2:06pm

So you only disagree w/ what I wrote?

BYUisLife

7/30/14 2:07pm

lol. No, you just happened to be up on my screen.

SoCalCoug

7/30/14 2:11pm

Nirvana?? No way. They don't have even close

messi

7/30/14 2:27pm

They had a HUGE influence on rock music

SoCalCoug

7/30/14 2:36pm

So has Pearl Jam, and they are from the same genre.

messi

7/30/14 2:39pm

Doesn't mean they belong on a "best" list.

russkiejedi

7/30/14 10:13pm

R.E.M., Van Halen, Boston, Talking Heads, Nirvana

7/30/14 1:58pm

Boston, solid. I'm removing KISS from my list and replacing it.

BYUisLife

7/30/14 2:02pm

Eagles, Van Halen, Aerosmith, R E M, Beach Boys

RC Vikings

7/30/14 2:01pm

I understand people saying Nirvana, but I really dislike them and Grunge

hessrp

7/30/14 2:01pm

I kind of like grunge, but I wouldn't even put Nirvana as the best grunge band.

flavordave

7/30/14 2:09pm

PJ better than Nirvana? Please tell me your kidding

byu1

7/30/14 2:28pm

Absolutely not kidding. Nirvana has some undeserved mystique IMO. I like them,

flavordave

7/30/14 2:39pm

Kidding? Many people feel this way. Your reaction is comical.

messi

7/30/14 2:42pm

dozens?

byu1

7/30/14 3:27pm

RE: dozens?

flavordave

7/30/14 3:33pm

Beach Boys, Metallica, Ramones, Nirvana, Springsteen

7/30/14 2:02pm

Sublime, Skynyrd, Metallica, Springsteen, The Doors

BlueFrog

7/30/14 2:02pm

My list:

Duce

7/30/14 2:03pm

The Beach Boys, Aerosmith, Nirvana, They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes

CoopDizz

7/30/14 2:05pm

TMBG, the Monkees, BYU cougar marching band, jimmy eat world, beach boys

Littlerich

7/30/14 2:06pm

Maybe I would replace the marching band with Jeffster

Littlerich

7/30/14 2:08pm

Kanye West

hessrp

7/30/14 2:07pm

The Doors, R.E.M., Ramones, Nirvana, Jimmy Hendrix Experience.

Byron McNertney

7/30/14 2:08pm

Those are all controversial. Hardly great, any.

Mantis Mutu

7/30/14 2:46pm

Britain has a least four bands better than the best of the U.S.

RC Vikings

7/30/14 2:10pm

It's Amercan society's focus on individualism

hessrp

7/30/14 2:13pm

Exactly...that's why I posted...to see if my memory was on track

Borg

7/30/14 2:14pm

High unemployment -> anger + time to practice -> good music

7/30/14 2:43pm

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7/30/14 2:44pm

U2

7/30/14 2:11pm

Tom Petty & HB, Stone Temple Pilots, Audioslave, Pearl Jam, Band of Horses

Seito107

7/30/14 2:12pm

Finally sombody else gives some love to Tom Petty.

flavordave

7/30/14 2:12pm

Can't think of many American bands with more classics than Petty...

Seito107

7/30/14 2:15pm

Seems to me tho...Tom Petty is more of a solo act

Borg

7/30/14 2:18pm

Good point...for me the difference is in "The Heartbreakers" part and if the

Seito107

7/30/14 2:24pm

The Doors, Cheap Trick, Guns 'n Roses, Rage Against the Machine, Van Halen

CoopDizz

7/30/14 2:13pm

Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, The Beatles, and Black Sabbath. Oh, wait....

Japan Coug

7/30/14 2:14pm

Seriously: The Doors, Evanescence, The Eagles, Boston, R.E.M.

Japan Coug

7/30/14 2:17pm

Maybe most influential: Beach Boys, Tom Petty, Aerosmith*, Ramones, Nirvana

fredgarvin

7/30/14 2:19pm

Here goes

BigYfan

7/30/14 2:19pm

Can't believe no one has mentioned Wyld Stallyns

fredgarvin

7/30/14 2:22pm

This is a pretty decent list - for me it's hard to only pick a top 5

FiveTen-BuckEighty

7/30/14 2:22pm

NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, 98 Degrees, LFO, Westlife

coug203

7/30/14 2:23pm

How do you leave O-Town out????

fredgarvin

7/30/14 2:25pm

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East1999

7/30/14 2:25pm

What the yewt?!?! No mention of Aerosmith?!?!?

7/30/14 2:26pm

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East1999

7/30/14 2:28pm

Or Kansas

7/30/14 2:31pm

Look closer. ctrl F is your friend.

flavordave

7/30/14 2:41pm

Any list without Chicago is suspect

basman

7/30/14 2:42pm

70s Chicago right? 80s power ballad Chicago is awful

hessrp

7/30/14 2:45pm

Primarily the Terry Kath era, so yeah mostly the 70s.

basman

7/30/14 2:54pm

Based on influence: Pearl Jam, Springstien & E Street, Hendrix Exp, The Doors

chago04

7/30/14 2:50pm

I think influence is important in this discussion.

7/30/14 3:09pm

Agreed, but I would take Foo Fighters out. They share Dave Grohl, but they are a

flavordave

7/30/14 3:12pm

They also share Smear and occasionally Krist.

chago04

7/30/14 3:14pm

Interesting. I had no idea FF was influential, they always seemed to me like a

flavordave

7/30/14 3:22pm

They are probably the most influential band of the last 20 years

chago04

7/30/14 3:38pm

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East1999

7/30/14 3:35pm

That's a good call. I wonder which they are considered. An American frontman

chago04

7/30/14 3:39pm

Chicago, Journey, Aerosmith, Beach Boys, The Monkees

LV Mike

7/30/14 3:42pm

Megadeth, Metallica, Motley Crue, Van Halen.

Jeffacka

7/30/14 5:38pm

Elvis, Beach Boys, Carpenters, The Cars, New Kids on the Block: explanations

TheDeek

7/30/14 5:44pm

Van Halen (with Roth) and you can choose the other 4

run26

7/30/14 5:45pm

I left Van Halen off my list (I was just kidding about The Monkees)

LV Mike

7/30/14 6:15pm

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