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

Jul 30, 2014
2:19:22pm

fredgarvin

I don't know if those are the best, but at least 5 American bands that had a major impact on music.

*Aerosmith only counts up until about the late '80s, when they started only writing sappy love ballads.

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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

Kilgore Trout

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

Linescratcher

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

Kilgore Trout

7/30/14 2:43pm

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Kilgore Trout

7/30/14 2:44pm

Jeff Spicoli

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?!?!?

Texas Hammer

7/30/14 2:26pm

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East1999

7/30/14 2:28pm

Or Kansas

Hoosier Cougar

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.

Coug Eastwood

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)

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