Okay, I think I have it. The perfect four.

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Jul 9, 2021
3:37:26pm

Ham All-American

1. The Beach Boys
2. Metallica
3. NWA
4. Nirvana

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Ham

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The Mt. Rushmore of American Bands

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:05pm

If NSYNC isn't on your list I can't take you serious

Supercoug

7/9/21 3:06pm

He said Bands.....not bubble gum boy choirs.

WJCougar

7/9/21 3:09pm

The Eagles must be included, regardless of who else is there.

CopperLix

7/9/21 3:06pm

Yep, Im still we wondering how someone can have such great taste while completely whiffing on others

Hank Rearden

7/9/21 3:14pm

How could you possibly have left off Third Eye Blind?

RalphWiggam

7/9/21 3:07pm

Aerosmith, Guns N Roses...

Avery

7/9/21 3:07pm

AC/DC, KISS

Avery

7/9/21 3:07pm

AC/DC is Australian

Taccoug

7/9/21 3:08pm

Thats how awesome they are, put them on anyway.

Moops

7/9/21 3:17pm

KISS?!

Ham

7/9/21 3:19pm

Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, CCR?

Niiineteeen84

7/9/21 3:08pm

Now you're talking! Pearl Jam is so much better than Nirvana. Eagles are too.

sah22

7/9/21 9:24pm

1/4 ain't bad for your first attempt. Keep trying.

DeekLyfter

7/9/21 3:08pm

Very debatable. The Who >> The Clash.

valleus

7/9/21 3:08pm

The Clash? Lol. Pink Floyd and several others better than them.

Jdoc

7/9/21 3:08pm

Pink Floyd? He said it can’t be named after a band member.

bluesloth

7/9/21 3:42pm

Are you being serious? If so, Pink Floyd is not the name of a band member.

Jdoc

7/9/21 3:48pm

So one member is Pink and another Floyd?

bluesloth

7/9/21 3:50pm

Nope.

Jdoc

7/9/21 4:19pm

More recent options...

Avery

7/9/21 3:09pm

Agree with Beach Boys. But how could R.E.M. not be on that list?

Tortoise

7/9/21 3:09pm

Aerosmith, Metallica

SLC-Warrior

7/9/21 3:09pm

Aerosmith's otherwise decent body of work is totally negated by

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:15pm

Aerosmith has like 2 good rock songs and then a bunch of pop songs with guitar.

Hank Rearden

7/9/21 3:18pm

Whoahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....that's a hot take.

BoiseBlue

7/9/21 4:27pm

I didn't mention GAG (appropriate acronym)

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 4:30pm

Metallica deserves to be on there.

Ham

7/9/21 3:20pm

The Clash....LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

RockyBalboa

7/9/21 3:09pm

Queen is miles ahead of the Clash

pegushin

7/9/21 3:35pm

London Calling from The Clash is one of the greatest records of all time.

Future_Tacos

7/9/21 9:55pm

Eagles, Skynyrd, Van Halen, Aerosmith.

John Doe

7/9/21 3:09pm

RE: Eagles, Skynyrd, Van Halen, Aerosmith.

DeekLyfter

7/9/21 3:11pm

RE: Eagles, Skynyrd, Van Halen, Aerosmith.

John Doe

7/9/21 3:12pm

Wow. 0/4.

Ham

7/9/21 3:21pm

RE: Wow. 0/4.

John Doe

7/9/21 4:12pm

I think putting The Clash on the list is very debatable. Why do they get in

BYUMizzou

7/9/21 3:09pm

Queen is referencing Freddy Mercury, one guy, so it fails the criteria

Carnac

7/9/21 3:14pm

Not really. They changed the name of the Band from Smiles to Queen when Mercury joined but it wasn't referencing him

scall

7/9/21 3:19pm

Oh. I thought I was making a joke. I guess not.

Carnac

7/9/21 3:28pm

FYI: Jokes are supposed to be funny.

SoCalCoug

7/9/21 3:30pm

I dear. I offended SoCalCoug who gets offended at everything

Carnac

7/9/21 3:31pm

I was kidding.

SoCalCoug

7/9/21 3:43pm

On the American list, I'd put GnR, Aerosmith, Nirvana, and ... the Beach Boys

BYUMizzou

7/9/21 3:14pm

Agreed, British list: The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen

dazcoug

7/9/21 4:08pm

Well, you're about half right half the time. Great taste and lousy taste all wrapped up in one.

Hank Rearden

7/9/21 3:10pm

Almost have to go by genre and era. Can't deny The Clash's influence

ag4cougs

7/9/21 3:11pm

Good call on the Beach Boys. Even if you don't like them their influence on

RealMadridCougar

7/9/21 3:11pm

Here's a guy who gets my point . . .

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:20pm

They were the easiest choice for me.

SoCalCoug

7/9/21 3:30pm

Eagles, Tom Petty & HB, Beach Boys, Nirvana

Joe Banks

7/9/21 3:12pm

How did you leave Flock of Seagulls off of the British Mt. Rushmore?

Carnac

7/9/21 3:12pm

Beach Boys.

rockhound

7/9/21 3:14pm

Beach Boys, Doors, Aerosmith, and...

cougfanblue

7/9/21 3:14pm

Van Halen

BYU Grounds

7/9/21 3:15pm

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns N Roses, Pearl Jam, and The Strokes.

hebercreeper

7/9/21 3:15pm

RHCP is a joke band. "Hey, let's make another song about California."

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:16pm

I can't stop. I'm addicted to the shindig.

hebercreeper

7/9/21 3:19pm

And yet you have The Beach Boys on your list

backprop

7/9/21 3:20pm

RE: And yet you have The Beach Boys on your list

hebercreeper

7/9/21 3:23pm

Trying to argue that the Red Hot Chili Peppers have had anywhere near the

RealMadridCougar

7/9/21 3:40pm

Anyone who doesn't include Metallica on their list is a non-serious person. Get real, non-metallica fans.

RdF3

7/9/21 3:15pm

Pre-Black album Metallica is a terrific band.

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:18pm

Stop With This Already

Homo Erectus

7/9/21 3:22pm

The Clash over Pink Floyd? SMH

lilpenny

7/9/21 3:16pm

A British rock band Mt. Rushmore is much harder to define, for sure

RenoCoug

7/9/21 3:33pm

Beach Boys, Van Halen, Eagles, Nirvana.

valleus

7/9/21 3:17pm

All game changers so I tend to agree

pegushin

7/9/21 3:37pm

Guns N Roses, Metallica, Blink 182, Nirvana

squints

7/9/21 3:18pm

I think 3 of those 4 would be good options...um there's one outlier

Avery

7/9/21 3:20pm

Yeah Blink is probably a personal preference. Good call.

squints

7/9/21 3:22pm

What about Canada? Nickleback anyone?

The Pope

7/9/21 3:19pm

Bare Naked Ladies.

scall

7/9/21 3:23pm

BTO, The Guess Who, Trooper, Rush

RC Vikings

7/9/21 3:45pm

Ramones and Van Halen? Yikes.

Ham

7/9/21 3:19pm

Beach Boys, The Temptations, Alabama, Nirvana

Homo Erectus

7/9/21 3:19pm

Inventing something doesn't make you the best at it.

hebercreeper

7/9/21 3:22pm

Oh yeah, well I invented your face

Homo Erectus

7/9/21 3:25pm

Temptations were a vocal group. Should they count as a "band?"

lightmann

7/9/21 3:23pm

Fair question

Homo Erectus

7/9/21 3:24pm

If you're disallowing The Temptations, then I'll replace them with NWA.

Homo Erectus

7/9/21 3:33pm

Not a fan by any means, but NWA probably deserves a spot on there.

Ham

7/9/21 3:35pm

By the way, this has to be the WHITEST thread in CB history

Homo Erectus

7/9/21 3:35pm

This is a BYU/Mormon/Utah-centric message board.

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 4:32pm

A poster comes on to CB with like 160 posts, yet swaggers like hes Indy.

Hank Rearden

7/9/21 3:20pm

Darn tooting. I keep my powder dry for the important talk.

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:27pm

It's music, everything is debatable. Beatles, Stones, LZ and Pink Floyd

neboutefan

7/9/21 3:23pm

Beach Boys, Aerosmith, Nirvana, Parliament Funkadelic

SoCalCoug

7/9/21 3:23pm

Parliament is an actually intriguing choice as they are game changers

pegushin

7/9/21 3:38pm

How do you leave Queen off of the British list and then say "not debatable"?!?

Eddie

7/9/21 3:24pm

The problem with Queen . . .

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:28pm

They have more than a handful of great songs

Carnac

7/9/21 3:30pm

RE: The problem with Queen . . .

Eddie

7/9/21 3:35pm

Sincerely, the Clash.

scall

7/9/21 3:44pm

This is so true.

Ham

7/9/21 3:47pm

Bon Jovi, Journey, Chicago and VanHalen/gar because I listed to them the most. I

Malathion

7/9/21 3:26pm

Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!! CB validation!

TNT

7/9/21 3:28pm

Beach Boys, Journey, CCR, Aerosmith

mokelembembe

7/9/21 3:29pm

Bon Jovi is an awful band and virtually meaningless on the cultural landscape

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:34pm

Metallica, Nirvana, Aerosmith and The Doors (RTM honorable mention)

slowhiteguy

7/9/21 3:35pm

Okay, I think I have it. The perfect four.

Ham

7/9/21 3:37pm

I am realizing that I prefer non-American bands overall

Taccoug

7/9/21 3:38pm

Grand Funk Railroad, The Doors, Ramones and KISS

TomPetty

7/9/21 3:39pm

I didn't include KISS because

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:43pm

Well, one of their roadies talked to my seminary class and said HOOOEEEY!

TomPetty

7/9/21 3:47pm

I could barely bring myself to include The Rolling Stones

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:52pm

And now it is just Start Me Up on continuous replay?

TomPetty

7/9/21 3:57pm

Earth Wind and Fire, O'Jays, Spinners, Parliament

TomPetty

7/9/21 3:42pm

For me, Nirvana doesn’t have a large enough discography.

bluesloth

7/9/21 3:44pm

this is a fair critique but

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:46pm

Grateful dead deserves serious consideration in the top four. Jam band goats and

BYJung

7/9/21 3:49pm

Very interesting list. Respectable.

Jim Swarthout

7/9/21 3:54pm

Good call on Grateful Dead. They have to be on the list as an American band.

valleus

7/9/21 3:58pm

UGK

Supercoug

7/9/21 3:55pm

The Beach Boys, The Doors, Nirvana, Metallica but the most accurate list would

dazcoug

7/9/21 3:59pm

Styx, Kansas, Chicago, & Journey

SonicFir

7/9/21 4:17pm

What? No REO Speedwagon?

SGU Cougar

7/9/21 5:26pm

You went 0-4 and then mocked the Eagles? Sorry, not playing.

ColoSpgs

7/9/21 4:27pm

Who is the Clash?

TeeKaa

7/9/21 4:31pm

RE: Who is the Clash?

scall

7/9/21 4:31pm

People mocking the inclusion of The Clash seem to have different ideas of what gets you on Mt. Rushmore

spinner

7/9/21 4:58pm

What about Country, R&B, Blues, Rap, Pop, BlueGrass, etc? But yeah, if they’re taking Teddy Rs spot, I guess so.

Hank Rearden

7/9/21 6:27pm

Yeah the whole exercise becomes much harder if we’re including any and all genres (why not Jazz, too?)

spinner

7/10/21 10:27am

Beach Boys, Nirvana, The Doors, Eagles

lightmann

7/9/21 5:45pm

Add Hall and Oates

sah22

7/9/21 9:28pm

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