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Jul 30, 2014
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CoopDizz
The Beach Boys, Aerosmith, Nirvana, They Might Be Giants, The White Stripes
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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
U2
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)
LV Mike
7/30/14 6:15pm
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