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

Jul 9, 2021
3:19:05pm

scall Cog in the Machine

alone. Sure it has, by many, come to refer to Mercury but that wasn't the intent of the name. And Queen should be on your list for British Bands.

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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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