Best rock band?

16 March 2002, 01:46

W. Wilson

Metallica is fine, my personal fave over the years has got to be Rush. I have heard their music is known as "the thinking man's rock". I agree.

16 March 2002, 02:18

Howard

When it comes to hard rock I donï¿½t think any band can match Aerosmithï¿½s long-term popularity or commercial success.

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16 March 2002, 03:21

NETim

Oh c'mon, it's gotta be the one, the only, THE WHO!

Tim

16 March 2002, 03:24

<500 AHR>

That stuff not music! My vote is for air supply.

Todd E

16 March 2002, 03:33

sxr6

AC/DC with Who a very close second!!!

16 March 2002, 04:25

Skibum

Howard,
I would rank The Who and The Rolling Stones ahead of Aerosmith on your scale. As for the all time greatest rock band? Nirvana? Metallica? Amatuers. The only right answer is Led Zepplin.

Jeff

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16 March 2002, 04:33

Mule Skinner

THE BAND. Check out the movie "The Last Waltz" due out on DVD this May.

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16 March 2002, 04:51

tsturm

quote:
Originally posted by Skibum:
Howard,
I would rank The Who and The Rolling Stones ahead of Aerosmith on your scale. As for the all time greatest rock band? Nirvana? Metallica? Amatuers. The only right answer is Led Zepplin.
Jeff

Ditto on the LZ

16 March 2002, 05:28

<Wapi-T>

SKYNARD!!!

16 March 2002, 08:14

<ovis>

Stones and the Who.

16 March 2002, 08:22

JohnTheGreek

Gotta go with . . .

1) AD/DC
2) Led Zeppelin
3) Rolling Stones
4) Van Halen (just for 80's nostalgia)

Regards,

JohnTheGreek

16 March 2002, 08:39

Alstro

I would have to consider Black Sabboth/Ozzie in there.

16 March 2002, 08:43

fla3006

Like rifle cartridges, the have been lots of great bands over the years. And like the 30-06, there is one band that stands above them all: The Rolling Stones.

16 March 2002, 09:04

<DavidP>

The Bay City Rollers!! Ooops, did I say that out loud?

I mean't:
1. Pink Floyd
2. Bruce Springsteen
3. Jimi Hendrix

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Good Hunting & Hunt Safe,
David

16 March 2002, 09:09

Bill M

Pink Floyd! I think that they still have the number one selling rock album of all time.

The Who is a close second, Aerosmith, AC/DC, LZ, Skynyrd, Rush tied for third.

Bill

16 March 2002, 09:35

Canuck

As a product of the 80's and still a headbanger at heart, I have to go with Metallica too.

I love all music too much to really feel happy about having one fave though. All the suggestions so far are great bands (excluding Air Supply and Bay City Rollers )

Canuck

16 March 2002, 09:51

Big 17

Metallica Rules and all else Drool

16 March 2002, 10:26

<Fat Bastard>

No rock band can truly be great unless one of its members is dead.

16 March 2002, 11:29

Santiam

You guys are all wrong..My vote goes to the only rock star that has his own hunting show on tuesday nights...High up in the NRA and a out spoken defender of our cause..

Ted's The Man

After all this is the "BIG GAME" conferance isn't it ??

"And the buck was mine forevermore"

16 March 2002, 12:20

Gatehouse

The Ramones...they never experimented with electronic music, just balls to the wall rock'n'roll...

For longevity wiht integrity, DOA wins...

16 March 2002, 13:00

Longbob

Brittany Spears.

16 March 2002, 13:14

Canuck

One other side note about Metallica (since Ted was mentioned)....their lead singer James Hetfield is an avid hunter, and publicly supports gun ownership and hunting. Not to the extreme that Ted does of course, but it is nice to know he ain't an anti, like god only knows how many other entertainers!

Canuck

16 March 2002, 13:18

Curtis_Lemay

DD I'm going to back you up, Motorhead certainly deserves the credit, but I'm also going to along with Ozzie/Black Sabbath, The Ramones, and Nugent.

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16 March 2002, 14:19

Stryker225

I listen to almost every thing but if it has to be a rock band, it'll be Three Doors Down or something.

"Britney Spears"

That's what I'M talking about!

Not sure if that's rock though. Is pop and rock the same?

(sigh)So glad she broke up with that N'Sync queer....I can now commence on stalking!!

Hahaha (coughs) ha....ha...ha

16 March 2002, 14:33

<leo>

Moody Blues!

16 March 2002, 14:43

JohnTheGreek

Cool Guy,
You needn't bother stalking Britney, I am way ahead of you in line. I was stalking her long before she dumped Justin.

Nothing sounds better to me than taking ol' Britney hunting in Zimbabwe for a couple of weeks. Tough to hunt when you haven't been getting enough sleep though!

Regards,

JohnTheGreek

16 March 2002, 15:14

Stryker225

quote:
Originally posted by JohnTheGreek:
Cool Guy,
You needn't bother stalking Britney, I am way ahead of you in line. I was stalking her long before she dumped Justin.
Nothing sounds better to me than taking ol' Britney hunting in Zimbabwe for a couple of weeks. Tough to hunt when you haven't been getting enough sleep though!
Regards,
JohnTheGreek

Nooooooooooooo!!!!

16 March 2002, 15:19

NETim

I can't believe that I screwed up this badly! My first response was a vote for The Who, but to my eternal shame I completely forgot about the greatest of the great Brit bands.

How many monster albums did this band produce over the years? Who doesn't have "Shark Sandwich" or "Intravenous DeMilo" in their collection? And has there ever been an album quite like "Break Like the Wind?"

Yes, I can only be talking about the often imitated but never duplicated,

SPINAL TAP!!!!!!!!!

Tim

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16 March 2002, 16:37

rcasto

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN AND DOUBLE TROUBLE

Yes I know I shouted!

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RC

16 March 2002, 17:09

LE270

quote:
Originally posted by fla3006:
Like rifle cartridges, the have been lots of great bands over the years. And like the 30-06, there is one band that stands above them all: The Rolling Stones.

Yep. That's right. And the greatest movie about rock music ever made is the Maysles Brothers' and Charlotte Zwerin's Gimme Shelter.

16 March 2002, 17:44

<T/Jazz>

Bands OK, here goes my picks.

The Greatfull Dead

Rolling Stones

Junior Walker & The All Stars

Bruce Springsteen

Jimmy Hendrix

Beetles

16 March 2002, 18:01

<ultramag>

Can you say AC/DC? No band has spanned time and generation gaps like AC/DC.

17 March 2002, 11:12

Brian M

The origanal Allman Brothers Band,from when Brother Duane was still alive.This was pre-"Rambling Man",when they were a pedal to the metal rock band.Their epic live album,Live At Fillmore East,has such fantastic guitar playing on it by Duane Allman and Dickey Betts,one wonders why they never surpassed Jimi Hendrix in popularity.

Ok,my pics are-
1)The Allman Brothers Band
2)Derek&The Dominos (Clapton and Duane Allman)
3)Cream

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18 March 2002, 09:38

<Mats>

Metallica. Or Maiden. Wait a minute...Sabbath of course! Or, I mean, uhmm, I dunno...

Rush perhaps? Dream Theatre?

LOTS of great bands out there...

-- Mats

18 March 2002, 09:56

Rusty Gunn

Adding a new twist...

"Ace of spades" by MoterHead
"Cat scratch fever" by Ted Nugent
"Talk dirty to me" by Poison
"Panama" by Van Halen
"You shook me all night long" by AC/DC
"Slipping away" by Dokken (my favorite 80's band)
"Love hurts" by Nazereth
"Metal health" by Quiet Riot
"Crazy train" by Ozzie Osbourne

And plenty of other 80's hard rock/heavy metal ~~~Suluuq

21 March 2002, 01:28

Pete Millan

The greatest has to be the Rolling Stones

But my favorites are:

Blue Oyster Cult
Frank Zappa
U2 - why's no-one mentioned them yet?

Cheers

pete

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