Greatest American Rock Band

[NDIRISH]

This is my first post and topic so if this is a repost I am sorry, but the question is simple.  Much debate at my work and with my friends and family just wondering what the world of fearless thought.

[Throwback1]

The Beatles is the right answer, but you'll get a lot of wrong ones, too.

[Quite Frankly]

The Beatles is the right answer, but you'll get a lot of wrong ones, too.

The Beatles will be disappointed to find out they are American.

Rookie.   

[Throwback1]

Long day..and thanks...."rookie", that's it?...after that lob over the middle of the plate, I appreciate you not "knocking me out of the ballpark."    I'm just going to slink away now.

[bleudog]

This is my first post and topic so if this is a repost I am sorry, but the question is simple.  Much debate at my work and with my friends and family just wondering what the world of fearless thought.

If you go by sales I'd say the Eagles.
 
http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=tblTopArt


My personal nominations are Chicago (before Terry Kath died and they got into the power ballads) and the Allman Brothers Band. 

Chicago has the distinction of having had chart albums in five consecutive decades.

Lynyrd Skynyrd may have perfected it but the Allman Brothers created a branch of the rock and roll tree, SOUTHERN ROCK.

[Throwback1]

Personally, The Eagles or Lynard Skynard....probably Aerosmith, maybe Pearl Jam...just not quite my taste.

[silverstreak]

way too many great bands......we'd have to come up with some way to rank them and there would still be people hacked off.

i'd have to put nirvana up there.  aerosmith's early stuff was good but it gets worse and worse as the years pass.  this makes you realize how many good bands aren't from america.

[Father Guido]

I think you would have to say Aerosmith.

Now, hear me out.

They are not my favorite, (but one of them), but for longevity you have to give them some props.  They were playing when I was in High School, (mid 70's), and they still turn out hits.  By hits I mean songs that sell, and that people like.  THey still have the original band members, and really, their style hasn't really changed all that much.

[The Reality is back...]

I think you would have to say Aerosmith.

Now, hear me out.

They are not my favorite, (but one of them), but for longevity you have to give them some props.  They were playing when I was in High School, (mid 70's), and they still turn out hits.  By hits I mean songs that sell, and that people like.  THey still have the original band members, and really, their style hasn't really changed all that much.

Yeah, i think Aerosmith gets it, and I'm not a huge fan.

The list for me, goes something like

Aerosmith
Beach Boys
Allman Brothers
Skynard
The Eagles

etc

[hondaseller01]

Aerosmith, final answer

They are not my favorite, but the majority would argue the best.

Skynard is just a "southern rock band"

[Baitshop]

Here boys.....let me settle this for you......


1. EAGLES

2. Chicago

3. Doobie Brothers

4. Journey  (Steve Perry days only)

5. The Commodores

6. Aerosmith

7. Lynard Skynard

8. Rolling Stones

9. Allman Brothers

10. Genesis (with Phil Collins as the lead singer)

[doober3]

Here boys.....let me settle this for you......


1. EAGLES

2. Chicago

3. Doobie Brothers

4. Journey  (Steve Perry days only)

5. The Commodores

6. Aerosmith

7. Lynard Skynard

8. Rolling Stones

9. Allman Brothers

10. Genesis (with Phil Collins as the lead singer)

I'd agree that the EAGLES are the best, in fact I'd agree with most of your list.  However, I'm pretty sure that the STONES and GENESIS were bands from the UK.

[Father Guido]

Here boys.....let me settle this for you......


1. EAGLES

2. Chicago

3. Doobie Brothers

4. Journey  (Steve Perry days only)

5. The Commodores

6. Aerosmith

7. Lynard Skynard

8. Rolling Stones

9. Allman Brothers

10. (Genesis with Phil Collins as the lead singer)

I'd agree that the EAGLES are the best, in fact I'd agree with most of your list.  However, I'm pretty sure that the STONES and GENESIS were bands from the UK.

You would be correct, but we have to give the "Special" posters some slack.  This is America, you know.  Even posters like Baitshop deserve to be treated with dignity.

[Baitshop]

Here boys.....let me settle this for you......


1. EAGLES

2. Chicago

3. Doobie Brothers

4. Journey  (Steve Perry days only)

5. The Commodores

6. Aerosmith

7. Lynard Skynard

8. Rolling Stones

9. Allman Brothers

10. Genesis (with Phil Collins as the lead singer)

I'd agree that the EAGLES are the best, in fact I'd agree with most of your list.  However, I'm pretty sure that the STONES and GENESIS were bands from the UK.

Gentlemen........all I can say is.......I have never let being correct keep me from expressing my opinion........

Plus......I bought all of the albums and cassettes at Wal-Mart.........they don't sell anything that is not "American Made"...............do they??..??..??


BTW.....the only thing that is "Special" about me is that I have a Greenwood education........

[Quite Frankly]

You bought 8-track and you know it!  Admit it.  You had Three Dog Night on 8-track and the Allman Brothers.

[Baitshop]

Here is my second 10.....

11. Poco

12. Styx

13. Steve Miller Band

14. Blood Sweat and Tears

15. Kansas

16. 38 Special

17. Earth Wind and Fire (actually should have been in my Top 10....perhaps replacing one of those limey bands)

18. Jefferson Starship

19. ZZ Top

20. Kiss


     

[Quite Frankly]

Slow down gramps.

[Baitshop]

You bought 8-track and you know it!  Admit it.  You had Three Dog Night on 8-track and the Allman Brothers.

Shoot.......I still have some 8-tracks.....

I had forgotten about Three Dog Night......they were great in the early 70's......

[Baitshop]

Hey.....I'm on a roll...!!

Top 10 One Hit Wonders...

1. Wild Cherry - Play that Funky Music White Boy

2. The Ides of March - Vehicle

3. Mountain - Mississippi Queen

4. Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (where my Rosemary goes)

5. Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay

6. Lipps, Inc. - Funkytown

7. Blues Image - Ride Captain Ride

8. Blue Suede - Hooked on a Feeling

9. Ram Jam - Black Betty

10. Iron Butterfly - In-a-gadda-da-vida

[Quite Frankly]

Time to administer a "retroactive' drug test on our friend baitshop.

We'll turn the dial to July 14, 1977 and see how he does.

[Throwback1]

3 Dog Night...

1st live concert I ever went to....a while back.

[bleudog]

You bought 8-track and you know it!  Admit it.  You had Three Dog Night on 8-track and the Allman Brothers.

Wasn't anything like hearing the click-click of a track change in the middle of one of the Allman Brothers' 20+ minute songs.



Bait, as far as your one-hit wonders, you left out:

Paper Lace - The Night Chicago Died

Brownsville Station - Smokin' in the Boys Room

Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods - Billy, Don't Be a Hero

Cate Brothers - Union Man (had to get that AR connection in)

Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back in Town

(Yeah, I know two of those are not American bands)

http://www.onehitwondercentral.com/70s.cfm

[Baitshop]

Time to administer a "retroactive' drug test on our friend baitshop.

We'll turn the dial to July 14, 1977 and see how he does.

On July 14, 1977.....Top 10 baitshop facts

1. I still had lots of hair.

2. I was only working 40 hours a week.

3. My car was paid off.

4. I looked good in a leisure suit (Lime Green)

5. I could go on a date that included Pizza, 2 movie tickets, and approx. 8 gallons of gas for $20.

6. I bought my first Saturday Night Fever jewelry.

7. I paid $150 a month for a one bedroom, furnished, apartment in the nice part of town.

8. My stereo system at home cost more than my car.

9. I thought my Dad was totally out of touch with the real world. (Of course, by the time I turned 25 he had smartened up a little bit. )

10. I could stay up all night long.......now, I am up all night because I ate too much Mexican food after 7 p.m.  .............

[Quite Frankly]

Heck of a long way to deny you flunked. 

[Father Guido]

4. I looked good in a leisure suit (Lime Green)

lol...the original "Larry the Lounge Lizard".

5. I could go on a date that included Pizza, 2 movie tickets, and approx. 8 gallons of gas for $20.

...so, you could get a blow up doll for approx. $5 in those days, huh?

[Quite Frankly]

Easy fellas.

[Baitshop]

QF.......me and the Padre were the bomb diggety back in the day....don't try to rain on a couple of old guys fond memories of when they had it goin' on..........

Oh, and that blow up doll thing that FG was mentioning..........that wasn't me........but I hear that the Padre kept "Farrah" in the trunk of his car along with an extra pair of "Big Bell" Levi's and a Buy One Get One coupon from the Burger Chef on Rogers Ave.....

[Quite Frankly]

Mental Image Alert:  Baitshop and FG dancing to Saturday Night Fever.  (not together)

[Baitshop]

Mental Image Alert:  Baitshop and FG dancing to Saturday Night Fever.  (not together)

That's right!......a couple of old school mojo masters shakin' what their Mama's gave 'em......

Your imagination cannot do it justice........

[Quite Frankly]

Justice doesn't seem like a good word choice.

[Baitshop]

Unfortunately you are more correct than I would like to admit.........

[Quite Frankly]

Just following my life long pattern.

[mattp_68]

err...ahem...Metallica

[mhs85grad]

Hands down Aerosmith.

[NDIRISH]

My two cents
1. Lynard Skynard
2. Metallica
3. Aerosmith
4. ZZ Top
5. Nirvana

Personal favorite of these is Metallica pre- Black Album.

[The Reality is back...]

err...ahem...Metallica

hahaha, I was about to make a post asking where you were?

[Throwback1]

Crosby, Stills and Nash (and then Young) are probably more talented overall than any other American group ever, just not comfortable calling them a rock and roll band.

[Adjudicator]

Ok, every one of you are wrong!  It's gotta be Van Halen!!! C'mon, Eddie's the greatest guitar player walking the face of the earth!!!  You pick it, it don't matter..... Sam or Dave.  They were both great in their own respect. 

[Throwback1]

Van who?

[Father Guido]

QF.......me and the Padre were the bomb diggety back in the day....don't try to rain on a couple of old guys fond memories of when they had it goin' on..........

Oh, and that blow up doll thing that FG was mentioning..........that wasn't me........but I hear that the Padre kept "Farrah" in the trunk of his car along with an extra pair of "Big Bell" Levi's and a Buy One Get One coupon from the Burger Chef on Rogers Ave.....

Nope, never had the Farrah poster, but I did have the Cheryl Tiegs, Sports Illustrated swimsuit picture on the wall for a LOOONG time...and you can chage that "buy one get one" to Godfather's Pizza.   

[Throwback1]

I had one of actress Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in The Avengers...in that black leather suit! 

[Father Guido]

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[Baitshop]

QF.......me and the Padre were the bomb diggety back in the day....don't try to rain on a couple of old guys fond memories of when they had it goin' on..........

Oh, and that blow up doll thing that FG was mentioning..........that wasn't me........but I hear that the Padre kept "Farrah" in the trunk of his car along with an extra pair of "Big Bell" Levi's and a Buy One Get One coupon from the Burger Chef on Rogers Ave.....

Nope, never had the Farrah poster, but I did have the Cheryl Tiegs, Sports Illustrated swimsuit picture on the wall for a LOOONG time...and you can chage that "buy one get one" to Godfather's Pizza.   

I thought "Farrah" was what you called the blow up doll that you kept in the trunk of your car??


Godfathers Pizza....................(sigh)................good times.....

[Father Guido]

QF.......me and the Padre were the bomb diggety back in the day....don't try to rain on a couple of old guys fond memories of when they had it goin' on..........

Oh, and that blow up doll thing that FG was mentioning..........that wasn't me........but I hear that the Padre kept "Farrah" in the trunk of his car along with an extra pair of "Big Bell" Levi's and a Buy One Get One coupon from the Burger Chef on Rogers Ave.....

Nope, never had the Farrah poster, but I did have the Cheryl Tiegs, Sports Illustrated swimsuit picture on the wall for a LOOONG time...and you can chage that "buy one get one" to Godfather's Pizza.  

I thought "Farrah" was what you called the blow up doll that you kept in the trunk of your car??


Godfathers Pizza....................(sigh)................good times.....

Godfather's was some gooood stuff, man.

...oh,  THAT doll.  I thought you were talking about something else.  That doll, umm, ...it belonged to a friend of mine...yeah,  I just hauled it around for him.   Yeah, that's the ticket.

[Quite Frankly]

Boys boys boys.

Time to get yourself back on track with old stories about Grand Funk Railroad, the Doobies and Average White Band.

[Baitshop]

Grand Funk Railroad!!.........."We're an American Band........Wooooo  Oooooh...."


......(sigh)........good times....

[Father Guido]

I can't stop thinking about Godfather's Pizza, now.  That giant supreme weighed in at over 6 pounds, and if you would ask them, they would change stuff and give you, like, double sausage and Canadian Bacon with it instead of onions and peppers.      

...ahhhh....


man, I'm having troubles now.  This is bad.

[Baitshop]

QF.......me and the Padre were the bomb diggety back in the day....don't try to rain on a couple of old guys fond memories of when they had it goin' on..........

Oh, and that blow up doll thing that FG was mentioning..........that wasn't me........but I hear that the Padre kept "Farrah" in the trunk of his car along with an extra pair of "Big Bell" Levi's and a Buy One Get One coupon from the Burger Chef on Rogers Ave.....

Nope, never had the Farrah poster, but I did have the Cheryl Tiegs, Sports Illustrated swimsuit picture on the wall for a LOOONG time...and you can chage that "buy one get one" to Godfather's Pizza.  

I thought "Farrah" was what you called the blow up doll that you kept in the trunk of your car??


Godfathers Pizza....................(sigh)................good times.....

Godfather's was some gooood stuff, man.

...oh,  THAT doll.  I thought you were talking about something else.  That doll, umm, ...it belonged to a friend of mine...yeah,  I just hauled it around for him.   Yeah, that's the ticket.

........was it Pax that you were hauling her aroung for??

[Baitshop]

I can't stop thinking about Godfather's Pizza, now.  That giant supreme weighed in at over 6 pounds, and if you would ask them, they would change stuff and give you, like, double sausage and Canadian Bacon with it instead of onions and peppers.     

...ahhhh....


man, I'm having troubles now.  This is bad.

Godfathers is my absolute favorite pizza of ALL times.....

[Father Guido]

QF.......me and the Padre were the bomb diggety back in the day....don't try to rain on a couple of old guys fond memories of when they had it goin' on..........

Oh, and that blow up doll thing that FG was mentioning..........that wasn't me........but I hear that the Padre kept "Farrah" in the trunk of his car along with an extra pair of "Big Bell" Levi's and a Buy One Get One coupon from the Burger Chef on Rogers Ave.....

Nope, never had the Farrah poster, but I did have the Cheryl Tiegs, Sports Illustrated swimsuit picture on the wall for a LOOONG time...and you can chage that "buy one get one" to Godfather's Pizza.  

I thought "Farrah" was what you called the blow up doll that you kept in the trunk of your car??


Godfathers Pizza....................(sigh)................good times.....

Godfather's was some gooood stuff, man.

...oh,  THAT doll.  I thought you were talking about something else.  That doll, umm, ...it belonged to a friend of mine...yeah,  I just hauled it around for him.   Yeah, that's the ticket.

........was it Pax that you were hauling her aroung for??

LOL...Wow!  I just fell out of my chair laughing.

Nope.  Wasn't Pax, but I do actually have a tale concerning him in the parking lot at Godfather's.