Spin Magazines Top Ten Bands

[Rick DeVille]

Spin Magazines Top Ten Bands
The criteria for the 50 greatest were that ``these groups had to have a roof-raising, history-changing sound, presence or hairstyle''In addition, ``they also had to clearly influence today's music in undeniable ways'' and ``had to be bands that we care about deeply''.
1. The Beatles
2. The Ramones
3. Led Zepplin
4. Bob Marley & the Wailers
5. Nirvana
6. Parliament/Funkadelic
7. The Clash
8. Public Enemy
9. Rolling Stones
10. Beastie Boys

The list is perhaps more revealing in who was left out, including some arguably more influential bands like Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

 

[Rhys]

Nirvana again?????


Jesus Christ...I hate that fucking band.

 

[Rick DeVille]

Nirvana again?????


Jesus Christ...I hate that fucking band.

I'm still grappling with 2, 5, 6 & 8 are in, Springsteen didn't even make it into the 50!

 

[patient1]

I hope that's because they're lumping him in with guys like Elvis & Dylan on an "Influential Artists" list.

If you ask me, the entire Seattle/ grunge sound was derrivitive of
Led Zeppelin's "Achille's Last Stand", or should I say degenerated from?

 

[Rhys]

A Flock of Seagulls

I've always regarded Spin's journalism with some suspicion but this kinda takes the cake.

Nirvana...Okay Why not A Flock of Seagulls instead!!!

I mean we are judging not on musical talent but on hairstyles, and fashion sense aren't we? A Flock of Seagulls knew all five of those guitar chords and played them well...why even Mike Score was a master at the one note/one chord keyboard bridge.

Who can forget Ali Score, pounding those electronic skins for all he was worth.

Paul Reynolds, flipping that guitar pick up and down the strings of his Les Paul so it sounded like **gasp** a real seagull!!
what imagination, what talent!

And the other guy, who played the bass, whose name escapes me at the moment (senility sucks) Damn, he had those three notes down...

amazing and these guys really were rags to riches...hairdressers one day, international pops stars the next.

I think, given time, these guys would have dominated world music and surpassed one hit wonders like nirvana ...they easily could have written "Sprays like Teen Hair Glop" and been personified as "the" band forever.

no I'm not Problem Child's love child with Cath!

 

[Moridin187]

Okay... just for my own satisfaction..

Was Metallica anywhere on that list? Cuz if they weren't I've got to go study my cookbook...

 

[alexandraaah]

David Bowie?
Big Star?

...and, yes, of course Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

 

[Pechorin]

Did Kraftwerk get a mention in the top 50? Probably not but in terms of influence they deserve a top 10 place

 

[Jellybeangirl]

That's the Top Ten?!

Where the hell is Black Sabbath?!!!

 

[EthiopianPrince]

Spin Magazines Top Ten Bands
The criteria for the 50 greatest were that ``these groups had to have a roof-raising, history-changing sound, presence or hairstyle''In addition, ``they also had to clearly influence today's music in undeniable ways'' and ``had to be bands that we care about deeply''.
1. The Beatles
2. The Ramones
3. Led Zepplin
4. Bob Marley & the Wailers
5. Nirvana
6. Parliament/Funkadelic
7. The Clash
8. Public Enemy
9. Rolling Stones
10. Beastie Boys

The list is perhaps more revealing in who was left out, including some arguably more influential bands like Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

As a black man, I'm insulted by the selections. Public Enemy does not belong on the top ten ... they aren't a band! If you need a token, Prince and Jimi Hendrix both fronted Real Bands and were more influential in rock.

The Ramones at #2 has to be a joke.

The Doors should be on this list.

Comments, please?

 

[Rhys]

Re: Re: Spin Magazines Top Ten Bands

The Ramones at #2 has to be a joke.

The Doors should be on this list.

Comments, please? [/B][/QUOTE]

EP, this is Spin magazine we're talking about here...ergo that little thing called Logic....isn't a factor...

 

[Massive Grooves]

I was shaking my head at this list the other day. FYI:

Jimi- 16 (after Sly and Run DMC)
Metallica - 20
Bowie- 36
Pink Floyd- 49 (after Korn!!)

No Van Halen(?), they influenced an entire generation and decade of terrible music. They have to be considered influential.

In defense of the choices of the Ramones and Nirvana, without them we don't have those no-talent bands like Blink 182, Sum 41, and other bands that don't have a singer and play repetitive chords.

Beastie Boys 10, where would Fred Durst be without them paving the way? I mean even really bad bands had to of been influenced.

It's just Spin magazine and the cover does have the words "... 44 more picks guaranteed to start fights!"

Oh well.

 

[seXieleXie]

i think the ramones are only on there because the front man died recently and they got the sympathy vote.

 

[Marxist]

The Ramones practically invented punk. Maybe they shouldn't be #2, but top 10 without a doubt.

 

[RhumbRunner13]

You are what you read!

 

[patient1]

The Ramones practically invented punk. Maybe they shouldn't be #2, but top 10 without a doubt.

Regarding Punk

I thought that the "honors" belonged to Johnny Rotten & The Sex Pistols. At least they were more original & influential in the hairstyle category. Behind them I'd nominate The Clash.

I think Lexxie is right about the Ramones.


( Phew!!!! What a relief! One night I was agreeing with everything The Artist Formerly Known As Marxist said about German automobiles, then it was the number of birthday threads
a person should have on page one, then it was Pharmaceutical
Corporations. I'm glad I can tell the difference between his opinions and mine again.)

 

[KillerMuffin]

Spin magazine? *shakes head* It's like asking Cosmo who is the best dressed chick in Paris. Paris, Texas.

Veracity, they're not.

 

[Purple Haze]

Here's the complete list.

THE 50 GREATEST BANDS OF ALL TIME

1. THE BEATLES
2. RAMONES
3. LED ZEPPELIN
4. BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS
5. NIRVANA
6. PARLIAMENT/FUNKADELIC
7. THE CLASH
8. PUBLIC ENEMY
9. THE ROLLING STONES
10. BEASTIE BOYS
11. THE VELVET UNDERGROUND
12. SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
13. U2
14. RUN-D.M.C.
15. RADIOHEAD
16. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE
17. SONIC YOUTH
18. AC/DC
19. THE STOOGES
20. METALLICA
21. THE SMITHS
22. PATTI SMITH GROUP
23. N.W.A.
24. KRAFTWERK
25. THE SEX PISTOLS
26. PEARL JAM
27. GRATEFUL DEAD
28. R.E.M.
29. BLACK SABBATH
30. PAVEMENT
31. FUGAZI
32. KISS
33. PRETENDERS
34. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
35. FELA KUTI & AFRIKA 70/EGYPT 80
36. DAVID BOWIE AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
37. BLONDIE
38. BAD BRAINS
39. THE WHO
40. GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE
41. NEW ORDER
42. HUSKER DU
43. GUNS N' ROSES
44. OUTKAST
45. THE BEACH BOYS
46. MASSIVE ATTACK
47. LYNYRD SKYNYRD
48. KORN
49. PINK FLOYD
50. RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

There's quite a few I've never heard of, but to leave Van Halen off of this list is absolutely criminal.

Who are the dorks that vote on this SPIN magazine? It comes to my house free, and usually goes in the trash, along with RollingStone and the Readers Digest.

I saw the "Foo Fighters" on Letterman last night, and I wonder when real musicians will ever come back in style. I'm starting to sound like my Dad.

 

[JazzManJim]

I heard Opie and Anthony talking about this on their show a couple of days ago. This list is damned near a travesty.

I was especially chagrined at how they ranked the rap artists they chose.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five were ranked below Run-DMC which was ranked below the Beastie Boys which was ranked below Public Enemy.

Ick...

Grandmaster Flash influenced every one of those groups heavily, and, IMO, should have been rated much higher, certainly above Run-DMC and the BBs. I would have replaced Public Enemy with NWA, for their sheer influence on the Gangsta Rap scene.

And on another note, there was no Aerosmith. None. Nada.

 

[Herbie Handcock]

Yep this list is bullshit..............Next.

 

[alltherage]

Who voted? I don't envy the task. I find the placement very strange. The omissions even stranger. If you are forming a list of who influenced rock and roll for the longest period you would have to start in the 40's and 50's with black artists. They often sang what white teenagers wanted to hear and scared their white parents to death. Heck, if you listen to the stones they sound as if they are from the Delta. Love in Vain is the perfect example. Lists are fundemental flawed.

 

[Purple Haze]

Here's some influence for ya............

http://www.kissonline.com/kissyourface/mayberry.jpg

 

[Blues]

Yep this list is bullshit..............Next.

Kinda says it all.

 

[JennyOmanHill]

Here's some influence for ya............
http://www.kissonline.com/kissyourface/mayberry.jpg

I especially like Opie's new look!

 

[alexander tzara]

Originally posted by Rick DeVille

7. The Clash

The Clash were dull. Sex Pistols were the real deal.

The list is perhaps more revealing in who was left out, including some arguably more influential bands like Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

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