We're an American Band...but are we the best?

[Tastytooter]

Reading through and posting in the Best British Band thread/poll was so fun, I thought someone besides me might get a kick out of the same thing, west of the Atlantic. The names in the poll were chosen by me so feel free to vote outside of the box and tell me why I made such an egregious oversight. And also, it would be killer if you had some support for your choice.

Oh, and guidelines: lets stick with popular music, and only deal with "bands" in the group sense, not in the singer backed by a band sense (i.e. Parliament Funkadelic counts, James Brown doesn't.)

 

[trick1962]

Question...............

The list?????

Are they your "personal" favorites or what?...because.....WOW....I'm abit speechless

 

[Tastytooter]

I asked myself to come up with 8 bands that I thought would show up on pretty much any reputable "Best American Band" list. And then I failed myself by only coming up with 7, so I added The New Christy Minstrels as a joke. Some are among my favorites, some aren't, but I certainly enjoy all of the bands represented. Im not sure I understand the source of your surprise...

 

[george55]

ouch....my list is so much different


Chicago
Santana
Crosby Stills and Nash
Eagles
Boston
Cream
the Allman brothers
the Commodores
Blood Sweat and Tears
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Three Dog Night

these were off the top of my head and I couldn't drop any of then to come down to eight.......maybe the Allman Brothers.....and that only brought it down to ten.....

 

[george55]

ouch....my list is so much different


Chicago
Santana
Crosby Stills and Nash
Eagles
Boston
Cream
the Allman brothers
the Commodores
Blood Sweat and Tears
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Three Dog Night

these were off the top of my head and I couldn't drop any of then to come down to eight.......maybe the Allman Brothers.....and that only brought it down to ten.....

Where was my head?????

Grateful Dead
Grand Funk Railroad.....from the title of your thread
and little known(joking).....Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

 

[monique1971]

New Christy Minstrels. Heh.

Have I mentioned that I adore you?

 

[Sefo87]

No offence, but that list is horrible, except for The Ramones. There's no Metal band's at all. Also since when did popular equal good? All those boy bands, like Backstreet boy's or Nsinc were popular yet they still sucked.

 

[coastal-boy]

no list can be complete without Nirvana...only 10 yrs worth of everyone trying to copy what they started speaks for itself

 

[TheBloozeMan]

For an old band...

Lynard Skynard

How in the world did they not make your list?

And for something a bit more current...

Alison Krause and Union Station.

Now before you go all balistic, consider that she has won more Grammies than any other woman artist, ever!

 

[george55]

For an old band...

Lynard Skynard

How in the world did they not make your list?

And for something a bit more current...

Alison Krause and Union Station.

Now before you go all balistic, consider that she has won more Grammies than any other woman artist, ever!

opps...missed one..........

 

[MaverickMan]

ouch....my list is so much different


Chicago
Santana
Crosby Stills and Nash
Eagles
Boston
Cream
the Allman brothers
the Commodores
Blood Sweat and Tears
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Three Dog Night

these were off the top of my head and I couldn't drop any of then to come down to eight.......maybe the Allman Brothers.....and that only brought it down to ten.....

How about Emerson Lake and Palmer? The Doors? Too damn many to put on a poll list on lit.


Can't forget Bob Seger and the Silver Bullit Band.

 

[TheBloozeMan]

How about Emerson Lake and Palmer? The Doors? Too damn many to put on a poll list on lit.


Can't forget Bob Seger and the Silver Bullit Band.

ooo, ooo, ooo - I got one...

ZZ Top.

 

[george55]

How about Emerson Lake and Palmer? The Doors? Too damn many to put on a poll list on lit.


Can't forget Bob Seger and the Silver Bullit Band.

fart, fart, fart............


cannot believe I left off "In Gadda da Vida".......!!!!!!!!!


hi Mav............

 

[MaverickMan]

fart, fart, fart............


cannot believe I left off "In Gadda da Vida".......!!!!!!!!!


hi Mav............

Iron Butterfly! The Traveling Wiburys? Of course that was part English.

Hi George!

And a more modern band, The Dave Matthews Band.

 

[Daizie]

You left off....
Kiss
Aerosmith
Journey
Metallica

 

[george55]

Iron Butterfly! The Traveling Wiburys? Of course that was part English.

Hi George!

And a more modern band, The Dave Matthews Band.

with George Harrison the Wilbury's probably don't qualify....

 

[george55]

You left off....
Kiss
Aerosmith
Journey
Metallica

Thanks Daizie....I think we are trying to prove there is no way to do this as beauty is in the eye of beholder....


just like the other best of Lit polls..........

 

[Corbie]

Cream doesn't count in the least: Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker each and every one of them a Brit. Same with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, all Brits. Dave Matthews is South African. Graham Nash and Stephen STills of Crosby, Stills and Nash, are, respectively British and Canadian.

For my money:

Blue Oyster Cult (all of the original members were American, I don't know about the current line-up.)

Aerosmith.

Styx.

Journey.

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Molly Hatchet

Green Day

Black Crows

Gin Blossoms

Atlanta Rhythm Section

The Band

Doobie Brothers

Cheap Trick

Van Halen

Oh,and Carlos Santana is from Mexico.

 

[Sefo87]

Metallica

My kinda girl. They are one of my all time favorite's, but only back when they played thrash. First 4 albums only.

 

[Daizie]

Thanks Daizie....I think we are trying to prove there is no way to do this as beauty is in the eye of beholder....


just like the other best of Lit polls..........

I know....I was just throwing my two pennies in the pot.

 

[Daizie]

My kinda girl. They are one of my all time favorite's, but only back when they played thrash. First 4 albums only.

I totally agree.

 

[Sefo87]

I totally agree.

Oh..my... God... If you say your into thrash metal, than I'm definately inlove.

 

[trick1962]

My 2 cents..............

First....im in totall agreement with many of the "Bands" already mentioned, with out a doubt........

so, I'm adding a few others that have'nt been mentioned...

Guns n roses
Ted nugent
The Hooters
Bon Jovi
Cinderella
Skidrow
Chicago
....................and SO many others....."Americans" do ROCK

 

[Daizie]

Oh..my... God... If you say your into thrash metal, than I'm definately inlove.

pm me for details

 

[Tastytooter]

no list can be complete without Nirvana...only 10 yrs worth of everyone trying to copy what they started speaks for itself

Agreed. I almost put them on the list, but I think its difficult to argue that a band in the immediate past has the same lasting impact as, say, The Beach Boys. Time will tell, but I think you're right, they belong up there among the other "weather vane" bands like BB, the Velvets, etc.