Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the original blog post. There was sufficient interest to get the ball rolling. So here are the requirements:
1. Nominate 10 American Rock and Roll bands that you believe are worthy of being in the discussion of The Greatest American Rock and Roll Band. I know musical taste is subjective, but please keep the following in mind when nominating a band: musicianship, innovation, influence on other musicians/pop culture, popularity, and commercial success
2. Keep nominations to American Bands, no solo acts please. As it pertains to this contest, an American Band will be considered any band that has a minimum of 51% American-born musicians at the time the band was formed. In addition, the band needs to have been formed in the US. Any nomination of a band that does not meet this requirement will be invalidated. Nominations for bands like The E Street Band and The Heartbreakers will be accepted.
3. Depending on the results the bands receiving the the most nominations will be placed in brackets based on the time period in which their first official release was issued. (60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and beyond). In the event that some bands need to be moved to a different bracket to balance them out, I will try to move bands into a bracket that contains bands similar in genre. Bands receiving more votes will get higher seedings.
4. The initial voting period will end on January 4th. I will then need some time to get the brackets set up.
5. Feel free to add commentary to your choices.
6. Respect is important. We won't all agree on the choices, but be respectful of other people's musical taste. No flaming please.
Have fun and check back often.
Jonnyteach
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The Greatest American Rock and Roll Band
Posted on: December 29, 2008 3:21 pm
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Since: Oct 29, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 8:21 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll Band-Just a quick reminder to folks that Led Zepplin were a British band. They spent so much time touring the States, tho, that it might be easy to forget
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Since: Mar 8, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 8:15 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandHere's my top 10 in no particular order. A couple may be thought provoking. Great lists so far. Hard choices. Good blog. Hope everyone has a Happy New Years. The bands: Eagles, Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Grateful Dead, Doors, Lynard Skynard, Creedence Clearwater Revival, KISS, Styx and Chicago.
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Since: Aug 15, 2006 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 8:09 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandThanks Johnny for conducting this blog: Here are my top 10, I'm sure a lot of them won't make the cut because I'm old school but these bands are/were great.
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Since: Jan 22, 2008 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 8:07 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandI'll start by giving you some of the best bands from the 90's..... Smashing Pumpkins Nirvana Stone Temple Pilots Red Hot Chili Peppers Green Day Pearl Jam Metallica Foo Fighters Korn Bush Rage Against The Machine Pantera White Zombie Creed Matchbox 20 |
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Since: Oct 29, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 7:53 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll Band-Was never big into the punk thing, jonny, but you're most certainly on the money regarding The Ramones. I was (still am, actually) a pretty big fan of the Chillis, but I considered the fact that they were pretty strongly influenced by bands like Defunkt and Living Color. They might have made my top 15... REM were great, too... Cheers!
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Since: Oct 29, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 7:39 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll Band-Great idea for a blog, jonny!! This one ought to be ineresting! -OK... Now for the hard part. Not a concious decision, but looking upon things, I guess I've always kinda leaned toward British bands, but there is no shortage of American acts to be considered, that's for sure. Here goes-
-Whew... That was tough! KISS, Aerosmith, Tom Petty & Co.,Van Halen (among others) all deserve mention, as well... -Great job, jonny.
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Since: Jan 3, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 4:56 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandMando, once you complete your list of 10 (and I'm assuming Bob and the Bullets will be on there) they will be included.
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Since: Jan 3, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 4:53 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandBlcktop. I don't know how you could possibly have improved on this list. I'm glad you got Pearl Jam and Kiss in there. Both are great for different reasons. If I could have expanded my list to 15 they both would have been on it.
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Since: Jan 3, 2007 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 4:50 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandThanks Tom. I'm glad to see that we have both similarities and differences in our lists. I'm glad you included the Foos and Aerosmith, as they fell just short on my list.
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Since: May 7, 2008 |
Posted on: December 29, 2008 4:25 pm
The Greatest American Rock and Roll BandOkay.. screw it! I'm going with what I have on draft #1.. Keep in mind these are not MY FAV's, just a list of influential and "What They Did For An Era" bands.. No particular order.. 1- Metallica (no explanation needed) 2- Skynard (#1 example of Southern Rock) 3- Motley Crue (80's poster boys) 4- Van Halen (no explanation needed, either..) 5- The Boss and The E Street Band (again, no explanation) 6- Aerosmith (just a superb band.. and serious longevity) 7- Pearl Jam (killed the 80's movement along w/ Nirvana.. bastards!) 8- Guns n Roses (maybe teh best ever if they could have kept it together..) 9- The Dead (not for me, but you cannot argue their influence and popularity) 10- KISS (okay.. That ones for me!)
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