Greatest American Rock band ???

[leftwinger]

Jerry Lee Lewis or Elvis came out first (inspired by good Black music). I did not hate Jerry Lee. Elvis was too ???? Las Vegas to be called Rock.
That launched Beatles, Animal, Rolling Stones etc.
Then Led ZEP came along and busted up the party. Then the Americans took off in that sort of rock.

 

[toobfreak]

who is your favorite can be rock, hard rock or soft rock
i dont know. British music is so much better

Oh, you naive little silly man,
hard rock begins and ends in only one place,
the Mahavishnu Orchestra.

Followers up could be:
Emerson, Lake and Palmer,
Jeff Beck,
Yes, and
with a nod to Rush

TURN IT UP

 

[hjmick]

My favorite American bands would be the Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, or the Beach Boys, depending on my mood.

Pet Sounds is perhaps the Beach Boys' best work. I bought the box set and find I listen to the vocals only recordings most often.

 

[WinterBorn]

Pet Sounds is perhaps the Beach Boys' best work. I bought the box set and find I listen to the vocals only recordings most often.

Pet Sounds is an amazing album!

 

[merrill]

EAGLES
ROLLING STONES
ALLMAN BROS
MOODY BLUES
JANIS JOPLIN
GRATEFUL DEAD
FACES
WILLIE NELSON
THE BAND
CLAPTON
LED ZEPPLIN
DYLAN
BONNIE RAITT
TRAVELING WILBURYS
ZZ TOP
HEART
BEACH BOYS
BUDDY HOLLY/CRICKETS
CROSBY,STILLS,NASH THEN ALONG CAME YOUNG WHO IS LIKE ONE GREAT BAND IN AND OF HIMSELF. THESE DUDES HAVE PLAYED WITH A FEW OTHER GREAT BANDS.

THERE ARE TOO MANY .............. GREAT GREAT BANDS

 

[Quasar44]

Beach boys are the winner

 

[leftwinger]

EAGLES
ROLLING STONES
ALLMAN BROS
MOODY BLUES
JANIS JOPLIN
GRATEFUL DEAD
FACES
THE BAND
CLAPTON
DYLAN
BONNIE RAITT

THREAD TOPIC: Greatest American Rock band ???


1.) Ahhh....the BAND! yes yes yes. Indeed!!! but?
The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. Do they count?
Levon Helm was American. He was fantastic as Robbie Robertson and all of them. Do mixed bands count?

2.) Clapton was full on British from CREAM and others. Layla was smashingly GREAT!

 

[merrill]

Ahhh....the BAND! yes yes yes. Indeed!!! but? The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967. Do they count? Levon Helm was American. He was fantastic as Robbie Robertson and all of them.

Clapton was British. topic was Amercian Bands I think. Layla was smashingly GREAT!

AMERICAN AND BRITISH AUDIENCES SUPPORTED EACH OTHER .............

THE BEATLES OF COURSE WHO COVERED MANY AMERICAN ROCK TUNES

 

[Muhammed]

 

[WinterBorn]

I am a little ashamed that I did not put the Grateful Dead on my list.

The did 2,300 concerts in their 30 year run. And they only had 1 top 10 hit (Touch of Grey). But they were among the most successful bands in history.

One bit of trivia. They allowed, and even encouraged, their audiences to record their concerts. There are probably more bootleg tapes of the Grateful Dead than any other band.

Their styles included rock, blues, jazz, blue grass, country, and even reggae music. And the dedication of their fans, the Deadheads, was legendary.

 

[Harry Dresden]

He is ok.. maybe top 20 for sure.

Even the best American band is terrible compare to the English .

you have to be kidding.....

 

[JOSweetHeart]

Huey Lewis & The News and the Eagles are my favorites.

God bless you and the remaining band members always!!!

Holly

 

[Quasar44]

Beach boys
Eagles
Metallica
Tom petty

 

[basquebromance]

“No matter what I’m writing, I’m writing a soundtrack to a somewhat imaginary world” – Chris Cornell, Soundgarden, who definitely deserve a mention!

 

[Mr Natural]

CCR
Byrds
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Sly and the Family Stone
Chcago
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
Aerosmith
Blue Oyster Cult
CSN and Y
Mamas and Papas

 

[Quasar44]

CCR
Byrds
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Sly and the Family Stone
Chcago
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
Aerosmith

CcR is ok

 

[whitehall]

Lynyrd Skynyrd. Ronnie Van Zant was a genius but a poor judge of air transportation.

 

[The Duke]

If it ain't Hank Williams it ain't music.

If it ain't got steel guitar, it ain't real country.

 

[The Duke]

American band, you say?

 

[merrill]

CCR
Byrds
Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Sly and the Family Stone
Chcago
Grateful Dead
Jefferson Airplane
Aerosmith
Blue Oyster Cult
CSN and Y
Mamas and Papas

Damn right = two thumbs up