Greatest AMERICAN Rock & Roll Band? Go!

[Shawn@PRS]

We're looking for the greatest American Rock & Roll band of all time. Whacha got and why?

 

[WEDGE]

Van Halen. Thread closed.

 

[Shawn@PRS]

Van Halen. Thread closed.

Their entire catalog or are you separating Van Halen from Van Hagar?

 

[bodia]

Duh.....KISS

why? cuz Shawn hates them!

 

[toothace]

Spinal Tap. The tunes. The theatrics. How can you not love the Blues/Jazz Odyssey??

 

[toothace]

Duh.....KISS

why? cuz Shawn hates them!

I would consider the original KISS. They had a lot to do with my introduction to music. Ace is the reason I picked up a guitar in the first place.

 

[dcm_guitar]

Hmmmm, my personal favorite band is Canadian. I guess they aren't eligible for this.

Not sure how to define "greatest" here. The first band that came to mind in terms of sales, impact and lasting career is The Eagles. While I'm not a fan at all, Metallica is an American band that has had a lot of influence, has sold a metric ton of records and has been around for time.

But I can't help myself.....they aren't American, but Rush. It's always Rush.

 

[WD 3D]

Hmmmm, my personal favorite band is Canadian. I guess they aren't eligible for this.

Not sure how to define "greatest" here. The first band that came to mind in terms of sales, impact and lasting career is The Eagles. While I'm not a fan at all, Metallica is an American band that has had a lot of influence, has sold a metric ton of records and has been around for time.

But I can't help myself.....they aren't American, but Rush. It's always Rush.

Canada is in the Americas... hoser bands count!

 

[WEDGE]

Their entire catalog or are you separating Van Halen from Van Hagar?

Loved the Hagar era but OG Van Halen is on another level entirely. Roth era for the win.

 

[markie]

The Dirty Tokes.....

 

[RaySachs]

Chuck Berry and whatever band of local misfits who he could hire for the least money on any given night gets my vote. My favorite would be the Grateful Dead, but they were so much more than a rock 'n roll band. For those mentioning Van Halen and Kiss, those are ROCK bands, not rock 'n roll - neither one of them had a bit of "roll" in their music. I didn't love either one of them (and saw both in their primes) but sort of liked and respected them, but neither one of them could make you dance if your life depended on it...

 

[sergiodeblanc]

Van Halen. Thread closed.

I’m fine with this.

Their entire catalog or are you separating Van Halen from Van Hagar?

If we separated Van Hagar then their lead would be even greater. Probably best to include it just to give other bands a chance.

 

[Dirty_Boogie]

VH. We could have ended this at the first response.

 

[matt3310]

Aerosmith!

 

[Huggy Love]

Little Richard's band

 

[Lee B.]

Big VH fan, but I have to say ABB.

 

[vchizzle]

Does Hendrix qualify? He's American but Mitch and Noel both British.
Many listed so far certainly qualify, I'd rather listen to Jimi though.

 

[alantig]

Spinal Tap. The tunes. The theatrics. How can you not love the Blues/Jazz Odyssey??

Spinal Tap is British. Why else would they have those outrageous accents?

 

[WD 3D]

Big VH fan, but I have to say ABB.

I have to second ABB... look at all the talent from that group through the years from the Duane/Dickie era through Warren/Derek and the rhythm section of Jaimoe/Butch/Otiel/Marc. I saw and heard that band do things that just blew me away.
And I agree about the Dead. They were and will always be more about the experience and the music playing the band.
Van Halen will always be just another local band for me... they played at my high school (Eddie didn't even play guitar yet).

 

[Tosca]

Love every band mentioned....but...

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Without hesitation.