20 Greatest AMERICAN Rock Bands?

by **RedWingFan** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:14 am

chf34jmac wrote:Who? Me or the 7 foot tall banana picker.

Not you! The moron who put in the 7000 zeros

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:37 am

RaiderFan wrote:
RockinDeano wrote:
Fact Finder wrote:Haven't seen REO mentioned yet either.

Nor should you EVER see them in a list of top 20 bands.

As much as I hate to, I have to agree with you on this. The dismissal of Richrath from this band crippled this band. Even the best post-Richrath era song "Love Is A Rock" pales in comparison to the Richrath years.

Love is a Rock is a great tune, and I agree, once Gary split, it was all downhill on a slippery slope. That is no shot at Dave Amato, is very good, but Gary and Kevin had that SP/Neal thing going on, only not as good.

by **Rick** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:53 am

RaiderFan wrote:
chf34jmac wrote:Who? Me or the 7 foot tall banana picker.

Not you! The moron who put in the 7000 zeros

LMFAO!

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:08 pm

7 Wishes wrote: Stone Gossard can't play for shit, they're never syncopated.

yea.................,uh,, syncopated.. .....k... yea..... ive got to tell ya... we dont have that around here...you guys
gonna get nasty talkin then go somewheres else.... ... :lol:

.;i dare ya to say that word at the Texas Bar and
Grill.... remember that look Mary McFly got at the end?

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:11 pm

Fact Finder wrote:OK, how'd we miss....ELVIS....and Jerry Lee...

Robert Johnson, Muddy and Buddy and BB?

scotty moore baby,,,, musical genius...

by **7 Wishes** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:24 pm

RockinDeano wrote:Put down the pipe, and check yourself into rehab, now.
You have got to be fucking kidding me? Night Ranger? Jesus Christ.

Just some of Jack Blades' amazing songs (solo writer or co-writer):
As Always I Remain
Bad Reputation (DY)
Brave New World (Styx)
Can't Find Me a Thrill
Damn Yankees (DY)
Don't Talk to Me Anymore (SB)
Don't Tell Me You Love Me
Eddie's Coming Out Tonight
Everything Passes Away (TMG)
Faces
Four in the Morning
Goodbye
High Enough (DY)
I Will Be Your Witness (Styx)
Kong
The Moon (Keagy solo)
The Night Goes On (SB)
Night Ranger
Oh Japan, Our Time is Now (TMG)
Restless Kind
Rumours in the Air
Sentimental Street
Seven Wishes
Sing Me Away
Touch of Madness
Trapped (TMG)
Walk in the Future
When You Close Your Eyes
Where You Goin' Now (DY)
World Gone Wild (Journey)
You Can Still Rock in America

That's hardly all of them. The dude is a FANTASTIC musician (he plays 5-, 6-, and fretless bass, guitar, drums, and keys), songwriter, and performer...and he's a helluva guy, too. Possibly the most underrated musician of the MR genre.

It's too bad Neal gave up on new musical frontiers (i.e. JSS), because they were throwing around the idea of Neal, Sammy Hagar, Jack, and Jim Peterik forming a supergroup at one point...can you imagine?

Anyway, I don't think you're going to win the "Night Ranger" sucks argument on this board, dude. If you did, it would be your most impressive victory, ever.

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:40 pm

7 Wishes wrote:
RockinDeano wrote:Put down the pipe, and check yourself into rehab, now.
You have got to be fucking kidding me? Night Ranger? Jesus Christ.

Just some of Jack Blades' amazing songs (solo writer or co-writer):
As Always I Remain
Bad Reputation (DY)
Brave New World (Styx)
Can't Find Me a Thrill
Damn Yankees (DY)
Don't Talk to Me Anymore (SB)
Don't Tell Me You Love Me
Eddie's Coming Out Tonight
Everything Passes Away (TMG)
Faces
Four in the Morning
Goodbye
High Enough (DY)
I Will Be Your Witness (Styx)
Kong
The Moon (Keagy solo)
The Night Goes On (SB)
Night Ranger
Oh Japan, Our Time is Now (TMG)
Restless Kind
Rumours in the Air
Sentimental Street
Seven Wishes
Sing Me Away
Touch of Madness
Trapped (TMG)
Walk in the Future
When You Close Your Eyes
Where You Goin' Now (DY)
World Gone Wild (Journey)
You Can Still Rock in America

That's hardly all of them. The dude is a FANTASTIC musician (he plays 5-, 6-, and fretless bass, guitar, drums, and keys), songwriter, and performer...and he's a helluva guy, too. Possibly the most underrated musician of the MR genre.

It's too bad Neal gave up on new musical frontiers (i.e. JSS), because they were throwing around the idea of Neal, Sammy Hagar, Jack, and Jim Peterik forming a supergroup at one point...can you imagine?

Anyway, I don't think you're going to win the "Night Ranger" sucks argument on this board, dude. If you did, it would be your most impressive victory, ever.

Never said I was out to win an argument about Night Ranger being one of America's top 20 bands, but now that you have challenged me, let's see.

I NEVER said they sucked. However, you cannot tell me they are better than any of these USA acts..Off the top of my head-

Journey
Aerosmith
Springsteen
Cheap Trick
Boston
Styx
Bob Seger
Van Halen
Eagles
Guns and Roses
Doors
Dave Matthews
John Cougar Mellencamp
Metallica
Beach Boys
ZZ Top
Chicago (even tho I despise that fag Peter Cetera)
Ramones
Bon Jovi
Jefferson Airplane/Starship
Grateful Dead
Kansas

That's off the top of my head, and REO would be slotted ahead of N Ranger.

Ok, hand me the trophy for "greatest victory ever at MR."

by **7 Wishes** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:01 pm

"Top 20"...in the context of popularity, they don't stand a chance in hell. But they should be on there on their merit. Hell, Stratovarius, Kamelot, TNT, and Harem Scarem should be household names but no-one has heard of them. I can't argue with you on the fact that most morons would pick Pearl Jam over Night Ranger, because, again, a lot of people don't even know who they are.

They ARE better than:
Bob Seger
The Doors (most overratred band other than Nirvana and Toe Jam)
Dave Matthews (by a long shot)
JC Mellencamp (I love the guy, I have all his records, but he's not as good as they are, nor as talented as Jack)
Chicago
The Ramones (by a million miles)
Jefferson
Grateful Dead (talented, but no concept of melody)
REO

Still, your list is pretty impressive. A lot of the other bands have the avantage of having incredible writing duos (i.e. Rose/SLash, Bongiovi/Sambora, Dave/Edward, Neal/Steve). Jack doesn't write the VAST majority of the band's catalogue, ala Boston, but he did write most of the great songs. I would put up Night Ranger's Top 10 songs against anyone other than The Boss, Van Halen, and ZZ Top).

by **Aaron** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:02 pm

Journey is in damn good company and it looks like the list is pretty close ... with one exception. Pearl Jam are a bunch of fucking plonkers that will not be played in 10 years, let alone 20. Every band in the top five have earned their right and are played on radio several times a day. Pearl Jam are not even in the same league as the rest. Let the west cost, grunge, druggie fuckers wear their flannels and play the one finger boogie in drop D devil tune. Fuck you Pearl Jam, the best part of you ran down your mom's chin. At least Cobain done the right thing and offed himself. It's just too bad he waited as long as he did.

The rest of the top 5, you guys rock. Now we can argue over the order of the top 4.

by **SteveForever** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:04 pm

Plonkers?! hahahahah!!! love it. :mrgreen:

by **7 Wishes** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:05 pm

Aaron wrote:Journey is in damn good company and it looks like the list is pretty close ... with one exception. Pearl Jam are a bunch of fucking plonkers that will not be played in 10 years, let alone 20. Every band in the top five have earned their right and are played on radio several times a day. Pearl Jam are not even in the same league as the rest. Let the west cost, grunge, druggie fuckers wear their flannels and play the one finger boogie in drop D devil tune. Fuck you Pearl Jam, the best part of you ran down your mom's chin.
The rest of the top 5, you guys rock. Now we can argue over the order of the top 4.

Couldn't agree with this statement more...Cobain was a talentless hack, but his death was tragic because he left a child behind. Suicide is the most selfish act anyone can perform, and it's downright vile for someone with a child.

by **Aaron** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:06 pm

Alright man, that list is not right dude. Nirvana in the top 5, no way bro. They brought an end to good music. And Journey not being #1, WTF? I guess Journey should be looking at me to sing then.

Jeremey wrote:Greatest American ROCK bands in my opinion...Not by personal preference, but by the typical factors (influence, impact, artistic vision, longevity, etc etc etc)

1 Kiss
2 Aerosmith
3 Metallica
4 Nirvana
5 Van Halen
6 The Eagles
7 Lynyrd Skynyrd
8 Guns N Roses
9 The Ramones
10 Journey
11 The Grateful Dead
12 REM
13 The Allman Bros
14 Bon Jovi
15 Sublime
16 Dave Matthews Band
17 Heart
18 Red Hot Chili Peppers
19 The Misfits
20 The Doors

Didn't include people like Springsteen or Mellencamp, as they weren't really about "bands," per se, nor did I include some obvious omissions like The Beach Boys or The Temptations, cause I don't really consider them "Rock" in the sense of what really developed out of the late 1960's into the heyday of rock and roll from the mid-70's to mid-80's.

by **Aaron** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:09 pm

Dit-fucking-to. That list is in the ball park for sure. 38 Special needs moved down, Foreigner needs moved up, but the list decent. Now let's don't forget Damn Yankees and Valentine.

Saint John wrote:
Greg wrote:Journey
Boston
Kansas
38 Special
KISS
Survivor
Metallica
Aerosmith
Lynyrd Skynyrd
REM
Bon Jovi
Chicago
Foreigner
The Eagles
Van Halen
Beach Boys
Steve Miller Band
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Creedence Clearwater Revival
And the last isn't a band, but daggonit, if we're talking about American music, you have to include Billy Joel in there somewhere.

This is the most plausible list thus far. Great choices.

by **Wally_Hatchet** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:30 pm

Is Foreigner not considered a British band, with Mick being the leader?

Wondering about Fleetwood Mac, too. To me, Stevie and Lindsey are FM.

My top 20, a mix of my faves and most deserving in their prime:

Fleetwood Mac
Boston
Eagles - not my fave by any means, but admittedly deserving
Skynyrd
CCR - see Eagles
Van Halen
Creedence - see Eagles
Journey
Aerosmith
Styx
KISS - see Eagles, CCR
ZZ Top
Chicago
Dio
REO Speedwagon - they used to rock!
The Cars
Jefferson Starship - see REO
Blue Oyster Cult - they used to be talented
Molly Hatchet
Night Ranger (I rate the Ramones wayyyy lower than NR).

by **7 Wishes** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:45 pm

Alright, here's my list of the most UNDERRATED bands...and I'm going to include Canadian bands, which makes the list much longer.

Bryan Adams
Alice in Chains
Boston
John Cafferty
Cheap Trick
Dio
Dokken
Dream Theater
Extreme
Foreigner
Hardline
Harem Scarem
The Hooters
Journey
JSS
King of Hearts
Loverboy
Eddie Money
Ivan Neville
Night Ranger
Norway
Prince
Queensryche
Lionel Richie
Rush
Skid Row
Billy Squier
The Storm
Survivor
TMG
Toto
Triumph
White Lion
Zebra

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:49 pm

Valentine? Are you fucking high or retarded?

Fucking Valentine?

by **Aaron** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:01 pm

Yes Fucking Valentine dear. Have a listen and see what you think. Drunk maybe but not high. Fuckin Hugo and Holland rock. Better than your boys Friga and Schonny. You going to SB or not? And no I'm not retarded bitch.

RockinDeano wrote:Valentine? Are you fucking high or retarded?

Fucking Valentine?

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:07 pm

Aaron wrote:Yes Fucking Valentine dear. Have a listen and see what you think. Drunk maybe but not high. Fuckin Hugo and Holland rock. Better than your boys Friga and Schonny. You going to SB or not? And no I'm not retarded bitch.

Fucking Valentine?

No, no South Bend, for the billionth time...

Valentine is nowhere NEAR top 20, 25 or 50. Pull yer head out yer ass. Dude, seriously, check yourself. I should have said, if you typed Valentine was a top 20 US band, you are a retard, but I don't think you are retarded..my bad.

by **lights1961** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 1:19 am

great american ROCK BANDS. Not in any order

Journey
STYX
REO
KANSAS
CROSBY STILLS NASH AND YOUNG
THE CARS
CCR
EAGLES
FLEETWOOD MAC
PETER FRAMPTON
JIMMY BUFFET
GRAND FUNK RAILROAD
JAMES GANG
HEAD EAST
MOLLY HATCHET
LYNARD SKNYARD
BOSTON
TED NUGENT
JOHN MELLENCAMP
THE BABYS

by **X factor** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:51 am

Folks, Foriegner and Fleetwood Mac are, at the core, BRITISH- not American Bands: And THE BABYS are DEFINITELY a Brit band (Friga and Ricky, who joined later, excepted)

Here goes (inpo)

Springsteen and the E Street Band (And yes, they are a BAND!)
Kiss
Cheap Trick
Van Halen
REM
Metallica
Grand Funk Railroad
The Replacements
Boston
Styx
Skynyrd
Allman Bros
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
Journey
The Ramones
REO Speedwagon
Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band
Alice Cooper (when it was the ALICE COOPER BAND w/ Dick Wagner et el)
Pearl Jam
Eagles

There ya go!

by **WickedGail** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:25 am

I'd also like to add one of my 70's faves The Raspberries too1 As well as any band Ted Nugent has ever been in!!!!

Gail

by **Aaron** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:32 am

You are so fuckin easy dude.

I wasn't serious but you know they are my fav. Have they had the success of other bands? Of course not.

RockinDeano wrote:
Aaron wrote:Yes Fucking Valentine dear. Have a listen and see what you think. Drunk maybe but not high. Fuckin Hugo and Holland rock. Better than your boys Friga and Schonny. You going to SB or not? And no I'm not retarded bitch.

Fucking Valentine?

No, no South Bend, for the billionth time...

Valentine is nowhere NEAR top 20, 25 or 50. Pull yer head out yer ass. Dude, seriously, check yourself. I should have said, if you typed Valentine was a top 20 US band, you are a retard, but I don't think you are retarded..my bad.

by **mikemarrs** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:12 am

top twenty AMERICAN bands ever........means no british or austrailan or foreign or etc,lol.

1-aerosmith
2-metallica
3-journey
4-kiss
5-styx
6-guns n roses
7-motley crue
8-nirvana
9-poison
10-boston
11-van halen
12-pearl jam
13-pantera
14-cheap trick
15-alice in chains
16-zz top
17-lynyrd skynyrd
18-bad company
19-the black crowes
20-bob seger and the silver bullet band

by **X factor** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:11 pm

mikemarrs wrote:top twenty AMERICAN bands ever........means no british or austrailan or foreign or etc,lol.

1-aerosmith
2-metallica
3-journey
4-kiss
5-styx
6-guns n roses
7-motley crue
8-nirvana
9-poison
10-boston
11-van halen
12-pearl jam
13-pantera
14-cheap trick
15-alice in chains
16-zz top
17-lynyrd skynyrd
18-bad company
19-the black crowes
20-bob seger and the silver bullet band

ARGGHH! I can't believe I forgot AEROSMITH!!!!
Ok- bye bye Ben Harper, hello boys from Beantown!

by **MartyMoffatt** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:22 pm

mikemarrs wrote:top twenty AMERICAN bands ever........means no british or austrailan or foreign or etc,lol.

1-aerosmith
2-metallica
3-journey
4-kiss
5-styx
6-guns n roses
7-motley crue
8-nirvana
9-poison
10-boston
11-van halen
12-pearl jam
13-pantera
14-cheap trick
15-alice in chains
16-zz top
17-lynyrd skynyrd
18-bad company
19-the black crowes
20-bob seger and the silver bullet band

Er... sorry, Bad Company were British.

Marty

by **mikemarrs** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 4:27 pm

yep,don't know why i didn't catch that.bad company is british.substitue the cars for them.thanks for pointing that out.

MR

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