USA Today's Top 20 Greatest American Rock Bands

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by jadegypsy

Honestly where are:
The Byrds
The Jefferson Airplane
The BB&Hco with Janis
Santana
Heart (or are they canadian?)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Jimi Hendrix Experience (I think he was American but became famous in Britian?)
CSN&Y ???
AND since when was The Mac and AMerican band (I always considered it British)

Heart & Jimi Hendrix are both from Seattle.

In addition to those above, what I wanna know is where's:
ZZ Top
Buffalo Springfield(since The Byrds were mentioned...CSNY would sort of be a mix of those two bands)
Little Feat
Grand Funk Railroad
Mountain
Poco
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
The Edgar Winter Group
Alice Cooper

Originally Posted by The Tower

Heart's second album, Magazine, was mired in legal battles over publishing and creative control with Mushroom. The members of Heart moved back to Seattle, signed with Capitol records and released Little Queen. After the legal troubles with Mushroom were settled, Heart re-released Magazine once they could get their hands on it to improve some aspects of the production.

I've always had the opinion that the originally released version was actually better than the post-litigation version.

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by sparky

You know I was right behind you. I think I was third row, two seats to the left of center. Are you going to see them at the OC Fair ? I have to go.

The OC Fair show is sold out. I know you'll probably be able to source out some comp tix, however, I'm not paying scalpers.

I was the 6'4" dude with the 5'3" shrimpy chick (my dearest friend, Cheryl)!

If you were sitting where I think you were sitting then you had to be able to see the guy in the front row a couple of seats down from me. OY!!! He had a huge, poofy, mid-80's poodle-mullet!! With scary tight jeans and white snakeskin cowboy boots. He was scary and all of maybe 5'4".

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by chiliD

I've always had the opinion that the originally released version was actually better than the post-litigation version.

I like them both. I still have the original release on vinyl. Magazine is probably my favorite Heart album. It is goooooood stuff. "Here Song", "Just the Wine", "Magazine".... it is an awesome album- 1976 personified.

[Hawkeye]

I believe Heart "started" in Canada, but Im not sure. Of course Fleetwood Mac IMO shouldn't be on this list either.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by dissention

Black Dog
Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters
The Battle of Evermore (AMAZING)

and some new songs that aren't on any albums:

Break the Rock
The Witch
Sister Wild Rose
Two Faces of Eve

BLACK DOG! Thats my all time favorite LZ. I got to hear that. I think Heart's version of Rock and Roll is better the original and Stevie's (although Stevie's is great) but then again I dont think the original is all THAT good, while Black Dog is just perfection, so I got to hear them do that. And is the Battle of Evermore the song where they go "BRING IT BACK" BRING IT BRING IT BRIONG IT BRING IT"

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by dissention

I only like TWO of those; The Ramones and REM. What a sucky list.

CCR, Allman Brothers Band, and The Greatful Dead are 3 of the greatest bands ever, especially CCR, how can you not like them. And I cant stand The Ramones.

[amber]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I believe Heart "started" in Canada, but Im not sure. Of course Fleetwood Mac IMO shouldn't be on this list either.

Wow! You're in the right forum, then!

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by amber

Wow! You're in the right forum, then!

They're my all time favorite band, but they're not American danm it, at least the Fleetwood and the Mac arent

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

And is the Battle of Evermore the song where they go "BRING IT BACK" BRING IT BRING IT BRIONG IT BRING IT"

Yup. Here's the Alive In Seattle version:

http://s50.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=3...P3VEGBF5F5EQR9

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

They're my all time favorite band, but they're not American danm it, at least the Fleetwood and the Mac arent

...and I swear Stevie is Swedish.

[Hawkeye]

I cant download that, but I went to amazon and heard the 30 second clip, sounds great. I think I have to get that CD for both the Zep covers plus some killer versions of their own songs. Do you guys have Heart performing Battle of Evermore at that special Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in 95 I think. That just blew me away the firs time I saw it, I never knew how could Nancy's voice was as well.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Top 20 greatest American rock bands of all time, according to the readers of USA Today:

01. Pearl Jam

That's what's up.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

especially CCR, how can you not like them.

Maybe cuz all their songs sound exactly the same? :P

Anyways, I can't believe Fleetwood Mac are on this list. They're not an American band. I mean, jeeze. If they have FM on this list, then where's The Velvet Underground? They're not all American, but they formed in the USA. And the Ramones? Sheebus. There are many better punk bands they could have included.

I'm glad Pearl Jam is number one. Really, I'm just glad to see them above Nirvana. And REM are one of the greatest bands ever, glad to see them on there. They coulda included Sonic Youth, though. -_-

[dissention]

Originally Posted by xdreamsunwindx

And the Ramones? Sheebus. There are many better punk bands they could have included.

Television, for one, but I love The Ramones, so I'm glad they made it.

[xdreamsunwindx]

Originally Posted by dissention

Television, for one, but I love The Ramones, so I'm glad they made it.

I don't hate the Ramones, but I don't love them. I mean, what about Blondie? The Patti Smith Group? The Avengers? But then again, I'm like, the only Avengers fan I know of, so...