I'd agree personally, but if this is in regards to national recognition, radio play, and mainstream influence. Metal prolly won't winUnableToThinkOfName said:
Metallica aint been metal since the 80's.
The greatest American band ever is...
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Metallica aint been metal since the 80's.
I personally, think Dethklok. From a metal parody cartoon to full on respectable band? With the highest selling Death Metal record debuting at #3...that's pretty tough to do, and they did it.
But the VH1 answer would prolly be, Nirvana or The Ramones.
But the VH1 answer would prolly be, Nirvana or The Ramones.
Hard to say, speaking objectively I'd probably have to say "Van Halen", or "Jefferson Airplane" (and their various recreations).
This based on fame, longevity, and iconic status.
When going for "Greatest Band" I think the song "White Rabbit" is so iconic that it alone puts "Jefferson Airplane" (also "Jefferson Starship", and "Starship") into a whole differant catagory. Many bands have had famous and long lasting hit songs, but very few that have caught on for as long as that one and arguably served to define an entire genere of music (Psychodelic Rock).
I mention Van Halen, not just because of their success, but also because whenever you get into discussions about the skill of musicians, you can't seriously discuss "who was the greatest guitarist of all time" without bringing Eddie Van Halen into the discussion. A lot of people favor Hendrix over him, but it's very debatable.
In comparison, "The Doors" for example were good, as in really good, but I think some of their fame derives from what happened to Jim Morrison. I also can't think of anything about them that is going to compete with "White Rabbit" or the guitar mastery of "Van Halen" himself. Irregardless of what you might think of the band itself, looking at front men, writers and other things compare them to say "Grace Slick", like her or not, there is no denying her talent is hard to compete with.
This isn't so much about my FAVORITE American band, even though I like both of the ones I mentioned to some degree, I'm trying to look at this as objectively as possible. One of the issues in such a discussion is of course time frame, and part of my arguement about "Jefferson Airplane" and "White Rabbit" is that they did their big stuff back in the 1960s, and "White Rabbit" was their second hit (can't remember the exact date) it has to be close to 50 years old and is still a ridiculously famous song, they even used it for the "Lost Odyssey" TV ads if I remember.
This based on fame, longevity, and iconic status.
When going for "Greatest Band" I think the song "White Rabbit" is so iconic that it alone puts "Jefferson Airplane" (also "Jefferson Starship", and "Starship") into a whole differant catagory. Many bands have had famous and long lasting hit songs, but very few that have caught on for as long as that one and arguably served to define an entire genere of music (Psychodelic Rock).
I mention Van Halen, not just because of their success, but also because whenever you get into discussions about the skill of musicians, you can't seriously discuss "who was the greatest guitarist of all time" without bringing Eddie Van Halen into the discussion. A lot of people favor Hendrix over him, but it's very debatable.
In comparison, "The Doors" for example were good, as in really good, but I think some of their fame derives from what happened to Jim Morrison. I also can't think of anything about them that is going to compete with "White Rabbit" or the guitar mastery of "Van Halen" himself. Irregardless of what you might think of the band itself, looking at front men, writers and other things compare them to say "Grace Slick", like her or not, there is no denying her talent is hard to compete with.
This isn't so much about my FAVORITE American band, even though I like both of the ones I mentioned to some degree, I'm trying to look at this as objectively as possible. One of the issues in such a discussion is of course time frame, and part of my arguement about "Jefferson Airplane" and "White Rabbit" is that they did their big stuff back in the 1960s, and "White Rabbit" was their second hit (can't remember the exact date) it has to be close to 50 years old and is still a ridiculously famous song, they even used it for the "Lost Odyssey" TV ads if I remember.
Rob Zombie. John 5 (my favorite guitarist), Piggy D, Joey Jordison (one of my favorite drummers), and the man himself. Just listen to this song:
Yeah. :/ If it's in terms of achievements, um...there's far too many choices. I'll say Metallica 'cos I still love them.PorkChopXpress said:I'd agree personally, but if this is in regards to national recognition, radio play, and mainstream influence. Metal prolly won't winUnableToThinkOfName said:
Elvis, because he paved the way for rock and roll.
Nine Inch Nails, because Trent Reznor is changing the face of music one free download at a time.
Nine Inch Nails, because Trent Reznor is changing the face of music one free download at a time.
To be honest I've always thought the greatest British band was Led Zeppelin.Xpwn3ntial said:It always has been and always will be a tie between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.McLoving said:What's the best british
OT:I would nominate the Jimi Hendrix experience, but their greatness was mainly down to Hendrix himself, and we're talking about bands here. So I dunno... Nirvana? Metallica? Aerosmith? I'm not sure.
They were both BritishInvisibleMilk said:
And why do people keep saying Elvis? He wasn't a band, he was person. And I admit that Jimi Hendrix was in a band, but that wasn't the name of his band, the band was called 'The Jimi Hendrix Experience'
So anyway, I'd say Aerosmith
I'll go with Nirvana. Obviously I mean the American group that carried the name, not the British one.