The greatest American band ever is...

[CowboyfromHell666]

What's the best british

Iron Maiden.

OT: Manowar.

I second Maiden as best british

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Anthrax, Reverend Horton Heat, Pantera, Metallica.

But probably more like Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan...

 

[dsmops2003]

Ooh. Toughie. My candidates:

Tool
Isis
Neurosis
Johnny Cash (technically not a "band" but whatever)
Evoken (maybe)

I just realized that all my favorite bands are from not-America (The Go-Betweens, The Church, Sigur Ros, Ahab, Mogwai, Funeral, Pink Floyd, etc).

Fuck me sideways someone else who listens to evoken!!!

 

[martin's a madman]

My Boy, Bob Dylan.

 

[Valkyrie101]

What's the best british

Iron Maiden.

OT: Manowar.

I second Maiden as best british

Ready to take the charts on the 16th.

 

[dsmops2003]

Ooh. Toughie. My candidates:

Tool
Isis
Neurosis
Johnny Cash (technically not a "band" but whatever)
Evoken (maybe)

I just realized that all my favorite bands are from not-America (The Go-Betweens, The Church, Sigur Ros, Ahab, Mogwai, Funeral, Pink Floyd, etc).

Fuck me sideways someone else who listens to evoken!!!

*Hands up* me and a mate are fans as well.

Nice. I suppose you listen to diSEMBOWELMENT and AHAB as well?

 

[rockytheboxer]

Ooh. Toughie. My candidates:

Tool
Isis
Neurosis
Johnny Cash (technically not a "band" but whatever)
Evoken (maybe)

I just realized that all my favorite bands are from not-America (The Go-Betweens, The Church, Sigur Ros, Ahab, Mogwai, Funeral, Pink Floyd, etc).

Neurosis and Isis, /respect.

Holy shit, is that Ivan Grozni from Ivan Vaseylevich Menayet Profeseyu as your avatar?

 

[rockytheboxer]

Yes tovarish, it is. I dont remember the movie much, but i liked it alot in my childhood.

That movie definitely holds up. I have it on DVD, it's awesome.

 

[Sarge7777]

G.G. Allin and well any band he was Involved with, probably either the Jabbers, Scumfucs, or The Murder Junkies.
My other choices would be The Ramones, The Velvet Underground, The Stooges, or The Doors

 

[pedobearlongcatlazor]

Queen, Metallica, or The Rolling Stones.

QUEEN ARE BRITISH AS ARE THE ROLLING STONES

 

[lunchbox925]

Well, this depends on if we're talking about the band(s) with the greatest mass appeal/sales, musical influence or just personal favorites. Metallica, Skynard, The Eagles, Van Halen and Aerosmith are probably the "biggest" American bands ever to record (with honorable mention to Hendrix, Garth Brooks, The Boss, Wakco Jacko and Billy Joel-though they are all artists and not technically bands). As far as influence goes you can't really top any of the old delta bluesmen like Leadbelly, Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf etc. They were the primary influences for the Beatles, Zep, Clapton and pretty much any band that has a guitar solo. Almost all of rock music can be traced back to these roots. Personally I tip my hat to Bad Religion, Rancid, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and the the Ramones as favs. If I had to pick one band though, I'd go with the Grateful Dead. Yeah, it's not for everyone and some it does kinda suck out loud, but factoring in longevity, generation bridging and faithfulness of the fans they're my pick. The sheer amount of music they played and recorded and their main-streaming of the festival scene has to count for something. Plus, Jerry was the meanest 3 fingered guitarist ever!

 

[TheMarkedOne]

For me it would either be Iced Earth, Dropkick Murphys or Avenged Sevenfold

 

[Shale_Dirk]

American:
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Nirvana, Aerosmith, Metallica, Dream Theater

British:
Beatles, Rolling Stones, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Queen

Honourable mentions:
Judas Priest, Rush, CCR, Pantera, Tool, Lynyrd Skynyrd

 

[pedobearlongcatlazor]

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