Top 5 greatest American rock bands

[rpvol]

pearl jam
soundgarden
alice in chains
tool
NIN
KOL

 

[coffeecountyvol]

The Jimmie Hendrix Experiment
The Doors
Metallica
Steppenwolf
CCR

Other notables
Van Halen
Motley Crue
Heart
Nirvana
The Band
Bob Segar and the Silver Bullet Band
Joan Jett
The Ramones

Rush....I know they are canadian

 

[Vol Karma]

Hair bands suck

I am not a fan of Van Halen, but I wouldn't consider Van Halen a hair band at all. The band was around since the mid 70's.

 

[bamawriter]

Velvet Underground is the hipster no one listens to but me band. I just don't care for them. I have lot of Lou Reed solo stuff, but I thought VU was always overdone.

If you like Reed's solo stuff, then you'd like the Velvet's 3rd and 4th records. His solo work is just a continuation of those styles. Reed altered the band's direction after John Cale left.

Their first two records are inaccessible, but if you listen to them a few times, it's not hard to see that they inspired everything that came after.

 

[ajvol01]

Hair bands suck

This explains a lot about you.

 

[Abe Hoffman]

Greatest American bands?
The Allman Brothers is my #1 pick. They created a new genre. 50 years strong. If you never had the pleasure of seeing them live, well you missed one of the best.

And no one mentioned The Grateful Dead, really?
Some of their fans think they're still on tour

Before the Allman Brothers reached the big time they toured the South at many small venues and I was fortunate to attend several of their concerts. The best Southern band of all time.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

Skynyrd is terrible. Surprised to see them on so many lists.


The Doors
Nirvana
Tom Petty

You say Skynyrd is terrible but yet you put Nirvana on your list.

 

[SouthKnoxVOL]

CCR
The Allman Bros
Metallica (Pre "Black" Album)
Queen
Slayer
Pantera
Anthrax
Quiet Riot
Rush
The Cult
The Misfits
Black Sabbath
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest

 

[Ultra Plinian]

I see a lot of posts that include non-American bands. What gives? Anyway, here are my subjective and objective lists:

My subjective top five:

Tool
Umphrey's McGee
NIN
The Allman Brothers
Slayer

My objective top five:

The Beach Boys
The Talking Heads
Credence Clearwater Revival
The Doors
The Eagles

 

[malinoisvol]

Not in any particular order:

Styx
Cars
Skynyrd
Joplin
Gary Clark Jr