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Know Your Enemy
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12:18p, 7/27/23
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Van Halen
The Eagles
Metallica
Aerosmith
The Grateful Dead
The Black Crowes
Pearl Jam
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Guns N Roses
The Allman Brothers
The Doors
The Beach Boys

Who ya got?
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Brian Earl Spilner
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12:22p, 7/27/23
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RHCP
Nirvana
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IrishAg
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 12:29p, 7/27/23
Brian Earl Spilner said:
RHCP
Nirvana
Agree with RHCP, they seem to get left out a lot for some reason when this discussion comes up.

Nirvana is tough just because they so influential but were around for such a short period of time in the grand scheme of things.
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12:31p, 7/27/23
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Good list OP. I'd add Foo Fighters before Nirvana or Chili Peppers.
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IrishAg
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12:33p, 7/27/23
My list (not in order of greatness)

Aerosmith
Beach Boys
Bon Jovi
The Eagles
Foo Fighters
Guns N' Roses
Metallica
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
RHCP
Van Halen
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12:33p, 7/27/23
The Beatles or the Stones. If you include some pop, then I'd go with ABBA.
What you say, Paper Champion? I'm gonna beat you like a dog, a dog, you hear me!
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12:34p, 7/27/23
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GNR
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GWAR
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In reply to Robert L. Peters • 12:35p, 7/27/23
The Green Dragon said:
The Beatles or the Stones. If you include some pop, then I'd go with ABBA.
Beatles or the Stones aren't American
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12:39p, 7/27/23
If going off hits, popularity, and longevity…my gut tells me Foo Fighters. Maybe Aerosmith.
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12:39p, 7/27/23
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Aerosmith by a large margin.
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12:43p, 7/27/23
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D'oh! How did I forget the Foos?
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In reply to IrishAg • 12:44p, 7/27/23
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IrishAg said:
The Green Dragon said:
The Beatles or the Stones. If you include some pop, then I'd go with ABBA.
Beatles or the Stones aren't American
ABBA isn't either
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In reply to Vince Blake • 12:45p, 7/27/23
Vince Blake said:
If going off hits, popularity, and longevity…my gut tells me Foo Fighters. Maybe Aerosmith.
Shockingly enough, going off number 1 hits, I think the top 2 that everyone has listed here are The Beach Boys at the top, then Bon Jovi, then the Eagles.
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12:46p, 7/27/23
Metallica
Pantera (If we're counting Metallica as "rock" and not "metal")
Alice In Chains
Skynyrd

In no order. Those are my favorites, so they are the greatest
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12:46p, 7/27/23
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Eagles
Van Halen
Gun n Roses
Foo Fighters
Pearl Jam
ZZ Top


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12:47p, 7/27/23
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12:52p, 7/27/23
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Linkin Park
Kid Rock
Limp Bizkit
Slipknot
Korn
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12:57p, 7/27/23
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Damn, forgot ZZ Top too.
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1:02p, 7/27/23
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Eagles has to be the answer, imo.
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In reply to Definitely Not A Cop • 1:12p, 7/27/23
Definitely Not A Cop said:
Linkin Park
Kid Rock
Limp Bizkit
Slipknot
Korn
No Papa Roach? GTFO
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1:29p, 7/27/23
The Shaggs
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1:34p, 7/27/23
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Are we not including Springsteen because he is not a "band". He could be argued to be the biggest American Rock and Roll star ever. Springsteen and the E Street band sells out stadiums still like nobody else on these lists.
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1:46p, 7/27/23
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gotta throw R.E.M. into the mix........
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1:46p, 7/27/23
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Across all of rock and its sub-genres...

1. Eagles

2nd, 3rd, etc is the hard part of the list
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 1:48p, 7/27/23
Know Your Enemy said:
Van Halen behind Aerosmith
The Eagles greatest American band; not greatest "rock" band
Metallica maybe, if metal is "rock"
Aerosmith used to be my #1
The Grateful Dead LOL
The Black Crowes nope
Pearl Jam I seriously don't know anything they've done since 1999
Lynyrd Skynyrd maybe, had most of them not died
Guns N Roses too dysfunctional, not enough quality work
The Allman Brothers don't know their catalog well enough
The Doors not large enough body of work, and not enough "rock"
The Beach Boys could be biased; was never a huge fan. surf rockers

Who ya got?
An egregious oversight, I would probably put Credence Clearwater Revival over all of the above.

But I put Foo Fighters #1 due to longevity, staying power, and consistently good music.
Maybe RHCP #2.

I probably like Nirvana and Alice in Chains the most, but not when discussing "best career." They fall under "what could have been."
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1:48p, 7/27/23
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no love for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers?
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1:50p, 7/27/23
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Eagles
Van Halen
Aerosmith

Are in a class by themselves, in terms of hits, longevity, public recognition, popularity across pop/rock fans, etc.

I would add Boston to the list others have come up with.

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In reply to NoahAg • 1:51p, 7/27/23
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NoahAg said:
Know Your Enemy said:
The Grateful Dead LOL
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2:01p, 7/27/23
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Retro: The Byrds.
Modern: Vampire Weekend.
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In reply to Know Your Enemy • 2:22p, 7/27/23
Chili Peppers
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In reply to aggie_wes • 2:40p, 7/27/23
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aggie_wes said:
no love for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers?
#1 in my book
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2:53p, 7/27/23
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Favorite: RHCP
Greatest: Aerosmith
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In reply to NoahAg • 3:02p, 7/27/23
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Good call on CCR.

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3:07p, 7/27/23
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Pearl Jam and I can't accept any other answer.
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