Best American rock band??

[Hal 2000]

Obviously open to interpretation, but most would probably put the Beatles, Stones, possibly Pink Floyd and Zeppelin ahead of almost any American band, so.. Who's the best American rock band of all time?

[Colonel Kataffy]

You forgot foreign bands the Who and AC DC. Man, thinking of it, its sort of sad for america. I guess I would have to say Bruce and the Estreet band.

[Hal 2000]

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You forgot foreign bands the Who and AC DC. Man, thinking of it, its sort of sad for america. I guess I would have to say Bruce and the Estreet band.

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Forgot about neither.. I love both of them, however in the grand scheme, I'd put both of them on a second tier....

[Nottom]

The Eagles probably get my vote.

CCR
Nirvana
Beach Boys
and
G&f'nR

also represent their eras pretty well I think.

[Colonel Kataffy]

I thought I was the only who liked the eagles.

[Colonel Kataffy]

Ehh, I would agree that there not on the same teir as the Beatles or Zeplin, but I think they're similar to floyd and the stones.

[jdl22]

I'd probably go with the Hendrix lead bands The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Gypsy Sun and Rainbows/Band of the Gypsies. Noel Redding was English (and I think Mitch Mitchell but I'm not sure about him) but Hendrix obviously was American.

I'm not a big fan of Aerosmith but their early stuff was pretty good. Most of the good famous bands came later - Pearl Jam, Nirvanna for example.

edit: yeah I forgot the eagles.

[Hal 2000]

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I thought I was the only who liked the eagles.

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I'd put them in my top five for sure, other candidates......

The Doors, Van Halen, Aerosmith ??? Tough choices..

[RacersEdge]

Van Halen

[Colonel Kataffy]

As far as I'm concerned, early aerosmith was as good as anything ever made. That armagedden song, however, caused me to start listening to sports talk radio in the car. A habit i'm still trying to kick.