Best American rock band??

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Are you retarted?

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That's rhetorical, right?

[Tooork]

The Doors!

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Keep nominating. I've got a seed list of 15 bands right now (almost everyone listed here + Metallica since I feel they shouldn't be left out of seeding (not because I think they're anything more than worthless)).

Give me more ideas. Rock bands only please. No front men w/ a backup band (i.e. Hendrix Experience, E Street Band, etc.)

I'll post a seeding poll to get the top 8 later tonight.

[CallMeIshmael]

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The only real contenders are:

The Eagles,
CCR,
The Doors,
Santana,
Aerosmith (as much as this makes me cringe),
The Beach Boys,
Van Halen,
The Greatful Dead.


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Not putting the VU on this list is absurd

[Nottom]

A few more I don't think have been mentioned yet:

Allman Brothers
Lynard Skynard
The Band
Steely Dan
Talking Heads
RHCP
Fleetwood Mac

[Pocket Trips]

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floyd was trying too hard to be zep

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This is without a doubt the worst statement anyone has ever made about music in the history of music or that will ever be made in the all encompassing music-time continuum. This statement is so bad it has actually caused a small tear in some musically gifted child's brain. A tear that will cause him eventually to hemmorage and die in withering agony because of the absolute and undeniably retardedness of the statement.

You have caused the early death of the next Mozart. Are you proud of yourself?

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I agree it is dumb as hell.. But it is consistent with the amazing supidity of mentioning all non-American bands in a thread about AMERICAN bands...

its posts like this that make me question some of the poker advice given on this site

[OrangeCat]

In no particular order:

Aerosmith
Van Halen
Jimi Hendrix
Beach Boys
Nirvana
Chuck Berry

[BaggyAnt]

no mention of The Beach Boys - come on they have to be up there - Good Vibrations is the ultimate in perfect pop for one - Pet Sounds etc; etc;

[BaggyAnt]

or how about

The Byrds
Love (who recorded possibly the best album ever)
The Ramones

[RicktheRuler]

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Give me more ideas. Rock bands only please. No front men w/ a backup band (i.e. Hendrix Experience, E Street Band, etc.)


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I can't even begin to explain to you why Jimi Hendrix must be one of a few acceptable answers to this question.