Of course I also think Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers deserves a mention.
Absolutely on Petty. Heartbreakers are my all time favorite with Chili Peppers next.
Greatest American rock rock band has to be Aerosmith if you go by my previously mentioned criteria. Petty and the Breakers could have been number 1 but they were blackballed by the radio industry years ago after they came out with The Last DJ. TP had legit top 10 songs on several albums from that time on but they would not play his new stuff on the radidio. Still pisses me off I didn’t see him with Joe Walsh on that last tour.