And The Cars didn't make the list.
By the way, Paulina Porizkova is back on the market, she's split from Ric Okasek.
Posted on 10/22/2018 9:20:40 AM PDT by rktman
Like baseball, apple pie, and pickup trucks, rock and roll is considered quintessentially American. Sadly, many of the "best of" lists ranking rock bands are dominated by bands from the UK. Sure, there are some great bands from across the pond, but there's something special about the great rock bands from this country — something rebelliously robust. American rock bands are the teeth of our communities and they aren't afraid to get messy. So, my list is comprised of bands that formed in America and whose majority of members are American (sorry, that means The Jimi Hendrix Experience is disqualified).
Before the list, a note of explanation may be in order: readers will notice the conspicuous absence of The Beach Boys as well as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. As far as the E Street Band, and this is probably not fair, but the music is so identified with the Boss as to basically reduce the E Street Band to his backing band (they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a backing band). The Beach Boys, on the other hand, while producing one of the greatest albums of all time in Pet Sounds, are not a great band. In fact, the band barely played on Pet Sounds. The famed Wrecking Crew provided the music for the album, as they did for many of our most beloved albums from that time period. I even considered including the Wrecking Crew on the list.
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I would say the Tommy Johnston Doobies, and not the Michael McDonald Doobies.
Muhammad Ali said I was the best boxer he ever fought.
Mylon and Broken Heart
Petra
David and the Giants
Barren Cross
Whitecross
White Heart
Leviticus
Jerusalem
Bloodgood
And The Cars didn't make the list.
By the way, Paulina Porizkova is back on the market, she's split from Ric Okasek.
Soupy Sales - Do the Mouse:-)
Absolutely Steely Dan.
Scorpions, Dio, Rainbow, Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin.
He had two sons who played in David Bowie's "Tin Machine".
Didn’t know that. But Chicago toured with Hendrix, so he would hear him every night.
Just saw him 2 weeks ago and I still can’t believe how great he rocks! Even his new songs Rocks!-)
Grand Funk - not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Linda Rondstat is...heresey!!
I guess technically Steely Dan was only a “band” up to Pretzel Logic, then it pretty much became studio musicians.
A pub band from Liverpool who hit it big. Now the Rolling Stones, they are a rock-and-roll band.
The Eagles - my #1, even though Frey and Henley were/are liberal assholes.
Kath was a machine, one of the best rhythm and lead guitarists and one of the most distinctive voices.
No question, Kath was a huge influence on SRV.
Yup. He never achieved the recognition or success he deserved. (Especially For You is one of my favorite albums of thousands that I own.)
I completely agree.
When I hear GFR now I cringe (even Closer to Home). That clunking leaden rhythm and a lead guitar that is almost amateurish.... And they quickly descended to schlock rock.
Power Pop Perfection.
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