And a bunch already listed in this thread, but Tool and Floyd are my Mt Rushmore. Just those two. It's a two-group Rushmore. Ps. Waters > Gilmour (although Waters + Glimour > any other iteration, post-Barrett).
And a bunch already listed in this thread, but Tool and Floyd are my Mt Rushmore. Just those two. It's a two-group Rushmore. Ps. Waters > Gilmour (although Waters + Glimour > any other iteration, post-Barrett).
Phuck yes White Stripes, I am an A$$hole for forgetting them
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And a bunch already listed in this thread, but Tool and Floyd are my Mt Rushmore. Just those two. It's a two-group Rushmore. Ps. Waters > Gilmour (although Waters + Glimour > any other iteration, post-Barrett).
There are two kinds of people. Those who love The Trews and those of us who say, "Who the #### are The Trews"?
Shes a good one for vocals. I like the Daily Doug for identifying the chord progressions and music theory, plus if a song gets weird he pulls out his bong and takes a hit.
When I was a teen I always enjoyed laughing my ass off to the titles of Anal #### songs, so while they are not the best band ever since they mostly suck, I got more enjoyment out of that then I did listening to many other bands, and that has to count for something.
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This is fun. I guess you have to quantify what 'best' means. Most impactful? I mean even though I wouldn't say I'm a fan, for that I'd have to say The Beatles
I mean... if we're talking "what is the greatest rock band of all-time spanning the entire known and unknown universe" then the only obvious answer is TOOL.
And here's an entire live concert for you to enjoy while basking in the finality of the above statement:
I saw Tool in Winnipeg back in what must have been 1993 or around then. I can't remember the venue, but it was on the smaller side. They played with Failure who were a pretty good band in their own right back then. I wouldn't say I am huge fan (I only know their more popular songs, which I like enough), but it was definitely one of the best shows I have been to. They were super intense and the sound was great. Maynard definitely didn't mail it in.
I don't know if it is schtick he does or if something really bothered him about Winnipeg, but Maynard was constantly hurling insults at the crowd in between songs. Calling people rednecks and hicks, making fun of the cars people drive in Winnipeg, and stuff like that. In particular, he mentioned how disrespectful people were for showing up late after the opening act finished. He made some statement about how people in L.A. wouldn't do something like that, which sounded kind of snobby. Nobody in the crowd seems to mind though. It was like yaaaayyyy, insult us more!
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Billboard just dropped its list of the top 50 bands of all time. Here’s how they ranked them.
50 - Red Hot Chili Peppers
49 - The Cure
48 - Sleater-Kinney
47 - Def Leppard
46 - Oasis
45 - The Stooges
44 - Café Tacvba
43 - No Doubt
42 - Earth, Wind & Fire
41 - The Band
40 - Blondie
39 - Green Day
38 - Santana
37 - Thin Lizzy
36 - Ramones
35 - Eagles
34 - Nine Inch Nails
33 - The White Stripes
32 - Aerosmith
31 - Paramore
30 - Pearl Jam
29 - R.E.M.
28 - The Allman Brothers Band
27 - Parliament/Funkadelic
26 - Pretenders
25 - Maná
24 - The Velvet Underground
23 - Guns N’ Roses
22 - Rage Against the Machine
21 - Van Halen
20 - Radiohead
19 - The Beach Boys
18 - The Clash
17 - Heart
16 - The Grateful Dead
15 - Talking Heads
14 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
13 - AC/DC
12 - Metallica
11 - The Who
10 - Nirvana
9 - Black Sabbath
8 - Sly & the Family Stone
7 - U2
6 - Fleetwood Mac
5 - Queen
4 - Pink Floyd
3 - Led Zeppelin
2 - The Rolling Stones
1 - The Beatles
