Apart from the Beatles, which of these bands do you think is the best?

[Ana_Lennon]

You can choose 2, because I know how difficult it will be... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

[Magill]

I chose Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd because they are two of my all time favorite bands. It was tough because you listed a lot of great bands but those are my picks. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[BeatleBabe21]

That was tough, but I picked The Rolling Stones and The Beach Boys.

[Roxy Starkey]

Queen and Led Zeppelin! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Hari's Chick]

I just picked the Stones, because they just so fab beyond compare. I'd have chosen the Dead though!

[luvsthebeatles]

Led Zepplin and Creedence. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I really like Eric Clapton though too, even though he wasn't on there. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Zep Fan]

I like Pink Floyd more than the Beatles.

[BrazilianFlag]

The Who and Beach Boys http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

[taxman]

I choose Queen and Pink Floyd, but I think U2 are missing in the list.

[DizzymissLizzy909]

I only chose the Stones. To me, they stand far above the others on the list, 40 years and still going. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

[Maxine]

My first choice was easy - Pink Floyd, but I had a hard time chosing between the Rolling Stones and the Doors. I finally voted for the Rolling Stones. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[lennonluvr9]

I picked the Rolling Stones and The Who http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[darkhorse]

Voted for Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin... Fleetwood Mac would have been my first choice... http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[joenamherst]

OMI GAWD....You forgot the Eagles. They still have the biggest selling album of all time. Why is Nirvana on this list. All Cobain did was yell and make horrible sounds with his guitar. Is there anyone out there who could understand even one word that he 'sings'? Being a Beatle fan I can not understand what people see in Nirvana.
Oasis?? Oasis who?? Aren't they the rap group that did 'Hey Ya'! I'm only kidding, but to put them on a list with The Stones, Doors and Queen is not right.

[Ana_Lennon]

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joenamherst Posted:
OMI GAWD....You forgot the Eagles. They still have the biggest selling album of all time. Why is Nirvana on this list. All Cobain did was yell and make horrible sounds with his guitar. Is there anyone out there who could understand even one word that he 'sings'? Being a Beatle fan I can not understand what people see in Nirvana.

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Nirvana isn't my style, but I admit a lot of people like this band. Remember that they're the icon of the 90's, everybody was doing the same, and they changed music a bit (not as the Beatles, of course).

[Paolo Meccano]

The Who. If the Kinks had been on the list, I would have voted for them as well.

[Mr.Mustard]

I picked the stones and Beach Boys, although you've got some really good groups there.

[matt5]

i picked the doors and pink floyd but I felt Hendrix should have been on that list.

[Ana_Lennon]

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matt5 Posted:
i picked the doors and pink floyd but I felt Hendrix should have been on that list.

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Only bands http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[matt5]

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Ana_Lennon Posted:
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matt5 Posted:
i picked the doors and pink floyd but I felt Hendrix should have been on that list.

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Only bands http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

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ahhhhh but the jimmy hendrix experience was a band

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[Pepperland Kamer]

Not to start a debate or anything, but Nirvana is probably the definitive band of the 90's Really, who else was there? I thiink they have every right to be on that list.(as well as some others that didnt make it) Besides what did the eagles do that was so great besides singing about a hotel http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

Tough choice tho' seeing as to how i like every band up there (to varying degrees of course)

[Fran]

I voted for The Who and Led Zeppelin http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rocknroll2.gif

[ChrisG134]

I choose Pink Floyd cause their my second favorite band and I didn't care for any of the rest.

[Zep Fan]

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Pepperland Kamer Posted:
Not to start a debate or anything, but Nirvana is probably the definitive band of the 90's Really, who else was there? I thiink they have every right to be on that list.(as well as some others that didnt make it) Besides what did the eagles do that was so great besides singing about a hotel http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif

Tough choice tho' seeing as to how i like every band up there (to varying degrees of course)

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There were much better bands in the 90s.

[Paolo Meccano]

I agree: Blur, for one.

[Zep Fan]

The Beta Band
Primus
Rage Against the Machine
Ween
Kyuss
Queens of the Stone Age
Radiohead
Tool
Soundgarden
The Smashing Pumpkins

[joenamherst]

Since Pepperland Kamer aked a question, I will answer it.
Question: What did the Eagles do besides sing about a hotel?
Answer:
1. The number one selling album of all time 'Their Greatest Hits,71-75' which was the first album ever to go platinum.....oh yeah.....it sold 28,000,000 copies.
2. Two albums in the top ten sellng albums of all time, 'Their Greatest Hits 71-75' and 'Hotel California'.
3. In the 70's...five number one songs and four number one albums.
4.'Hell Frezes Over (1994) sold 10,000,000 copies.
5. Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
6. Can get fans to pay up to $265 a ticket for their sold out concerts.
Maybe Nirvana was the best band of the 90's....but with the 60's being the best decade for music, each decade the music gets worse and worse. So far in my life the 90's music was inferior to the previous four decades.
One nice thing that I can say about the heroine addict Cobain and Nirvana was that the Beatles were one of their influences.

[matt5]

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joenamherst Posted:

One nice thing that I can say about the heroine addict Cobain and Nirvana was that the Beatles were one of their influences.

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At the bookstore recently I was flipping through a book containing some original diary entries by Cobain. I was actually impressed and found Cobain to be a very thougtful and intelligent person with a lot of very good ideas. His love of the Beatles came across very cleary in his entries and at one point he states that his discovery of the Beatles Something New album 'saved' him from the dross that was the music scene in the 80's.

[Celebrian]

I like Nirvana as much as the next person, but I feel that Soundgarden and Alice in Chains were better musically. Also enjoy the quirkiness of Mudhoney and the timing of Babes in Toyland.

But as we get closer to the 2000s, I feel it's too hard to declare a band "great" until they have proven their worth.

[Ana_Lennon]

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Zep Fan Posted:
The Beta Band
Primus
Rage Against the Machine
Ween
Kyuss
Queens of the Stone Age
Soundgarden
Radiohead
The Smashing Pumpkins

[/ QUOTE ]

Oh please...those bands were only remarkable in your country...the only ones that I know who had success is Radiohead and the Smashing pumpkins...Radiohead is very good...but the other one http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif....let's finish here

[Zep Fan]

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Ana_Lennon Posted:
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Zep Fan Posted:
The Beta Band
Primus
Rage Against the Machine
Ween
Kyuss
Queens of the Stone Age
Soundgarden
Radiohead
The Smashing Pumpkins

[/ QUOTE ]

Oh please...those bands were only remarkable in your country...the only ones that I know who had success is Radiohead and the Smashing pumpkins...Radiohead is very good...but the other one http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif....let's finish here

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theyre not very popular, but they're much better than nirvana.

[Ana_Lennon]

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Zep Fan Posted:
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Ana_Lennon Posted:
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Zep Fan Posted:
The Beta Band
Primus
Rage Against the Machine
Ween
Kyuss
Queens of the Stone Age
Soundgarden
Radiohead
The Smashing Pumpkins

[/ QUOTE ]

Oh please...those bands were only remarkable in your country...the only ones that I know who had success is Radiohead and the Smashing pumpkins...Radiohead is very good...but the other one http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif....let's finish here

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theyre not very popular, but they're much better than nirvana.

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The point is that I and many people don't know anything about them...to be "one of the best band" means that your good work was recognised by a lot of people, even by those who don't like it. How can a band be "one of the best" if more than the half of the world don't know it to say if it really is or not?

I'm not saying those bands are bad (well, TSP is crap, for me)...can you see my point? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Ailurophile]

The Who and Queen dominate this list . . . the rest are a rather pathetic bunch. Not all of them, just most.

[Zep Fan]

1. Pink Floyd
2. The Beach Boys
3. The Rolling Stones
4. The Doors
5. Led Zeppelin
6. Creedence Clearwater Revival
7. Jethro Tull
8. AC/DC

The rest of those bands suck.

[LovinLennon909]

I picked The Who (my second favorite band) and CCR. Lots of good bands on that list though!

[Pepperland Kamer]

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joenamherst Posted:
Since Pepperland Kamer aked a question, I will answer it.
Question: What did the Eagles do besides sing about a hotel?
Answer:
1. The number one selling album of all time 'Their Greatest Hits,71-75' which was the first album ever to go platinum.....oh yeah.....it sold 28,000,000 copies.
2. Two albums in the top ten sellng albums of all time, 'Their Greatest Hits 71-75' and 'Hotel California'.
3. In the 70's...five number one songs and four number one albums.
4.'Hell Frezes Over (1994) sold 10,000,000 copies.
5. Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
6. Can get fans to pay up to $265 a ticket for their sold out concerts.
Maybe Nirvana was the best band of the 90's....but with the 60's being the best decade for music, each decade the music gets worse and worse. So far in my life the 90's music was inferior to the previous four decades.
One nice thing that I can say about the heroine addict Cobain and Nirvana was that the Beatles were one of their influences.

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Well i tried to avoid it, but it seems like someone else wanted a debate. Oh well, argue with someone else, i cant change your mind and you wont change mine no matter how many lists you come up with, BTW-the question i "asked" was a sarcastic one. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/devil3.gif

[PetePointon]

The Who and a vote in spirit for The Byrds.

[PetePointon]

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Paolo Meccano Posted:
I agree: Blur, for one.

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I second that. Musicianship + intelligence + heart = Blur

[ringo_rama]

Queen and Nirvana.

Older people may think Nirvana is just screaming and the musical equivalent of depression. But for my generation, it was basically our musical crowning achievement. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" IS Generation Y.

Are they overrated? Sure. They didn't save rock by any means. But they make for a cool listen.

[sourmilkpinky]

I had to go with 'none of the above'. Some of them I like, some of them I don't but none of them are 'great enough' for me to go out and get all they made soooooooooo http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[Cecilia]

Queen and Pink Floyd http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Starkey Harrison Girl]

I chose The Doors and Led Zeppelin....

[NorthernSong]

My vote went to AC/DC and Zeppelin...but I was so torn...I wanted to vote for The Stones and The Doors as well...

[NorthernSong]

Ah, just read over the 90s thing...a much over looked 90s band...Collective Soul. Im sure that you guys have heard them, whether or not you know it. Their song "Heavy" was the the longest #1 running song in history...until stained came around with "Its Been A While" >:o..

[Ailurophile]

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Ana_Lennon Posted:

The point is that I and many people don't know anything about them...to be "one of the best band" means that your good work was recognised by a lot of people, even by those who don't like it. How can a band be "one of the best" if more than the half of the world don't know it to say if it really is or not?

I'm not saying those bands are bad (well, TSP is crap, for me)...can you see my point? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

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I have to disagree. Greatness is an inherent quality in the music, and is not intimately related with popularity. Only the Beatles had such a remarkable combination of amazing music and massive historical impact the world over; some of the most excellent music made has languished in obscurity. In fact, the only other band I can think of that was even half so revolutionary and (in)famous the world over while making great music was the Sex Pistols. And they're music wasn't anything nearly so good as the Beatles! It has to be hoped that cult fandom will save the obscure geniuses, as has happened with Marc Bolan, The Music Machine, and, to some extent, the Kinks.

[El_LeaN]

Queen and Nirvana

[george_on_cloud9]

I went to Queen and Dire Straits. GOOD!

[EL PARANOIA]

I voted for Bee Gees, but I missed Electric Light Orchestra in the list.

To me, they were the best after The Beatles.

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[RingoFrk]

Well it's good to know that someone else out there voted for the Bee Gees and admits it. There were some good bands on the list, CCR for example. But I had to wonder, where is Fleetwood Mac? They are, IMHO, much better than some of the names on that list.

[Legs]

The Moody Blues should also been inclucded. So here is my vote for them, my other is for Pink Floyd.

[Ana_Lennon]

And I also must have added a lot of bands from Latin America...

[RingoFrk]

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Legs Posted:
The Moody Blues should also been inclucded. So here is my vote for them, my other is for Pink Floyd.

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I'm with ya there. The Moody Blues are great. There are just too many awesome bands out there.

[Sally]

velvet underground, frank zappa and the mothers, hawkwind and the Jimi Hendrix experiance but to name a few oldies and currently Talvin Singh.

[Paolo Meccano]

Can I vote for the Who again..?

[Sally]

Who?

[Paolo Meccano]

The 'orrible 'Oo. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[mccartneymaniac]

bee gess and the pacemakers