Greatest rock band ever
- Thread starter Zoot Allures
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Why not? Definitely one the most influential metal bands ever. Without Motörhead there would never have been Metallica or dozens of other popular metal bands. It’s not always about how many hit records you have but also how many younger musicians you have influenced.
It’s a sub genre of popular music that is traceable back to Led Zep which is traceable back to Cream which is treaceable back to Hendrix which is traceable back to Sgt Pepper.
They can’t be on the same list as the Beatles and the Stones.
IMHO, Frank Zappa’s Freak Out influenced The Beatles Sgt Pepper but Zappa’s album did not have the same widespread cultural impact.
Generally agree with this genealogy of metallurgy....until we get to the "Hendrix which is traceable back to Sgt. Pepper" bit. Linking Sgt. Pepper to heavy metal through Hendrix is going to be tough sledding, I think - about as reasonable as the contention (elsewhere in this thread) that 'Who's Next' is considered the first heavy metal album.
Recall an interview with EC where he was confronted by the notion (or was it an accusation?) that Cream was responsible for heavy metal. As I recall, Clapton demurred politely and responded "Oh, I thought it was the Zepp".
I’d link Hendrix to Sgt Pepper insofaras Pepper opened the door to what was possible within what had up until then been understood as being within the confines of popular music. I would credit Hendrix as being the first to develop that idea into what we might now call Heavy Metal.
50 years old and it still sounds great.
Love John Lennon's turquoise velvet dinner jacket.
The first heavy metal song--1964
https://reprog.wordpress.com/2014/0...t-me-august-1964-heavy-metal-timeline-part-1/
https://reprog.wordpress.com/2014/0...t-me-august-1964-heavy-metal-timeline-part-1/
In my opinion these are the 10 best bands.
1) Beatles
2) Nirvana
3) The Clash
4) Queen
5) U2
6) The Jam
7) The Beachboys
8) The Who
9) The Smiths
10) Metallica
1) Beatles
2) Nirvana
3) The Clash
4) Queen
5) U2
6) The Jam
7) The Beachboys
8) The Who
9) The Smiths
10) Metallica
Maybe they belong on a greatest metal bands ever list, but certainly not on greatest rock band list.
I think people need to realize that just because a particular band is their personal favourite (to which they are entitled) that does not necessarily make that band the greatest in the world.
Think you're missing 1981's Tattoo, that was the Stones last pure album in my opinion.
I agree with you on U2 their last really good album was probably All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000). But man what a discography overall, they definitely deserve consideration for a top 10 list. I got Joshua Tree as one of the greatest albums ever produced.
If you are going to include bands like CCR, Van Halen, Neil Young etc, then the greatest southern rock band of all time Lynyrd Skynyrd deserves honourable mention.
