Best AMERICAN Rock Band?

[Hoopguru]

Paul Revere and the Raiders

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

only fair way I see of doing it is breaking it down into sub-genres.

Whats yours?

 

[HailBlazers]

Whats yours?

Petty.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I thought about this for a bit...

The greatest American band, the one that influenced and inspired the most musicians in the greatest total of subsections of rock music would have to be...

Parliament/Parliament Funkadelic

They rocked the world from 1955 till 2018.

Just a partial list of artists they inspired:

Hendrix
Prince
Talking Heads
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rage Against the Machine
Beastie Boys
Bad Brains
Cee-Lo
Dr Dre
Snoop
Public Enemy
Fishbone
Kenrick Lamar
Outkast

 

[Everything Beagle]

I thought about this for a bit...

The greatest American band, the one that influenced and inspired the most musicians in the greatest total of subsections of rock music would have to be...

Parliament/Parliament Funkadelic

They rocked the world from 1955 till 2018.

Just a partial list of artists they inspired:

Hendrix
Prince
Talking Heads
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Rage Against the Machine
Beastie Boys
Bad Brains
Cee-Lo
Dr Dre
Snoop
Public Enemy
Fishbone
Kenrick Lamar
Outkast

I accept this answer.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Petty.

Agreed. But just because I'm petty, doesn't mean you cant answer!

 

[BigGameDamian]

How about Poison or Alice Cooper

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Billy joel.

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

Bruce springsteen

 

[riverman]

Just read today that the top Spotify download and listen band is CCR. They have 4 of the top songs with the number one having something like 1.7 billion downloads and their second having 1.6 billion. pretty incredible that Fogerty wrote 5 records with that many hits over 4 years. something like 11 if his hits have never stopped getting airplay since they came out

 

[Phatguysrule]

Just read today that the top Spotify download and listen band is CCR. They have 4 of the top songs with the number one having something like 1.7 billion downloads and their second having 1.6 billion. pretty incredible that Fogerty wrote 5 records with that many hits over 4 years. something like 11 if his hits have never stopped getting airplay since they came out

It's great music. Timeless.

 

[riverman]

Bruce springsteen

this is a strong candidate globally. Good call

 

[BigGameDamian]

I’m surprised nobody mentioned Boston unless I missed it?

 

[SharpeScooterShooter]

I’m surprised nobody mentioned Boston unless I missed it?

Thought about it. Huge boston fan. BUt they really just have one album( thier first) and the song “more than a feeling.”

that first album though? Epic best selling debut album of all time until Hootie came along.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

If you love rock you have to watch this!

Seriously!

It's fucking awesome!

Your mind will be blown.

Click on WATCH ON YOUTUBE in the lower lefthand corner.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

If you love rock you have to watch this!

Seriously!

It's fucking awesome!

Your mind will be blown.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Watch it, you will be.

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

Watch it, you will be.

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[SlyPokerDog]

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Weird, you can't watch it embedded.

Click on WATCH ON YOUTUBE in the lower lefthand corner.

 

[BigGameDamian]

 

[Homer03]

Maybe i missed it, but didn't see Grand Funk Railroad in there as they actually sang a song about being an American band.