Red Mosquito

Didn’t we have this discussion like 6 months ago

bodysnatcher wrote:Didn’t we have this discussion like 6 months ago

This is RM, we have every discussion six months ago

im pretty sure i bring it up at least once a year

Are the Jimi Hendrix Experience an American band? I say no, they’re British because they were founded and came up playing in England.

Matters wrote:Are the Jimi Hendrix Experience an American band? I say no, they’re British because they were founded and came up playing in England.

What about Derek and the Dominoes?

Jorge wrote:

Matters wrote:Pearl Jam and The Brian Jonestown Massacre are my favorite American bands ever but I can’t objectively argue they’re better than:

The Allman Brothers Band
The Velvet Underground
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
R.E.M.

It's not like "best American rock band" is some objective thing you can actually measure in any meaningful way. It's all largely based on popularity and personal preference so stuff like Aerosmith, ZZ Top and The Doors is going to top a lot of lists. Personally, the only band mentioned so far I'd put in my own list is VU

What do we value most?
Pure talent: Allmans
Maximizing ability: VU
Songwriting: Tom Petty…, CCR
Greatness (requires mass audience): Pearl Jam? REM?

The Doors really fit all these.

dad wrote:the greatest American rock band is Toad the Wet Sprocket, and you all should be sorry for not recognizing it sooner.

I listened to Dulcinea on a drive today and she was exquisite.

I mean the discussion is of course ridiculous because it excludes individual artists and then plays this game where bands are eliminated because the name of the singer is up front. Dylan out despite playing with a number of bands over the years because. Bruce out because he was the driving force behind his band and his name is up front (basically same with Pearl Jam for 30 of the 32 years they existed but we’ll count them because they are not called Eddie and the Pearl Jams).

Why did they release a new single that is a live version of Come Back from 2006 and release no statement regarding it? Are they dropping the 2006 tour into streaming services like 2000, 2003, 2008, and 2013? Are they releasing a new live album? What’s the deal here?

liebzz wrote:Why did they release a new single that is a live version of Come Back from 2006 and release no statement regarding it? Are they dropping the 2006 tour into streaming services like 2000, 2003, 2008, and 2013? Are they releasing a new live album? What’s the deal here?

It's part of the soundtrack for The Bear Season 2. I do wish they'd put some 2006 shows on streaming though.

no one here respects Lynyrd Skynyrd apparently

for shame

The Talking Heads?

Talking Heads is a great shout.

96583UP wrote:no one here respects Lynyrd Skynyrd apparently

for shame

Respect, but only that brief period before things went south (literally and figuratively).

Van Halen

liebzz wrote:I mean the discussion is of course ridiculous because it excludes individual artists and then plays this game where bands are eliminated because the name of the singer is up front. Dylan out despite playing with a number of bands over the years because. Bruce out because he was the driving force behind his band and his name is up front (basically same with Pearl Jam for 30 of the 32 years they existed but we’ll count them because they are not called Eddie and the Pearl Jams).

What Bob Dylan band ranks amongst the best American bands ever?

tragabigzanda wrote: CCR, baby!

Probably as good an answer as any.

If The Beach Boys were categorized as a band instead of a singing group, the conversation would be over.

The Beach Boys are categorized as a band

why does YouTube keep recommending me those weird Lightning Bolt promo short vids