Who in your opinion is the greatest rock & roll band of all time?

[Evil Chris]

There are a lot of them that I love, but I would have to say it's AC/DC that comes out on top for me.

http://7px.net/img/ACDC_Highway-to-hell.jpeg

[Casa Nova]

hmm greatest band... I'd also have to say AC/DC .... but the greatest marketed band has to be KISS

[Evil Chris]

KISS was and is awesome. In fact, the first record I ever bought with my own money was KISS "Alive"

[Vid Vicious]

acdc
kiss
queen
rolling stones
the Jimmi hendrix experience

[Vid Vicious]

KISS was and is awesome. In fact, the first record I ever bought with my own money was KISS "Alive"

I have the Tee shirt !

[Vid Vicious]

oh .. lets not forget

http://www.fotobaron.com/blow_out/images/Pink-Floyd-67442-3.jpg

Pink floyd .. ahead of they're time ...

[Visualad]

K-FED & The Pops!!!

[SykkBoy]

F'ING SLAYER! ;-)

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:)

[SykkBoy]

damnit, I should have watched that full clips before posting...damn censored version of the song "Jihad" ;-)

[rhetorical]

For flat out balls to the wall good timin' hard rockin' I gotta say ZZ Top, but then again George Thorogood has gotta be up there, and AC DC, The Stones....damn I just can't make up my mind. Damn then there was the original Fleetwood Mac Blues band and the Yardbirds....I am so confused.

[SFS]

Thats a real tough one for me having grown up in the late 60s through the 70s..
Rock n Roll was at its best during these times ie: songwriting was a serious art, drugs, sex and rocknroll was part of our culture. They were truly carefree times. You could hitch hike to a concert, get high, get laid and have a ride home. no charge, no strings... Memories..LOL

Just think about the bands that were around then, the level of "artist" and songwriting was on a scale not approached these days..

Choosing a "Best" would be real tough.. the songwriting was so diverse.

YES
PETER GABRIEL
PINK FLOYD
THE WHO
ROLLING STONES
VAN HALEN
THE RAMONES
THE CLASH
AC/DC
QUEEN
STEELY DAN
PETER FRAMPTON
LENNY WHITE
FRANK ZAPPA
HEART
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
TODD RUNGREN
ERIC CLAPTON
LED ZEPPLIN
FLASH IN THE PAN
SHY COLTRANE
JIM CROCHE
AMERICA
KANSAS

Man, the list goes on forever.. The level of musicianship will never be the same.

iTS ALL JUST SOOOO GOOD...
:)

[Evil E]

I love The Doors. Probably not the greatest but my favorite.

"open the doors of perception"

[Stinger]

Hummmmmmm !

Have to go with Floyd Zeppelin Beatles.......

My Best ever THE POLICE of course ;)

[Mister E]

If only I could give my favorite...but a coalition governs my top choices.

Here are 7, they were easy. I gave up on 8 after deliberating for 15 minutes.

Great thread EC: I feel sorry for the youth of today...they have limited choices in my opinion.

Ramones (http://www.ramones.com/)
Nirvana (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana_%28band%29)
Raving Mojos (http://cdbaby.com/cd/ravingmojos) (A Toronto punk band in the late 70's to early 80's)
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (http://www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/)
The Beatles (http://www.xnations.com/The%20Beatles)
David Bowie (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000309/maindetails) (Ziggy Stardust-Diamond Dogs Era)
Stone Temple Pilots (http://www.stonetemplepilots.com/)
Guns and Roses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guns_N%27_Roses)

The Stones, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Jimmy Cliff, Admiral Baily, Beastie Boys,
The Who, Violent Femmes, Original SIn, Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers....man it's hard to choose from 8 on...

Better I play with guitars and drums than collect stamps, guns or Rpyal Dalton China....

[Mister E]

Thats a real tough one for me having grown up in the late 60s through the 70s..
Rock n Roll was at its best during these times ie: songwriting was a serious art, drugs, sex and rocknroll was part of our culture. They were truly carefree times. You could hitch hike to a concert, get high, get laid and have a ride home. no charge, no strings... Memories..LOL

Just think about the bands that were around then, the level of "artist" and songwriting was on a scale not approached these days..

Choosing a "Best" would be real tough.. the songwriting was so diverse.

YES
PETER GABRIEL
PINK FLOYD
THE WHO
ROLLING STONES
VAN HALEN
THE RAMONES
THE CLASH
AC/DC
QUEEN
STEELY DAN
PETER FRAMPTON
LENNY WHITE
FRANK ZAPPA
HEART
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
TODD RUNGREN
ERIC CLAPTON
LED ZEPPLIN
FLASH IN THE PAN
SHY COLTRANE
JIM CROCHE
AMERICA
KANSAS

Man, the list goes on forever.. The level of musicianship will never be the same.

iTS ALL JUST SOOOO GOOD...
:)

SFS is a person of extreme wisdom and taste....wow I once saw Lennie White do a drum solo that made me threaten to never play again. Damn he was good!

[McKidd]

All great bands and musicians there SFS, but not all of them I'd classify as rock & roll.

[Cyndalie]

Pink Floyd
The Beatles

[cush]

ManowaR

Hardest Rock'n'Roll ever ;-)

[Mister E]

hmm greatest band... I'd also have to say AC/DC .... but the greatest marketed band has to be KISS

Gene Simmons once said "we're not the greatest band, we're the greatest brand!"

[Vid Vicious]

K-FED & The Pops!!!

who? :scram:

[Virgule3]

Without a doubt... Pink Floyd...

Sophie.

[SFS]

All great bands and musicians there SFS, but not all of them I'd classify as rock & roll.

True, true..

I was an engineer for Epic & Atlantic records in the music industry from 1983 to 1997 and it was all "rock n roll" to me, even though i was recording rap, hip hop, jazz, etc.. Its all the same.. its music. I cant help it, I have a 70s mentality on music. :)

Just my take on it. :) But you are correct.

[Slippery]

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
ACDC
Oasis
The Stone Roses

These are just some my favourites.

[Panky]

A lot of great bands are mentioned in this thread, but for me, it's all about Pink Floyd.