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Top 10 American Bands (Edited 06/19/09 09:59PM by buck1133)
Read the Article: Greatest American Band

I found this article on USA today a poll they did i just want to see what the opinion is here on the Q (note: this was from 2005) i added a few let me know if im missing anyone...
| Closed on 08/19/09 at 05:00PM
FanIQ Pts? No | Locker Room, Music | Opinion List
Rank52 FansAvg (1st)
1.The Eagles4.0 (6)
2.Journey2.9 (5)
3.Van Halen2.9
4.KISS2.9 (3)
5.Aerosmith2.7 (2)
6.Metallica2.7 (6)
7.Lynyrd Skynyrd 2.5 (3)
8.Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band 2.4 (2)
9.Nirvana2.2 (3)
10.The Ramones2.2 (2)
Also receiving votes:Creedence Clearwater Revival1.9 (1)
Bon Jovi1.9 (1)
Guns N' Roses1.8
The Grateful Dead1.7 (2)
Dave Matthews Band1.6 (1)
The Beach Boys1.5 (2)
Red Hot Chili Peppers1.4
Green Day1.3 (1)
Styx1.3 (1)
R.E.M.1.3
The Doors1.2
Fleetwood Mac1.0
Rage against the machine0.9 (1)
Nine Inch Nails0.8 (2)
Jimi Hendrix Experience0.8 (1)
ZZ Top0.8
Blink-1820.7 (2)
Queensryche0.7 (1)
The Allman Brothers Band0.7
Pearl Jam0.7 (1)
The Stooges0.6 (2)
Social Distortion0.4
Soundgarden0.4
Incubus0.4
Limp Bizkit0.3
White Stripes0.3 (1)
Yellowcard0.3
The Replacements0.3
Audio Slave0.3
Talking Heads0.2
Staind0.2
Heart0.1
Korn0.1
The Velvet Underground0.1
Rise Against0.1
System of a Down (was formed in America)0.1
Anti-Flag0.0

 &nbp;
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#7 | 142 days ago

Many of my choices weren't on your list so I made my own. In no particular order:
 

  • Rise Against
  • Social Distortion
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Incubus
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Nirvana
  • Metallica
  • Green Day
  • Sound Garden/Audioslave
  • Talking Heads
  
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#1 | 142 days ago

Pearl Jam baby!!
1. Aerosmith  2. The Eagles  3. R.E.M.  4. Queensryche  5. Lynyrd Skynyrd   6. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   7. Dave Matthews Band  8. Van Halen  9. KISS  10. Metallica  
#2 | 142 days ago

Great poll, I could have entered 5 different responses easily
1. Journey  2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   3. Van Halen  4. The Allman Brothers Band  5. The Eagles  6. Dave Matthews Band  7. The Ramones  8. Lynyrd Skynyrd   9. KISS  10. Nirvana  
#3 | 142 days ago
Billy_D (Bill) profile photo

Great poll. I tried not to go by my preference but the impact and influence that the band had on future bands and fans.
Like Jerry said, the order could have gone a number of ways.

1. The Ramones  2. Red Hot Chili Peppers  3. The Eagles  4. Van Halen  5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Journey  8. Guns N' Roses  9. Dave Matthews Band  10. Creedence Clearwater Revival  
#4 | 142 days ago

#1:  Led Zeppelin.  Everyone else follows.
1. Journey  2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   3. Styx  4. Dave Matthews Band  5. The Grateful Dead  6. Guns N' Roses  7. The Ramones  8. Pearl Jam  9. R.E.M.  10. The Eagles  
#5 | 142 days ago

das3cr wrote:
#1:  Led Zeppelin.  Everyone else follows.
Zeppelin would be up there had i included english bands .. so would the beatles, stones, oasis, and Def Leopard maybe we could do a best European bands poll
1. The Eagles  2. Van Halen  3. Aerosmith  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd   8. The Replacements  9. The Stooges  10. Styx  
#6 | 142 days ago

White Stripes
1. Journey  2. Aerosmith  3. The Replacements  4. KISS  5. The Allman Brothers Band  6. Lynyrd Skynyrd   7. R.E.M.  8. Queensryche  9. Metallica  10. The Eagles  
#7 | 142 days ago

Many of my choices weren't on your list so I made my own. In no particular order:
 

  • Rise Against
  • Social Distortion
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Incubus
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Nirvana
  • Metallica
  • Green Day
  • Sound Garden/Audioslave
  • Talking Heads
#8 | 142 days ago

(Edited by buck1133)
half_baked wrote:

Many of my choices weren't on your list so I made my own. In no particular order:
 

  • Rise Against
  • Social Distortion
  • Rage Against the Machine
  • Incubus
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Nirvana
  • Metallica
  • Green Day
  • Sound Garden/Audioslave
  • Talking Heads
excellent choices ... i based the list on a usa today poll .. but all of these bands have a legit argument so i've added them and made a few more additions
1. The Eagles  2. Van Halen  3. Aerosmith  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd   8. The Replacements  9. The Stooges  10. Styx  
#9 | 142 days ago

sdm wrote:
White Stripes
ok added
1. The Eagles  2. Van Halen  3. Aerosmith  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd   8. The Replacements  9. The Stooges  10. Styx  
#10 | 142 days ago

I always thought Fleetwood Mac was British, but I guess they're half and half, and Van Halen was Dutch, but just the two brothers were born there.
1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   2. R.E.M.  3. Journey  4. The Grateful Dead  5. Nirvana  6. KISS  7. Dave Matthews Band  8. Van Halen  9. Creedence Clearwater Revival  10. The Replacements  
#11 | 142 days ago
mooser58 (+)

This is like a list on my iPod.
1. Queensryche  2. Dave Matthews Band  3. KISS  4. The Ramones  5. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   6. Van Halen  7. Metallica  8. Audio Slave  9. Nirvana  10. R.E.M.  
#12 | 142 days ago

Its a travesty that KISS isnt in the R&R hall of fame.

1. The Ramones  2. Nirvana  3. Journey  4. Rage against the machine  5. Van Halen  6. Red Hot Chili Peppers  7. KISS  8. Nine Inch Nails  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd   10. Korn  
#13 | 142 days ago

Just 1 "x" in Styx, baby !!!
1. The Stooges  2. Journey  3. The Ramones  4. The Eagles  5. Van Halen  6. Red Hot Chili Peppers  7. KISS  8. Styx  9. Dave Matthews Band  10. Nirvana  
#14 | 142 days ago

(Edited by Keeter)
DigitalSquire wrote:

Its a travesty that KISS isnt in the R&R hall of fame.

Not disagreeing - in fact, these were some of my favorite polls..........

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1. The Stooges  2. Journey  3. The Ramones  4. The Eagles  5. Van Halen  6. Red Hot Chili Peppers  7. KISS  8. Styx  9. Dave Matthews Band  10. Nirvana  
#15 | 142 days ago

OMG  is everyone older than dirt or living in a box--I'm just about 53 and I really can't listen to music I grew up on--played it out too much then that I really can't even listen to it anymore.  Music is music folks -- there is a ridiculous amount of really good bands out there. Blue October-Snow Patrol-Muse-Keane-The Killers ect............   I tell my friends who listen to"Classic Rock"  I will give the box cutters to get out of the box they live in.   Peace all and remember the music hasn't changed that much that it can't warrent a listen.
1. Nine Inch Nails  2. Talking Heads  3. Soundgarden  4. Social Distortion  5. Rage against the machine  6. Limp Bizkit  7. Aerosmith  8. KISS  9. Audio Slave  10. The Beach Boys  
#16 | 142 days ago

Big Star!? Tip of the cap for a good, comprehensive list. I could easily flip #1 and #2 on my list.
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd   2. Bon Jovi  3. Incubus  4. R.E.M.  5. Fleetwood Mac  6. Metallica  7. Journey  8. Dave Matthews Band  9. The Eagles  10. Van Halen  
#17 | 142 days ago

What about the Jimi Hendrix Experience?  They would've been #1 or 2 on my list.
1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   2. R.E.M.  3. Journey  4. The Grateful Dead  5. Nirvana  6. KISS  7. Dave Matthews Band  8. Van Halen  9. Creedence Clearwater Revival  10. The Replacements  
#18 | 142 days ago

alwayzmets wrote:
OMG  is everyone older than dirt or living in a box--I'm just about 53 and I really can't listen to music I grew up on--played it out too much then that I really can't even listen to it anymore.  Music is music folks -- there is a ridiculous amount of really good bands out there. Blue October-Snow Patrol-Muse-Keane-The Killers ect............   I tell my friends who listen to"Classic Rock"  I will give the box cutters to get out of the box they live in.   Peace all and remember the music hasn't changed that much that it can't warrent a listen.
Some of us haven't been listening to it for very long though. Any music gets old after hearing it so many times.
1. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   2. R.E.M.  3. Journey  4. The Grateful Dead  5. Nirvana  6. KISS  7. Dave Matthews Band  8. Van Halen  9. Creedence Clearwater Revival  10. The Replacements  
#19 | 142 days ago

These are the bands I like in no particular order, just bands that I like. Everyone's opinion is different that's what makes this country,HELL, the Fan IQ a wonderful place to be. REMEMBER PEOPLE THIS JUST ONE MAN"S OPINION!!
1. KISS  2. The Eagles  3. Styx  4. Journey  5. R.E.M.  6. Dave Matthews Band  7. Metallica  8. Nirvana  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd   10. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   
#20 | 142 days ago

Here are my true favorites:

1) System of a Down (was formed in America)
2) Senses Fail
3) Avenged Sevenfold
4) A Skylit Drive
5) Anti-Flag
6) Rise Against
7) Armor For Sleep
8) Yellowcard
9) Machine Head
10) Blink-182
1. Rage against the machine  2. Nirvana  3. Metallica  4. Social Distortion  5. Green Day  6. Red Hot Chili Peppers  7. The Ramones  8. Incubus  9. Soundgarden  10. Korn  
#21 | 142 days ago

I mistakenly put Kiss, I meant to put Metallica first and remove Kiss.
1. KISS  2. The Eagles  3. Styx  4. Journey  5. R.E.M.  6. Dave Matthews Band  7. Metallica  8. Nirvana  9. Lynyrd Skynyrd   10. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   
#22 | 142 days ago

Man i forgot hendrix lol keep the bands im missing coming .. i'll add em' til it says i cant
1. The Eagles  2. Van Halen  3. Aerosmith  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd   8. The Replacements  9. The Stooges  10. Styx  
#23 | 142 days ago

Great Poll!!!
1. The Eagles  2. The Doors  3. Van Halen  4. Lynyrd Skynyrd   5. Incubus  6. Aerosmith  7. KISS  8. Dave Matthews Band  9. Journey  10. Red Hot Chili Peppers  
#24 | 142 days ago

Fun poll - I could do this in an hour and have a totally new list there are so many good bands here.
1. The Eagles  2. The Beach Boys  3. The Grateful Dead  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. Aerosmith  6. The Doors  7. KISS  8. R.E.M.  9. The Allman Brothers Band  10. Bon Jovi  
#25 | 142 days ago

(Edited by half_baked)
alwayzmets wrote:
OMG  is everyone older than dirt or living in a box--I'm just about 53 and I really can't listen to music I grew up on--played it out too much then that I really can't even listen to it anymore.  Music is music folks -- there is a ridiculous amount of really good bands out there. Blue October-Snow Patrol-Muse-Keane-The Killers ect............   I tell my friends who listen to"Classic Rock"  I will give the box cutters to get out of the box they live in.   Peace all and remember the music hasn't changed that much that it can't warrent a listen.
You know, its a two way street; I'm 30 yet much of the music I listen to comes from before my time or when I was younger than 10. If I only listened to what was current I'd be missing out on some great music from The Clash, The Cure, MC5, Black Flag, The Damned, DOA, and so on....
#26 | 142 days ago

I am going old school here, and those are NOT in my order of preference..How can I answer this poll correctly with no mention of Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Yes, and Jethro Tull, or Genesis?
1. The Grateful Dead  2. The Allman Brothers Band  3. Creedence Clearwater Revival  4. Guns N' Roses  5. Aerosmith  6. Journey  7. The Doors  8. The Eagles  9. Van Halen  10. ZZ Top  
#27 | 142 days ago

Where is Disturbed???? Chicago Based.......

1. KISS  2. Aerosmith  3. Van Halen  4. Metallica  5. Bon Jovi  6. The Eagles  7. The Beach Boys  8. Lynyrd Skynyrd   9. Fleetwood Mac  10. Creedence Clearwater Revival  
#28 | 142 days ago
mooser58 (+)

mooser58 wrote:
This is like a list on my iPod.
When you added bands AFTER people answered it changed answers....The Grateful Dead was my #1...not F'n Queensryche!!!  Or Dave Mathews!!!  OR REM or Nirvana!!!  Jesus.  Brutal.  HERE is my list:

Grateful Dead, KISS, Van Halen, Metallica, The Eagles,Lynard Skynard...god it hurts to even think about some of those others...
1. Queensryche  2. Dave Matthews Band  3. KISS  4. The Ramones  5. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   6. Van Halen  7. Metallica  8. Audio Slave  9. Nirvana  10. R.E.M.  
#29 | 142 days ago

mooser58 wrote:
When you added bands AFTER people answered it changed answers....The Grateful Dead was my #1...not F'n Queensryche!!!  Or Dave Mathews!!!  OR REM or Nirvana!!!  Jesus.  Brutal.  HERE is my list:

Grateful Dead, KISS, Van Halen, Metallica, The Eagles,Lynard Skynard...god it hurts to even think about some of those others...
ok so updating dosen't work lol i was listing the bands i was adding to the bottom of the list ... it was going in alphabetical order that messed it up a bit i think
1. The Eagles  2. Van Halen  3. Aerosmith  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd   8. The Replacements  9. The Stooges  10. Styx  
#30 | 142 days ago

AndiLee0388 wrote:
I am going old school here, and those are NOT in my order of preference..How can I answer this poll correctly with no mention of Led Zepplin, Black Sabbath, Yes, and Jethro Tull, or Genesis?
Though I like your music selection.... this poll was about AMERICAN bands, therefore Zeppelin, Sabbath, Yes, Tull, and Genesis would not qualify...
1. KISS  2. Aerosmith  3. Van Halen  4. Metallica  5. Bon Jovi  6. The Eagles  7. The Beach Boys  8. Lynyrd Skynyrd   9. Fleetwood Mac  10. Creedence Clearwater Revival  
#31 | 141 days ago

STEELY DAN???
#32 | 141 days ago

(Edited by AndiLee0388)
OK in all  fairness..if I gotta forget old Rock exists..This is my top 10:
1.Staind 2. Saliva 3. Nirvana.4.Black Crowes. 5.Default 6. Sister Hazel 7. Nickelback 8. Three Doors Down 9.Saving Abel 10. Creed

BTW you all should stop by my page and see the marvels my player has..LOL just give it time to load
1. The Grateful Dead  2. The Allman Brothers Band  3. Creedence Clearwater Revival  4. Guns N' Roses  5. Aerosmith  6. Journey  7. The Doors  8. The Eagles  9. Van Halen  10. ZZ Top  
#33 | 141 days ago

This is tough man.. Missing out on some and that too without the other option..

Putting 5 "other" options is better than updating the list..
1. Metallica  2. Guns N' Roses  3. The Eagles  4. Van Halen  5. Aerosmith  6. Bon Jovi  7. System of a Down (was formed in America)  8. Korn  9. Limp Bizkit  10. Pearl Jam  
#34 | 141 days ago

(Edited by das3cr)
buck1133 wrote:
Zeppelin would be up there had i included english bands .. so would the beatles, stones, oasis, and Def Leopard maybe we could do a best European bands poll
I forgot it was American bands.  My Bad.

I HAVE to add Pat Benatar to this list.
  • Eagles
  • ZZ top
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd
  • I give ..... LOL
1. Journey  2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   3. Styx  4. Dave Matthews Band  5. The Grateful Dead  6. Guns N' Roses  7. The Ramones  8. Pearl Jam  9. R.E.M.  10. The Eagles  
#35 | 141 days ago

I love R.E.M.......great music. The thing about polls are you can tell what kind of music the person making it listens to, I think.
#36 | 141 days ago

half_baked wrote:
You know, its a two way street; I'm 30 yet much of the music I listen to comes from before my time or when I was younger than 10. If I only listened to what was current I'd be missing out on some great music from The Clash, The Cure, MC5, Black Flag, The Damned, DOA, and so on....
I'm sorry I should specify "ppl MY age"  Have many friends who STILL listen to the 70's and 80's, and almost refuse to give other music a try. Don't get me wrong I love that eras music , just don't make it my only listening.
1. Nine Inch Nails  2. Talking Heads  3. Soundgarden  4. Social Distortion  5. Rage against the machine  6. Limp Bizkit  7. Aerosmith  8. KISS  9. Audio Slave  10. The Beach Boys  
#37 | 141 days ago

kcpartygirl wrote:
I love R.E.M.......great music. The thing about polls are you can tell what kind of music the person making it listens to, I think.

Some of it yes ... but i based this on a few lists i found online lol i'd of added motley crue, poison, Cinderella, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, White Zombie, and Marilyn Manson

1. The Eagles  2. Van Halen  3. Aerosmith  4. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   5. KISS  6. The Grateful Dead  7. Lynyrd Skynyrd   8. The Replacements  9. The Stooges  10. Styx  
#38 | 140 days ago

(Edited by MomsOnACarousel)
oh yeah thats right I put BLINK 182 at number 1 these guys were my mentors growing up.......and where is NOFX?

1. Blink-182  2. Green Day  3. Rage against the machine  4. Nirvana  5. Red Hot Chili Peppers  6. Pearl Jam  7. Soundgarden  8. The Ramones  9. Anti-Flag  10. Metallica  
#39 | 140 days ago

You can add Megadeth, Scandal, Alice In Chains, The Cars, Dokken,  Ratt, Collective Soul, Warrant, and White Lion to the list.
1. Journey  2. Bon Jovi  3. KISS  4. Lynyrd Skynyrd   5. Creedence Clearwater Revival  6. Queensryche  7. Metallica  8. The Eagles  9. Aerosmith  10. Van Halen  
#40 | 140 days ago

 You didn't have any that I liked, so I made my own.

1) The All American Rejects

2) The Fray

3) Rascall Flatts

4) Jason Mraz

5) Daughtry

6) One Republic

7) Fall Out Boy

8) Smashing Pumpkins

9) David Archuleta

10) Anarchy Club
#41 | 137 days ago
loucowboy (+)

Very good list of groups to pick from but Lynyrd Skynyrd is one of the best.
1. Lynyrd Skynyrd   2. Creedence Clearwater Revival  3. Fleetwood Mac  4. The Eagles  5. Styx  6. ZZ Top  7. Bon Jovi  8. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   9. Aerosmith  10. Heart  
#42 | 136 days ago

The Greatest Band, The Greatest Album, The Greatest Song...Welcome to the Hotel California..."such a lovely place."

1. The Eagles  2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   3. The Beach Boys  4. Lynyrd Skynyrd   5. Creedence Clearwater Revival  6. Fleetwood Mac  7. KISS  8. Bon Jovi  9. The Grateful Dead  10. Styx  
#43 | 135 days ago

TOOL is absolutely at the top of the list of all-time favorites with Shinedown working their way up.
1. KISS  2. Metallica  3. Van Halen  4. Aerosmith  5. Rage against the machine  6. Green Day  7. Soundgarden  8. Incubus  9. Guns N' Roses  10. Red Hot Chili Peppers  
#44 | 135 days ago

Fleetwood Mac can't be an American band..."Fleetwood (Mick) and Mac (John McVie) are both British. It's a British band which has had American members. Or maybe just call it a great English-speaking band.
1. The Beach Boys  2. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band   3. The Ramones  4. Guns N' Roses  5. The Doors  6. The Eagles  7. Van Halen  8. Creedence Clearwater Revival  9. ZZ Top  10. Journey  
#45 | 132 days ago

Where is Led Zeppelin or Pink FLoyd! on this list!

My top 5 are: Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Eagles  & KISS
#46 | 132 days ago

If there were an "other" option, Weezer would have been in my top 3.
1. Green Day  2. R.E.M.  3. Pearl Jam  4. Blink-182  5. Creedence Clearwater Revival  6. The Velvet Underground  7. Journey  8. Dave Matthews Band  9. The Replacements  10. Fleetwood Mac  
#47 | 132 days ago

WHERE'S LINKIN PARK???? OR HINDER????
1. Metallica  2. Guns N' Roses  3. Bon Jovi  4. Aerosmith  5. KISS  6. The Ramones  7. Nine Inch Nails  8. Pearl Jam  9. The Doors  10. Van Halen  
#48 | 131 days ago

Good selection, however should add something for the punks, and punk at heart out there like:

Bad Religion
Rancid
Dead Kennedys
1. Pearl Jam  2. Nirvana  3. The Grateful Dead  4. The Ramones  5. Red Hot Chili Peppers  6. Social Distortion  7. Green Day  8. Rage against the machine  9. Metallica  10. R.E.M.  

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