The 4 greatest rock bands ever

So subjective. Easy to say Beatles, Stones, Zepplin, Queen, etc... But mine for personal impact and memorability are:

Eagles, CSNY, Rush, Nirvana
 
theemartymac said:
So subjective. Easy to say Beatles, Stones, Zepplin, Queen, etc... But mine for personal impact and memorability are:

Eagles, CSNY, Rush, Nirvana
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Call it subjective but Martymac nails 3 outa 4 and then nails the Eagles (Greatest American band)
 
MMC said:
I saw Roger Waters last tour (Us & Them) and they played the entire Dark Side of The Moon album and more, was simply fantastic. The female operatic singers he had there were just unbelievable.
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We used to listen to DSOTM in high school and to this day, probably one of the greatest continuous story telling albums in the history of music. (Especially after a few beers)
 
Stefan Mikes said:
"The Music ain't any competitive sport".
The greatest rock bands are these you love to listen to. The Stranglers, Buzzcocks, The Damned, Sex Pistols if only four.
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Aaaah, it all makes sense now. Stefan is a UK Punk! lol

I had a Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Minor Threat period, but it didn't last like the others. 🙃
 
theemartymac said:
Aaaah, it all makes sense now. Stefan is a UK Punk! lol

I had a Dead Kennedys, Black Flag, Minor Threat period, but it didn't last like the others. 🙃
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You guys are young whippersnappers! But Stefan is on to something. The Pistols, Ramones, et al were a huge part of the development of rock music. I cant believe you guys leave out one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
 
MMC said:
lol, when I noticed the bass you're holding I also did notice the Buzzcocks shirt.
In my music catalogue I have a bit from that punk era, Pistols, Clash, Ramones,
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It would be easy to name at least 15 great PUNK & New Wave bands. What made me attracted to The Stranglers was Jean-Jacques Burnel's bass. Poor Dave Greenfield the organ player who died of covid this year...

Of American bands of the genre (specifically of New Wave), I'm particular to Patti Smith, The Modern Lovers, Devo, B-52s, Television, Talking Heads, not forgetting the pioneers such as Velvet Underground or The Stooges. Ramones were an important band but they became a pop band too early :)

Punk & New Wave reached a few in Poland in 1978. It was still the UK punk-rock era. I was lucky to be among the earliest punk-rockers of Warsaw at those times. Generation X song "One Hundred Punks" is universal to explain the sentiments of some young people then.

"96 Teardrops" was the song of Question Mark & The Mysterians.
 
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MMC said:
You talking about Hendrix? I was never really a Hendrix fan so they never on my audio rotation list.
Same with The Doors, some worship them like crazy, ummm not me.
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Hendrix not in the conversation. You guys are leaving out one of the greatest rock bands of all time. I cant even give you a hint other than they are still touring. (Well, before Covid shut down all touring)
 
Stefan Mikes said:
It would be easy to name at least 15 great PUNK & New Wave bands. What made me attracted to The Stranglers was Jean-Jacques Burnel's bass. Poor Dave Greenfield the organ player who died of covid this year...

Of American bands of the genre (specifically of New Wave), I'm particular to Patti Smith, The Modern Lovers, Devo, B-52s, Television, not forgetting the pioneers such as Velvet Underground or The Stooges. Ramones were an important band but they became a pop band too early :)

Punk & New Wave reached a few in Poland in 1978. It was still the UK punk-rock era. I was lucky to be among the earliest punk-rockers of Warsaw at those times. Generation X song "One Hundred Punks" is universal to explain the sentiments of some young people then.

"96 Teardrops" was the song of Question Mark & The Mysterians.
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I love all music but the topic is "Who are the 4 greatest rock bands of all time?)
 
The 4 without a doubt greatest rock bands of all time from 1960 till today. I will give you a hint. They all were born within a 60 mile radius.
 
The greatest 4 rock bands in the history of our lives so far are:

1. The Beatles
2. The Who
3. Stones
4. Led Zepplin
 
MMC said:
I was lucky enough to have seen The Who 4 times live, Stones once, McCartney live once

Had plans to go see Steely Dan but Walter Beckers passing in 2017 put SD's tour on hold for a year or so. I think Donald Fagen and band started touring again just last year
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SteelyD played at that Indian Casino outside venue in the San Diego area in around 2013-14 with Becker and they were tremendous. I sawr (east coast saw) them in Palm Springs in 2018 at our Indian casino and they put on a fab show. 2 hours for a bunch of us old farts! And they did all the classics. Fagen is always the smartest guy in the room and my goodness he can still sing. I think either him or Becker were involved in high level govt things...
 
MMC said:
Is there gas in the car . . is there gas in the car !!!!
lol, Fagen sure has some of the funniest or should I saw, genius lyrics ever written for any song.
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The Cant buy a Thrill Album is to this day probably in my top 3 8 tracks!
 
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