Best rock 'n' roll band!?

[ZombieHorde]

Poll question: Best rock 'n' roll band!?

I wanted to include Christian Death and Bauhaus, but the list was getting pretty goth. Dead Kennedys are pretty awesome, but what to remove? I enjoy more rock 'n' roll bands than I realized. Hendrix is awesome, but he is more of a guy than a rock 'n' roll band.

[panader0]

1. IBTL

In before the lounge

[ZombieHorde]

2. Isn't rock 'n' roll entertainment? nt

[brucefan]

3. Sorry,

It's Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.
That is all.Good Night.

[Webster Green]

4. Talking Heads

Or Little Feat. It's a tossup for me. :smoke:

[ZombieHorde]

8. I loved the song, "Psycho Killer," when I was kid.

I bought an album of theirs and listened to that song over and over again.

[Webster Green]

10. They got me through the '80s.

that and my beloved reggae.

[ZombieHorde]

12. I saw a silly movie by them when I was in highschool, I think it was called

True Stories.

[Webster Green]

15. I love that one.

But I like anything by David Byrne. I have the DVD. great soundtrack!

[Webster Green]

14. If you haven't seen the movie "Stop Making Sense", do it!

The film is essentially 'How to put on a killer rock show 101'. You will not be able to take your eyes from it.

Won the Oscar for best documentary in 1983. Directed by the great Jonathon Demme (Silence of the lambs). Absolutely awesome!!

[Ohio Joe]

20. Best f'ing rock film ever

I have the Criterion Collection DVD, awesome, awesome film.

[ZombieHorde]

63. Wild Zero is a pretty good rock 'n' roll movie. nt

[MannyGoldstein]

27. what's amazing is that the live shows were even much better

Than the film. I was lucky to have seen them twice during that tour!

[MannyGoldstein]

28. The Clash

Or the Rolling Stones.

The Beatles transcended any musical genre.

Ooops! Meant to post this as a response to the OP.

[Webster Green]

29. Ooh, I'm jealous.

I wanted to go to the Berkeley show, but couldn't get out of Humboldt.

[Onceuponalife]

59. Yes, that is one of the great rockumentaries

David Byrne is a real innovator.

[Ken Burch]

5. Where's The Who? The Kinks? Living Colour?

n/t.

[ZombieHorde]

7. Which songs by those bands would suggest I look for on youtube? nt

[Webster Green]

11. "I can see for miles" by The Who

Check out Keith Moon's amazing thundering drums on that song. :nuke:

[ZombieHorde]

16. I listened to song and it is definitely likable. You are right about the drums,

pretty awesome.

[Webster Green]

25. Check out a master performer at work

Seeing Tull was like going to church for me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toHlMD50eYY&feature=related

[Ken Burch]

17. Here's some

The Kinks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2GmzyeeXnQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DV-5d6a5g&feature=related

Living Colour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V5VkMqM07s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V5VkMqM07s

The Who

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=594WLzzb3JI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zufuNr1GBYI&feature=channel

There's a start.

[ZombieHorde]

26. Both of the Living Colour links go to the same song, Open Letter To A Landlord.

I was not really into the song, but I did enjoy the lyrics and video.

You Really Got Me is actually really catchy. I like the song. The scarf dance at the end was a nice non sequitur. All Day and All of the Night has some fun guitar sounds, speed metal bands should check out The Kinks.

The Who is my favorite of the three. I think their drummer is bad ass. He makes the end of their songs super awesome.

Thanks for the links.

[Ken Burch]

30. Sorry...the second Living Colour link was supposed to go to something else:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0&feature=av2e

[Webster Green]

9. Seeing the Who live in the late '60s was unforgettable.

Same with Jethro Tull. Jeezus, not a dry seat in the house.

[Curmudgeoness]

6. God, I'm getting too old. Who are most of these bands?

I was thinking Queen, Led Zeppelin, Talking Heads. I guess we needed the option "who?".

[PanoramaIsland]

53. Most of the bands listed are late '70s through mid '80s.

The bands are basically all within the spectra of experimental music, punk/post-punk, and industrial/post-industrial, except for Floyd and Crimson.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLhL6mz1KLg
Mmmmmusic.
Music, in the same way that Soylent Green is "food:" repetitive, nasty, and made of PEOPLEEEEEEEEEE

[PearliePoo2]

13. rock'n'roll?

and you didn't include Creedence?? shame.

[ET Awful]

18. What, no Zeppelin? n/t

[the other one]

19. Grateful Dead

Now known as Furthur

[PanoramaIsland]

51. Most Overrated Band My Friend's Dead Father Was Ever Frontman For, you mean?

That girl does not shoot up. Ever ever ever.

[90-percent]

21. MY choice

I've always been fond of the teen rocking combo called "The Mothers of Invention"

-90% Jimmy

[peacetalksforall]

22. Grateful Dead Jefferson Starship Stones

[northofdenali]

23. Sorry, no Zep?

Jimmy Page is god! :P

[Loki]

39. Zep....there is no other choice.

[randr]

24. Grateful Dead

[postulater]

31. Agreed.

ChinaRider.

[customerserviceguy]

32. Has to be Pink Floyd from your list

Maybe I'm tragically old or something, but I haven't heard of three-quarters of the other ones listed in the poll.

[DFW]

33. It's a tie

Between Spirit and the Byrds

(does that date me or WHAT?)

[Fumesucker]

34. Humble Pie was pretty damn good..

Natural Born Boogie..

Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton before he became a self parody.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAZlf_9ObLg

And Led Zeppelin naturally, I like the live set at the Albert Hall in 1970..

John Bonham was the best rock drummer ever, Keith Moon was great, Bonham was freakin' fantastic.

Moby Dick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XnQ5kKmOro

How Many More Times?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WE8ZoHUBZI8

The Mothers of Invention of course..

Stevie's Spanking, Frank Z and Steve Vai trade blistering guitar licks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKWBFWneJQ0

Probably the single most unsuitable for work song in the history of the world, Fuck Yourself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfE_98yy2iw

Not exactly a band but Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jeff Beck toured together and they were killer..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UIptI2rcjg

Oh, and Eric Clapton of course is God..

When the world was young, God played in Cream.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eid1O87CYao

[WheelWalker]

47. Cream is top 3 for sure. At that level,

who's to say any given night.

[doc03]

35. How could that list be considered the best of anything

I honestly never heard of any of them except Pink Floyd.

[tedder10]

36. The who hands down.

Best live band ever... The Who. Every one else is fighting for second

[Cheap_Trick]

37. Cheap Trick

uh, duuuuuur

[Common Sense Party]

38. Seconded.

[saltpoint]

40. Good question, and a tough one to answer.

I'm going to have to think it over a while.

So far I've ruled out The Captain and Tennille.

[Forkboy]

41. Nomeansno is my favorite band of all time.

Nice to see Cop Shoot Cop and Pigface get a little love, too. :)

[mackerel]

42. You're list isn't made up of rock-n-roll bands

more punk, post punk & industrial metal.

[ZombieHorde]

43. I think those are genres of rock 'n' roll. Industrial used to be its own genre,

but industrial has been mostly fused with rock since the 1990s. Ministry and Nine Inch Nails popularized industrial and rock fusions.

[Iggo]

45. Mmmm, yes...Ministry.

I used to make mean faces when I listened to them.

[PanoramaIsland]

52. That stuff should be characterised as "post-industrial." Industrial is by definition not

straightforward dance or rock music, just like noise is by definition not simply "music."

[Iggo]

44. The Clash, or Buddy Holly & The Crickets....

...depending on which day you catch me.

Most days it's The Clash.

(I go for no frills when nominating best rock and roll bands.)

[mackerel]

46. Iggo I think you punk rock! :)

[4lbs]

48. I have a tie of three. None on this list.

The Rolling Stones
The Who
Creedence Clearwater Revival

[Forkboy]

49. Kick for any poll that mentions Nomeansno.

:D

[PanoramaIsland]

50. Too bad about neglecting CD - I put Swans. In other news,

you are awesome. Why the Ministry, though?

Oh, and how about some RIO/Zeuhl stuff? Comus, Henry Cow, Magma?

[Forkboy]

54. Swans!

They're back together and touring again. Should be interesting.

[PanoramaIsland]

55. Seriously? That's awesome! I hope they come the West Coast...

I'm sure San Francisco could furnish an enthusiastic audience.

[Forkboy]

56. So far, only East Coast dates have been announced, but I bet he heads West afterwards.

09.28.10 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theater
09.29.10 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
09.30.10 - Boston, MA - Middle East
10.01.10 - Montreal, Quebec - Pop Montreal Festival
10.02.10 - Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace
10.04.10 - Detroit, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
10.05.10 - Chicago, IL - Bottom Lounge
10.08.10 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Masonic Temple
10.09.10 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10.22-24.10 - Birmingham, England - Supersonic Festival

Oh, and a new album is being recorded as well. :)

[PanoramaIsland]

58. Heeell yes! I do hope he comes out here.

[Forkboy]

60. A new Swans CD should be out anyday now.

Already heard it and it's nice. Very nice. :)

[ZombieHorde]

62. That is awesome awesome. So awesome, I have to say it twice. nt

[ZombieHorde]

61. Ministry was strongly anti-Bush/Cheney for the 8 years of stupid hell.

I thought more DUers would like them.

[Still Blue in PDX]

57. Pink Floyd and King Crimson are the only ones here that I've heard of!

From this lineup I have to vote King Crimson, but my real vote would go to Led Zeppelin.

I really hate the song Stairway to Heaven, though. Most overrated, overplayed rock song evah.