Bigthink - Idea Comments Feed

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Tue, 06 May 2008 04:57:06 +0100

The only reason this isn't easy for me personally is because it's only 10, and it's only limited to bands, but here goes...
1.The Beatles
2. Rolling Stones
3. The Who
4.The Jimi Hendrix Experience
5.Led Zepplin
6.Mc5
7.Iggy and the Stooges
8.Black Sabbath
9.Ramones
10.Motorhead

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:55:17 +0100

Emphasis on BANDS.....Beatles, Stones, Springsteen's E Street guys, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The BAND, Los Lobos, The Neville Brothers, U2, Sly and the Family Stone, and Talking Heads

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:54:21 +0100

I think it was Frank Sinatra who remarked that "Rock 'n' Roll is for squares." That's true. If as many people like a band now as liked Lawrence Welk then, well I'm afraid it's for squares.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:06:59 +0100

You cannot pick from the top ten rock bands. Rock and Roll is a umbrella genre that covers a ton of other genres. You have to be more specific.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:10:11 +0100

If by "greatest" you mean the bands that influenced the popular music of their era, and whose styles influenced other bands that came along after them, I would have to put the Beatles at the top of the list, but not without acknowledging that their early songwriting was heavily influenced by earlier artists, particularly Buddy Holly. Likewise, the Rolling Stones have influenced countless rock-and-rollers, but they, themselves, were influenced by Chuck Berry and many American blues artists. There is a lot of musical cannibalism going on, and that has always been the case.

So, you have Chuck, Buddy, the Beatles, the Stones. Also on the list of influentials would be U2. They're not a particular favorite of mine, but there are still new bands coming out to this day that have obviously been influenced by their style. Lynyrd Skynyrd influenced many a Southern Rock band, and made the style popular nationwide, if not internationally. Nirvana ushered in a new era of both musical approach and soul-baring lyrical content that still echoes today, and was itself influenced by the the aggressiveness and honest anger of punk rock, which is a style best exemplified by the Clash. Elvis Costello has also influenced scores of other artists.
AC/DC cannot be denied a place in the pantheon of major influences, nor can Led Zeppelin. Uh, oh. By my count, that makes eleven. And there are others that I'm sure deserve to be considered, but you asked for ten, so I'll stop here.
No doubt some of you will disagree with my list, so why not make a case for your own list of influential bands?

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:44:40 +0100

the beatles, pink floyd, rage against the machine, bob marley and the wailers, queen, led zeppelin, guns n roses, black sabbath, the rolling stones, red hot chilly peppers.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 22:13:30 +0100

The Clash

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:37:48 +0100

Led Zeppelin. The Rolling Stones. The Doors. Pink Floyd. Frank Zappa. Janis Joplin with The Big Brother & Holding Company. Jimi Hendrix. Neil Young. Dire Straits.Bob Dylan.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:35:49 +0100

The Band (& Bob Dylan), Depeche Mode, Neil Young (& Crazy Horse), Nick Cave (& The Bad Seeds), Radiohead, The Who, Otis Redding (& the people from Stax), Muddy Waters, The Animals, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 14:35:43 +0100

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:37:07 +0100

Although "greatest" is a matter of opinion, but based on musical quality it's:

The Beatles, Radiohead, Coldplay, Incubus, Daft Punk, Interpol, Led Zeppelin, Rage Against the Machine, The Arcade Fire, and The Police. Not in any particular order.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 00:34:45 +0100

U2. End of story.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:43:46 +0100

The Who, Dire Straits, The Beatles, The Jam, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, King Crimson, Utopia, Ambrosia(very under rated and misunderstood),The Alarm, U2.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:06:45 +0100

Rolling Stones; Led Zepplin; The Who; The Clash; Jimi Hendrix; Afghan Whigs; The Beatles; Bruce Springsteen; David Bowie; and Wilco

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:59:06 +0100

WRONG Link Wray, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Wesley Willis, Jerry Lee Lewis, 13th Floor Elevators, the Stooges, the Runaways, Wilson Pickett, Bo Diddley and Ike Turner.

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 15:00:17 +0100

Booker T and MGs, Buddy Holly and the Crickets, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Rolling Stones, BS and E Street Band, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Prince and the Revolution, The Band

Comment on: What are the top 10 greatest rock and roll bands of all time?

Bigthink — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 18:43:45 +0100

the beatles, the band, U2, the who, the dave mathews band, credence clearwater revival, the rolling stones, bob marley and the wailers, led zepplin, bruce springsteen the e street band