There have been lots of fine American rock ‘n’ roll bands over the years, and it seems appropriate to at least mention some of the many groups that also have made (and in some cases are still making) some great music. My list would include The Band, Blondie, Bon Jovi, CAKE, Canned Heat, Chicago (at [...]
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The Best American Band: Honorable Mentions
Posted in America, Music, tagged Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music, Music videos on June 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Best American Band: The Beach Boys
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music, the Beach Boys on June 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
When we first discussed the issue of the best American band, Russell’s immediate thought was that The Beach Boys must be considered. Good point! In terms of measurable data, The Beach Boys present a very strong case. The Beach Boys has had 36 Top 40 hits, more than any other American group, and according to [...]
Best American Bands: the Talking Heads?
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music, Talking Heads on June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t know if I would call the Talking Heads the best American band. What makes a band the best? Is it influence, creativity, skill, record sales, or some sort of combination? It’s hard to decide what American band is best without being biased towards whatever bands you happen to like. Whether or not they’re [...]
The Best American Band: The Case for the Cars
Posted in America, College, Music, tagged Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, College, Music, The Cars on May 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Cars broke into my consciousness in college, when they released their first two albums — albums that were just about flawless. Their music fit perfectly into the time and place. People were tired of disco but still interesting in dancing. Older supergroups like Led Zeppelin and CSNY were winding down, and lots of different [...]
The Best American Band: Credence for Creedence
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Music on May 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When you start to think about great American rock ‘n’ roll bands, it doesn’t take long to realize that the spectrum of American rock music is broad, encompassing country rock, blues rock, hard rock, and more avant garde rock music. Creedence Clearwater Revival is one of those bands that moved around on that broad spectrum. [...]
The Best American Band: Experiencing Nirvana
Posted in America, Music, tagged Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Family, Music, Nirvana on May 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I lost touch with current music in about 1987 and stayed out of touch until 1994 or so. We had moved back to Columbus, Richard and Russell were infants, then toddlers, then little kids, we didn’t have a lot of money to devote to CDs or concerts, and life just seemed too crowded to pay [...]
The Best American Band: Lynyrd Skynyrd Consydyrd
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Music on May 28, 2009 | 1 Comment »
As I gave some thought to the question of identifying the best American rock ‘n’ roll band, I decided to consult an unimpeachable source of information — my Ipod. Upon doing so, I realized that it includes a lot of Lynyrd Skynyrd songs. Cognito, ergo sum: I have many Lynyrd Skynyrd songs on my Ipod, [...]
The Best American Band: The Doors Response
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music, the Doors on May 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I innocently mentioned the other night that I thought a case could be made that Aerosmith is the best American bank, ever, Richard gave me an incredulous look and said: “What about The Doors?” Richard, Russell and I then launched into an extended discussion of potential candidates, and the more I think about it [...]
The Best American Band: The Aerosmith Observation
Posted in America, Music, tagged aerosmith, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music on May 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Our family dispute began when I innocently stated that I thought a strong case could be made that Aerosmith is the greatest American rock ‘n’ roll band, ever. Although controversy ensued, and we discussed a number of other candidates for that distinction, I still think my initial observation is eminently defensible. Wikipedia reports that Aerosmith [...]
The Best American Band
Posted in America, Music, tagged America, Best American Rock 'N' Roll Band, Music on May 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
With Richard home for the weekend and Russell home for the summer, we’ve had a few discussions about the best American band of the rock ‘n’ roll era. A few boundaries for the discussion — it has to be a band in which members (except for the singer) play musical instruments. So singing groups like [...]
