I'd say mine goes on 2 close-calls and one definite.
Close call 1: Led Zeppelin (Talented hacks)
Close call 2: Rolling Stones(Do I even need to explain?)
DEFINITE BEST: Velvet Underground. These Welsh-posers even tried to not just to entertain, but to challenge, to prove that rock ‘n’ roll could be dangerous again. I wish I had gone to high school with these dudes so I could've let them fuck the shit out of me.
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Anonymous2006-03-01 9:10 (sage)
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Master of Puppets > Ride the Lightning, sorry.
this thread proves it. british bands are the best. americans are only good at shitty bubble gum pop.
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The Captain is In2006-03-03 11:18
Four that I could possibly think of...
1. Pre Black Album Metallica. Black album is definately the turning point in their sound.
2. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Completely defined hip-hop, turntablism, and DJ culture.
3. Public Enemy. Their idea of taking a political or a social message to streets via the mainstream (MTV for example) is now copied by alot of groups out there.
4. Rage Against the Machine. Neo-Activism. Very good too... It's too bad they broke up. Very much like Public Enemy, but for the late 90's and for rock.
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Anonymous2006-03-03 13:24
hanson
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Anonymous2006-03-03 16:27
The Allman Brothers Band of course. Duane Allman was a very influental guitarist and still is, too bad the man died so young. Cream and Eric Clapton are also very good.
Black Sabbath, they virtually created the metal genre.
That and The Beatles "Helter Skelter" too.
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Anonymous2006-03-10 19:37
Jaleco sound team, Capcom sound team, nintendo sound team. Oh, you meant world music not good music right? Okay then.
It's hard to say since I don't listen to the shit anymore but I'll lay down some names
Yes, the velvet underground has ROCK
The smiths were pretty good, sometimes annoying and sometimes amazing
Depeche Mode, though I never listened to the recent one (big fbi printed label thing on the case, not letting it touch my system after what sony did)
The Pixies easily
oh, and hall and oates, believe it.
I don't know if you can pick _the_ best band to happen to music. I think alot of different bands influenced alot of different genres of music in different ways.
But I would like to put out there... Iron Maiden.
Redifined the sound and are influencing great bands to this day. Not to mention still producing great albums putting on great shows to this very day. They most definately rule. (Let's forget that Blaze thing ever happened).