Spurstalk's Top 25 Rock Bands [Archive]

mavsfan1000

11-23-2006, 02:07 AM

This is how it goes. We go through each round and after a 24 hour period of no voting than the one leading the vote count gets that spot. We do this for every round. My first round pick goes to Boston. Can't vote twice for the same band.
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Boston-1

Zombie

11-23-2006, 02:14 AM

Judas priest

JoePublic

11-23-2006, 06:39 AM

I'll second Boston.

MI21

11-23-2006, 07:36 AM

Off top of head, The Who.

HeadBanger

11-23-2006, 07:44 AM

Led Zeppelin

SA210

11-23-2006, 08:35 AM

http://www.earvolution.com/images/gunslogo.jpg

dirk4mvp

11-23-2006, 08:39 AM

Twisted Sister

kingsfan

11-23-2006, 08:49 AM

ALVAREZ6

11-23-2006, 09:09 AM

Led Zeppelin

KEDA

11-23-2006, 09:11 AM

Van Halen

themvp

11-23-2006, 09:21 AM

AC/DC

samikeyp

11-23-2006, 10:24 AM

Eagles....no not the Philly kind. :)

shelshor

11-23-2006, 10:40 AM

:hat Grateful Dead :smokin

SlovenianGuy

11-23-2006, 10:46 AM

http://www.weboshawa.com/guns_roses_skullSHOP.jpg

Medvedenko

11-23-2006, 11:44 AM

Led Zep....

DirkAB

11-23-2006, 12:41 PM

Am I the only one that has any sense or taste around here? The Beatles.

Geddy Lee

11-23-2006, 12:59 PM

Rush.

Johnny Cakes

11-23-2006, 01:00 PM

Queen

leemajors

11-23-2006, 01:08 PM

Can and XTC.

cherylsteele

11-23-2006, 01:38 PM

The CDB
http://www.charliedaniels.com/discography2/FireontheMountain.gif

dallaskd

11-23-2006, 02:01 PM

ac/dc, black sabbath, rolling stones, van halen , kiss, led zepplin, mettallica

mcornelio

11-23-2006, 02:10 PM

Coldplay :lol... kidding

lets get some young flavor green day

Marklar MM

11-23-2006, 02:13 PM

Gin Blossoms

Man, I feel like listening to some Gin.

dallaskd

11-23-2006, 02:13 PM

Coldplay :lol... kidding

lets get some young flavor green day

green day sucks. thats not what i consider rock.

mikejones99

11-23-2006, 03:07 PM

Rage crushed all of the mentioned so far.

Condemned 2 HelLA

11-23-2006, 03:27 PM

Rage crushed all of the mentioned so far.

Rage isn't even a blip on the radar screen.

mavsfan1000

11-23-2006, 04:42 PM

Led Zeppelin 3
Guns N Roses 2
RATM 2
Boston 2
ACDC 2
Judas Priest 1
The Who 1
Twisted Sister 1
U2 1
Van Halen 1
Eagles 1
Grateful Dead 1
Beatles 1
Rush 1
Queen 1
Can and XTC 1
CDB 1
Green Day 1
Gin Blossoms 1

danyel

11-23-2006, 05:22 PM

Dave Matthews Band

JMarkJohns

11-23-2006, 05:23 PM

Alice in Chains
Guns-n-Roses
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rage Against the Machine
Nirvana
The Eagles
Tool

Not sure if they count, but the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

METALMiKE

11-23-2006, 07:02 PM

Led Zeppelin

dirk4mvp

11-23-2006, 07:03 PM

We're Not Gonna Take It!

jman3000

11-23-2006, 07:30 PM

queens of the stone age :smokin:

cherylsteele

11-23-2006, 10:20 PM

I am kinda surprised no one has mentioned Lynyrd Skynyrd

mavsfan1000

11-23-2006, 10:48 PM

Led Zeppelin clinches the number 1 spot with 4 Votes. The second round starts now and I'm voting for Def Leppard. JMarkJohn's you can only pick one band per round.
1) Led Zeppelin
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Guns N Roses 2
RATM 2
Boston 2
ACDC 2
Judas Priest 1
The Who 1
Twisted Sister 1
U2 1
Van Halen 1
Eagles 1
Grateful Dead 1
Beatles 1
Rush 1
Queen 1
Can and XTC 1
CDB 1
Green Day 1
Gin Blossoms 1
Queen's of the Stone Age 1
Lynryd Skynyrd 1
Def Leppard 1

Mr.Bottomtooth

11-23-2006, 11:43 PM

What about the Red Hot Chili Peppers?

Spurminator

11-24-2006, 12:11 AM

Most of my picks have been named, except Pearl Jam.

DirkAB

11-24-2006, 12:20 AM

Coldplay :lol... kidding

lets get some young flavor green day

Coldplay is a joke, but yet Green Day is your nominee? Wow.

DirkAB

11-24-2006, 12:23 AM

I'm not sure if I make another pick for the second round, but I'll take the Beatles again just in case. Zeppelin is a legit # 1, IMO only one of 2 bands that could possibly be # 1.

MannyIsGod

11-24-2006, 12:29 AM

Tool

leemajors

11-24-2006, 12:35 AM

damn, no ccr. what other band put out 3 quality albums in one calendar year?

MannyIsGod

11-24-2006, 12:35 AM

CCR is solid.

JMarkJohns

11-24-2006, 12:38 AM

JMarkJohn's you can only pick one band per round.

Fine, then GnR #2, but I want Alice in Chains to be my #3 vote.

Not enough love for Alice on this board. One of the most innovative and progressive bands ever. HUGE impact on the music scene. Not afraid to alienate some who limit their fandom by a certain sound... went every which way and it all sounded great and unlike anything before it or after.

Seriously, get music bank and liston non-stop. You'll be floored. Then just for kicks throw in Jar of Flies and then Unplugged and you'll never find a more unique gamet of progressions, riffs and stylings anywhere.

#4 I would have to throw The Rolling Stones.
#5 Pink Floyd
#6 Lynyrd Skynyrd
#7 Tool
#8 Rage Against The Machine
#9 Creedence Clearwater Revival
#10 The Eagles

MannyIsGod

11-24-2006, 12:39 AM

AIC is solid.

U2 deserves a mention. The Rolling Stones definetly deserve a mention.

JMarkJohns

11-24-2006, 12:41 AM

damn, no ccr. what other band put out 3 quality albums in one calendar year?

I had CCR, Mavsfan just didn't include as I failed to acknowledge the rules.

I am kinda surprised no one has mentioned Lynyrd Skynyrd

See above... My first post...
Alice in Chains
Guns-n-Roses
Pink Floyd
The Rolling Stones
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Rage Against the Machine
Nirvana
The Eagles
Tool

Not sure if they count, but the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

So yeah, some know, just aren't given credit for such knowledge...

ALVAREZ6

11-24-2006, 12:42 AM

There's too many damn it.

Zombie

11-24-2006, 12:42 AM

Tool
Pantera would come way before Tool

leemajors

11-24-2006, 12:43 AM

AiC is one of my favorite bands, surprised you didn't mention Sap in there.

MannyIsGod

11-24-2006, 12:43 AM

I must disagree. Tool > Pantera IMO.

leemajors

11-24-2006, 12:44 AM

I must disagree. Tool > Pantera IMO.

if tool had such a rich cock rock past as pantera, i would agree. but tool isn't PROUD TO BE LOUD.

JMarkJohns

11-24-2006, 12:48 AM

AiC is one of my favorite bands, surprised you didn't mention Sap in there.

As I recall, it's well represented on Music Bank (four or five songs appear on the "best of" set).

All-Time favorite Alice song is "God Am". Son of a bitch that song gives me chills.

leemajors

11-24-2006, 12:49 AM

i'd have to go with got me wrong. i never picked up music bank personally - do they have the 2 songs off the last action hero soundtrack on it?

JMarkJohns

11-24-2006, 12:57 AM

i'd have to go with got me wrong. i never picked up music bank personally - do they have the 2 songs off the last action hero soundtrack on it?

"What The Hell Have I" and "A Little Bitter" both make appearances ;)

Orange
1. Get Born Again
2. I Can't Have You Blues (1988 Demo)
3. Watcha Gonna Do (1988 Demo)
4. Social Parasite (1988 Demo)
5. Queen Of The Rodeo (LIVE)
6. Bleed The Freak (1988 Demo)
7. Killing Yourself (1988 Demo)
8. We Die Young
9. Man In The Box
10. Sea Of Sorrow (1988 Demo)
11. I Can't Remember
12. Love, Hate, Love
13. It Ain't Like That
14. Confusion
15. Rooster (1991 Demo)
16. Right Turn
17. Got Me Wrong

Crimson
1. Rain When I Die
2. Fear The Voices
3. Them Bones
4. Dam That River
5. Sickman
6. Rooster
7. Junkhead (1992 Demo)
8. Dirt
9. God Smack
10. Iron Gland
11. Angry Chair
12. Lying Season
13. Would?
14. Brother
15. Am I Inside
16. I Stay Away
17. No Excuses

Green
1. Down In A Hole
2. Hate To Feel
3. What The Hell Have I (Remix)
4. A Little Bitter (Remix)
5. Grind
6. Again (Tattoo Of Pain Mix)
7. Head Creeps
8. God Am
9. Frogs
10. Heaven Beside You
11. Nutshell (Unplugged)
12. The Killer Is Me (Unplugged)
13. Over Now (Unplugged)
14. Died

Blue
1. "Get Born Again" Video
2. "Jar Of Flies" multimedia extra

Bob Lanier

11-24-2006, 01:33 AM

What, no Genesis?

I second Queen and add Pink Floyd, ELP, Kansas, Kraftwerk, Vangelis, King Crimson, Procol Harum, and Zappa. What the hell, I'm in a giving mood.

Zombie

11-24-2006, 01:39 AM

Oh man, MOTORHEAD! :clap

JMarkJohns

11-24-2006, 01:41 AM

What, no Genesis?

Which frontman? Perhaps with Gabriel... Never cared for Collins as the frontman all that much.

Condemned 2 HelLA

11-24-2006, 01:42 AM

MOTORHEAD!
:ace
:tu

Phenomanul

11-24-2006, 02:07 AM

The Beatles...

Queen...

mavsfan1000

11-24-2006, 07:47 PM

Bump. Second round has started. Put in your second pick now.

bendmz

11-24-2006, 08:48 PM

Bob Seager and the Silver Bullet Band

dirk4mvp

11-25-2006, 12:01 AM

Why don't you edit the 1st post and keep the results there?

Van Halen

chickenfried

11-25-2006, 12:11 AM

AC/DC
Sabbath
Scorpions
Triumph
Legs Diamond
Motley Crue
WASP
Van halen
Montrose
Accept
Queen
Johnny Cash
Sound garden
Alice in Chains
Queensryche
Judas priest
tool
Anthrax
Metallica
Megadeth
Exodus
Slayer
Pantera
motorhead
OZZY

Buddy Holly

11-25-2006, 01:32 AM

Hanson

KEDA

11-25-2006, 07:22 AM

Van Halen

AmericanPsycho

11-25-2006, 07:40 AM

Led Zeppelin

kingsfan

11-25-2006, 08:40 AM

Pink Floyd

ididnotnothat

11-25-2006, 08:43 AM

Led Zeppelin

leemajors

11-25-2006, 09:54 AM

"What The Hell Have I" and "A Little Bitter" both make appearances ;)

i bought the last action hero soundtrack for those two ages ago.

Richard Cranium

11-25-2006, 10:06 AM

The Eagles

JMarkJohns

11-25-2006, 11:40 AM

i bought the last action hero soundtrack for those two ages ago.

Both great and "What The Hell Have I" is in my top-5 Alice songs...

1. God Am
2. Bleed The Freak
3. Would
4. Nutshell
5. What The Hell Have I
6. Down In A Hole
7. Rooster (Unplugged)
8. Got Me Wrong
9. No Excuses
10. Man In The Box

Still, I'm glad I'm not just limited to those songs. I love the variety of styles and sounds you get with each different Alice record. They really tried to do it all, and pulled it off quite successfully.

Spurminator

11-25-2006, 01:11 PM

I still don't understand the rules.

rayray2k8

11-25-2006, 02:40 PM

Why has there hardly been any mention of metallica???

Heres my list, I'll even include a rating from 1-5.
5 being the best

Tool (*****) 5 out of 5
Trapt (*** 1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5
Seether (****) 4 out of 5
Three day Grace (****) 4 out of 5
Skillet (*****) 5 out of 5
A perfect Circle (****1/2) 4 1/2 out of 5
White Zombie (not rob) (****) 4 out of 5
Soilwork (***1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5
Korn (up to "Issues") (***1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5
Disturbed (***1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5
Deftones (***1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5
10 Years (****) 4 out of 5
Breaking Benjamins (****) 4 out of 5
Crossfade (***) 3 out of 5
Linkin Park (****) 4 out of 5
Fear Factory (****) 4 out of 5
Sevendust (****1/2) 4 1/2 out of 5
Staind (***1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5
Static-X (***) 3 out of 5
Thousand Foot Krutch (****1/2) 4 1/2 out of 5
Shinedown (***) 3 out of 5
Mudvayne (***1/2) 3 1/2 out of 5

If you got by comparing these to the top 25 bands of all time, almost none of them would make it.
But definitely Metallica.
To me metallica started it all.
They seperated themselves from all the 80's rock bands.
But the list I put up is my "now" rockbands.

I could name more, but it would be a different variety of rock.

rayray2k8

11-25-2006, 02:42 PM

I still don't understand the rules.
I dont get it either.
Is it our top 25 or are we trying to determine who we agree is the best?
Cuz it aint gonna happen.
You wont find people agreeing on whos the best of all time.
People have different taste.

cornbread

11-25-2006, 02:44 PM

Here's a few: The Who, Pantera, AC/DC, Stone Temple Pilots

TheTruth

11-25-2006, 02:45 PM

just name one band per round. the band that is named the most per round, gets included on the list of the Spurstalk top 25. Not that hard to understand.

Red Hot Chili Peppers

ashbeeigh

11-25-2006, 02:52 PM

Hanson

Thank you for saying that. I was going to say that to be an ass.

How about nirvana? or is that too played out? Or would y'all just ignore it because I said it?

Spurfect

11-25-2006, 04:21 PM

my vote goes to Alice in Chains.

Silver21_Black20

11-25-2006, 04:25 PM

http://kubuki13.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/godsmack.jpg

Mr Dio

11-25-2006, 04:38 PM

Sandra and the Sodomizers, a great Southside band that performs onstage while wearing strap-ons.

Them or the Ramones have my top vote.

JMarkJohns

11-25-2006, 05:00 PM

How about nirvana? or is that too played out? Or would y'all just ignore it because I said it?

I had them in my original top-10, but changed my mind. If you are talking about pure impact upon the culture and albums sold, then perhaps, but if you're talking about skilled and innovative musicians who delve into complicated chord progressions and vocal stylings, then I don't think they fit the criteria.

I'm as big a fan of Nirvana as any - LITERALLY as I have a shrine (books, framed pics, framed albums and records, headlines) to them in my guitar room and did a college paper on the 27 club and one on why Kurt was murdered - but they were very simple with their rythems, rhymes, ability and approach.

Hey, I'm fine with it. It worked, but when I think about great musicians, I do not think of Nirvana.

Unfortunately, impact on the culture and album sales do not equate greatness, else bands like Nsync or the Backstreet Boys would up there with any.

Nirvana was all attitude and the attitude conveyed the message. A great band's music isn't overshadowed or muted by said band's attitude.

Nirvana = Music for the sake of music
Alice in Chains = Music for the sake of art

That's the difference twixt good and great music, with impact not being the main factor.

emo serb

11-25-2006, 05:59 PM

korn

leemajors

11-25-2006, 09:59 PM

i can't believe i forgot about them, but funkadelic is one of the best rock groups ever, especially when eddie hazel was on lead guitar - maggot brain is a masterpiece (album and song).

themvp

11-26-2006, 06:10 AM

ac/dc

Rocky Balboa

11-26-2006, 04:22 PM

Survivor

midgetonadonkey

11-26-2006, 04:48 PM

The Ramones would be tops. Second for me would be Ozzy's Black Sabbath followed closely by Pearl Jam.

Rage, the Chili Peppers, Queens of the Stone Age and Green Day should not even be mentioned.

mrose31

11-27-2006, 04:05 PM

1# Ramones
2. Red hot chili peppers (especially when they still did drugs)
3. Rage against machine.

mrose31

11-27-2006, 04:08 PM

Oh and Queen is one of the most annoying bands ever. Cant stand it. Definately the worse part of the spurs winning their championships is knowing they have to play that crappy song right after they win. :ihit

HoratioCain

11-27-2006, 04:50 PM

The Who

bendmz

11-27-2006, 09:24 PM

TEN YEARS AFTER.... :smokin

Leetonidas

11-27-2006, 10:23 PM

Queen by a million miles.

AmericanWoman

11-28-2006, 10:33 AM

The Go-Go's

screamformelongbeach

11-28-2006, 11:06 AM

Slayer

MsMcGillyCutty

11-28-2006, 11:44 AM

Steely Dan

101A

11-28-2006, 12:14 PM