Greatest American Rock Band - Progressive Rock Music Forum

This is a toughie, and something I often puzzle over. So many great bands were British, and this REALLY highlights that.

But I say Byrds, REM, or Ramones. The Byrds invented practically EVERYTHING: folk-rock, jangle-rock, psychedelia, space-rock, country-rock, California-rock. Their sound was practically untouchable, too. I would call them the American Beatles. R.E.M. took leaves from the Byrds book and made them cryptic and intelligent, pretty much inventing alternative rock, a far-reaching and dominating genre. They might be the American Smiths. Finally, the Ramones took power-pop and glam-rock to its logical conclusion, inventing punk-rock and really touching the soul of rock 'n roll. (Nowhere near as stupid as some of the punk bands who followed, either.)

Any thoughts on the matter? I hope so.

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Atkingani Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: October 21 2005 Location: Terra Brasilis Status: Offline Points: 12288	Posted: November 12 2005 at 16:02
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	This is a toughie, and something I often puzzle over. So many great bands were British, and this REALLY highlights that. But I say Byrds, REM, or Ramones. The Byrds invented practically EVERYTHING: folk-rock, jangle-rock, psychedelia, space-rock, country-rock, California-rock. Their sound was practically untouchable, too. I would call them the American Beatles. R.E.M. took leaves from the Byrds book and made them cryptic and intelligent, pretty much inventing alternative rock, a far-reaching and dominating genre. They might be the American Smiths. Finally, the Ramones took power-pop and glam-rock to its logical conclusion, inventing punk-rock and really touching the soul of rock 'n roll. (Nowhere near as stupid as some of the punk bands who followed, either.) Any thoughts on the matter? I hope so.
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