Greatest American Rock Band

ivan_2068 wrote: Atkingani wrote: I should include Steppenwolf, but I guess they are Canadian... Don't get why you believe this, only one member of the band was Canadian (drummer Jerry Edmonton). In that case their main nationality could be German because John Kay (Joachim Fritz Krauledat) who formed the band was born in East Prussia - West Germany (Not in Canada), even the name of the band is taken from a Herman Hesse book,  but keyboardist Goldy Mc John, bassist Rushton Moreve and guitar player Michael Monarch were born in USA, so most of Syeppenwolf members were in fact born in USA. They joined and formed the band on 1967 in California LA and all of them made their career in USA, that's why I oincluded them. Iván

OK, Iván, being formed in CA we may consider them as American.

Only two observations: as long as I know John Kay's stepfather was Canadian so he had the Canadian citizenship. Mars Bonfire (Dennis Edmonton), the composer of the emblematic "Born to be wild" was (is) Canadian too.

As you can tell from my name, I'm gonna say the Doors. But also Metallica

THE DOORS

AND THEN THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND AND THE YARBIRDS

Dick Heath wrote: Alagithil wrote:  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.    I thought the record states that REM are influenced by Big Star (who evolved out of the Box Tops) and the Trogs...........................

Big Star had little to do with the Box Tops, Alex Chilton notwithstanding. They sounded more like the Byrds than anything else. The "Troggs" thing is kind of a joke, I think. Pointing to the "garage" quality of their recording.

Alagithil wrote:  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.

I thought the record states that REM are influenced by Big Star (who evolved out of the Box Tops) and the Trogs...........................

I should include Steppenwolf, but I guess they are Canadian...

60's - The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, The Beachboys

70's - Aerosmith, Alice Cooper,

80's - REM, They Might be Giants, The Pixies, Talking Heads

90's - REM, Pearl Jam

There are lots to consider ... although in my book there's roughly 3 great British bands for each American one ...

The Byrds are actually my favourite at the moment too ... CSNY, Buffalo Springfield, Love, Spirit, The Doors, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Vanilla Fudge, Grateful Dead ... there are lots of fantastic ones just from the late 60s alone ...

I'm at the stage where I don't really check out Skynrd, Allmans, Doobie Brothers, Little Feat too often but they all rock too ...