Who are the top 5 bands from the USA?

[star69 5]

no love for alabama or oak ridge boys or statler bros or stve miller or boston

btw none except maybe alabama deserve considertion

 

pearl jam

eagles

beach boys

bon jovi

alabama

imho

[shotsup 832]

Maybe not top 5 but honorable mention not yet picked:

 

STAIND

[CantTouchThis 23]

People who say Metallica hasn't put out a good album in 25 years, have you listened to Death Magnetic? It's one of their most fan and critically acclaimed albums, it's very near the same level as their big albums.

 

Also, though MOP is their best album, i think #2 is Justice, and #3 is a tie between Lighting and the Black album. A lot of people don't like the Black album because that is when they "sold out", but it is all golden, imo. My Friend Misery might be my favorite Metallica song... I would be tempted to say Justice is their best album, the multi-layered complexity of each song on that album really put Metallica on another level, imo. It really showed they are much more than just a fast thrash band. I think it's funny that Metallica is my favorite band of all-time, yet i don't really like thrash-metal. My favorite songs by them are One, The Unforgiven, MFM, Fade to Black, ..And Justice for all, MOP, Sanitarium(Welcome Home); and their epic instrumentals in Call of the Ktulu, Orion, To Live is To Die, and Suicide and Redemption. Really only one is considered to be truly Thrash(MOP).

 

As far as pure quality of music goes, no one beats Metallica. As good as their more well known songs are, there are a huge number of more obscure songs by them that are insanely good.

 

Whether or not you like Metallica, to not put them in the top 5 best all-time American bands is just...dumb. Other than maybe the Eagles(who i am not a huge fan of, but they have too many big hits to ignore), they are probably the most influential American band of all-time. I think the top 5 are...

 

Metallica

Van Halen

The Eagles

Chicago

Aerosmith/GNR

 

You could argue bands like Nirvana and Fleetwood. Those aren't my favorite bands(cept for Tallica, and to a lesser extent Van Halen), but i recognize those as the top American bands of all-time. I mean, if everyone listed their top 5 fav bands, you would probably have a difference list for every reply.

[kutulu 1,680]

and their epic instrumentals in The Call of Kutulu

 

[CantTouchThis 23]

 

[Eagles Green 34]

People who say Metallica hasn't put out a good album in 25 years, have you listened to Death Magnetic? It's one of their most fan and critically acclaimed albums, it's very near the same level as their big albums.

 

Also, though MOP is their best album, i think #2 is Justice, and #3 is a tie between Lighting and the Black album. A lot of people don't like the Black album because that is when they "sold out", but it is all golden, imo. My Friend Misery might be my favorite Metallica song... I would be tempted to say Justice is their best album, the multi-layered complexity of each song on that album really put Metallica on another level, imo. It really showed they are much more than just a fast thrash band. I think it's funny that Metallica is my favorite band of all-time, yet i don't really like thrash-metal. My favorite songs by them are One, The Unforgiven, MFM, Fade to Black, ..And Justice for all, MOP, Sanitarium(Welcome Home); and their epic instrumentals in Call of the Ktulu, Orion, To Live is To Die, and Suicide and Redemption. Really only one is considered to be truly Thrash(MOP).

 

As far as pure quality of music goes, no one beats Metallica. As good as their more well known songs are, there are a huge number of more obscure songs by them that are insanely good.

 

Whether or not you like Metallica, to not put them in the top 5 best all-time American bands is just...dumb. Other than maybe the Eagles(who i am not a huge fan of, but they have too many big hits to ignore), they are probably the most influential American band of all-time. I think the top 5 are...

 

Metallica

Van Halen

The Eagles

Chicago

Aerosmith/GNR

 

You could argue bands like Nirvana and Fleetwood. Those aren't my favorite bands(cept for Tallica, and to a lesser extent Van Halen), but i recognize those as the top American bands of all-time. I mean, if everyone listed their top 5 fav bands, you would probably have a difference list for every reply.

Not a bad list IMO. But The Beach Boys need to be in there somewhere.

[TylerRoseFan 16]

USC Marching?

[phillybear 366]

Metallica

Soundgarden

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ramones

REM

Weezer

[CantTouchThis 23]

Not a bad list IMO. But The Beach Boys need to be in there somewhere.

 

Eh. I guess, was never a fan, but they were pretty highly influential.

[GobbleDog 997]

Metallica

 

Not mainstream enough for the "top 5 USA bands" list. Try again corky!

[Eagles Green 34]

Eh. I guess, was never a fan, but they were pretty highly influential.

Oh, I think they are awful. And only 1 of those turds actually surfed too......How gay is that?

 

 

But their harmonies are insanely good and their influence in music can't be denied.

[Eagles Green 34]

Metallica

Soundgarden

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ramones

REM

Weezer

No way Soundgarden makes it over Pearl Jam

[mobb_deep 920]

Are you really this retarded? Top 5 US bands of ALL TIME. Who the fock cares you your favorite bands are? This is ALL TIME US BANDS. I listen to bands most people haven't heard of too, but I sure as sh!t wouldn't consider them all time greats just because I like them.

I'll agree with you on the Metallica shitty album statement. But those 3 (Kill em all, Master, Lightning) are 3 of the most influential albums of all time. And if Primus' bassist was so focking good, why did Metallica shoot Claypool down when he tried out for them? FACE

This thread has reached 2 pages and you are the only one to list any of those bands. So I guess we're all wrong......you're right. Our bad.

 

Top 5:

Metallica Pinback

The Dead Yo la tengo

The Beach Boys Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs

Ramones Explosions in the Sky

Skynrd The Flaming Lips

Yup, that's the list.......Thanks

Oops. Edit to add.

 

We can all go see one of the top 5 bands of all time on tour right now!!!!!!

 

Yo La Tengo Tour Schedule!!!

 

Next "big" venue......The Henry Miller Library.

 

Major band.....Top 5 for sure

 

 

Alright, you're obviously a little thick, so I'll spell this out a little slower for you...

 

My opinion of the top bands all time aren't going to be the same as yours or anyone else's. Good music is completely subjective.

 

This is like you saying Da Vinci and Van Gogh are two of the best painters all time because they died over 100 years ago and everyone knows who they are. But Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney and Jasper Johns aren't because they're either still alive or not known to every idiot who watched the Thomas Crown Affair. Your argument holds no weight.

 

PS. The Flaming Lips have won 3 Grammys and nominated for 3 more. How many Grammys have the Beach Boys or Dead won? Oh that's right, 0. Even using your logic that obviously makes the Flaming Lips more of a top band right?

[JackARoot 2]

Top 5 really depends on your taste ... but here's a few that I haven't seen mentioned yet:

 

The Mothers of Invention

Talking Heads

The Cars

[nzoner 937]

How about the original "American Band?"

 

Grand Funk Railroad

[Eagles Green 34]

Alright, you're obviously a little thick, so I'll spell this out a little slower for you...

 

My opinion of the top bands all time aren't going to be the same as yours or anyone else's. Good music is completely subjective.

 

This is like you saying Da Vinci and Van Gogh are two of the best painters all time because they died over 100 years ago and everyone knows who they are. But Robert Rauschenberg, David Hockney and Jasper Johns aren't because they're either still alive or not known to every idiot who watched the Thomas Crown Affair. Your argument holds no weight.

 

PS. The Flaming Lips have won 3 Grammys and nominated for 3 more. How many Grammys have the Beach Boys or Dead won? Oh that's right, 0. Even using your logic that obviously makes the Flaming Lips more of a top band right?

Relax, I like the Flaming Lips. And I loathe the Dead.

 

But maybe we have different opinions of this thread, not music. I am thinking it's asking for all time US bands, as if we could take a poll from the entire population and add in facts like ticket sales, record sales, awards won, and longevity. If that was at all possible, where do you think Yo La tengo would rank? top 8,000 maybe.

 

And the Da Vince Van Gogh argument is pretty lame, especially since art is 99.99% subjective. But with you're rationale, you would probably answer that Van Gogh isn't a top 5 artist of all time. But the kid that sat next to you in 1st grade, who was a beast in macroni art, should make the list.

[Rusty Syringes 478]

It's hard to argue w/ that list.

 

I agree, although Journey, for example, is way too high. I'm glad to see The Replacements on the list.

 

I think X belongs there, as does the Dead Kennedys and some other early 1980s punk bands that puts some speed into the genre.

[mobb_deep 920]

Relax, I like the Flaming Lips. And I loathe the Dead.

 

But maybe we have different opinions of this thread, not music. I am thinking it's asking for all time US bands, as if we could take a poll from the entire population and add in facts like ticket sales, record sales, awards won, and longevity. If that was at all possible, where do you think Yo La tengo would rank? top 8,000 maybe.

 

And the Da Vince Van Gogh argument is pretty lame, especially since art is 99.99% subjective. But with you're rationale, you would probably answer that Van Gogh isn't a top 5 artist of all time. But the kid that sat next to you in 1st grade, who was a beast in macroni art, should make the list.

 

Ok, I see where you're coming from. The OP just said the "Top 5 bands that came from the USA". I read that as what US bands made (make) the best music. Just like art, it's completely subjective. I do think Van Gogh was one of the top 10 (maybe 5) artists of all time. But I also think Jasper Johns is. Both have sold paintings for 100 million, but I'd guess maybe 2 out of every 10 people who don't follow art closely know who Jasper Johns is, while every single one knows who Van Gogh is.

 

Moral of the story, we both like better music than most everyone else here!

[nzoner 937]

Just like art, it's completely subjective.

 

Moral of the story, we both like better music than most everyone else here!

 

Completely subjective

[Eagles Green 34]

Ok, I see where you're coming from. The OP just said the "Top 5 bands that came from the USA". I read that as what US bands made (make) the best music. Just like art, it's completely subjective. I do think Van Gogh was one of the top 10 (maybe 5) artists of all time. But I also think Jasper Johns is. Both have sold paintings for 100 million, but I'd guess maybe 2 out of every 10 people who don't follow art closely know who Jasper Johns is, while every single one knows who Van Gogh is.

 

Moral of the story, we both like better music than most everyone else here!

Ok.....Do we like hug now?

 

[phillybear 366]

No way Soundgarden makes it over Pearl Jam

 

If you want to start a thread about Top 5 bands teenage girls listen to, I'm with you with Pearl Jam.

 

Unless you have a tone deaf ear, you can't possible take mediocre Pearl Jam over such a technically sound and still very popular, a hard combination to achieve, band.

[BunnysBastatrds 2,458]

I'm suprised nobody has mentioned Styx. I'd put them ahead of GNR.

[peenie 1,915]

top 5 bands to me means everybody likes them, not just people that like rock music and also a band that has stood the test of time:

beach boys

aerosmith

fleetwood mac

van halen

[Eagles Green 34]

NWA

WU Tang

RUN DMC

Bone Thugs N Harmony

Outkast

 

[peenie 1,915]

lol, you forgot prince!

[SUXBNME 1,516]

Asia

Europe

London Beat

Berlin

Trans-Siberian Orchestra

[gocolts 300]

I'm suprised nobody has mentioned Styx. I'd put them ahead of GNR.

[shotsup 832]

Rank Metallica Albums:

 

MOP

Ride the Lightning

Justice

Death Magnetic

Kill em All

Garage Inc

Black

 

The rest .........

[Frank M 181]

The next person that says a rap group will get punched in the face. A 'Band' must consist of actual musical instruments that are played by the band memebers. Rap/Hip hop has it's place in music, but those groups aint no band.

 

The Beastie Boys played all their own instruments and were arguably very influential.

[kutulu 1,680]

The Beastie Boys.

 

In my personal top 10 of all time.

[nzoner 937]

 

Not shocking at all,the problem with bands like Styx,ZZ top,Journey,REO Speedwagon,Foreigner etc. is that they all sold out in the 80's for commercial BS that got played to death.Go back and check out those bands' 70's catalogs and B-sides and you will find a fantastic body of work.

[kutulu 1,680]

Rank Metallica Albums:

 

MOP

Ride the Lightning

Justice

Death Magnetic

Kill em All

Garage Inc

Black

 

The rest .........

 

METALLICA's 1986 LP "Master of Puppets" has been named the "best heavy metal album of all time" in a poll for musicians' web site MusicRadar.com.

 

With the results released on International Noise Awareness Day, MusicRadar.com teamed up with Metal Hammer, the U.K.'s best-selling heavy metal magazine, to create a countdown of the ultimate headbanging records. The online poll attracted over 6,000 votes from musicians and metal enthusiasts.

 

With a whopping 20% of total votes, "Master of Puppets" remains as popular today as when it was released in March 1986. Acclaimed by fans and critics alike, the album went multi-platinum, going on to sell over six million copies in the U.S. alone, despite receiving no radio airplay, with no single or music video to accompany it.

 

METALLICA's grip on the heavy metal scene is evident throughout the chart, with four of their albums appearing in the MusicRadar.com top 25. Today, the band continues to perform sold-out shows across the globe, with their music regularly appearing in best-selling videogames, including Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

 

The U.S. band beat legendary U.K. metal act IRON MAIDEN's 1982 album "The Number of the Beast" into second spot, with GUNS N' ROSES' "Appetite for Destruction" in third. Other acts in the top ten include Birmingham's BLACK SABBATH and AC/DC — who also soundtracked this week's blockbuster movie release, "Iron Man 2".

 

Mike Goldsmith, Editor-in-Chief of MusicRadar.com, said: "Whether it's AC/DC soundtracking 'Iron Man 2', RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE getting the Christmas No. 1 or IRON MAIDEN winning a Brit, heavy metal is no longer an underground concern. Over 6,000 musicians and metalheads agree and have voted in what is MusicRadar.com's most popular poll yet. It's another award for METALLICA's thrash masterpiece and is the perfect soundtrack for International Noise Awareness Day. Turn it up!"

 

Alexander Milas, Editor of Metal Hammer, added, "This is a thrilling result — but it will come as no surprise to long time fans, as METALLICA's 'Master of Puppets' is an absolute landmark for our beloved genre. Ranging from the crushing and frenetic 'Battery' to the stately elegance of 'Orion', 'Master of Puppets' still explodes with the sweat-soaked denim of the band's more humble beginnings. Should the god-like IRON MAIDEN have won the poll? Are GUNS N' ROSES really heavy metal? Debates like these will rage forever on, and it's a testament to the intelligence and incredible passion of metalheads around the globe."

 

MusicRadar.com's "Best Heavy Metal Albums Of All Time":

 

01. METALLICA - Master of Puppets (1986)

02. IRON MAIDEN - The Number of the Beast (1982)

03. GUNS N' ROSES - Appetite for Destruction (1987)

04. METALLICA - Ride the Lightning (1984)

05. SLAYER - Reign in Blood (1986)

06. MEGADETH - Rust in Peace (1990)

07. BLACK SABBATH – Paranoid (1970)

08. AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)

09. PANTERA - Vulgar Display of Power (1992)

10. IRON MAIDEN - Powerslave (1984)

[BRANDON ROSS 0]

I'm not saying top 5 of all time, but Wilco is the best band making music currently. (that I'm aware of anyway)

[Eagles Green 34]

01. METALLICA - Master of Puppets (1986)

02. IRON MAIDEN - The Number of the Beast (1982)

03. GUNS N' ROSES - Appetite for Destruction (1987)

04. METALLICA - Ride the Lightning (1984)

05. SLAYER - Reign in Blood (1986)

06. MEGADETH - Rust in Peace (1990)

07. BLACK SABBATH – Paranoid (1970)

08. AC/DC - Back in Black (1980)

09. PANTERA - Vulgar Display of Power (1992)

10. IRON MAIDEN - Powerslave (1984)

 

Solid metal list right there. I would move Sabbath to 3, but this is pretty good.

[TD Ryan2 316]

you's clowns ain't never gonna' figure this out.

let's move on.

 

 

does RUSH win for Canada?