Greatest band ever?

[bhaexpress]

The who would be in with a shout but merely for lasting so long The Rolling Stones.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

FOR ME

1. The Smiths

2. The Specials

3. The Clash

4. Skatalites

5. Public Enemy

 

[Marc]

 

[corkster]

acdc.............. fact

 

[cheeseroll]

1. The Clash - the thinking man's punks.

2. U2 - for hanging on in there and still making music occasionally worth listening to.

3. The Kinks - for Waterloo Sunset.

At this very moment, i think you are spot on!

 

[Juan Albion]

Lots of answers already, but none of them correct.

Here's a clue:

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[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Lots of answers already, but none of them correct.

Wot no Smirks?

 

[Juan Albion]

Wot no Smirks?

Perhaps the best live band . . .

 

[NMH]

It's The WHO, then The DAMNED, and great, and still a strong contender to climb ...PORCUPINE TREE.
Here, I have proof;

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[NMH]

.... if you play that DAMNED track loud, make sure not to step on the dog when you are compelled to MOSH!

 

[Kosh]

There are but two words and one band...

Deep Purple.

Living art, hewn from monolithic riffage and earth the shattering twin leads of Hughes and Coverdale, twas always the summer then...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5CoGJevTuo

 

[NMH]

Deep Purple? Those five, really??
I watched that five-thumbed soloing of the Blackmore fellow....

Sorry man, but The Jimi Hendrix Experience are throwing DOWN!

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[Kosh]

Yes NMH, the Purps were a band in constant evolution... each part (and member) adding to an eventual a sum total of unadulterated genius.

Hendrix brunt bright for sure, but the sound didn't evolve enough... he killed his legacy before it was fully formed... though the embryonic stage was indeed God fearing... Best band... the Experience... Nah... best solo artist perhaps... I'd even take someone like the Doors (as a band) over the Ex... anytime baby. anytime.

Kosh

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Any band that can write the lyric, '...shouldn't you have got a couple of piercings or decided maybe that you were gay...', must come into the reckoning!?

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[Ninja Elephant]

1994

1998

2002

2006

and still, in 2010

Simples. Living legends.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Who are these? ^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[muswellgull]

While Lennon and McCartney were clearly the best songwriters of the past 40 plus years, in terms of best group, there is only one contender...The Byrds!

Pioneered folk rock, popularising Dylan in the process; within 18 months leapt a million miles musically, pioneering what was then termed Acid Rock, with classics such as 8 Miles High and So You want To Be A Rock n Roll star; then another major detour to popularise Country rock, introducing the likes of Gram Parsons to the wide world.

Try to imagine, for example, the Eagles or REM without them...it can`t be done!

 

[Yoda]

Can only be Queen for me.

 

[Keeping The Dream Alive.]

I hate to rain on your parade NE, but honestly, I don't think anyove gives a f*** what 'Scooter' look like.

Out of interest, have you got any substance behind calling them the 'greatest band ever'? Musically, what exactly have they done that makes them stand out? Try to be a bit intellectual, not just fire empty superlatives and call them legends. I'm honestly intrigued to see what you reasoning behind them being the greatest band ever is.

 

[WhingForPresident]

That quote is from the legendary Weekend, just so you know.

Also, on the subject of Nessaja... very few people have spotted the sample in it, have you, WFP? I'm just curious, because it's a very famous sample.
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Ah damn. I got it mixed up with
"Is it a bird, is it a plane? It must be Dave, who's on the train"
Easy enough mistake to make eh?
I can honestly say i don't know. Care to enlighten me!?