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clarice

(5,504 posts) Tue Mar 15, 2016, 07:21 AM Mar 2016

Made in America....top 5 American rock n roll bands, [View all]

Does not necessarily have to be in order. When making my list, I considered not so much, records sold, but level of musicianship. Longevity, song writing ability, etc.

Allman Brothers Band
Little Feat
Eagles
Creedence
REM

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Made in America....top 5 American rock n roll bands, [View all] clarice Mar 2016 OP

I might be able to narrow down to ten... Number9Dream Mar 2016 #1

Hmm.. mine may not have as long of longevity but dana_b Mar 2016 #2

I don't know that you could call the Jimi Hendrix Experience American cemaphonic Mar 2016 #5

The Grateful Dead ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #3

Hard to imagine American music without the Dead. postulater Mar 2016 #13

Especially in regards to today's Americana ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #16

We agree on two. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2016 #4

These: Tikki Mar 2016 #6

Saw Los Lobos twice...AWESOME live band.nt clarice Mar 2016 #12

I just saw the Sonics week before last OriginalGeek Mar 2016 #25

Mine would be: Initech Mar 2016 #7

No love for The Band? gratuitous Mar 2016 #8

LOVE The Band. !!!!! clarice Mar 2016 #10

Ah yes, the Doobie Brothers. One of San Jose's few contributions to civilization. KamaAina Mar 2016 #19

They were Mendocino Mar 2016 #29

You have got the Marshall Tucker Band GreydeeThos Mar 2016 #9

Can't argue with any of those. nt clarice Mar 2016 #11

Ramones. Pixies. Blondie. Iggy Pop. Slayer. shenmue Mar 2016 #14

Pretty Good List, But. . . ProfessorGAC Mar 2016 #15

Agree with most of this....were it a list of 10, VH , Talking heads would def be on the list. nt clarice Mar 2016 #17

To Be Fair ProfessorGAC Mar 2016 #18

Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band KamaAina Mar 2016 #20

The Radiators were AMAZING! best bar band ever..... ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #21

Leftover Salmon..... ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #22

I love Leftover Salmon bobbobbins01 Mar 2016 #27

One day I will tell my story of those guys. ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #28

What? No Little Feat? ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #23

Take a chill pill, dude. They're in the OP. KamaAina Mar 2016 #24

Pill taken, swallowed. (Will it give me constipation?) ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #26

Byrds Mendocino Mar 2016 #30

Heart Mendocino Mar 2016 #31

Oh come on....... ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #40

Derek and the Dominoes Mendocino Mar 2016 #32

Santana Enrique Mar 2016 #33

13th Floor Elevators, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Country Joe and The Fish, The Fugs, hobbit709 Mar 2016 #34

String Cheese Incident ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #35

My top 5... davidpdx Mar 2016 #36

Genesis is a UK band and the Police's Sting & Andy Summers are British. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #39

No Bruce Springsteen and The E St Band? ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #37

I agree but I think some folks see it as 'Bruce Springsteen the person' and not the entire band LynneSin Mar 2016 #42

I'm more into British music, but REM is my #1 US band. Arugula Latte Mar 2016 #38

Green Day, the Foo Fighters and of course Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band LynneSin Mar 2016 #41

Paul Revere & The Raiders Miles Archer Mar 2016 #43