Papa Willie wrote:There is no such thing as "best rock and roll band". I guess if you had to point a finger at the one that got the ball rolling more than anybody else(if you had to pick), then obviously - the Beatles.
truer words were never spoken, although one could make an argument that Elvis started the ball rolling, but insofar as bands are concerned, the Beatles were the breakout group.....it's weird that back in those days, you were either a Beatles fan or a Stones fan, and generally speaking whichever group was your favorite, you generally didn't like the other group that much......me, I liked them both but I was a bigger Beatles fan.....good argument could be made that Zep was a better band (they were more commercially successful) as was Pink Floyd, but those bands reached their pinnacles in different eras than the stones, so I don't know that commercial success is the best measuring tool......the Stones were definitely a great band, but like buttsy said, there is no such thing as "best rock and roll band".....
schmick wrote:The Clash
followed by (In no particular order)
The Smiths
Depeche Mode
The Cure
The Pixies
The Sex Pistols
Black Sabbath
you're just trolling now.....
the pixies made a total of five albums, only two of which ever had much success (Surfer Rosa and Doolittle).....personally, I couldn't stand that band as they seemed to be confused about what they were supposed to be...were they an indie rock, hard rock, or psychedelic rock group? or were they a surf rock group?
the sex pistols weren't great, Depeche Mode sucked, the Cure was a decent band although I'm not a big fan of goth music.....the smiths were seriously under appreciated, but not even in the discussion of great rock bands.....black sabbath, meh.....