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The 50 biggests rock bands of history
Rolling Stone magazine recent edition published this ranking. What's your opinion? Mine... into the first 10th

1. The Beatles "Más grandes que Jesucristo"
2. The Rolling Stones "Un pacto con el diablo que ha durado medio siglo"
3. U2 "Himnos para dos generaciones"
4. Pink Floyd "Lucha de gigantes y discos mastodónticos"
5. Led Zeppelin "Rock duro, decibelios y excesos"
6. The Who "Icono 'mod' por excelencia"
7. Radiohead "Nuestra era se podrá explicar con su discografía"
8. Nirvana "Sabías que estabas en lo cierto"
9. The Velvet Underground "Vanguardia rockera aderezada con adicciones y perversiones"
10. The Doors "El carisma y el misterio"
11. The Clash "El único grupo que importa"
12. The Byrds "La banda sonora de la Ruta 66"
13. Oasis "Los campeones del rock de los 90"
14. The Beach Boys "Armonías en la playa"
15. The Smiths "La poesía hecha música"
16. The Police "La guerra por su cuenta"
17. R.E.M. "Haz lo que debas"
18. Depeche Mode "Consiguió que la electrónica subiera de división"
19. T Rex "Y el termómetro subió hasta reventar"
20. Queen "Nacidos para reinar"
21. Joy Division "Mito que nunca deja de ser reivindicado"
22. The Strokes "Resucitaron el rock del siglo XXI"
23. Talking Heads "El eclecticismo por excelencia"
24. The Kinks "Guardianes de las esencias británicas"
25. Metallica "Indiscutibles reyes del metal"
26. Wilco "Siempre a la altura de sus canciones"
27. Pearl Jam "Solos contra el mundo"
28. Guns N'Roses "El fuego fatuo"
29. The Band "Uno de los más influyentes de finales de los 60"
30. Deep Purple "Más que el mayor riff de la historia"
31. Arcade Fire "El trono es suyo"
32. Genesis "El teatro de los sueños del rock"
33. Sly Stone "La gran batidora negra"
34. Stone Roses "Música de baile para equilibristas"
35. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young "Reunión en la cumbre"
36. Kraftwerk "Las máquinas también podían hacer pop"
37. AC/DC "Sobrevivieron a la muerte y llegaron más lejos todavía"
38. The Cure "Espejos que no devuelven las miradas"
39. Black Sabbath "Un agujero en el cielo"
40. Sex Pistols "Ante todo, sé tú mismo"
41. Sonic Youth "El ruido y la experimentación"
42. Primal Scream "La nueva psicodelia"
43. Ramones "Punk con sensibilidad pop"
44. Public Enemy "Controvertidos, pioneros, indispensables"
45. Allman Brothers "Devolvieron el orgullo al Gran Sur"
46. Cream "El rápido ascenso de 'Slowhand'"
47. Creedence Clearwater Revival "Los grandes héroes americanos"
48. Red Hot Chili Peppers "El sonido de California en los 90"
49. Dire Straits "Rock para la inmensa minoría"
50. Franz Ferdinand "Rock, baile y elegancia"

The Police should definitely replace Radiohead.

Oh. come on! Was this a vote, or what? Radiohead, Oasis, The Smiths? I've heard of Radiohead, but really? I think we should do our own list and send it to Rolling Stone. Whatcha think?

subjective... the top 10 are no surprise.

i'd definately replace 'the doors' with 'the clash'.

and what does ""La guerra por su cuenta"" mean?

The Police, The Kinks, and Cream are all way too low.

And maybe a bit soon to put Franz Ferdinand on there, as much as I do love them.

smax wrote:subjective... the top 10 are no surprise.

i'd definately replace 'the doors' with 'the clash'.

and what does ""La guerra por su cuenta"" mean?

I like "The Doors" more than "The Clash"... By the way, I speak spanish and don't understand what the hell "RS" says "La Guerra por su cuenta" (something like... "The war by their own") perhaps their intention was to say THE POLICE made a place into the rock scene by their own with a unique style nobody have in that era

Regards,

Jose

thanks jose, that kind of makes sense.

Where is the Jimi Hendrix Experience?

They seem to be listing bands rather than performers but the Experience was a band. Dominated by one member greater than the rest but so are lots of bands.

Rolling Stone's "biggest", "best" and "greatest" lists are worthless these days.

They're written in order to sell copy, and are often formed with the opinions of highfalutin snobs.

Where are the Grateful Dead? As far as "big" bands go, they had an enormous following and were one of the highest-grossing bands of the 1990s. And Wilco were/are bigger than Cream? Really? Really?

This is why I don't read Rolling Stone.

GuerillaGirl wrote:Rolling Stone's "biggest", "best" and "greatest" lists are worthless these days.

They're written in order to sell copy, and are often formed with the opinions of highfalutin snobs.

Where are the Grateful Dead? As far as "big" bands go, they had an enormous following and were one of the highest-grossing bands of the 1990s. And Wilco were/are bigger than Cream? Really? Really?

This is why I don't read Rolling Stone.

^ +1

I stopped reading Rolling Stone years ago. They clearly just have always had their critical favorite pets (including U2, Radiohead, and others who can never do anything wrong in their eyes). I'm only amazed they put The Floyd so high as they usually seem to love slamming them (except for the earliest Syd Barrett stuff, of course, because that's always ok for music snobs to praise.)

sockii wrote:
I'm only amazed they put The Floyd so high as they usually seem to love slamming them

It would be hard even for them to ignore Pink Floyd as one of the biggest bands. Didn't Dark Side Of The Moon stay on the charts for years?

I do think the Grateful Dead (as much as I dislike them) belong on there somewhere, and Nirvana (as much as I love them) don't belong in the top ten.

And while we're at it, let's drop Arcade Fire and Franz Ferdinand and move AC/DC and the Ramones closer to the top.

luna_virgo wrote:And while we're at it, let's drop Arcade Fire and Franz Ferdinand and move AC/DC and the Ramones closer to the top.

No. No. We don't need to drop Arcade Fire. They are just fine where they are. They do play some interesting instruments.

; )

[quote="smax"]subjective... the top 10 are no surprise.

i'd definately replace 'the doors' with 'the clash'.

and what does ""La guerra por su cuenta"" mean?[/quote]
Hear hear! And then Police right behind, and THEN a Talking Heads/Joy Division "throw down" for next.....

I am DONE with the Beatles, "......phony Beatlemania has bitten the dust...." well spoken by the sage J. Strummer!!