EWB's Greatest 25 Bands of Rock and Roll

[paulbd]

I can live with this. I put the Beatles higher in my vote. So far this is 100 times better than the last list EWB made.

PS- I bet theirs another upset at #2 and it will ruin the list. I predict #2 will be KoRn.

[Evil Chase K]

Korn shouldn't be on the Top 1000 list. But if they are #2...that can only mean...Metallica at #1.

[Laice07]

EWB's Greatest 25 Bands of Rock and Roll

25. Lynard Skynard

24. The Jimi Hendrix Experience

23. Alice In Chains

22. The SMashing Pumpkins

21. Red Hot Chili Peppers

20. Soundgarden

19. The Who

18. The Mars Volta

17. The Foo Fighters

16 Radiohead

15. Iron Maiden

14. Greenday

13. System of a Down

12. Nine Inch Nails

11. Guns N' Roses

10. Black Sabbath

9. Pink Floyd

8. Nirvana

7. Tool

6. AC/DC

5. Queen

4. The Beatles

3. Rage Against The Machine

2.LED ZEPPELIN

Bio

Excerpt:

Did they invent heavy metal? Well, while it would be unfair to blame them for something as dreadful as, say, Motley Crue, they were certainly responsible for the trappings, images, and even the excesses that came to be known as that much-revered and much-hated musical form. The difference is they generally made it sound good...and often great, taking the white boy blues originally perpetuated by Cream and the Yardbirds to its wildest extremes.

Actually, Led Zeppelin rose from the ashes of the Yardbirds. Guitarist Jimmy Page had been leading a post-Jeff Beck unit called the New Yardbirds, which he disbanded in 1968 to create his dream "psychedelic blues" band. Recruiting his friend, bassist John Paul Jones (who'd played numerous sessions with artists, ranging from Donovan to Herman's Hermits and Petula Clark, along with Page throughout the '60s), Page found two talented novices in singer Robert Plant and drummer John Bonham. Who drummer Keith Moon reportedly gave the group its moniker when, after hearing their demo tapes, he predicted how the group would go over--but the Zeppelin seemed to take off immediately, eventually becoming one of the most popular bands in rock history. Their appeal never seemed to wane until after they disbanded, following Bonham's death from overindulgence in 1980.

Edited July 12, 2005 by Laice_

[Guest Mr McFarlane]

I DEMAND A RECOUNT.

[paulbd]

I DEMAND A RECOUNT.

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[public enemy]

No Dream Theater.

Apart from that, the list was fairly decent. Didn't like a lot of the bands on it but you could see how they'd make it onto such a list given the sort of guys that post at EWB.

[Benji]

I'd like to take the bronze medal on behalf of my boys

[ROC]

Yeah, I agree with the consensus.

Metallica had a few great albums, but Led stayed consistently great and classic throughout their career. The Black Album may be my favorite rock album ever, but alas it cannot surpass the amount of groundbreaking material Led came up with.

(And yes, this is coming from some who put Metallica higher than Led in the voting.)

[Enter Blue Guy]

I'm happy with the winner. They may not be the greatest band of all time, but they are sure as hell my favorite. Their first 6 albums were pure perfection to me.... Yes, even Load was an amazing album, IMO. And I love Reload, too... just not as much... After that, yeah, then maybe people can start to criticize their work.

Edited July 12, 2005 by Enter Blue Guy

[Toe]

...And Justice For All is one of my favorite CD's right now, I love listening to it at extreme volumes while driving. The expressions on the faces of the other drivers is always hilarious.

[Guest Mr McFarlane]

I DEMAND A RECOUNT.

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Agreed! Zeppelin should of been #1.

Dispite that and a few others this list wasnt half bad. Only huge complaint I have is that Zeppelin isn't #1, but what can I do about that.

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[Adam X]

I have to show love for AIC and Pantera.

Nirvana and PJ were the faces of the movement but AIC was the backbone. As for Pantera what needs to be said?

[JStarr]

Just read through this list and I noticed two glaring omissions:

No Stones

and

No Doors

The Doors not being here comes as a tremendous surprise to me, since it seemed they were universally worshipped during a Classic Rock Survivor game last year. As for the Stones, well, any list that places Tool, System of a Down, and Mars Volta (great album...BUT IT'S THEIR FIRST ONE) among the Top 25 of all time is bound to have a few that slip the radar. Just not sure how anyone can forget the Stones, though.

[Whoo]

Good fucking point. How could you possibly put a band with one album on a list like this and leave out the Rolling motherfuckin' Stones!?

[therockbox]

That's why.

[Steeb]

Good fucking point. How could you possibly put a band with one album on a list like this and leave out the Rolling motherfuckin' Stones!?

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[ravenjuice]

no slayer. ghey.

On the other hand, Metallica deserve to be at number one in my opinion, i could never get into Zeppelin, and the only Metallica song i dont like is St. Anger. Yes. That song aside, i do like that album

[paulbd]

Good fucking point. How could you possibly put a band with one album on a list like this and leave out the Rolling motherfuckin' Stones!?

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Because they have two albums?

The Rolling Stones were never any good. Their music was unexciting, seemed unable to elicit any kind of real response from many people, and overall, don't seem to have much musical talent either. Therefore The Mars Volta > The Rolling Stones. Simple

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[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

Well.....Glad Radiohead are in there!

[Enter Blue Guy]

I'm not a Stones' fan at all, but I saw them live when they came to Downsview Park and they put on a hell of an amazing show.

In terms of longevity, record sales, and concert attendence alone, the Stones make a good case to make it on a list like this. Add the fact that they've made some pretty awesome music and put on a hell of a show... Yeah.

I'm not complaining about the list though. The good outweighs the bad and a lot of bands that belong to be on the are there. Some maybe not in their justified place, but voting can sometimes fuck that up.

Edited July 15, 2005 by Enter Blue Guy