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......Bruuuuuuce & the E Street Band!!!
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Indeed. If bruce is in then so is Bob. And Bob is undoubtedly the bigger of the two.Quote
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......Bruuuuuuce & the E Street Band!!!
Can there be any other?
Agree with the article I posted.. not eligible and/or discounted.
"Discounting singer/songwriter driven bands (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) in consideration for groups that contained individual personalities coming together to create,"
video: [www.youtube.com] I have to go with the Doors-always liked them. Was in Venice 20 yrs. ago & hunted down the Morrison mural on the side of a building. Seen them twice in NY-was great crazy stuff live. Went to 11p.m. late show. Wild! At one point he says I hate NY nobody rushes the stage-all hell broke loose which of course is what he wanted!! Cops not happy pulled curfew bs-ended it-you can hear him sing cops says its time to go now. Wild fun nite.Quote
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My only reservation is, however, the author picks The Doors as the greatest American rock band of all time albeit ad interim. How many song titles of them can a casual music listener or an average person of the general public name when they are asked? Probably only two — Light My Fire and The End. Maybe Hello, I Love You and Touch Me, but that’s it. Compare them with the case of The Beatles or The Stones — go figure.
There are plently of songs by The Doors that are pretty much known for an average listener to name (besides those you've already mentioned). People are strange, Roadhouse Blues, Riders On The Storms, LA Woman, Break On Through, and that amazing record they did with Jim chanting under the Adagio by Albinoni, to name the few.
And I don't even follow them close.
If the band that only existed for less than decade left such a legacy as the Doors did, they easily can be the greatest American band ever. At least, that's what I'm totally agreed with.
Break On Through maybe. But are the other titles you mention as well-known for an average listener or among the general public as those I picked above, really? I’m not so sure...
More people probably know of Riders on the Storm and L.A. Woman than they do Touch Me. Also Roadhouse Blues, People are Strange and Break On Through are better known than Touch Me- especially Break on Through.
Touch Me was sort of a curveball imo (w/the strings, horns, etc.), and far from being one of their best/signature tunes, but I do like it just as I do most Doors tunes.
Having grown up in the Venice/Santa Monica area, I was a big fan back in the day. I vividly remember my older brother buying L.A. Woman when it was released in '71 w/ Love Her Madly being a big hit on the radio. By the time I was in high school around '79/'80, I was somewhat of a "diehard". Trivia: The "blue bus" Jim refers to in The End is in reference to the public Santa Monica bus's which were blue and known as 'the big blue bus'. Also, the line "I see your hair is burnin', hills are filled with fire" evidently was written when Jim was watching the massive Topanga fire of 1970. As a seven yr. old, I also recall watching it from Santa Monica as the entire mountain range was ablaze, and the sky to the north was filled with smoke billowing over the coastline.
Are they the best American rock band of all time? Hard to say, but they're definitely up there in the rankings of all time American greats.
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......Bruuuuuuce & the E Street Band!!!
Can there be any other?
Agree with the article I posted.. not eligible and/or discounted.
"Discounting singer/songwriter driven bands (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) in consideration for groups that contained individual personalities coming together to create,"
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WhaleIndeed. If bruce is in then so is Bob. And Bob is undoubtedly the bigger of the two.Quote
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......Bruuuuuuce & the E Street Band!!!
Can there be any other?
Agree with the article I posted.. not eligible and/or discounted.
"Discounting singer/songwriter driven bands (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) in consideration for groups that contained individual personalities coming together to create,"
Alright I'm just having a little fun here guys. Lets not take ourselves too seriously, ok? Lol
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WhaleIndeed. If bruce is in then so is Bob. And Bob is undoubtedly the bigger of the two.Quote
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......Bruuuuuuce & the E Street Band!!!
Can there be any other?
Agree with the article I posted.. not eligible and/or discounted.
"Discounting singer/songwriter driven bands (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band) in consideration for groups that contained individual personalities coming together to create,"
Alright I'm just having a little fun here guys. Lets not take ourselves too seriously, ok? Lol
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Not sure who isn't
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Stoneage
Elvis and his backing band. Bill Haley and his Comets.
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Hairball
"How about Nirvana, Green Day and Weezer"?
How about no, no, and no.
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jbwelda
You know, the Doors didn't even have a bass player.
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Big Al
Looking at the opinions of my fellow posters, I cannot help but feel there is somewhat of a generational divide going on here: Springsteen, The Doors, ZZ Top... These are all real oldies. How about Nirvana, Green Day and Weezer? All hugely Influential in their own right. They inspired their contemporaries, as well as future generations. They’re acts who enjoyed great success - Weezer, not quite so much in the U.K. and continue to be much-loved.
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DandelionPowderman
If a band's total catalogue consists of 5 or 6 albums they can't really make the list, the way I see it.
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If a band's total catalogue consists of 5 or 6 albums they can't really make the list, the way I see it.
I'm not sure I agree, my friend. Most of the great acts who've released dozens of studio albums, have released a lot of lesser-work as part of that: Elton, Rod, The Beach Boys, etc. A group - say, The Velvet Underground - can release a mere handful of albums, yet have a cultural and musical-impact that few can match. Nirvana were huge and, still to this day, are an immense influence, surely? They're definitely one of the very greatest American acts.
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I, too, see that they are great, but the greatest? We're trying to find the american equivalent to The Beatles here. Not sure if making a great cultural impact, and then burn out, will suffice - although I'm definitely hearing you.
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.... Its The Rolling Stones ....
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.... Its The Rolling Stones ....