The "Who's Who of Rock Bands"

[Lizard_King]

so, with the quote running around saying that RB2 will have a setlist that features "the who's who of rock bands", im gonna find out who are the "Who's who" of rock. Here's a list, feel free to add or subtract bands from the list without flaming, and post your "who's who"

Van Halen
Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Who
Jimi Hendrix
Pearl Jam
Cream
The Doors
KISS
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
U2
Bruce Springsteen
Metallica
Megadeth
Smashing Pumpkins
Nirvana
Weezer
The Clash
The Ramones
Rush
Rolling Stones
Queen
Boston

[Vedicardi]

Missing AC/DC, Anthrax, and Deep Purple

And Rage Against the Machine

[krammkracker]

The "who's who of rock n' roll" is alot of hype if you ask me....

[andyb24]

Red Hot Chili Peppers\

[ScottyTheBody]

You're also missing CCR and the Animals and the Doobie Brothers.

[princeofcups777]

I have to add Killing Joke, the most influential band that never got mainstream success (a couple of minor hits in the UK).

- Martin (Youth) Glover, the original and current bassist, is one of the many producers on the new Guns and Roses album Chinese Demcracy. He produced Tom Jones, The Orb, Paul McCartney, The Verve. From wiki: He also produced and remixed for other bands including Primal Scream, Embrace, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Art of Noise, Crowded House, Zoe, P.M. Dawn, Yazoo, Erasure, U2, Bananarama, INXS, James, Wet Wet Wet, Depeche Mode, The Shamen, Texas and Gravity Kills.

- Jaz Coleman (Keyboards, vocals, lyrics) is the composer in residence for the European Union.

- Geordie Walker (guitar): Although he never plays solos, he has been praised for his unique style by the likes of Edward Van Halen and Jimmy Page.

- Paul Raven (RIP) was the latest bassist for Ministry

- Metallica still play their cover of Killing Joke's Wait in concert

- Dave Grohl *begged* to play drums on all tracks of their 2003 album after they approached him to play drums on just one.

- Kurt Cobain used to send them fan mail, and stole the guitar riff from Eighties for Come as You Are

- From wiki: influenced many later bands, such as Nirvana, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Napalm Death, Big Black, Tool, Prong, Metallica, Primus, Jane's Addiction, Soundgarden, Foo Fighters, Faith No More and Korn, all of whom have at some point cited some debt of gratitude to 'The Joke'.

- Geordie Walker (guitar), Paul Raven (bass), and Paul Ferguson (drums) were earliest members of Pigface, the industrial mega-band that includes founders Martin Atkins (Killing Joke, Ministry, PIL) and Bill Rieflin (KMFDM, Ministry, REM), Trent Reznor, Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Mike Bishop (GWAR), Danny Carey (Tool), Flea (Chili Peppers), Black Francis (Pixies),

[SamStone]

You can remove Megadeth, which is really an outlier on your list. They'd be on there if the list was the top 20 metal bands, maybe, but it's not.

Add to your list:

The Eagles (even if you don't like them, they're one of the best selling bands of all time, and still sell out stadiums wherever they go).
Aerosmith
Fleetwood Mac
Steely Dan
Dire Straits
Foreigner
Supertramp
Journey
The Band
Deep Purple
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers
REM
The Velvet Underground
The Guess Who
The Kinks
Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Sex Pistols
Cream
Jane's Addiction
The Yardbirds
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
The White Stripes
Steppenwolf
Foo Fighters
The Black Crowes
Green Day
The Beach Boys
Jefferson Airplane
Chicago
Michael Jackson ("Beat it" would be a fine addition to the game)
The Bee Gees
Madonna
Heart
Electric Light Orchestra
Genesis
Bryan Adams
Santana
Eminem
Meat Loaf


And if you're going to include Bruce Springsteen, you've got to add Billy Joel, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.

[schmeankman]

You can remove Megadeth, which is really an outlier on your list. They'd be on there if the list was the top 20 metal bands, maybe, but it's not.

Add to your list:

The Eagles (even if you don't like them, they're the #1 selling band of all time).
Aerosmith
Fleetwood Mac
Steely Dan
Dire Straits
Foreigner
Supertramp
Journey
The Band
Deep Purple
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Allman Brothers
REM
The Velvet Underground
The Guess Who
The Kinks
Bob Marley and the Wailers
The Sex Pistols
Cream
Jane's Addiction
The Yardbirds
Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention
The White Stripes
Steppenwolf
Foo Fighters
The Black Crowes
Green Day
The Beach Boys
Jefferson Airplane

And if you're going to include Bruce Springsteen, you've got to add Billy Joel, Elton John, Rod Stewart, Warren Zevon, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, and David Bowie.
and Steve Miller.....

[xxpigxx]

Third Eye Blind
Collective Soul
Gin Blossoms
Creed
Marilyn Manson
Korn
Soundgarden

[rocknrolxdx]

Green Day for sure, they were 2nd in alternative inspiration in the 90s to Pearl Jam:cool:

[dethklok]

SOAD.

No joke.

[afterstasis]

Green Day for sure, they were 2nd in alternative inspiration in the 90s to Pearl Jam:cool:

i'm definitely not trying to insult your tastes or start an argument, but who did green day influence?

[xxpigxx]

Forgot about Green Day and The Offspring. They, along with my previous list were the big groups of the 90's

[mazzy]

Well there are too many to count.

I think that the best way of doing this is be listing all the bands on the Rockband platform (RB1, DLC and RB2) that count as a Who's Who. And then examine the list to see if it is very good.

How do you propose qualifing a band as a Who's Who? By record sales, influence, Longevity? Lots of possible qualifiers.....

I will leave this thread up to you to figure out... my head hurts already!

[afterstasis]

Well there are too many to count.

I think that the best way of doing this is be listing all the bands on the Rockband platform (RB1, DLC and RB2) that count as a Who's Who. And then examine the list to see if it is very good.

How do you propose qualifing a band as a Who's Who? By record sales, influence, Longevity? Lots of possible qualifiers.....

I will leave this thread up to you to figure out... my head hurts already!

yeah, i agree that the very idea of trying to come up with a "who's who" list is nearly nauseating. i'm all for making my own personal lists of favorite songs and artists, but trying to include the general public's tastes and in the equation is just too much... plus, rock has been around for a long time and has spread all over the world... it's just too much of a weight to bear in my opinion.

[MisterSchulz]

see this thread http://www.rockband.com/forums/showthread.php?t=61138

[HeavyMetalKing]

I think Coheed and Cambria deserve a spot. They may not be mainstream and what not, but they have definitely broken the mold that has been formed by modern rock, and I think that says something. Yeah, they do have a few mainstream sounding songs (read: mainly their singles) but most of their songs follow a progressive/hard rock track. They experiment with the inclusion of other instruments and basically just try to create great music, not music that is generic. Like them or not, you can't deny that they have a certain uniqueness to them. If you've only ever heard the RB songs, you need to give some of their other stuff a chance before passing judgement; they have much better songs than Welcome Home and Ten Speed. So, all that being said, I think they deserve a spot on the list.

[PaperMario21]

add sepultura, soulfly to the list:cool:
brother, seems like no one knows these bands...
such a shame...

[SaltyDawg]

Missing so far are:
Prince
Alice in Chains
Tool

And several Blues bands (blues was pretty much where rock came from) like
Muddy Waters
Johnny Lee Hooker
Howlin Wolf
BB King

[FLYmeatwad]

I'm pretty sure I've read through every post. I am left with only one question, Where in God's good name is Dylan? Sure, he's not technically a band, but we're talking about a man who wrote what is widely considered the greatest rock and roll song of all time. Come on!

[BigMonkE]

Third Eye Blind
Collective Soul
Gin Blossoms
Creed
Marilyn Manson
Korn
Soundgarden


I am sorry, but this list made me lol. Very. Very much.

[fireshoes]

Third Eye Blind
Collective Soul
Gin Blossoms
Creed


*involuntarily twitches*

Adds Peter Frampton, Al di Meola, Grateful Dead, Pantera, Motley Crue, Poison, Pixies, Tom Petty

[RobbySuave]

Why is it funny? I mean, it's very 90's, but other than that most of those bands rightfully dominated the 90's rock scene.

[HMXJohnlok]

What? No Ace of Bass on your list, yet?

[monkeyfish]

Elvis. Chuck Berry. Little Richard. Even Jerry Lee Lewis. :O You're missing a lot of oldies.

[thedeceptionist]

Honestly, when I'm talking "Who's who of Rock Bands" I aint talkin about your favorite bands. I'm not even talking about some good, even great bands. I'm talking legendary, influential bands.

That said,
Beatles
The Who
U2
CCR
Rolling Stones
Boston
Eagles
Queen
AC/DC
GnR
Led Zepellin
The Doors
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Rush
Jimi Hendrix
Bruce Springstien
Bob Dylan
Nirvana

And -MAYBE- Megadeath, Metallica. Maybe.

And Journey (Yeah, yeah, they've got some mega hits)

Thoughts?

[foolosophy]

Honestly, when I'm talking "Who's who of Rock Bands" I aint talkin about your favorite bands. I'm not even talking about some good, even great bands. I'm talking legendary, influential bands.

That said,
Beatles
The Who
U2
CCR
Rolling Stones
Boston
Eagles
Journey (Yeah, yeah, they've got some mega hits)
Queen
AC/DC
GnR
Led Zepellin
The Doors
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Rush
Jimi Hendrix
Bruce Springstien
Bob Dylan
Nirvana

And -MAYBE- Megadeath, Metallica. Maybe.

Thoughts?

I love Journey and all, but part of me just thinks they are a little out of place with the rest of those bands. And trust me, I LOVE JOURNEY.

[thedeceptionist]

Yeah, I included them just because they were damn popular back in the day. I'll probably move them to the maybe list.

[Crackerdamus101]

The Pixies!

[benderbender]

A Perfect Circle
Our Lady Peace
Nofx
The Vandals
Beck

[AeroZeppelinSevenfold]

Fall Out Boy!!!





:D

[xxpigxx]

I am sorry, but this list made me lol. Very. Very much.


How is that?

Those along with Greenday and The Offspring, were the biggest acts of the 90's.

[Daimen]

No Jonas Brothers or Hanson?

You guys obviously don't know what you're talking about.

[Lizard_King]

No Jonas Brothers or Hanson?

You guys obviously don't know what you're talking about.

they would have made it, but it turns out that those bands dont actually play music, but actually corporate advertisting through an audio medium

[Lizard_King]

Honestly, when I'm talking "Who's who of Rock Bands" I aint talkin about your favorite bands. I'm not even talking about some good, even great bands. I'm talking legendary, influential bands.

That said,
Beatles
The Who
U2
CCR
Rolling Stones
Boston
Eagles
Queen
AC/DC
GnR
Led Zepellin
The Doors
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Rush
Jimi Hendrix
Bruce Springstien
Bob Dylan
Nirvana


And -MAYBE- Megadeath, Metallica. Maybe.

And Journey (Yeah, yeah, they've got some mega hits)

Thoughts?

this list is the one that makes the most sense. in terms of influence, longevity, albums sold and flat out name recognition, this is the list that we should go buy, with some minor changes.

[Keebler]

Honestly, when I'm talking "Who's who of Rock Bands" I aint talkin about your favorite bands. I'm not even talking about some good, even great bands. I'm talking legendary, influential bands.

That said,
Beatles
The Who
U2
CCR
Rolling Stones
Boston
Eagles
Queen
AC/DC
GnR
Led Zepellin
The Doors
Van Halen
Iron Maiden
Rush
Jimi Hendrix
Bruce Springstien
Bob Dylan
Nirvana

And -MAYBE- Megadeath, Metallica. Maybe.

And Journey (Yeah, yeah, they've got some mega hits)

Thoughts?

I would concede, although I can't stand thrash metal, that Metallica be on that list. I would also put Cream and Deep Purple on there, as they had some of the earliest influenes on the heavy metal genres and they've influenced a plethora of bands through history.

[kingtonyx]

MAYBE Metallica? o_O

Green Day hasn't influenced anyone?!

And how has NO ONE mentioned NINE INCH NAILS?

Most of today's current popular bands come from these few "schools"

Nirvana/Pearl Jam
Weezer
Green Day/blink-182
Nine Inch Nails/Marilyn Manson
Oasis/Radiohead/U2
Metallica/Pantera

[xxpigxx]

Damn . . . okay . . . my new list

Third Eye Blind
Colletive Soul
Gin Blossoms
Creed
Marilyn Manson
Korn
Soundgarden
Greenday
The Offspring
Pearl Jam
U2
Weezer
Nine Inch Nails
Oasis
Radiohead
Metallica
Pantera
Nirvana
Bush
Mighty Might Bosstones
Cake
Sublime
311
Counting Crows
REM
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Foo Fighters
Rage Against the Machine
Our Lady Peace
Alice in Chains
Limp Bizkit
Everclear
Hootie and the Blowfish
The Cranberries
Beck
The Bloodhound Gang
Beastie Boys
Barenaked Ladies
Hole
Garbage
Stone Temple Pilots
Dave Matthews Band
Lenny Kravitz
Matchbox 20
No Doubt
Goo Goo Dolls
Ben Folds
Live
PUSA
Tool
Incubus
Rob Zombie

That should cover all the great 90's bands

[Alright_Computer]

Oh yeah, every Who's Who of rock bands just has to include stuff like Lacuna Coil, L7, Lit, and the Muffs, right? :rolleyes: