The Greatest Bands of all Time

I have been facebooking about music and bands and such recently and I feel that I did not do justice to the subject, so I am here to write that wrong. In my love of music and its impact on my life I feel that I am entitled to have an opinion, and I consider it at least semi- knowledgeable. Do I feel snobby or do I like bands that no one else does, well of course I do, and every pompous ass does. I will say that The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and The Clash are in a class by themselves. I will elaborate



The Beatles – Why were they just the shit of all time? They made rock and roll and made it different. Yes you have Elvis and all of the others but they only took it so far. Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis will be doing the same songs for ever(same for Elvis if he were alive) The Beatles started as a Pop Rock band With Meet the Beatles to Revolver to Sgt. Pepper to Yellow Submarine to The White Album they Evolved changed and grew as their interests grew. They weren’t a Band they were The Beatles


The Same could be said about Led Zeppelin, they started out as a heavy blues Rock Band to Hard Rock to Acoustic to Physical Graffiti to In Through the Out Door . Every album was different and had a distinct voice and they never made the same album twice. Plus they had a kick ass Concert Movie that was a staple of Midnight Movies.


The Clash- Well they were the anti – punk, punk band they did not burn out and die, and they did not become an act (sorry Ramones). They started out as young angry political and inexperienced and wound up The Only Band That Matters. From Punk, to pop, to rock, to ska and dub and any and everything else The Clash tasted it all. Double Albums, Triple Albums, and singles they did what they wanted. This includes a short run on Broadway. I love The Clash


Now if you made it this far you are crazy as me or just bored to death. Now I bring it up again because as I was driving home tonight, some newer Metallica came on the air The Day that Never Comes and I think to myself, how different is this from Master of Puppets or the Black Album and I say not much really. Metallica is a great Band but that can’t be an all timer because to me at least the albums style and structure are all the same. You can’t tell me that James and Lars have not listened and grooved on new things, I am sure that they have but they have also made sure that none of it has creeped into their music. Hey I like, and used to love Metallica but they are like the girlfriend that never ever changed. I mean I listen to way more variety than I used to and while I enjoy a set or two from the boys I can also listen to other things I am not waiting anxiously for the new disc to drop. There are a lot of bands that fall into this category and could List bands like Aerosmith, Motley Crue, the Cure, U2(tried a little but not enough, Edge really only gets his sounds from effects and layers) Green Day etc etc. Now this does not mean I don’t like or even love them in some cases. It just means that you know what you are getting.


Now there are a few bands that deserve a mention either because they are overrated rated or even underrated. So without writing more filler then a Twinkie


The Stones- Now they are Great but they really have stayed too long to be respected unlike Aerosmith(not to say they are more respected just that they did become relevant again) who did have a second MTV type of career. Really if you even count Some Girls from 1978that was the last really good one, and they have put out a ton of shit that no one cares about. And they are Tour Whores who are just in it for the Money, and if you go see the stones for more than 50 bucks you should be smacked around.


The Crue and Van Halen – god you guys were so much fun all the chicks wanted to do you, and all the dudes wanted to be you. Great Front men with crappy voices some really good hard rock music (Halen better) and songs that just made you rock even though they really weren’t about much(especially VH) but such fun.


Costello – a personal favorite of mine Great Great song writer who has jumped around to so many styles that he can’t be pinned down. Sometimes they hit (Almost Blue and others) And sometimes they don’t (the Juliet letters) but he is an artist that keeps himself immersed in music and keeps coming out a different side. Love him to death.


Public Enemy – Great bombastic politically charged rap that defies anything before and most after, Just not long enough of a career.


Beastie Boys – Might Have to Look at them for the biggies I mean really from Licensed to ill. And the Greatest Hip Hop Disc ever Paul’s Boutique, To the 5 Boroughs playing their own instruments. Do that Dr. Dre.


I could go on and on and maybe I will I just had this in me and had to get it out.