Best American band of all time.
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- mandomafioso0
The Beach Boys have often been called "America's Band", and Allmusic has stated that "the band's unerring ability... made them America's first, best rock band." The group has had 36 US Top 40 hits (the most by an American rock band) and 56 Hot 100 hits, including four number-one singles. Rolling Stone magazine listed the Beach Boys at number 12 on its 2004 list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time," the highest ranking for an American rock band. The group is also one of America's best-selling acts, having sold over 100 million albums worldwide since their debut in 1961.
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- That's pretty damn good. SoCal baby!HijoDMaite
- i don't consider them a rock band, they were a pop group. i have a tough time even calling the beatles a rock band and the beach boys were americas answer to themuuuuuu
- ...beach boys were americas answer to them.uuuuuu
- In their day Beatles and The Beach Boys were most definitely rock and roll.mandomafioso
- then Jimi, the who and led zepplin changed everything.uuuuuu
- the beatles tred the line between rock band and the 'singer songwriter' variety of musicianuuuuuu
- not to mention the stones who are the archetypal Rock Banduuuuuu
- the beach boys didn't do epic tours and get all sweaty and drunk on stageuuuuuu
- BEACH BOYS SUCKsublocked
- Wouldn't the Monkees have been the American answer to the Beatles?ETM
- As great as they were, they were very inconsistent. Brian was a genius but his mental state left people like Mike Love making decisions.CyBrainX
- and resulting in appearances on Baywatch.CyBrainX
- vaxorcist0
- damn i use to listen to these guys a lotHijoDMaite
- I like American Musicfooler
- I like american music bestcaterpus
- lowimpakt0
america has a ridiculous amount of amazing bands. not sure if there is more or less great british bands.
- kota0
Oh, the best band of all time is band full of white guys from the 80s? Do tell me all about that, you musical scholar, you.
- lodef0
Rage Against teh Machine.
- twokids0
- ding ding ding we have a winnercaterpus
- "it's hard to like college bands when you're not in college anymore" -Bevisrobotron3k
- Frosty_spl0
Sublime
- one of my favs, if Brad was alive he would be an animal!HijoDMaite
- please be sacrasticfresnobob
- yeah not the band, but Brad's voice is better then most of the singers on this list.HijoDMaite
- BonSeff0
no Fugazi mention? WTF is wrong with you people?
- BonSeff0
i also agree with sonic youth
- BonSeff0
and huey fuckin lewis god damnit
- teh0
1.) Grateful Dead
2.) Creedence Clearwater Revival
3.) The Doors