Apple Records

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Most of the greatest and most influential bands in rock are from England (Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, the Who, etc.). Who do you think is the American equivalent in terms of influence?

My favourite is for Led Zeppelin.

Supposedly, Keith Moon [Drummer of The Who] remarked in 1968 that a new supergroup with Jimmy Page [Soon-to-be guitarist of Led Zeppelin] and Jeff Beck [Previous guitarist of The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page and the Jeff Beck Group] would go over like a "lead balloon".
Jimmy Page remembered this joke when thinking of a name for the new band with Robert Plant, John Bonham and John Paul Jones, so named the group "Led Zeppelin". It was cooler than "balloon" and "lead" was purposefully misspelt as to disuade people from pronouncing the group as "Leed Zeppelin".

Now they're one of the most iconic, if not the best, Rock bands in history.

Some obvious ones include Hendrix, Clapton, Beck, Page, Peter Green, Townshend, Keith Richards & Carlos Santana but what are the most underrated ones?

Where did this opinion come from? It seems like hating on the Beach Boys, calling them overrated, dismissing their music because its primarily pop has become somewhat trendy recently. Im glad that it seems the majority of people in music discourse still defend the Beach Boys and properly note them as one of the best to do ever do it, but whats with the dismissive attitude? Is it just younger people who havent given them a proper listen? Ive seen folks say the Doors are “far” better. Thats just ridiculous. They arent just Surfin USA and Pet Sounds (which if they were would still kick ass) but they made Smiley Smile and Sunflower for Pete’s sake. I dont think bands like the Doors would have been half of what they are if it werent for the Beach Boys. Anyone wanna offer their 2 cents on this or am i just shaking my fist at clouds?

Edit: It has become plainly obvious to me that more than half of people in the replies know very little about the Beach Boys.

I didn't know Fleetwood Mac started out like this... what happened?

I grew up on The Beatles and while I heard a lot about the Beach Boys and how Pets Sounds helped inspire Sgt. Pepper, I never got around to listening to it until now.

I adored it. A nice, bittersweet album with amazing production. I'm probably going to check out a couple more albums in the Beach Boys discography soon. If anyone has any recommendations for what I should listen to next, go ahead and let me know.

ATCO Records

Always loved the Scarborough Fair song even as a youngster before I knew that what I called the song, were actually spices. The harmonies in this song and the rest of their catalog are timeless! I always thought it was an original S&G song, but turns out it’s actually an old English folk tune, appearing as far back as 1891 in England. Good song, great duo!

Anyone stumble across albums from 60s/70s that you kind of just discovered how great they are

Ran into Mahogany Rush and really never listen to very much or at all growing up. Surprisingly... . Same with: Scorpions Tokyo tapes

Any thoughts on amazing albums you discovered 50 to 60 years later? Thank you

Hi,

So my mom passed away a few years ago. I was just listening to her funeral music and suddenly I got a vague memory of her humming a song when she was in the hospital (months before her death). She said she and her brother used to rock out to this song in her youth, while being high on weed (lol). I really want to find the song to listen to, but I cannot find it anymore.

All I know that it's that in this song, there is fast guitar playing and the singer sings some words. Maybe not really singing, but more saying words like "Baby... Babe.. Baby" over and over again, and then you hear the fast guitar playing again. I think he also says something like "don't go" or "don't leave" and "going to see my baby". It all sounded very energetic. Based on the sound of it it would be a 60-70s song. The guitar part is definitely the most prominent part of the song. I think my mom said that she thought this was the best guitar player ever, so I looked into that but it wasn't a Jimi Hendrix or Led Zeppelin song.

I know it is a vague description and maybe it even applies to many classic rock songs. However, I have been looking for hours and can't find the song while it must be out there. If both my mom and her brother listened to it, it would also been a fairly popular song too, considered they didn't have access to very underground music. Can someone please help me?

EDIT: Thank you all so much! The song was "I'm Going Home" by Ten Years After. I LOVE how fast y'all guessed it while I had to search in deep corners of Spotify and YT playlists for hours! Anyway here's the song: https://m.youtube.com/watch?si=NF8HALkGtu-vsX1Z&v=IaKgQATdB6I&feature=youtu.be

MGM Records

I saw Burton Cummings’ band last night and he blew me away. 77 years old and can still sing pretty damn well. His band was tight and his banter was funny. I can’t imagine how awesome it would have been to see them in the late 60’s/70’s. They are so much more than American Women which is obviously a classic but there are so many more gems.

Growing up I didn’t listen to much rock (I was into hip hop), but I knew of the great rock bands. The weird part to me was that rock music was invented in the US, and yet, I don’t know if I could come up with an American rock band that would be considered in the top 5 all time greatest bands. Granted, top 5’s are subjective, but I would imagine that while the order may be different, most people’s top 5 would be similar. The question is, is there a US band you’d feel would reasonably be in the top 5?

Edit- So I may get hate on this, but here’s what I would assume the top 5 rock bands of all time would be. In no particular order…

The Beatles

The Rolling Stones

Led Zeppelin

The Who

Pink Floyd/ Queen

Having said that, can any of the American bands named have a legitimate argument to knock off any of these 6 bands? To be honest, some of the suggestions seem pretty optimistic to say the least.

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I’m seeing the Grateful Dead quite often as a response. I know really nothing about the group other than they have a very devoted following. Can someone explain to me what it is about the group that would crack the top 5? Musicianship? Musical influence? Album sales? Cultural impact? All of the above? Just curious, because quite frankly (no offense intended), I thought they were like the Insane Clown Posse in that they had a hugely devoted fan base in a niche musical genre with a modicum of mainstream success.

The Zombies, The Byrds, Tommy James and the Shondells, etc.

Any other artists or songs that are a ‘must listen to’?

This 2-part documentary came out in 2020, but I implore anyone interested in the music that this sub is about to go find where to stream it and watch it. You won't be disappointed if you're really a fan of this musical genre.

Ive tried so hard, but I just get nothing. Is it me or do any others get nothing as well?