10 Greatest Rock Bands Ever

I just read something and it pissed me off. It was the 10 greatest rockbands ever. Well, for one all of the bands listed were from the 60s and 70s. I had sneaking suspicions that this was some baby boomer with an ax to grind and I was correct. While I admit his first 3 selections were correct, the rest were extremely dubious to say the least. I realize that naming the 10 greatest is just about as possible as naming the 10 best cereals of all time. It's all personal opinion. Just because a band sells 10 billion copies of something, certainly doesn't make it great. Year after year the cabellas Deer Hunter is the best selling computer game, but it's probably one of the worst games I have ever played. Britney Spears has sold mega millions of albums but in 20 years will anyone know who she is? Doubtful. Tim Mcgraw, Shania Twain, Toby Keith all are raking in the dough, but have no staying power due to their music being insignificant. I mean is Honkey Tonk Bedonka Donk gonna stand up? Hell, even the people that like it are already tired of it. Country music fans seem to have a really short attention span. That's why Nascar was dumbed down to a series of highlights rather than you getting to watch the entire race as it unfolds. That's why country music singers come out with 3 albums a year. If you don't keep it cranking out, the idiots are going to forget about you. But anyway this string is not about dumbass country music fans. It's about the 10 greatest rock bands of all time. I am limiting this to bands of 3 individuals or more. You cannot have a band with two people. It's a duet if you do that. Oasis fans can all hang themselves. I am limiting this to bands that are by in large rock bands. The Rightous Brothers with their Unchained Melody shit can fuck off. I am going to be unbaised as to whether I like the band or not. Yes Beach Boys fans you are probably going to make the cut. This list is not final........it't just off the top of my head.

1. The Beatles............whew that was easy. Even though I hate the Beatles you cannot deny their influence on just about every type of music.........other than rap but rap isn't music, it's just pissed off black guys talking to music.
2. The Rolling Stones are rolling in at number 2.
3. Led Zepplin Amazingly influencial band.
4. Nirvana Not too many bands can say the touched off an entire new classification of music. I loved the Grunge while it lasted.
5. U2 U2 is an accuired taste but the guys have ruled for the last decade and a half and Bono keeps crankin em out.
6. Metallica Metallica, up until the late 80's was the most perfect tightknit package of a band since Led Zepplin. These guys ate, slept, and shat heavy metal. Too bad they lost their heart.
7. Alice Cooper Alice Cooper was the first shock rock band. All these idiots from Kiss, to Gwar, to Slipknot, are riding on this man coat tails. After near 50 years he is still rockin.
8. Pink Floyd Just about everyone I know loves Pink Floyd. I have even found some music I really like in their massive repetoir of music.
9. AC/DC and Aerosmith These guys come in tied. I don't really know how influential these two bands are but their sounds are so completely different and so compeletly unique. Noone remakes AC/DC songs because let's be serious. Can anyone replace Bon Scotts vocals? Well anyone except Brian Johnson that is.
10. Guns N' Roses Axl Rose was the frontman for the best rockband of the last 20 years. Rivaling the Rolling Stones showmanship, a GNR show had everything. Explosions, Baby Grand pianos, a row of hot scantily clad background singers, a horn section, giant inflatible fire breathing dragon things, and lastly the blistering guitar a guy by the name of Slash. Axl Rose knew how good they were. He had the voice , the writting and composing chops, and Slash. He also had a great supporting cast that was more than willing to go down the road towards rocknroll heaven. What he didn't have was a personality. The man beat up his girlfriends, put his own intrests ahead of the bands, was cocky and abusive to his fans and the press. Then the end came. He began to actually see himself as Guns N' Roses. After the Phenomenon that was the Use Your Illusion 1 and 2 the band self destructed. Not since has there been a group of guys that played with that kind of energy. So while I love GNR I can't have them any higher than 10. In fact they probably shouldn't even be on this list but listening to Mr. Brownstone cured me of not including them on this list.
Honorable Mention
The Ramones
The Clash
The Violent Femmes


Ok there it is. If you don't like it, fuck off.