Apart from VH, who is the greatest American hard rock act ever?

[Coyote]

Re: Apart from VH, who is the greatest American hard rock act ever?

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
Hmm?

I can see there will be a few disagreements here.

For me it`s between Aerosmith, Kiss, ZZ Top, Alice Cooper and Queensryche.

I`ll go for Alice Cooper, band and solo artist.

At least he tried to do something different, unlike Kiss and Aerosmith who have never shifted much from their original sound.

ZZ Top are too faceless and goofy image wise.

Queensryche have been let down by too many inconsistant releases over the last few years.

If only Gregg Giuffria had kept Giuffria going...he could have been contender.

I haven`t included GnR as they only released three original albums in a five year period and don`t have the longevity of the others.

Hmm... I'd say ZZ Top and Aerosmith. They've done the most for the latter half of the 20th century.

[rustoffa]

It's another list.

Cheap Trick
Alice Cooper
ZZ Top
Grand Funk .....

what the fuck is hard rock anyway?
:D

[pete]

STP - Jane's addiction - GNR - cheap trick

Great Brittiania owned rock for a long time

these guys took it back.

can't 4get GF

[Lou]

No doubt in my mind, old-school Aerosmith.

[tobinentinc]

KISS
Metallica
Dio (just cause i like him)
Does the Boss Count??

[Cato]

Originally posted by rustoffa
It's another list.

Cheap Trick
Alice Cooper
ZZ Top
Grand Funk .....

what the fuck is hard rock anyway?
:D

grand funk for sure!

I have just got their LIVE LD.
it was released in the mid '80s only in Japan and is hard to get now.

this is my latest boast.

[Mr Badguy]

Originally posted by rustoffa
It's another list.

Cheap Trick
Alice Cooper
ZZ Top
Grand Funk .....

what the fuck is hard rock anyway?
:D

It`s not a list, if it was I would have posted a poll.

I just wanted to see what everyone thought.

I would say hard rock was music with a strong backbeat, with a distorted or overdriven guitar being the leading instrument and a lot of unison playing between the guitar and bass lines.

Shit, that question should be a whole new thread of it`s own.

[Mr Grimsdale]

make offensive posts in the dump

please!

[FORD]

RAMONES, god damn it!!
Aerosmith (while they were on drugs)
Metallica - (pre Load/Napster oppression days)
Lynyrd Skynyrd

[rustoffa]

Originally posted by Mr Badguy
It`s not a list, if it was I would have posted a poll.

I just wanted to see what everyone thought.

I would say hard rock was music with a strong backbeat, with a distorted or overdriven guitar being the leading instrument and a lot of unison playing between the guitar and bass lines.

Shit, that question should be a whole new thread of it`s own.

Bro,
The "list" was a reference to my shit-for-brains inability to choose
one band, not the subject in any way.

The hard rock flippancy was directed at some poor choices (arguably)
posted in the thread......shit, mine included!
:D

[Panamark]

when I said KISS, I was referring to the orignal lineup..
I think it sucks what they do now...

[Jano]

GNR and Ted Nugent(doouble live gonzo rock!)

[Wayne L.]

Aerosmith is the greatest American hard rock band ever with Kiss a close second while there's no 80's rock band that deserves the title.

[BruinJer]

Either Nirvana or GnR... neither are a round today (and don't tell me that GnR is... they're not, that's not GnR!) but the impact on the music scene was only matched by Van Halen in the 70s/80s.

[allanshort]

I would have to say KISS. Old Aerosmith was awesome but i hate the new AOR friendly version out now. Of course at least they release new albums and not Best Of's all the time LOL.