haVoc 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Ok, a while back MTV ran a poll for "22 Greatest Bands in the MTV era." Here was the list you could pick from. AC/DC Aerosmith Alice in Chains Backstreet Boys Beastie Boys Blink-182 Bush Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band The Cars The Clash The Cure Dave Matthews Band Depeche Mode Foo Fighters Fugees Goo Goo Dolls Green Day Guns N Roses KISS Korn Limp Bizkit Linkin Park Metallica Nine Inch Nails Nirvana *NSYNC Oasis Pearl Jam Phish The Police Radiohead The Ramones Red Hot Chili Peppers R.E.M. The Replacements The Rolling Stones Smashing Pumpkins The Smiths Stone Temple Pilots Soundgarden U2 Van Halen ZZ Top And here is what they ended up with. 1. Nirvana 2. Metallica 3. Guns N Roses 4. U2 5. Radiohead 6. Linkin Park 7. Red Hot Chili Peppers 8. Green Day 9. Pearl Jam 10. No Doubt 11. Smashing Pumpkins 12. Nine Inch Nails 13. The Cure 14. Oasis 15. Aerosmith 16. Korn 17. Dave Matthews Band 18. Alice In Chains 19. Phish 20. Limp Bizkit 21. Van Halen 22. R.E.M. This crap has been showing on MTV2. Metal-Sludge did a nice little rant about this list if you're interested. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KTID 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 6. Linkin Park (What the fuck?) 8. Green Day (What the fuck?) 10. No Doubt (What the fuck?) 20. Limp Bizkit (What the fuck?) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rising up out of the back seat-nuh 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Meh, could be worse. The Clash and The Smiths deserve to be there though. Also Metal Sludge sucks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lando Griffin 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 What did you expect? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
razazteca 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Replace Green Day with The Ramones and replace Linkin Park with the Beastie Boys also move NIN up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 I'm surprised that The Cure made the list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 1. Nirvana - NO! 2. Metallica - Yes, but not this high. 3. Guns N Roses - NO! 4. U2 - HELL NO! 5. Radiohead - FUCK NO! 6. Linkin Park - THIS IS BIZARRE?! 7. Red Hot Chili Peppers - NO! 8. Green Day - NOT EVEN CLOSE. 9. Pearl Jam - OVERRATED. 10. No Doubt - QUITE SIMPLY LAUGHABLE. 11. Smashing Pumpkins - NO! 12. Nine Inch Nails - FUCKING NO CHANCE. 13. The Cure - Not this high. 14. Oasis - SHOOT ME NOW. 15. Aerosmith - PISS ON MY GRAVE. 16. Korn - DANCE ON MY GRAVE. 17. Dave Matthews Band - ARE THEY NUTS? 18. Alice In Chains - Is having a labotomy standard practice to be able to watch MTV? 19. Phish - ?!?!?!?! 20. Limp Bizkit - Is this some sick joke? 21. Van Halen - Really why do they bother? 22. R.E.M. - God no... That list is abysmal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Why are people getting so pissed about this? Were you expecting anything else? It's MTV, for christ's sake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
River City Rocker 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Metal-Sludge did a nice little rant about this list if you're interested. Metal Sludge also seems to think that sales is a much more important factor in determining a band's greatness. In that case, why wasn't Pink Floyd on that list at number one? HOW many copies of Dark Side of the Moon got sold in 30 years? Although I do agree with Sludge that Motley Crue and Def Leppard are better bands than Radiohead or Phish. (ducks thrown projectiles) -Ben Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 I agree that Motley Crue and Def Leppard are better than Radiohead and Phish, and also agreed with that rant that Thom Yorke can shit gold, and still be called a genius. though metal sludge sucks, and so does this list Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Random Hero Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Who the fuck are Phish??? They always seem to get mentioned here (whether it's for fiddling with 9 year olds or not). Is this the American MTV era??? Because Phish have never had a video or any press whatsoever in England. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Who the fuck are Phish??? They always seem to get mentioned here (whether it's for fiddling with 9 year olds or not). Is this the American MTV era??? Because Phish have never had a video or any press whatsoever in England. Phish is a stoner band that plays long drawn-out crappy jams, while people stand in fields doing drugs and calling the music "genius." Think Grateful Dead but worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest BAR Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Metal-Sludge did a nice little rant about this list if you're interested. Metal Sludge also seems to think that sales is a much more important factor in determining a band's greatness. In that case, why wasn't Pink Floyd on that list at number one? HOW many copies of Dark Side of the Moon got sold in 30 years? Although I do agree with Sludge that Motley Crue and Def Leppard are better bands than Radiohead or Phish. (ducks thrown projectiles) -Ben The Floyd weren't in there because they're not a part of the 'MTV generation' or 'MTV era' whatever the fuck it says. I'm not pissed about this list in the slightest, it's MTV. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Pink Floyd had three albums in the MTV era. Just saying. Here's 22 top bands: 1: Pink Floyd 2: The Beatles 3: Led Zeppelin 4: The Who 5: The Rolling Stones 6: The Clash 7: Jethro Tull 8: The Police 9: Metallica 10: Van Halen 11: Aerosmith 12: Pearl Jam 13: Chicago 14: The Jimi Hendrix Experience 15: Nirvana 16: Electric Light Orchestra 17: The Kinks 18: Wings 19: Dave Matthews Band 20: Cheap Trick 21: Guns n Roses 22: Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young Are those my opinions? Not completely. Is that the order they should be in? Doubtably. But is it a better list of 22 bands than MTV's? Clearly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Oh, fuck it, nevermind. Can't wait for tomorrow's poll! And the day after! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted September 7, 2003 @CR: What does your list have to do with anything? Many of the bands in your list weren't even present after 83, or aren't associated with MTV whatsoever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest cobainwasmurdered Report post Posted September 7, 2003 Well I like the Number one choice...ow well nevermind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Harry Hood Report post Posted September 8, 2003 hilarious, def leopard and motley crue better than phish and radiohead? you guys are crazy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest whatitistoburn Report post Posted September 8, 2003 Pink Floyd had 3 HORRIBLE albums in the mtv era. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted September 8, 2003 hilarious, def leopard and motley crue better than phish and radiohead? you guys are crazy its just not only that, but radiohead is really over-rated and like nirvana, they get massive head from almost every one for being "creative". Radiohead is far more creative than the four mentioned, but that isn't saying much. Phish are better than the Grateful Dead, but that isn't sayin much. Def Leppard is fun pop and can't go wrong. Motley Crue in the 80's had great songs. Nikki sucked at bass, but if you listen to Tommy Lee he was different from most other drummers of the era, and so is Mick Mars, who had a unique sound from the other guitarists as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Plushy Al Logan Report post Posted September 8, 2003 (edited) MY 22: HSAS Poison Van Halen Pink Floyd Sammy Hagar & The Waboritas Pearl Jam The Doors Journey DLR Band Jimi Hendrix Experience Guns N' Roses Megadeth AC/DC Led Zeppelin Iron Maiden Whitesnake Motely Crue The Who Def Leppard Extreme Lynyrd Skynyrd Ok, I only have 21 picks. Edited September 8, 2003 by Cthulhu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted September 8, 2003 Oh please, Radiohead is far and away better than any cheesepop band from the 80's. Their music is more involved, and follows formulas that range outside of lead-in/verse/chorus/verse/solo/chorus. Neat layering, and they aren't in a hurry to do things. Hair metal is rushed, overproduced garbage. Def Leppard was the worst band on earth until Saliva claimed their crown, making nothing but the same song over and over again. Shitting shit and having it called genius. At least Radiohead can shit gold. I'd also say Phish is better than Def Leppard. Anastasio is definitely a better guitarist, and their meaningless stuff is better than Def Leppard's meaningless stuff, and I can't STAND Phish. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Czech Republic 0 Report post Posted September 12, 2003 Pink Floyd had 3 HORRIBLE albums in the mtv era. AMLOR has its moments, and The Division Bell is good. You suck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest mike mayhem Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Ok, a while back MTV ran a poll for "22 Greatest Bands in the MTV era." Here was the list you could pick from. AC/DC Aerosmith Alice in Chains Backstreet Boys Beastie Boys Blink-182 Bush Bon Jovi Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band The Cars The Clash The Cure Dave Matthews Band Depeche Mode Foo Fighters Fugees Goo Goo Dolls Green Day Guns N Roses KISS Korn Limp Bizkit Linkin Park Metallica Nine Inch Nails Nirvana *NSYNC Oasis Pearl Jam Phish The Police Radiohead The Ramones Red Hot Chili Peppers R.E.M. The Replacements The Rolling Stones Smashing Pumpkins The Smiths Stone Temple Pilots Soundgarden U2 Van Halen ZZ Top And here is what they ended up with. 1. Nirvana 2. Metallica 3. Guns N Roses 4. U2 5. Radiohead 6. Linkin Park 7. Red Hot Chili Peppers 8. Green Day 9. Pearl Jam 10. No Doubt 11. Smashing Pumpkins 12. Nine Inch Nails 13. The Cure 14. Oasis 15. Aerosmith 16. Korn 17. Dave Matthews Band 18. Alice In Chains 19. Phish 20. Limp Bizkit 21. Van Halen 22. R.E.M. This crap has been showing on MTV2. Metal-Sludge did a nice little rant about this list if you're interested. WTF Soundgarden didnt make the top 22...what a f'n joke And why have they not even got Rage Against the Machine in the list you could pick from MTV Top 22 bands list= f'n joke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
caboose 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Well I like the Number one choice...ow well nevermind. You bust that joke out at all the right times... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Aerosmith at 15? Damn, they rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bored 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Every MTV list is taken with a grain of salt especially when its voted by its viewers, just see how high Linkin Park is. The only thing that I can't figure out is how is it that Rage Against the Machine wasn't even on the list to vote from? Shit they put NSYNC and the Backtreet Boys on a list of BANDS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheFranchise 0 Report post Posted September 13, 2003 Justin > NSYNC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted September 14, 2003 Well, the list wasn't nearly as bad as I was expecting it to be. Of course I don't like some of those bands, but I have no problems with most of them making the list. Limp bizkit and linkin park are the only ones that I have a problem with being on that list. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Baron 0 Report post Posted September 14, 2003 and Tool gets snubbed again... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
