haVoc Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 100 Paul Simon 99 Parliament 98 Traffic 97 Fats Domino 96 Lynyrd Skynyrd 95 Robert Johnson 94 The Supremes 93 The Four Tops 92 The Temptations 91 Gladys Knight 90 Tom Waits 89 Johnny Cash 88 The Ramones 87 Carlos Santana 86 Madonna 85 Carole King 84 T. Rex 83 Iggy Pop 82 Devo 81 The Band 80 Tina Turner 79 Aerosmith 78 Billy Joel 77 John Coltrane 76 The Bee Gees 75 Curtis Mayfield 74 The Velvet Underground 73 Muddy Waters 72 Simon & Garfunkel 71 Rod Stewart 70 Stevie Ray Vaughan 69 The Pretenders 68 The Allman Brothers Band 67 Kiss 66 Talking Heads 65 James Taylor 64 Frank Zappa 63 Sting 62 Paul McCartney 61 Smokey Robinson 60 Earth, Wind & Fire 59 Bo Diddley 58 Sam Cooke 57 Steely Dan 56 The Kinks 55 The Byrds 54 The Grateful Dead 53 Peter Gabriel 52 Cream 51 B.B. King 50 R.E.M. 49 Roy Orbison 48 Van Halen 47 Creedence Clearwater Revival 46 The Sex Pistols 45 Crosby, Stills & Nash 44 The Jackson 5 43 Tom Petty 42 Nirvana 41 Janis Joplin 40 Michael Jackson 39 Miles Davis 38 Elvis Costello 37 Al Green 36 Little Richard 35 Otis Redding 34 Buddy Holly 33 Queen 32 Joni Mitchell 31 The Clash 30 Neil Young 29 U2 28 Sly & the Family Stone 27 Bruce Springsteen 26 Chuck Berry 25 Van Morrison 24 Bob Marley 23 The Eagles 22 Fleetwood Mac 21 Aretha Franklin 20 The Doors 19 Pink Floyd 18 Prince 17 Elton John 16 John Lennon 15 Eric Clapton 14 Marvin Gaye 13 The Beach Boys 12 Ray Charles 11 Stevie Wonder 10 The Police 9 The Who 8 Elvis Presley 7 David Bowie 6 James Brown 5 Bob Dylan 4 Led Zeppelin 3 Jimi Hendrix 2 The Rolling Stones 1 The Beatles
Steviekick Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 That list is pretty good, but there is NO reason that the Clash was ahead of Queen.
Youth N Asia Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 This list is older than hell. I remember bitching years ago that the Police shouldn't be #10 and REM should be higher than #50. This list is a few years old
haVoc Posted April 25, 2004 Author Report Posted April 25, 2004 VH1 had it listed as new. I was actually looking for the list "100 Greatest Moments in METAL" which will be on TV soon and this list came up as new.
Steviekick Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 VH1 had it listed as new. I was actually looking for the list "100 Greatest Moments in METAL" which will be on TV soon and this list came up as new. That special mentions the infamous Mayhem goat incident of last spring.
Murmuring Beast Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 The Police at number 10?? HAHAHA The Beach Boys, VU and REM got screwed.
DCMaximo Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 The presence of Sting as a solo artist is a sickening disappointment, especially ahead of Talking Heads, Simon and Garfunkel and T.Rex
alfdogg Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 Let's be honest: Is Michael Jackson really down at FOURTY completely due to his ability?
Youth N Asia Posted April 25, 2004 Report Posted April 25, 2004 http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/vh1artists.htm list was compiled in 1998
Red Baron Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 Hey at least Nirvana wasn't in the top 20. Thats a surprise
Masked Man of Mystery Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 Maybe it's just me, but there is no bloody way the Stones are better than the Beach Boys, and Jimi Hendrix is good, nI really like him, but he wouldn;t eb my #2, and I don't particularly care for the Beatles(admittedly, I haven;t been bothered to really explore their music, but what I've heard on the radio doesn't do much for me)
spiny norman Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 I agree Stones shouldn't be #2, their long career hasn't been consistent enough. I'd put Dylan as #2 (though my actual preference would be Prince, but that's life). And The Beatles stuff they play on the radio is more often than not their weaker stuff. Yes, Love Me Do, Please Please Me etc. are not all too special. But you really should explore their later albums which everybody agrees are far better but the radio stations don't play them because they're not as radio-friendly.
Guest croweater Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 I don't know what deffinition of Rock and Roll they were using. I haven't heard one Simon and Garfunkle song that is Rock and Roll at all. I wouldn't classify Madonna as a Rock and Roll artist either. James Taylor? Surely not.
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 The Grateful Dead shouldn't exist.
Spaceman Spiff Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 I don't know what deffinition of Rock and Roll they were using. I haven't heard one Simon and Garfunkle song that is Rock and Roll at all. I wouldn't classify Madonna as a Rock and Roll artist either. James Taylor? Surely not. You mean you didn't catch that Ozzy Osbourne/Gladys Knight tour back in the late '80s?
kkktookmybabyaway Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 I don't know what deffinition of Rock and Roll they were using. I haven't heard one Simon and Garfunkle song that is Rock and Roll at all. I wouldn't classify Madonna as a Rock and Roll artist either. James Taylor? Surely not. How about that hard-rock group Parliament?...
haVoc Posted April 26, 2004 Author Report Posted April 26, 2004 The Grateful Dead shouldn't exist. Were you ever lucky enough to experience the Grateful Dead coming to your town/city? If you could deal with all the smelly bastards and dirtbags it was a fun two or three day party. Joints and acid were everywhere and people selling $1 beer bottles/cans out of their coolers. People cooking and selling everything cheap and cops didn't give a damn as long as they didn't see anything. Good times. Looked forward to that every spring and summer. Never went to an actual show, though.
kkktookmybabyaway Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 Jerry's dead. Go get a job, hippie...
Guest Agent of Oblivion Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 I've spent time on the road before actually. I don't mind hippies at all, I just fucking hate the Grateful Dead. THERE's the drug-addled masturbators, as opposed to The Doors.
Guest Dids Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 I don't know what deffinition of Rock and Roll they were using. I haven't heard one Simon and Garfunkle song that is Rock and Roll at all. I wouldn't classify Madonna as a Rock and Roll artist either. James Taylor? Surely not. How about that hard-rock group Parliament?... Yeah... and while Robert Johnson is the father of the blues, and the blues gave birth to Rock and Roll- I would never call HIM rock and roll. These lists are dumb.
Guest Mosaicv2 Posted April 26, 2004 Report Posted April 26, 2004 Jerry's dead. Go get a job, hippie... Listen to this man... hes tellin the TRUTH
HurriShane Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 Is there any reason why Van Halen is 40 spots ahead of the Ramones?
Guest cobainwasmurdered Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 hippies rule. when i was younger they were always willing to give me free dope
Murmuring Beast Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 I just noticed Chuck Berry at number 26. He should be in the top 5. NO EXCUSES!
kkktookmybabyaway Posted April 27, 2004 Report Posted April 27, 2004 I can't wait until the Vh1's and E!'s of the world create enough of these stupid lists so we can make our own "100 Greatest List of 100 Greatest Lists..."
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