r/musicsuggestions • u/RRE4EVR • 5d ago

Best American rock band of all time

This is obviously a subjective post. As post suggest “all time” so feel free to go back to to the 50’s and please consider that bands from this millennium may not hold up in a couple decades. Also genre blending bands welcome.

Greatful Dead my answer

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u/WellerSpecialReserve 5d ago

Springsteen. He is American rock.

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u/TexStones 5d ago edited 5d ago

I would amend this answer to "Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band," but you are 100% correct.

American, big, successful, and perhaps most critically, influential.

Distant #2-10 entries on the list might include (in alphabetical order):

The Allman Brothers

The Beach Boys

Creedence Clearwater Revival

The Eagles

The Grateful Dead

Metallica

Parliament/Funkadelic

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Van Halen

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u/Sloanepeterson1500 4d ago

And probably one of the best supporting bands in the world!

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u/Ok-Driver-6277 5d ago

*For the east coast