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/Equivalent_Hunt_7899 5d ago

The Beach Boys. Pet Sounds literally changed the game for music as a whole

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u/SonofRobinHood 1d ago

Rubber Soul did it first which inspired Brian to do Pet Sounds. Even though it was a popular record it would be overshadowed by Sgt Pepper's just half a year later. It's hard to say if Pet Sounds was the true paradigm shift when Rubber Soul was the lynchpin that brought that record together in the first place.