Batman Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 recently VH1 made a list of what they thought were the 100 best hared rock bands of all time. heres the list 100 Quiet Riot 99 Bad Brains 98 Mountain 97 Primus 96 Meat Loaf 95 Fugazi 94 Yes 93 Lenny Kravitz 92 The Black Crowes 91 The Misfits 90 Rainbow 89 Lita Ford 88 Tool 87 King Crimson 86 Foreigner 85 Whitesnake 84 UFO 83 King's X 82 Queensryche 81 The Pixies 80 Green Day 79 Ratt 78 Marilyn Manson 77 Hole 76 Bon Jovi 75 Spinal Tap 74 Pat Benatar 73 Twisted Sister 72 Foo Fighters 71 Lynyrd Skynyrd 70 Living Colour 69 Megadeth 68 Hüsker Dü 67 The Rolling Stones 66 Joan Jett 65 The Cult 64 Steppenwolf 63 Boston 62 Ministry 61 Jethro Tull 60 The New York Dolls 59 Bad Company 58 Anthrax 57 Heart 56 White Zombie 55 Blue Öyster Cult 54 Sonic Youth 53 Korn 52 Faith No More 51 Thin Lizzy 50 Slayer 49 The Smashing Pumpkins 48 Janis Joplin 47 Rollins Band 46 Scorpions 45 Pantera 44 ZZ Top 43 Nine Inch Nails 42 The Kinks 41 Ted Nugent 40 Stone Temple Pilots 39 Crazy Horse 38 MC5 37 The Yardbirds 36 Frank Zappa 35 Jane's Addiction 34 Alice in Chains 33 Rage Against the Machine 32 The Doors 31 Def Leppard 30 The Red Hot Chili Peppers 29 Mötley Crüe 28 Rush 27 Iggy Pop 26 Motörhead 25 Cheap Trick 24 Iron Maiden 23 Judas Priest 22 Deep Purple 21 Pearl Jam 20 Alice Cooper 19 The Clash 18 Ozzy Osbourne 17 The Ramones 16 Cream 15 Pink Floyd 14 Soundgarden 13 Queen 12 The Sex Pistols 11 Aerosmith 10 Kiss 9 Guns N' Roses 8 The Who 7 Van Halen 6 Nirvana 5 Metallica 4 AC/DC 3 Jimi Hendrix 2 Black Sabbath 1 Led Zeppelin One thing I didn't like about the list was seeing Lynyrd Skynyrd in the 70s. They are much better than a lot of the bands that were on the list. Also, they seemed to be trying to appeal to a younger crowd rather than make a good list. For instance Sound Garden in the top twenty? The rolling Stones should have been a little higher. Do the Beatles count as hard rock? they weren't on the list at all. Oh well. now complain or compliment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Pan Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 What no Static X, Pantera, Disturbed, Slipknot, Godsmack, Mudvayne or Saliva? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted May 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 well actually, pantera is on there number 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Pan Posted May 22, 2004 Report Share Posted May 22, 2004 Oops! My mouth was far ahead of my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cool Breeze ZS Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Yes i believe The Beatles count as hard rock, though looking at the list I don't believe they would've made top 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 If Foreigner made it, the bloody Beatles shoulda made it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 Well, one thing's for sure, in a top 100's list someone is bound to be left out. But The Beatles? Blasphemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted May 23, 2004 Report Share Posted May 23, 2004 I would have expected Skynyrd to be at least in the top 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecsicolo Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Soundgarden should be in the Top10 !! They are the type of band that you will still be talking about for the next 30 years! No! the Beatles don't count! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecsicolo Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 Of course not! Best hard rock bands not frantic noise puke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pecsicolo Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 If all you guys make a list you will not agree with each other in 100.000 yeeeeeeears! The list is correct and you don't know a single thing about rock n roll! Get a life! Internet freaks! You will never be hearing of me again! See ya in hell! F.U. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzikTyme Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 No! the Beatles don't count! Of course not! Best hard rock bands not frantic noise puke. ...blah, blah, blah... you don't know a single thing about rock n roll! Get a life! Internet freaks! You will never be hearing of me again! See ya in hell! F.U. Welcome to Songfacts. I see your first three posts shine with positive comments. It's nice to see such deep musical tastes! I can't speak for others but just want you to know how refreshing it is to witness such happiness and I'm certain that you're an inspiration to us all! Your destination I'm sure is deserving! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted May 25, 2004 Report Share Posted May 25, 2004 If all you guys make a list you will not agree with each other in 100.000 yeeeeeeears! Well I would hope not. The world would be very boring if everybody agreed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted May 26, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 Well I would hope not. The world would be very boring if everybody agreed. really? I think it would be exciting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Jayson_ Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 really? I think it would be exciting See you never would have posted that if we always agreed. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 What again?!! Man if I had a nickel for everytime they "accidently" mixed-up Led Zeppelin with Rush.... ROTFLMAO~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted May 26, 2004 Report Share Posted May 26, 2004 * = :: ** = *** = And I am ADDING The Beatles...for the SOB's who forgot them on the list! AC/DC** Aerosmith** Bad Company** Boston** Cheap Trick* Cream* Deep Purple** Def Leppard* Foreigner* Guns N' Roses* Heart** Jethro Tull* Jimi Hendrix** Joan Jett* Kiss* Led Zeppelin*** Lenny Kravitz* Lynyrd Skynyrd*** Mötley Crüe* Nirvana* Ozzy Osbourne* Pat Benatar** Pearl Jam** Pink Floyd*** Queen** Rainbow* Rush** Scorpions* Stone Temple Pilots* THE BEATLES*** The Black Crowes* The Cult** The Doors*** The Rolling Stones*** The Who*** Van Halen** Whitesnake* Yes* ZZ Top* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted May 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2004 don't mean to bump up an old dying topic, but I thought this was rather interesting. I was watching VH1s best onehit wonders, and a some of the bands that they called one hit wonders were also on this list for best rock bands of all time. Ironic huh? Maybe they should have put right said fred up here, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma484 Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 I think you all did a good job of listing all of those bands i mean come on how long! well done even if ya did miss the beatles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Well actually VH1 made the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiggsUK Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 I'm clearly missing the point, but 'The Kinks' as a rock band? A better band than most on the list, but wrong list methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted June 21, 2004 Report Share Posted June 21, 2004 I'm sorry for bumping an old thread But, If I remember correctly, didn't the other Artists of Hard Rock vote on this list? & VH1 derived the Ranking Info based on their ballots, they even showed segments of certain rockers voting for which bands. I have this whole countdown on tape from a few years back, but haven't viewed it since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Annabelle_ Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 Well, I like some of the bands on VH1's list and naturally I think those should be higher but hard rock isn't actually my favorite genre and some of those bands I have never heard of. Overall it seems pretty accurate: #1 Led Zeppelin is absolutely the definitive hard rock band and I don't know this Quiet Riot at #100 but which order the 98 in between should go is a free guess. Thankfully most of the great bands/artists are ranked deservedly high: AC/DC, The Who, Jimi Hendrix etc. I am surprised but nowhere near disappointed to see the Rolling Stones so far down the list. As for the Beatles, though they are my favorite and according to most people, critics, magazines and so forth are the greatest band/artist in the history of popular music (spanning all genres) I don?t think they could be counted as specifically a hard rock outfit thus explaining their absence here. Annabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 I'm sorry for bumping an old thread But, If I remember correctly, didn't the other Artists of Hard Rock vote on this list? & VH1 derived the Ranking Info based on their ballots, they even showed segments of certain rockers voting for which bands. I have this whole countdown on tape from a few years back, but haven't viewed it since then. not that I know of. I know that Rolling Stone did that with their list of the 50 most important artists in the last 50 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dug Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Being Brought Up In The 70's The Original VH1 List Seems Like Some In The United Kingdom Would Come Under Soft Rock ! Like Heart But Led Zep Would Come Under Hard Rock.Cathrine Your List Seems Far More Better take it easy Dug EmmetsVille@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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