Parade Magazine Lists Their Top 10 Rock Bands Of ALL TIME: Do You Agree With It?

[Brian Damage]

Motley Crue, The Cars and Green Day have made it onto a new magazine list of the Top 10 Best Rock Bands ever.

The three acts join the Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Queen and Santana on the Parade magazine poll.

The Beatles topped the list, and along with Led Zeppelin are the only two that are no longer performing and recording together. The Cars recently reformed and are currently in the studio working on new material.

Green Day is releasing a brand-new live album, entitled "Awesome As F***," on March 22 on Reprise Records. It will include explosive performances captured during the band’s 2009-2010 world tour in support of their Grammy Award-winning album "21st Century Breakdown."

Last week Motley Crue star Vince Neil surrendered to authorities in Nevada, where he'll serve 15 days behind bars on a DUI charge.

Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones recently admitted he has over 3,000 guitars but only plays about 15 of them on stage.

The top 10 list is:

1. The Beatles
2. Led Zeppelin
3. Queen
4. The Cars
5. Heart
6. Green Day
7. Journey
8. Santana
9. Rolling Stones
10. Motley Crue

http://www.parade.com/celebrity/slid...ock-bands.html

[Zoneboy]

Another joke of a list, the only ones I agree with are:

The Beatles
Queen
The Rolling Stones (Ranked too Low)

All the others I like but don't consider them top 10 material

[ABlairican Pie]

This list is completely bizarre: Of course The Beatles and Led Zeppelin would make the list, but Journey?? I'm not sure by what criteria they would go by for considering the Top 10 bands of all time. Is it popularity? Record sales? Cultural or musical influence and impact?

If I were to determine a list like this, it would go something like this:

1. The Beatles: They were considered the band that "saved" rock and roll after several years of not having any big names since the late 50's, but by the mid-60's, they went from being bubblegum to visionary musicians whose musical output covered the gamut of everything--they turned rock and roll from fun poppy songs to making it a serious art form which addressed socially conscious themes. It was their mutual admiration for Bob Dylan, whose politically charged lyrics impacted them, to make this radical change, which in fact also compelled Dylan to change from folk to a more rock sound.

[tv star collector]

The Beatles being ranked at Number One is a no-brainer. But, although I'm
not a Rolling Stones fan, I'm surprised they didn't place Number Two, if only
due to their longevity.

[dakert]

Rolling Stone magazine Never did like KISS

[MickeyMac]

I am at the point where I dont pay attention to these lists anymore. Its always the same bands.

[Retro4Life]

Pitiful. Motley Crue on the same top ten list as the Beatles? Seriously. And Queen was a good band, but Number 3?

Next!

[ABlairican Pie]

2. Black Sabbath. Perhaps even more influential than The Beatles, Black Sabbath were the band that invented heavy metal in the early 70's. They made songs of dark social commentary of the world at the end of the 60's decrying the Vietnam War, pollution, poverty and a general apocalyptic sense of dread. They were also not only the first band to use occultic and otherworldly images extensively, but also talked openly of religion and mystical themes. It was Tony Iommi's detuned guitar sound, as well as pummelling volume, that inspired countless generations of guitar fans to play a little louder and heavier than anyone else. Interestingly, they made moralistic songs which appeared an anomaly in a decade of indugence.

[ABlairican Pie]

3. Led Zeppelin. Often credited with being the inventors of heavy metal a year before Black Sabbath's groundbreaking debut in 1970, Led Zeppelin were
more known with creating heaviness with Jimmy Page's droning guitar, Robert Plant's soaring vocals, and John Bonham's thunderous drums on their first album. While their heaviness was an extension of the British electric blues scene early in the band's career, they soon created a heavy sound that owed more to the band's use of atmosphere and space in recording--Bonham's drums were recorded in rooms where mics were placed strategically
away from the kit to give the impression of depth. Page was also adept at creating a hugeness with his guitar, and was accomplished at very many styles, including folk, Delta-style blues, Celtic and even classical flourishes, such as on "Kashmir". They could do no wrong, as Page commented, "Our mediocre was better than anyone's best." For this they commanded a huge following throughout the 70's to even this day.

[Yooch]

Glad to see the Beatles, Rolling Stones and Journey on the list.

[Dr. Jazz]

Where was The Who and Pink Floyd? And what would The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac count as? Rock, soft rock, pop rock? lol

[MrCleveland]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jazz

Where was The Who and Pink Floyd? And what would The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac count as? Rock, soft rock, pop rock? lol

I, too was wondering about The Who. And The Jimi Hendrix Experience IS a band with Hendrix, Noel Redding, and Mitch Mitchell... unbelievable!

[Zebra 3]

Originally Posted by ABlairican Pie

3. Led Zeppelin. Often credited with being the inventors of heavy metal a year before Black Sabbath's groundbreaking debut in 1970, Led Zeppelin were
more known with creating heaviness with Jimmy Page's droning guitar, Robert Plant's soaring vocals, and John Bonham's thunderous drums on their first album. While their heaviness was an extension of the British electric blues scene early in the band's career, they soon created a heavy sound that owed more to the band's use of atmosphere and space in recording--Bonham's drums were recorded in rooms where mics were placed strategically
away from the kit to give the impression of depth. Page was also adept at creating a hugeness with his guitar, and was accomplished at very many styles, including folk, Delta-style blues, Celtic and even classical flourishes, such as on "Kashmir". They could do no wrong, as Page commented, "Our mediocre was better than anyone's best." For this they commanded a huge following throughout the 70's to even this day.

You forgot to add Jimmy Page is a thieving bastard.

[Zoneboy]

Originally Posted by Zebra 3

You forgot to add Jimmy Page is a thieving bastard.

Whom did he ripoff?

[dakert]

Where are The Monkees??