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The greatest rock band in the World?

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    junker wrote:
    It's impossible to choose from the best. There's too many options that run your choice, i.e. what makes that band the best? Best one hit wonder? Best ballad? Best solo? Most records sold? Best guitarist? Best vocalist? Best drummer?

    The list can go on.

    You make some good points, I had to ponder over it for a while, as like a lot of people, there are many bands that I like. I just decided which was, in my opinion, the best.
    It seems that quite a few people can't decide.
    It's down to the individual to decide which in their opinion, is "The Best rock group in the World", for what ever reason they seem fit. We decided to add the option "can't decide-too many good bands" specifically for those who could not decide on any particular band.
    The voting has really taken off and considering that it's only in day three, the topic/poll has had over a thousand views and yet the percentage of people who have voted is very low. Perhaps people are still thinking about it?
    Here's looking forward to the coming days, we'll see if Queen can hang on to the lead. They look strong at the moment.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Great to see Floyd getting together again for Live 8. :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Shoulda' put the Doobies in there ;o

    Zep had my vote.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Queen :thumb:
    No competition.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    God I love Queen. Never gets old, least not to me.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    omfg actually i think its HIM becoz they r so hawt n gothic

    HIM rawk!!1111 ;>
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    omfg actually i think its HIM becoz they r so hawt n gothic

    HIM rawk!!1111 ;>

    Haha, great impression of Ilora, or whatevrr the fuck her name is.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    God I love Queen. Never gets old, least not to me.

    Quiet a few people do according to the poll. Don't get me wrong, I think they're great as well, just that Floyd just rocks my boat more. :thumb:

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A lot of them aren't rock bands and shouldn't be in the list! The Beatles for a start - Pop, not rock... So scrap 'em!
    junker wrote:
    It's impossible to choose from the best. There's too many options that run your choice, i.e. what makes that band the best? Best one hit wonder? Best ballad? Best solo? Most records sold? Best guitarist? Best vocalist? Best drummer?

    From the list given:

    Best solo: Heartbreaker.

    Most records sold: Led Zeppelin.

    Best guitarist: James Patrick Page.

    Best drummer: John Bonham.

    So Zep it is then :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I'd steer slightly in a different direction and go for Gang of Four, if they were there...
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    On that list i'd vote U2. Greatest ever band though has to be t-Rex
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Ticking awayyyyyyyyy, the moment that makes up the dull day........


    So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking,
    Racing around to come up behind you againnnnnnnnn
    The sun is the same in a relative way but you're older,
    Shorter of breath and one day closer to deathhhhhhhhhhh

    Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time
    Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
    Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
    The time is gone, the song is over,
    Thought I'd something more to say.................


    How I wish, how I wish you were here.
    We're just two lost souls
    Swimming in a fish bowl,
    Year after year,
    Running over the same old ground.
    What have we found?
    The same old fears.
    Wish you were here...........

    The lunatic is on the grass.
    The lunatic is on the grass.
    Remembering games and daisy chains and laughs.
    Got to keep the loonies on the path. .............
    And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear
    You shout and no one seems to hear.
    And if the band you're in starts playing different tunes.........


    I'll see you on the dark side of the moon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    WOW!

    I was disappointed that they didn't include - Us & Them, on the turning away, Time, Great gig in the sky, but then again, i was disappointed that their set didn't carry on 'till the early hours
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    film_buff wrote:
    On that list i'd vote U2. Greatest ever band though has to be t-Rex

    If you leave a request for a band to be added, they will add it for you if you are going to vote for them.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Poll update

    1st Queen 60 16.30%
    2nd Pink Floyd 39 10.60%
    3rd Led Zeppelin 27 7.34%


    368 votes have been cast so far, with 45 12.23% Undecided.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I voted for rem, though I like quite a few of those bands
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Love loads of 'em, but out of the selection, it would have to be Nirvana :yes:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Would be Led Zeppelin for me, for sure. How did Linkin Park get on that list :no:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    A lot of them aren't rock bands and shouldn't be in the list! The Beatles for a start - Pop, not rock... So scrap 'em!



    From the list given:

    Best solo: Heartbreaker.

    Most records sold: Led Zeppelin.

    Best guitarist: James Patrick Page.

    Best drummer: John Bonham.

    So Zep it is then :thumb:

    See, I would agree with that, from the list given. There's so many more categories that people use to define the 'best'.

    Zep seems to be my favourite out of the choices on the poll, though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    The Who, i just love them. Keith moon invented the double bass setup without which we wouldnt really have heavy metal/death metal and John Entwhistle was the first man to do a bass solo in a song, there infulence on music that i listen to today means they are the best imo.

    Plus they have sooooooo many good songs :thumb:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Poll update

    I see Floyd are catching first place..... go on Floyd! ;)

    At approximately 1400hrs this afternoon the votes were as follows..

    1st Queen 61 14.22%
    2nd Pink Floyd 51 11.89%
    3rd Led Zeppelin 33 7.69%


    Undecided 53 12.35%

    Total votes 429
    Thread Views 2694
    Posts 88
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Update

    Floyd are making a charge for first place. :-D

    1st Queen 66 13.81%
    2nd Pink Floyd 62 12.97%
    3rd Led Zeppelin 38 7.95%


    Vote here
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I voted Foriegner!!!





    (not really)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I voted Foriegner!!!





    (not really)[/QUOTE]

    Who did you vote for? :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    floyd :)
    no contest out of that lot.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    i think the music bizz would say it's the stones.
    they have never been big on record sales but ...have toured shagged injected and smoked for forty years in propper rock n roll fashion.
    they are hairy uggly and very entertaining.
    kieth richards is even uglier than his spitting image puppet and never seems to stop enjoying himself.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    ...and for me ...two of the most boring bands in the world have to be ...in this order ...U2 and QUEEN.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Loads of awesome bands....but made myself choose one and it had to be Led Zep. They are the benchmark rock band.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Disappiontingly no T-Rex so i voted for U2
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    New Found Glory obviously
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I voted for the Who but I´m surprised no-one has mentioned AC/DC yet. In terms of sales, they have the number 1 selling rock album of all time (Back In Black) and overall, they are the 5th biggest selling artist in music history.

    That´s the way I wanna rock and roll.
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