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LED ZEPPELIN And METALLICA Are Among Top Rock Bands Of All Time - June 28, 2006
LED ZEPPELIN and METALLICA are among the Top 10 Rock Bands of All Time, according to AVRev.com.
To celebrate their pending tenth anniversary on July 1, 2006, AVRev.com has compiled its list of the Top 100 Rock Bands of All Time. Unlike past lists that are based on mere opinion, the AVRev.com "Top Rock Bands" list uses the same type of analytical tools employed by sports franchises and applies them to rock bands to objectively determine which bands are the best. Among the categories considered were: U.S. Sales (100 points), Songs/Songwriting (100), Technical Ability (100), Live Performance (50), Consistency vs. Longevity (50) and Random (50). Random is a category that allows a judge to vote on how likely he or she is to want to hear a band's songs on their iPod playlist.
Topping the list with a total of 525 points was LED ZEPPELIN. All of the judges gave LED ZEPPELIN high marks not only for their songs/songwriting ability, but also their consistency as a band through the years.
The Top Ten is as follows:
01. LED ZEPPELIN - 525 points
02. THE BEATLES - 514 points
03. PINK FLOYD - 506 points
04. THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - 503 points
05. VAN HALEN - 496 points
06. QUEEN - 493 points
07. THE EAGLES - 479 points
08. METALLICA - 468 points
09. U2 - 455 points
10. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS - 454 points
The 100 band nominees range from the usual suspects that make up classic rock playlists, but also include more out-of-the-box sleeper bands from the 1950s through today's most popular bands. The list doesn't include solo artists such as MICHAEL JACKSON or ELVIS PRESLEY.
Voting on the list was done by an esteemed panel of judges including: former DIRE STRAITS guitarist Jack Sonni, University of Southern California Thornton School of Music professor Ken Lopez, Xhifi desktop speaker company president Howard Schilling, as well as AVRev.com founder and publisher Jerry Del Colliano Jr. and AVRev.com's music editor Charles Andrews.
A downloadable form allows you to create your own list and a link on the page allows you to email AVRev.com the names of bands you would have liked to have seen in the nominee list.
Results for the entire 100-band list of nominees can be found at this location.
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| Joey |
Rubbish |
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| jb |
LZ has alwasy remained big.....the young people love them. |
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| voodoopug |
quote:
jb wrote:
LZ has alwasy remained big.....the young people love them.
Many young men of the seventies received oral gratification in the front seats of their fathers cars listening to side to of Led Zepplin 4 |
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| Ten Thousand Motels |
Results for the entire 100-band list of nominees can be found at this location.
http://www.avrev.com/bands/ |
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| Starbuck |
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Many young men of the seventies received oral gratification in the front seats of their fathers cars listening to side to of Led Zepplin 4
indeed, this is how many were conceived, including justin timberlake, clay aiken, half the roster of the chicago cubs, and ianbillen.
pug...i saw "men in black II" last night for the first time and thought of you.
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| Ihavelotsajam |
*barf* |
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| voodoopug |
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Starbuck wrote:
indeed, this is how many were conceived, including justin timberlake, clay aiken, half the roster of the chicago cubs, and ianbillen.
pug...i saw "men in black II" last night for the first time and thought of you.
[Edited by Starbuck]
i will go as far to say that Frank the Pug will go down in the minds of many as one of this generations finest character actors! |
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| pdog |
Any list with The Eagles and U2 on it, is bullshit.
It's well known that Eagles fans choose to have bad taste, were U2 fans are geneticaly predisposed to have awful taste! |
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| Saint Sway |
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pdog wrote:
Any list with The Eagles and U2 on it, is bullshit.
It's well known that Eagles fans choose to have bad taste, were U2 fans are geneticaly predisposed to have awful taste!
see: Forbes ~ 2006 Most Powerful Rock Bands
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voodoopug wrote:
Many young men of the seventies received oral gratification in the front seats of their fathers cars listening to side to of Led Zepplin 4
^ thats gold! Please let me know where I can sign the petition to have the 60 second post rule waved for you. |
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| Soldatti |
Stone Temple Pilots at #13 and the Stones at #20?
Worst list among the all time worst lists. |
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| Maxmeister |
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voodoopug wrote:
Many young men of the seventies received oral gratification in the front seats of their fathers cars listening to side to of Led Zepplin 4
Hell yes! Can you imagine giving and receiving oral favors listening to the Eagles........I didn't think so.
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| IanBillen |
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jb wrote:
LZ has alwasy remained big.....the young people love them.
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Personally,
I think they have always been incredibly over-rated....
Sure they were a hot band. Possibly one of the all time greats. But they were not in the top three.
I like alot of Led Zepplin's stuff. But that is as far as it goes. I like it. Not love, or adore. As in:
Q. Ian did you ever hear Houses of The Holy album?
ME: Sure. I bought it years ago when I was in high school.
Do you like it? Sure. It was good.
Do I care if I hear Led Zepplin on a consistant basis?
Not at all. I think they are over-rated and at times....just boring.
I won't deny they had talent. I won't deny they had something special. But I will deny that "Stairway to Heaven" is the very best rock song of all time and I will deny that Led Zepplin are as great of a band as people make them out to be.
All this "Zepplin Man" stuff has thankfully really died down. Put a fork in it. People made Led Zepplin out to be bigger than they actually were. They were never as big as The Stones or Beatles.
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| Bloozehound |
no way
it's all Jon Wayne motherfukers
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| Dead_Flowers |
These lists always suck. |
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| pdog |
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IanBillen wrote:
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Personally,
I think they have always been incredibly over-rated....
Sure they were a hot band. Possibly one of the all time greats. But they were not in the top three.
I like alot of Led Zepplin's stuff. But that is as far as it goes. I like it. Not love, or adore. As in:
Q. Ian did you ever hear Houses of The Holy album?
ME: Sure. I bought it years ago when I was in high school.
Do you like it? Sure. It was good.
Do I care if I hear Led Zepplin on a consistant basis?
Not at all. I think they are over-rated and at times....just boring.
I won't deny they had talent. I won't deny they had something special. But I will deny that "Stairway to Heaven" is the very best rock song of all time and I will deny that Led Zepplin are as great of a band as people make them out to be.
All this "Zepplin Man" stuff has thankfully really died down. Put a fork in it. People made Led Zepplin out to be bigger than they actually were. They were never as big as The Stones or Beatles.
Ian
Ian, this is not only your greatest post ever, but possibly the greatest post ever! |
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| IanBillen |
[quote]pdog wrote:
Ian, this is not only your greatest post ever, but possibly the greatest post ever!
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Well as you can see, I call them like I hear them.
Ian |
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| IanBillen |
Led Zepplin were really unique. Sure I totaly agree. I'll be the first to say that. I will say John Bonum had a heavy, thick sound that is unduplicatable. Not since has anyone sounded in that way in an authentic sense. Robert Plant had a super voice. Not my particular cup of tea mind you but yes, for like 14 years the guy could really sing. Jimmy Page is Jimmy Page. And John Paul Jones had a good sound. Real nice song writing skills, and some real quality albums from these guys.
But making them out to be these ultra rock gods with no comparison just got totally out of hand. I got sick of hearing it. Now, when someone says they love "Led-Zep" and goes on raving about them it is just a real turn-off and kinda seems juevenile any more.
Q.And what seemed to push Led-Zepplin to this legendary, Rock God status?
A. While the eighties were full of hair bands Led Zepplin gave high school stoners who didn't want to go with the grain an "out" on all of that. Now they are thankfully, more so seen as just a really good band with a unique sound that were one of a kind. Nothing to sneeze at sure. But really were nothing more.
Ian
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| jb |
Led Zep was neevr my thing..they where a great band for a certain type of listener, and their material alwasy wa popular with young guys, but I think anyone over 18 stops listening... |
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| Joey |
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jb wrote:
but I think anyone over 18 stops listening...
Truer words have NEVER been spoken .
You shall be greeted at Cardinals Stadium ( the Mushroom ) this November for " THE WHO/Rolling Stones " double bill .
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| glencar |
This list sucks. |
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| jb |
quote:
Joey wrote:
Truer words have NEVER been spoken .
You shall be greeted at Cardinals Stadium ( the Mushroom ) this November for " THE WHO/Rolling Stones " double bill .
You have a large 6 bedroom, 7 bath Meditarranean style house in Boca to lodge at anytime you are in Sojt Florida910 minutes from Mizner Park!!!)....see Who!!!
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| Saint Sway |
quote:
Joey wrote:
Truer words have NEVER been spoken .
You shall be greeted at Cardinals Stadium ( the Mushroom ) this November for " THE WHO/Rolling Stones " double bill .
wait a... whats this?? Zona... Stones... Who... shrooms.... Joey!
I'm there!! I love shrooms!
(see: Crowes stage backdrop summer 2006 tour) |
