> On Oct 14, 8:00 pm, "S.F.BZY" gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I just extracted the rock bands out of there. I dont really care for
>> solo artists, pop, r&b, reggae, funk etc.

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>> 1. Beatles
>> 2. Rolling Stones
>> 3. Jimi Hendrix
>> 4. Led Zeppelin
>> 9. The Who
>> 10. The Police
>> 13. The Beach Boys
>> 19. Pink Floyd
>> 20. The Doors
>> 22. Fleetwood Mac
>> 23. The Eagles
>> 29. U2
>> 31. The Clash
>> 33. Queen
>> 42. Nirvana
>> 46. Sex Pistols
>> 47. Creedence Clearwater Revival
>> 48. Van Halen
>> 50. R.E.M.
>> 52. Cream
>> 54. Grateful Dead
>> 55. The Byrds
>> 56. The Kinks
>> 66. Talking Heads
>> 67. Kiss
>> 68. The Allman Brothers
>> 69. The Pretenders
>> 74. Velvet Underground
>> 79. Aerosmith
>> 81. The Band
>> 82. Devo
>> 84. T. Rex
>> 87. Santana
>> 88. Ramones
>> 96. Lynyrd Skynyrd
>> 98. Traffic

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>> Something says to me heavy metal got a shaft (no Black Sabbath/Deep
>> Purple/Metallica/Iron Maiden). Also no progressive rock (Yes/King
>> Crimson/Rush)

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>> Do the critics love punk so much or what? There are only 3 popular
>> punk bands out there. And all of them make the list!

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>> Why is The Police so high? And WTF are Devo, Pretenders and Kiss doing
>> on the list. The inclusion of Traffic is like a pleasant surprise,
>> though.

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> You forgot to mention that this list was compiled in 1998:
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> The list is the result of musician's vote. The number in parentheses
> denotes the top 100 number of the general public vote.
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> 1. Beatles (1)
> 2. Rolling Stones (9)
> 3. Jimi Hendrix (7)
> 4. Led Zeppelin (5)
> 5. Bob Dylan (13)
> 6. James Brown (46)
> 7. David Bowie (14)
> 8. Elvis Presley (3)
> 9. The Who (90)
> 10. The Police (34)
> 11. Stevie Wonder (38)
> 12. Ray Charles (91)
> 13. The Beach Boys (17)
> 14. Marvin Gaye (39)
> 15. Eric Clapton (11)
> 16. John Lennon (47)
> 17. Elton John (26)
> 18. Prince (27)
> 19. Pink Floyd (4)
> 20. The Doors (15)
> 21. Aretha Franklin (28)
> 22. Fleetwood Mac (12)
> 23. The Eagles (18)
> 24. Bob Marley (29)
> 25. Van Morrison (53)
> 26. Chuck Berry (30)
> 27. Bruce Springsteen (16)
> 28. Sly & The Family Stone (92)
> 29. U2 (2)
> 30. Neil Young (19)
> 31. The Clash (69)
> 32. Joni Mitchell (54)
> 33. Queen (20)
> 34. Buddy Holly (48)
> 35. Otis Redding (70)
> 36. Little Richard (71)
> 37. Al Green (72)
> 38. Elvis Costello (49)
> 39. Miles Davis (73)
> 40. Michael Jackson (21)
> 41. Janis Joplin (35)
> 42. Nirvana (6)
> 43. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers (40)
> 44. The Jackson Five (55)
> 45. Crosby, Stills & Nash (56)
> 46. Sex Pistols (74)
> 47. Creedence Clearwater Revival (22)
> 48. Van Halen (31)
> 49. Roy Orbison (50)
> 50. R.E.M. (23)
> 51. B.B. King (75)
> 52. Cream (76)
> 53. Peter Gabriel (32)
> 54. Grateful Dead (24)
> 55. The Byrds (77)
> 56. The Kinks (78)
> 57. Steely Dan (93)
> 58. Sam Cooke (79)
> 59. Bo Diddley (94)
> 60. Earth, Wind & Fire (95)
> 61. Smokey Robinson (80)
> 62. Paul McCartney (57)
> 63. Sting (36)
> 64. Frank Zappa (58)
> 65. James Taylor (59)
> 66. Talking Heads (81)
> 67. Kiss (61)
> 68. The Allman Brothers (60)
> 69. The Pretenders (41)
> 70. Stevie Ray Vaughan (70)
> 71. Rod Stewart (25)
> 72. Simon & Garfunkel (82)
> 73. Muddy Waters (83)
> 74. Velvet Underground (84)
> 75. Curtis Mayfield (63)
> 76. Bee Gees (42)
> 77. John Coltrane (96)
> 78. Billy Joel (33)
> 79. Aerosmith (10)
> 80. Tina Turner (51)
> 81. The Band (97)
> 82. Devo (64)
> 83. Iggy Pop (85)
> 84. T. Rex (65)
> 85. Carole King (98)
> 86. Madonna (8)
> 87. Santana (43)
> 88. Ramones (44)
> 89. Johnny Cash (87)
> 90. Tom Waits (37)
> 91. Gladys Knight & The Pips (99)
> 92. The Temptations (66)
> 93. The Four Tops (88)
> 94. Diana Ross & The Supremes (67)
> 95. Robert Johnson (100)
> 96. Lynyrd Skynyrd (45)
> 97. Fats Domino (68)
> 98. Traffic (86)
> 99. Parliament / Funkadelic (52)
> 100. Paul Simon (89)
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> Robert Johnson beat Fats Domino???
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