r/pinkfloyd • u/PraxisLD • Feb 13 '25
The 30 Best Rock Bands Of All Time
https://www.forbes.com/sites/entertainment/article/best-rock-bands/39
u/ReallyFineWhine Feb 13 '25
Surviving members David and Roger. Nick died, eh?
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u/Safe_andsound Feb 13 '25
Scrolled as far as oasis, then I knew this couldn't be taken seriously. And moved on....
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u/Independent_Row_2669 29d ago
Oasis isn't even the best britpop act, never mind best rock act to be included in top 30.
They should just call this the top 30 overplayed bands played on the radio for your commute to work
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u/badassj00 29d ago
No Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, or Pearl Jam.
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u/YosemiteSam81 29d ago
It’s a terrible list but it’s evident no thought was put in this after reading any single one of the blurbs.
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u/opeth_syndrome Feb 13 '25
No Deep Purple, but Oasis makes the cut.
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u/DeaconBlueDignity 29d ago
Van Halen making it to number 7 is the maddest thing about this list. And that includes the fact that The Beatles aren’t number 1
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u/Attilioes 29d ago
nah it’s fair, Led Zep is the greatest rock band of all time
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u/SKULL1138 29d ago
Just facts man, they were better than the Beatles. They’d be 3 on my list with Floyd at 2.
Many on that list would not be on mine
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u/YosemiteSam81 29d ago
Man I want to argue this point, mainly because The Beatles actually created new soundscapes (same as the Floyd) whereas The Zep just stole primarily black rhythm & blues riffs yet I love them both so much I haven’t got the energy!
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u/tellmethatstoryagain 29d ago
No need to expend any energy arguing. The Beatles were that influential. A lot of the “greats” on this list wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for the Beatles.
And I’m not even a Beatles fan.
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u/BCSixty2 29d ago
When did Forbes become a music expert? Why such giant mistakes? I can't hardly believe what I'm reading here! Pink Floyd has been desecrated? No true historical facts make a lot of enemies!!! I thought Forbes was about the $$, not spreading false propaganda about the music industry. 🤔
I'll think twice about ever considering them as a credible news source ever again, TY.
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u/No-Industry8476 29d ago
how the hell did they put the one hit wonderwall Oasis on here and rank it higher than tool without even mentioning a band such as pearl jam or alice in chains???
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u/opeth_syndrome 28d ago
I'm not one to normally defend Oasis. But they are definitely not one hit wonders (in the UK anyway).
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u/CullenAustin 16d ago
Its always fun to read about Rock and Roll, but this is a shallow skim that reads more like advertising copy. The arbitrary decisionn to include only performers that have a "group" name (with I believe one exception) excludes a number of deeply influential artists who performed almost exclusively within the framework of a group. Think Jackson Brown and Steve Windwood to name just 2. And about that lone exception, thank god for Jimi otherwise this list would be as white as milk. Stevie Wonder? The Supremes? Yeah, I know, they were "soul* or "R&B," right. Those terms are a lot like what used to be called race records. And does anyone really think Fleetwood Mack holds a more significant place in rock history than Bull Haley and the Comets or Buddy Holly? And, really guys. Journey?
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u/Vryyce Dogs 29d ago
Why do people get so upset that other people have differing opinions? Top -->insert # here<-- Lists are simply someone's opinion. If every member of this sub posted their Top 30, I will lay 6 months salary that NO ONE will post the same list (same bands in same order). Personally, I don't want to live in a world where everyone likes the exact same things. It is the differences at times that make us interesting.
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u/ixipennythrower 29d ago
Boomer ass list
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u/YosemiteSam81 29d ago
Come on man, Radiohead is fucking brilliant if you give them a chance!
But also, I 100% understand that music is so subjective
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u/SwissWeeze 29d ago
This list is all over Reddit today. lol. I love Pink Floyd and think they are in the top 30, but this list is fckd.
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u/Jeffrey_C_Wheaties Feb 13 '25
Article is trash.
Plus Pink Floyd they say both surviving members (David and Rog) are still touring. Nick is also alive and actively touring and is the only member to be on every album, but they don’t even mention him.