Top 10 Greatest Rock Bands
Rock Bands continue to define music history. They are revolutionizing the way fans think and look. Many bands have stuck around for 40+ years, having the same spirit they had when they first started. Here are the top 10 rock bands of all time.
10. Aerosmith.
Aerosmith is a popular American band that formed in 1970. It incorporates pop, heavy metal and blues music into all their songs. They sold 150 million albums worldwide and recently released a soundtrack for the movie Armageddon., “I Don’t Want to Miss a Feeling”. They are still together are on tour; 44 years and going strong. All in all, they have won 4 Grammy Awards and 10 MTV video awards. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001.
9. The Eagles.
The Eagles is a popular rock band that formed in 1971 in Los Angeles. It is one of the most successful rock bands with 5 No.1 singles, 6 Grammys, 5 American Music Awards and 6 No.1 albums. The Eagles disbanded in July 1980; however they reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over, which was a mix of live and new studio music. They have toured intermittently since then and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998.
Their song Hotel California was ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the U.S. and 37th on Rolling Stone‘s list of “The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time”. Gypsy Kings created a rendition of the song and sang it in Spanish with a contemporary twist.
The band is still active today. After a 28 year hiatus, they released the album “Long Road out of Eden” in 2007.
8. Pink Floyd.
Formed in 1967, they sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. The also won 4 Grammy awards and helped define the progressive rock era. They are most significant for their introduction of fireworks and lights to their stage acts. Their song, “We Don’t Need No Education“ is still popular today, especially amongst rebellious kids.
7. The Who.
The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. Their best known line-up consisted of Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle. and Keith Moon. For much of their career they have been regarded as one of the three most important British rock acts alongside the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. The Who developed from an earlier group, the Detours, before stabilizing around a line-up of Daltrey, Townshend, Entwistle and Moon. After releasing a single(billed as the High Numbers), the group established themselves as part of the mod movement, specialising in auto-destructive art by destroying guitars and drums onstage. They achieved recognition in the UK after support by pirate radio and television, and their first single (as the Who), “I Can’t Explain” reached the top ten.
The Who retired in 1989, but resumed regular touring in 1999, with drummer Zak Starkey. They were considering the possibility of a new album, but these plans were stalled by Entwistle’s death in June 2002 at the age of 57. Townshend and Daltrey elected to continue as the Who, releasing Endless Wire (2006), which reached the top ten in the UK and US. The group continue to play live on a regular basis, and in 2012 they began a further tour of Quadrophenia,
6. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers.
First inspired to form a band by The Beatles, Tom Petty has retained an anglophile bent that values smart, concise songwriting, preferring understatement to excess, and never straying too far from the classic virtues of verse, bridge, chorus. The Heartbreakers are a fantastic band with killer musicianship, sleek and energetic, who know when to hold back and when to really let rip. It took the dynamism of new wave to bring Petty into fashion but he has risen to become one of America’s most trusted performers, a rock ‘n’ roll hero of rare class, integrity and intelligence.
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