VH1 top 100 Hard Rock artists...

[kenshinbebop]

Something I came across on another forum.
It's Vh1's top 100 greatest artists of hard rock:

100. Quiet Riot
99. Bad Brains
98. Mountain
97. Primus
96. Meat Loaf
95. Fugazi
94. Yes
93. Lenny Kravitz
92. The Black Crowes
91. The Misfits
90. Rainbow
89. Lita Ford
88. Tool
87. King Crimson
86. Foreigner
85. Whitesnake
84. UFO
83. King's X
82. Queensryche
81. The Pixies
80. Green Day
79. Ratt
78. Marilyn Manson
77. Hole
76. Bon Jovi
75. Spinal Tap
74. Pat Benatar
73. Twisted Sister
72. Foo Fighters
71. Lynyrd Skynyrd
70. Living Colour
69. Megadeth
68 .Hüsker Dü
67. The Rolling Stones
66. Joan Jett
65. The Cult
64. Steppenwolf
63. Boston
62. Ministry
61. Jethro Tull
60. The New York Dolls
59. Bad Company
58. Anthrax
57. Heart
56. White Zombie
55. Blue Öyster Cult
54. Sonic Youth
53. Korn
52. Faith No More
51. Thin Lizzy
50. Slayer
49. The Smashing Pumpkins
48. Janis Joplin
47. Rollins Band
46. Scorpions
45. Pantera
44. ZZ Top
43. Nine Inch Nails
42. The Kinks
41. Ted Nugent
40. Stone Temple Pilots
39. Crazy Horse
38. MC5
37. The Yardbirds
36. Frank Zappa
35. Jane's Addiction
34. Alice in Chains
33. Rage Against the Machine
32. The Doors
31. Def Leppard
30. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
29. Mötley Crüe
28. Rush
27. Iggy Pop
26. Motörhead
25. Cheap Trick
24. Iron Maiden
23. Judas Priest
22. Deep Purple
21. Pearl Jam
20. Alice Cooper
19. The Clash
18. Ozzy Osbourne
17. The Ramones
16. Cream
15. Pink Floyd
14. Soundgarden
13. Queen
12. The Sex Pistols
11. Aerosmith
10. Kiss
9 .Guns N' Roses
8. The Who
7. Van Halen
6. Nirvana
5. Metallica
4. AC/DC
3. Jimi Hendrix
2. Black Sabbath
1. Led Zeppelin

[HSaabedra]

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[master terrence]

I'm glad to see some of those bands on their, but I would dispute some of the positions (of course). It's old.

[Bernard_Monsha]

Ratt is on that list. And so many **** rock bands are in front of ZZTop. VH1 sucks

[HSaabedra]

Ratt is on that list. And so many **** rock bands are in front of ZZTop. VH1 sucks

Blame the collective will of Viacom and the internet for the list. MC5 and the Velvet Underground contributed more to rock/metal besides Sabbath.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Blame the collective will of Viacom and the internet for the list. MC5 and the Velvet Underground contributed more to rock/metal besides Sabbath.

Did you just say Velvet Underground is more influential than Sabbath.

I'm pretty happy with the list.

[HSaabedra]

Did you just say Velvet Underground is more influential than Sabbath.

I'm pretty happy with the list.

Noise and feedback feature prominently in metal nowadays. Granted Sabbath did create metal, they held their technicality back due to Tony Iommi sustaining injuries while working at a machine shop, thus holding them back musically.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Noise and feedback feature prominently in metal nowadays.

...Jimi Hendrix?

[HSaabedra]

...Jimi Hendrix?
Good example but I was referring to more recent bands

Unsane
Boredoms
Mad Capsule Markets
Alec Empire
Big Black
Jesus Lizard
Morbid Angel
Coverge
ISIS
The Locust (a favorite of mine)

[master terrence]

if Iggy Pop is on there, shouldn't Johny Cash be too.

What kind of criteria is this based on? I thought RATM was funk (but then I guess you can't confine them to one genre) :blink:

[Suki]

Sad to see Cream #16. They should be at least on top 10.

[Solid_Snake]

I agree with such a list.

Though Queen should be number 1.

[Suki]

I agree with such a list.

Though Queen should be number 1.

Sorry, Freddie Mercury really doesn't deserve that.

[HSaabedra]

if Iggy Pop is on there, shouldn't Johny Cash be too.

What kind of criteria is this based on? I thought RATM was funk (but then I guess you can't confine them to one genre) :blink:

As funk is primarily bass driven, and since RATM used unconventional techniques for their songs that were guitar driven they were thrown in. Iggy Pop's first band was as guitar driven as the MC5 but the antics were as much a part of the music as anything else. Johnny Cash never played a heavy chord in his life, yet he should have been included just on songwriting merit.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Nah I mean, wasn't Jimi Hendrix also one of the first to use Noise and Effects? I may be wrong though.

[HSaabedra]

Nah I mean, wasn't Jimi Hendrix also one of the first to use Noise and Effects? I may be wrong though.

He wasn't the first. Tony Iommi gets the nod on that one, but Jimi just kicked it to the forefront.

[Joeshie]

Damn, I don't think I have listed to 90% of the bands on that list.

[CrossboneGundam]

Sorry, Freddie Mercury really doesn't deserve that.

Yeah, we as humans can't even comprehend his position, which is better than #1.

Anyway, since when was Jethro Tull "hard rock"? A gnome prancing around with a flute?

[Suki]

Yeah, we as humans can't even comprehend his position, which is better than #1.

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[Crusader986]

What a crappy list. Some of these bands aren't even hard rock.

[HSaabedra]

What a crappy list. Some of these bands aren't even hard rock.

VH1=aging hipsters. That being said. Rock Show was good until the revival of Headbangers Ball.

[nameo9876]

That list fails.

[SabakuKuniGaara]

88. Tool

:O

Yous is crazies!

[Crusader986]

:O

Yous is crazies!

Tool is an amazing band. They shouldn't be on the list though since their prog metal, not hard rock.

[JoeStrummer]

Bad Brains made it on there, VH1 is my god...not really, I just love Bad Brains

[HSaabedra]

Tool is an amazing band. They shouldn't be on the list though since their prog metal, not hard rock.

Tool is not prog, they are an amalgamation of metal and ambient.
ISIS is prog and a much better band in my opinion.

[nameo9876]

Most people I know seem to consider Isis to be Post-Metal. I'm not sure why bands like Queensryche are on there, myself.

[HSaabedra]

Most people I know seem to consider Isis to be Post-Metal. I'm not sure why bands like Queensryche are on there, myself.

Listen to Mosquito Control and Panopticon.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Anyway, since when was Jethro Tull "hard rock"? A gnome prancing around with a flute?

Auqalung sure was badass though.

Tool sucks and should not be on any list.

Hard Rock is just a blanket term to cover pretty much every genre of music ever made.

[nameo9876]

Wait... I just noticed Yes was on there. WTF?! :rollin

[HSaabedra]

I'm surprised no one mentioned bands like At The Gates, Carcass, Today is the Day, and others.

[CapnTylor]

Something I came across on another forum.
It's Vh1's top 100 greatest artists of hard rock:




Pshhhh, more like:

99. Bad Brains
97. Primus
91. The Misfits
81. The Pixies
75. Spinal Tap
66. Joan Jett
60. The New York Dolls
42. The Kinks
36. Frank Zappa
35. Jane's Addiction
30. The Red Hot Chili Peppers
27. Iggy Pop
26. Motörhead
25. Cheap Trick
19. The Clash
17. The Ramones
13. Queen
4. AC/DC

Whitesnake? WTF? And also the list should really be pretty straight through backwards with acdc on the bottom and bad brains on the top.

props for bad brains, clash, zappa, kinks, iggy and primus. but honestly, ac/dc, queen, motorhead and spinal tap are the only bands that i would consider hard rock; its arguable but i think punk rock is fairly seperate from "hard rock". a lot of funky rock stuff in here too. might as well put up bootsy.


...and devo should be on here as well.

[Alice Catherine]

Why is Green Day on there at...*remembers pretty much everything before AI that she has on her Ipod*
Oh. Yes. I forgot about our friend "**** off and Die"

[Rain]

Why is Green Day on there at...*remembers pretty much everything before AI that she has on her Ipod*
Oh. Yes. I forgot about our friend "**** off and Die"

Yeah, why is Green Day even on there? Green Day is poseur-punk-pop crap.

[Alice Catherine]

^Which is why they're low on the list. Have you ever heard their early albums? Most people I talk to only judge them by American Idiot, which was more of a political outcry than a music album.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

Green Day was never really good, as much as they used to suck less.

[MonkeyBoy0314]

This list sucks, 'nuff said

[Daishikaze]

To sum up, This list sucks.

[master terrence]

maybe black flag should be on there around the misfits.

[goddessofanime]

I don't put much stock in VH1 and their so-called lists. They did a recent show on the 100 greatest songs of the 80s and their number one was Bon f**kin Jovi.

[HSaabedra]

I don't put much stock in VH1 and their so-called lists. They did a recent show on the 100 greatest songs of the 80s and their number one was Bon f**kin Jovi.

No Flock of Seagulls or Tears for Fears? Man, they suck now.

[goddessofanime]

No Tears for Fears but I think they did have Seagulls on there because they were talking to the singer.

I loved Tears for Fears though; man they rocked. I wonder whatever happened to them?

They had one Depeche Mode song on there (I JUST CANT GET ENOUGH)...not even any of the Violator hits!

[HSaabedra]

No Tears for Fears but I think they did have Seagulls on there because they were talking to the singer.

I loved Tears for Fears though; man they rocked. I wonder whatever happened to them?

*puts on 80's Nerd Members Only jacket* Richard Mayfield went on to form his own band in 95 (Mayfield) and released two solo albums in 02 and 04. I have the unfoortunate distinction of being conceived to the hit song "Shout."

NO DM VIOLATOR? That's it. I'm watching The Tube for my 80's fix now.

[Alice Catherine]

I don't put much stock in VH1 and their so-called lists. They did a recent show on the 100 greatest songs of the 80s and their number one was Bon f**kin Jovi.

...AC/DC...?

[The Million Dollar Prons]

...AC/DC...?

You think Bon Jovi was on AC/DC get out of here.

[CapnTylor]

That 80s program on VH1 was actually pretty fair until that top ten. Eff Bon Jovi.

[goddessofanime]

...AC/DC...?

No...AC/DC are an Austrailian/British hard rock band. Their original lead singer died back in the eighties sometimes. But they rock a lot harder then today's bands.

[superplough]

AC/DC win any rock competition

[Alice Catherine]

You think Bon Jovi was on AC/DC get out of here.

THAT'S NOT WHAT I ****ING MEANT!

...I meant that AC/DC should have ****ing been number 1 and everyone knows it.

[The Million Dollar Prons]

THAT'S NOT WHAT I ****ING MEANT!

...I meant that AC/DC should have ****ing been number 1 and everyone knows it.

Yep. It's like every AC\DC song is great.

[kenshinbebop]

No.

Not at all.

AC/DC never hitched with me. One or two songs aregood...but I don't like em as much as a LOT of other bands.

IMO of course.

[Alice Catherine]

...they're better than Bon Jovi.

Smashing Pumpkins renovated my life. It should have been in the top 20 at least.

[Gannon]

I agreed with most of them after a certain point.

[goddessofanime]

...they're better than Bon Jovi.

Smashing Pumpkins renovated my life. It should have been in the top 20 at least.

Smashing Pumpkins was in the 90s.

And DON"T YELL AT ME!

[CapnTylor]

Ya AC/DC was rly not very great. Way overrated, like Jimi Hendrix.

[Bernard_Monsha]

No.

Not at all.

AC/DC never hitched with me. One or two songs aregood...but I don't like em as much as a LOT of other bands.

IMO of course.

AC/DC has to be seen in concert. They put on the BEST show in the entire industry. I say that not being a big AC/DC fan and owning none of their albums.

[HSaabedra]

AC/DC has to be seen in concert. They put on the BEST show in the entire industry. I say that not being a big AC/DC fan and owning none of their albums.

Another live show that has to be experienced is Alec Empire. He consistently overpowers the main stage in festivals and triggers heart attacks due to the massive amount of volume and sonic depth of his songs and equipment.

[Joeshie]

Music is such serious business.