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It’s been 50 years since the beginning of Rock ‘n’ Roll. LIFE Magazine did a special issue/book on it and listed their idea of the top 100 Artists of the past 50 years. The List is as follows.
1. Elvis Presley
2. The Beatles
3. Bob Dylan
4. James Brown
5. The Rolling Stones
6. Madonna
7. Stevie Wonder
8. Chuck Berry
9. Michael Jackson
10. Kurt Cobain
11. Eric Clapton
12. Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
13. Smokey Robinson
14. Aretha Franklin
15. Bruce Springsteen
16. Jimi Hendrix
17. Ray Charles
18. The Everly Brothers
19. The Drifters
20. The Beach Boys
21. Buddy Holly
22. The Band
23. Bob Marley
24. The Four Tops
25. Grateful Dead
26. Public Enemy
27. Sting
28. U2
29. The Isley Brothers
30. Little Richard
31. Janis Joplin
32. The Moonglows
33. Tina Turner
34. The Clash
35. Roy Orbison
36. David Bowie
37. The Doors
38. The Four Seasons
39. The Ramones
40. Otis Redding
41. The Supremes
42. The Who
43. Blondie
44. Sly and the Family Stone
45. Van Morrison
46. The Shirelles
47. Sam & Dave
48. Elvis Costello
49. The Velvet Underground
50. Prince
51. The Righteous Brothers
52. The Byrds
53. The Bee Gees
54. Sam Cooke
55. Led Zeppelin
56. The Coasters
57. Santana
58. The Sex Pistols
59. Steely Dan
60. Wilson Pickett
61. Linda Ronstadt
62. Dave Mathews Band
63. Talking Heads
64. The Temptations
65. The Allman Brothers Band
66. Paul Simon
67. The Kinks
68. Marvin Gaye
69. R.E.M.
70. Dion
71. Dr. Dre
72. Dusty Springfield
73. Elton John
74. Curtis Mayfield
75.Radiohead
76. Beastie Boys
77. Black Sabbath
78. The Mamas and the Papas
79. Joni Mitchell
80. John Fogerty
81. The Pretenders
82. Al Green
83. Fat Domino
84. Martha and the Vandellas
85. Fleetwood Mac
86. Smashing Pumpkins
87. Kiss
88. Jefferson Air plane
89. The Flamingos
90. Dionne Warwick
91. Gene Pitney
92. George Clinton
93. Tom Petty
94. Bjork
95. Beck
96. The Eagles.
97. Traffic
98. Rage Against the Machine
99. Pearl Jam
100. Frank Zappa
Likes: Of course Bands like the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Ramones, etc are gonna be in it which is awesome. I think it is really cool to have Kurt Kobain in it, especially at number 10 which is really honorable. And it was cool to have Radiohead and the Beastie Boys in it as well. Dislikes: The fact that aerosmith isn’t in it. Uh why? They’ve been around for what 30 years, and they rock. I think that was dumb. For “Dr. Dre” to be in it and not have aerosmith in it, is pretty sad. Some Artists got really high places while others deserving a high spot didn’t get one. For example, Madonna is 6 while the who is 42, the doors is 37, and The Ramones is 39. I think they could have ordered it a bit better.
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Dislikes: The fact that aerosmith isn’t in it. Uh why? They’ve been around for what 30 years, and they rock. I think that was dumb. For “Dr. Dre” to be in it and not have aerosmith in it, is pretty sad.
very strongly agree. aerosmith is known as "the greatest living rock band" or "the greatest rock band ever" ... and yet, they dont qualify for the top 100?? stevie wonder does rock n'roll?? sadness. lots of sadness.
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actually aerosmith is known as the greatest living schlocks, they havent made a rock album in over 10 years!
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they just came out with an album in like 2000
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ah, but i said a rock album, that was pure shite!
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i liked it! jaded n'just push play were suh-weeet! and there was another song on it (i forget the name) that had jessica biel in the video. noice!
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if you are in some way, shape, or form, saying that aerosmith, jessica biel, and/or her boobies are in some fashion not cool... ... well my friend, you make-a-me angry. powerful angry.
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....jessica beil good.....old farts who lost it and refuse to go away baaaad.....
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Buddy Holly, Zeppelin and the Who should've been way higher. I like seeing the Sex Pistols on it, usually they get gypped in these lists. I agree that Aerosmith should be on the list. Even though they are the biggest sell outs right now, their awesomeness in the '70s and '80s cannot be denied. The biggest crime of neglection, however, is that AC/DC isn't on the list! I mean, what the FUCK? I recently tried to make a list of top 100 songs of all-time, and there was about six AC/DC songs in the top 30. There is no way The Eagles or Tina Turner or Rage Against the Machine should be on that list. Kurt Cobain forever.
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aerosmith is a great band. but, like'em or not, y'cant deny they have more "rock" talent than stevie wonder. my cherie amor? beautiful. but rock? no way.
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any rock-n-roll list without AC/Dc is obviously a farce! it should be discounted and ignored!
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Like their current stuff or not Aerosmith deserves a place in that list before the likes of the true schlocks known as the Beach Boys.
The last Aerosmith was...eh...ok but the others really rock.
While I truly hate the likes of Michael Jackson and tolerate REM and U2 I can undertand their place in the poll.
Dr Dre seems placed as a token rapper.
I am however truly surprised that kathleen has an overall decent taste in music.
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i like the best music there should be no suprise
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the Beach Boys?
Hardly the best or actually even fair
....but you do like the Who and Zepplin......
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We should make our own list. You know, one that doesn't suck.
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the beach boys have some decent stuff. nothin id drive around to or anything, but... hey, they're retardedly famous for a reason. (not to mention that they were the beatles favorite band). but... definitely aerosmith has gotta get on the list. id say top 10... but CERTAINLY top 100, for crimeny's sake. the worst part is... the poll was created by a reputible source!! i mean, id expect this kinda crap decision if it were, like, tv guide's top 100 list, or, teen people or something. then, you'd EXPECT crap to be on there. but life magazine? c'mon, people.
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When it comes to polls there is NO such thing as a reputable source.... Look at the Oscars fercrynoutlout!
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Big Ones was the last Aerosmith album if you ask me, I don't know who came out with that other crap..... What I want to know is why Pearl Jam is up there as a band, but Kurt Cobain is the only representative of Nirvana? All in all that's not a bad list at all, maybe not the placements but they have a majority of the essentials. I'm not a Madonna fan, but considering she was one of the main reasons MTV became big and conversly so for her career, I don't think you can argue against her influence on the music industry. Hey, no Boy Bands were mentioned, "take your victories, big an small" as Vince Lombardi said.
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Hey, don't be dissin' the Beach Boys! They could actually sing, which can't be said for the pop groups of today, they were around back in the day where there was no such thing as "lipsinking."
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The thing is ALL the songs of the Beach Boys sound the same!
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Too true, but then again so did all of the Beatle's early stuff. It's easier to make different sounding songs in today's world, but not everyone can even do that. Just look at Creed.
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