Top 25 Greatest Rock Bands

Ranking rock bands, or anything for that matter, is a dicey endeavor. It's thoroughly subjective and invariably contentious.

My list is not only biased but skewed toward so-called "classic rock" and "progressive rock," the latter of which evolved the genre into more dynamic and, some would say, self-indulgent territory in the late 1960s and 1970s. For what it's worth, here is Guitar Dad's carefully considered and definitive list:
 
                          1. The Beatles 
                          2. King Crimson
                          3. Pink Floyd 
                          4. Led Zeppelin 
                          5. The Who
                          6. Genesis
                          7. Yes
                          8. The Replacements 
                          9. The Rolling Stones 
                        10. Radiohead 
                        11. Cream 
                        12. Black Sabbath 
                        13. Traffic 
                        14. Van Halen
                        15. The Byrds 
                        16. U2 
                        17. The Allman Brothers
                        18. Big Star 
                        19. ZZ Top 
                        20. The Yardbirds 
                        21. Jimi Hendrix Experience 
                        22. REM
                        23. Foo Fighters 
                        24. The Police 
                        25. The Clash
 
Any questions?

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