Top Five Rock Bands of all Time

  Let me start by giving my definition of a rock band a rock band should contain at least three members and at least two contributing talents as far as music and lyrics go, all members should play an instrument with the exception of the lead singer and only if he's really freakin good, a real band does not rely on drum machines,DJ's scratchin or choreographed dance routines in other words New Edition, The Backstreet Boys, and NKOTB never have been and never will be considered a real band in my book.

  So now that the criteria has been established who makes the cut.

  5. U2 While I'm not a huge fan of there newer stuff they have proven themselves to be a band that can change with the times yet remain true to themselves and there music and be distinctly original.

  4. LYNYRD SKYNYRD This may seem an odd choice but the band essentially created the southern rock genre and continue to play to large crowds depite not having a hit song in more than twenty year, rock anthems Freebird, and Sweet Home Alabama alone make them worthy of the number four spot.

  3. BLACK SABBATH The name alone screams rock, not rock and roll, just rock, and every hard rock or metal band from then until now must credit Sabbath for paving there way.

  2. LED ZEPPLIN OK so Robert Plants instrument of choice was the tamborine but setting that aside the classic rock voice of Plant is the standard by which all others are measured to this day, and his onstage presence can be described in one word ROCKSTAR besides with guitar god Jimmy Page and the savage drum pounding of John Bonham there was no need for Plant to do anything but sing, do I even have to mention Stairway to Heaven, I think not the only argument against them holding the number two spot is why not number one and the answer is simple.

  1. THE BEATLES Lennon and McCartney's song writing was unmatched in it's ability to produce hits and the volume of there work was enormous from there early 60's hits like I wanna hold your hand, and Love Me Do, to the trippy Strawberry Fields, and Lucy in the Sky with Diamond, the Beatles explored and experiment with their music even more than they did with drugs and the rock ballads Yesterday and Let it Be have become the most remade songs of all time.

  John, Paul, and George all went on to have fairly sucessful solo careers but none of them ever matched their Beatles success, which in essences describes what a great rock band is, it is a whole that is greater than the some of it's individual parts there will never be another band as popular or prolific as the Beatles.

  Thats my opinion as always comments are always welcome good or bad I can't wait to hear your opinion
                               
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