This morning I was scrolling through my DirecTV guide and on a DirecTV exclusive channel called the 101 they had R.E.M. live concert. Well as a long time R.E.M. fan I turned it on and while I was watching I started thinking where R.E.M. ranks on the all-time rock band list. You have the likes of Bob Dylan, the Beattles, Rolling Stones as the top of the list but who follows does R.E.M. rank in the top 10, top 20? I think after 27 years of great music R.E.M. I think they rank up near the top. I would rank them one of the top 5 bands in the last 20 years. I am going to think about this for a while and come up with a All-time Rock band list and put it in a future blog. Check out the poll on the right side and let me know what you think!Monday, December 17, 2007
Where Does R.E.M. Rank All-Time?
This morning I was scrolling through my DirecTV guide and on a DirecTV exclusive channel called the 101 they had R.E.M. live concert. Well as a long time R.E.M. fan I turned it on and while I was watching I started thinking where R.E.M. ranks on the all-time rock band list. You have the likes of Bob Dylan, the Beattles, Rolling Stones as the top of the list but who follows does R.E.M. rank in the top 10, top 20? I think after 27 years of great music R.E.M. I think they rank up near the top. I would rank them one of the top 5 bands in the last 20 years. I am going to think about this for a while and come up with a All-time Rock band list and put it in a future blog. Check out the poll on the right side and let me know what you think!
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It’s an interesting debate. I don't believe that they are in the upper tier with the likes of The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, etc. but there is no arguing the great impact that they have had on modern music. They were one the first alternative rock bands and they are probably America’s finest rock band. But overall, I would probably rank them somewhere around 15-20.
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