] cause they are lame...sorry. what have they done of substance? long beards? spinning guitars? la grange? if you wanna represent texas than how about the butthole surfers?
In no particular order: moe. Phish Tool The Doors Grateful Dead Velvet Underground Primus Band of Gypsies Allman Brothers Band Any Miles Davis outfit, but especially w/ Joe Zawinol (sp?), Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter.. Headhunters Sly & The Family Stone That's all for now.
(hmm...no one has said the Beach Boys - stuff is kind of impressive, even if not my thing.) does Elvis count? how about Dylan? (not my bag but.) Some in my bag : the Velvet Underground the Pixies the Ramones the Replacements X Blondie the Talking Heads the Cars (yeah, it's spud. but really good spud.) The B 52's REM Then theres Van Halen and Aerosmith, etc. Genre-defining things. Slayer. Mettalica. etc. We are leaving out R & B - which is the best american stuff. Barry White, Supremes, Martha and the Vandelas, Phil Spector, Sly and the Family Stone... goood lord and Funk - with JB, Parliment, Isley Bros And Disco - with some really really great all-american tunes. but for rock - spec. indie rock - yeah i like that 70s 80s bridge stuff when the punk thing was reworked and everything seemed to matter.
Some might be thrown out, but I will give them a chance: Little Feat War How about the white guys that were with Motown Records? How about the brothers from Beaumont?
i didnt mention the beach boys cause they werent really rock and/or roll as much as pop. as far as amercian groups in general though, they would definatey be up there in my book. as would dylan... as would the boss...
