I'm not pretending that I know the answer with any certainty, but I have heard

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Mar 13, 2017
7:07:41pm

Coug Eastwood All-American

quite a few big-name bands cite the Ramones as a big influence.

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Coug Eastwood

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POLL: Most influential American Rock band?

OpusX

3/13/17 5:28pm

Metallica seemed to get a lot of credit

OU Cougar

3/13/17 5:30pm

Not trying to be dumb, but I legitimately think all those groups suck.

RdF3

3/13/17 5:33pm

I don't really like any of them but I love Nirvana.

jcougars7

3/14/17 7:38pm

Whatever band backed Elvis Presley. No contest.

spoxjox

3/13/17 5:35pm

^^^^^this^^^^^

BigYfan

3/13/17 6:29pm

Well, Nirvana admitted they were a Pixies rip off and they influenced countless

Future_Tacos

3/13/17 5:36pm

none of the above

ds7

3/13/17 5:39pm

Nirvana single-handedly wiped out an entire genre of music

Crush4

3/13/17 5:39pm

hair bands > grunge rock

ds7

3/13/17 5:43pm

I actually like both but Nirvana wiped it out

Crush4

3/13/17 5:44pm

the hair bands were a lot more fun...

ds7

3/13/17 5:45pm

Hair bands were like eating marshmallows. Grunge was like a fine filet mignon.

friscokid

3/13/17 6:05pm

if you say so...i never bought any of their music...

ds7

3/13/17 6:08pm

Nirvana influenced all those crappy grunge bands. A genre that went bust.

BigD Coug

3/13/17 5:41pm

I probably should have added Muddy Waters to the list...

OpusX

3/13/17 5:44pm

New York Dolls

Veracruz

3/13/17 5:46pm

The Enchantment Under the Sea band

GuitarGuy

3/13/17 5:55pm

As funny as that is, you could make a strong case for Chuck Berry.

OpusX

3/13/17 6:02pm

That's three of us. I was going to post either Churck Berry or Bill Hailey

84 Grad

3/13/17 6:07pm

Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters

Tim

3/13/17 6:32pm

The Pixies are a hugely underrated band.

Bluedarts

3/13/17 6:41pm

Yup. If you like or listen to any alternative rock,

Future_Tacos

3/13/17 6:56pm

I still listen to them all the time. They were one of my go to bands in HS.

Bluedarts

3/13/17 7:03pm

the Eagles

icecougar

3/13/17 6:52pm

VH has surprising staying power

spoxjox

3/13/17 7:40pm

I'm not pretending that I know the answer with any certainty, but I have heard

Coug Eastwood

3/13/17 7:07pm

RE: POLL: Most influential American Rock band?

85fan

3/13/17 7:18pm

Sly and the Family Stone

Josef K

3/13/17 8:18pm

The Beach Boys

eddog

3/13/17 8:24pm

This, there would be no Sargent peppers without the Beach Boys...

So it goes...

3/13/17 8:42pm

Can't leave out Jimi Hendrix and Tom Petty

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