Greatest American Rock and Role Bands of ALL Time


I have run into several advertisements saying that Aerosmith was the greatest American R&R band. I have thought about this claim and asked around and realize it is not an easy choice. So many of the great rock bands are not American..i.e. Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Rolling Stones, Rush, etc.

But before going further, who should/should not be considered?

 I think “band” means not Elvis, Elton John, etc or other single acts, that is another thread. However I would count Ted Nugent since he really is a band but with his name as a title…same with Hendrix, since he usually played with a band.
 They need to write at least most of there own music (another thing that would preclude Elvis).
 “Rock” any thing from the 50s up to alternative (which I consider a derivative of rock). This would include pop rock, so the Monkey’s might be considered (if they were American).
 Heavy metal would be ok.
 they should sustain their appeal over a period of time even if they weren’t able to produce a lot of music…i.e. Buddy Hollie, Hendrix

Anyway, there is no perfect guide so if you have other ideas, no problem. But here are a few of the undisputed best…..(that is bait)

 Amerosmith
 Kiss
 Alice Cooper
 Ted Nugent
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….hey, I don’t know, I really would have a hard time putting any of these in a top 10 list of all time worldwide so I need some help,

Who are the greatest American Rock Bands of All Time???????????? Who is THE Greatest of all time
bbtuna
Bbtuna,
Okay I was pushing it with Supertramp, I just like their stuff. With Boston you're correct. I'm only refering to their self titled debut album. They had such a unique sound, I thought I'd through them in. At least I'm not mentioning brits or aussies.
I think you'll find Supertramp are British too,Audiophilles sure don't know much about music,the facts anyway-think you've all forgotten a great band,maybe not Rock n,Roll but technically not all listed are...Steely Dan.
Oh and Ginger Baker is British,Jack Bruce was born near me in Glasgow,Scotland as was David Byrne of Talking Heads..........
Ben Campbell,
Supertramp is indeed British, my bad. I poorly assumed that since they started living and recording in L.A. in 1978, they must be American. Please excuse my ignorance.
Creeper go to bed with no snacks and no listening to your system for two whole days,buy some monthly music magazines and the next time you feel the need to upgrade your system buy some music instead,some of Supertramp's best music by the way is pre 78.....now bed!