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Greatest California Rock Band of All Time?

YellowSnow
YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
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Greatest California Rock Band of All Time? 33 votes

Guns n' Roses
3%
greenblood 1 vote
The Doors
6%
biak1Laocoön 2 votes
Metallica
18%
SwayeDawgtonaMad_SondfleahaieWilliams3 6 votes
The Beach Boys
24%
whlinderdigitsdnchuskyhooliganFenderbender123LebamDawg89uteJoey 8 votes
Van Halen
18%
DerekJohnsonAtomicDawgLawrence_of_a_LabiaEl_KBleachedAnusDawgStLouisDawg 6 votes
The Eagles
15%
RaceBannonYouKnowItbooker14Fishpo31ChillyDawg 5 votes
Grateful Dead
6%
alumni94YellowSnow 2 votes
Creedence Clearwater Revival
6%
chuckUSMChawk 2 votes
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3%
RDR 1 vote
The Byrds
0%
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  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 113,794 Founders Club
    The Eagles
    You can replace California with American
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  • 89ute
    89ute Member Posts: 2,483
    The Beach Boys
    To me, The Beach Boys ARE California. I like The Eagles, CCR and Van Halen better, but that wasn't the question. Agree with Race, but it's about California.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    RaceBannon said:

    You can replace California with American

    Basically. Almost all the real contenders are California groups.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    89ute said:

    To me, The Beach Boys ARE California. I like The Eagles, CCR and Van Halen better, but that wasn't the question. Agree with Race, but it's about California.

    Beach Boys are the most influential act on this list. I voted with my heart though.
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  • Joey
    Joey Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 7,256 Founders Club
    The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys and the splinter groups are still going strong too.
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  • Fishpo31
    Fishpo31 Member Posts: 2,627
    The Eagles
    For me, Eagles combined the harmonies of The Beach Boys with the country / bluegrass influence of the Byrds, and wrote songs about 70's California. In the 70's, The Beach Boys were an oldies afterthought to a 15-16 year old (me), and as far as I knew (then), the Byrds had two songs. IFL both of them now (have for decades), but neither made me dream of moving to the Hotel California, bagging chicks, and living Life in the Fast Lane...the Eagles did.
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  • El_K
    El_K Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,488 Swaye's Wigwam
    Van Halen
    VH from 78-84 was the American version of Led Zeppelin. Something we will probably never see again.


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  • Mad_Son
    Mad_Son Member Posts: 10,194
    Metallica
    Only if you're willing to demean metal by categorizing it as rock.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    Mad_Son said:

    Only if you're willing to demean metal by categorizing it as rock.

    There are lots of types of rock. I would think you know this better than anyone.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    El_K said:

    VH from 78-84 was the American version of Led Zeppelin. Something we will probably never see again.


    It’s not looking promising
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,184 Standard Supporter
    Van Halen
    Mad_Son said:

    Only if you're willing to demean metal by categorizing it as rock.

    One of the reasons I didn't vote Metallica. The other being Eddie mother fucking Van Halen. Fuck this board and it's lack of respect for VH.
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  • ChillyDawg
    ChillyDawg Member Posts: 1,469
    The Eagles
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVsbvFkhzY4
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  • pawz
    pawz Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 22,436 Founders Club
    This would be a better Tournament.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,032
    edited January 2022



    You guys are fags.

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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    pawz said:

    This would be a better Tournament.

    My free time is much more limited these days. You’re lucky I can post shit poles at all.
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  • Fenderbender123
    Fenderbender123 Member Posts: 2,989
    The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys and it's not even close.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    edited January 2022
    Grateful Dead
    Fenderbender123 said:

    The Beach Boys and it's not even close.

    It's complicated with the Beach Boys.

    In many respects they are the most influential and important group in this list. No offense to my hatchet packer BFF @Swaye .

    They were really the first self contained rock group to write their own songs who make it big in the US (pre-dating the Beatles by a bit). And they were the only US group to challenge the Beatles artistically speaking, albeit for a very brief period in 1966.

    But, alas, their hey day was relatively short (i.e., 1963- 66) and they collapsed right as the classic rock era kicked off. Imagine the Beach Boys is Mike Love wasn't a square. The Beatles had two genius songwriters who weren't mentally weak. The Beach Boys had one who was a full on headcase.
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  • digits
    digits Member Posts: 1,742
    The Beach Boys
    Just blared 'Diver Down' on the system. Neighbors hate me. Same as it ever was.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    digits said:

    Just blared 'Diver Down' on the system. Neighbors hate me. Same as it ever was.

    Where have all the good times gone?
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  • huskyhooligan
    huskyhooligan Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 5,924 Swaye's Wigwam
    The Beach Boys
    I hear good things about this Lagoon place.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv89vHZwrSI
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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    Stillwater
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  • Fenderbender123
    Fenderbender123 Member Posts: 2,989
    edited January 2022
    The Beach Boys
    YellowSnow said:

    Fenderbender123 said:

    The Beach Boys and it's not even close.

    It's complicated with the Beach Boys.

    In many respects they are the most influential and important group in this list. No offense to my hatchet packer BFF @Swaye .

    They were really the first self contained rock group to write their own songs who make it big in the US (pre-dating the Beatles by a bit). And they were the only US group to challenge the Beatles artistically speaking, albeit for a very brief period in 1966.

    But, alas, their hey day was relatively short (i.e., 1963- 66) and they collapsed right as the classic rock era kicked off. Imagine the Beach Boys is Mike Love wasn't a square. The Beatles had two genius songwriters who weren't mentally weak. The Beach Boys had one who was a full on headcase.
    The way I see it, the albums and singles they did from 1962 through 1966 have a better collection of songs than any other band on the list. Their subsequent decline is irrelevant to me.

    Their recordings are really good, too, especially for the era. I also like how they have several instrumental surf songs (mostly covers) in their early albums. Gives them more diversity.

    And keep in mind, their good years may have not been many, but the Beach Boys were putting out 2 sometimes 3 albums a year, along with some singles. So the overall number of years doesn't mean much either.
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    Fenderbender123 said:

    YellowSnow said:

    Fenderbender123 said:

    The Beach Boys and it's not even close.

    It's complicated with the Beach Boys.

    In many respects they are the most influential and important group in this list. No offense to my hatchet packer BFF @Swaye .

    They were really the first self contained rock group to write their own songs who make it big in the US (pre-dating the Beatles by a bit). And they were the only US group to challenge the Beatles artistically speaking, albeit for a very brief period in 1966.

    But, alas, their hey day was relatively short (i.e., 1963- 66) and they collapsed right as the classic rock era kicked off. Imagine the Beach Boys is Mike Love wasn't a square. The Beatles had two genius songwriters who weren't mentally weak. The Beach Boys had one who was a full on headcase.
    The way I see it, the albums and singles they did from 1962 through 1966 have a better collection of songs than any other band on the list. Their subsequent decline is irrelevant to me.

    Their recordings are really good, too, especially for the era. I also like how they have several instrumental surf songs (mostly covers) in their early albums. Gives them more diversity.

    And keep in mind, their good years may have not been many, but the Beach Boys were putting out 2 sometimes 3 albums a year, along with some singles. So the overall number of years doesn't mean much either.
    Obviously, they were a singles band up until Pet Sounds which was really their only front to back great record. But the sheer volume of those classic 1962- 66 singles was astounding. And I agree with you that their best collection of original songs bests anyone on this list. The production quality of their hits with the wrecking crew was leaps and bounds ahead of most other bands at the time too. So what if they sucked at instrumentalists.
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  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    You can replace California with American

    Basically. Almost all the real contenders are California groups.
    Hi Harv!
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  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,233 Founders Club
    Grateful Dead
    MikeDamone said:

    YellowSnow said:

    RaceBannon said:

    You can replace California with American

    Basically. Almost all the real contenders are California groups.
    Hi Harv!
    Harv is a digital fag as I understand it.

    That's not me.
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  • El_K
    El_K Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,488 Swaye's Wigwam
    Van Halen
    Imagine if VH didn’t pop out Diver Down in a hurry and took their time and used the originals on DD on 1984. Choose three of the four.

    Hang’em High
    Full Bug
    Little Guitars
    Secrets

    instead of
    1984 intro
    Jump
    I’ll Wait

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