Today's office debate: Best American band RIGHT NOW

[mmmbeans]

"best" isn't quantifiable, but "talented" is.

Everybody thinks they can pick out the talented bands, but truth be known, most people can't.

you're the worst.

[rodeo]

Crixtala and mmmbeans had some good answers. My Morning Jacket, White Stripes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, all top 10 as far as American bands go.

most of the names in this thread are just popular bands with no originality or musical value. you can't just use "best" as "most popular" unless you wanna say that Fox News is the best network. lol.

if you think RHCP are the best American band then you hate music.

in my opinion, you have to look at what a band added to music, not what they take from it. sure, Kings of Leon is popular. but do you think they are influencing anything? no, they're just a rock band. they're the sum of their own influences. in 20 years nobody will know who they are.

you'll be hard pressed to find a more original, influential, and long lasting American band than The Flaming Lips. they've been putting out records for 30 years and will be in the list of influences for every creative band of the past few decades.

[Jase]

you're the worst.

on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best? I'm .

[The Saltman]

lady gaga

[mmmbeans]

you just wanted to show off that you can type π.

/mine's an ugly π.

[Carolina Husker]

Unfortunately for old KoL fans, Only By the Night ruined them as a band. 90% of that album is radio pop songs. Their old stuff, namely from Youth and Young Manhood and Aha Shake Heartbreak is really, really great music.

I still say

is one of the best songs of the past decade. And Bob Dylan agrees with me.

[Jase]

you just wanted to show off that you can type π.

/mine's an ugly π.

I'm showing off the fact that I know that the character map is ugly and that I care enough to host an image of a pretty one.

:lurk5:

[Carolina Husker]

Nerd flirting.

[Epistaxis]

I think its pretty silly to use words like Best in association with any art forms. Best for who? Is it possible there is one band that is the best for the entire public?

Whats the best painting? Whats the best sculpture? Questions with no real answer.

This

Based on what? Ticket sales? Record sales? Awards won? Which genre?

A matter of opinion.

[mmmbeans]

doesn't get prettier than that.

[mmmbeans]

Husker feels left out.

[House]

Husker feels left out.

Husker is just pissed that this thread made it to page 4 and no one has said Justin Beiber yet.

[Carolina Husker]

Page 4?

Perhaps you should adjust your settings...

[The Saltman]

page 2 for me