Hey, sorry about the long absence. With America's 250th birthday today, here are my top 50 American bands in no particular order (there's no way I can do 250). Bands with a couple of foreign members or American citizens born outside the country count. As long as there're at least two American members, they are qualified for my list:
- Talking Heads
- Pixies
- Cheap Trick
- Kool & The Gang
- Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
- The Replacements
- Parliament/Funkadelic
- Jane's Addiction
- Nirvana
- Anthrax
- Husker Du
- Foreigner
- GAP Band
- Living Colour
- Foo Fighters
- Chicago
- Isley Brothers
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Soundgarden
- Guns n Roses
- White Stripes
- Poco
- New York Dolls
- War
- Sonic Youth
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Smashing Pumpkins
- Heart
- B-52's
- Eagles
- Ministry
- Gin Blossoms
- Los Lobos
- Chic
- Nine Inch Nails
- Metallica
- Steely Dan
- Ohio Players
- Book of Love
- Santana
- Blondie
- Crosby, Stills & Nash
- ZZ Top
- The Doors
- Dead Kennedys
- Alice in Chains
- Velvet Underground
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Devo
- Fishbone
