About a month before I started this particular page, I posted an informal poll on my Facebook page asking people to list what bands/solo artists came to mind (as many as they could think of) if they were asked to think of the greatest American bands (originating in the United States, with at least some connection to rock music). Needless to say, this is not a consensus opinion, at least not in the circles that I frequent online or among the stereotypical readership of this site. With all of those limitations accounted for, allow me to make the following statement: Sly and the Family Stone, as far as I'm concerned, is the greatest American band (excluding solo artists) of the rock era, and a five-star band through and through. I have reasonably broad exposure in all of these areas, but there are undoubtedly gaps in my knowledge that somebody would want to emphasize if they wanted to disagree with me. So let's just get this out of the way: no, I have not listened to every single American band in the history of rock music no, I have not listened to every single great album made by American bands in the history of rock music and no, I'm not familiar with every single important band to originate in the 60s. It's always a little dangerous to make "best ever" or "worst ever" proclamations of any kind in the world of pop music any such statement requires an extensive set of qualifiers indicating the knowledge and exposure limits of the person making that statement. "They Won't Let You Forget That You're The Underdog And You've Got To Be Twice As Good" Sly And The Family Stone Completely confused by the rating system? Go here for an explanation.
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