Favorite Classic American Rocker?

[gr33ndayfr3ak]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

[abusedmic]

bon jovi :-)

[SunnyInPhilly]

Jon Bon Jovi or Bruce. Went with Bon Jovi.

[jornor]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

This x126.

[Yontsey]

I guess I'd vote for Petty. Cannot stand Springsteen or Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi is just flat out awful.

[didwhat77times]

They call him The Boss for a reason.

[Tristan Needler]

Bruce Springsteen is easily the best of these three, but I don't even like him.

The other two are just atrocious.

[Indoor Living]

Bruce Springsteen is easily the best of these three, but I don't even like him.

The other two are just atrocious.
You don't like Petty at all? I can understand the hate for Jovi.

Springsteen easily. His music is untouchable as far as American rock and roll goes.

[Tristan Needler]

You don't like Petty at all? I can understand the hate for Jovi.

Springsteen easily. His music is untouchable as far as American rock and roll goes.
I hate Petty's voice, and I don't like his music at all. He was pretty good in Traveling Wilburys though.

As for Springsteen, he's immensely over rated. There are so many American rock acts that are so much better. Ever heard of The Doors? Bob Dylan? Chicago? The Doobie Brothers? Jimi Hendrix? Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young, but he's Canadian, and the released good music without him too)? The list goes on.

I can't stand that brand of rock that Springsteen is best known for. That Nebraska album is cool, but stuff Like Born to Run and Born in the USA are just crap in my opinion.

Him and Brian Adams... two guys I can't take.

[Indoor Living]

I hate Petty's voice, and I don't like his music at all. He was pretty good in Traveling Wilburys though.

As for Springsteen, he's immensely over rated. There are so many American rock acts that are so much better. Ever heard of The Doors? Bob Dylan? Chicago? The Doobie Brothers? Jimi Hendrix? Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young, but he's Canadian, and the released good music without him too)? The list goes on.

I can't stand that brand of rock that Springsteen is best known for. That Nebraska album is cool, but stuff Like Born to Run and Born in the USA are just crap in my opinion.

Him and Brian Adams... two guys I can't take.
Fair enough. You have to give Springsteen credit where credit was due, though. He really gave the industry that straight rock and roll sound when there was nobody else to step up and do it.

Brian Adams is shit. At least we agree on that.

[Neo Cassady]

Bruuuuuuuuuuuuuce.

Mary Jane and Tommy don't hold a candle to Joe Roberts.

[BensonHedges]

Of this list, Springsteen all the way. Bon Jovi's been boring lately and I appreciate Petty but don't like him a whole lot.

[xapplexpiex]

Bruce all the way.

[brokencyde]

Brian Wilson is the only correct answer

[EvilZeppelin]

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[MALKiiN]

jovi!

[Toothache]

they all make me wanna tear my ears off.

[Mandee, darling]

Bruce Springsteen is easily the best of these three, but I don't even like him.

The other two are just atrocious.

This. I can't stand Bon Jovi, but I have nothing against Tom Petty.

[Ryan Rumsey]

Oh how I love Tom Petty.

[pennie]

Jovi!

[almostluckymick]

bon jovi! then tom petty..... i hate bruce as much as i hate bono.... two people along with tom brady i most want to kick in the nuts

[Alex DiVincenzo]

Tom Petty

[SuNDaYSTaR]

Like many people here it seems, I really hate Bon Jovi. Springsteen for me.

[eatbabiesyum]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

exactly right :D

[eatbabiesyum]

i really can't stand bon jovie. so much i refuse to spell his name right :P

[kcpunk]

I can't stand Bon Jovi. Tom Petty is ok and so is Bruce Springsteen but after seeing him on the Rock and Roll HOF Concert, I choose him.

[anamericangod]

I hate Petty's voice, and I don't like his music at all. He was pretty good in Traveling Wilburys though.

As for Springsteen, he's immensely over rated. There are so many American rock acts that are so much better. Ever heard of The Doors? Bob Dylan? Chicago? The Doobie Brothers? Jimi Hendrix? Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young, but he's Canadian, and the released good music without him too)? The list goes on.

I can't stand that brand of rock that Springsteen is best known for. That Nebraska album is cool, but stuff Like Born to Run and Born in the USA are just crap in my opinion.

Him and Brian Adams... two guys I can't take.

lol

[fueledbyvictory]

Bon Jovi.

[Tristan Needler]

lol
I'm guessing you don't think any of those bands are as good as Springsteen, in which case you're wrong :-)

[introduction]

Out of these, Springsteen.

[MADSTA]

God I hate Bon Jovi.

[alliegator16]

I went with The Boss on this one.

[BoysNightOutie]

Korn?

[nicwtor]

I went with Tom Petty. I do love some Bruce Springsteen though.

[Takk...Ros]

Out of these I picked Tom Petty (I don't like Bon Jovi or the Boss), but clearly the correct answer is Jimi Hendrix.

[Theseventhson]

Petty>Springsteen>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Bon Jovi

[spansen]

i voted for bruce.

but, if you expanded this to other rock legends.. i'd vote dylan.

[Ty Dynamite]

I listened to Bon Jovi as a kid, so I know a lot of their stuff. I'd still have to go with Bruce.

[mrnegativezero]

I've listened to Tom Petty way more than any of the guys on this list. Therefore, he gets my vote. Although, you can't deny how great the Boss is.

[mantipede]

Tom Petty is my favorite artist of all time, Springsteen and Jovi don't even blip my radar.

[fightinirish217]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

This 100%. Bon Jovi sucks. Bruce first, followed by TP.

[RonStoppable]

Easily the Boss. Hands down, out of these choices.

Though Petty is okay.

[Erik the Orange]

Springsteen, by a looooong shot.
Petty is great too though, never cared for Bon Jovi, especially since they went country

[HopeInLove]

Petty is a legend....Springsteen is wayyyyy over rated....and Bon Jovi is sissy 80s rock ******ry.

[Tristan Needler]

I've never been able to believe how anyone can tolerate anything Tom Petty has done outside of Traveling Wilburys. His voice is horrible and his music is uninspired.

[WhoSaidThat?]

Bruce.

[Griff]

They call him The Boss for a reason.



Came here to say this.

[SeanEBoy2686]

The Boss.... he's got great music and he's just an all-american badass

[SeanEBoy2686]

I've never been able to believe how anyone can tolerate anything Tom Petty has done outside of Traveling Wilburys. His voice is horrible and his music is uninspired.

I think Andrew McMahon sounds like a smoother Tom Petty in a lot of his Jack's songs

[Tristan Needler]

I think Andrew McMahon sounds like a smoother Tom Petty in a lot of his Jack's songs
They both have kind of a nasally voice, but Petty's is different... it almost sounds like he has a perpetually stuffy nose. I think Andrew sings out a lot better, and his voice just sounds better to begin with. Not to mention his music is a lot better too. I really can't take that Petty/Mellencamp/Springsteen brand of rock. Not to say that they're they sound exactly the same, but it just does nothing for me. It sounds so manufactured, bland and cheesy.

[micsforsinging]

Tom Petty out of these

[meroki22]

I'm guessing you don't think any of those bands are as good as Springsteen, in which case you're wrong :-)

The E street Band alone shits all over every one of those.

[Tristan Needler]

The E street Band alone shits all over every one of those.
Yeah... not at all. Nice try though.

[Meeze]

Tom Petty is a genius. No one is able to craft such simple, yet intelligent, songs that continue to resonate with so many different generations. The new single off of Mojo is amazing. Bruce is the boss. He is the most popular of the three here, and rightfully so. He has touched so many lives, and truly captures the New Jersey work ethic, plus brought Rock N' Roll back in the late 1970s (down with Disco!). Bon Jovi will catch A LOT of shit on this site. They are completely underrated and it is a shame that for such a large catalog, only "Living On A Prayer" is, more times then not, the only song people know. It is a shame that people do not look at their entire catalog. Bon Jovi is so much more than just 80's hair metal, sing-along-in-a-bar-ala-Journey fair... as four decades of being on top have proven. These Days from 1995 is one of the greatest albums of all time. It is original, their hardest sounding album, and their least known. Judge Bon Jovi after listening to These Days. "Hey God" is my favorite song. I <3 all 3 though...went with Petty.

[Tristan Needler]

Man, I have to unsubscribe from this thread. It's killing me.

[Hagysaurus Rex]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

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[IceAge/HeatWave]

get bon jovi out of this shit.

[mymusicismylife]

The Boss.

[ReignofFiction]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

This exactly.

[tonighttonight0]

Tom Petty.

Also, how the fuck is Bon Jovi relevant to this question?

[Debut_Fin]

Bruce by such a longshot

Bon Jovi's music is just horrible.

[Debut_Fin]

That Nebraska album is cool, but stuff Like Born to Run and Born in the USA are just crap in my opinion.

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[nolifesingedher]

Bon Jovi even being an option is ridiculous.

[gpfs7]

Bruce Springsteen is easily the best of these three, but I don't even like him.

The other two are just atrocious.

getting an opinion of a canadian on petty and bruce and 23 at that is pointless

[Tristan Needler]

getting an opinion of a canadian on petty and bruce and 23 at that is pointless
Wrong.

Getting the opinion of an American is pointless... too blinded by patriotism to judge the music based on the music, which is sub par. Trust me, I know music, I know rock music, and Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and especially John Bongiovi do not make good rock music. Not even good American rock music. Look back at the list I posted; all better than those three.

Word to the wise: I grew up in the US, I've lived in Canada for a total of nine out of me 23 years. Lived in the US from age six to nineteen.

[TangledUp]

Went with Tom.

[Joeypeapot777]

Bon Jovi fucking sucks. But i like Bruce, and that collaboration he did with Gaslight Anthem was pretty boss. AND I met him in New York one time

[xevandox]

your Petty pretty things

[domesticyeti]

Wrong.

Getting the opinion of an American is pointless... too blinded by patriotism to judge the music based on the music, which is sub par. Trust me, I know music, I know rock music, and Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen, and especially John Bongiovi do not make good rock music. Not even good American rock music. Look back at the list I posted; all better than those three.

Word to the wise: I grew up in the US, I've lived in Canada for a total of nine out of me 23 years. Lived in the US from age six to nineteen.

I'm not gonna argue everybody on the list that you mentioned, but I'll go ahead and take two examples that I personally love, The Doors and Jimi Hendrix, both of which I think of as worse then Springsteen.

The Doors are a great band, but their music doesn't carry the same ability to be relatable as a Petty or Springsteen (Jovi doesn't really either). The music is fantastic and Jim Morrison had a great voice, and while some songs are really well written it's pretty obvious that others were just drug fueled rants. Now, I've got nothing against bands using drugs or anything like that, but after a while it gets hard to really connect to a song about the singer being the Lizard King.
Hendrix is a bit different, because I think a good number of his songs are as iconic and classic as the best of Petty and Springsteen. But Hendrix still doesn't carry the same strength as a songwriter. On just musicianship alone I think he easily beats out the other three, but when you take the entire song into account, I think he gets beat.

Springsteen, however (at least in his early work and some of the more recent stuff), is a better fusion of songwriting talent backed up by musicianship. He writes songs that can capture feelings that lots of people all over the world feel (since he's successful in Europe and areas of Central/South America too). You don't have to be American to get alot of his songs. As for not playing good rock music, it's pretty hard to say that a song like "Jungleland" or "Rosalita" isn't a good rock n'roll song. Plus, the band he has on his second album (slightly different from the E Street Band) is as talented musically as anybody on that list. Even if it doesn't sound as flashy, it's well constructed, tightly played music that draws from a lot of different areas and blends them seemlessly. Springsteen has also been able to change his sound pretty well over the years, more so then alot of the bands you listed (although some died, so I guess that's not their fault). Obviously some changes worked (Nebraska, The Seeger Sessions) and some were regrettable (Lucky Town...), but to be able to have such a famous sound and shift it the way he's done in the past takes skill.

That being said: Springsteen, then Petty, then Bon Jovi (but really only for long drives or karaoke)

[lesto17]

For me:

The Boss > Tom Petty >>>>>> Bon Jovi. Not a fan of him at all.

I completely agree.

[danman]

Springsteen > Petty > Bon Jovi.

"Rosalita" is one of my favorite songs of all time - it's just perfect.

[tmagrosky]

the boss>petty>bon jovi....new bon jovi is absolute crap.....livin on a prayer is a go to kareokee song tho