Best pop/rock band

[WillMagic]

Franz Ferdinand.

[El Diablo]

Phil: Man, I saw you had posted here and was wondering what jam-style band you would pick! DMB is actually a decent choice.

PB: Word.

Wonder: Bush, nice.

JB and others: Yeah, AC/DC slightly on the harder side of qualifying for this thread, but a good pick.

Peachy: Third Eye Blind and probably Tom Petty, yeah. I would say VH and Lifehouse are too sappy-crappy to qualify (unlike other crappy bands listed previously that do qualify) and I don't know the other two.

RDH: Boston, nice, 'cept they also snuck in some real garbage.

Smiley: Oasis, nice.

C: Nice call on The Pixies, though I guess they have a little stuff edging towards the too-alternative side to be a top contender, but they def qualify.

[El Diablo]

Jeff,

Obv too hard rock.

[James Boston]

El D,

If AC/DC is too hard, I'll have to go with Lynryd Skynryd. I'm not a huge fan, but they're certainly a very consistent rock band.

[The DaveR]

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C: Nice call on The Pixies, though I guess they have a little stuff edging towards the too-alternative side to be a top contender, but they def qualify.

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Your inclusion/exclusion criteria is all effed up if the Pixies qualify but The Police don't.

Also, The Kinks is the best one listed so far. Great call.

[kssquared]

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My vote is for Incubus starting with their album Make Yourself. Anything before that and they are too weird.


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couldnt have said it better myself, and of course u have to add 311 in there

[El Diablo]

Daver,

The Police and the Pixies are similarly on the borderline.

[Warder]

I didn't thumb through all of the posts, and I'm not sure if all of these fit:

Kings of Leon, Bruce Springstein (not pop at all, but so enjoyable when listening to his more upbeat songs. Check out his album Seeger Sessions if you can), Matchbox 20/Rob Thomas, Marshal Tucker Band( a little old school country/rock), Hootie , Tom Petty, Rolling Stones, CCR/John Fogertey, Sublime, Audioslave, The White Stripes, The Strokes, and the single 'Woman' by Wolfmother.....

NOt sure if this is what you were looking for.

[suzzer99]

Fleetwood Mac - they get better and better sounding to me every year.

[mikech]

how has nobody mentioned THE WHO?? is it because they're too big, too famous, been around too long? regardless, it's clear to me that they're the greatest "straightforward" rock band of all time.