Best pop/rock band

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yellowcard?

[Max Raker]

I really think the right answer is the Beatles (pre-whenever they got to creative/drugged out). Most people will say around Rubber Soul. Before that they really where just a great rock and roll band. I think John Lennon always claimed there best work was before they ever got famous or recorded, when they just whent on stage and played really rowdy rock and roll.

[colgin]

In no particulaar order:

Squeeze.
Husker Du.
The Go Betweens.
Replacements.
Ramones.
Connells.
Trash Can Sinatras.
Pernice Brothers.

[samjjones]

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Also, has anyone mentioned Beck?

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No. But then again, I'm pretty sure everybody else read the OP.

[samjjones]

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In no particulaar order:

Squeeze.
Husker Du.
The Go Betweens.
Replacements.
Ramones.
Connells.
Trash Can Sinatras.
Pernice Brothers.

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I must have missed when any of these (save Squeeze) were considered "pop".

[Grifter]

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In no particulaar order:

Squeeze.
Husker Du.
The Go Betweens.
Replacements.
Ramones.
Connells.
Trash Can Sinatras.
Pernice Brothers.

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I must have missed when any of these (save Squeeze) were considered "pop".

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In his defense, The Ramones are poppy as hell. Just because they called themselves punk and wore leather does not change the fact that they wrote albums full of slickly-produced, catchy, 2 minute pop songs.

[nath]

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KJS, nath, and others:

The point is not that a bunch of bands you've listed don't rock or are not as good as those in the thread - I like many of them a lot more than most bands in this thread. But the question is pop-rock.

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This is the catch, El D: Do you define "pop"-rock by "popularity", or by the sound? I've always used "pop" to indicate a certain sound; namely, up-tempo and catchy. And even though some of the bands I listed are more popular in the college / indie scene, they fit that requirement perfectly.

[El Diablo]

nath,

Don't take the college/indie scene thing too literally/seriously. Jimmy Eat World, for example, were indie stars, and they are as pop-rock as you get.

[BWebb]

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everclear

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I was wondering when someone would mention them. I absolutely hate their music, but I think it fits the category.

[BWebb]

Is there a reason I haven't seen much or any Journey nominations?