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The Greatest American Rock Band Bracket!
Elite Eight, Punk/Hard Rock Division


Aerosmith (3) vs. Van Halen (4)

The American Stones versus the guitar god and company
Aerosmith:
"Aerosmith were one of the most popular hard rock bands of the '70s, setting the style and sound of hard rock and heavy metal for the next two decades with their raunchy, bluesy swagger. The Boston-based quintet found the middle ground between the menace of the Rolling Stones and the campy, sleazy flamboyance of the New York Dolls, developing a lean, dirty riff-oriented boogie that was loose and swinging and as hard as a diamond.  Aerosmith's ability to pull off both ballads and rock & roll made them extremely popular during the mid-'70s, when they had a string of gold and platinum albums."
​​--Allmusic.com


Popularity
  • Over 150 million records sold worldwide
  • 25 Gold, 18 Platinum,  12 multi-Platinum albums
  • Nine #1 singles
  • 21 top-40 singles
  • 17.8 million Spotify streams
  • Four Grammy Awards

Influence:
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2001
  • Songwriters Hall of Fame, 2013
  • Ranked #30 on Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists"
Van Halen:
"Van Halen simultaneously rewrote the rules of rock guitar and hard rock in general. Guitarist Eddie Van Halen redefined what the electric guitar could do, developing a blindingly fast technique with a variety of self-taught two-handed tapping, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and effects that mimicked the sounds of machines and animals. It was wildly inventive and over the top, equaled only by vocalist David Lee Roth, who brought the role of a metal singer to near-performance art standards with a flair for showmanship derived as much from lounge performers as Robert Plant. Together, they made Van Halen set the template for 80s hard rock and heavy metal."
--AllMusic.com

Popularity
  • Over 80 million records sold worldwide
  • Two Gold, nine Platinum,  one Diamond album
  • 13 #1 rock singles
  • 10.9 million Spotify streams
  • One Grammy Award

Influence:
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2007
  • Ranked #7 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"

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