The Greatest American Rock Band Bracket!
First Round, Punk/Hard Rock Division
Aerosmith (3) vs. Alice in Chains (14)
The American Stones versus the heaviest grunge-rockers
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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
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Alice in Chains:
"Alice in Chains both epitomized the solemn, heavy Seattle sound of the 1990s and stood apart from the grunge hordes. What separated Alice in Chains from their alt-rock brethren was how their roots lay in heavy metal, not punk. Guitarist Jerry Cantrell and vocalist Layne Staley both played in metal bands prior to the [band's] formation... and they released the band's debut [album] in 1990, well before Nirvana pushed the underground into the mainstream. Alice in Chains thrived in the glory days of grunge, and it wasn't merely a question of timing, either. The band's sensibility fit into the alternative rock zeitgeist of the early '90s." --AllMusic.com Popularity
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