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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
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"
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
  • Over 34 million records sold worldwide
  • 19 top-ten Rock chart singles
  • Five #1 Rock chart singles
  • One top-100 song
  • 6 million Spotify Streams

Influence:
  • Ranked #34 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock"
  • Ranked #15 on Hit Parader's "Greatest Live Bands"

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