The Greatest American Rock Band Bracket!
First Round, Punk/Hard Rock Division
Green Day (6) vs. Beastie Boys (11)
The American Idiots and versus Brooklyn's dopest rap-rockers
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Green Day:
"Since the early '90s, Bay Area trio Green Day has been one of the most celebrated and successful bands in the world, infiltrating the mainstream with their snarling, energetic, and highly melodic brand of pop-punk. From the start, the band took notes from the anarchic attitudes and loud, fast, snotty approach of jittery late-'70s punk acts, but elevated their blasting sound with pop elements like catchy hooks, tightly arranged song structures, and Beatlesque vocal harmonies. This winning combination served as an entry point to punk for many listeners who were coming of age when they first blasted up the charts. " --Allmusic.com Popularity
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Beastie Boys:
"Beastie Boys crashed into the mainstream in the mid-'80s, their brash hedonism striking a chord with hip-hop fans and suburban metalheads alike. This loud, obnoxious blend of hard rock and rap wound up having a lasting impact, but the trio were young punks and restless artists. They soon abandoned pounding, aggressive rap-rock for dense sampladelic vistas and became revered by hip-hop aficionados, pointing the way to the genre-bending, self-referential pop culture of '90s pop. Beastie Boys played a vital role in that decade and became alternative rock icons." --AllMusic.com Popularity
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