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The Greatest American Rock Band Bracket!
Second Round, Classic Rock Division


The E Street Band (4) vs. the Heartbreakers (5)

Anthemic Jersey rockers versus the timeless hit machine
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band:
"When Bruce Springsteen finally broke through to national recognition in the fall of 1975 after a decade of trying, critics hailed him as the savior of rock & roll... He rocked as hard as Jerry Lee Lewis, his lyrics were as complicated as Bob Dylan's, and his concerts were near-religious celebrations of all that was best in music... [Forty years] later... Springsteen remains an established star who can look back on a career that produced one of the best-selling albums of all time, sold-out stadium shows, Grammy awards, an Oscar, and a group of imitators who constituted their own subgenre of popular music."
​​--AllMusic.com


Popularity
  • Over 150 million records sold worldwide
  • Seven top-ten singles
  • Five #1 singles
  • 20 Grammy Awards
  • Two Golden Globes
  • One Academy Awards
  • One Tony Award

Influence:
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 1999
  • Songwriters Hall of Fame, 1999
  • Kennedy Center Honors, 2009
  • Presidential Medal of Freedom, 2016
  • Ranked #23 on Rolling Stone's "Greatest Artists" list
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:
"Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers [culled] the best parts of the British Invasion, American garage rock, and Dylanesque singer/songwriters to create a distinctively American hybrid, recalling the past without being indebted to it. The Heartbreakers were a tight, muscular, and versatile backing band that provided the proper support for Petty's songs, which cataloged a series of middle-class losers and dreamers. [Petty's] willingness to experiment with the boundaries of classic rock and roll helped [the Heartbreakers] sustain [their] popularity well into the 21st century."
--AllMusic.com

Popularity
  • Over 80 million records sold worldwide
  • 12 top-ten albums
  • 28 top-ten rock singles
  • 10 #1 rock singles
  • Three Grammy Awards
  • Three MTV Video Music Awards

Influence:
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2002
  • Billboard Century Award, 2005
  • Major influence on the alt-country genre

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