"How does one attritbute greatness to a rock'n'roll band? What criteria must be fulfilled?

First, I think, a great band's music is instantly identifiable even without the clue of the singer's voice. Second, their style must be one they have developed: they must be the first of a kind. Third, they should have influenced subsequent bands, none of whom will be as good. Fourth, that influence should echo down decades. Fifth, even people who don't care about them must know about them. The greatest of the great do all of that and more: they invent several styles...." (Michael Hann, The Guardian, On Music: Let There Be Respect.  AC/DC should ....read more...)

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