{"id":5641,"date":"2019-03-06T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-06T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/?p=5641"},"modified":"2019-03-25T15:52:34","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T19:52:34","slug":"rock-of-ages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monmouth.edu\/magazine\/rock-of-ages\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock of Ages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rock of Ages<\/h1>
In Search of America\u2019s favorite Rock band.\n<\/div>
by Tony Marchetti (compiled from Monmouth University poll data) <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n

Pity the Rolling Stones. Still going strong nearly six decades after they formed, scheduled to hit the road in April, and reportedly working on a new album, they again find themselves eclipsed by their one-time rivals, the Beatles\u2014a band that broke up nearly 50 years ago. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latest example: In a national poll conducted by Monmouth University\u2019s Polling Institute<\/a>, Americans were asked to name the greatest rock \u2019n\u2019 roll band or group of all time. Nearly 1 in 4 (23 percent) said the Beatles. The Stones finished a distant second, with just 8 percent naming them. AC\/DC, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Aerosmith, and Queen were the only other bands named by more than 1 percent of respondents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When asked if they like the Beatles, 86 percent of Americans said they do, either \u201ca lot\u201d (50 percent) or \u201ca little\u201d (36 percent). Eight percent reported disliking the group, while 4 percent weren\u2019t sure. Perhaps the most surprising piece of data in the polling report: Two percent of respondents said they\u2019d never heard of the lads from Liverpool. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

So take heart Stones fans. Hypothetically speaking, there\u2019s at least a sliver of the population for whom your band never played second fiddle to the Beatles. Maybe that tidbit, and Keith Richards\u2019 seeming immortality, can give you some satisfaction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Supporting Acts<\/h3>\n\n\n

The following artists were mentioned by no more than 1 percent of respondents:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • The Beach Boys<\/li>
  • Bon Jovi<\/li>
  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band<\/li>
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival<\/li>
  • Def Leppard<\/li>
  • Elvis Presley<\/li>
  • Fleetwood Mac<\/li>
  • The Grateful Dead<\/li>
  • Guns N\u2019 Roses<\/li>
  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience<\/li>
  • Journey<\/li>
  • Kiss<\/li>
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd<\/li>
  • Metallica<\/li>
  • Pink Floyd<\/li>
  • U2<\/li>
  • The Who<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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