Huey Lewis and the News -- the last great rock and roll band?

[Deja Q]

Real rock and roll; not pop singing fluff.

[Jetboy]

1. There are still some good ones out there.

I am going to see Adler's Appetite (former Gunsnroses drummer) on Wed, Meat Puppets on Friday and House of Large Sizes on Saturday. I'd take any of those bands over Huey and Co.

[MrSlayer]

2. Patrick Bateman thinks so.

I think they suck.

[Bucky]

3. A lot of what Green Day does is straight rock & roll

A lot of what Huey Lewis does borders on adult contemporary.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear Deja Q!

I don't know if they were the last great rock and roll band--but I always loved their sound!

Great hard rocking songs!

Loved 'em!

:thumbsup:

[madinmaryland]

5. I voted Yes. Not For Yes, but yes. At least I didn't vote for Rush.

:hide:

[Frank Cannon]

6. Their early work was a little too new wave for my taste

But when "Sports" came out in '83, I think they really came into their own--commercial and artistically.

[PeaceNikki]

7. This is a joke, right?

RIGHT!?!?

[Orrex]

8. They're rock and roll in the same way that urine-soaked sawdust is food.

[peekaloo]

9. as Clover then yes, maybe.

[old mark]

10. THey were a bar band on SanPablo Avenue in Berkeley in

the mid 70's right before their record - they were really great live.

One really tight stage band.

mark

[Ohio Joe]

12. I saw them live

Early 80s sometime... I forget exactly what year but... It was at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Orange County NY. One of the best live shows I've ever seen.

[flying rabbit]

11. Great = no. Rock and roll = maybe.

[Common Sense Party]

13. Cheap Trick is THE last great true rock and roll band.