> Let me repeat that for those of you who are now going to speak up for the 
> Beach Boys. I love the Beach Boys. Love 'em to death, in fact. But they didn't 
> rock. You can't be the great American band if you didn't rock. 


*Why?


> Heck, why not Kiss as the great American band? 


*Oh. 
Never mind. 
If you'd seriously nominate KISS as the great American band then I see what the source of that thought is.