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Greatness is almost impossible to define.

And I agree with Seattle that groups need time to mature, but perhaps we should substitute influential for greatness.

Elvis and the Beatles are the most influential.

Two groups I never really appreciated Grateful Dead and the Stones, though a few classics are tolerable.

I'm surprised Seattle doesn't like Jethro Tull very well, as I still enjoy his works.

Today's two more interesting groups are Pumpkin Tree and Ozric Tentacles, but I doubt they'll be influential.

I'll always enjoy Zep, so much so that I'm buying the Allison Krause and Robert Plant release of Raising Sand coming out on the 23d of this month.

However, Rush was and is influential. I hate to say it, but Chicago also influence work. U2 carries an influence, and I prefer Sting to U2.

I'm trying to decide what I think of Radiohead. Of the British invasion bands today, Oasis isn't bad.