100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll

Documentary Kevin Bacon Melinda Mullins United States English 1 5 42 min. VH1 1998 03 28 The 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll was a television special that aired on VH1 in 1998, where the network compiled a list of what it considered the 100 greatest rock artists. The show included artists from a variety of genres within rock, such as classic rock, punk, alternative, and heavy metal. The artists were selected based on their impact on the genre, influence on other musicians, and commercial success. Hosted by Kevin Bacon. The television special ran on five days between March 31 and April 4, 1998, for an hour each.Farber Jim 1998-03-29 Fab 4 Top 100 List New York Daily News nydn000020010918du3t006hj Hay Carla 1998-03-21 VH1 polls artists on rock's greats https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_2Q4EAAAAMBAJ/page/n9/ Billboard Internet Archive 110 12 10, 110 227110870 2025-01-06 Every special covered 20 artists from the list. The special used footage from videos, concerts, and interviews.Piccoli Sean 1998-04-03 Business as Usual: Irrepressible Punk Rage https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EB5170F3A5C3B94&f=basic Sun Sentinel 2025-01-06 https://archive.today/20250106080440/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EB5170F3A5C3B94&f=basic 2025-01-06 Jeff Gaspin, who had recently become VH1's vice president of programming, proposed that they feature a countdown program in which musicians determined the list rather than commentators.Hesse Monica Monica Hesse 2007-09-29 On Cable, Shows That Count Down To the Lowest Common Denominator https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/2007/09/30/on-cable-shows-that-count-down-to-the-lowest-common-denominator/4488b648-7420-4c8a-9f7b-7859ff25a96e/ The Washington Post 2827611958 2025-01-06 https://archive.today/20250106075905/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/2007/09/30/on-cable-shows-that-count-down-to-the-lowest-common-denominator/4488b648-7420-4c8a-9f7b-7859ff25a96e/ 2025-01-06 Commentators Bryan Adams Rick Allen Bono David Bowie Meredith Brooks Jimmy Buffett David Byrne Dick Cavett Shawn Colvin David Crosby Sheryl Crow Joe Elliott Art Garfunkel Melissa Joan Hart?? Jimi Hendrix (archive footage) Indigo Girls (Amy Ray, Emily Saliers) Billy Joel Elton John Jim Kerr B.B. King Lenny Kravitz Annie Lennox Little Richard Lyle Lovett MC Hammer Madonna Paul McCartney Reba McEntire Sarah McLachlan Freddie Mercury (archive footage) Graham Nash Brandy Norwood Teddy Pendergrass Tom Petty Robert Plant Robbie Robertson Chris Robinson Nile Rodgers The Rolling Stones (Keith Richards) Henry Rollins Mick Ronson Richie Sambora Seal Gene Simmons Paul Stanley Sting Bernie Taupin Tina Turner Steven Tyler Eddie Vedder The Who (Roger Daltrey, John Entwistle, Pete Townshend) Nancy Wilson List Below is the top ten from the list.Rock On The Net: VH1: 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1998/vh1artists.htm 2024-10-06 www.rockonthenet.com The Beatles The Rolling Stones Jimi Hendrix Led Zeppelin Bob Dylan James Brown David Bowie Elvis Presley The Who The Police Reception The Boston Globe television critic Steve Morse criticized the special, writing, "the list could have been better, and so could the show, which succumbs to numbing repetition and is undone by Bacon's goofy rah-rah attitude and by an insipid female voice-over".Morse Steve 1998-03-31 VH1's Top 100 Choices Don't Rock https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/162394298/ The Boston Globe Newspapers.com bstngb0020010915du3v00cpl 2025-01-06 https://archive.today/20250106082023/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-boston-globe/162394298/ 2025-01-06 Tony Gieske of The Hollywood Reporter penned a mixed review of the special. Calling it a high-speed panorama, he said, "The songs, the artists and the commentary are perforce familiar if not banal, so it's all in the editing, which is fortunately first-rate in the Jet Ski style for which MTV is famous."Gieske Tony 1998-03-21 VH1 Presents the 100 Greatest Artists of Rock & Roll The Hollywood Reporter 351 47 20, 133 2393629738 The Records Bob Ivry found it to be a "mild surprise" that few women ranked highly in the list. He noted that the top two women were Aretha Franklin at 21 and Joni Mitchell at 32.Ivry Bob 1998-04-25 Poll Takes the Pulse of Rock's Greatest Acts https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EAF936F64D10283&f=basic The Record 2025-01-06 https://archive.today/20250106080723/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EAF936F64D10283&f=basic 2025-01-06 References External links 0486170 Category:VH1 original programming Category:1990s American television specials Category:1998 television specials