# Top biker bar bands **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 9, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390 "2007-06-09T18:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/1 "2007-06-09T18:55:29Z")
What bands are you most likely to hear from confirmed bikers? ZZ Top George Thorogood Lynerd Skynerd Allman Brothers Social Distortion Steppenwolf Rob Zombie? ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/2 "2007-06-09T19:05:33Z")
Motorhead. ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/3 "2007-06-09T19:28:28Z")
Bob Seger .38 Special Kansas I don’t know about Social Distortion, isn’t that punk? I haven’t met many true bikers who are into punk. But then, I assume we are talking Harley dudes rather than Triumph dudes. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Nader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/4 "2007-06-09T20:11:51Z")
Steve Miller Band The Eagles ---
**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/5 "2007-06-09T20:41:46Z")
Dr. Hook ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/6 "2007-06-09T20:54:51Z")
[QUOTE=Indygrrl] I haven’t met many true bikers who are into punk. But then, I assume we are talking Harley dudes rather than Triumph dudes. [/QUOTE] Vintage Hondas, BMWs and Triumphs are very popular among the indie hipster/punk crowd here. ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/7 "2007-06-10T04:39:59Z")
Are bikers still really considered cool? I mean really, come on. You wanna put your life on the line at least make it worthwhile, join the fire department or the army, why throw it away on a frakkin’ mc because some twist is yakkin’ away on their cell. Pfft. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/8 "2007-06-10T05:04:33Z")
[QUOTE=Operation Ripper] Are bikers still really considered cool? [/QUOTE] Yes. > [@](#): > > I mean really, come on. You wanna put your life on the line at least make it worthwhile, join the fire department or the **army** , Being killed in Iraq hardly seems worthwhile to me. > [@](#): > > why throw it away on a frakkin’ mc because some twist is yakkin’ away on their cell. Pfft. Same thing could happen to you driving a car. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/9 "2007-06-10T05:16:20Z")
[QUOTE=Indygrrl] Bob Seger .38 Special Kansas I don’t know about Social Distortion, isn’t that punk? I haven’t met many true bikers who are into punk. But then, I assume we are talking Harley dudes rather than Triumph dudes. [/QUOTE] Social Distortion is countrified punk. Check out “Ball and Chain.” I don’t know that many bikers but the ones I do know like a wide variety of music. Country, Southern rock and metal, mostly. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/10 "2007-06-10T09:58:52Z")
Social D is punk filtered through the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Socks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a8b319/32.png) [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/11 "2007-06-10T13:14:10Z")
Guns N’ Roses? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/12 "2007-06-10T13:36:47Z")
[QUOTE=Cardinal] What bands are you most likely to hear from confirmed bikers? ZZ Top George Thorogood Lynerd Skynerd Allman Brothers Social Distortion Steppenwolf Rob Zombie? [/QUOTE] These are all the top candidates. When I was in The Life, I found the music to be monotonous…they really need to get more variety. Oh…one more…The Pretenders. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/13 "2007-06-10T13:43:17Z")
Mountain Mississippi Queen … If you know what I mean Mississippi Queen … She taught me everything ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/14 "2007-06-10T14:23:55Z")
These bikers must have lots of green to get any of these bands to their local bar. “Hey Pig you coming to the bar tonight? We got the Allman Brothers.” “Who’s opening?” “Guns 'N Roses.” “Nah, maybe next week.” ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/15 "2007-06-10T15:49:31Z")
James Gang ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/16 "2007-06-10T17:03:32Z")
Social D is punk filtered through the Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens… ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/17 "2007-06-10T17:35:27Z")
AC/DC. I’m really surprised it took this long for someone to post 'em. ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-biker-bar-bands/407390/18 "2007-06-10T17:42:58Z")
Steve Earl has a following with bikers.