THE DAD ROCK TIER LIST 

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It's kind of terrifying to me that Slipknot's debut is as old now as Hotel California was when the Slipknot album came out. Really puts the dad-ification of my youth into perspective.

I’m a 35 year old dad who was literally offended by TOOL being so low 😂 Thus proving all the stereotypes of TOOL fans, and I’m ok with that 🔧 🤣

I can't imagine anyone putting Greta Van Fleet above Tool and Medadeth wtf lol

"Yesterday's edgy sub-culture, is today's Dad Rock" 😆 Put that on a T-shirt!

Let's be real, at the national cultural level, ALL rock is now dad rock.

Pink Floyd is granddad rock, but isn't subjective. It's masterpiece.

There’s no way Finn is a zoomer. He’s dead on Gen X. He’s the definition of Gen X.

My favorite part of these streams is Finn being jealous of hot dudes.

Boomers: We wish younger generations would listen to, and play, the kind of music we like. GVF: Hey, we're Greta Van Fleet, and we play the kind of music you like. Boomers: F___ off, and stop trying to get famous by copying our music.

When my son referred to The Beastie Boys as a boy band for 40 year olds. It reconfirmed I had aged out of popular music.

The sheer amount of times Finn contradicted himself in this vid lol

Finn coulda saved some time by just going through the guitar hero catalog

i love when Finn says "Hell Yeah Brother" also rip Taylor Hawkins :(

"No one that likes Megadeth has ever had sex"" Also, Megadeth is "dad rock" Finn Mckenty does not understand basic biology confirmed?!?! Credibility ruined!!!!

Foo Fighters, the most bland dad rocking band ever, at S tier. And he has Pink Floyd at the same tier as Creed, and Greta Van Fleet equal to or better than QotSA, Megadeth, and Tool. This guy is the buttrock connoisseur.

Whenever Finn gets surprised to learn that young people (teens to early 20s) enjoy stuff like prog and classic rock, it never fails to make me smile. There’s no shortage of “born in the wrong generation”/old-music appreciators in any age group, man 😉 As a 20 year old who’s been an avid Pink Floyd fan since high school, I can tell ya lol

Rip Taylor, the guy wrote a smile and made everyone happy

Sitting here, sweating, starring at my RHCP asterisk tat, waiting for Finn to shred them.

I'm 27, not a dad, Foo Fighters is my favorite band. I'm genuinely sad about Taylor Hawkins. Also I love Pink Floyd, I regularly listen to several of their albums start to finish. Never consumed weed in any way in my life

Damnit, I'm a dad. 28 year old woman who apparently took a lot of music influence from my dad when I was in high school. I listen to a lot of these bands regularly today in 2022.

Megadeth, clutch and tool below Greta Van Fleet? How dare you sir, how dare you.

Dragula is a certified hood classic at my college. Literally everyone loves that song whether you’re 10, 50, or anything in between

This list is even more brutal than some of the previous ones. I'm entertained! Finn is becoming one of my fav roastmasters!!

37 year old Dad with a teenage daughter, Foo Fighters we’re my favorite band in High School. They are the definitive dad rock band. My daughter tells me “all rock is dad rock” and every time she says that a little piece inside of me dies.

Why does Finn think it’s such an insult for your favorite band to be labeled dad rock? I swear this dude has a phobia about aging or something.

Great list. Don't know how you missed Metallica though. I've had multiple conversations with my 40 something year old neighbor about that time in 1996 when him and his buddies saw Metallica at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and I always think this is the most dad rock conversation ever.

Rage Against the Machine is s-tier dad rock. I saw Wutang open for them in 97'. They still slap as hard as they ever did.

My grandma watched this with me. She said "this is oddly entertaining" and she was satisfied with the placement of the eagles

I went out and bought Appetite for Destruction about 1 hour after I saw the video for Welcome To The Jungle. I grabbed what was left of my allowance and walked across the field behind my house and across the street to the video rental store . They had a small section of music you could buy on cassette and they miraculously had Appetite. Bought that fucker and had listened to entire album about 4 times over by the end of the day.

I love how specific Finn is a lot of the time.

I'm barely an adult and this was painful to watch. Never realized how old some of my favorite bands were until now.

Finn: “I’m a zoomer.” “What’s up fellow kids.”

Dropped some donations off at Goodwill yesterday. I was wearing a Dream Theater hoodie. The kid that took my donations asked if I was a DT fan and said her dad just went to see them. I was there too ha ha ha

You either died a scene kid or live long enough to become a dad rock fan.

Tool is dad rock and I’m 49 and tons of my friends or coworkers in my age group love to love Tool. Man I think you’re wrong about Pink Floyd- they for one don’t have one defined sound, but you can pick a PF song just listening to a few sec of the song- we have our biases, and using wish you were here as an example that’s an iconic song- S tier completely.

I think it's telling that pretty much everything Tom Morello has done since RATM basically sounds like RATM but without Zach, and nothing has ever been nearly as big.

What about making a "big in europe" tier list? Could be quite fun, couldn't it?

Who cares if something is dad rock or even grandpa rock? Listen to whatever TF you like.

can't believe Pearl Jam and Green Day both didn't get a single mention, probably two of the most dad rock bands in history

The irony in calling Megadeth "Dad Rock" as well saying that those Dad fans never had sex...

I feel like in order to qualify to be dad rock you have to be accessible music by most dads. I know converge has an audience that is dad age but let’s be honest 95% of dad‘s would tell you to turn that shit off. Automatically disqualified

This tier list is definitely grand father rock any band that cameout in the 1960s '70s'and '80s is eligible for AARP coverage 😆🤣😂 now

I can 100% say I've been waiting for this day. Good job Finn you never fail to provide quality content!

Saw Greta Van Fleet over the summer and was actually kinda shocked by the audience. A ton of really hot girls mostly college aged. Was not expecting that at all going into the show.

As a northern Kentuckian, the Rob Zombie joke got me lol. Rob Zombie definitely has big Dayton, Kentucky energy

Finn having the balls to say Creed’s Human Clay was good… respect!

Greta Van Fleet is Grandpa rock for millennial dads. And because they came up in the chat quite a lot and they're my favorite band. Green Day isn't dad rock. They're mom rock. Like 80% of dads hate Green Day, but moms love them.

Biker dad whose day job is driving a big rig truck delivering refrigerator parts in Northern Kentucky listening to Rob Zombie....CAN CONFIRM This is at least 5 people I went to high school with.

Your tier lists are so entertaining! Keep em coming!

Converge is a hot take but 100% correct. 1 - one of my professors was a huge Converge fan, and he absolutely had a receding hairline and absolutely picked his daughter up from Montessori school after class and 2 - I went to a Converge show last weekend and it was like 80% ppl ages 35+

If I have to choose between some"dad rock" or every modern song with 808's and the same high hat and clap trap beats, it's dad rock every time

"But Dad rock isn't a sound, it's not an age, it's a state of mind". I died🤣 Edit: Also, I'm 20 and I love Pink Floyd and a lot of other older bands and artists as well as newer artists. And no, I don't smoke weed much at all. I smoke maybe once or twice a year.

F's in the chat for Taylor Hawkins... one of my biggest influences when it comes to my style of playing lol I remember trying to copy his exact style when I first started the drums (even the "using the mouth as a metronome" aspect to drumming 😂) F. RIP LEGEND

> Be me > 19 year old freshman in college > Dad is 48 > Dad also got into the Foo Fighters over the last few years RIP Taylor.

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Saying TOOL is boring is the rock equivalent of saying 2pac is boring.

Scott Stapp accidentally followed me on tiktok then immediately unfollowed. Felt weird.

Literally saw Rob Zombie with my dad at Rockville 😂 Also got to see the Foo Fighters with him. Love you, Dad. Sending love your way, Finn! Thanks for all the laughs 🤘

Finn: *Puts Megadeth and Tool on the D list. Me: "...and I was personally offended by that."

oh cmon, creed over QOTSA????? i saw them 2 times and boy, when they open the show with feet dont fail me now it was just incredible, even the deaf cripple would jump.. one of best live performances i could saw.

That Queens of the Stone Age song used to play at my Kroger that I worked at all the time(I heard they changed the instore canned audio last year) Definitely dad rock if it plays at your local grocery store during daytime shifts.

I feel like we forgot skate punk. My 62 year-old 30 year Navy veteran dad loves NOFX; my 64 year old legal secretary mom loves Bad Religion. To this day they are both jealous that I saw those bands at Warped Tour in 2009.

In re the Eagles, you must understand that back in the 70s they did not look like the dads of that era. They just appear that way now almost 50 years later.

"If it's gay to call an attractive dude gay... Then call me gay." great statement

I’m so happy you just happened to open with Foo Fighters, perfect timing. R.I.P Taylor. To me they are mom rock. We had tickets to see them this July.😔 I’m not super into them but it was something fun to look forward to. On Friday my mom sent me a video from her phone of her screaming at Foo on stage😅 She’s 57, and got me into ALL the dad rock growing up. Including Pearl Jam, who you did not mention. Waiting on Part 2. Also, Primus.

The Clutch ranking hurt my soul.

40 year old Dad here, middle schooler at home…. I mean…. Look at my channel name. I’d disagree with you, but your right soooooo….. I’m just gunna sit here and listen to Symphony of Destruction.

Great list, Finn! I’m 39 years old and am basically at peace with the fact that a lot of the bands I love (or loved) are now considered “dad rock.” I don’t even think there’s any real shame in the label, since from what I’ve witnessed (and contrary to popular belief), a lot of teenagers like the music their parents listen(ed) to. A couple thoughts on your specific choices: I’m a longtime fan of Queens Of The Stone Age. But, in hindsight, I kind of agree with your assessment of them. They turned a lot of heads in the early aughts for being a mainstream hard rock band that sounded different from Creed or Nickelback. But, in retrospect, they really weren’t as distinct or innovative as a lot of boomer critics and rock elitists made them out to be. I still like the band a lot, but I think the way they were being heralded as “Saviors Of Rock!!!!” was, in hindsight, a little overblown. Regarding Megadeth: if I’m being perfectly honest, their corniness/campiness was what I always found most appealing about them! Everybody talks about their technical skills and socio-political awareness (and I don’t dispute either of those). But, for me, Megadeth always stood out by taking themselves a little less seriously than Metallica and Slayer. There was a goofiness/silliness in songs like Sweating Bullets and Hangar 18 that the latter two bands seemed to deliberately avoid. And I always appreciated that about them.

Rage is dad rock 🤣 Morello is 100% the definition of a dad

I'm in my late 30's and my wife and I will always be childless, but wow, some of these realizations were BRUTAL. Your rundown on Converge fans in 2022 had me laughing my ass off. Local craft brewery hoodie could easily be used in place of the local coffee roaster hoodie. When you went into that rant, I seriously felt like you were talking about me! Too real.

You could definitely do a part 2 of this

Dad rock rules, it's hard we pass the rock along. I grew up loving my dad's rock, then that got me to find my own stuff in the late 80, 90s and 00s. Now my boys love my dad rock, when they hit their teens they will find their own bands and the cycle shall continue 4ever.🤟🤣

As I've gotten older, I think I've realized that I'm a bigger fan of the musicians in Megadeth than the band itself. I have a huge respect for Mustaine's playing and riff-writing, and so many of my favorite guitarists have made their name in the band: Chris Poland, Marty Friedman, Kiko Loureiro, etc. But when I sit and think about it, there isn't a ton of their stuff that I can sing back. Not to mention, outside of Mustaine, Friedman, and to an extent Poland, most of the musicians I admire from the band don't get to stretch their legs as much as I'd like.

New generations continue to listen to Pink Floyd for the same reason new generations continue to listen to Beethoven. Genius level music has no expiration date.

Finn's remarks are just cold as dry ice 😂 he kinda brings back some Beavis and Butthead vibes. It is in itself a dad-tv-show. That would be a great topic for a video though.

Finn, great work with the videos. I am curious if you would ever consider doing a video on IDLES? I have recently discovered them, (I know I am late to the party), I just want to learn more about them, and you are excellent at informing people about musicians.

Wait….so when Rage was mentioned, everyone was given credit, but Morello wasn’t mentioned as one of the most innovative guitarists of all time? He was what made rage. Him and Zack. Definitely the opinion of a music fan and not a musician. Still love you Finn and all your content

You should make a butt rock tier list part 2 also RIP to Taylor, my condolences to his family/friends and rest of foo fighters. Respect to fin also for showing his condolences

Your killing me lol, with the chili pepper jokes

I was in the hardware store the other day(wearing my Converge hoodie) and the stock kid came up to me and said "Converge is awesome! My parents met at their show!" I`m about to turn 41,Converge is indeed dad rock.

Greta Van Fleet above Tool? Shocking!

I feel personally attacked by the Converge reference

Finn, you're killin me with some of these placements😅

“You just gotta be in the right astral plane to fully enjoy tool and Pink Floyd…here have this tab of acid” -Every Teenager hearing Pink Floyd or tool for the first time

First time I heard Greta Van Fleet on the radio, I thought it was an unreleased Led Zeppelin track. Saw em live with my little sister and they put on a pretty good show, so I’ll give em a pass.

You're absolutely 100% right with your first pick haha. The Foo Fighters ARE the definitive pick for dad rock. As a dad myself (30) even when I heard the new songs Love dies young, Waiting on a war and Shame shame I was like man this is sounding like old man music. And I mean.. Dave Grohl is 53. I stopped and wrote this right after I saw Foo at #1. I assume Red Hot Chili Peppers will be on here somewhere that's how I knew I was getting old when I heard them on a classic rock station🤣 Keep up the good work.

Mark Tremonti sitting there thinking: "If I had a bridge, I could alter my situation."

Finn! Damn this had me laughing and smiling at your commentary. I empathize and understand your perspective on the categorization of Dad rock. Good stuff man. I appreciate your candor and humor. Later man!🕶🤙

I used to listen to a lot of dad rock and 'rockist' garage rock bands when I was drinking and partying a lot. Now, approaching 2 years of sobriety, I rarely listen to bands in those categories - I hear certain bands and see their fanbase's behaviour and cringe so much. Each to their own taste but I think a lot of people attach this "I listen to real music" personality on to themselves because they're wildly insecure and need something to convince themselves that they're 'better' than casual listeners who don't put so much 'righteous' weight on an art form. I saw that in the people I was around, and I felt like that too. Ironically being more present mentally has gotten me into present day music a whole lot more instead of embarrassingly living in the past.

Creed was the first band I ever fell in love with when I was a child. First two albums hold up really well still.

There should definitely be a part 2.

I laughed out loud when Finn said "I cannot lose this game I got to make Scott Stapp proud"

I'm 43 almost 44, & this is the first time that I've ever heard of the band Converge. Also, I'm surprised that both Nickleback & Pearl jam didn't make the list.

In the garage with dad a few months back, Dracula comes on. Dad says to me "who is this? I kinda like it" too accurate

Dude, Pink Floyd's Piper At The Gates of Dawn and Saucerful of Secrets is S tier psychedelic rock. Amazing albums.

I love Pink Floyd though, and im not smoking weed, sure they have obnoxious young fans, that listens to The Wall and goes "Im deep, im 20 and love this, god I was born in the wrong generation" But in all fairness the band were extremely good, music composition wise and lyric wise

Rage in Perfect Harmony with The Machine

Omg, the ad that loaded for this video was for a Lincoln Navigator hahaha. Is that on me or on you Finn?

You ripped my soul out on this one, Finn.