#280 - "Life Is A Highway" - Tom Cochrane - Mad Mad World - #1/1 - Though it's been frequently murdered by country music stars who think that they can pretend to be decent songwriters by stealing a song from someone who is, the original is one of the most exciting songs of the 90's.
#279 - "Mr. Brightside" - The Killers - Hot Fuss - #1/1 - The song that made the Killers one of the most promising bands in all of indie rock, "Brightside" is one of the best songs of the new millennium.
#278 - "Seven Nation Army" - The White Stripes - Elephant - #8/10 - The most popular song, if not the best, from the White Stripes best album (and one of the best ever made), "Seven Nation Army" features a guitar riff that's among the best of all-time and an outstanding chorus.
#277 - "State Of Love And Trust" - Pearl Jam - Singles Soundtrack - #18/25 - The first big hit of Pearl Jam's career, "State" is best known for it's guitar work and chorus.
#276 - "Purple Haze" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? - #7/9 - One of the most famous guitar riffs in all of rock n roll and one of the most well-known lyrics "Excuse Me While I Kiss The Sky" make this an unforgettable classic.
#275 - "T.N.T." - AC/DC - Bonfire - #7/9 - One of the great songs from the Bon Scott era of the band, "T.N.T." is one of the most badass songs of the 1970's and features outstanding lyrics.
#274 - "Brick" - The Ben Folds Five - Whatever And Amen - #2/2 - A sad, piano-driven song about a woman who has an abortion and how it affects the people around her.
#273 - "Live Forever" - Oasis - Definitely Maybe - #5/6 - The Brit-pop epic to end all Brit-pop epics, "Live Forever" is the culmination of Oasis' entire career, though it's not quite their best song.
#272 - "Road To Nowhere" - The Talking Heads - Little Creatures - #7/10 - The last great song of the Talking Heads, "Road To Nowhere" features some of their best lyrics and an excellent chorus.
#271 - "Acquiesce" - Oasis - The Masterplan - #6/6 - Surprisingly, Oasis didn't even consider their best song worthy of inclusion on an actual album. Their mistake notwithstanding, "Acquiesce" features an insane chorus that rivals the best of the 90's and uses it to work it's way to the top of the stack of a great band's playlist.
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Top 1000 Bands #280-#271
280 - Eagles Of Death Metal - A solid band with a bright future, Eagles features guest star Josh Homme in their quirky rock n roll throwback songs.
279 - Spoon - I don't like them as much as indie rock critics do, but I can't deny the excellence of their last few albums and the hooks that they feature in their best songs.
278 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive - One of the most popular classic rock bands of the 1970's, BTO never really had any great songs, but they did churn out a large quantity of solid rock tunes during their run.
277 - Tenacious D - The best rock parody band of all-time, Jack Black and Kyle Gass' comedy duo brilliantly parodied a wide variety of genres and styles culminating in an outstanding album.
276 - Nada Surf - Although they're mostly known for their huge hit "Popular", Nada Surf has been carrying the indie rock ball for more than a decade as a poor man's Weezer that is frequently better than Weezer.
275 - The Cranberries - One of the most successful 90's alternative bands, The Cranberries had a unique Irish sound and a string of hits, with the best being "Zombie".
274 - Meat Loaf - A bombastic singing voice and exactly one album's worth of great songs drove Meat Loaf to one of the most successful albums of all-time, though it's a shame that all those great songs ended up on that one album.
273 - Built To Spill - One of alternative rock's longest-living and greatest bands, Built To Spill never broke through but they still made a lasting impression on rock n roll.
272 - Buckcherry - Essentially this is a recognition of their outstanding debut album, which is one of the best albums of the last 10 years. Everything since then has been WAY downhill.
271 - Fountains Of Wayne - A quirky alternative band that had a huge hit with "Stacy's Mom", though it was one of their worst songs.
279 - Spoon - I don't like them as much as indie rock critics do, but I can't deny the excellence of their last few albums and the hooks that they feature in their best songs.
278 - Bachman-Turner Overdrive - One of the most popular classic rock bands of the 1970's, BTO never really had any great songs, but they did churn out a large quantity of solid rock tunes during their run.
277 - Tenacious D - The best rock parody band of all-time, Jack Black and Kyle Gass' comedy duo brilliantly parodied a wide variety of genres and styles culminating in an outstanding album.
276 - Nada Surf - Although they're mostly known for their huge hit "Popular", Nada Surf has been carrying the indie rock ball for more than a decade as a poor man's Weezer that is frequently better than Weezer.
275 - The Cranberries - One of the most successful 90's alternative bands, The Cranberries had a unique Irish sound and a string of hits, with the best being "Zombie".
274 - Meat Loaf - A bombastic singing voice and exactly one album's worth of great songs drove Meat Loaf to one of the most successful albums of all-time, though it's a shame that all those great songs ended up on that one album.
273 - Built To Spill - One of alternative rock's longest-living and greatest bands, Built To Spill never broke through but they still made a lasting impression on rock n roll.
272 - Buckcherry - Essentially this is a recognition of their outstanding debut album, which is one of the best albums of the last 10 years. Everything since then has been WAY downhill.
271 - Fountains Of Wayne - A quirky alternative band that had a huge hit with "Stacy's Mom", though it was one of their worst songs.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Top 1000 Songs #290-#281
#290 - "Somebody To Love" - Jefferson Airplane - Somebody To Love - Somebody To Love - #2/3 - JA's most famous song, which is well-known for being intense and poorly performed by singer Grace Slick.
#289 - "Touch Of Grey" - The Grateful Dead - In The Dark - #3/3 - "Touch" was the Dead's comeback song and the most successful song of their career, exposing the band to a new generation of obsessive fans.
#288 - "Hotel California" - The Eagles - Hotel California - #4/4 - The best Eagles song was also the band's signature song for most of the 70's and a staple of classic rock radio.
#287 - "Light My Fire" - The Doors - The Doors - #9/10 - Keeping with the theme of legendary classic rock songs, "Light My Fire" is among the biggest with it's top-notch verses and it's extended instrumental mid-section.
#286 - "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King - Greatest Hits - #1/1 - King only had one hit in his career, but when it's as big as this one, you don't need a second.
#285 - "Accidents Will Happen" - Elvis Costello - Armed Forces - #7/11 - Yet another brilliant pop-punk song from the master of the New Wave genre, this song features one of his best choruses.
#284 - "Crosstown Traffic" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland - #6/9 - "Crosstown" isn't one of Jimi's bigger hits, but I can't figure out why. The song features a blistering guitar riff and some of Jimi's best lyrics.
#283 - "My Doorbell" - The White Stripes - Get Behind Me, Satan - #7/10 - The best song off of the "worst" White Stripes album in nearly a decade, "My Doorbell" is a stomping piano-driven hit that proves that it doesn't matter what instrument Jack White is playing, he can make it kick an amazing amount of ass.
#282 - "Wonderwall" - Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory - #4/6 - Oasis' biggest hit is also one of their best songs overall, with an epic sound and a full measure of bombast.
#281 - "Rockin' The Suburbs" - The Ben Folds Five - Rockin' The Suburbs - #1/1 - At first glance, this song seems like a sweet pop song, but if you pay attention it's actually one of the most sarcastic songs about the music industry ever written. And it's a great pop song as well.
#289 - "Touch Of Grey" - The Grateful Dead - In The Dark - #3/3 - "Touch" was the Dead's comeback song and the most successful song of their career, exposing the band to a new generation of obsessive fans.
#288 - "Hotel California" - The Eagles - Hotel California - #4/4 - The best Eagles song was also the band's signature song for most of the 70's and a staple of classic rock radio.
#287 - "Light My Fire" - The Doors - The Doors - #9/10 - Keeping with the theme of legendary classic rock songs, "Light My Fire" is among the biggest with it's top-notch verses and it's extended instrumental mid-section.
#286 - "Stand By Me" - Ben E. King - Greatest Hits - #1/1 - King only had one hit in his career, but when it's as big as this one, you don't need a second.
#285 - "Accidents Will Happen" - Elvis Costello - Armed Forces - #7/11 - Yet another brilliant pop-punk song from the master of the New Wave genre, this song features one of his best choruses.
#284 - "Crosstown Traffic" - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland - #6/9 - "Crosstown" isn't one of Jimi's bigger hits, but I can't figure out why. The song features a blistering guitar riff and some of Jimi's best lyrics.
#283 - "My Doorbell" - The White Stripes - Get Behind Me, Satan - #7/10 - The best song off of the "worst" White Stripes album in nearly a decade, "My Doorbell" is a stomping piano-driven hit that proves that it doesn't matter what instrument Jack White is playing, he can make it kick an amazing amount of ass.
#282 - "Wonderwall" - Oasis - (What's The Story) Morning Glory - #4/6 - Oasis' biggest hit is also one of their best songs overall, with an epic sound and a full measure of bombast.
#281 - "Rockin' The Suburbs" - The Ben Folds Five - Rockin' The Suburbs - #1/1 - At first glance, this song seems like a sweet pop song, but if you pay attention it's actually one of the most sarcastic songs about the music industry ever written. And it's a great pop song as well.
Top 1000 Bands #290-#281
290 - Phantom Planet - One of the most underappreciated bands of the 21st century, Phantom Planet is perhaps the best of the emo bands to cross over to the modern rock charts. Their new album is excellent and should propel this band higher in the future.
289 - Primus - The ultimate "if you're in a band, you'll love them" band, Primus' music was bass-driven, a true rarity in modern rock and while some of their music was impossibly thick, enough of it broke through to make the band memorable.
288 - The Byrds - The Byrds were frequently mislabeled as the American answer to the British Invasion (if that's they case, England kicked our ass), but they did create a long string of classic hits on their way to one of the most successful careers of their era.
287 - Tina Turner - One of the first legends of rock n roll, Tina Turner started out on top with former husband Ike and eventually became even bigger as a solo artist, one of the most successful of the 80's.
286 - Boston - One of the most technically proficient bands of the classic rock era, Boston should have sounded good, considering it took them about 8 years to produce each of their albums. Still, the product is of high quality.
285 - Everclear - One of the bigger bands of the late 90's, Everclear doesn't get the credit they deserve, but with the exception of Green Day there wasn't a better band of the era when it comes to hooks.
284 - George Harrison - The second of the four Beatles on my list, George Harrison took the furthest leap from his Beatles songs as he explored Eastern music and spirituality to craft a unique sound that rock n roll hadn't seen before.
283 - The Hives - One of the survivors of the throwback fad of the early 21st century, The Hives continue to churn out solid albums and great rock hits, even though they're not considered an A-list band anymore.
282 - Sly And The Family Stone - The kings of 60's and 70's funk, Sly and the Family Stone cranked out hit after hit before Sly mysteriously disappeared from the public scene.
281 - Bikini Kill - The greatest of the riot-grrl bands of the 90's, Bikini Kill were half thrash and half punk and intense from start to finish.
289 - Primus - The ultimate "if you're in a band, you'll love them" band, Primus' music was bass-driven, a true rarity in modern rock and while some of their music was impossibly thick, enough of it broke through to make the band memorable.
288 - The Byrds - The Byrds were frequently mislabeled as the American answer to the British Invasion (if that's they case, England kicked our ass), but they did create a long string of classic hits on their way to one of the most successful careers of their era.
287 - Tina Turner - One of the first legends of rock n roll, Tina Turner started out on top with former husband Ike and eventually became even bigger as a solo artist, one of the most successful of the 80's.
286 - Boston - One of the most technically proficient bands of the classic rock era, Boston should have sounded good, considering it took them about 8 years to produce each of their albums. Still, the product is of high quality.
285 - Everclear - One of the bigger bands of the late 90's, Everclear doesn't get the credit they deserve, but with the exception of Green Day there wasn't a better band of the era when it comes to hooks.
284 - George Harrison - The second of the four Beatles on my list, George Harrison took the furthest leap from his Beatles songs as he explored Eastern music and spirituality to craft a unique sound that rock n roll hadn't seen before.
283 - The Hives - One of the survivors of the throwback fad of the early 21st century, The Hives continue to churn out solid albums and great rock hits, even though they're not considered an A-list band anymore.
282 - Sly And The Family Stone - The kings of 60's and 70's funk, Sly and the Family Stone cranked out hit after hit before Sly mysteriously disappeared from the public scene.
281 - Bikini Kill - The greatest of the riot-grrl bands of the 90's, Bikini Kill were half thrash and half punk and intense from start to finish.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Top 1000 Songs #300-#291
#300 - "1979" - The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - #3/7 - One of the band's biggest hits, "1979" is one of their better ballads and one of the best song on one of the greatest albums of the 90's.
#299 - "Zero" - The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - #4/7 - The polar opposite of "1979", "Zero" is a fast-paced and intense goth punk song from start to finish.
#298 - "Dragula" - Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe - #1/1 - Rob's best solo work, "Dragula" is one of the best metal songs of the past 10 years and has the perfect mix of crunchy metal and brilliant lyrics that helped to transition Zombie from his old band to his new solo career.
#297 - "The Day I Tried To Live" - Soundgarden - Superunknown - #7/11 - Yet another fantastic song off of Soundgarden's brilliant breakthrough album, "The Day I Tried To Live" showcases Cornell's vocals as always and features one of the band's best choruses.
#296 - "The Seeker" - The Who - The Who By Numbers - #3/9 - This song stands out to me in part because of it's association with "American Beauty", but also in that it was one of the most important and best songs of the proto-punk era. The attitude and snark of this song was one of the key turning points in rock history.
#295 - "There's No Other Way" - Blur - Leisure - #2/3 - Another great song from the band that enjoyed incredible success in England only to become a one-hit wonder in America. This song isn't their one American hit, but it is one of their all-time best with one of Brit-pop's best hooks.
#294 - "The Guns Of Brixton" - The Clash - London Calling - #10/18 - The Clash were huge fans of reggae and this song is a clear indication of the type of revolution rock fused with world music that the band would go on to make their signature style.
#293 - "Into The Great Wide Open" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open - #13/17 - The semi-autobiographical song was one of the best slow Petty songs of the early 90's and displayed Petty's lyrical brilliance as well as any song from the middle period of his career.
#292 - "The Passenger" - Iggy Pop - Lust For Life - #1/5 - Of all the great Iggy Pop songs, this one is probably the least known, though it is getting more exposure now in commercials on the FX network. The great thing about "The Passenger" is the lyrics, though you can't deny the fun of the "la la" chorus.
#291 - "Cult Of Personality" - Living Colour - Vivid - #1/1 - One of the greatest one-hit wonder songs ever written, Living Colour hit it out of the park with their debut single about the dangers of relying on personality to choose leaders. It's a shame that they never had another song of this caliber in them.
#299 - "Zero" - The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness - #4/7 - The polar opposite of "1979", "Zero" is a fast-paced and intense goth punk song from start to finish.
#298 - "Dragula" - Rob Zombie - Hellbilly Deluxe - #1/1 - Rob's best solo work, "Dragula" is one of the best metal songs of the past 10 years and has the perfect mix of crunchy metal and brilliant lyrics that helped to transition Zombie from his old band to his new solo career.
#297 - "The Day I Tried To Live" - Soundgarden - Superunknown - #7/11 - Yet another fantastic song off of Soundgarden's brilliant breakthrough album, "The Day I Tried To Live" showcases Cornell's vocals as always and features one of the band's best choruses.
#296 - "The Seeker" - The Who - The Who By Numbers - #3/9 - This song stands out to me in part because of it's association with "American Beauty", but also in that it was one of the most important and best songs of the proto-punk era. The attitude and snark of this song was one of the key turning points in rock history.
#295 - "There's No Other Way" - Blur - Leisure - #2/3 - Another great song from the band that enjoyed incredible success in England only to become a one-hit wonder in America. This song isn't their one American hit, but it is one of their all-time best with one of Brit-pop's best hooks.
#294 - "The Guns Of Brixton" - The Clash - London Calling - #10/18 - The Clash were huge fans of reggae and this song is a clear indication of the type of revolution rock fused with world music that the band would go on to make their signature style.
#293 - "Into The Great Wide Open" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Into The Great Wide Open - #13/17 - The semi-autobiographical song was one of the best slow Petty songs of the early 90's and displayed Petty's lyrical brilliance as well as any song from the middle period of his career.
#292 - "The Passenger" - Iggy Pop - Lust For Life - #1/5 - Of all the great Iggy Pop songs, this one is probably the least known, though it is getting more exposure now in commercials on the FX network. The great thing about "The Passenger" is the lyrics, though you can't deny the fun of the "la la" chorus.
#291 - "Cult Of Personality" - Living Colour - Vivid - #1/1 - One of the greatest one-hit wonder songs ever written, Living Colour hit it out of the park with their debut single about the dangers of relying on personality to choose leaders. It's a shame that they never had another song of this caliber in them.
Top 1000 Bands #300-#291
300 - Duran Duran - They take a lot of flack for their cheesy videos, but if you compare one of the great pop bands of the 80's to the crappy pop music we have today you can't help but notice that they were at least trying and they did have legitimate chops as artists.
299 - Matchbox 20 - Another maligned band that never got the appreciation they deserved. Sure, their music lacked edge and was about as un-hip as it got in the 90's, but the songwriting was legitimate and the hooks were outstanding.
298 - A.F.I. - One of the most popular modern rock bands around at the moment, A.F.I. has created a string of great goth punk albums that finally crossed over to the mainstream with their last album.
297 - The Doves - A forgotten indie rock band from the late 90's, The Doves created several albums worth of great material before fading away.
296 - Bad Company - One of the most popular rock bands of the 70's, Bad Company perfected the AOR sound that is both widely listened to this day and widely despised.
295 - Queensryche - A prog metal band from the early 80's, Queensryche enjoyed a major career surge when they aimed at more mainstream audiences with their Floydian "Silent Lucidity" and other radio-friendly songs like "Empire".
294 - Gang Of Four - One of the biggest names in New Wave, Gang Of Four are better known for the bands that they've inspired than for their own hits, though the beats that they created are among the best of the early 80's.
293 - Dirty Pretty Things - Their second album was a huge disappointment, but DPT's debut was one of the most under-rated albums of the new millennium with great indie pop song after great song, rivaling even The Arctic Monkeys for licks and lyrics.
292 - The Drive-By Truckers - Not that Lynyrd Skynyrd was entirely dumb with their songwriting, but it's more than fair to describe this band as the thinking man's Skynyrd. Featuring some of the best Southern Rock lyrics ever written, DBT have released a series of great albums over the past few years.
291 - The Hold Steady - They should expect to leap up quite a bit when I revise this list as their latest album will end up in my 2008 top 25 albums list easily. A rocked out Springsteen with indie cred is the best way to describe this up and coming band.
299 - Matchbox 20 - Another maligned band that never got the appreciation they deserved. Sure, their music lacked edge and was about as un-hip as it got in the 90's, but the songwriting was legitimate and the hooks were outstanding.
298 - A.F.I. - One of the most popular modern rock bands around at the moment, A.F.I. has created a string of great goth punk albums that finally crossed over to the mainstream with their last album.
297 - The Doves - A forgotten indie rock band from the late 90's, The Doves created several albums worth of great material before fading away.
296 - Bad Company - One of the most popular rock bands of the 70's, Bad Company perfected the AOR sound that is both widely listened to this day and widely despised.
295 - Queensryche - A prog metal band from the early 80's, Queensryche enjoyed a major career surge when they aimed at more mainstream audiences with their Floydian "Silent Lucidity" and other radio-friendly songs like "Empire".
294 - Gang Of Four - One of the biggest names in New Wave, Gang Of Four are better known for the bands that they've inspired than for their own hits, though the beats that they created are among the best of the early 80's.
293 - Dirty Pretty Things - Their second album was a huge disappointment, but DPT's debut was one of the most under-rated albums of the new millennium with great indie pop song after great song, rivaling even The Arctic Monkeys for licks and lyrics.
292 - The Drive-By Truckers - Not that Lynyrd Skynyrd was entirely dumb with their songwriting, but it's more than fair to describe this band as the thinking man's Skynyrd. Featuring some of the best Southern Rock lyrics ever written, DBT have released a series of great albums over the past few years.
291 - The Hold Steady - They should expect to leap up quite a bit when I revise this list as their latest album will end up in my 2008 top 25 albums list easily. A rocked out Springsteen with indie cred is the best way to describe this up and coming band.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Top 1000 Songs #310-#301
#310 - "You Wreck Me" - Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Wildflowers - #12/17 - An underrated Petty classic, "Wreck" was the most straight-forward rock song on Tom's solo album featuring a blistering guitar lick and a great chorus.
#309 - "Ever Fallen In Love" - The Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady - #1/2 - One of the most overlooked punk bands of the 77 scene, The Buzzcocks had an uncanny pop sensibility that led them to create two of the greatest punk songs of the 70's. The other one is coming up pretty soon.
#308 - "Jesus Walks" - Kanye West - The College Dropout - #2/2 - Kanye's first big hit is also his best as he mixes military beats with his best lyrics to create a new kind of hip hop.
#307 - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits - #1/2 - One of the biggest stars of Motown had one of the great songs of the era with this all-time R&B classic about a cheating partner.
#306 - "Monkey Gone To Heaven" - The Pixies - Doolittle - #3/8 - It's not their most well-known song, but "Monkey" is one of their best-written songs and featured some of their most clever song lyrics and a bizarre song structure.
#305 - "Spoonman" - Soundgarden - Superunknown - #5/11 - Though panned by Blender as one of the worst-written songs of all-time, I've always been a huge fan of this pulsing grunge hit that showcases some great guitar riffs and Cornell's insane vocals.
#304 - "When The Levee Breaks" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppein IV - #15/24 - The slow-paced blues rock monstrosity that closed out the all-time classic Zeppelin IV album, "Levee" is a thundering heavy metal beast with Dylan caliber lyrics.
#303 - "The Hardest Button To Button" - The White Stripes - Elephant - #6/10 - For a band that was previously best known for it's rapid-fire punk by way of classic rock songs like "Fell In Love With A Girl" and "Hotel Yorba", The White Stripes took a detour into the world of crunchy classic rock with this unusually long "epic" from their finest album.
#302 - "Disarm" - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - #2/7 - An early career high point, "Disarm" was the song that proved that there was more to the Pumpkins than just a radio-friendly version of My Bloody Valentine as the band slowed the song down and cranked out one of their best-written songs to that point.
#301 - "Burden In My Hand" - Soundgarden - Down On The Upside - #6/11 - The first single off of the band's last and best album, "Burden In My Hand" became a huge success with it's soaring lyrics and incredible vocals from the always reliable Chris Cornell.
#309 - "Ever Fallen In Love" - The Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady - #1/2 - One of the most overlooked punk bands of the 77 scene, The Buzzcocks had an uncanny pop sensibility that led them to create two of the greatest punk songs of the 70's. The other one is coming up pretty soon.
#308 - "Jesus Walks" - Kanye West - The College Dropout - #2/2 - Kanye's first big hit is also his best as he mixes military beats with his best lyrics to create a new kind of hip hop.
#307 - "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" - Marvin Gaye - Greatest Hits - #1/2 - One of the biggest stars of Motown had one of the great songs of the era with this all-time R&B classic about a cheating partner.
#306 - "Monkey Gone To Heaven" - The Pixies - Doolittle - #3/8 - It's not their most well-known song, but "Monkey" is one of their best-written songs and featured some of their most clever song lyrics and a bizarre song structure.
#305 - "Spoonman" - Soundgarden - Superunknown - #5/11 - Though panned by Blender as one of the worst-written songs of all-time, I've always been a huge fan of this pulsing grunge hit that showcases some great guitar riffs and Cornell's insane vocals.
#304 - "When The Levee Breaks" - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppein IV - #15/24 - The slow-paced blues rock monstrosity that closed out the all-time classic Zeppelin IV album, "Levee" is a thundering heavy metal beast with Dylan caliber lyrics.
#303 - "The Hardest Button To Button" - The White Stripes - Elephant - #6/10 - For a band that was previously best known for it's rapid-fire punk by way of classic rock songs like "Fell In Love With A Girl" and "Hotel Yorba", The White Stripes took a detour into the world of crunchy classic rock with this unusually long "epic" from their finest album.
#302 - "Disarm" - The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - #2/7 - An early career high point, "Disarm" was the song that proved that there was more to the Pumpkins than just a radio-friendly version of My Bloody Valentine as the band slowed the song down and cranked out one of their best-written songs to that point.
#301 - "Burden In My Hand" - Soundgarden - Down On The Upside - #6/11 - The first single off of the band's last and best album, "Burden In My Hand" became a huge success with it's soaring lyrics and incredible vocals from the always reliable Chris Cornell.
Top 1000 Bands #310 - #301
310 - The Fratellis - A great new indie rock band from England, The Fratellis suffered a sophomore slump with their second album, but even though it's not quite as good as their brilliant debut, it's still way above average.
309 - Stuart Davis - A local artist from Minneapolis, Stuart Davis is a clever songwriter with a knack for solid hooks and funny stories.
308 - Snoop Dogg - More of an R&B singer than a rapper these days, Snoop Dogg marked his place in music during the 90's with his partnership with super-producer Dr. Dre.
307 - Styx - It's certainly not hip to enjoy Styx' music, but even though the singer's voice is nearly intolerable, they do have some guilty pleasure appeal and solid lyrics.
306 - Pat Benatar - One of the biggest stars of the early MTV era, Benatar released 80's rock hit after hit before fizzling out after about five years on the top.
305 - My Morning Jacket - Their best album is their latest, so MMJ should be moving up when I revise this list, but what I had heard when this one was formed was promising but not quite perfect indie rock with a southern flavor.
304 - Rod Stewart - Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Rod Stewart was once a rock star of such a high caliber that he inspired Jimmy Page to go after a lead singer like him when forming Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant), leading to the greatest band of all-time. Throughout the 60's and 70's, Stewart enjoyed a string of hits that rivaled Clapton's solo career. The only problem? After a few pop hits in the 80's, Stewart went off the deep end, releasing crappy gimmick album after crappy gimmick album. There's no going back now, but the greatness of the past remains.
303 - D12 - Eminem's pre-fame outfit became hugely successful with his help, releasing two solid albums and launching a couple of solo careers as well.
302 - Everlast - I have no idea whatever happened to Whitey Ford, but for awhile he was one of the best rapper/bluesmen in the business, creating one of the greatest songs of all-time with "What It's Like".
301 - Donovan - The K-Mart version of Bob Dylan, Donovan's head was way too high up in the clouds to ever achieve true greatness, but he did put together a long string of solid pop songs before his day was done.
309 - Stuart Davis - A local artist from Minneapolis, Stuart Davis is a clever songwriter with a knack for solid hooks and funny stories.
308 - Snoop Dogg - More of an R&B singer than a rapper these days, Snoop Dogg marked his place in music during the 90's with his partnership with super-producer Dr. Dre.
307 - Styx - It's certainly not hip to enjoy Styx' music, but even though the singer's voice is nearly intolerable, they do have some guilty pleasure appeal and solid lyrics.
306 - Pat Benatar - One of the biggest stars of the early MTV era, Benatar released 80's rock hit after hit before fizzling out after about five years on the top.
305 - My Morning Jacket - Their best album is their latest, so MMJ should be moving up when I revise this list, but what I had heard when this one was formed was promising but not quite perfect indie rock with a southern flavor.
304 - Rod Stewart - Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Rod Stewart was once a rock star of such a high caliber that he inspired Jimmy Page to go after a lead singer like him when forming Led Zeppelin (Robert Plant), leading to the greatest band of all-time. Throughout the 60's and 70's, Stewart enjoyed a string of hits that rivaled Clapton's solo career. The only problem? After a few pop hits in the 80's, Stewart went off the deep end, releasing crappy gimmick album after crappy gimmick album. There's no going back now, but the greatness of the past remains.
303 - D12 - Eminem's pre-fame outfit became hugely successful with his help, releasing two solid albums and launching a couple of solo careers as well.
302 - Everlast - I have no idea whatever happened to Whitey Ford, but for awhile he was one of the best rapper/bluesmen in the business, creating one of the greatest songs of all-time with "What It's Like".
301 - Donovan - The K-Mart version of Bob Dylan, Donovan's head was way too high up in the clouds to ever achieve true greatness, but he did put together a long string of solid pop songs before his day was done.
Sunday, September 7, 2008
September Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees
Inducted to my Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in September 2008:
| System Of A Down |
| The Doobie Bros |
| Sheryl Crow |
| No Doubt |
| Snoop Dogg |
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