Thursday, December 27, 2007

Top 1000 Bands #870-#861

870 - Say Hi To Your Mom - An indie rock punk that could break through at any point.

869 - The Primitives - A British indie band that never broke in America beyond their hit "Crash", which was featured on the Dumb And Dumber Soundtrack.

868 - Oleandor - One of the forgotten late-90's modern rock bands, Oleandor managed to put together a few hits before fading into obscurity.

867 - Ride - 80's shoegaze legends who will forever be stuck in the dead zone between the Jesus And Mary Chain and Spiritualized.

866 - Jackie Wilson - The 60's R&B legend who hit it biggest with "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher".

865 - John Mayer - The 21st century singer-songwriter who wishes he was the new Stevie Ray Vaughan, but in reality ended up the new James Taylor at best.

864 - Ocho - A local folk singer from Pierre who puts on a great show and has a bunch of solid songs.

863 - The Call - A forgotten 80's indie band with a few solid songs, but no hits.

862 - Marc Broussard - A singer-songwriter with a voice like Tom Waits and a promising future.

861 - Isaac Hayes - One of the biggest stars of soul music in the 70s, he's best known as Chef on South Park and for writing the theme for Shaft.

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