Top 1000 Bands #920-#911

920 - Prozac Rat - This band was started by two guys I went to school with. I've only heard one album's worth of material, but it's pretty impressive stuff.

919 - The Germs - A late 70's punk band that never really broke through but ended up inspiring a lot of artists in the early 80's.

918 - Nelly Furtado - I'm not so much a fan of her recent output, but her debut album was interesting.

917 - The Five Man Electrical Band - They wrote "Signs" one of the definitive songs of the 60's. They didn't do anything else to my knowledge.

916 - The 4 Non Blondes - Lead singer Linda Perry went on to write decent songs for pop singers in recent years, but this band is famous for "What's Up".

915 - Lisa Loeb - She's had a lot of success as a songwriter, but her only major breakthrough as a singer was "Stay", which was huge in the mid-90s.

914 - Kelly Clarkson - Yeah, she was on American Idol, but whoever is writing her songs now is more than earning their pay. Notably, I wouldn't be familiar with her music if not for the shitty radio situation in Pierre before I got XM.

913 - Camper Van Beethoven - "Take The Skinheads Bowling" is their notable song, but they did manage to put together a couple of solid but weird albums while never escaping the shadow of the Dandy Warhols.

912 - She Wants Revenge - You may not recognize the band, but if you listen to indie rock, you know the genre. It's called "Joy Division rip-offs". SWR is by far the least of the bands in this genre to get successful.

911 - Ten Years After - Late 60's rockers who played Woodstock and scored a big hit with the cynical "I'd Like To Change The World".