480 - Kiss - One of the most popular rock bands of all time, Kiss has always had an asterisk next to their name as far as I'm concerned because their music is for the most part... not very good. They have a handful of songs that I think are quite good, but other than that... let's just say that there's a reason I don't want them in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.
479 - Bad Brains - One of the big names of hardcore punk in the late 70's and early 80's, Bad Brains had a lot of great albums but never had any crossover success, not that they wanted any.
478 - The Misfits - We're talking about Glenn Danzig's Misfits here. Without him, the band is worthless, especially with the right-wing hack that currently fronts the band. With Danzig in tow, the Misfits were one of the tightest punk outfits around during hardcore's hey-day in the early 80's.
477 - The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - An indie band with a fantastic album to their name, the band has yet to release it's follow up, though it is expected in 2008.
476 - Coheed And Cambria - One of the most popular Modern Rock artists these days, Coheed And Cambria seem to release one hit single per album, but don't bother trying to figure out what the hell is going on in any of them, as their music is all part of a dense story that stopped making sense after the first note.
475 - Flyleaf - A rock band with Christian leanings, Flyleaf is the rare band with that description that makes tolerable music. Their lead singer has an incredible range and their music is sort of an amped up version of Evanescence.
474 - Jerry Lee Lewis - One of the first major stars of rock n roll, Jerry Lee Lewis was one of the finest rock piano players of the 1950s. He had a string of huge hits until his career was taken down by a scandal that would likely send him to prison in 2008.
473 - The Damned - The forgotten band of '77 punk, The Damned never had any big hits, but it's not because they didn't make great music. "New Rose" is one of the greatest punk songs ever written and the band has a history of making consistently great music.
472 - Maroon 5 - The latest "non-offensive" rock band to tear up the charts, Maroon 5 actually outdid most of these artists by having a successful follow-up album that has also produced a massive number of hits.
471 - Journey - One of the most popular rock bands of the late 70's and early 80's, Journey knew a lot about making rock music with pop crossover potential. What they didn't know, unfortunately, was how to make their lead singer sing as though he still had testicles. Steve Perry's vocal performances are amongst the most irritating in the history of all music.
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