Top 1000 Bands #430-#421

430 - .38 Special - Featuring some of the surviving members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, .38 Special dominated the Southern Rock genre in the 1980's with a series of classic hits such as "Caught Up In You" and "Hold On Loosely".

429 - The Stone Roses - The first major stars of the Brit-pop genre, The Stone Roses had an epic debut album that set them up to be the next great British band... then they took forever to release a second album, which sucked legendarily and the band broke up shortly after, splitting off into several influential bands.

428 - Stabbing Westward - A moderately successful mainstream rock band that had a string of hits, Stabbing Westward is perhaps best known as the backing band for Trent Reznor with Nine Inch Nails.

427 - The Monkees - Oh, Monkees. If only you'd actually played your own instruments and sang on your first few albums, you might be in the Hall of Fame right now. Once they actually did start making their own music, they were pretty damn good.

426 - Rocket From The Crypt - One of the most influential rock bands of the late 80's and 90's, Rocket From The Crypt has a decent following, but they haven't crossed over yet in any major way.

425 - The Walkmen - If there's a reason why "The Rat" isn't one of the most played songs on Modern Rock radio, I don't know what it is. The Walkmen have a handful of great singles that should be radio staples and they continue to make solid albums to this day.

424 - Oranger - Another great indie band that hasn't broken through to the mainstream yet, Oranger has a series of great albums to date.

423 - The Living End - A punk band from Australia, The Living End has been churning out great songs for more than a decade and finally earned some airplay in recent years.

422 - Mad Season - Layne Staley's Alice In Chains side project, Mad Season managed to produce some of his finest songs, particularly the haunting "River Of Deceit".

421 - Randy Newman - One of the most successful singer-songwriters of the 70's, Newman transcends that typically tiresome genre with a sarcastic wit that is carefully hidden in his cheerful songs.