Top 1000 Bands #230-#221

230 - The Goo Goo Dolls - Another band that takes a lot of flack for the direction they've taken recently, The Goo Goo Dolls were actually a decent alternative band until they hit it big with that damn "Iris" song that destroyed their career.

229 - Art Brut - They're still pretty underground, but Art Brut has put together several solid albums, establishing themselves as the heirs apparent to the legacy of the Sex Pistols.

228 - INXS - There weren't many bigger bands in the 80's than INXS. A lot of their music was pretty lame, but several times each album they created a song that was pure New Wave genius.

227 - Interpol - One of the hottest bands in indie rock at the moment, Interpol has built a huge reputation with three rock solid albums in a row, each one building on the last.

226 - Kings Of Leon - One of the best indie rock bands of the past few years, Kings Of Leon created a series of brilliant songs on their first few albums before taking a more serious direction on their last two. Critics say that they're better now, but I disagree. Their new stuff is solid, but there aren't any "Molly's Chambers" or "The Bucket"'s in their new direction.

225 - Blue Oyster Cult - The band that's infamous for the "more cowbell" sketch on SNL, BOC is actually a solid heavy metal outfit from the 70's that had great songs like "Godzilla" and "Astronomy" on top of their mega-hits "Don't Fear The Reaper" and "Burnin' For You".

224 - Sublime - The biggest stars of the ska boom of the mid-to-late 90's, Sublime released their breakthrough album shortly after the death of their lead singer. The band had the dignity to break-up, but they still became legends due to the excellence of the music the recorded.

223 - The Steve Miller Band - One of the biggest hitmakers of the 1970's, The Steve Miller Band was never artistically acclaimed but they did create some of the most beloved and most fun songs of the classic rock era.

222 - The Barenaked Ladies - Another quirky band from the late 90's comes in at #222 as the Barenaked Ladies rode the success of their fun but weird songs to hit after hit.

221 - Leonard Cohen - One of the greatest songwriters of all-time, Leonard Cohen wrote brilliant song after brilliant song but never got the recognition he deserved until he was finally inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007.