Top 1000 Bands #140-#131

140 - The Black Crowes - One of the biggest bands of the early 90's, The Black Crowes had a couple of huge albums in them before slowly fading away and establishing themselves as one of the last great classic rock bands.

139 - The Killers - One of the best bands of the 21st Century, The Killers established themselves with monster hits on the debut album including "Mr. Brightside" and moved forward with their next two albums, moving from genre to genre and advancing artistically along the way.

138 - Joni Mitchell - A survivor of the 70's singer-songwriter boom, Joni Mitchell has been one of the most consistently great performers over the years, as she continues to crank out acclaimed albums every couple of years or so.

137 - L7 - The best of the riot-grrl acts that moved into the grunge arena in the early 90's, L7 didn't have any big hits but created some of the most important albums of the decade.

136 - The Deftones - One of the premier metal bands of the 90's and beyond, the Deftones have been referred to as the "heavy metal Radiohead" in the past and with their consistent high-level output they've lived up to the title.

135 - Rise Against - The most popular of the political punk bands to emerge in the past few years, Rise Against has crossed over to the modern rock charts with their politically-charged but radio-friendly songs.

134 - The Electric Light Orchestra - A hugely successful classic rock band from the late 1970's, ELO churned out hit after hit in the dark years of disco before succombing to the nightmare of Xanadu and never recovering.

133 - Elvis Presley - Elvis was a hero to most, but he never meant... well that much to me, anyway. I enjoy a lot of his music, but most of it is too dated to hold any meaning to me. It's still hugely influential though and he's definitely one of the most important figures in music.

132 - The Grateful Dead - They'll never live up to the hype that their fanbase created for them, but they still are one of the most interesting and significant band of the 60's.

131 - Rancid - One of the best punk bands of the 90's, Rancid had several classic albums released in a row before breaking up recently. Other than Green Day they were the second best straight-up punk band of the era.