The Top Forty Bands in the Land

[ggw]

From: Information LeafBlower.  
 
 Full article[/url] explains the process, lists the panel, gives commentary for each selection, and links to mp3s.
 
 1) Sufjan Stevens
 2) The National
 3) Kanye West
 4) LCD Soundsystem
 5) Sleater-Kinney
 6) The Hold Steady
 7) Green Day
  The Fiery Furnaces
 9) The Decemberists
 10) Spoon
 11) The Mountain Goats
 12) My Morning Jacket
 13) Fiona Apple
 14) Rogue Wave
 15) Bright Eyes
 16) Kelly Clarkson
 17) Death Cab For Cutie
 19) Ryan Adams
 20) Crooked Fingers
 21) Kings of Leon
 22) We Are Scientists
 23) Devendra Banhart
 24) Okkervil River
 25) MF Doom
 26) Gwen Stefani
 27) Andrew Bird
 28) Black Keys
 29) Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
 30) Two Gallants
 31) American Analog Set
 32) Sunno)))
 33) The Juan McLean
 34) Giant Drag
 35) Iron & Wine
 36) Wilco
 37) Antony & the Johnsons
 38) Out Hud
 39) John Vanderslice
 40) Explosions In The Sky

[bearman🐻]

Yawn...in 5 years from now, someone will see that list, roll their eyes and say "God, that's SO 2005". Of course, it sounds like that's exactly what the people putting it together were trying to do.

[HoyaSaxa03]

this looks suspiciously like a "best american albums of 2005" list

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

I am proud to say that I only own cd's by six of those listed.

[mrpee]

Eu não o negociaria para uma passagem da vida às terras do polo, não se você me deu a cabeça de Cleopatra em uma placa.

[ggw]

Originally posted by mrpee:
  Eu não o negociaria para uma passagem da vida às terras do polo, não se você me deu a cabeça de Cleopatra em uma placa.

Translation according to Babelfish.
 
 "I would not negotiate it for a ticket of the life to lands of polo, not if you he gave the head to me of Cleopatra in a plate."

[grotty]

The list title is a little misleading - it's more like a list of the top forty active up & comers. But they probably explain that in the notes.
 
 Other that that - I like it. I'll be checking out the mp3s of those I don't know.
 
 BONUS ?:
 
 This is driving me mad in a tip-of-tongue kind of way. Check the banner to the right on the link for this list. Under ABOUT there are lyrics.
 Who is it from?
 
 
 **********
 
 HA! Got it...Pavement "Here"...carry on...

[amnesiac]

Missing:
 
 The Flaming Lips
 Ted Leo + The Pharmacists
 The Shins

[amnesiac]

Originally posted by The Artist Formerly Known As grotty:
  The list title is a little misleading - it's more like a list of the top forty active up & comers. But they probably explain that in the notes.
 

Yeah, I didn't see this line the first time I read it:
  The purpose of this list is to reward bands for generating buzz in the year 2005.

[Frank Gallagher]

Originally posted by bearman:
  Yawn...in 5 years from now, someone will see that list, roll their eyes and say "God, I've only heard of three of 'em!

Exactly!

[definitivedoodle]

yeaaa
 
 for
 
 DOOOOOOMMMM!

[muschi]

giggles g w:
  From: Information LeafBlower.  
 
 Full article[/url] explains the process, lists the panel, gives commentary for each selection, and links to mp3s.
 
 

a ha, so you are capable of synopsising and quite well after all. pffff.

[kosmo vinyl]

Discussion over this list just got ugly
 
  Point
  CounterPoint
 
  CounterCounterPoint
 
 Personally i think econo needs to round up his posse and given them econoculturites a little visit and let them know who the real econo is...

[kosmo vinyl]

Since we've been called all sorts around these parts, who's in for our own list of the best bands in the us?

[Julian, Alleged Computer F**kface]

Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
  Since we've been called all sorts around these parts, who's in for our own list of the best bands in the us?

I want in.