Greatest Bands Ever

Lists are fun, so I am going to start doing some lists in this blog. Feel free to contribute your own lists. Rather than start with some obscure list, I am going to go for one of the most controversial lists of all: The Greatest Bands Ever.

As with all lists, this is completely subjective. This list does not deal with the influence on anybody outside of myself, and that is why The Beatles will not be included in this list. I think they are a great band and have influenced many a band, but they are not a band that will get a lot of plays on my computer.

I will include musicians that I have listened to for a long period of time, and those that I expect to listen to for a long period of time. I will try my best to exclude flavors of the month(but may include those in a different list).

I am going to list the greatest now, and maybe Ill defend the selection or maybe I wont.

1)Radiohead
There was a time when I decided that no matter what was happening with my musical taste, I would always keep my Radiohead as my second favorite band. This was so long ago, I cant even remember when this happened. But it turns out that they have stood the test of time and have evolved into a musical juggernaut from their early basic rock days. I am not implying that their earlier records were bad, but I am saying that their more recent records have showed a major shift towards experimentation without going over the deep end. Some might believe that Kid A did go a little too far, but that is actually my favorite of all their albums.

2)Nirvana
This was the band that actually got me seriously into music. It was over 13 years ago when I can say that my foray into music began. This was the first band that I remember trying to buy all of their albums. I never got Bleach, but I think had pretty much all of them after that.

3)Explosions In The Sky
This is more of a current band. I have only listened to them for a couple years, but they have been the new leader in what I have come to expect from music. I like to label this band as classical rock because their typical album will be 5 songs and will last an hour. They require patience, but it is very rewarding when you are in the mood.

4)Bob Dylan
I remember disliking Bob Dylan because I didnt like his voice. Its funny how things have changed.

5)The Mars Volta
This is kind of a weird choice because I am basing this off of two of their albums. I listened to part of one their later albums and decided I wasnt interested. Frances the Mute and Deloused in the Comatorium are so good to me that I had to include this band on my list. If I could write an album, I would write one of these two. They have so much energy and just straight up rock. In addition they have that experimentation edge that I like about Radiohead.