Kick the Amp Over

I have been constructing this list now for over a month and have spent lots of time making sure that it’s correct.

Whereas I do not necessarily feel like this list makes any difference in the long run (although my opinion on music is infinitely better than most peoples’, I must say) this should serve as a glimpse into my psyche that no one really asked for.

Also, it should be noted that I am not suggesting that these are the 50 best bands. No human being in their right mind could ever make the argument that #31 is better than #46.

It took me at least a full day to decide which order to put #2 and #3 in and I’m sure most people who know me well are going to be surprised.

And #50 is the only modern band with only one album.

Enjoy.

1.) The Beatles
2.) Radiohead
3.) Nirvana
4.) Neil Young
5.) Rolling Stones
6.) Tom Waits
7.) Pink Floyd
8.) Led Zeppelin
9.) The Who
10.) Beck
11.) Talking Heads
12.) Elliott Smith
13.) Simon and Garfunkel
14.) The Pixies
15.) REM
16.) White Stripes
17.) Iggy and the Stooges
18.) Sigur Ros
19.) Wilco
20.) Jesus and Mary Chain
21.) Spiritualized
22.) Black Sabbath
23.) Meat Puppets
24.) Arcade Fire
25.) Smashing Pumpkins
26.) Boris
27.) Alice in Chains
28.) Modest Mouse
29.) The Melvins
30.) Joanna Newsom
31.) Stone Temple Pilots
32.) Velvet Underground
33.) Pavement
34.) Primus
35.) Soundgarden
36.) Sonic Youth
37.) The Smiths
38.) Ween
39.) Sleater Kinney
40.) Aerosmith
41.) Sufjan Stevens
42.) Jimi Hendrix
43.) Flaming Lips
44.) Tom Petty
45.) Fiona Apple
46.) Queen
47.) My Bloody Valentine
48.) The Cure
49.) Kyuss
50.) She & Him

Honorable mentions:

-The Black Keys, who I am still becoming familiar with
-Queens of the Stone Age, who absolutely would have made the list had they not released a good 3 albums that I downright hate (despite recording one of my favorite albums)
-Blind Melon

I know one of you is going to point out something obvious that I missed.