<p>I agree with hthomas192’s observation. Of Montreal is also my favorite band, and this is coming from a very indecisive person.</p>
<p>I see mcel is a rude boy.</p>
<p>^ ?</p>
<p>Via Wikipedia:</p>
<p>“The first rude boys in the 1960s were associated with the poorer sections of Kingston, Jamaica, where ska, then rocksteady were the most popular forms of music. They dressed in the latest fashions at dancehalls and on the streets.”</p>
<p>It’s because he listed some ska-punk bands basically =)</p>
<p>Oh, that sort of rude boy. Thanks.</p>
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<p>Yes.</p>
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<p>Impressed that someone knows who Nick Drake is.</p>
<p>Muse
The Strokes
Red Hot chili peppers
Arctic Monkeys
Oasis
Coldplay
Julian Casablancas
The Beatles</p>
<p>It’s excruciatingly painful trying to narrow it down to ten, but overall:</p>
<p>Minus the Bear
Bon Iver
Rodrigo y Gabriela
St. Vincent
Vampire Weekend
Radiohead
No Knife
Mew
Kings of Leon
Paramore</p>
<p>Grizzly Bear, Metric, Feist, and three hundred others bands need a place somewhere in there :(</p>
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Nick Drake is excellent.</p>
<p>^ “pink moon”…
… on all those mazda “zoom zoom” commercials. :)</p>
<p>Themoonisdown - Minus the Bear is AWESOME. :)</p>
<p>Dropkick Murphys
Flogging Molly
Pink Floyd
Lady Gaga
The Killers
The Offspring
Neil Young
The Beatles
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
Billy Joel</p>
<p><em>posts ten bands that none of you have heard of</em> </p>
<p><em>smirks</em></p>
<p>I’m not in college but here goes in no particular order</p>
<p>Grateful Dead
moe.
Phish
Allman Brothers
Gov’t Mule
Cowboy Junkies
Drive By Truckers
Yonder Mtn. String Band
Railroad Earth
Los Lobos</p>
<p>In no particular order:</p>
<p>The Offspring
Weezer
Cobra Starship
3OH!3
Taking Back Sunday
Hollywood Undead
Rise Against
American Hi-Fi
All-American Rejects
Puddle of Mudd</p>
<p>They switch around a lot, but lately I’ve been listening to:</p>
<p>Outkast
Velvet Underground
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Tallest Man on Earth
Local Natives
Oval
Jay-Z
Dan Deacon
New Order
Fang Island</p>
<p>I like your list warfrat, but no Umphrey’s or String Cheese?</p>
<p>Hahaha DKM->Flogging Molly -> Lady Gaga?</p>
<p>To each their own I guess.</p>
<p>@sdkidwooh and Dchurricane: TDWP and Underoath rocks.</p>
<p>My absolute favorite is The Lawrence Arms, and I have never found another band that can match them lyrically, but of course that is a matter of opinion.</p>
<p>The rest, in no order:</p>
<p>Cap’n Jazz
Bon Iver
Streetlight Manifesto
The Gaslight Anthem
Passion Pit
Smashing Pumpkins
Motion City Soundtrack
Against Me!
The Fray</p>
<p>Also, The Middle East has only released a 5-track LP so I can hardly say they’re a favorite band, but the song “Blood” makes a strong argument for being on the list.</p>
<p>I do love music lists. In no order.</p>
<p>The Grateful Dead (live, of course; RIP Jerry! and Keith! and Pig! and Brent! and Vince!)
The Mars Volta (Frances the Mute is still my favorite album ever)
Yes (except they died once they hit the 80s)
The Meters (incredible drummer)
Nick Drake (Pink Moon breaks my heart)
Can (probably my favorite band; greatest drummer ever; I’ll give someone a billion dollars if they know these guys…)
Neu! (…or these guys)
Robert Wyatt/Soft Machine (yeah, I lumped them together, but Rock Bottom is incredible…as is Third)
Television (Marquee Moon!)
Minutemen (mmm…)</p>