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44. Talking Heads 3 of 24 lists - 38 points - highest ranked #4 RibbieRubarb Talking Heads was an American rock band formed in 1974 in New York City and active until 1991. The band comprised David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison. Auxiliary musicians also frequently made appearances in concert and on the group's albums. The new wave musical style of Talking Heads combined elements of punk rock, avant-garde, pop, funk, world music and art rock. Frontman and songwriter David Byrne contributed whimsical, esoteric lyrics to the band's songs, and emphasized their showmanship through various multimedia projects and performances. Critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes Talking Heads as being "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s, while managing to earn several pop hits." In 2002, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Four of the band's albums appeared on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and the Channel 4 100 Greatest Albums poll listed one album (Fear of Music) at number seventy-six. Their concert film Stop Making Sense is widely regarded as one of the finest examples of the genre. David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth were alumni of the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island. There Byrne and Frantz formed a band called "The Artistics" in 1974. Weymouth was Frantz's girlfriend and often provided the band with transportation. The Artistics dissolved within a year, and the three moved to New York, eventually sharing an apartment. Unable to find a bass player in New York City, Frantz encouraged Weymouth to learn to play bass by listening to Suzi Quatro albums. They played their first gig as "Talking Heads" opening for the Ramones at CBGB on June 8, 1975. Later in 1975, the trio recorded a series of demos for CBS, but the band was not signed to the label. In 1976, they added Jerry Harrison (guitar, keyboards, vocals), formerly of Jonathan Richman's band The Modern Lovers. The group quickly drew a following and was signed to Sire Records in 1977. The group released their first single, "Love → Building on Fire" in February of that year. Their first album, Talking Heads: 77, which did not contain the earlier single, was released soon thereafter. It was with their second album, 1978's More Songs About Buildings and Food that the band began its long-term collaboration with producer Brian Eno, who had previously worked with Roxy Music, David Bowie and Robert Fripp; the title of Eno's 1977 song "King's Lead Hat" is an anagram of the band's name. Eno's unusual style meshed well with the group's artistic sensibilities, and they began to explore an increasingly diverse range of musical directions. This recording also established the band's long term recording studio relationship with the famous Compass Point Studios in Nassau, Bahamas. Though "Psycho Killer", from the debut album, had been a minor hit, it was "Take Me to the River" that broke Talking Heads into general public consciousness. The experimentation continued with 1979's Fear of Music, which flirted with the darker stylings of post-punk rock. The single "Life During Wartime" produced the catchphrase, "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco." 1980's Remain in Light, heavily influenced by the Afro-Beat of Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti, to whose music Eno had introduced the band, explored African polyrhythms, foreshadowing Byrne's later interest in world music. In order to perform these more complex arrangements the band toured with an expanded group, first at the Heatwave festival in August, and later in their concert film Stop Making Sense. During this period, Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz also formed a commercially successful splinter group, the hip-hop influenced Tom Tom Club, and Harrison released his first solo record. Likewise, Byrne - in collaboration with Eno - released My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, which incorporated world music, 'found' sounds, and included a number of other prominent international and post-punk musicians. All were released by Sire. The Remain in Light album's lead single, "Once in a Lifetime," became a Top 20 hit in the UK but initially failed to make an impression upon its release in the band's own country. But it grew into a popular standard over the next few years on the strength of its music video. After releasing four albums in barely four years, the group went into hiatus and nearly three years passed before their next release, although Frantz and Weymouth continued to record with the Tom Tom Club. In the meantime, Talking Heads released a live album, The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads, toured the US and Europe as an eight-piece group, and parted ways with Eno, who went on to produce albums with U2. 1983 saw the release of Speaking in Tongues, a commercial breakthrough that produced the band's only American Top 10 hit, "Burning Down the House." Once again, a striking video was inescapable owing to its heavy rotation on MTV. The following tour was documented in Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, which generated another live album of the same name. The Speaking in Tongues tour would be their last. Three more albums followed: 1985's Little Creatures (which featured the prominent hit singles "And She Was" and "Road to Nowhere"), 1986's True Stories (Talking Heads covering all the soundtrack songs of Byrne's musical comedy film, in which the band also appeared), and 1988's Naked. The sound of Little Creatures and True Stories was much more American pop-rock, while Naked showed heavy African influence with polyrhythmic styles like those seen on Remain in Light. During that time the group was falling increasingly under David Byrne's control, and after Naked the band went on "hiatus". It took until 1991 for an official announcement to be made that Talking Heads had broken up. A brief reunion occurred, however, later that year for "Sax and Violins," an original single that appeared on the soundtrack to Wim Wenders' Until the End of the World. Only Byrne and Harrison appear in the song's video, however, lending doubt to Frantz and Weymouth's participation on the track. During this breakup period, Byrne continued his solo career, releasing Rei Momo in 1989 and The Forest in 1991. This period also saw a revived flourish from both Tom Tom Club (Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom and Dark Sneak Love Action) and Harrison (the Casual Gods album/band). Despite David Byrne's lack of interest in another album, Tina Weymouth, Chris Frantz, and Jerry Harrison reunited for a one-off album called No Talking, Just Head under the name The Heads in 1996. The album featured a number of vocalists, representing some of the most distinctive voices of '80s and '90s alternative rock, including Debbie Harry of Blondie, Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde, Andy Partridge of XTC, Gordon Gano of Violent Femmes, Michael Hutchence of INXS, Ed Kowalczyk of Live, Shaun Ryder of Happy Mondays, Richard Hell, and Maria McKee. The album was accompanied by a tour which featured Johnette Napolitano as the vocalist. Byrne took legal action against the rest of the band because of "The Heads" abbreviation—something he saw as "a pretty obvious attempt to cash in on the Talking Heads name." The band played together on March 18, 2002, at the ceremony of their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, however reuniting for a concert tour is unlikely. David Byrne states: "We did have a lot of bad blood go down. That's one reason, and another is that musically we're just miles apart." Weymouth has been critical of David Byrne, describing him as "a man incapable of returning friendship" and that he doesn't "love" her, Frantz, and Harrison. Talking Heads discography 1977 "Psycho Killer" - US Hot 100 #92 1978 "Take Me To The River" - Hot 100 #26 1979 "Life During Wartime" - Hot 100 #80 1981 "Once in a Lifetime" - #103 1983 "Burning Down the House" - #9 - US Mainstream Rock #6 1983 "This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)" - #62 - US Main #24 1985 "Road to Nowhere" - #105 - #25 1985 "And She Was" - #54 - #11 1985 "Once in a Lifetime (live)" - #91 1986 "Wild Wild Life" - #25 - #4 1988 "(Nothing But) Flowers" - US Main #5 1991 "Sax and Violins" - US Modern Rock #1 1992 "Lifetime Piling Up" - US Mod #11 Factoid: "Take Me To The River", one of their biggest hits, was an Al Green song - also covered by "Billy Bass." 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One way or another Soxnet will get a rep over this.

QUOTE (Princess Dye @ Nov 16, 2009 -> 03:05 PM) Simon Cowell is probably gonna be extra douchey next year Heh.

Psycho Killer is a great song.

45. Radiohead 3 of 24 lists - 38 points - highest ranking #7 MexSoxFan#1 Radiohead are an English alternative rock band from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, formed in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, piano, beats), Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboard, other instruments), Ed O'Brien (guitar, backing vocals), Colin Greenwood (bass guitar, synthesizers) and Phil Selway (drums, percussion). Radiohead released their first single, "Creep", in 1992. The song was initially unsuccessful, but it became a worldwide hit several months after the release of their debut album, Pablo Honey (1993). Radiohead's popularity rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their second album, The Bends (1995). Radiohead's third album, OK Computer (1997), propelled them to greater international fame. Featuring an expansive sound and themes of modern alienation, OK Computer has often been acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s. Kid A (2000) and Amnesiac (2001) marked an evolution in Radiohead's musical style, as the group incorporated experimental electronic music, Krautrock, post-punk and jazz influences. Although critical opinion was initially divided, Radiohead remained popular. Hail to the Thief (2003), a mix of guitar-driven rock, electronics and lyrics inspired by headlines, was the band's final album for their major record label, EMI. Radiohead independently released their seventh album, In Rainbows (2007), originally as a digital download for which customers could set their own price, later in stores, to critical and chart success. Radiohead's work has appeared in a large number of listener polls and critics' lists. For example, in 2005 Radiohead were ranked number 73 in Rolling Stone's list of "the greatest artists of all time". While the band's earlier albums were particularly influential on British rock and pop music, their later albums brought them a wide audience. Their work has influenced other musicians in genres ranging from jazz and classical music to hip hop and R&B. Radiohead Discography 1992 "Creep" US Hot 100 #34 - US Hot Modern Rock #2 1993 "Stop Whispering" US Mod #23 1995 "High and Dry" #78 - #18 1995 "Fake Plastic Trees" US Mod #11 1995 "Just" US Mod #37 1997 "Karma Police" US Mod #14 1997 "Let Down" US Mod #29 2000 "Optimistic" US Mod #10 2001 "I Might Be Wrong" US Mod #27 2003 "There There" US Mod #14 2003 "Go to Sleep" US Mod #32 2007 "Bodysnatchers" US Mod #8 Factoid: Radiohead's original name was On A Friday - the band's usual rehearsal day in their school's music room. "Karma Police" http://media-convert.com/convert/?xid=7-rdscscfz

Obla-di obla-dah, life goes on...

I hear that they like you to put a finger in them if they leak.

QUOTE (whitesoxfan99 @ Nov 15, 2009 -> 09:30 PM) Very cool feature of this make a list. Thanks for those. No prob. I thought that it was a good idea.

All mp3s are in the posts.

QUOTE (Milkman delivers @ Nov 15, 2009 -> 08:54 PM) I'm surprised my ranking of Lynyrd Skynyrd at #12 is the highest vote they received. I voted for them, but they are down around 17 or 18 on my list.

Five done today. I'll try to do five every day for the next 10 days. The mp3s may be up by late tonight/early tomorrow.

46. Pearl Jam 3 of 24 lists - 37 points - highest ranking #3 Sonik22 Pearl Jam is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. Since its inception, the band's line-up has included Eddie Vedder (lead vocals, guitar), Jeff Ament (bass guitar), Stone Gossard (rhythm guitar), and Mike McCready (lead guitar). The band's current drummer is Matt Cameron, formerly of Soundgarden, who has been with the band since 1998. Formed after the demise of Ament and Gossard's previous band Mother Love Bone, Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album, Ten. One of the key bands of the grunge movement in the early 1990s. Pearl Jam was criticized early on—most notably by Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain—as being a corporate cash-in on the alternative rock explosion. However, over the course of the band's career its members became noted for their refusal to adhere to traditional music industry practices, including refusing to make music videos and engaging in a much-publicized boycott of Ticketmaster. In 2006, Rolling Stone described the band as having "spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame." Since its inception, the band has sold over thirty million records in the U.S., and an estimated sixty million worldwide. Pearl Jam has outlasted many of its contemporaries from the alternative rock breakthrough of the early 1990s, and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade. Allmusic calls Pearl Jam "the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s." Released on August 27, 1991, Ten contained eleven tracks dealing with dark subjects like depression, suicide, loneliness, and murder. Ten's musical style, influenced by classic rock, combined an "expansive harmonic vocabulary" with an anthemic sound. The album was slow to sell, but by the second half of 1992 it became a breakthrough success, being certified gold and reaching number two on the Billboard charts. Ten produced the hit singles "Alive", "Even Flow", and "Jeremy". Originally interpreted as an anthem by many, Vedder later revealed that "Alive" tells the semi-biographical tale of a son discovering that his father is actually his stepfather, while his mother’s grief turns her to sexually embrace her son, who strongly resembles the biological father. The song "Jeremy" and its accompanying video were inspired by a true story in which a high school student shot himself in front of his classmates. Ten stayed on the Billboard charts for more than two years, and has gone on to become one of the highest-selling rock records ever, going thirteen times platinum. The band members grew uncomfortable with their success, with much of the burden of Pearl Jam's popularity falling on frontman Vedder. While Pearl Jam received four awards at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards for its video for "Jeremy", including Video of the Year and Best Group Video, the band refused to make a video for "Black" in spite of pressure by the label. This action began a trend of the band refusing to make videos for its songs. "Ten years from now," Ament said, "I don't want people to remember our songs as videos." In 1994, Pearl Jam was outraged when, after it played a pair of shows in Chicago, Illinois, it discovered that ticket vendor Ticketmaster had added a service charge to the tickets. The United States Department of Justice was investigating the company's practices at the time and asked the band to create a memorandum of its experiences with the company. Gossard and Ament soon testified at a subcommittee investigation in Washington, D.C. The band eventually canceled its 1994 summer tour in protest. After the Justice Department dropped the case, Pearl Jam continued to boycott Ticketmaster, refusing to play venues that had contracts with the company. Music critic Jim DeRogatis noted that along with the Ticketmaster debacle, "the band has refused to release singles or make videos; it has demanded that its albums be released on vinyl; and it wants to be more like its '60s heroes, The Who, releasing two or three albums a year." He also stated that sources said that most of the band's third album Vitalogy was completed by early 1994, but that either a forced delay by Epic or the battle with Ticketmaster were to blame for the delay. The band continued its boycott against Ticketmaster during its 1995 tour for Vitalogy, but was surprised that virtually no other bands joined in. Pearl Jam's initiative to play only at non-Ticketmaster venues effectively, with a few exceptions, prevented it from playing shows in the United States for the next three years. In the same year Pearl Jam backed Neil Young, whom the band had noted as an influence, on his album Mirror Ball. Contractual obligations prevented the use of the band's name anywhere on the album, but the members were all credited individually in the album's liner notes. Pearl Jam's 2000 European tour ended in tragedy on June 30, with an accident at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Nine fans were crushed underfoot and suffocated to death as the crowd rushed to the front. After numerous requests from Festival officials to stop playing, the band finally stopped and tried to have the crowd step back but it was already too late. The two remaining dates of the tour were canceled and members of the band contemplated retiring after this event. Pearl Jam was initially blamed for the accident, but was later cleared of responsibility. A month after the European tour concluded, the band embarked on its two-leg 2000 North American tour. On performing after the Roskilde tragedy, Vedder said that "playing, facing crowds, being together—it enabled us to start processing it." On October 22, 2000, the band played the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, celebrating the tenth anniversary of its first live performance as a band. Vedder took the opportunity to thank the many people who had helped the band come together and make it to ten years. He noted that "I would never do this accepting a Grammy or something." The song "Alive" was purposely omitted from all shows on this tour until the final night in Seattle. The band performed that night for over three hours, playing most of its hits along with covers such as "The Kids Are Alright" and "Baba O'Riley" by The Who. Pearl Jam has been praised for its rejection of rock star excess and its insistence on backing causes it believes in. Music critic Jim DeRogatis said in the aftermath of the band's battle with Ticketmaster that it "proved that a rock band which isn't comprised of greed heads can play stadiums and not milk the audience for every last dime... it indicated that idealism in rock 'n' roll is not the sole province of those '60s bands enshrined in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame." Eric Weisbard of Spin said in 2001, "The group that was once accused of being synthetic grunge now seem as organic and principled a rock band as exists." In a 2005 USA Today reader's poll, Pearl Jam was voted the greatest American rock band of all time. In April 2006, Pearl Jam was awarded the prize for "Best Live Act" in Esquire's Esky Music Awards. The blurb called Pearl Jam "the rare superstars who still play as though each show could be their last." Pearl Jam's fanbase following (often referred to as the "Jamily") has been compared to that of the Grateful Dead's, with Rolling Stone magazine stating that Pearl Jam "toured incessantly and became one of rock's great arena acts, attracting a fanatical, Grateful Dead-like cult following with marathon, true-believer shows in the vanishing spirit of Bruce Springsteen, the Who and U2." Pearl Jam Discography 1991 "Alive" US Mainstream Rock #16 - US Alternative #18 1992 "Even Flow" US Main #3 - US Alt #21 1992 "Jeremy" US Hot 100 #79 - US Main #5 - US Alt #5 1993 "Go" US Main #3 - US Alt #8 1993 "Daughter" US Hot 100 #97 - US Main #1 - US Alt #1 1994 "Animal" US Main #2 1994 "Dissident" US Main #3 1994 "Spin the Black Circle" #18 - #16 - #11 1995 "Not for You" US Main #12 - US Alt #38 1995 "Immortality" US Main #10 - US Alt #31 1996 "Who You Are" #31 - #5 - #1 1996 "Hail, Hail" US Main #9 - US Alt #9 1996 "Off He Goes" US Main #34 - US Alt #31 1998 "Given to Fly" #21 - #1 - #3 1998 "Wishlist" #47 - #6 - #6 1999 "Last Kiss" #2 - #5 - #2 2000 "Nothing as It Seems" #49 - #3 - #10 2000 "Light Years" US Main #17 - US Alt #26 2002 "I Am Mine" #43 - #7 - #6 2003 "Save You" US Main #23 - US Alt #29 2006 "World Wide Suicide" #41 - #2 - #1 2006 "Life Wasted" US Main #13 - US Alt #10 2009 "The Fixer" #56 - #10 - #3 Factoid: The band first took the name Mookie Blaylock, in reference to the then-active All-Star basketball player. However, concerns about trademark issues necessitated a name change. "Last Kiss" http://media-convert.com/convert/?xid=7-qherskcf

47. Fleetwood Mac 3 of 24 lists - 37 points - highest ranking #4 Tex Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London. Band founder Peter Green named the group by combining his two former bandmates' surnames. The two most successful periods for the band were during the late 1960s British blues boom, when they were led by guitarist Peter Green; and from 1975 to 1987, with more pop-orientation. The band featured Mick Fleetwood, John and Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. In in 1976, with the success of the band also came the end of John and Christine McVie's marriage, as well as Buckingham and Nicks's long term romantic relationship. Even Fleetwood was in the midst of divorce proceedings from his wife, Jenny. The pressure put on Fleetwood Mac to release a successful follow-up album, combined with their new-found wealth, led to creative and personal tensions, fueled by high consumption of drug and alcohol. The album the band members released in 1977 was Rumours. Critically acclaimed, the band laid bare the emotional turmoil experienced at that time. It was the recipient of the Grammy Award for Album of the Year for 1977. Hit singles included Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way", Nicks's U.S. #1 "Dreams" (sample (info)), and Christine McVie's "Don't Stop" and "You Make Loving Fun". Buckingham's "Second Hand News", Nicks' "Gold Dust Woman" and "The Chain" (the only song written by all five bandmates) also received significant radio airplay. By 2003, Rumours had sold over 19 million copies in the U.S. alone (certified as a diamond album by the RIAA), and a total of 40 million copies worldwide, maintaining its status as one of the biggest-selling albums of all time. Buckingham was able to convince Fleetwood to allow his work on their next album to be more experimental and to work on tracks at home, then bring them to the band in the studio. His expanded creative role for the next album was influenced by an appreciation for New Wave music, specifically Gary Numan. The result of this was the quirky double album, Tusk, released in 1979. It spawned three hit singles; Lindsey Buckingham's "Tusk" (U.S. #8), which featured the USC Trojan Marching Band; Christine McVie's "Think About Me" (U.S. #20); and Stevie Nicks' seven minute opus "Sara" (U.S. #7). The last of those three was cut to 4½ minutes for both the hit single and the first CD-release of the album, but the unedited version has since been restored on the 1988 Greatest Hits compilation and the 2004 reissue of Tusk as well as Fleetwood Mac's 2002 release of The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac. Original guitarist Green also took part in the sessions of Tusk, but his playing for the Christine McVie track "Brown Eyes" is not credited on the album. Tusk remains one of Fleetwood Mac's most ambitious albums to date, although selling only four million copies worldwide. This, in comparison to the huge sales of Rumours, inclined the label to deem the project a failure, laying the blame squarely with Buckingham himself. Fleetwood, however, blames the album's relative failure on a major U.S. radio station's playing all 20 tracks in their entirety prior to release, thus allowing home taping. In addition, Tusk was a double album, which increased its retail price in stores compared with that of a single album. The band embarked on a huge 18-month tour to support and promote Tusk. They traveled extensively across the world, including the USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, France, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. In Germany they shared the bill with reggae superstar Bob Marley. It was on this world tour that the band recorded music for the Fleetwood Mac Live album, which was released at the end of 1980. The band's popular lineup broke up in 1987, but reformed in 1997, where sans Christine McVie, they still tour today. Fleetwood Mac Discography 1975 "Over My Head" Hot 100 #20 1976 "Rhiannon" Hot 100 #11 1976 "Say You Love Me" Hot 100 #11 1976 "Go Your Own Way" Hot 100 #10 1977 "Dreams" Hot 100 #1 1977 "Don't Stop" Hot 100 #3 1977 "You Make Loving Fun" Hot 100 #9 1979 "Tusk" Hot 100 #8 1979 "Sara" Hot 100 #7 1980 "Think About Me" Hot 100 #20 1982 "Hold Me" Hot 100 #4 - US Mainstream #3 - Adult Contemporary #7 1982 "Gypsy" Hot 100 #12 - US Main #4 - Adult Con #9 1982 "Love in Store" Hot 100 #22 - Adult Con #11 1987 "Big Love" #5 - #2 - #23 1987 "Seven Wonders" #19 - #2 #13 1987 "Little Lies" #4 - #14 - #1 1987 "Family Man" Adult Con #23 1987 "Tango in the Night" US Main #28 1988 "Everywhere" #14 - #22 - #1 1988 "Isn't It Midnight" US Main #14 1988 "As Long as You Follow" #43 - #15 - #1 1990 "Save Me" #33 -#3 - #6 1990 "Skies the Limit" US Main #40 - Adult Con #10 1990 "Love Is Dangerous" US Main #7 1992 "Paper Doll" US Main #26 1997 "The Chain" (live) US Main #30 1997 "Silver Springs" (live) Adult Con #5 1998 "Landslide" (live) Hot 100 #51 - Adult Con #10 2003 "Peacekeeper" Hot 100 #80 - Adult Con #10 2003 "Say You Will" Adult Con #17 Factoid: The only member present in the band from the very beginning is its namesake drummer, Mick Fleetwood. "Landslide" http://media-convert.com/convert/?xid=7-fxfjsjme

48. Lynyrd Skynyrd 5 of 24 lists - 34 points - highest ranked #12 Milkman delivers Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced /ˌlɛnərd ˈskɪnərd/ LEN-ərd-SKIN-ərd) is an American rock band, formed in Jacksonville, Florida in 1964. The band became prominent in the Southern United States in 1973, and rose to worldwide recognition before three members and one road crew member died in an airplane crash in 1977, including lead vocalist and primary songwriter Ronnie Van Zant. The band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with Ronnie's younger brother Johnny Van Zant as the frontman and continues to record music today. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006. In 1972 the band was discovered by musician, songwriter, and producer Al Kooper of Blood, Sweat, and Tears, who had attended one of their shows at a club in Atlanta. They changed the spelling of their name to "Lynyrd Skynyrd", (pronounced 'lĕh-'nérd 'skin-'nérd) and Kooper signed them to MCA Records, producing their first album Pronounced Leh-nerd Skin-nerd. Released January 1st, 1973, the album featured the hit song "Free Bird", which received national airplay, eventually reaching #19 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and is still considered a rock and roll anthem today. On Thursday, October 20, 1977, just three days after the release of Street Survivors, and five shows into their most successful headlining tour to date, Lynyrd Skynyrd's chartered Convair 240 ran out of fuel near the end of their flight from Greenville, South Carolina, where they had just performed at the Greenville Memorial Auditorium, to LSU in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Though the pilots attempted an emergency landing on a small airstrip, the plane crashed in a forest in Gillsburg, Mississippi. Ronnie Van Zant, Steve Gaines, Cassie Gaines, assistant road manager Dean Kilpatrick, pilot Walter McCreary and co-pilot William Gray were all killed on impact; the other bandmembers suffered serious injuries. Following the crash and the ensuing press, Street Survivors became the band's second platinum album and reached #5 on the U.S. album chart. The single "What's Your Name" reached #13 on the single airplay charts in January 1978. The original cover sleeve for Street Survivors had featured a photograph of the band, particularly Steve Gaines, engulfed in flames. Out of respect for the deceased (and at the request of Teresa Gaines, Steve's widow), MCA Records withdrew the original cover and replaced it with a similar image of the band against a simple black background . Thirty years later, for the deluxe CD version of Street Survivors, the original "flames" cover was restored. Lynyrd Skynyrd Discography 1974 "Sweet Home Alabama" Hot 100 #8 1974 "Free Bird" Hot 100 #19 1975 "Saturday Night Special / Made In The Shade" Hot 100 #27 1976 "Free Bird (live) / Searchin' (live)" Hot 100 #38 1977 "What's Your Name? / I Know A Little" Hot 100 #13 1987 "Truck Drivin' Man" US Mainstream #12 1988 "Swamp Music" US Main #16 1991 "Smokestack Lightning" US Main #2 1991 "Keeping The Faith" US Main #10 1993 "Good Lovin's Hard To Find" US Main #6 2003 "Red White and Blue" US Main #1 Factoid: Their most popular single, "Sweet Home Alabama" is a response to Neil Young's "Alabama" and "Southern Man;" similar to when rap artists "dis" each other in their songs today. "Tuesday's Gone" http://media-convert.com/ echo $langdir; ?>?xid=7-cyeqgntx

There's going to be a link to a free mp3 at the bottom of every listing that's good for 24 hours. If you get here late and want it, I can e-mail it to you.

bmags, I moved your comments to here.

49. The Police 3 of 24 lists - 30 points - highest ranked #9 FlaSoxxJim The Police were an English rock trio, from London, England, formed originally in 1977. The trio consisted of Gordon Sumner, CBE (born 2 October 1951), widely known by his stage name of Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar, vocals) and Stewart Copeland (drums, vocals, percussion). The band became globally popular in the late 1970s and are generally regarded as one of the first New Wave groups to achieve mainstream success, playing a style of rock that was influenced by jazz, punk and reggae music. Their 1983 album, Synchronicity, was number one in the UK and the US and sold over 8,000,000 copies in the US. While having huge worldwide fame and record sales between 1979 and 1983, The band was having internal fighting due to lead singer Sting's increasing individual fame that seemed to overshadow the group's success. The band broke up in 1984, but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour lasting until August 2008, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their hit single "Roxanne" and also, to a lesser extent, that of their formation as a group. The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and became the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, thanks to their reunion tour. Rolling Stone ranked The Police number 70 on their list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. The Police Discography 1979 "Roxanne" Hot 100 #32 1979 "Message in a Bottle" Hot 100 #74 1980 "Don't Stand So Close to Me" Hot 100 #10 1980 "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" Hot 100 #10 1981 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" Hot 100 #3 1981 "Spirits in the Material World" Hot 100 #11 1983 "Every Breath You Take" Hot 100 #1 1983 "Wrapped Around Your Finger" Hot 100 #8 1983 "Synchronicity II" Hot 100 #16 1984 "King of Pain" Hot 100 #3 A little factoid: Old Comiskey Park hosted the opening show of The Police's last pre-reunion world tour in 1983. "Message In A Bottle" http://media-convert.com/ echo $langdir; ?>?xid=7-mmbxmhih

50. Weezer 3 of 24 lists - 27 points - highest ranking #9 Cali Weezer is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums, guitar, backing vocals), Matt Sharp (bass, backing vocals), and Jason Cropper (rhythm guitar, backing vocals). Cropper was later replaced by Brian Bell. Matt Sharp was subsequently replaced by Mikey Welsh who was later replaced with Scott Shriner. They have released seven full-length albums, five EPs, and a DVD. Weezer has sold more than eight million records in the US to date. The band is best known for their successful singles "Buddy Holly," "Undone - The Sweater Song", "Island in the Sun", "Hash Pipe", "Beverly Hills" and "Pork and Beans". The band's seventh studio album, Raditude, was released on November 3, 2009. The album's first single, entitled "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", was released on August 18, 2009. Weezer's first gig was opening for Keanu Reeves' band Dogstar. Weezer recorded their debut album with producer Ric Ocasek at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. During the recording, Jason Cropper left the band and was replaced by Brian Bell, the bassist for the band Carnival Art. The band released Weezer in May 1994. The record label originally did not wish to release a single, to see how much sales could be created by word-of-mouth alone. Soon after the release of Weezer a DJ, Marco Collins, on the Seattle radio station, The End, started playing "Undone - The Sweater Song" after hearing of their semi-success in California, which led their record label to release "Undone - The Sweater Song" as the first official single. The music video was directed by Spike Jonze. Filmed in an unbroken take, it featured Weezer performing on a sound stage with various amusing studio antics, including a pack of dogs swarming the set. The video became an instant hit on MTV. Jonze also directed the band's second video "Buddy Holly". The video featured footage from the television sitcom Happy Days spliced with the band performing in a remade "Arnold's Drive-In", a familiar setting from the series. The video achieved heavy rotation on MTV and went on to win Jonze and the band four MTV Video Music Awards, including Breakthrough Video and Best Alternative Music Video, and two Billboard Music Video Awards. The clip is also featured on the installation CD for the Microsoft Windows 95 computer operating system. A third single, "Say It Ain't So", followed. Weezer is currently certified triple platinum in the United States, making it Weezer's all-time best seller. Many modern bands, such as Bloc Party, Emery, Manchester Orchestra, Brand New and The Fall of Troy list Weezer as an influence. Weezer themselves have listed several influences, among them KISS (with direct references in the song, "In the Garage"), Nirvana (who was their labelmate for a very brief time before Kurt Cobain's death), Pixies (especially early on in their career), Wax and Sonic Youth. Early Weezer demos, such as "Paperface", have very obvious ties musically to the Pixies and Nirvana. Also, the song, "Susanne" originally read, "Even Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose" , instead of "Even Izzy, Slash, and Axl Rose", changed after Cobain's death. There is also a direct reference to Nevermind in "Heart Songs", a track found on The Red Album. As a side project, Weezer also briefly played Nirvana and Oasis covers under the stage moniker "Goat Punishment". In 1998, Weezer covered "Velouria" by the Pixies for a Pixies tribute album, and in 2005 briefly got to tour with their idols for a few dates. Green Day has also been said to be an influence (there is a direct lyric about Green Day in the song, "El Scorcho"), and it has been acknowledged that the two bands are friends with one another and enjoy each other's music. Weezer contributed the song "Worry Rock" to Different Shade Of Green: A Green Day Tribute. Rivers Cuomo also covered "Brain Stew" in a 2009 AOL Sessions set. Weezer discography 1994 "Undone - The Sweater Song" - US Hot 100 #57 - US Modern Rock #6 - US Mainstream Rock #30 1994 "Buddy Holly" - US Mod #2 - US Main #34 - US Pop #17 1995 "Say It Ain't So" - US Mod #7 1996 "El Scorcho" - US Mod #19 1996 "The Good Life" - US Mod #32 2001 "Hash Pipe" - US Hot 100 #106 - US Mod #2 - US Main #24 2001 "Island in the Sun" - US Hot 100 #111 - US Mod #11 2001 "Photograph" - US Mod #17 2002 "Dope Nose" - US Mod #8 2002 "Keep Fishin'" - US Mod #15 2005 "Beverly Hills" - US Hot 100 #10 - US Mod #1 - US Main #26 - US Pop #6 2005 "We Are All on Drugs" - US Mod #10 - US Main #35 2006 "Perfect Situation" - US Hot 100 #51 - US Mod #1 - US Pop #44 2006 "This Is Such a Pity" - US Mod #31 2008 "Pork and Beans" - US Hot 100 #64 - US Mod #1 - US Main #25 - US Pop #70 2008 "Troublemaker" - US Hot 100 #121 - US Mod #2 - US Main #35 2008 "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)" - US Mod #35 2009 "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To" - US Hot 100 #81 - US Mod #2 - US Rock #5 Factoid: In their new album Raditude, Weezer is collaborating with hip-hop artist Lil Wayne on the track "Can't Stop Partying." 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I still fail to see the appeal of Angelo trading a 2nd rounder for Adams.

I know that he hits oppo for power quite a lot.

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