top 10 bands of last 25 years? Whatcha Got?

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  • smalltownfate
    smalltownfate Posts: 57
    Pearl Jam
    Black Crowes
    Soundgarden
    Nirvana
    Foo Fighters
    Alice in Chains
    STP
    GnR
    RHCP
    Oasis
  • CAVSTARR313
    CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    10. Bob jovi. Yea, I said it.
    9. Candlebox
    8. Metallica
    7. Tool
    6. Warrant
    5. Motley crue
    4. Soundgarden
    3. Smashing Pumpkins
    2. Alice n Chains
    1. Pearl Jam


    Edit: I forgot about guns n roses. They would be #3. Bon jovi is gone. So I didn't say it!
    yes.. but Warrant is on your list?? really? I wont judge because I used to own D.R.F.S.R. and Cherry Pie on tape.. but, Jesus man..
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
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  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    Caveeze wrote:
    Last-12-Exit wrote:
    10. Bob jovi. Yea, I said it.
    9. Candlebox
    8. Metallica
    7. Tool
    6. Warrant
    5. Motley crue
    4. Soundgarden
    3. Smashing Pumpkins
    2. Alice n Chains
    1. Pearl Jam


    Edit: I forgot about guns n roses. They would be #3. Bon jovi is gone. So I didn't say it!
    yes.. but Warrant is on your list?? really? I wont judge because I used to own D.R.F.S.R. and Cherry Pie on tape.. but, Jesus man..

    Lol. They had a pretty good run of songs. I could pull out any one of their CD's and listen to it.
  • skeetopunk01
    skeetopunk01 Posts: 145
    My choices in no particular order:

    1. Nirvana
    2. Pearl Jam
    3. Descendents
    4. Bad Religion
    5. Alice In Chains
    6. Metallica
    7. Soundgarden
    8. Rage Against The Machine
    9. Queens of the Stone Age
    10. Foo Fighters

    ** Some of these bands have been around longer than 25 years... but they released material in the last 25 years that makes them a top 10 in my eyes. **
    2010: Mountain View, CA (10/23)
    2011: East Troy, WI (9/3-9/4)
    2012: Missoula, MT (09/30) - San Francisco, CA (10/03)
    2013: Chicago, Ill (07/19) - Los Angeles (11/23 - 11/24) - Oakland (11/26) - Portland (11/29) - Spokane (11/30) - Seattle (12/06)
  • YieldToNothing
    YieldToNothing Posts: 3,667
    itt- too many people listing bands that got their start way before 1988
    i have a paper here that entitles me to fast track status
  • Last-12-Exit
    Last-12-Exit Charleston, SC Posts: 8,661
    johnmc1976 wrote:
    ok I open it up to 1980 or after, Ha. Hey I started the topic. Good call out though.

    The OP amended the criteria
  • Stephen Flow
    Stephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    Last 25 year:
    Pearl Jam
    Radiohead
    The Mountain Goats
    Pavement / The Jicks
    Mudhoney
    My Morning Jacket
    Soundgarden
    Alice in Chains
    Nirvana
    The Black Keys

    For fun, 10 more from the last 30 years:
    Dinosaur Jr. / J. Mascis
    Pixies
    The Replacements
    REM
    Joy Division/New Order
    The Flaming Lips
    Sonic Youth
    The Cure
    The Smiths
    The Police

    10 Honorable Mentions:
    Broken Social Scene
    Swervedriver
    My Bloody Valentine
    Metric
    And you will know us by the Trail of Dead
    TV on the Radio
    Slowdive
    Love & Rockets
    Eels
    Camper Van Beethoven
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,523
    Stephen Flow wrote:
    Last 25 year:
    Pearl Jam
    Radiohead
    The Mountain Goats
    Pavement / The Jicks
    Mudhoney
    My Morning Jacket
    Soundgarden
    Alice in Chains
    Nirvana
    The Black Keys

    For fun, 10 more from the last 30 years:
    Dinosaur Jr. / J. Mascis
    Pixies
    The Replacements
    REM
    Joy Division/New Order
    The Flaming Lips
    Sonic Youth
    The Cure
    The Smiths
    The Police

    10 Honorable Mentions:
    Broken Social Scene
    Swervedriver
    My Bloody Valentine
    Metric
    And you will know us by the Trail of Dead
    TV on the Radio
    Slowdive
    Love & Rockets
    Eels
    Camper Van Beethoven

    A+ on them. Nice.
  • CAVSTARR313
    CAVSTARR313 Posts: 8,756
    Violent Femmes? should be on some list somewhere..
    None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe that they are free.
    Abrn Hlls '98 - Clarkston 2 '03 - Grd Rpds '06 - Abrn Hlls '06 - Clvd '10 - PJ20 - Berlin 1+2 '12 - Wrigley '13 - Pitt '13- buff '13- Philly 1+2 '13 - Seattle '13
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Pearl Jam
    The Cure
    Joy Division
    Alice in Chains
    U2
    REM
    Metallica
    Iron Maiden
    Portishead
    Archive
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  • pearljamsam
    pearljamsam Posts: 74
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. The Strokes
    3. Titus Andronicus (if you don't know them, check them out)
    4. RATM
    5. The Killers
    6. Kings of Leon (first 2.5 Cds)
    7. Steve Earle
    8. Arcade Fire
    9. The National
    10. Weezer (first 2.5 Cds)
  • fox_mulderX
    fox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    In no particular order:

    Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Nirvana, Explosions In the Sky, The White Stripes, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against the Machine, Wu Tang Clan, The Roots, Jurassic 5, Alice in Chains, Blur, Sloan, Weezer, Beastie Boys, REM, Tom Waits.... and that's all I can think of right now.
  • fox_mulderX
    fox_mulderX Posts: 1,134
    pearljamsam wrote:
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. The Strokes
    3. Titus Andronicus (if you don't know them, check them out)
    4. RATM
    5. The Killers
    6. Kings of Leon (first 2.5 Cds)
    7. Steve Earle
    8. Arcade Fire
    9. The National
    10. Weezer (first 2.5 Cds)

    Titus Andronicus kicks some serious ass.
    But Weezer remained kick ass until Make Believe. Everything before that is great... Why doesn't Maladroit ever get any love :(
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,523
    tempo_n_groove wrote:
    Pearl Jam
    TOOL
    Nirvana
    RATM
    Ani DiFranco
    Matt&Kim (Saw them 3 times so far and they've rocked every time)
    The Weeks (Another band that rocks!)
    Bedouin Soundclash
    Jay-Z
    Pj Harvey

    Honorable Mention

    Iron Maiden 1st album was 1980
    Soundgarden
    Radiohead
    Sublime
    Minor Threat (even though they were blown away by The Bad Brains!)

    Awesome question!

    I forgot Chemical Bros. and Daft punk for honorable mention...
  • pearljamsam
    pearljamsam Posts: 74
    fox_mulderX wrote:
    pearljamsam wrote:
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. The Strokes
    3. Titus Andronicus (if you don't know them, check them out)
    4. RATM
    5. The Killers
    6. Kings of Leon (first 2.5 Cds)
    7. Steve Earle
    8. Arcade Fire
    9. The National
    10. Weezer (first 2.5 Cds)

    Titus Andronicus kicks some serious ass.
    But Weezer remained kick ass until Make Believe. Everything before that is great... Why doesn't Maladroit ever get any love :(

    The biggest problem with Titus is that there isn't a speaker that can play them as loud as they should be played.

    I'm surprised I haven't seen anyone with Gaslight Anthem, I'm not a huge fan, but they seem popular on here. I also haven't seen anyone calling for the band of 10 Club members that everyone kept calling on to play at PJ20, anyone remember the name of that band?
  • BMo-643
    BMo-643 Posts: 220
    It depends on what you mean by the 10 greatest bands of the last 25 years. "Greatness" can mean a lot of different things....I can put 10 bands who I think are regarded and more influential than a few of the 10 bands I'm going to list but they aren't in constant rotation for me like the 10 bands I will list are...If I'm being honest with myself...The 10 bands I listen to the most/have listened to the most over the last 10+ years *are:

    1a. Pearl Jam
    1b. Radiohead
    3. My Morning Jacket
    4. Rage Against The Machine
    5. The Strokes
    6. The National
    7. The Avett Brothers
    8. Arcade Fire
    9.NIN
    10. Tool
    *This only counts bands that have came about since 1980...or else Zeppelin, Hendrix, Beatles etc would be on the list.
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    Columbus 10'
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    Alpine Valley 11'
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    Music Midtown 12'
    Wrigley Field 13'
    Cincinnati 14'
    Lexington 16'
  • DiRtyFranK38
    DiRtyFranK38 Posts: 3,131
    1. Pearl Jam
    2. Soundgarden
    3. Radiohead
    4. Incubus
    5. My Morning Jacket
    6. Queens Of The Stone Age
    7. Alice In Chains
    8. Kings Of Leon
    9. Nirvana
    10. Mark Lanegan Band / Rage Against The Machine
    2006: Hartford
    2008: MSG 1, Hartford, Mansfield 2, Ed Solo NYC 1
    2009: London (O2), Philly 1, 2, 3, & 4
    2010: Hartford, Boston, MSG 1 & 2
    2011: Ed Solo Hartford
    2012: Philly (MIA Fest)
    2013: Worcester 2, Brooklyn 1 & 2, Hartford
  • jumbojet
    jumbojet Posts: 1,484
    Pearl Jam
    U2
    Nirvana
    Metallica
    Guns n Roses
    Iron Maiden
    REM
    Coldplay
    Radiohead
    Bon Jovi

    Pretty much this... Others are fantasy...
    What's your part, who you are?

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  • boroff89
    boroff89 Posts: 786
    Top as in favorite?

    1. Pearl Jam
    2. Arcade Fire
    3. Alice in Chains
    4. The Shins
    5. The National
    6. Modest Mouse
    7. Rise Against
    8. Incubus
    9. Green Day
    10. Thrice
    It makes much more sense to live in the present tense.
  • DewieCox
    DewieCox Posts: 11,432
    PJ
    Tool
    Black Crowes
    Radiohead
    MMJ
    White Stripes/Raconteurs/Jack White
    The Mars Volta
    GnR
    STP
    Smashing Pumpkins


    honorable mention: Dr. Dog, Wilco, APC, Soundgarden, AIC, System of a Down, RHCP

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