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#3 Dave Matthews Band

There are days when I think DMB is absolutely my favorite band.  Even though a lot of people find them “too popular” or high-strung, very few of the criticisms I’ve heard directed toward them are actually about the music, and there’s a good reason for that.  They’re really stinking good.  Even if Dave’s voice is […]

#4 – Linkin Park

I have made this selection knowing perfectly well that it may ruffle some feathers in the anti-pop crowd.  A large number of audiophiles with high tastes would immediately dismiss LP as a group that rode out the wave of late-90’s rap-rock long past its logical conclusion.  What they don’t realize, as far as I’m concerned, is […]

#5 – Collective Soul

Although I suppose someone could argue that Collective Soul is not a contemporary band, I’m going to take the liberty of putting them on my list.  For the last 12 years or so, no band has written more consistently solid rock songs.  They occasionally have some deeper meaning, and sometimes their skill is outstanding, but […]

#6 – Sister Hazel

It’s been two months since my last contribution, but I haven’t forgotten my list of top 10 contemporary bands.  I started this thing way back in August, so here’s a quick recap: 10. Death Cab for Cutie/The Postal Service 9. Muse 8. Audioslave 7. Franz Ferdinand Number six on the list is Sister Hazel, who pretty […]

Could the Bisons benefit from this?

I’ll have a review of last night’s loss at UNA a little bit later on today, but I had to share this little piece by Phil Birnbaum at the Sabermetric Research blog.  I think Birnbaum swings and misses on some issues, but this one is pretty interesting and hilarious at the same time. If the whole […]

#7 – Franz Ferdinand

I thought Franz Ferdinand was just the next pop-rock fad when I first heard “Take Me Out” a couple summers ago. Now, just two albums into their career, I would consider them one of my favorite bands. They write clever, catchy rock songs that aren’t riddled with the clichés of modern rock sound. Plus, their […]

#8: Audioslave

Audioslave only recently released their third studio album, Revelations, but most people who have followed rock music for a while know that the band is made up of seasoned rock veterans.  Frontman Chris Cornell led Soundgarden through the heyday of grunge, while guitarist Tom Morello, bassist Tim Commerford, and drummer Brad Wilk formed the core of rap-rock […]

#9: Muse

I know it’s been a while, but I intend to finish what I started with my lists of favorite songs from my favorite bands. Back a month or two ago, I posted the list and started at the bottom with #10, Death Cab For Cutie/The Postal Service. Next up at #9 is Muse.   Muse […]