EWB's Favourite Bands 2010: The Results

[Sousa]

Oh, and no matter how much Limp Bizkit gets bashed (rightfully so a lot of the time) 'My Way' is still a tune.

I liked it better when it was called "Rollin'," which I liked better when it was called "My Generation," which I liked better when it was called "Break Stuff," which I yeah.

[Rich]

God Fred Durst's face is basically telling me to mace it, and I don't mean the spray, I mean with a medievil weapon.

[Gazz]

Actually, 'My Way' was probably their best song. And only because you can associate it with Wrestlemania X7.

[GoGo Yubari]

That WrestleMania is the only good thing about "My Way." When I was thirteen/fourteen I liked Limp Bizkit until I heard "My Way" and realized that I was a sucker.

[YI]

Modest Mouse and TV On The Radio fall into the Arcade Fire category of "liked what I heard, but not quite enough to listen to much else". Float On was a tune, as was TVOTR's version of Mr. Grieves. Never heard Andrew Jackson Jihad. Pink Floyd are terrible after the first couple of albums, and even then, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is, for the most part, a naive fumble compared to how much better Syd Barrett's solo stuff was.

It's quite funny, but "Float On" was a fucking BIIIIIG deal, which people forget. It was kicking about around the time of "Take Me Out" and that whole selection of indie breakthrough bands. Yeah it didn't quite have the mainstream appeal of those (only charted 46) but it got a sitload of play, including places you wouldn't expect (The Box and shit).

[DFF]

Actually, 'My Way' was probably their best song. And only because you can associate it with Wrestlemania X7.

The video package for Rock/Austin was epic that year.

[Skummy]

Modest Mouse and TV On The Radio fall into the Arcade Fire category of "liked what I heard, but not quite enough to listen to much else". Float On was a tune, as was TVOTR's version of Mr. Grieves. Never heard Andrew Jackson Jihad. Pink Floyd are terrible after the first couple of albums, and even then, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn is, for the most part, a naive fumble compared to how much better Syd Barrett's solo stuff was.

It's quite funny, but "Float On" was a fucking BIIIIIG deal, which people forget. It was kicking about around the time of "Take Me Out" and that whole selection of indie breakthrough bands. Yeah it didn't quite have the mainstream appeal of those (only charted 46) but it got a sitload of play, including places you wouldn't expect (The Box and shit).

Yeah, I was sneaking into Jersey's only "indie" club underage those days, and EVERYBODY was mad into it...I kind of remember Modest Mouse going almost overnight from a band to namedrop to just something you heard everywhere, then just as quickly vanishing until Johnny Marr popped up with them.

[Sousa]

The fact that WrestleMania 17 was good does not exonerate "My Way," much in the same way that Evan Bourne and Chris Jericho having a good match at Fatal 4 Way does not exonerate TobyMac for dc Talk.

And anyway, the only PPV theme music/wrestling crossover that matters is Steve Austin and Undertaker being on the hiiiiiiighwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay ta hell.

[METALMAN]

Feeder are boring as fuck.

Journey are a bloody horrendous band. They're so bad that even the Glee version of their song is an improvement.

Arcade Fire are tremendous. Amazing first album, fairly sturdy second album and a third that's holding up pretty strongly thus far. Also in all likelihood the best live band I've ever seen.

As for Aerosmith, I like Love In An Elevator for a laugh and that's about it.

I used to like Blink-182 but then I turned thirteen. Still alright to listen to every now and then but I can't imagine being able to endure a full album.

I don't really like the White Stripes aside from a few singles.

Modest Mouse's last album was lovely, one before that was nice but all prior are much of a muchness.

I like the odd Andrew Jackson Jihad song.

I like the first couple of Pink Floyd albums and a handful of other songs. Favourite Pink Floyd song is Learning To Fly. I am fully aware that it is shit but I still love it. >_>

I like Desperate Youth... by TVOTR but never realy got into any of their others.

Limp Bizkit are a new low.

[King Ellis]

Float On is just a rip off of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxjqMZd-BVE.

[Guest Mr. Potato Head]

That is a very good four and then there's Limp Bizkit which yeah.

[Rich]

YI, hurry up and post the next lot so we can move on.

[YI]

45. FOUR YEAR STRONG (108pts - 4 votes)

COUNTRY: United States

PLACE LAST YEAR: n/a

STUDIO ALBUMS: 4

QUALITY VIDEO:

44. FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH (111pts - 3 votes)

COUNTRY: United States

PLACE LAST YEAR: n/a

STUDIO ALBUMS: 2

I'M GONNA TAKE A SHOT IN THE DARK HERE: ...I'm presuming I wont like these guys? I don't think I'd ever enjoy anything referred to as "Groove Metal".

43. SLAYER (112pts - 4 votes)

COUNTRY: United States

PLACE LAST YEAR: n/a

STUDIO ALBUMS: 11

HOWEVER: I can somewhat get behind Slayer

42. MARINA & THE DIAMONDS (112pts - 4 votes)

COUNTRY: Wales

PLACE LAST YEAR: n/a

STUDIO ALBUMS: 1

OH MARINA! : YOU'VE GOT BEDTIME EYES AND YOU BAT 'EM LIKE A HERO, AND TO NO SURPRISE, YOU JUST KILL ME, KILL ME, SOMETIMES!

41. ALICE IN CHAINS (116pts - 4 votes)

COUNTRY: United States

PLACE LAST YEAR: 29

STUDIO ALBUMS: 4

ALICE (ALICE)!?!: WHO THE FUCK IS ALICE?!?!

[METALMAN]

Four Year Strong are not very good.

I don't know Five Finger Death Punch but they look like they wouldn't be very good.

Slayer are horrible.

Marina is lovely. Pretty face, genuinely brilliant album and a friend of the family!

I like the odd Alice In Chains song.

[GoGo Yubari]

Three bands I have never heard of, a band from a genre that I respectfully don't care about, and the band that ranks third out of the big four grunge bands for me (Pearl Jam is dead last as I realize more and more that I don't like Pearl Jam, I just like "Evenflow" and "Do the Evolution"). I do kind of want to give Alice in Chains a serious listen. What album should I start at? I'm looking at you, TheModernWay.

[probablyoliver]

Who else voted for TVOTR? I want to express my love for you.

[New Damage]

Oh and yes I also voted for FFDP & AIC. Discovered FFDP just before Xmas when I was angry and listened to them a lot. I wouldn't call them 'groove metal' though personally. Genres are so pathetic these days. War is the Answer is probably my favourite album of 2009, even beating Pearl Jam's and AIC's albums, and definitely that Timbaland produced Chris Cornell pipe.

And I honestly feel that AIC's latest (Black Gives Way to Blue) is their best, as much as I prefer Layne Staley's work. AIC should've been higher on account of awesome beards:

Marina & the Diamonds are balls, but she's fucking hawt.

Edited August 3, 2010 by TheModernWay

[METALMAN]

I know you didn't ask me about Alice In Chains but Dirt is the obvious answer. >_>

[Rich]

I know you didn't ask me about Alice In Chains but Dirt is the obvious answer. >_>

This

[GoGo Yubari]

Yeah, I'll start with Dirt. Really, I want to hear the stuff actually from the period of the grunge boom before anything else.