I wanted it to be Sigue Sigue Sputnik :(

What's a matter guys??? no love for the badass Bizkit!!! Should I be offended??? :p:

Yes it was a gag, I just couldn't resist, so you can be rest assured knowing that the Biz is not number 1, nor number anything...thankfully.

I'll post band number one tonight with some parting thoughts. I've picked a band that is fairly conservative that people can't mumble about. They were a gigantic commercial success, so if you think about that it's not to hard to figure it out...keep it to yourself though.

1. Nirvana ,Genre (Grunge/Hardcore/alternative rock) Washington State, USA era, 90's

They called it Grunge, and while this may have been a fitting label for bands like Soundgarden or Pearl Jam, it never really fit for Nirvana. Their breakthrough album Nevermind is simply a hardcore album filled with slower sludgy alternative ballads, and Nirvana themselves came up through the ranks of the hardcore circuit, via playing with bands like D.O.A. & Poison Idea.

They are also a band that came about just at the right time, when people were tired of glam rock, and 80's hardcore was becoming ripe for the mainstream. As a result, they achieved what neither the Sex Pistols, nor any other major label pop punk or hardcore act has been able to obtain since...one of the highest selling records of all time!!! RIP Kurt Cobain.

Smells like Teen Spirit



Come as you are



Sliver

Lol, looks like my girlfriend.

Parting Thoughts:

While it would be pointless to do another countdown, I would like to come back in the fall when it's cold & rainy to revise the list & make it longer by..

1) adding more modern bands, overall it's a pretty old school list, and admitably I haven't hit the indie labels lately

2) add more international bands, South America, Asia ect.

3) add your input. It was never meant to be a one man list, and I am just no good with some genres, so far your list away.

Finally, the countdown was just for fun, but if I lowballed or exempted your favourite band please let me know where you want them. I'd like to thank all the mods for letting me keep the thread going over the months, and in the meantime I will be surfing the indie labels, sifting through all the crappy punk and hardcore, to bring you just the good stuff, cheers WTB.

least you could do is get Kurt's name right :P

fixed it...twice lol

But this was interesting to say the least. I am almost tempted to do something similar, but with extreme metal.

Hmmm, well I guess one of my regrets is that I didn't include enough heavy bands, but go for it if you like, I should forewarn you though that it is more work than I bargained for, and you'll find at the end of the day, your still disatisfied.

No...one list is good enough to last me a lifetime, I wouldn't want to do another.