Saturday, December 10, 2005

CMJ Lists Most Influential of the Last 25 Years

CMJ has published a list of the "Most Influential Bands/Artists of the Last 25 Years".
Well, what do y'all think?

1. R.E.M.
2. Nirvana
3. Sonic Youth
4. Pixies
5. Public Enemy
6. Pavement
7. The Smiths
8. Violent Femmes
9. They Might Be Giants
10. Slayer
11. Black Flag
12. New Order
13. Jane's Addiction
14. U2
15. De La Soul
16. Aphex Twin
17. Uncle Tupelo
18. Fugazi
19. Mike Watt
20. Bikini Kill
21. Husker Du
22. Ani DiFranco
23. The Replacements
24. Radiohead
25. Superchunk

I don't have a lot of thoughts on the list, other than it seems to be a little too kind to a few of what I've always considered to be "CMJ staples" (DiFranco, Bikini Kill) and that a couple of acts are WAY too low on the list (U2 and Radiohead).
R.E.M. probably deserve the number one slot, I think, even if their influence has waned considerably in the last several years.

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