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Greatest rock band of past 20 years?

By Wade Tatangelo on Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 8:25 pm

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The most important rock band to release its debut album in the past 20 years? It's a tough call, one I grappled with for a music feature running in Creative Loafing April 30. The chief factors are influence, innovativeness, listenability and live prowess. I'm using the term "rock" loosely, including most of the sub-genres (emo, post-rock, etc.) that have emerged in recent years. Here's my list of 25 bands (in alphabetical order), from which I will choose The Greatest. What would be your pick? What bands should have made the Top 25? Keep in mind, acts like the Pixies (pictured) and Guns 'N Roses just missed the timeline cutoff.

Animal Collective

Bikini Kill

Beck

Bright Eyes

Deicide

Green Day

Interpol

Janeâ€™s Addiction

The Mars Volta

Modest Mouse

Mogwai

Nirvana