Spin's 50 Greatest Bands

[zom]

Did anyone see where Spin has the Smiths 21st on the new list? I saw it on cnn.com under entertainment.

Toodles

 

[Rowdy Yeats]

> Did anyone see where Spin has the Smiths 21st on the new list? I saw it on
> cnn.com under entertainment.

In the mag, under bands the Smiths influenced, it only mentions Radiohead, Moby, and Belle and Sebastian. Uhhh...... How about the whole fuggin' Britpop movement- Blur, Oasis, etc, not to mention Deftones, Jeff Buckley, Rufus Wainwright, and numerous others; the Smiths' influence transcends genres. Hell, I subscribe to Spin (not a fact I'm proud of, but it's cheap) and they can't go an issue without making some reference to the Smiths. Shoulda been higher than #21.

 

[ERIN]

> In the mag, under bands the Smiths influenced, it only mentions Radiohead,
> Moby, and Belle and Sebastian. Uhhh...... How about the whole fuggin'
> Britpop movement- Blur, Oasis, etc, not to mention Deftones, Jeff Buckley,
> Rufus Wainwright, and numerous others; the Smiths' influence transcends
> genres

And the list goes on ...

 

[Billy Budd]

> And the list goes on ...

Britpop - please.

What about the punks and late 70's innovators ? I bet there is no Ruts, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Buzzcocks, Magazine, Undertones, or The Only Ones in that list, they may not be massive musical institutions like bland traditional rock bands, but they were a damned sight more alive.