My Favorite Ten Bands

My top ten... I love these people. I actually have a favorite song list, my Fave 500, but that wouldn't fit. Number one is, surprisingly, a tie.

10. The Academy Is...

TAI... is not your average band of twentysomething indie rockers. Well, yes, they are twentysomethings, but they are far from average. William Beckett started writing songs for himself because he didn't like what was on the radio. One, YES. I despise the radio (minus a select few stations) because they'll play the crap out of a good song until you hate it. Two, that's why I write songs! This man WINS! Then, he and Siska started what is the awesome magicalness of The Academy Is (later adding the...)

But enough about the history.

This band is great. Their music channels, like, everything shiny in the world. Which means, basically, their music is happiness in disguise. It's pretty much AWESOME. It makes me think, and it makes me happy, which is what I want out of music.

9. Fall Out Boy

I've been a fan of this band ever since I heard "Dead on Arrival" when I was seven. Fall Out Boy has mentored some of the beastiest bands, not to mention, ther've released some really beasty albums. The reason that I think Fall Out Boy appeals to me (and a vast majority of Americans) is that they're so timely. They're so focused on making such original music for the present that it's unbelievable. If I were to pick up Take This To Your Grave in five years, I'd probably believe it was still '03.

6. My Chemical Romance

My Chemical Romance is probably the most honest of the bands on this list. They address angst in such a way that you can actually believe that they have somehow captured it, and turned it into music. Plus, they have some pretty sweet guitar riffs that are impossible to forget.

5. The Spill Canvas

The Spill Canvas appeals to me, but my favorite thing about them is I have no idea why I love them so much. My song of the moment has changed a lot over the past week, but most of the time, it's been by The Spill Canvas. I think that's why I like them so much. I don't know why I love them, yet that's exactly the reason why.

4. We Shot The Moon

I found this band on MySpace, and it is very, very rarely that you find this sort of talent online. They write some of the best songs I've ever heard. I might be biased, seeing as I am a fan of piano rock, but I don't think that you will disagree with me once you listen to them. They are a very indie band, but this makes it all the more better because they don't perform in huga arenas, and tickets are inexpensive, sometimes even free. One word: amazing.

3. Paramore

Paramore was one of my favorite bands from the beginning. I must admit, the fact that they have a chick lead singer adds a few cool points, but their music is just plain awesome, something you don't find all the time these in bands consisting of younger people. I mean, seriously, listen to the crap they play on the radio by younger bands, then listen to Paramore. The difference is clear.

2. Green Day

Green Day is a legend, despite the fact that they are an actual band of actual people. They write music that's so different from anything these days, but yet it is so understandable, which is what makes it amazing. These guys are making original music in the time when it's most needed. But, what I think is the best thing about Green Day is that they have the ability to keep their old fans, and get thousands of new ones everytime they let out an album. When a band has let out so many albums, and still has the potential to gather even more fans everytime they let out a new one, it's amazing.

1. Panic! at the Disco

(*You may notice that the two bands tied for #1 both have black and white photos. At first, it was coincidence, but I decided it separated them from the rest of the list, so just think of it that way.)

This may sound like I'm overreacting, but I'm not. Panic! at the Disco has saved my life on more than one occasion, and I'm sure that they've saved the lives of many people, too. Their music is inspiring and I love it so much. They have changed and grown up so much as artists, and I love the way that they make their music the way that they want to. It is so great to see a band that makes music so different from anyone else, and just keeps on doing what they love, regardless of what anybody says. They are truly awesome.

1. Led Zeppelin

They haven't made music since 1980, about 15 years before I was even born, and yet I am proud to say that they are one of my number one favorite bands. Led Zeppelin is probably one of the best, if not, the best, rock band of all time. This fact is proved because every kid I have ever talked to about Led Zeppelin knows who they are. The music has lived on for thirty years, and I can assure you, it will never, ever die. All four of the members, John Bonham, Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, and Robert Plant were equally important to the band, and this is why, after Bonham's death, they could not continue. Led Zeppelin rocked the world like no one had, before, and since. Don't believe me? Listen to "Stairway to Heaven", it is possibly one of the most mindblowing rock n roll songs of all time.