Why are my favorite bands my favorite bands? I think a fairly big reason is because I like a very large catalog of songs from them AND their songs tend to never get old or boring (on record and live). I’m interested in finally rationally concluding who my favorite bands are based on the logic of how many songs I truly love from each AND their best live performance rating.
The Top Ten
1. Black Lips – 42 + (10) = 52
2. Jay Reatard 35 + (10) = 45
3. Walkmen – 33 + (10) = 43
4. King Khan & BBQ Show – 30 + (10) – 40
5. No Age – 23 + (10) = 33
6. Radiohead – 23 + (9) = 32
7. Arctic Monkeys – 23 + (9) = 32
8. Animal Collective – 22 + (9) = 31
9. King Khan and the Shrines – 16 + (10) = 26
10. Editors – 17+ (8) = 25
Not Far Behind:
X. Sunset Rubdown – 14 + (9) = 23
X. The Rifles – 13 + (9) = 22
X. Pains of Being Pure at Heart – 10 + (9) = 19
X. Peter Bjorn and John – 18 + (0) = 18
X. The Lovely Feathers – 10 + (8) = 18
X. The Libertines = 17 + (0) = 17
Glen
HAHA yeah, that’s pretty much my logic too. I used to pretend, “well, I don’t listen to this band as much this other group, but when I listen to them it’s more important” or some stupid shit, you start to realize that’s pointless, with maybe some exceptions. Also, it’s cool we’ve seen (or in the cas of AM, you have seen, but we will be seeing) all of your top ten favorites.