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Interesting. Verrry interesting. The top 40 bands in America, as ranked by them online music writin' -types. I'm more than a little surprised that Ted Leo made #1, though. Who'da thunk it?

(also, don't forget to check out some of the MP3s available throughout the post -- Ted Leo's cover of one of my favourite Lauryn Hill songs, "Ex-Factor," is pretty awesome).

[edit]: I do have to agree with one of the comments further down in the post, though. It's awfully indie-centric. The two hip hop acts on that list seem to be on there simply for the reason of "we like things other than just indie rock."

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keaner.net
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yeah. and the three hip-hop acts lean more to the mainstream than to the indie/underground side of hip-hop. (not saying their bad artists, but I just find it funny that with all those indie rock bands, the three hip-hop acts are some of the most popular.)

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Ant.
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The place I ain't moved in yet.

Heh. I had a feeling you might have something to say about that, Ant.

You'd think that at least Madvillain would get a mention on that list. I know I'm not the biggest follower of hip hop, but man, their record knocked me flat on my ass.

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Ummm...how is Metallica indie rock?

As I mentioned in my first post, the list is awfully indie-centric, and I feel it doesn't really reflect "the best 40 bands in America." Eminem and Jay-Z aren't exactly indie rock either, it's just that the list is mostly made up of indie acts.

The "indie" qualifier is my own, not theirs.

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keaner.net
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these are bloggers we're talking about.

of course it's going to be indie-centric.

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jeph.

Well, Ted Leo is quite good...