When I was in high school I was friends with some kids from the tiny town of Scott City Kansas. The friendships consisted mostly of dicking around online, making insane videos and mailing them to each other, and talking about music. I have come to conclude without knowing those four boys (I couldn’t find a link for the fourth) I wouldn’t love music the way I do today. Anyways I’ve been thinking a lot about my “favorites” when it comes to music and I think I’ve narrowed it down, not surprisingly most of my faves come from that period of life. I know I’ve left a lot of really great stuff off these lists, but like I said these are my favorites, so it might seem a little narrow. So without further ado, in no particular order, here are some top tens/twenties which are still to this day heavily influenced by the Kansas kids-
Have a good’un
Top Ten Bands/Musicians
- A Perfect Circle
- Muse
- The Smashing Pumpkins
- Ben Folds
- Ben Lee
- Dave Matthews Band
- Coldplay
- System of a Down
- Jimmy Eat World
- Third Eye Blind
Top 20 Songs
- Walk the Walk-Poe
- Let go-Frou Frou
- Seek Up- Dave Matthews Band
- Passive- A Perfect Circle
- Forty-Six & 2- Tool
- Ache For you- Ben Lee
- The Package- A Perfect Circle
- Sugar-System of a Down
- Hear you Me-Jimmy Eat World
- Falling Away from me-Korn
- Selfless, Cold, and Composed- Ben Folds Five
- Stockholm Syndrome- Muse
- Butterflies and Hurricanes-Muse
- Crush-The Dave Matthews Band
- The Outsiders-Franz Ferdinand
- Everlong- The Foo Fighters
- Work- Jimmy Eat World
- Run- Snow Patrol
- The God of Wine- Third Eye Blind
- Coffee and TV- Blur
Top Ten Albums
- Third Eye Blind
- Absolution- Muse
- Thirteenth Step- A Perfect Circle
- Whatever and Ever Amen- Ben Folds Five
- Awake is the New Sleep-Ben Lee
- Live at Luther College-Dave Matthews Feat. Tim Reynolds
- Parachutes- Coldplay
- Toxicity- System of a Down
- Bleed American-Jimmy Eat World
- The Colour and the Shape- The Foo Fighters
Top Ten Live Performances (that I’ve witnessed)
- A Perfect Circle
- Ben Lee
- Franz Ferdinand
- Chevelle
- Weezer
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Tool
- Reel Big Fish
- The Foo Fighters
- The Dave Matthews Band
