20 Alt-Rock Songs You Must Download at Once!

• meshman says:

  November 19, 2007 at 9:43 am

  by far the best song on the list! —– Rise Against – Prayer Of The Refugee
• Kevin says:

  November 19, 2007 at 3:17 pm

  I’d also like to add K-N-O-C-K-O-U-T by Kiddo (a great Detroit band).
• Mister B says:

  November 19, 2007 at 3:18 pm

  Self-promotion: http://www.detholz.com, the sleeping beauty of alt-rock.
• Sassmo says:

  November 19, 2007 at 3:25 pm

  Most of what you posted I don’t like or haven’t heard of, however, some of your selections are far inferior to their counterparts. For instance:
  You chose “O, Valencia!” yet a majority of the tracks from “Her Majesty” blow it out of the water…
  Also, you chose My Morning Jacket’s “Gideon”, however, “Mahgeeta” and “One Big Holiday” both force Gideon to suck their cocks…
• elec says:

  November 19, 2007 at 3:30 pm

  tiny tron? http://www.tinytron.com
• skjsdflkgjq says:

  November 19, 2007 at 3:40 pm

  by far the WORST song on the list! —– Rise Against – Prayer Of The Refugee

  all of these songs are regularly played on XM ch 47 if people here have sat radio.
• Jon Slamm says:

  November 19, 2007 at 3:50 pm

  Seriously, this is a Top 20 list? I’d hate to see the Bottom 20.
• lordcanyon says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:05 pm

  seriously these are some terrible songs and bands(pearl jam excluded).
  pearl jam is even on the list?!?!
  something is seriously wrong here.
• Dude says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:12 pm

  rise against prayer of the refuge is a terrible song
• N says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:20 pm

  why would you put Heavens on there when you should have put Alkaline Trio. The Starting Line are one of the worst Drive-Thru records leftover bands out there. Guster is insipid crap. The Cursive song should have been the Great Decay, The Jimmy Eat World song should have been lucky Denver Mint, Rise against should have been Snapcase or Strung Out. Weakerthans should be the get up kids. Why would you put Eddie Vedder on the same list as Pearl Jam? this list is pretty weak.
• JM says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:22 pm

  Haha Editors…I liked them better the first time I saw them….when they were called Interpol
• flame says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:39 pm

  The only song you got right on this list is the White Stripes! There are 2 entire CDs of better music from Jimmy Eat World! Betterman and Hard Sun? Honestly? THOSE are your Pearl Jam songs? Your story is getting BURIED on DIGG! Also, this website sucks – it doesn’t even load correctly in FIREFOX! Go Jump off a roof!
• jonathan says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:42 pm

  Why do you say the rap scene is in shambles? Just because a few of the famous ones are tools doesn’t mean the whole scene is bad. There are plenty of strong acts progressing hip-hop and they’re just as good or better than the alt-rock you’ve posted.
• rick says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:49 pm

  this list contains a bunch of singles played on ALTnation and a few extras from guitar hero III … do you really know ANYTHING about alternative music … ?
• Bob Lo says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:50 pm

  These songs are all terrible. “Better Man” is a marginal song at best (back in the mid 90s). The individual who compiled this list seriously needs to expand their horizons.
• bart says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:56 pm

  May I humbly suggest some 6ixty 8ights and Golden Dogs…
• Tony the Lyger says:

  November 19, 2007 at 4:57 pm

  If this is Alt than Maroon 5 belongs on the death metal chart.

  Tony

  Obama!
• strangesthings says:

  November 19, 2007 at 5:21 pm

  You just started listening to music, didn’t you?
• callmevil says:

  November 19, 2007 at 5:55 pm

  The list u gave is sooo bad… goddd i know the bands u picked but the songs u chose out of them.. wow.. GG

  lemme give u a real list..

  The Decemberist – the crane wife 3
  Brett Dennen – Aint no reason
  Collin Hay – Overkill
  Jon Mclaughlin – Human
  Joseph Arthur – In the sun
  Kings of Convenience – Misread
  Lily Allen – Alfie
  The Coral – Pass it On
  The Fray – How to save a life
  Richard Clayderman – Chariots of Fire !!!!!!!!
• snafubarunltd.com says:

  November 19, 2007 at 6:08 pm

  music.

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