ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#65
(126 points)
Talking Heads
Talking Heads were a new wave band which formed in 1974 in New York City, New York, United States. The band originally consisted of David Byrne (vocals, guitar), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Chris Frantz (drums), who had met while attending the Rhode Island School of Design. The band added Jerry Harrison (keyboards & guitar) in early 1977. The band released eight studio albums before disbanding in 1991. Talking Heads were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.
Talking Heads first appeared on the New York music scene as a trio in 1974. At the time, the band consisted only of Byrne, Frantz and Weymouth and was initially called The Artistics. By 1975, the band had recorded a demo album for CBS Records and landed a gig opening for the Ramones at CBGB in June 1975, which was the first time the band used the name Talking Heads. The band was signed to Sire Records in late 1976 and the group released their first single, “Love → Building on Fire” in February 1977. In March 1977, the band added Jerry Harrison, formerly of Jonathan Richman’s band The Modern Lovers.
ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#64
(127 points)
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England in 2002 after meeting at Stocksbridge High School. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O’Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006.
The band has released four studio albums, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” (2006), “Favourite Worst Nightmare” (2007), “Humbug” (2009) and “Suck It and See” (2011), all of which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart.
Each of the band’s first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before The Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, but their sixth single, Teddy Picker, only went Top 20 and their seventh single, Crying Lightning peaked at #12.
ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#63
(128 points)
2NE1
2NE1 (Korean: 투애니원; pronounced “to anyone” or “twenty-one”), formerly known as 21, is a South Korean group under YG Entertainment Inc. in 2009. Previously promoted as “female Big Bang” and 21, YG officially stopped using the name 21 because another Korean musical group was using the same name. 2NE1 is supposed to stand for “New Evolution of the 21st Century”: “NE” meaning “New Evolution” and “21” standing for the “21st Century.”
ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#62
(128 points)
R.E.M.
R.E.M. were an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums, vocals). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm in 1995.
ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#64
(127 points)
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an indie rock band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England in 2002 after meeting at Stocksbridge High School. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie Cook (guitar), Nick O’Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006.
The band has released four studio albums, “Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not” (2006), “Favourite Worst Nightmare” (2007), “Humbug” (2009) and “Suck It and See” (2011), all of which debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart.
Each of the band’s first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before The Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, but their sixth single, Teddy Picker, only went Top 20 and their seventh single, Crying Lightning peaked at #12.
ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#61
(131 points)
MGMT
MGMT is a neo psychedelia/alternative rock group which formed in Middletown, Connecticut, United States in 2002. The band consists of Andrew VanWyngarden (vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums), Ben Goldwasser (keyboards, vocals, guitar), Matthew Asti (bass), James Richardson (guitar, vocals) and Will Berman (drums). Originally consisting only of VanWyngarden and Goldwasser, the other members were added to the band in 2008.
ATRL's 100 Most Popular Bands/Duos/Groups of All Time!
#60
(134 points)
Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons is an alternative rock band which formed in 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The band consists of Dan Reynolds (vocals), Wayne Sermon (guitar), Ben McKee (bass) and Daniel Platzman (drums). The band released four EPs - “Imagine Dragons” (2009), “Hell and Silence” (2010), “It’s Time” (2011) and “Continued Silence” (2012) - before releasing their debut full length album “Night Visions” on 4 September 2012.
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surprised and pleased they are as high as they are