Pluto's Awesome 100 Songs
Just one song per band. Alphabetical. Check them all out! |
| 1 | 65daysofstatic
Fix The Sky A Little
Super band - math rock, electronics, beats, fabulous, see them live |
| 2 | Abba
Dancing Queen
Guilty pleasure. Brilliant composition, Bach would have liked it. |
| 3 | Amy Winehouse
We're still friends
Great jazz singer, live on Holland festival, Donny Hathaway song. |
| 4 | Animals As Leaders
Soraya
No.1 guitarist. Tosin Abasi. So brilliant. |
| 5 | Antony & The Johnsons
Bird Girl
That voice. |
| 6 | Arcade Fire
Cold wind
Not only because of Six foot under |
| 7 | As Cities Burn
Timothy
Dramatic - burning |
| 8 | Beck
Lost cause
So sad |
| 9 | Big Star
Holocaust
In the car at night |
| 10 | Bill Callahan
Jim Cain
Incredible deep voice - beautiful |
| 11 | Bill Fay
I Thought I Heard Someone
Genius, this is Bill at old age. |
| 12 | Brand New
Jesus Christ
So cool |
| 13 | Bruce Springsteen
Meeting Across The River
Don't really like his regular stuff. This song is incredible. |
| 14 | Cream
N.S.U. Live
Blues rock at its peak. Wait till they are in trance - pure intuition + some help |
| 15 | Crowded House
Don't dream it's over
NZ's best - just great music |
| 16 | Cursive
Art Is Hard
Cult band - check |
| 17 | David Bowie
Lazarus
Stellar song from Black Star |
| 18 | Deftones
Be Quiet And Drive
Rock - pure |
| 19 | Depeche mode
Enjoy the silence
addictive song. The Failure cover is even better |
| 20 | dEUS
Bad Timing
From our friends from Belgium. Super outro |
| 21 | Donny Hathaway
A song for you
One of the greatest voices / musicians of all time. Steve Wonder's hero - says it all |
| 22 | Dredg
Ode to the sun
The opening chords !! |
| 23 | Editors
When Anger Shows
Weak spot - poppy, but great. |
| 24 | Elliott Smith
King's Crossing
Sad Mozart on dope |
| 25 | Elo
Mr. Blue Sky
Jeff Lynne - so creative |
| 26 | Elvis Costello
I Want You
In trance |
| 27 | Failure
Another Space Song
Hidden gem |
| 28 | Father John Misty
The ideal hisband live
Live - much better |
| 29 | Felt
The Stagnant Pool
Unknown, still loved |
| 30 | Fink
Berlin Sunrise
Repeat |
| 31 | Fleetwood Mac
I'm So afraid (Live from Boston)
Anger |
| 32 | Foo Fighters
I Should Have Known
To Kurt |
| 33 | Frank Zappa
The Orange county lumber
eccentric - jazz - rhythm |
| 34 | Gary Moore
Parisienne Walkways
Guitar blues hero |
| 35 | Interpol
Obstacle 1
Weak spot |
| 36 | Jaga Jazzist
Swedenborgske Rom
Brilliant Jazz rock from Norway. Play loud. Ecstatic |
| 37 | James Blake
Choose Me
original, quircky |
| 38 | Jeff Buckley
Lover, You Should've Come Over
Wish you were here |
| 39 | Johnny Cash
Hurt
Johnny lived - it's all in the song |
| 40 | Joy Division
Decades
What a band - whatch the movie "Control" |
| 41 | Justin Vernon
If It's True
Haunting |
| 42 | King Crimson
Starless and Bible Black
The early 70s - what a band |
| 43 | Led Zeppelin
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
That riff !! |
| 44 | Lift To Experience
Falling From Cloud 9
Preacher, but what a good one |
| 45 | Love
Alone Again Or
Beauty |
| 46 | Manic Street Preachers
4st 7lb
From the Holy Bible |
| 47 | Mark Eitzel
In my role as professional singer and ham
Morrissey as crooner - better |
| 48 | Mark Hollis
A Life (1895 - 1915)
Genius. Recluse. Come back to us |
| 49 | Marvin Gaye
What's going on
Soul at its best |
| 50 | Mercury Rev
The Funny Bird
Psychedelic |
| 51 | Mewithoutyou
January 1979
Screamy in your face |
| 52 | Modest Mouse
Talking Shit About A Pretty Sunset
Intelligence |
| 53 | Mogwai
We're No Here
Play loud |
| 54 | Morphine
The Night
Film Noir, big loss |
| 55 | Motorpsycho
Ratcatcher
Fantastic band. From 7:00 - 11:00 - centerpiece of the composition, guitar & rhythm section |
| 56 | Mudvaine
Happy
Rock pure |
| 57 | Nick Cave
Push the sky away
Beyond categorization |
| 58 | Nick Drake
Fruit Tree
Sing a song at its pinacle |
| 59 | Nirvana
Smells like teen spirit
Milestone |
| 60 | No-Man
Only Rain
Steven Wilson with Tim Bowness. Play Together We're Stranger |
| 61 | Phil Lynott
Old town
So catchy |
| 62 | Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
The classic |
| 63 | Porcupine Tree
Arriving Somewhere But Not Here
Steven Wilson at his best |
| 64 | Portishead
Roads
Mesmerizing |
| 65 | Pulp
This Is Hardcore
Britbrilliance |
| 66 | Radiohead
Where I End and You Begin
No. 1 band |
| 67 | Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dani California
Funk gods |
| 68 | Rhubarb
Brick By Brick
Keep writing |
| 69 | Richard Hawley
Tuesday PM
Music pure |
| 70 | Robert Wyatt
Little Red Riding Hood Hit the Road
From #1 album all time. Acquired taste, but what a taste... |
| 71 | Sampha
Plastic 100 C
What a promise |
| 72 | Sean Rowe
Long way home
Deserves so much more - major league songwriting |
| 73 | Sigur Ros
Heima
This song must be in the top 3 of all time, beauty at its purist |
| 74 | Slint
Good Morning Captain
Defined a category |
| 75 | Spiritualized
Broken heart
Floating in space |
| 76 | Stevie Wonder
The Secret Life Of Plants
Gets me every time |
| 77 | Talk Talk
New Grass
Unique |
| 78 | The Beach Boys
God Only Knows
There you have it. Total songwriting perfection. My #1 (in rock/pop) |
| 79 | The Blue Nile
Stay close
Buy Hats, their masterpiece - these guys deserve to make some money |
| 80 | The Clash
London calling
Punk anthem |
| 81 | The Cure
From the Edge of The Deep Green Sea
This is what Wagner would call "Unendliche Melodie". |
| 82 | The Dears
Lights Off
Canadian Indie stars |
| 83 | The Divine Comedy
To the Rescue
Lovely |
| 84 | The Durutti Column
Sketch For Summer
You can't stop playing it |
| 85 | The Gloaming
Pilgrim's song
Ireland's best |
| 86 | The Gospel
A golden dawn
Epic - the rhythm section is superb |
| 87 | The Hat ft. Father John Misty
The Angry River
Dark, dark |
| 88 | The Jam
Town Called Malice
Try not to move |
| 89 | The Jezabels
Hurt Me
Aussies - great voice and drums |
| 90 | The National
Baby We'll Be Fine
Quintessential The National. They easily have 20 more songs at this level |
| 91 | The Stranglers
No More Heroes
Stays relevant - forever |
| 92 | The Smiths
Please, please, please, let me get what I want
Unique band - voice |
| 93 | The War on Drugs
Under the Pressure
Hard to explain why it is that good |
| 94 | Thomas Feiner
Yonderhead
Hiddem gem from Sweden - the Opiates ! |
| 95 | Tindersticks
Another Night In
Haunting melody and voice |
| 96 | TV on the Radio
Stork And Owl
Just a great song |
| 97 | U2
Every Breaking Wave - Later... with Jools Holland - BBC Two
Never liked U2, until I heard this |
| 98 | Wende Snijders
Black Feather
From the Netherlands. On trompet Jazz legend Eric Vloeimans. |
| 99 | Wilco
Impossible Germany
The typical Wilco sound. Impossible to copy |
| 100 | Therapy?
Bowels of Love
Damned good song |
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