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NeedlesslyCanadian		2012-04-18 03:30:42 PM

24, here.

Of which, like them or not, at least 15 are household names. Submitter apparently lives under a rock.

wrytrzcrmp		2012-04-18 03:39:03 PM

24 also. Submitter sounds old.

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-04-18 03:57:15 PM

So full of fail.

Why not just watch "the Voice" to be up to date on the next big act that they'll shove down your throat... then declare Michael Jackson to be the greatest political song writer ever.

GAT_00		2012-04-18 03:59:48 PM

18 here, very few of which deserved to be on the list.

I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

kingoomieiii		2012-04-18 04:10:39 PM

I've heard about all but three. I like only one of them.

Music reached its all-time historical peak when I was at my most emotionally-vulnerable point during puberty. Fact.

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-04-18 04:45:32 PM

GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

GAT_00		2012-04-18 04:46:56 PM

Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

You missed the hint.

vernonFL		2012-04-18 04:56:05 PM

Bruce Springsteen? Jay Z? Adele?

Never heard of 'em!

/Submitter must be 60 years old.

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-04-18 05:07:20 PM

GAT_00: Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

You missed the hint.

Do you honestly think that I follow Jesus Jones? You missed my hint too.

foo monkey		2012-04-18 05:09:40 PM

Every day I'm shufflin'.

BKITU		2012-04-18 05:12:18 PM

17, and I know jack shiat about music from the last 20 years.

GAT_00		2012-04-18 05:12:38 PM

Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00: Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

You missed the hint.

Do you honestly think that I follow Jesus Jones? You missed my hint too.

I have no idea who Jesus Jones is so I really didn't care. But I can't find yours, so let's call it a draw.

bob_ross		2012-04-18 05:15:53 PM

No Buckethead?

5 star chef of tv dinners		2012-04-18 05:22:35 PM

Strange. I didn't see Nickelback anywhere on that list.

SnakeLee		2012-04-18 05:23:10 PM

I've seen a bunch of them but don't feel like going through that again and counting. Anyways - Radiohead, The Roots and TV on the Radio should all be on there, plus Daft Punk is about to tour again.

/Was sort of expecting Hologram Tupac to make the list

BKITU		2012-04-18 05:24:09 PM

bob_ross: No Buckethead?

I think he's disqualified because his left hand is actually a hyperactive tarantula.

Because People in power are Stupid		2012-04-18 05:30:14 PM

5 star chef of tv dinners: Strange. I didn't see Nickelback anywhere on that list.

Exactly.

Car_Ramrod		2012-04-18 05:43:58 PM

21, though one I just heard for the first time last week and 3 others I've only heard their name. I would only pay to see 4 of them in concert though:

Bruce Springsteen
Foo Fighters
Jay-Z
Kanye

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey		2012-04-18 05:45:25 PM

I recognized 26. Does a good job of picking up the popular mainstream artists, if you're not too daring just yet.

Deslided slideshow

s2s2s2		2012-04-18 05:51:44 PM

All I was getting was the text for Beach house.

I Have The Touch of a Shocked Monkey: I recognized 26. Does a good job of picking up the popular mainstream artists, if you're not too daring just yet.

Deslided slideshow

Thanks.

busy chillin'		2012-04-18 05:52:14 PM

27.

and f*ck Drake. There I said it.

FeedTheCollapse		2012-04-18 05:52:27 PM

am I the only one who reads "Gotye" as "Goatse?"

Solid State Vittles		2012-04-18 05:53:10 PM

23. Only seen a couple of them live, though.

subby needs to put down the Rush and Yes albums. It's a big world out there, scary as it may be.

MensRea		2012-04-18 05:54:00 PM

24. "Heard of" is kind of a low bar.

olomana		2012-04-18 05:54:15 PM

23. Subby was doin' the troll.

Gunny Highway		2012-04-18 05:55:58 PM

Gogol Bordello, Gene Ween, NoMeansNo, Clutch, Mastodon, Baroness, Queens of the Stone Age......

FishyFred		2012-04-18 06:00:04 PM

Playing right now? Is this supposed to be "best current live acts"? Because Muse isn't on that list. Girl Talk isn't on that list. Dave Matthews Band isn't on that list.

At least the slideshow loaded quickly.

StoPPeRmobile		2012-04-18 06:00:08 PM

Solid State Vittles: 23. Only seen a couple of them live, though.

subby needs to put down the Rush and Yes albums. It's a big world out there, scary as it may be.

I can't think of a single rock band that hasn't been influenced by them.

Ronnie_Zman		2012-04-18 06:00:15 PM

FeedTheCollapse: am I the only one who reads "Gotye" as "Goatse?"

I will forever read it that way now.

delathi		2012-04-18 06:00:23 PM

The 30 ~~greatest~~ musical acts playing right now whose publicists wanted them to be in EW this week.

FTFY

geedub		2012-04-18 06:01:58 PM

I am old, and I know 21 of them. Helps to have a college-age daughter living at home.

/No help from high school-age son
//He only listens to Jazz

delathi		2012-04-18 06:02:16 PM

StoPPeRmobile: Solid State Vittles: 23. Only seen a couple of them live, though.

subby needs to put down the Rush and Yes albums. It's a big world out there, scary as it may be.

I can't think of a single rock band that hasn't been influenced by them.

Led Zepplin?
The Who?
The Crickets?
Rolling Stones?

there's 4

Treygreen13		2012-04-18 06:03:10 PM

I do take issue with the idea that the members of Fun were in groups that were "non-starters".

Nate Ruess was in The Format for 7 years and they had 2 good albums. Dog Problems is one of my favorite albums.

GypsyJoker		2012-04-18 06:03:35 PM

I guess music has passed me by, because there's not a single performer (aside, perhaps, from Springsteen) on there I would have the slightest interest in seeing.

\shrug
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don't understand		2012-04-18 06:03:50 PM

Boy, that's a lot of sh*t right there. I feel sorry for music fans today if this is the best that's out there. Phew!

/49 years old

TravisBickle62		2012-04-18 06:05:30 PM

I was into them before they sold out, now I listen to stuff so cutting edge that it would fry your hair

MacGuff		2012-04-18 06:05:43 PM

27. Calvin Harris, Azealia and ASAP are the only ones I didn't know.

What do I win?

CalamitousCrasher		2012-04-18 06:06:38 PM

GAT_00: Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00: Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

You missed the hint.

Do you honestly think that I follow Jesus Jones? You missed my hint too.

I have no idea who Jesus Jones is so I really didn't care. But I can't find yours, so let's call it a draw.

Don't know Jesus Jones?? This needs to be fixed, right here, right now.

kyoryu		2012-04-18 06:07:33 PM

20. And I'm old.

MacGuff		2012-04-18 06:07:47 PM

That being said, the Fighters of Foo are probably the only one I'd pay money to see (Maybe BRUUUUUUUUCE!, but that depends on how much tickets cost)...

CalamitousCrasher		2012-04-18 06:08:47 PM

Gunny Highway: Gogol Bordello, Gene Ween, NoMeansNo, Clutch, Mastodon, Baroness, Queens of the Stone Age......

Dude, NoMeansNo are still alive?? They must be like 80 now or something.

/and likely still KILLING it each and every show.

Snapper Carr		2012-04-18 06:09:22 PM

deslidified

This list is so full of fail I don't even know where to begin.

Gunny Highway		2012-04-18 06:10:35 PM

CalamitousCrasher: Gunny Highway: Gogol Bordello, Gene Ween, NoMeansNo, Clutch, Mastodon, Baroness, Queens of the Stone Age......

Dude, NoMeansNo are still alive?? They must be like 80 now or something.

/and likely still KILLING it each and every show.

They are by far my favorite band and I have never had a chance to see them play. They do well in Europe and mostly tour there.

James Scameron		2012-04-18 06:11:47 PM

Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

OOOOHHH BOOOYYYYY

do they still have hair extensions and look like tools?

oh right, old bald and forgotten by everyone but you.

bravo. they can smell my farts.

LeroyBourne		2012-04-18 06:12:11 PM

26
I was expecting a challenge. Subbs don't like hipster music? Subbs go stream some music from 89.3 the current.com. Most of those acts suck.

cannotsuggestaname		2012-04-18 06:18:26 PM

ugh, most of that list sucked. I know 24 of them and most of them should be nowhere near a "greatest" list, unless you are making a list of attention whores.

Small Town Misfit		2012-04-18 06:18:42 PM

Speak for yourself, subby--25, quite a lot I disagree with. I am glad to see fun. get recognition, but wish it weren't for "We are Young."

/i feel the first half of Some Nights is good, then goes downhill, except for the bonus track, which should have been included in the main album.
//Dog Problems ftw
///slashies

Blame Hofmann		2012-04-18 06:19:54 PM

Pop and hipster noise. Terrible list.

luckcat		2012-04-18 06:21:11 PM

28 I've heard of, 10 I've seen live, since we're all whipping out our e-peens.

Beeblebrox		2012-04-18 06:24:02 PM

CalamitousCrasher: GAT_00: Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00: Because People in power are Stupid: GAT_00:
I'm also going to learn to resist the temptation of pointing out who is still touring and making albums and isn't on the list.

Jesus Jones is writing a new album.

You missed the hint.

Do you honestly think that I follow Jesus Jones? You missed my hint too.

I have no idea who Jesus Jones is so I really didn't care. But I can't find yours, so let's call it a draw.

Don't know Jesus Jones?? This needs to be fixed, right here, right now.
That's the song from some commercial. That's the only place I've heard it.

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