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The most recent few selections seem almost random. Why on earth is "Just Like Heaven" by The Cure there? It isn't influential or even particularly remarkable..."Just Like Heaven" by Dinosaur Jr. would have been a better choice, for crying out loud. The inclusion by Dre is hardly groundbreaking or influential; same with that of Spears. And maybe The White Stripes launched a hundred bad garage bands and can be considered "influential" that way...but I think that in time 2000's garage music will be considered as dated as 90's grunge and 80's hair metal (which render the selections by Nirvana and G'N'R pretty useless).
Past "Walk This Way" (more for the effect it had on rap than on rock) this list is close to a blank, save "Bring The Noise."
As an aside: I completely agree with the suggestions of Funkadelic and Carole King. Even us kids know.
