My year-end charts: Top 100 Music Videos of 2004

[Matt4319]

43. Korn (although I suspect they're higher up)

[Nicholas2.0]

Indeed.

crash46 said:

54. Linkin Park
51. Weezer
47. The Urge
43. Nirvana
41. Incubus

056. The frontman for this band received his own novelty knock-off shirt this year. The novelty shirt in question is one that Ashton Kutcher popularized at the beginning of this year.  (Or has it been two years already?  I don't know.)  The one I'm referring to is a knock-off of the one he wore.
050. Had a minor Alternative hit three years ago.  Never had a gold record.  Their third album came out in September '03 and the frontman quit 3 or 4 months later.  That may have pulled the rug out from under any subsequent single(s) being released, but it didn't stop them from being nominated for a Grammy.
049. Named after a sweeping glance at a children's book.
045. Songs primarily revolve around ambiguous sex, experimenting with drugs and teenage rebellion
044. Their second major label album cover had to be censored for a lot of of stores.

056. OK, the original novelty t-shirt reads "Jesus is my homeboy."
049. Vandals/A Perfect Circle/session-whore-for-hire drummer Josh Freese played all the drums on their breakthrough album, while they were between permanent drummers.
044. They've already been guessed twice incorrectly.

I'll wait and see if halo20 can come in and pick up 50 & 45 without any additional hints, but have at the other three.

halo20: 25
crash46: 16
Matt4319: 5
mst3k: 4
friday: 3
SPro: 1
jimmy74747: 1

40-31:
040. Broke through (significantly) on the Alternative chart just this year.
039. Our spirits live on through other people
038. Their logo is not one.
037. The offspring (That's the clue.)
036. I guess this word would describe most of us here.
035. One of their album titles has the same name as a Comedy Central show that I enjoy.
034. Their breakthrough single, back in 1996, was a question.
033. Battering ram
032. Their current album has no frills of any kind.  Just them doing what they do best.
031. The leader of this outfit is so ashamed of their (his) first record that he doesn't even own a copy of it.

[friday]

Three total guesses here:

40) The Killers
36) N.E.R.D.
32) U2

[mst3k]

39) N.E.R.D.

[crash46]

40. Lostprophets
36. Cold
34. Stabbing Westward
33. Rammstein
32. A Perfect Circle
31. Marilyn Manson

[halo19]

50. Spineshank
44. Jane's Addiction

[Nicholas2.0]

friday, U2 will come later

mst3k said:

39) N.E.R.D./(The Neptunes)

No one Ever Really Dies

crash46 said:

40. Lostprophets
34. Stabbing Westward
33. Rammstein

Steve, Cold & Marilyn Manson will appear later, and you have A Perfect Circle in the wrong spot. (So don't anyone else take it from him.)

halo20 said:

50. Spineshank
44. Jane's Addiction

halo20: 27
crash46: 19
Matt4319: 5
mst3k: 5
friday: 3
SPro: 1
jimmy74747: 1

056. The frontman for this band received his own novelty knock-off shirt this year; The novelty shirt in question is one that Ashton Kutcher popularized at the beginning of this year.  (Or has it been two years already?  I don't know.)  The one I'm referring to is a knock-off of the one he wore;  OK, the original novelty t-shirt reads "Jesus is my homeboy."

049. Named after a sweeping glance at a children's book;  Vandals/A Perfect Circle/session-whore-for-hire drummer Josh Freese played all the drums on their breakthrough album, while they were between permanent drummers.

045. Songs primarily revolve around ambiguous sex, experimenting with drugs and teenage rebellion

038. Their logo is not one.
037. The offspring (That's the clue.)
036. I guess this word would describe most of us here.
035. One of their album titles has the same name as a Comedy Central show that I enjoy.
032. Their current album has no frills of any kind. Just them doing what they do best.
031. The leader of this outfit is so ashamed of their (his) first record that he doesn't even own a copy of it.
in progress...

056. Geez, nobody saw this t-shirt around or on the wall at Hot Topic this year?  I'm slightly older than the frontman and their second official studio album came out the last week of September.
049. Incorrectly guessed for the clues in the 50's.
045. By far the longest name of any band on this list.
038. One of the ex-members now plays in QOTSA.
037. Underrated pop-punk pioneers.
036. Compound word not appearing in the English language.
035. Dave Attell is the host of the aforementioned show.
032. They explained their long absence with a ridiculous deadpan joke to an interviewer who was completely out of her element talking to them.
031. halo20 and I are almost certainly the only two on the boards who both own their latest album. (If he doesn't actually own it, I sure can't tell.)

[mst3k]

35. Green Day

[mst3k]

49. Veruca Salt

[friday]

45) And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead

[halo19]

38. A Perfect Circle
37. Descendents
31. The Used (?)

[halo19]

36. Radiohead
31. If it's not the above, scratch that out for Ministry

[halo19]

45. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult

[halo19]

49. Good Charlotte

[Nicholas2.0]

mst3k said:

35. Green Day

halo20 said:

49. Good Charlotte
45. My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult
38. A Perfect Circle
37. Descendents
36. Radiohead
31. Ministry

But you were supposed to leave APC for Steve since he guessed them incorrectly within the appropriate range.

With any luck, crash46 will know 56 & 32 without any additional help.

halo20: 33
crash46: 19
mst3k: 6
Matt4319: 5
friday: 3
SPro: 1
jimmy74747: 1

30-21:
030. His last name is Nelson
029. Their lead singer has the same name as a Muppet.
028. The frontman was a rock journalist down in Florida in the late '80's/early '90's.
027. Has the same name as one of the Monkees.
026. They've put out 5 studio albums, each one more popular than the previous.
025. Though not its official title, they have an album referred to as "Tripod."
024. 8 album-less years finally ended in 2004.
023. One of their members is really into the Libertines.
022. An unexpected current hit refers to his on-again forthcoming album.
021. Alternative radio refused to give their final song its due justice, for whatever reason, despite playing golds of theirs several times a day.

[mst3k]

027. David Bowie

[mst3k]

030. Prince

[friday]

24) Social Distortion
21) Stone Temple Pilots

[Nicholas2.0]

mst3k said:

030. Prince
027. David Bowie

friday said:

24) Social Distortion
21) Stone Temple Pilots

halo20: 33
crash46: 19
mst3k: 8
Matt4319: 5
friday: 5
SPro: 1
jimmy74747: 1

[crash46]

32. The Beastie Boys
29. The Used

[crash46]

And...
28. The Clash
26. Outkast

56 is killin' me. I think I've seen a "Bert Is My Homeboy" shirt, but that was my answer for #29.

[halo19]

025. Alice in Chains

[halo19]

22. Dr. Dre (?)

[halo19]

28. Marilyn Manson

[Nicholas2.0]

crash46 said:

32. The Beastie Boys
26. Outkast

Ooh, I wasn't thinking about Sesame Street.  So since #29 is not the Used, take it away, Steve.  You also have the Clash misplaced. 

halo20 said:

28. Marilyn Manson
25. Alice in Chains
22. Dr. Dre

halo20: 36
crash46: 21
mst3k: 8
Matt4319: 5
friday: 5
SPro: 1
jimmy74747: 1

029. Their lead singer has the same name as a Muppet.
023. One of their members is really into the Libertines.

029. This Muppet has a twin.
023. He's so into them that he produced both their albums.

So uh...Steve gets dibs on the Clash.  And whichever one is not the Clash is still up for grabs.

20-11:
020. Two of their members appeared on an MTV News show years ago to rave about their love of smoking.
019. Matt Sanders sings for this band.
018. A song off their debut album didn't become their first hit until 3 years later.
017. Two of their core members have put out solo albums.
016. Alyssa Milano made a cameo in a video of theirs.
015. You know it.
014. Despite their name, they are not, in fact, a ska band
013. Two of their members hilariously blew off the other two on an episode of The Simpsons.
012. Their fourth album pretty much abandoned the running theme for their album cover art.
011. The back page of the booklet for their second album features a playing card from a '60's or '70's nudie deck.

[halo19]

So since #29 is not the Used, take it away

Pun intended?

20-11:
020. Foo Fighters
018. Sublime
017. Depeche Mode

[halo19]

29. Cold
15. No Doubt

[crash46]

not much time to analyze these (or the ones I missed earlier), but it's pretty clear that...
19: Avenged Sevenfold
16: Blink-182
13: U2

[halo19]

14. Deftones
12. Korn

[Nicholas2.0]

halo20 said:

Pun intended?

Yes.

029. Cold
020. Foo Fighters
018. Sublime
017. Depeche Mode
015. No Doubt
014. Deftones
012. Korn

crash46 said:

19: Avenged Sevenfold
16: Blink-182
13: U2

Steve, I'm amazed that you got #19 so easily.  I didn't think that was "pretty clear" at all.  Also, #56 & #23 are waiting for you to claim them.

halo20: 43
crash46: 24
mst3k: 8
Matt4319: 5
friday: 5
SPro: 1
jimmy74747: 1

Another clue for #11: This is an appropriate place for them to be.  (That pretty much gives it away.)

So how 'bout 10-1 now:
010. Ugly Kid Joe, way past their prime, wrote a song that spoofs their name.
009. Their logo says a lot more than their actual name implies.
008. Tours are sporadic, fairly brief, and only cover the huge cities.
007. [reserved for the winning participant]
006. Their frontman's godfather is none other than Sly Stone.
005. In 1998, when MTV had a contest challenging viewers to spot Matt Pinfield in one of their 500 Greatest Videos of All-Time, he appeared in a video by this band.
004. Bizarrely, Stephane Sednaoui randomly puts footage of himself at the end of a video he directed for this band.
003. While watching one of their videos, Butt-head, upon seeing two of the band members, refers to them as "honor students."
002. In what I assume is the first music video they ever made, the other band members have their singer locked in the trunk of their car and shoot him to death at the end.
001. Their first album contains an eerie, amusing answering machine message their landlord left for one of them.