Once again, my compilation of the best music lists made this summer proves to be premature. Spin is the latest outlet to get into the listmaking act and has put together their views on the 25 Best Live Bands. They've limited themselves to bands who are still touring, so it's not an "all time" list. Either way, U2 would be right near the top and I completely agree (evidentiary support here) with their choics as #1 for this list.

The Top Ten include:

1. U2
2. The Stooges
3. Arcade Fire
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Radiohead
6. White Stripes
7. Green Day
8. The Hives
9. Prince
10. The Dirtbombs

The rest:

11. Queens Of The Stone Age
12. Turbonegro
13. My Chemical Romance
14. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
15. Riverboat Gamblers
16. The Flaming Lips
17. The Roots
18. My Morning Jacket
19. Art Brut
20. Gogol Bordello
21. Against Me!
22. LCD Soundsystem
23. AFI
24. The Mars Volta
25. Comets On Fire

I would have bumped Queens of the Stone Age from #11 into the top 10. Overall it's not a bad list, but perhaps they writers and editors over at Spin haven't seen Grace Potter and the Nocturnals? Or, say Pearl Jam? Or, Dave Matthews?

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