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http://www.time.com/time/musicgoesglobal/na/mbest.html - brought you by AOL [America offline]

Radiohead, BRITAIN
Hailing from Oxford, this art-rock quintet spins futuristic songs about the disillusioned and the disoriented, about aliens and creeps—but often with a glimmer of hope. Key albums: OK Computer, Kid A

U2, IRELAND
Two decades after it first formed, the Dublin-based band still hasn't found what it's looking for. It has remained inventive, hungry and committed to social causes. Key albums: The Unforgettable Fire, The Joshua Tree and All That You Can't Leave Behind

Aterciopelados, COLOMBIA
Singer Andrea Echeverri and guitarist/producer Hector Buitrago blend alt-rock, electronica and Colombian folk. Key albums: Gozo Poderoso, Caribe Atomico

Brilliant Green, JAPAN
A rock-'n'-roll trio—singer Tomoko Kawase and guitarists Shunsaku Okuda and Ryo Matsui—that creates ambiguously playful music. Key album: Los Angeles

Sigur Ros, ICELAND
The land of Bjork has produced several notable acts lately, including Emiliana Torrini and Mum. Sigur Ros, with its intoxicatingly eclectic sound, is winning fans worldwide. Key album: Agaetis Byrjun

Portishead, BRITAIN
Atmospheric, surreal trip-hop music; Geoff Barrow produces, and vocalist Beth Gibbons' hollow voice haunts every track. These songs pull listeners two ways: they make you want to dance and to despair. Key album: Dummy

Tarika, MADAGASCAR
An upbeat fusion of energetic percussion, traditional instrumentation and socially conscious lyrics. Nearly every song sounds like a celebration of the spirit. Key albums: Soul Makassar, D

Pato Fu, BRAZIL
Pop rock with a sense of humor and a charge of electronica. Key album: Televisao De Cachorro

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers, JAMAICA
Ziggy, Stephen, Sharon and Cedella are keeping reggae's (and their father Bob's) positivity and purpose alive. Key album: Spirit of Music

Orishas, CUBA
Combines lyrical wizardry with traditional Afro-Cuban rhythms to make cutting-edge hip-hop. Key album: A Lo Cubano

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
The Nortec Collective (Mexico)
Cheikh Lo's band (Senegal)
Cornershop (Britain)

Other Artists
Christina Aguilera
Outkast
Dr. Dre
Mike D.
Nelly Furtado
The Strokes

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AOL 7.0: Boots you off more times than the last version, no wonder it's #1!

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U2 used to be good, but now they are sucking big time.

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U2 used to be good, but now they are sucking big time.

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Bah. They've been milking that same bass riff and guitar riff for like 11 albums now, and the world kisses their ass. It's pathetic.

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*gnarf*

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AOL is too evil....why this....

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Nelly Furtado

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Where's Dream Theatre?

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WHAT!!??!
No Staind in there?!

Of course, seeing as it's AOL doing the listing, how could one expect anything different?

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anywho, here's how the list was really meant to look like:

1)slipknot
2)fear factory
3)opeth
4)in flames
5)pantera
6)testament
7)black label society
8)godsmack
9)nin
10)cannibal corpse
;)

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got that one right. i hate staind, why because that is all they played on every radio station for like 6 months and i am sick of it! how many times have i heard that "i'm on the inside" song. i hate overplayed songs/music

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