The criteria is that the band have to be *currently* good - it's not 'best band of all time', and ought to exclude the many bands who have ended up as little more than their own tribute acts.
Bands getting a lot of shouts seem to be Depeche Mode, Radiohead, Super Furry Animals and (ye gods!) The Fall.
What does anyone here think?
--- Tim
"Never again will I try to celebrate something I love by belittling the things that other people love" - Will Byers on the Guardian Music Blog