I've always been intrigued by other "best of" lists, but this year I decided to take it to a whole new level. I e-mailed a handful of bands that I've seen this past year in order to unearth what exactly captivated them in '07. As music listeners, it is our duty to take a keen interest in our favorite musician's influences. After all, they rocked our little world, might as well see what rocked their......

1. Thom Yorke - Eraser 2. Muse - Black Holes & Revelations 3. Raconteurs - Broken Boy Soldiers 4. Peaches - Impeach My Bush 5. Gnarls Barkley - St. Elsewhere 6. Wolfmother - Wolfmother 7. Sufjan Stevens - Avalanche - Outtakes 8. Johnny Cash - American V: Hundred Highways 9. Cut Chemist - Audience's Listening 10. Zero 7 - Garden 11. MSTRKRFT - Looks 12. Bronx - Bronx 13. Sonic Youth - Rather Ripped......

Do you realize that The Replacements' "Let It Be" is 22 years old? Indeed, if "Unsatisfied" was a chick, she could buy you a drink at the swinging party. In 1997 Warner Bros put together a 34-track double disc of Replacements "hits" called "All For Nothing / Nothing For All" but none of their earlier groundbreaking Twin/Tone material was included. Today the skies have parted and the angels are looking down lovingly on us......