11 - he intensity which this song builds as it climbs from its opening guitar solo to it last one will have any listener mesmerized by the sheer talent Tof the musicians who play the song. This song off their first major label , and helped shoot them to stardom. After this release Magazine called them the next big thing in and they head- lined a sold out Madison Square Garden on New Year’Eve.s This song hints at their taste in music that spans from classic rock to folk to their hometown influence of Bluegrass.

RELEASED: 2003 ALBUM: LABEL: ATO Records

12 HAPPIER- Guster uster is never a that takes themselves too seriously, though their lyrics somtimes speak to the trials and tribulations of growing up and Gfacing hard facts. This song is filled with some angst about the bullshit having friends can sometimes cause and has the power to let the frustration melt away as the listener can scream out the line,“ One more inch, you son of a bitch, you’ve been a waste of my time. Along“ with the soaring vocals and rounds that make the loverly chorus even more beautiful, any Guster fan will tell you about the effect this song had on their youth.

RELEASED: 1999 ALBUM: Lost and Gone Forever LABEL: Reprise 13 ALL THESE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE - n The Killer’smashs debut album Hot Fuss this song was the epic tale that stood out from the pop hits on the album. In a rallying cry about Oregret and the way others have treated him along the way, the song ends in the ultimate crecendo as grunts that“ I ve‘ got a soul, but I m‘ not a soldier.”This song makes the list because as you listen to it you can feel the power well up within you to say its all okay, and you can power on even though we aren t soldiers.‘

RELEASED: 2005 ALBUM: Hot Fuss LABEL: Island 4