I remember reading this article over at The Palace, and even shared some of the funniest ones with MV, and i just remembered to search it out online to share with all of my music snob friends. The original Spin Magazine posting is gone, but i found it on some guy's message board, word for word from the original. I'd try and sum up the concept for you, but the title and summary itself do it complete justice, so i won't try and top it. I will, however, add my one entry to the list and state my reasoning. So dig the article, and then see what i have to say afterwards and tell me if it does not make complete sense, in the style of the article of course.

Top 10 Most Accurately Rated Bands of All Time.

Blind Melon. Blind Melon had one huge hit single, which brought attention and multi-platinum sales to a great but "otherwise overlooked until No Rain dropped" album. This is par for the course, as many albums are out for lengthy periods before "the single" breaks the record. (Sweet Child of Mine, anyone?) They followed that up with a solid second album that was overlooked because everyone was still playing No Rain, unfortunately earning the band the career-breaking tag of "one hit wonder". Their singer dies during this second tour, thus limiting official album releases to 2, save for a decent posthumous compilation of unfinished shit. Non-fans see them as a one hit wonder, but agree that the one hit was a really catchy song that they still can't get out of their heads. It is also agreed that breaking a hippy-dippy pop song amidst the tidal wave of grunge was no small feat, lending a bit more cred to the band. Hardcore fans got two really solid albums, and accept the fact that they are viewed in certain circles as the proverbial one hit wonder, which seems to make everyone happy with their ratedness of "good band that got the short end of the stick by a cheesy 'label' and dead singer before they really hit their stride."