Maybe I missed something, but why was the Marshall incident put on as a bonus? I'm just asking is there something about it that was different from the others that it didn't fit in with the list? Or was it more a matter of having eleven items to post and picking perhaps the most well-known to be the bonus? (I don't know that it IS the most well-known, but it'd either be that or the number one entry)

Ugh, no (good) metal here whatsoever - just nu-metal and hard rock bands. Some not mentioned:

Northern Kings - Was said already, but their version of "Ashes to Ashes" by David Bowie is probably the song that sounds the most different from the rest of the pack.

Botch - Rock Lobster (B-52's)
Throwdown - Baby Got Back (Sir Mix-a-lot)
Turisas - Rasputin (Boney M.)
Machine Head - Message in a Bottle (The Police)
Mastodon - Emerald (Thin Lizzy)
Nevermore - The Sound of Silence (Simon & Garfunkel)
Shadows Fall - Welcome to the Machine (Pink Floyd)
Crowbar - Dream Weaver (Gary Wright)

You know, you could at least put the Wikipedia articles in your own words. Why even bother to write a list when all you are going to do is copy and paste something I could go view myself in a matter of seconds?

I've been away from Listverse for the past few weeks - or well, not really able to put much attention into them anyway. Would anyone mind pointing out some of these specific lists that people have said are lacking in quality. I'm not saying they aren't there - as I said, I haven't been around much to read. I'd simply like to read some of those lists to see what people are talking about. So feel free to reply with some examples.

As for this list, yeah, it definitely leaves a lot to be desired. I don't really have anything to add that hasn't been said already. I have always been fascinated with Benedict Arnold, though, as there are just about many things about him that I find admirable about him as there are things that I feel are not. He is a shining example of history being written by the victors, though.