chrisd said:
Reading this read, you get the impression that most of the songs listed are done so because they're the only song by that artist that the poster has actually heard.
'Susan's House', the best Eels song?
Au contraire; I actually got suckered into buying an Eels album and Susan's House is their only track that does anything for me really.
Now, that's not say that the Eels haven't made a better record - If you buy one album and don't like it, it's not really inducive to going out and buying their entire back-catalouge, is it? It's entirely possible that they have done another song I would prefer, but I certainly haven't heard it.
I think it's easy to jump to the conclusion you have done; for example, someone listed "Semi-charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind. Now, that was their most 'famous' track, but I wouldn't necessarily assume that the poster hasn't heard much more from them. Personally, I wouldn't put that song in my top10 from 3EB, but I can respect the opinions of others to accept that maybe they don't like some of the less catchy album tracks.