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Tool - One review of this band gave said of them: "A primal sound as distinct as it is disturbing" To any listeners of heavy metal, Tool is actually surprisingly distinct from its cousins in the genre. B+ for tool.
Adema - Something about Bobby Reeves' voice bothers me. I don't know what it is. That being said, Mark Chavez was better. They might've once been a B for me...but they've sunk. I don't like them any more as none of their newer stuff is particularly interesting. C
Three Days Grace - They're not terrible. C
Nightwish - Nightwish rubs me the right way. It rubs me in a very sexy way. Wish I had an Angel was decent, but oh man, Sleeping Sun? Yes Yes and many yes. Symphonic Power Metal for the win A
Audioslave - Audioslave is not as good as Soundgarden...but Chris Cornell still sexes my ears (and the rest of me) Cochise? Hell yeah. A for you
Machinae Supremacy - I'm not a huge fan. D
Yoko Kanno - Yoko Kanno gets an A+. The Seatbelts rule, and everything she has composed has been wonderful. Anyone who ever gives Yoko Kanno anything less than an A+ will receive a swift kick in their genitals from me.
Dot Hack Sign OST - Decent. Good background and programmatic music. Not much else. B-
Edgewater - Probably one of the more innovative sounds out there. I'm not too familiar with their work, but I like what I hear. B+

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The Black Mages: I needn't say more. A+
Nightwish - Nightwish wins. Symphonic Power Metal makes me happy on the inside in a way I can't describe. A
Edgewater - Innovative, and not boring. I'm none too familiar with their work, but it doesn't suck. B+
Ayumi Hamasaki - I don't like J-pop that much. She's no exception. C
Children of Bodom - Meh. They get a C+. They're original work is decent. Their covers are interesting. C+

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Wu Tang Clan - Yes. Yes. Yes and more Yes. A
Tupac Shakur - You know, I think he was a bit hyped up, but he was still a pretty damn fine artist. A-
Outkast - My love hate relationship with Outkast gives it a B. They're a one trick pony with some pretty cool stuff. Nothing terribly entertaining or standout (except for that bell solo before BOB)
Notorious BIG - You know, I really don't like him that much either. Mostly because I haven't really listened to him. He gets a C for now. That's subject to change.
NWA: Was pretty damn good. There was something amazingly raw and wonderful about them. Even afterwards as they separated and became all the other things...I still remember NWA more prominently than the individuals. B+

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The Who: The Who wins. There was no one like them before, and I daresay no one can repeat what they did. They rock. The End. A
Led Zeppelin: Overrated. highly overrated. Not as godly as people say they are, but still quite good. B
Red Hot Chilli Peppers: They've been amazing since I first heard of them. I thought they had died away for good, but when Stadium Arcadium came out they proved me wrong. It's nice to see them returning to some of their older style, although songs like Parallel Universe, Road Tripping and Otherside are my favourites. A
Green Day: Before American Idiot they were phenomenal. American Idiot made them somewhat mediocre, really. The songs were fine, but it didn't have the same Green Day feel to it that songs like She, Bastketcase and Misery had. Billy Joe also sounds like he needs to blow his nose. B+
Tenacious Tenacious D wins everything. I'm serious. They win. A+. Kyle Gass is a wonderful, Jack Black is hilarious, and they just incorporate so many other bands into their works its really quite nice to see. Tenacious D is a great (albeit humourous) uniting force in music. A+
They might be giants: Probably the most innovative of all the bands made mention so far. I can honestly say they've covered an enormous range of music in their time. However, when I saw them live finally, they only performed songs from their children's album. I was saddened. I felt like they'd finally sold out. What once might've been an A+ has dwindled a letter grade for that. B