Though I agree with most of your choices, I have to point out something about SOAD - they do come from a country that was socioeconomically destroyed by the Cold War, which was pretty much carried on by America in an effort to "Kill the Russkies, drink their blood, and make the world safe for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade".
The only two bands I can think of right now that I really dislike are all the "jam" bands - Dave Matthews and his ilk and Phish and their ilk. The Grateful Dead are dead. Get over it. Nobody wants to hear you spend an hour trying to work out a bridge just the way you like it unless you're either They Might Be Giants or Beck.