Radiohead is the bomb. Obscure: I also like Fugazi's 13 songs (Waiting Room) and Sonic Youth (Daydream Nation). My favorite "rock" songs include Iggy's "Danger" and Midnight Oil's "Earth and Sun and Moon."
Great rock songs
I wanted, originally to add this to another thread (Lyrics), but decided that it just didn't feel right. To get the full meaning of this song, you have to listen to it being sung with the emotion and intensity that the performance provides. This is(in my opinion) one of the true greatest contemporary rock songs. I only wish there was a better recording available, (I listen to the import vinyl).