There were a number of really promising bands in the early/mid 2000s. Arcade Fire was definitely one of them. That first Interpol album was astounding, and The Hold Steady was just starting, and The National was really coming into their own, and The Shins, and for as much as I hate The Killers their debut album was incredible. I really love Arcade Fire's first few albums. For me, that period was the last time there were a healthy spat of new, viable bands that really seemed to have a lot of potential staying power. Most of them kind of blew their load pretty quickly. Oh well. Maybe there are still great new rock bands out there and I just don't know about them. I guess I don't care much anymore. I never did like Franz Ferdinand. Always found them kind of obnoxious.