MTV2 spotlights rock's big bands August 28, 2003 - Reuters By Alan K. Stout What do U2, Korn, The Dave Matthews Band, Van Halen and Radiohead all have in common? Throw Linkin Park, No Doubt, The Cure and Nirvana into the mix, too. They've all been included among the groups on MTV2's "22 Greatest Bands," a two-hour musical countdown that will premiere at noon Monday on the all-music network. MTV2 viewers, who voted online from about 100 choices or cast write-in votes, chose the acts. Unlike other such countdown shows, the program was not designed to list the greatest bands of "all time," which likely would have found acts such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin among the finalists. This poll's goal was to simply name the greatest bands that had their greatest string of commercial success during the post-MTV era, circa 1981. "These type shows are really good when you can kind of look back, but not too far back, into our own past and see how things have progressed," says Alex Coletti, executive in charge of programming and production with MTV2. Program host is VJ Riki Rachtman, who gained fame in the late '80s and early '90s as host of MTV's "Headbangers Ball." The program also provides video clips from the bands and comments from music journalists and national recording artists, who weigh in on the musical and cultural significance of each band's contributions to the history of rock. Other acts on the list are Oasis, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins, Alice in Chains, Metallica, R.E.M. and Guns 'N Roses. Phish made the cut. Copyright © 2003 Reuters