NationStates Jolt Archive

Me and the damn music threads.

Simple. What's your favourite band (if you had to choose one above all).

I'm going to pick, ah...umm...Queens of the Stone Age.

EDIT- Might help if you post the genre too, so i'll know first hand whether i'll like it enough to check them out :)

Brand New. An band that most of you have never heard of.

Brand New. An band that most of you have never heard of.

I've heard of them and they are indeed brilliant.

At the moment, my favourite band is the Zutons, another band that most of you have probably never heard of.

im a linkin park fan, and saliva.OH and KSE..... im sorta of a underground headbanger. :headbang:

Led Zeppelin. But mostly their earlier stuff i.e. I-IV. I love it! :D

I would have to go with Dashboard Confessional at the moment. Though it frequently changes.


Edit

'Tis emo.
Never thought I would like emo. Go figure.

Led Zeppelin. But mostly their earlier stuff i.e. I-IV. I love it! :D

Awesome! I is my favourite Zep album at the moment. It's brilliant. And great for a learning guitarist :)

I'll check out those other bands posted too.

u guys like deep purple?

u guys like deep purple?
Need you ask.



Oh, wait, yes you do need to ask. Um. Not heard much, but I likes the sound of what I've heard

u guys like deep purple?

Don't mind it, but havent really gotten into it as yet. With time. (I'm about 20% of the way through my parents record collection :P)

20% through? any reasonable bands?

QOTSA are fantastic! However, I would have to say either the Foo Fighters or Rammstein.

Deep Purple are more a band I listen to if I can't think of anything better. But they have some good ones.

foo fighters are good

Foo fighters own.

Deep Purple are more a band I listen to if I can't think of anything better. But they have some good ones.
yeh they do have some wicked songs.

How about Guns'n'Roses?. They must be mentioned with great bands.

what u guys think of Live?

The Beatles

i was suprised i didnt mention guns n roses lol, and if i ever forget them again, ill hit myself.

lol the beatles....
interesting band, music to catchy tho :)

Got to recommend another great band - Eisley.



Have a look at my sig. \/

That's harsh. What do they know. I say you beat them as violence is always the answer.

Strawberry Fields is a tune!
A touch of class.

ooh, some nice stuff there. Actually, only The Beatles, Deep Purple and GNR, but that's only my opinion.
IMO though, my favourite band is the best, and thus what I'm saying here is...

PINK FLOYD

i havnt heard much by pink floyd.

Pink Floyd is real music. I wish I were old enough to feel nostalgic at the mention of them.

my fav band of the week would have to be The Butterfly Effect, i like their song "crave" :D

yes.
My point was that I started listening to them when their first album came out. I was just staring collage and was about 16. Therefore the majority of the kiddies were between the age of 0-6 yoa when the Foos began.
ah ok

I've heard nothing by those. Might have a listen.

TBE is an interesting band, with a wierd type of music, sorta like sad rock.
sad as in the emotion.

for me... "Weird" Al's band. they've been together from the start... and they have fun. no strife nor bad breakups in that band.

The Zutons are fairly good.

for me... "Weird" Al's band. they've been together from the start... and they have fun. no strife nor bad breakups in that band.
wierd al, is... interesting to say the least.

never herd of the zutons

never herd of the zutons

Are you British?

QOTSA are fantastic! However, I would have to say either the Foo Fighters or Rammstein.

Both excellent bands :) Though I prefer Nirvana to the Foo Fighters, their first album was still great.

what u guys think of Live?

OK, but never really got into them.


PINK FLOYD

Yeah, excellent stuff.

my fav band of the week would have to be The Butterfly Effect, i like their song "crave" :D

Yeah, they seem good, though I only know two songs. I'm hoping to catch them live soon.

Are you British?
Australian m8 :D

No wonder then

Yeah, they seem good, though I only know two songs. I'm hoping to catch them live soon.
serious? man u are so lucky lol. im in perth, dont get many good bands down this way :(

No wonder then
u trying to say something?? :confused: ;)

serious? man u are so lucky lol. im in perth, dont get many good bands down this way :(

I used to live in Perth :)

I was thinking of the Big Day Out actually. With luck they'll be there.

maybe

Australian m8 :D

It's worth having a look for their album on the internet or something. It's called "Who killed the Zutons". Good stuff.

u trying to say something?? :confused: ;)

Yes, they have only just hit the British scene

Asparagus Tarzan :p

iv just resorted to watching live concerts on dvd lol, like linkin park live in texas :( im so sad.

They are good live (the Zutons that is)

TBE is an interesting band, with a wierd type of music, sorta like sad rock.
sad as in the emotion.

Hmm, more like a melodic alt-metal band. The vocalist is really good.

They are good live (the Zutons that is)
i truely hope to hear them oneday, serious, if u say they are great, ill check em out.

iv just resorted to watching live concerts on dvd lol, like linkin park live in texas :( im so sad.

Meh, concerts are so expensive though. Whenever a band I like comes to play, I nearly always can't come up with the goods :(

Hmm, more like a melodic alt-metal band. The vocalist is really good.
indeed, listening to beautiful mine at this very second.

whoops, forgot a band, hoobastank... what u guys think? or dont, up ta you.

whoops, forgot a band, hoobastank... what u guys think?

Aren't you forgeting Silverchair :p

Aren't you forgeting Silverchair :p
my bro loves that band, and greenday, i find silverchair a sorta stressless music, it calms me down lol.

whoops, forgot a band, hoobastank... what u guys think?

Not really a fan, to be honest. I find it a bit generic.

everybody has their own tastes

everybody has their own tastes

So true

who finds that "Zebra" song anoying? and i eman really really anoying.

Aren't you forgeting Silverchair :p

I have a love/hate relationship with that band, and what they might have been. Spawn Again and No Association are great songs...but their last album really didn't do it for me at all.

i find silverchair a sorta stressless music, it calms me down lol

Oh yeah? Go grab Freakshow and Neon Ballroom from your brother and check out those songs :D

My fav bands are

Green Day
STP
U2
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
Sublime
AC/DC
Chili Peppers
Slivertide

anybody ever hear of crossfade...good stuff
GNR sucks
Zeppelin is ok but they are overrated.

moving on, music video's, whats ur fav one to date?

who finds that "Zebra" song anoying? and i eman really really anoying.

I don't think anyone else would know it...not sure if they're popular overseas, but I like the John Butler Trio. I don't find it annoying probably because I tend to avoid radio as much as possible :p

Never really a fan of Nirvana.

My fav bands are

Green Day
STP
U2
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
Sublime
AC/DC
Chili Peppers
Slivertide

anybody ever hear of crossfade...good stuff
GNR sucks
Zeppelin is ok but they are overrated.
ah nirvanva.... great band, shame about it's history tho.

Music video... mmm...

Go with the flow by QOTSA.

Amerika by Rammstein is good also.

have to agree and say the zutons are great, pink floyd have done some amazing stuff, and so have love. my fave band prob has to be the futureheads (at the moment anyway)

The White Stripes tend to do good videos.

STP

Whoo! An STP fan :D

Never really a fan of Nirvana.

It's funny, I wasn't either, but one day I got lent their very first album, Bleach, and it was awesome. Been a fan since then, but I can't say many of their more popular songs do it for me (with the exceptions of Lithium and Heart Shaped Box)

Music video... mmm...

Go with the flow by QOTSA.


I hate QOTSA
there music sounds the same

Linkin Park, "In the end" was the music video that got me hooked on em. i just loved that giant statue :P Linkin park always have cool music videos.

radiohead...?

come on, radiohead!

I hate QOTSA
there music sounds the same

Whats wrong with you?

They are awsome live whilst Rated R and Songs for the deaf are GREAT albums

Linkin Park, "In the end" was the music video that got me hooked on em. i just loved that giant statue :P Linkin park always have cool music videos.


sure linkin park has great videos
but i dont like the music. rap and rock
dont mix well in this case.

Whoo! An STP fan :D



It's funny, I wasn't either, but one day I got lent their very first album, Bleach, and it was awesome. Been a fan since then, but I can't say many of their more popular songs do it for me (with the exceptions of Lithium and Heart Shaped Box)
i reckon one of thier most famous is one of their best, " Smells like teen spirit".

radiohead...?

come on, radiohead!

They make me want to kill myself.

sure linkin park has great videos
but i dont like the music. rap and rock
dont mix well in this case.
meh, sounds perfectly fine to me lol :D

They make me want to kill myself.
what radiohead? meh, i find them boring.

Linkin Park's first album was good but the rest is shite

Linkin Park's first album was good but the rest is shite
i love all their albums, and their dvd's exept their new one with jay-z, now that concept is shit.

I hate QOTSA
there music sounds the same

That's only because they tune the instruments in all of their songs in a certain way, they end up having a similar feel. Compare Mexicola to Better Living Through Chemistry and God Is On The Radio. They're each from different albums and each a different sound. QOTSA make brilliant albums, not brilliant singles, i'll admit. Much like their precursor Kyuss, which i think needs to be heard in order to fully appreciate QOTSA. (I rate Kyuss about the same as them, technically they're half the same band :p)

That's only because they tune the instruments in all of their songs in a certain way, they end up having a similar feel. Compare Mexicola to Better Living Through Chemistry and God Is On The Radio. They're each from different albums and each a different sound. QOTSA make brilliant albums, not brilliant singles, i'll admit. Much like their precursor Kyuss, which i think needs to be heard in order to fully appreciate QOTSA. (I rate Kyuss about the same as them, technically they're half the same band :p)
songs always sound better when theyve been made into an album, than when they are in a stupid single.

Lithium and Heart Shaped Box are the best Nirvana songs in my opinion. Smells like teen spirit loses its edge after a few times through.

radiohead...?

come on, radiohead!

Yes! I was waiting for that one. A few more that need mentioning and i'm gonna let others do them :)

i reckon one of thier most famous is one of their best, " Smells like teen spirit".

Its alright, but my favourite is the live version of Aneurysm.

That's only because they tune the instruments in all of their songs in a certain way, they end up having a similar feel. Compare Mexicola to Better Living Through Chemistry and God Is On The Radio. They're each from different albums and each a different sound. QOTSA make brilliant albums, not brilliant singles, i'll admit. Much like their precursor Kyuss, which i think needs to be heard in order to fully appreciate QOTSA. (I rate Kyuss about the same as them, technically they're half the same band :p)

I heard that they broke up or something along the lines.
is that true???
Another reason why i dont like them is that they have no
drummers. Dave Grohl is a great drummer and all but they need
a drummer that is not already in a band.

Lithium and Heart Shaped Box are the best Nirvana songs in my opinion. Smells like teen spirit loses its edge after a few times through.
hmm, guess ur right.

I heard that they broke up or something along the lines.
is that true???
Another reason why i dont like them is that they have no
drummers. Dave Grohl is a great drummer and all but they need
a drummer that is not already in a band.


No, there is a new QOTSA album coming out in March.

Have you seen them live?

No, you open up old wounds.

I had the money saved and everything when they toured here earlier this year...but upon ringing up they refused to sell a ticket because I was under 18 at the time. I was extremely upset as you can imagine. Especially since I turned 18 in a couple of months.

Lithium and Heart Shaped Box are the best Nirvana songs in my opinion. Smells like teen spirit loses its edge after a few times through.

What about
you know you're right
come as you are
rape me
breed
polly

anybody like those songs
these are my favorites

No, you open up old wounds.

I had the money saved and everything when they toured here earlier this year...but upon ringing up they refused to sell a ticket because I was under 18 at the time. I was extremely upset as you can imagine. Especially since I turned 18 in a couple of months.

LOL, gutted for you mate

evanescence "tourniquet" now that is a good song.

I heard that they broke up or something along the lines.
is that true???
Another reason why i dont like them is that they have no
drummers. Dave Grohl is a great drummer and all but they need
a drummer that is not already in a band.

That's part of the beauty of them. There are only two permanent members- Nick Oliveri and Josh Homme the rest are other artists doing cameos. That's one of the major things behing the feel of the band :)

What about
you know you're right
come as you are
rape me
breed
polly

anybody like those songs
these are my favorites
i like everything on that list exept for "rape me" i reckon it sounds a bit dodgey

That's part of the beauty of them. There are only two permanent members- Nick Oliveri and Josh Homme the rest are other artists doing cameos. That's one of the major things behing the feel of the band :)

Nick Oliveri has left.

What about
you know you're right
come as you are
rape me
breed
polly

anybody like those songs
these are my favorites

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Negative Creep
Milk It

:D

Nick Oliveri has left.

Well, its even more of a Cameo act then :D

evanescence "tourniquet" now that is a good song.
:eek: :eek: :eek:

im sorry but i think evanescence is by far the worst band to date.
i mean some of there songs are OKAY but not a lot of them.
The one with SEETHER is horrible

Nick Oliveri has left.
wouldnt that make him a non-permanent member?

:eek: :eek: :eek:

im sorry but i think evanescence is by far the worst band to date.
i mean some of there songs are OKAY but not a lot of them.
The one with SEETHER is horrible
noticed how i only said one song :D all the others are shit, and i especially h8 that one with seether.

Well, its even more of a Cameo act then :D

There are a couple more permanent members now.

Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
Negative Creep
Milk It

:D

yes all great songs but

on a plain
something in the way
scentless apprentice
serve the servants

:eek: :eek: :eek:

im sorry but i think evanescence is by far the worst band to date.
i mean some of there songs are OKAY but not a lot of them.
The one with SEETHER is horrible

Lacuna Coil are the band that should be famous and not Evanescence.

As for Seether- I heard one track of theirs, "Gasoline" in a pre-production stage. It was awesome. But then they went and spoilt it with shitty (cant describe it any other way) distortion and that is an album where everything sounds the same. My brother likes it.

yes all great songs but

on a plain
something in the way
scentless apprentice
serve the servants

Yeah, those are more of my favourites.

Lacuna Coil are the band that should be famous and not Evanescence.
explain more....

Lacuna Coil are the band that should be famous and not Evanescence.

As for Seether- I heard one track of theirs, "Gasoline" in a pre-production stage. It was awesome. But then they went and spoilt it with shitty (cant describe it any other way) distortion and that is an album where everything sounds the same. My brother likes it.

A couple of my friends liked Lacuna Coil.
I have never heard any of there songs.

Seether is coming out with a new album soon...
its going to suck

anybody else a nirvana fan

Seether is coming out with a new album soon...
its going to suck
lol, u dont even need to ehar it to tell that it will. but hey, every songwriter is in for atleast one good song in his career, maybe it might be in that album. *cough* not likely *cough*

anybody else a nirvana fan

No the Foos are far better

nirvana's songs are good, but with the concept that there will be no new ones, their effect on people will slowly die down, and in a few years nirvana will be listed as a forgoten band by many.

No Foos are far better
:confused:

sure im a fan but dave grohl got his start in nirvana
foo fighters wouldnt be around if dave wasn't in nirvana

:confused:

sure im a fan but dave grohl got his start in nirvana
foo fighters wouldnt be around if dave wasn't in nirvana


That is besided the point which, is that the Foos are a better band than Nirvana.

:confused:

sure im a fan but dave grohl got his start in nirvana
foo fighters wouldnt be around if dave wasn't in nirvana
is this statement prooveable?

lol, u dont even need to ehar it to tell that it will. but hey, every songwriter is in for atleast one good song in his career, maybe it might be in that album. *cough* not likely *cough*

hehehe

have u heard there first album.
it is a mix of nirvana, pearl jam but
with a more suicidal kick to it.

but there is nothing wrong with that sometimes

whats to say that grohl had joined another band or something? wouldnt he have eventually joined foo's or did nirvana have some effect on him?

hehehe

have u heard there first album.
it is a mix of nirvana, pearl jam but
with a more suicidal kick to it.

but there is nothing wrong with that sometimes
.......... sure there isnt.... :rolleyes:

is this statement prooveable?

sure
dave was in a crappy cover band that was going no where.
he would have been doing cover bands his whole career if
nirvana didn't call him.

whats to say that grohl had joined another band or something? wouldnt he have eventually joined foo's or did nirvana have some effect on him?

You could say that Nirvana would not be around if it was not for previous rock bands however, this does not mean they are better.

sure
dave was in a crappy cover band that was going no where.
he would have been doing cover bands his whole career if
nirvana didn't call him.
eek! i h8 bands that think they are a big hit, but end up dying in their little house of pride.

sure
dave was in a crappy cover band that was going no where.
he would have been doing cover bands his whole career if
nirvana didn't call him.

Bah! Your talking shite now

whats to say that grohl had joined another band or something? wouldnt he have eventually joined foo's or did nirvana have some effect on him?

im sure it had some kind of effect on him.
nirvana was one of the first grundge bands
to make it big.

sure
dave was in a crappy cover band that was going no where.
he would have been doing cover bands his whole career if
nirvana didn't call him.
wait a sec, not even im stupid enough to stay with a shit band, i mean, its a career move that shouldnt be made.

Bah! Your talking shite now

maybe i am but face the facts its the truth

I'm off now.

Goodnight Australia!

I'm off now.

Goodnight Australia!
l8r.

I'm off now.

Goodnight Australia!

Goodnight australia

oh man forgot one of the most important bands in my playlist :P


ALICE IN CHAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im sure it had some kind of effect on him.
nirvana was one of the first grundge bands
to make it big.

And the Foo's were one of the leading post-grunge bands so theres an obvious connection.

It's just that I prefer the style of Nirvana- it's usually less poppy. Not to down the Foo's of course. It's just not my thing as much as Nirvana.

yes alice in chains is a great band

im goona go 2.

catch yas all l8r sometime.



::I'm a DUCK::

oh man forgot one of the most important bands in my playlist :P


ALICE IN CHAINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hahahaha, theres another I was waiting for!!!

AIC are absolutely awesome.

seeya Ozwar.

anybody like Franz Ferdinand

anybody like Franz Ferdinand
nope h8 them lol.
cya

anybody like Franz Ferdinand

Jacqueline is a good song. I think people expect too much of them. They're just a fun band :)

Jacqueline is a good song. I think people expect too much of them. They're just a fun band :)

i like the whole album. it is a new sound in a way

alright
i got to go do shit

cya

prooobably Pink Floyd or Black Sabbath

or muse, or nightwish, or deep purple, or led zep, or....

I doubt anyone will have ever heard of them but there's this hot new band called Birds and Munters who're just breaking out in the south west of England. If you like your music acoustic, they're pretty goddamned amazing.

Tough choices. I'd say my top five would be, in no particular order, R.E.M., David Bowie, the Tragically Hip, They Might be Giants and Neil Young.

Out of all music-related people, Beethoven, hands down. Out of technical "bands," The Shins, although it is close with The Who.

And please, check The Shins out.

http://www.subpop.com/scripts/main/bands_page.php?id=355

http://www.subpop.com/bands/shins/

http://www.theshins.com/

"We don't need no education" Pink Floyd yeah

My Favorite Band is metallica, But only from kill em' all to ...and justice for all. They lost their talent ten years ago.
Flowed by Blind Guardian then Manowar, then Yngiwe Malmsteen
Nobodys ever heard of the last three, which makes me angry

And please, check The Shins out.

Wow, a Sub Pop band. They generally come in good favour with me :)

I love Green Day!

Pink Floyd is my favorite by far.

Top 5: Free, Pearl Jam, Rainbow, Black Sabbath (with DIO) and Jimi Hendrix+ co.

Flowed by Blind Guardian then Manowar, then Yngiwe Malmsteen
Nobodys ever heard of the last three, which makes me angry
Who hasn't heard of them? Especially Yngwie, who's probably the most technically proficient guitar player in the world, I would hope people would've heard of him.

My favorite's Nirvana. And with their box set out now, (I just got it yesterday) people can hear most of their best stuff without having to buy it on bootlegs.

No the Foos are far better
Come on. The Foos are good, but you could pick the 12 best Foo Fighters songs and pick Nirvana's worst album, and the Nirvana album would be better.

Out of all music-related people, Beethoven, hands down. Out of technical "bands," The Shins, although it is close with The Who.

And please, check The Shins out.

http://www.subpop.com/scripts/main/bands_page.php?id=355

http://www.subpop.com/bands/shins/

http://www.theshins.com/

If you like The Shins, you should really like Rogue Wave also. They are very similar and are also on Sub Pop.

http://www.roguewavemusic.com

That is their website, they stream music from their most recent album while you are there. Its good stuff.

Right now, I would say my favorite bands would be Beulah, the Black Keys, Modest Mouse, Iron and Wine(also Sub Pop) , and the aforementioned Rogue Wave.

Favorite of all time changes often, too, depending on my mood. I will go with Beck on this particular instance.

I thought of another favorite band that noone has heard of: Built to Spill

I thought of another favorite band that noone has heard of: Built to Spill

A lot of people have heard of them. I own three of their albums....alright, copied three of their albums....alright, download three of their albums and burnt them to cd. What do you want from me?!

A lot of people have heard of them. I own three of their albums....alright, copied three of their albums....alright, download three of their albums and burnt them to cd. What do you want from me?!
I bet a lot of people have. But most of the posts were about Zep and Pink Floyd. I don't expect those posters to knok who Built to Spill is.

I did the same. It is hard to find their album at places. I think that justifies downloading.

I bet a lot of people have. But most of the posts were about Zep and Pink Floyd. I don't expect those posters to knok who Built to Spill is.

I did the same. It is hard to find their album at places. I think that justifies downloading.

Yeah, Built to Spill makes most of their money from touring, anyway. Music downloading programs work as free publicity for them.

Led Zeppelin is my favorite band, and, incidentally, the greatest hard rock band ever.

bands... I don't think I can pick just one... either U2, The Smiths, Live, or The Police. Oh so good...

Slayer

My favorite Band is The Fun Lovin Criminals.... But it is so hard to choose just one. Not many new bands about that are consistantly good?

I would have to go with Dashboard Confessional at the moment. Though it frequently changes.


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'Tis emo.
Never thought I would like emo. Go figure.

amen. same here. oh and brand new's good too.

I like these threads because I get introduced to new music that I might never hear otherwise.

I checked out some that were mentioned at the beginning of this thread:

Brand New -These guys didn't impress me. I would wager that the only difference between these guys and the million emo bands that didn't make it would be a semi-attractive lead singer who has hair perfectly feathered and parted as to partially obscure his left eye. But I will never be sure, as I am not going to look up their webpage, which I am sure has a moody flash intro and is loaded with lots of grainy, black and white pictures where you can't really make out the band anyway. If I'm wrong, oh well, I still don't like these guys.

Eisley - Sound like Alanis Morissette singing for the Goo Goo Dolls, somewhat appealing, very boring, in other words perfect for radio. I don't know why this band has not blown up yet. I'm sure their label is expecting them to. I unfortunately listened to The Zutons before this band and I only listened to half of one of their songs before going back to The Zutons, so if my comments don't apply, I'm sorry, first impressions are a bitch.

The Zutons - Eureka, a diamond in the rough. Very interesting songs, lots of melody, catchy singing. I like it. I have heard pressure point before, so they weren't completely foreign to me. Dirty Dancehall is responsible for my inattention towards Eisley, and I will probably listen to it and Not A Lot To Do several times tonight.

Brand New -These guys didn't impress me. I would wager that the only difference between these guys and the million emo bands that didn't make it would be a semi-attractive lead singer who has hair perfectly feathered and parted as to partially obscure his left eye. But I will never be sure, as I am not going to look up their webpage, which I am sure has a moody flash intro and is loaded with lots of grainy, black and white pictures where you can't really make out the band anyway. If I'm wrong, oh well, I still don't like these guys.

I wouldn't call them emo. I like to think of them as indie. It explains why they are not as popular as well. Some of their songs sound whiny but most of their lyrics make fun of the genre and how it is overdone. The name of their new album translates to "heard before." And in the song "Okay, I Believe You but My Tommy Gun Don't" they basically just throw out a lot of cliches from the genre. They have a sense of humor and don't take themselves to seriously. If I wouldn't have actually been at their concert, I never would have like them.

Oh, and I got reminded of a quote in my school newspaper. "If emo means emotional, does that mean that John Mayer is emo?"

Led Zeppelin and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Front Line Assembly
Skinny Puppy
Wumpscut
Velvet Acid Christ
VNV Nation
Suicide Commando
KMFDM / MDFMK
Front 242
Assemblage 23

I am a stereotype.

Who hasn't heard of them? Especially Yngwie, who's probably the most technically proficient guitar player in the world, I would hope people would've heard of him.
you are awesome!!!!

311, hands down.

My faves are as follows:

Tool (how has nobody mentioned them yet?!?)
A Perfect Circle
System of a Down
Fiona Apple
Placebo
Poe
Boa

I will be very impressed if anyone knows those last three.

My faves are as follows:

Tool (how has nobody mentioned them yet?!?)
A Perfect Circle
System of a Down
Fiona Apple
Placebo
Poe
Boa

I will be very impressed if anyone knows those last three.
Placebo rules.

Audioslave
and if you like them, you like
Soundgarden
and
Rage Against the Machine
also Incubus, Red Hot Chili Peppers.

For older stuff, Jimi Hendrix, Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin

Three way tie between:

Iced Earth-Thrash Metal
Blind Guardian-Symphonic Power Metal
Opeth-Extreme Heavy Metal

I wouldn't call them emo. I like to think of them as indie. It explains why they are not as popular as well. Some of their songs sound whiny but most of their lyrics make fun of the genre and how it is overdone. The name of their new album translates to "heard before." And in the song "Okay, I Believe You but My Tommy Gun Don't" they basically just throw out a lot of cliches from the genre. They have a sense of humor and don't take themselves to seriously. If I wouldn't have actually been at their concert, I never would have like them.

Oh, and I got reminded of a quote in my school newspaper. "If emo means emotional, does that mean that John Mayer is emo?"

I will admit that all of the songs I that I had based my opinion on came from a previous album, Your Favorite Weapon. They were decidedly crappy emo, that Jude Law song is bad.

I did download some off the new album, and I have to say they are venturing into the indie classification, but I still hear a lot of emo. If they continue to mature at this rate, I'd say they are an album away from At The Drive In. Unless they detour into AFI territory. I predict the latter.

Since I can never pick a favorite band. my list :

AFI
Nightwish
The Cure
Dope Stars Inc
Relient K
Dir En Grey

and I have far to many favorite videos.

My faves are as follows:

Tool (how has nobody mentioned them yet?!?)
Because they aren't very good.

I will admit that all of the songs I that I had based my opinion on came from a previous album, Your Favorite Weapon. They were decidedly crappy emo, that Jude Law song is bad.

I did download some off the new album, and I have to say they are venturing into the indie classification, but I still hear a lot of emo. If they continue to mature at this rate, I'd say they are an album away from At The Drive In. Unless they detour into AFI territory. I predict the latter.
Yeah, I try to stay away from their first album. The only song I like is "Failure by Design." It is a filler song about not wanting to make filler songs.

I think it is great when a band like that can mature and look back and make fun of their past works. I haven't heard much of At the Drive In (downloading some now).

oooh! music...I must chime in about my favorites...actually its a tie for first!

The Living End: Amazingly talented punkabilly trio from Melbourne, Australia. They absolutely show up whoever they open for here in America every time. I have yet to meet a person who has seen them live who hasn't become a fan. Definitely my first musical love.

Muse: I went from casual fan to absolutely in love with them after one live performance! An aptly named band because the inspiration behind their music is beyond overdrive. Just wonderful symphonic alt rock urgency! Everyone focuses on Matt Bellamy in this group, but Chris Wolstenholme may be one of the best bassists alive, and has a good voice himself. I even have a tongue in cheek puppet nation called Obsessed Muse Groupies on NationStates.

Malice Mizer: I must say this Japanese quintet is probably an acquired taste. Imagine Muse, subtract some of the hard rock edge and add some gothiness, theatricity, and much more beauty. Most of their music is in Japanese and I don't speak it, but still its just great. This band during the Gackt era may have been quite possibly the most versatile band I ever heard. That era is also when they seemed like a band when Gackt was the singer compared to the Tetsu and Klaha era when Mana was clearly running the show, although the Klaha era isn't that bad.

Analogy time kids:
Mana is to Malice Mizer as Billy Corgan is to The Smashing Pumpkins..(creative controlwise anyway)

Favorite Videos:
Illuminati by Malice Mizer (WAY too hot for American TV!)
Just by Radiohead (Brilliant)

Currently in CD Player:
Franz Ferdinand by Franz Ferdinand (An amazingly tight group, great songwriters)
Kick Up the Fire and Let the Flames Break Loose by The Cooper Temple Clause (an amazingly talented sextet, combines the hard and the soft very skillfully)
Computerwelt by Kraftwerk (Electronica, New Wave, etc wouldn't exist if it weren't for them)

Yeah, I try to stay away from their first album. The only song I like is "Failure by Design." It is a filler song about not wanting to make filler songs.

I think it is great when a band like that can mature and look back and make fun of their past works. I haven't heard much of At the Drive In (downloading some now).

At the Drive In is very, very hit and miss. I love some parts of their songs and I hate other parts of the very same songs. After their break-up most of the band reformed as Sparta.

As for At the Drive In songs I would recommend One Arm Scissor, Enfilade, and Invalid Litter Department.

My fav bands are

Green Day
STP
U2
Nirvana
Foo Fighters
Sublime
AC/DC
Chili Peppers
Slivertide

anybody ever hear of crossfade...good stuff
GNR sucks
Zeppelin is ok but they are overrated.

Thats a false statement.

System of a down
Rage against the machine
Thursday
Alexisonfire
Taking back sunday
Nirvana
Weezer
Tsunami bomb

Dropkick Murpheys
Korn
Slipknot
Avenged Sevenfold
Rage Against The Machine
Skindred
Lost Prophets
System of a Down

System of a down
Rage against the machine
Thursday
Alexisonfire
Taking back sunday
Nirvana
Weezer
Tsunami bomb

FInally someone said weezer...
ANd no Eric Clapton... come on people.
Shinedown, rancid, and propagandi are pretty good

as for music vid's "do the evolution" by pearl jam is hands down the best

im gonna have to say Dead Kennedys or Operation Ivy

both revolutionary in the punk and ska genres if you guys care

Flowed by Blind Guardian then Manowar, then Yngiwe Malmsteen
Nobodys ever heard of the last three, which makes me angry

They're pretty well known. You just ask the wrong people :p

My favorite's Nirvana. And with their box set out now, (I just got it yesterday) people can hear most of their best stuff without having to buy it on bootlegs.

Ah yes, i'm getting that soon :D

...though I already have most of their rare live songs.


Oh, and I got reminded of a quote in my school newspaper. "If emo means emotional, does that mean that John Mayer is emo?"

All music's emotional. But emo did it's part by turning love songs into cliched crap.


Tool (how has nobody mentioned them yet?!?)
A Perfect Circle
System of a Down

Yeah, all good. The worst thing about Tool is (most of) their fans.



Placebo
Poe
Boa

I will be very impressed if anyone knows those last three.

Don't know the last two, but you have to be kidding about Placebo. They are very famous and one of the first bands I got into.

Audioslave
and if you like them, you like
Soundgarden
and
Rage Against the Machine

I absolutely love RATM and Soundgarden, but I can't stand Audioslave, which is a shame.

oooh! music...I must chime in about my favorites...actually its a tie for first!

The Living End: Amazingly talented punkabilly trio from Melbourne, Australia. They absolutely show up whoever they open for here in America every time. I have yet to meet a person who has seen them live who hasn't become a fan. Definitely my first musical love.

Saw them live a few years ago. They don't really do it for me, but they're OK I guess.

im gonna have to say Dead Kennedys

Damn awesome band.

Oh yes, and Weezer are cool as well.

My faves are as follows:

Tool (how has nobody mentioned them yet?!?)
A Perfect Circle
System of a Down
Fiona Apple
Placebo
Poe
Boa

I will be very impressed if anyone knows those last three.
I don't know Boa, but I know Placebo, of course, and Poe.

"You can't talk to a psycho like a normal human being."
"Johnny, Johnny, angry Johnny, this is...Jezebel in hell."
Both Poe lyrics, from different songs.

At the Drive In is very, very hit and miss. I love some parts of their songs and I hate other parts of the very same songs. After their break-up most of the band reformed as Sparta.
And the rest of the band reformed as the Mars Volta.

All music's emotional. But emo did it's part by turning love songs into cliched crap.

It was a joke that few people got. Sadly, most people do not know what real emo is.

Radiohead without a doubt. OK Computer was voted the second best album ever, just 2 weeks after it was released. I think that says it all.

Kentucky Thunder, followed closely by Union Station.

Radiohead without a doubt. OK Computer was voted the second best album ever, just 2 weeks after it was released. I think that says it all.
I haven't heard the whole album, but "Paranoid Android" and "Karma Police" are two of the worst songs I've ever heard.

Obviously you're one of those people who thinks they're either boring or depressing. Thats OK, I know a lot of people do so I respect your opinion. I personally think Paranoid Android is a masterpiece.

Cky! Cky! Cky!

Obviously you're one of those people who thinks they're either boring or depressing. Thats OK, I know a lot of people do so I respect your opinion. I personally think Paranoid Android is a masterpiece.
For the most part, yes, I think they're boring. (I don't mind "depressing" music.) I did, however, enjoy "Pablo Honey".

Pablo Honey is great, but it seems raw and untamed compared to OK Computer and Kid A. Thom Yorke, the lead singer, guitarist and song writer was depressed at how famous they were in the mid 90's to 2000's. Fame scared him, so a lot of what was written at the time is depressing, some of it slow, and arguably boring.

Each to his own :)

:eek: anything nine inch nails or any daft punk song where they don't repeat the same friggin word a thousand times :eek:

Shihad are still my favourite band. The D4 have grown on me rather strongly recently though.

Come on. The Foos are good, but you could pick the 12 best Foo Fighters songs and pick Nirvana's worst album, and the Nirvana album would be better.

I doubt it, Your clearly mental.

apc/tool

Pablo Honey is great, but it seems raw and untamed compared to OK Computer and Kid A. Thom Yorke, the lead singer, guitarist and song writer was depressed at how famous they were in the mid 90's to 2000's. Fame scared him, so a lot of what was written at the time is depressing, some of it slow, and arguably boring.

Each to his own :)

I prefer the Bends, myself.

It's a tie between...

Black Label Society
Dream Theater
Iced Earth
Bathory

Lots more that I'm forgetting, but those came to the top of my head at the moment.

Hmm... Dream Theater. Do you like Liquid Tension Experiment?

I doubt it, Your clearly mental.
If you doubt it, that tells me either that you haven't listened to very much Nirvana, or that you haven't listened to very much Foo Fighters. You would have a definite opinion on the subject if you had.

If you doubt it, that tells me either that you haven't listened to very much Nirvana, or that you haven't listened to very much Foo Fighters. You would have a definite opinion on the subject if you had.

I do have a definative opinion on the subject and that is that Nirvana are over rated. I was a teenager when Nirvana were around and I thought that they were just as shit then. Nirvana are held up as some sort of sacred cow by people who were to young to remember them when they were in the charts.

Dubliners no doubt!

anybody like Franz Ferdinand
I think franz ferdinand are kewl also my favourite bands at the moment are the killers, razorlight,scissor sisters also i big fan of queen! :) but everyone probably h8s these bands but what the hell u dn't hav to listen to em!

Favourite Band of all time Maze, but there are plenty of great acts Joss Stone, Dizzy Gilespie, Grover Washington, the band A.K.A. , Average White Band, Dave Grushin Project, ....
**Gets lost in waves of nostalga**

I do have a definative opinion on the subject and that is that Nirvana are over rated. I was a teenager when Nirvana were around and I thought that they were just as shit then. Nirvana are held up as some sort of sacred cow by people who were to young to remember them when they were in the charts.
I suppose you'd have to consider music critics as people too young to remember them when they were in the charts.

Rubber? Elastic?