Best bands that you're not listening to.

[Fury of One 6]

Nightwish was better with Tarja, meaning they had a more dynamic element. Now they just sound like any other female fronted metal band.

[Elwood 0]

Nightwish was better with Tarja, meaning they had a more dynamic element. Now they just sound like any other female fronted metal band.

Lordi reminds me of GWAR ;)

I have heard Tarja's new music and its great also. I tend to prefer the more symphonic/"progressive" stuff.

-Elwood

[PWBIII 0]

rosetta. metalgaze stuff.. think newer isis, neurosis. if youre in to that sort of thing, check out rosetta.

[wildebeest 0]

I second the Silvertide mention, along with Lucero (from Tennessee, not Mexico), Farside, Hot Water Music and call me old.... Pearl Jam.

[GoHawks 0]

just jack

kinda housey brit-hop

[hellkitty 0]

Armor for sleep is a great band. They just released thier 3rd album and this is thier 1st on a major. www.myspace.com/armorforsleep

[wetwilly17 6]

i don't know many of the newer bands (a sign i'm getting old) but here are some of my favorites (in no particular order):

-unwound

-sleater-kinney

-at the drive in

-older jimmy eat world (new stuff sucks)

-slint

-june of 44

-jawbox

-jawbreaker

-pinback

-older death cab for cutie

-elliot smith

-minor threat

-descendants

-bad religion

-the jesus lizard

-any band with kathleen hanna

-spoon

-archers of loaf

-sunny day real estate

-texas is the reason

-dead kennedies

-dead milkmen

-discount

-a minor forrest

Edited December 21, 2007 by wetwilly17

[hellkitty 0]

i don't know many of the newer bands (a sign i'm getting old) but here are some of my favorites (in no particular order):

-unwound

-sleater-kinney

-at the drive in

-older jimmy eat world (new stuff sucks)

-slint

-june of 44

-jawbox

-jawbreaker

-pinback

-older death cab for cutie

-elliot smith

-minor threat

-descendants

-bad religion

-the jesus lizard

-any band with kathleen hanna

-spoon

-archers of loaf

-sunny day real estate

-texas is the reason

-dead kennedies

-dead milkmen

-discount

-a minor forrest

Someone is a riotgrrl fan huh? I love JEW and i just started getting into pinback.

[wetwilly17 6]

i don't know many of the newer bands (a sign i'm getting old) but here are some of my favorites (in no particular order):

-unwound

-sleater-kinney

-at the drive in

-older jimmy eat world (new stuff sucks)

-slint

-june of 44

-jawbox

-jawbreaker

-pinback

-older death cab for cutie

-elliot smith

-minor threat

-descendants

-bad religion

-the jesus lizard

-any band with kathleen hanna

-spoon

-archers of loaf

-sunny day real estate

-texas is the reason

-dead kennedies

-dead milkmen

-discount

-a minor forrest

Someone is a riotgrrl fan huh? I love JEW and i just started getting into pinback.

haha, i've always had a crush on kathleen! she's dreamy [swoon]

[PWBIII 0]

lol @ dead milkmen. i always think of that "punk rock girl" song.

[hellkitty 0]

I was a big fan of that movement just out of high school. Those were good times. I liked a lot of Victory Records back when Victory signed good bands also.

[saba 0]

How about some Johnny Hartman with Coltrane and some Otis Redding. Setting this morning in the right shade of yellow

[TheBert 0]

I got Lupe Fiasco's two albums as a gift and I just listened to them both right through -- I can't believe I hadn't listened to his stuff sooner.

[Patrick67 1]

Lupe's real good.

[bdj 0]

Earlier in this tread I was talking about my favorite band Corb Lund, if anybody gets a chance go see his latest tour in north America. I can't say enough good things about his live performances, PLUS he sings his own modified version of the hockey song each show and it's VERY funny. On Canada day I think he had around 8 Verses instead of the normal 3 and it lasted about 10 mins.

I found a link to one of his extended hockey songs so here you go.

If your one of those genuine country music haters, stay far away.

[top-shelf 1]

I don't know if this has been added, but Zebrahead is pretty good. They have sort of a Linkin Park sound in a few of their songs.

Another band that's been around a while, but not a whole lot of people know about are the Dropkick Murphys; those guys are absolutely beastly.

[thefelixculpa 0]

Russian Circles .... amazing instrumental rock, think a louder explosions in the sky

Jeremy Enigk ... former member of Sunny Day Real Estate's solo act. very soothing.

Envy ... band from Japan, another one like explosions in the sky, just heavier

65daysofstatic ... another favorite

the felix culpa ... good enough for me to make them my username

all time favorite - The Dillinger Escape Plan ... very heavy, very technical up until their latest album which is a bit more radio friendly.

[mik3 1]

I enjoy Envy so much. Two or three years ago they did a cluster of shows in the states, so good live.

[Fury of One 6]

Been listening to a lot of Finnish "love" metal...

Negative

Lovex

Entwine

More of a rock vein, but really good band....

Poets of the Fall

[cxo 0]

Sparta. Enough said. Also Jim Ward's EP.

The short-lived At The Drive-In: Excellent.

[mik3 1]

I never understood how a good band like ATDI can produce an ok band and then the most pretentious crap band ever.

[cxo 0]

I never understood how a good band like ATDI can produce an ok band and then the most pretentious crap band ever.

They didn't.

[whbd18 0]

Brothers In Arms

[thefelixculpa 0]

I never understood how a good band like ATDI can produce an ok band and then the most pretentious crap band ever.

so...which one is sparta and which one is the mars volta in this description?

I like the Mars Volta, but I can't listen to more than one or two songs at a time...I respect what they are creating though.

Sparta isn't anything special, I do enjoy them when I feel like listening to some simple rock though.

[mik3 1]

Sparta is, like you said, a decent just rock band with not much else to it.

The Mars Volta is the most pretentious crap I've ever listened to. They make Tool look like the 1987 Beastie Boys.