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JellyrollsJellyrolls Posts: 523
edited May 2007 in Other Music
Who do you guys think are the best rock band out right now? I'm gonna say the Drive by Truckers with their kickass live show
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  • pjoasisrulepjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Since you used the term rock and roll, I will assume you are just talking about straight up rock music, in that case

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  • Gary CarterGary Carter Posts: 14,067
    the who
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  • PearlerPearler Posts: 191
    Ac/dc.
  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Making music now... meaningful music i assume you mean.

    My Morning Jacket

    I think they are rock n roll perhaps theyare not.

    Maybe the White Stripes if their new album rocks. Get Behind me Satan was a let down for me but Jack White is a cool rock n roll type guy.
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  • robfest2robfest2 Posts: 594
    The Hold Steady
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  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    If you're talking about rock n' roll that kicks you in the ass and grabs you by the gonads, then I nominate the following:

    The Tragically Hip
    The Hold Steady
    Pearl Jam
    Drive-By Truckers
    Wintersleep
    Queens of the Stone Age
    Sam Roberts Band
    Matt Mays & El Torpedo
    The Hugh Dillon Redemption Choir
    Dinosaur Jr. (comeback of the decade!)
    The White Stripes

    honorable mention:
    Wilco (anybody who has seen them live knows that these guys can rock out like nobody's business.)
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

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  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    International Sex Park
  • mrwalkerbmrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    robfest2 wrote:
    The Hold Steady
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    Fuck yes
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  • bgivens33bgivens33 Posts: 290
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    Fuck yes

    never heard of them.... checking them out now.
  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    assuming you mean bands other than pearl jam i'm gonna say my morning jacket is hands down my favorite band out there right now. definately one of the best live acts. great albums.
  • sadprofessorsadprofessor Posts: 1,034
    DBTs

    Hands down, no contest. The show I saw a few weeks ago confirmed it. An acoustic show no less.
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  • BremertonBremerton Posts: 279
    I'm going with MMJ. I'd put the Strokes in second place.
  • musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    I think people would be hardpressed to find a better band currently, than The Arcade Fire. One of the few bands, people seem to think rivals Pearl Jam's mindblowing live shows
  • off_the_recordoff_the_record Posts: 843
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  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    Cheguevara6 wrote:
    I think people would be hardpressed to find a better band currently, than The Arcade Fire. One of the few bands, people seem to think rivals Pearl Jam's mindblowing live shows

    Arcade Fire is a fantastic band, but I wouldn't exactly call them rock n' roll.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Supersuckers!!!!!
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  • grjammergrjammer Posts: 385
    my morning jacket
  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    theres this band with the singer named ed that i heard was pretty good...
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    Supersuckers!!!!!

    Yes! I can't believe I forgot to mention them.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

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  • melodyman22melodyman22 Posts: 326
    Cant believe what Im reading here. Drive by truckers, and Arcade fire. Now time to list some real rock n roll bands.

    Velvet Revolver-Slash on guitar and Scott on vocals amazing team,Contraband was a great record. There new album is gonna be even better. One of the best live bands out there. Scott can perform like a motherfucker.

    The Tragically Hip-Just a great band, Gord Downies lyrics are one of a kind.

    Jet-For straight up rock music, not the best band out there but they got the right idea.
  • direwolf74direwolf74 Posts: 1,622
    melodyman22 wrote:
    Cant believe what Im reading here. Drive by truckers, and Arcade fire. Now time to list some real rock n roll bands.

    Have you ever heard the Drive-By Truckers? That band is probably one of the heaviest bands out there right now. Kick-ass rock n' roll in it's purest form.
    "I try my best to chug, stomp, weep, whisper, moan, wheeze, scat, blurt, rage, whine, and seduce. With my voice I can sound like a girl, the boogieman, a Theremin, a cherry bomb, a clown, a doctor, a murderer. I can be tribal. Ironic. Or disturbed. My voice is really my instrument."

    -Tom Waits
  • pjfan020pjfan020 Posts: 426
    i'd have to go with queens of the stone age. I really don't think that MMJ or Arcade Fire are really rock and roll. Not a fan of either band but i wouldn't really call them rock and roll.
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  • LiftedLifted Posts: 1,836
    pjfan020 wrote:
    i'd have to go with queens of the stone age. I really don't think that MMJ or Arcade Fire are really rock and roll. Not a fan of either band but i wouldn't really call them rock and roll.


    hmmm...i can't really comment on arcade fire because i haven't really listened to a whole lot of their music too closely but to say that mmj isn't a rock and roll band just shows some ignorance on your part. either you don't know what rock and roll is or you are commenting on something you don't know enough about.
  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    Flaming Lips
    The Strokes
    Radiohead
    Wilco
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  • gleemonexgleemonex Posts: 848
    Queens of the Stone Age are the epitome of Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll. Therefore they are the best Rock and Roll band around right now.
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  • Alex_CoeAlex_Coe Posts: 762
    1. QotSA
    2. The White Stripes
    3. Pearl Jam


    If you don't have at least one of these on your list, you have ZERO musical credibility.
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