get me into another band
sj.brodie
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Currently listening to St Louis 98 with 'Oceans' as the opener. What a great show. I'm looking to "Expand my musical horizons" Is there really another band out there who can match Pearl Jam in terms of live performance and originality?
Any suggestions welcome!
Any suggestions welcome!
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The vibe at a JB3 show is as good as that of a PJ show, and that's saying something. They are musically very talented, the tunes are excellent, they are politically active and John Butler well he's, well dare I say it, he's almost as hot as Eddie!!
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Explosions In The Sky is great if you can wrap your head around beautiful instrumental work. Think wide open horizons.
My Morning Jacket has quite a few solid albums, The Tennessee Fire being my fave.
The new Kings of Leon is a solid album. Energetic live band.
Sea and Cake - The Biz, a great album to groove to. It's kind of a jazzy rock record. Great for summer.
If you dig any prog-type music, Russian Circles have released a monster of an album (or EP) entitled Enter. Very solid from front to back. Great guitar work and phenomenal drumming.
I also think the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have a very solid two album effort. Show Your Bones, to me, is a pretty mind boggling album. Sexy voice, nice grooves. Fuckin' wild live show.
Umphrey's McGee have a solid album out there called Anchor Drops. They are a jam band, but I love this cd to death.
There is a small local band that is now defuct called Heroic Doses, they have wonderful instrumental self-titled album. 2-3 minute jams, with great riffs and catchy hooks.
If you want to check out one song, I'd suggest "Farewell Transmission" by Songs: Ohia. It's Neil Young to the bones, but check out the killer lead guitar, oh man.
Local H is a great all-around band. Two man piece from IL. They have put out solid albums from their inception in the early nineties. Often compared with Nirvana as a song-writing stance. Check out Pack Up The Cats or As Good As Dead. Or even Here Comes The Zoo. All very solid rock records. Great lyrics, great hooks, great drums. Excellent live shows here as well.
Back to cheifin'....
If you check any of these out, let me know what you think.
great informative response, i'll check out as many of these as i can. Thanks!
Also, the Screaming Headless Torsos are a jazz/funk/rock/fusion band, that is comprised of some of the most talented musicians I have ever heard. If you're into hearing something very different from Pearl Jam, but want to hear some incredible musicians, who play awesome music, and can certainly bring it live, I'd check these guys out.
the kooks????????????????????????? what the hell??????????? they suck?????
seconded. especially the hold steady. one of the better live shows i've seen lately.
id also mention a band called brand new. their last cd 'devil and god are raging inside me' is fucking amazing, and so is 'deja entendu.' when i saw them in the spring, they completely blew me away. they played easily over 2 hours... ive never heard of a band doing that with only 3 albums since pearl jam. and they rocked so hard. it was amazing.
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Bring it on cause I'm no victim
b nice loves pearl jam like ed vedder loves america
Go buy "Let it Be", "Tim" and "Pleased to Meet Me" and crank it up. Best band of the 80's period.
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
The White Stripes
Arcade Fire
Kings of Leon
btw there is a lot of shite on this thread... someone gave this description earlier in the thread.... "the Screaming Headless Torsos are a jazz/funk/rock/fusion band, a jazz/funk/rock fusion?????? if anything scares me from a band its jazz!!!! pile of frozen piss
Modest mouse
Death Cab
Iron and Wine
Clap your hands say yeah
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The Shins
Damien Rice
Basically any band coming out of Montreal Canada
GodSpeed You Black Emperor
The Decemberists
Bloc party
Artic Monkeys
Interpol
Cat Power
Broken Social Scene
for all our disagreements, we have pretty similar tastes in music. those are some damn good bands.
http://www.southernshelter.com/
You can grab a couple of their latest there...doing acoustic monster sets.
Best video ever. A giant F You to their record company and MTV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYeiESiMCXs
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
A live show that rivals, if not surpasses, Pearl Jam. Great songwriting and musical composition.
Songs about Common Folks (Sink Hole), Growing Up (Zip City), Love/Lost Love (Women Without Whiskey / Goddamn Lonely Love / Feb 14.), politics (Puttin' People On The Moon / The Three Great Alabama Icons), and Great Storytelling Songs (A World Of Hurt / Outfit / 18 Wheels of Love-Live Version).
Sadly, Jason just left the band...so check out Sirens of the Ditch when it's released this summer. Dress Blues is one of the saddest songs about the aftermath of war.
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TOTALLY TRUE ...
Jose you have impeccable taste....lol.
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
It is so hard to tell people where to start with wilco though because albums can be so different.
I got Yankee Hotel Foxtrot first and i did not like it at first. Put it down and 6 months later listened to it again and i dug it more. Then i saw them live and it all clicked. Great live band. Great Lyrics. SImple melodies. They are not as "rockin" as pearl jam and not as many wild solo's espcially not as many on the earlier stuff but a great little band in my opinion.
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Seattle 18
Nashville 22
I've tried and I just can't get into Wilco...everyone I know likes them...I feel guilty.
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Franken '08
they sucked at lollapalooza last year... but then, so did built to spill i guess, and i love them.
Me too. They kind of put me to sleep.
the other foot in the gutter
sweet smell that they adore
I think I'd rather smother
-The Replacements-
on a sidenote i just picked up the new of Montreal album. It's pretty solid as well but i'd say they are more of an acquired taste so i can't promise you'd appreciate their music. but if you can't dig My Morning Jacket, you might want to check your pulse.