Name the BEST 5 bands out there today

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    facepollution wrote:
    Just to prove me wrong, or maybe see how technically impressive it is to see a guy shredding away like a beast while he pulls off an equally technical vocal performance?!

    You can't polish a turd.

    YES! I love getting that into a conversation. :D
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    facepollution wrote:
    Just to prove me wrong, or maybe see how technically impressive it is to see a guy shredding away like a beast while he pulls off an equally technical vocal performance?!
    ohhh don't even start. Put it this way, I think Lou Reed is a better lead guitarist than Joe Satriani.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Those are the exact reasons I hate it, and you've said them yourself so eloquently. *shakes your hand*

    Lol, fair enough. It does kind of make sense if you listen to it on the album too, cause it bleeds in from the previous track Hoodoo, which has a Desperado-style mariachi vibe to it - which kind of continues in the guitar lines of Knights Of Cydonia. I think their blending of styles is pretty original, at the very least.
  • mdigenakis
    mdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    fowls wrote:
    Pearl Jam
    My fav live band

    Radiohead
    Great great great! Only reason they're not #1 is because PJ cater to my taste more than Radiohead.

    Menomena
    There's something so totally different about them. They make saxophones sound cool! Friend & Foe is my favourite album of the last 5 years.

    Brand New
    They've been around a while but are only now starting to come into their own. Every song on The Devil & God Are Raging Inside Me is great (apart from handcuffs, but that was written by the rhythm guitarist...). I don't even think it's a fluke since all the scrapped recordings from TD&GaRIM demos are awesome too. Really can't wait for the next album.

    We Are Scientists
    Only young band around at the mo that I can see heading for superstar status in 5-7 years time. Their musics catchy but not annoying and they have mainstream appeal. It seems like they're gradually picking up momentum, so hopefully they won't be a flash in the pan band. Wish them all the best.

    HM: Hot Chip, Broken Social Scene, Bright Eyes, Nine Inch Nails

    Brand New is sick!
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    You can't polish a turd.

    YES! I love getting that into a conversation. :D

    Even when it's apparently not even relevant ;)
  • restlesssoul
    restlesssoul Posts: 6,952
    pearl jam
    tragically hip
    wintersleep
    my morning jacket
    kings of leon
    yeah yeah yeahs

    theres 6
    Van '98, Sea I+II '00, Sea '01, Sea II '02, Van '03, Gorge, Van, Cal, Edm '05, Bos I+II, Phi I+II, DC, SF II+III, Port, Gorge I+II '06, DC, NY I+II '08, Sea I+II, Van, Ridge , LA III+IV' 09, Indy '10, Cal, Van '11, Lond, Van, Sea '13, Memphis '14, RRHOF '17, Sea I+II '18, Van I+II, Vegas I+II, Sea I+II '24
  • mdigenakis
    mdigenakis Posts: 1,337
    PJ
    Black Keys
    R.E.M.
    Kings of Leon
    Yeah Yeah Yeah's
    "Don't let the darkness eat you up..."

    -Greg Dulli

  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    facepollution wrote:
    Even when it's apparently not even relevant ;)

    Of course it's relevant.... no amount of epic sonics, musical trickery or bravado will make a shitty song better. Ask Andrew Lloyd Webber.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    ohhh don't even start. Put it this way, I think Lou Reed is a better lead guitarist than Joe Satriani.

    You have a real issue with giving credit where it's due don't you?! I know you don't think it's due, but to be fair, Matt Bellamy is a pretty inventive guitarist by mainstream standards, regradless of the speed he plays at, it's pretty unique. And you can't knock a guy who plays lead guitar and still gives a technically impressive vocal - I'm sure it's not that easy to do.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Of course it's relevant.... no amount of epic sonics, musical trickery or bravado will make a shitty song better. Ask Andrew Lloyd Webber.

    Not relevant because I'm not trying to get anyone to 'like' the song, just to give him some respect for his abilities. Not a lot of lead guitarists pull off equally complex vocals.
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    facepollution wrote:
    You have a real issue with giving credit where it's due don't you?! I know you don't think it's due, but to be fair, Matt Bellamy is a pretty inventive guitarist by mainstream standards, regradless of the speed he plays at, it's pretty unique. And you can't knock a guy who plays lead guitar and still gives a technically impressive vocal - I'm sure it's not that easy to do.

    OK, I'm going to be 'slightly' kind to Muse here because I'm shockingly democratic.. If I was going to praise Bellamy on his musicianship I would've used his piano playing, not his guitar.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    OK, I'm going to be 'slightly' kind to Muse here because I'm shockingly democratic.. If I was going to praise Bellamy on his musicianship I would've used his piano playing, not his guitar.

    Both are impressive. He's not a million miles off someone like Tom Morello in the creativity stakes. Not perhaps the most virtuoso guitarist, but unique in the fact that his style isn't typical in mainstream music.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    facepollution wrote:
    You have a real issue with giving credit where it's due don't you?! I know you don't think it's due, but to be fair, Matt Bellamy is a pretty inventive guitarist by mainstream standards, regradless of the speed he plays at, it's pretty unique. And you can't knock a guy who plays lead guitar and still gives a technically impressive vocal - I'm sure it's not that easy to do.
    I have no problem giving credit where credit is due. Matt Bellamy is a fine guitarist, no doubt. Using his shredding ability as a way of showing that is just a surefire way of making me lose interest. Same with any guitarist. This isn't Muse specific. I don't dislike guitarists because they can play fast. I dislike people saying they are amazing BECAUSE of that. It takes more than just technique. And don't think here that I am now saying Bellamy is just technique. All I was saying in my previous post is that I don't find his ability to shred and sing remotely impressive. There are much more impressive things about Matt Bellamy than that.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    mdigenakis wrote:
    Brand New is sick!
    The Devil & God are raging inside me completely took me by surprise. A thoroughly fantastic record.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I have no problem giving credit where credit is due. Matt Bellamy is a fine guitarist, no doubt. Using his shredding ability as a way of showing that is just a surefire way of making me lose interest. Same with any guitarist. This isn't Muse specific. I don't dislike guitarists because they can play fast. I dislike people saying they are amazing BECAUSE of that. It takes more than just technique. And don't think here that I am now saying Bellamy is just technique. All I was saying in my previous post is that I don't find his ability to shred and sing remotely impressive. There are much more impressive things about Matt Bellamy than that.

    His ability to delude the masses into believing that Black Holes and Revelations is an intelligent album?

    *runs away*
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    I have no problem giving credit where credit is due. Matt Bellamy is a fine guitarist, no doubt. Using his shredding ability as a way of showing that is just a surefire way of making me lose interest. Same with any guitarist. This isn't Muse specific. I don't dislike guitarists because they can play fast. I dislike people saying they are amazing BECAUSE of that. It takes more than just technique. And don't think here that I am now saying Bellamy is just technique. All I was saying in my previous post is that I don't find his ability to shred and sing remotely impressive. There are much more impressive things about Matt Bellamy than that.

    I don't know, I'm usually impressed when people can do things that most people can't. I probably shouldn't have used the term 'shredding', that's only one string to his bow. Like I said, I think he shows a lot of originality and flair in his playing, which is not typical for most singer/guitarists, let alone one who's pulling off such difficult vocal performances. In my view I think that deserves some praise, regardless of what you might think of the music itself.
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    His ability to delude the masses into believing that Black Holes and Revelations is an intelligent album?

    *runs away*

    I think you would have to be quite a young mind to think that. I actually think he writes some pretty intelligent lyrics, but I think they pretty much always take a back seat to the music. That's cool with me though, becasue I don't look to Muse for thought provoking lyrics, a big fat riff and a catchy chorus works for me, and they bring those by the spade full.
  • MeI'mNot
    MeI'mNot Posts: 9
    In no particular order

    Pearl Jam
    R.E.M.
    Foo Fighters
    Metallica
    Nine Inch Nails

    HM:
    Bob Dylan (no Band but amazing and worth mentioning)
    The Shins
    Radiohead
    Emotionally Colorblind
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    facepollution wrote:
    I think you would have to be quite a young mind to think that.
    ooooh. Let's not have any patronisation. I can't wait for his response.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jeremy1012 wrote:
    ooooh. Let's not have any patronisation. I can't wait for his response.

    I meant to think it was 'intelligent'.

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