the problem with a bunch of new bands

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  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    LongRd. wrote:
    I'm dead serious.
    Lately I've been listening to Radiohead and Mike Patton's side projects,
    Estradasphere, Queens of the Stone Age (somewhat of an Avant-Garde metal) and others a lot lately.
    It refreshing and innovative music.
    It just needs radio support and it'll be mainstream.

    I just consider QOTSA a rock band, I love QOTSA but I wouldn't even call them innovative...to me "avant garde" is like the velvet underground was in the 60s, or like I dunno, sigur ros or something that's just totally bizarre.
  • soulsinging
    soulsinging Posts: 13,202
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    um, wasn't creed from like 10 years ago? I don't think they are playing that on the radio anymore, what they play on the radio now *IS* the White Stripes, Kings of Leon, the Strokes- those are not '"indie" bands, they just sound indie. These are exactly the bands I am talking about. They have no umph. and there's no difference between these radio bands and all the real "indie" stuff out there in the clubs- same basic type of music.

    brand new has umph. so does buckcherry. silverchair.
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    soulsinging wrote:
    brand new has umph. so does buckcherry. silverchair.

    I'll check out brand new. I am kinda liking the new silverchair I have to say. I remember in high school when they first came out we all hated them because they were "posers" :). buckcherry...eh not so much.
  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    couple albums to check out

    Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
    Black Mountain - In The Future

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=US0U9tixJbo
    09/04/05 - Calgary, AB
    08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
  • xSmackSoundx
    xSmackSoundx Posts: 479
    Nope... I love almost all new Indie Rock... the more I listen the more I love it... not the more popular stuff like death cab, arcade fire, or Modest Mouse... I like bands like pinback, menomena, Iron & Wine, Wolf Parade, and MGMT. These newer bands have such a simple subtle way of making music so awesome and catchy. Also, I really like the new vocal styles. They are no longer growling monkey assholes... they have nice smooth voices.... its just relaxing. Although I do have to admit that every now and then I cleanse my musical pallette with some good old Hard Rock
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    xSmackSoundx wrote:
    Nope... I love almost all new Indie Rock... the more I listen the more I love it... not the more popular stuff like death cab, arcade fire, or Modest Mouse... I like bands like pinback, menomena, Iron & Wine, Wolf Parade, and MGMT. These newer bands have such a simple subtle way of making music so awesome and catchy. Also, I really like the new vocal styles. They are no longer growling monkey assholes... they have nice smooth voices.... its just relaxing. Although I do have to admit that every now and then I cleanse my musical pallette with some good old Hard Rock
    Wolf Parade. now that's a fun to listen too.
    Yeah!!!!
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  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,594
    Great bands with raw energy to rock out to:

    Clutch http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab6lr2b66Ig&feature=related

    Gutter Twins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocPqjjEtl6A
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdm-hrS_tZY&feature=related
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRlZ3pfUMYw&feature=related

    Hmmmmmm...have more, but YouTube is kinda slow tonight...
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    bharQ wrote:
    couple albums to check out

    Black Lips - Good Bad Not Evil
    Black Mountain - In The Future

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=US0U9tixJbo

    Thinking about seeing The Black Lips live pretty soon.
    Alpine Valley 2000
    Summerfest 2006

    "Why would they come to our concert just to boo us?" -Lisa Simpson
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    um, wasn't creed from like 10 years ago? I don't think they are playing that on the radio anymore, what they play on the radio now *IS* the White Stripes, Kings of Leon, the Strokes- those are not '"indie" bands, they just sound indie. These are exactly the bands I am talking about. They have no umph. and there's no difference between these radio bands and all the real "indie" stuff out there in the clubs- same basic type of music.

    really? they never play that stuff here. its just nonstop Seether, Nickelback, random shit emo band, and fake metal here. they tried playing White Stripes once but the 12 year old numetal kids werent having that.

    i hate that term indie but i cant think of a better one. Is QOTSA indie? none of these bands sound anything alike to me. they've all got a similar crowd i guess but musically i dont hear it. i just disagree.

    except with a lot of those brit rockers. they do sound a lot alike to me. all trying to copy the Beetles
  • annenomies
    annenomies Posts: 165
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    they're just ok. I don't hate them like I hated all that nu-metal stuff at the beginning of the decade, but I'm not running out to buy their albums either. The thing is, there is no PASSION to be found! I feel like just screaming at the radio when I hear the bravery or death cab (ok I know they're not new, but you get my drift) or whatever: "you're in a f-ing ROCK BAND, ROCK will you!!!" Like I dunno, I just can't get into it. Seems like to be a musician you should be passionate about SOMETHING, there should be some ENERGY. All the bands I love, it's like you can feel their heart and soul just powering out, there's some kind of anger or love or hate or...something...that they are getting out...I dunno, I just can't fired up about anyone it seems. Maybe I'm just old now!

    I agree. Almost everything now sounds the same. Nothing special.

    I love Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains
  • Brain of J.Lo
    Brain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    *sigh*

    You guys sound like old people. "Back in my day, a candy bar only cost a nickel! :mad: "

    :D
  • Rhinocerous Surprise
    Rhinocerous Surprise Posts: 4,423
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    *sigh*

    You guys sound like old people. "Back in my day, a candy bar only cost a nickel! :mad: "

    :D

    I remember when this forum was green fields, far as the eye could see, and we had to walk six miles through the snow to get to a PJ show.:p
    Smokey Robinson constantly looks like he's trying to act natural after being accused of farting.
  • pjl44
    pjl44 Posts: 10,594
    annenomies wrote:
    I agree. Almost everything now sounds the same. Nothing special.

    I love Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains

    Uggggggghhhhhhhhhh....so much good music around. Dig a little!
  • bharQ
    bharQ Posts: 1,201
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Thinking about seeing The Black Lips live pretty soon.

    definitely do so!!! i still am waiting for them to tour up here.. im thinkin ill see em at a festival before here though
    09/04/05 - Calgary, AB
    08/02/07 - LOLLA!!!
  • PJBliss
    PJBliss Posts: 47
    I agree with the one poster who mentioned Arcade Fire. A very passionate and very good band.
  • boxwine_in_hell
    boxwine_in_hell Posts: 1,263
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    they're just ok. I don't hate them like I hated all that nu-metal stuff at the beginning of the decade, but I'm not running out to buy their albums either. The thing is, there is no PASSION to be found! I feel like just screaming at the radio when I hear the bravery or death cab (ok I know they're not new, but you get my drift) or whatever: "you're in a f-ing ROCK BAND, ROCK will you!!!" Like I dunno, I just can't get into it. Seems like to be a musician you should be passionate about SOMETHING, there should be some ENERGY. All the bands I love, it's like you can feel their heart and soul just powering out, there's some kind of anger or love or hate or...something...that they are getting out...I dunno, I just can't fired up about anyone it seems. Maybe I'm just old now!

    I totally agree. I think this is what you're trying to say.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkA6zugNMQ&feature=related
    one foot in the door
    the other foot in the gutter
    sweet smell that they adore
    I think I'd rather smother
    -The Replacements-
  • GreenTeaDisease
    GreenTeaDisease Posts: 3,359
    Brain of J.Lo wrote:
    *sigh*

    You guys sound like old people. "Back in my day, a candy bar only cost a nickel! :mad: "

    :D

    nah J.Lo, it's not really about one generation vs. another. I'm not saying it should be the 90s forever. I like bands from the all over the course of rock history. I'm just saying that a lot of stuff that's out there now, just kinda falls flat on the umph factor.
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    nah J.Lo, it's not really about one generation vs. another. I'm not saying it should be the 90s forever. I like bands from the all over the course of rock history. I'm just saying that a lot of stuff that's out there now, just kinda falls flat on the umph factor.

    Oh Maybe Dredg?

    There singer is very "emotive" Has a good voice.

    check out the first three songs on Catch Without Arms if you have not heard there stuff before.

    Great Live band too.
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  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i dont think its the music, but the times. The early nineties were the last really wild big concert experience i think. Now i think people are just more laid back at shows for some reason. I dont know why, maybe big arena rocking is dead. Most of these bands can't fill out huge arenas like when rock was still the king.

    i do think that this obsession with being a small underground, non sellout band is kinda hurting band's ability to just rock out. Who's fault is that? EARLY NINETIES BANDS!
  • Lifted
    Lifted Posts: 1,836
    GreenTeaDisease wrote:
    um, wasn't creed from like 10 years ago? I don't think they are playing that on the radio anymore, what they play on the radio now *IS* the White Stripes, Kings of Leon, the Strokes- those are not '"indie" bands, they just sound indie. These are exactly the bands I am talking about. They have no umph. and there's no difference between these radio bands and all the real "indie" stuff out there in the clubs- same basic type of music.

    are you giving us this opinion of yours based on a broad knowledge of the rock music that is out there today? do you listen to all the new releases and give everything a shot, or do you just hear a shins song here, and a white stripes song there, and declare that rock music is boring today and all sounds the same? just curious because i haven't really heard any examples, and why the music is bad.

    have you listened to my morning jacket? that band can "rock out" with the best of them. and if you say their is no umph in jim james voice than you are just deaf. how about queens of the stone age, are you gonna say that they can't rock? bright eyes? neko case? not really hard rockers, but a lot of heart, soul, and passion put into their music. arcade fire? i'm sure they suck too right? it seems to me you are just lumping all new rock music into the same category because of a couple boring bands that you've heard. what bands exactly are you comparing this horrible new rock music to?

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