We've got a thread on favorite rappers, so how about some love for good old rock n' roll?

I enjoy everything from classic rock like Black Sabbath to current alt rock like the White Stripes. I also love finding brilliant bands that are just not commercial enough to get the fame, such as Built to Spill. A favorite new band of mine is Wolfmother - damn, they rock!

Give me some Pearl Jam or Alice in Chains.

Nice! Pearl Jam is still putting out good music after all these years, like their self-titled album last year. I esp. liked the song, "Life Wasted."

Nine Inch Nails is also still amazing nowadays - the new album is as good as the early stuff!

I just got the new White Stripes CD it's pretty good.....but what i listen to is pretty much Killswitch Engage,Lamb of God, LUCERO(kicks ass) its southern rock...soooooo good! Bullet for my Valentine. Thursday, Taking back sunday...

Kick it.....old school.


Iron Maiden.

And dammit, Roto won't link to the I.M. pic I had in here!!

Metallica, Corrosion of Conformity, Tool

Hell yeah, Tool is a GREAT band. So is A Perfect Circle.




The first rock concert I went to was a Maiden show. Damn, I feel old ...

My first show was.......wait for it......

Hair band extravaganza.....

Quiet Riot!

And the 2 openers were:

Twisted Sister! (They kicked a**)

and

Kick Axe.

Hey this leads me to.........check out my new topic......

Typically I prefer listening to new rock over songs I've heard a million times. But there are a few classics from Quiet Riot & Twisted Sister that still get my head banging, lol! How can ya not still like "Cum On Feel The Noize" & "I Wanna Rock" ...

You liked the new White Stripes cd? I hate it and to me it sounds like 2 year olds wrote it, but at least you like it.

Yea i do its not bad....Icky Thump and 300 MPH are my fav songs on the cd....

Well so far, you are the first person I have spoke with that actually likes it but thats cool. Has anyone else noticed that every cd has pretty much sucked this year? I can only think of one so far that came out that I enjoyed. Incubus might have come out with the very worst this year. I swear 07 is like the curse of the new cd or something.

Different strokes for different folks. I like the single "Icky Thump" & plan at some point to buy the new White Stripes CD. I also like all the songs I've heard from the newest Incubus CD & also plan to buy it.

Anything you recommend, MustacheToes?

The only CD that I have enjoyed that has came out this year is Rufus Wainwright, Release the Stars. I can't imagine many people have heard of him and it's not even his best performance but it has been my favorite CD of 07. There really isn't anything that I would recommend because everytime I listen to something "new" to me I dig deep and pull something out old. I'm not sure if you guys have watched the new Flight of the Conchords series on HBO, I haven't caught it yet, but I downloaded some of their music a few months ago and it was pretty entertaining and actually talented as well. Other then that I'm probably just going to keep bumpin it with the original Tenacious D cd, a genius classic.

If you guys like Southern/indie rock....Download some LUCERO...it's really good stuff...girls...whiskey...beer..getting drunk...thats what they pretty much sing about..It's really good stuff..A lot of people i know dont like it because the singer has a raspy countryish voice..

Actually one I left out was I recently got the new Ben Kweller self titled album which is really good, the only thing bad about it is the lyrics.

Not familiar w/ those, but I'll check 'em out. Thanks!

mattygrabs, you might like a band called Clutch. I think they're great & have all of their CDs. They sound like a cross between Black Sabbath & ZZ Top.

Yea they are not bad...I've heard a couple of their songs but i couldnt name any of them....also CKY is a great band..the CD answer can be found could be one of my favorites..

Well if you check out Rufus, it will be far from what you expect and the lyrics may creep you out quite a bit (he is extremely gay and sings about some of his past experiences). I like to consider him a modern day Elton John, but thats just my opinion he's really talented though and plays both the piano and acoustic guitar and can sing as good as anyone else these days.

I know his name & rep, but have never really heard his stuff. As long as there's a guitar involved & the singing is passionate, I can typically appreciate it.

May I also recommend the Arcade Fire. The music is very good, & I think it takes some life experience to really appreciate the lyrics & themes.

You guys ever listen to Death Cab for Cutie or the the postal service?

Yeah Death Cab is ooooooooooooooookay, not a fan of The Postal Service though.

Death Cab, yes. I do like them, esp. that latest album, Plans. "Soul Meets Body" was a great single.

I know the name Postal Service but not their material.

here are a few other bands I listen to a lot.........Smashing Pumpkins.....The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus and radiohead...

How could i forget one of the greatest rock bands ever....INCUBUS!...well maybe not one of the greatest but still a kick a$$ band

Radiohead is an all-time fav of mine. I eagerly await new material from them. I also liked Thom Yorke's solo album.

I loved the Smashing Pumpkins. Did you know that they actually just got back together & have a new album out? Well, not really. I think it's just Billy Corgan & the original drummer using the name Smashing Pumpkins!

No i didnt know that...Hmm have you checked it out? wonder if its any good...I just started listening to "adore" again...it's a great friggin CD

The new Pumpkins single "Tarantula" is okay - sounds somewhat like the last album before they broke up. Nothing beats Gish to me, though.

Bad Ass Grasshoppers.

I'll check out that CKY album. I only know a few of their songs. I esp. like "96 Quite Bitter Beings."

If you're into stoner rock, may I recommend Fu Manchu. It's just no-frills heavy rock. It's the type of music I listen to when I go jogging b/c it gives me an extra shot of energy!

radiohead is an awesome band. extremely experimental. i think what draws me to them is the different sounds they use on the records.

i have never been a fan of the white stripes, people say they are one of the best bands of all time (Rolling Stone especially), they could record someone throwing up for an hour and R.S. would find a way to give them 4 and a half stars. it frickin irritates me. i don't see the appeal.

some other bands are i am into right now are: incubus, nine inch nails, manson(love the new album), korn. pretty much anything hard rock that can get me pumped. but i do also enjoy some laidback music

I will have to check that out, never heard of Fu Manchu. When i work out it's all heavy metal pretty much...Lamb of God,Killswitch Engage,Bullet for my Valentine....My Top 3 Metal Bands right there..

That's VERY heavy, indeed! Good stuff, though I'm not quite as hard-core in my old age, lol! I heard a song called "Blood Pig" from a band called Otep that really impressed me. The heavier bands I enjoy would be stuff like old Fear Factory & old System of a Down. Oh, & give me some Irish punk & bring on the Dropkick Murphys!

I like System of a Down the other ones i never got into....how could i forget Rage against the machine...great great band for their music and what they stood for! sad that they had to break up a few years ago..

matty rage just reformed and a new album will be out at the turn of the year.

really? that could be great?!?!!? I could see that because Audioslave broke up a couple months ago and Cornell is doing is own thing..But thats good to hear that...thanks man

A blessing & a shame. A shame since I really liked Audioslave, esp. their first album. A blessing since Rage was sooo good! I've been surprised that Zack de la Rocha just kinda disappeared since they broke up.

Good way of saying that...Yea i did like audioslave a lot.....Didnt Zack have solo album out or something? i cant really remember

i saw audioslave at the roseland in nyc back in '05 with my girlfriend it was a frickin awesome show

I bet that was a great show...I need to move to a bigger city, so i can GOOD shows.

The microphone explodes, shattering
the molds
Ya either drop tha hits like de la O or get tha
F^ck off tha commode

I don't usually like to reveal much personal info, but I work right next to Roseland, which is also right next to the David Letterman show. Remember when Audioslave performed atop the Letterman sign? That was fricking awesome!



And remember when Rage performed that song for the Letterman show? They set up a stage out on the street & Rage performed in the pouring rain- AMAZING!

You guys ever listen to As Tall As Lions? They put out a really good cd about a year or 2 ago, not sure if they ever followed it up.

No, but I'll check them out. Thank you, kindly.

If anyone is into "art/progressive rock," you might like The Mars Volta. I don't actually own any of their albums, but I've liked most everything I've heard.

Yeah Mars Volta isn't bad, I like the style but with that type of style I am really into lyrics and they just didn't do it for me, but not bad. Saw them in concert a few years back and much better live than their studio verion.

would you count 30 second to Mars like that? They are really good

30 Seconds to Mars (Jared Leto's band) is pretty good from the little that I've heard, but very different from the Mars Volta. The Mars Volta is very progressive, meaning somewhat self-indulgent, lol! They have a few 15 minute epics, sometimes sung in both Spanish & English. Then other cuts may be just experimental sounds such as feedback.

ill have to check out The Mars Volta....30 seconds to Mars cd is really good.

Marilyn Manson? I just heard a new song on my LaunchCast (Yahoo Music) called, "Heart-Shaped Glasses." Not a bad song, but I was surprised that it sounded like such a "pop" song. Is the new album like that one song? I like the old Manson, when he was dark & evil!

ONE BAND? No way.
I'm a fool for all the great classic bands, but those that that I love dearly that aren't necessarilly on the top of most lists are

Emerson Lake and Palmer

Elton John (thru 1975)

CCR

Alice Cooper Group (The original lineup thru "Muscle of Love" that consisted of Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Neal Smith, Dennis Dunaway and a singer named Vincent Damon Furnier)

Sly and the Family Stone

Stevie Wonder

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Soundgarden

RATM

Tool (current #1)

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But 2 "one off" projects represent 2 of my favorite "bands" of all time:

Derek and the Dominoes

Temple of the Dog