Any new band that can compare with the legends?

cyberfrenzy · #1 05-24-2009, 09:17 AM

Are there any new band that are as good as the 70s and 80s legends such as Led Zeppelin,...

Toronto Bassist · #2 05-24-2009, 09:52 AM

"Good" is a pretty subjective term. Good in what sense?

Spedracer · #3 05-24-2009, 10:02 AM

Queens of the Stone age. With out a doubt in my mind they are the best thing going for rock today.

Here's a clip of them live with Dave Grohl on drums...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1OscnPQrE4

cyberfrenzy · #4 05-24-2009, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Toronto Bassist

"Good" is a pretty subjective term. Good in what sense?

I agree... What I meant was classic rock style...

seanm · #5 05-24-2009, 01:05 PM

Danko Jones.

bommer · #6 05-24-2009, 01:06 PM

well, they are not complely new, but SymphonyX is amazing.

lunarpollen · #7 05-24-2009, 01:16 PM

I recommend checking out Bigelf

Geddy Claypool · #8 05-24-2009, 01:18 PM

Tool. They're not necessarily new, as they've been producing albums since the early 90s, but they're arrangements and playing take you to another level. Simply incredible music.

aquamentus · #9 05-24-2009, 01:21 PM

Answer to the question...no. There is nothing going right now that will still be considered relevant in 25+ years. Plain and simple, argue all you want. Now music snobs will bring up some obscure stuff 99.9% of the people haven't heard of.

lunarpollen · #10 05-24-2009, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by aquamentus

Answer to the question...no. There is nothing going right now that will still be considered relevant in 25+ years. Plain and simple, argue all you want. Now music snobs will bring up some obscure stuff 99.9% of the people haven't heard of.

I don't think he was asking about what might be considered popular or "relevant", I believe he was just asking about sound and musical quality.

Dave328 · #11 05-24-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by aquamentus

Answer to the question...no. There is nothing going right now that will still be considered relevant in 25+ years. Plain and simple, argue all you want. Now music snobs will bring up some obscure stuff 99.9% of the people haven't heard of.

CaptainWampum · #12 05-24-2009, 01:51 PM

As mentioned before, Queens of the Stone Age is one of the best modern bands around.

I'm also a huge Beck fan, and I think his music is some of the best stuff being made today.

rockern · #13 05-24-2009, 01:56 PM

I think Wolfmother is awesome. There's also two Swedish, Witchcraft and Graveyard, that are really good, and sound very retro.

otis_thick · #14 05-24-2009, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by aquamentus

Answer to the question...no. There is nothing going right now that will still be considered relevant in 25+ years. Plain and simple, argue all you want. Now music snobs will bring up some obscure stuff 99.9% of the people haven't heard of.

I agree but I feel the music industry is holding back the potentially new "important" bands along with some of the originals due to lack of control of the flow of music. File sharing and the like. The devision of quality from the master-then-reel to reel-(early) CD-album-cassette etc has been wiped out with advances in digital compression. Buying the original source is no longer a priority. To control the dollars..control the source..so music is being metered out with very little initial investment compared to big albums of the past where $20,000,000 may have gone into a M Jackson production in 1988 now the high side of productions is in the tens or hundreds of thousands for bands for rappers even less.
Its good to see young players ask about tone and EQ and FX. In order to change the industry is going to depend on creating a NEW demand.... I think that will be in the area of LIVE performances. This will in turn create a demand for high quality recordings for realistic playback this is where SACD and DVDA would have made it harder to share those huge files as opposed to people being happy with MP3s

7StringBassist · #15 05-24-2009, 01:57 PM

I bet when bands like Led were new I bet they asked the same questions

So I have to say yes, plenty of good stuff if you take the time to look and look beyond whats on the radio as well

**jumbosilverette** · #16 05-24-2009, 02:03 PM

Those are two good mentions, Captain.

addito · #17 05-24-2009, 02:05 PM

Radiohead is without a doubt up there with bands like Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. Belle & Sebastian are making some great music that could well compare to the classic pop bands. Mike Patton's various projects are very great and Dillinger Escape Plan is making some of the freshest metal ever.

So yes, in my opinion there are still bands out there making great music that very well stands up to the classic rock bands.

And oh, did I mention the Flaming Lips?

Changles · #18 05-24-2009, 02:13 PM

Not hard to be better than xeplin

Vynns · #19 05-24-2009, 02:13 PM

As mentioned, Tool is awesome. I also would have to agree to QOTSA. But I'm surprised no one has mentioned Mastodon yet.

Bootzilla · #20 05-24-2009, 02:30 PM

For your standards Muse might be new. Furthermore Queens of the Stone Age and Wolfmother like already mentioned are solid contenders and just because I can I'll just give you a list: Frans Ferdinand, Kings of Leon, Kasabian, Foo Fighters, The Kooks, Incubis, MGMT (these guys are just to good), Wombats and The Arctic Monkeys.

And no this is not being elitist if I wanted to be an elitist I would post this list: Justice, Soulwax, LCD Soundsystem, CSS, Death From Above 1979, Does it offend you Yeah! and Samian Mobile Disco.

Now you can call me a music elitist :P