I'm bout to get all Alt Rock up in here

[Matt Till]

http://www.garageband.com/artist/kennyandhisbackpack

I'm probably going to join this band in some form. The drummer and guitarist/singer broke from this group... basically minus the keyboard player (bummer, I like keys, even though they are very sparse). Aparently they want to do something heavier. They sound pretty Nirvana/Flaming Lips to me, I'm down with this... I don't know what there plans are for the new group.

It's going to be strange for me, because I'm more... riff rock, and they're more chord progression rock. But we'll see how it goes... if all else fails, I've got effects to hide behind.

I normally don't listen to this style of music, what are some good bassists in this line of music? Chris from Nirvana is pretty good, but I would like a little more influence in the alt rock catagory.

[Matt Till]

P.S. This will be a different band, so there will be a different band name.

[Adam Barkley]

Dude from Soundgarden was pretty good. Same for Mike Inez from Alive in Chains.

[Against Will]

Originally Posted by abark000

Alive in Chains.

I know it's a typo, but it's sounds like a quintessential alt-rock band name. Or a really dorky metalcore band.

[Matt Till]

Originally Posted by abark000

Dude from Soundgarden was pretty good. Same for Mike Inez from Alive in Chains.

Good call. I'll have to get back into a grunge fix for a while.

I do like Alive in Chains better than alice... as far as band names go.

[Matt Till]

Upon thinking about it though, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains are often riff rockers as well. I'm willing to follow the root notes if it's what the song needs, but I'd like to add a little more interest... especially since we are starting out as a trio.

[Adam Barkley]

It would have been hilarious if the letter wasn't even close to the C. Like P or Q.

[Kelly Coyle]

"But their bassist is a girl.
And the drummer's got short hair.
The lead singer wears glasses."



(Chuck-Taylor-wearing-low-self-esteemers.)

[Matt Till]

I have found my inspiration!

[Matt Till]

Actually, some influences I might draw from playing wit this band. I've been listening to a lot of Cure and Joy Division today... and now I'm sad... but inspired.

[page]

Just dont get inspiration from The Smiths or Morrissey..........god I hate them.

[Matt Till]

Originally Posted by page

Just dont get inspiration from The Smiths or Morrissey..........god I hate them.

THANK YOU! Yeah, at first I thought "The Cure? Why listen to them?" then I discovered there older stuff... which is quite nice. Joy Division... the music is OK, but I like the bassists approach... Morrissey... is a horrible.

[page]

Well, since Billy Corgan scares you , get some inspiration from him . Smashing Pumpkins are pretty good, very alt rock.


But again..........no Morrissey.........you cant even begin to understand the hate for him.........thats the guy who singlehandedly made me hate the emo kids at my school even more than is humanly possible.

I cant see you as an "alt" rocker type though Matt...........................come back to your Stoner/weird/sludge/metal/prog brothers!

[Matt Till]

Originally Posted by page

I cant see you as an "alt" rocker type though Matt...........................come back to your Stoner/weird/sludge/metal/prog brothers!

I know... I know... I'm not alt at all really. I've never had someone define my genre so well.

Steird Sludgetalog! That's much more better good.

The problem is, where are my S.S. brothers around here. The only spot was that guitarist spot I was talking about earlier... and I just couldn't give up the bass.

Billy Corgan's voice is a bit rough, but the music in SP is really good. I think I'm going to pick up some early Sonic Youth for weird alt rock inspiration... hopefully I can bring some weird to this group.

Edit: You'd be surprised how much I hate Morrisey...

[Adam Barkley]

Stabbing Westward? STP? Foo Fighters? Bush? Live? That band with a blond lead singer/git player that is always bitching about his dad in every song. A sample lyric was something like this

"I am still living with your, ghost
Lonely and dreaming on the west coast
blah blah blah blah blah
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
watch the world die"

Sorry but I'm out of my element here.

[Brad Barker]

Originally Posted by abark000

Stabbing Westward? STP? Foo Fighters? Bush? Live? That band with a blond lead singer/git player that is always bitching about his dad in every song. A sample lyric was something like this

"I am still living with your, ghost
Lonely and dreaming on the way coast
blah blah blah blah blah
We can live beside the ocean
Leave the fire behind
Swim out past the breakers
watch the world die"

Sorry but I'm out of my element here.

everclear.

the band, not the alcohol.

[Matt Till]

I don't know if this guy is blonde yet... but it's very possible.

[43% burnt]

Not very mainsteam Alt rock, and I'd assume your into them cause you dig stoner...But Joe Preston from the Melvins is alway great, especially for a 3 piece.

Other stuff worth checking out might be Seemless (I've really been diggin' this band lately, awesome 70's inspired riff-rock), Shift (if you can find it "spacesuit" great 3 piece band from NYC in the mid 90's), the Jesus Lizard, and Stone Temple Pilots maybe.

[Matt Till]

MMMMMMMM The Melvins. Much love for the Melvins. They did say they wanted to go in a heavier direction. Jesus Lizard is awesome as well... not so much the singer, but everything else.

I don't know what's going on, because the drummer says he's having a hard time getting a hold of the singer/guitarist.

[43% burnt]

David Yow from the Jesus Lizard is a nut-job. I saw them live, and that dude was going sick. He ran off stage, through the crowd, dove over the bar, grabbed a bottle of jack daniels, pounded a huge swig, passed it to some dude in the crowd while running back to the stage to contiue with his performance. That was such a rockstar move...I'll never forget that.