Bands That Your Amazed That Made It.

[Definitely]

Can we widen this to genres? Pop and hip-hop noise. Done.

 

[bassistjoe93]

I wish I could ride the coattails of my "boy-band" existence to go into the studio for the last half of my career, never to make any attempt to materialize my music on stage. Sit around jangling with Tibetan monks and doing massive amounts of illicit substances....



But seriously, I love the music but it just plain irks me they never played out for nearly half of their whole existence.

Hey that's not in question from me, I envy their jobs and success (to an extent; I WOULD like to be able to leave my house without being mobbed or stabbed by a crazed fan in my kitchen) but there isn't much in their early stuff that speaks to me or stands out any more than any of the other pop/boy bands of the early 60s...

 

[ErebusBass]

Can we widen this to genres? Pop and hip-hop noise. Done.

Nu-metal?

 

[dustinfennessey]

Type O had such a cool live show though. I've seen them probably four or five times because they used to open for a lot of metal bands that came through my area. I was impressed every time. I never bought any of their music and only like a handful of their songs, but I was sad when Peter Steele died. I never get to see them live again

Yeah I'm still bummed :-( dude had a knack for writing creepy depressing but catchy tunes. Say what you want about type o, but nothing else sounds like them

 

[crashonskis]

Anything my girlfriend listens to.

 

[knarleybass]

with the music business being what it is today, I am surprised that any band gets out there and "makes it"

 

[kiripunk]

Anything my girlfriend listens to.

Same here, but the music she listened to made me meet her since my first singer (ever) introduced me to her!

 

[neurotictim]

So this is just another thread where we come in to talk trash about bands we dont like who are more successful then us? CooL!

^This +10000.

I'm reading the thread, seeing all these bands I love getting bashed, and I can't quite figure out how this thread is staying open - seems like pure bashing to me.

 

[dustinfennessey]

^This +10000.

I'm reading the thread, seeing all these bands I love getting bashed, and I can't quite figure out how this thread is staying open - seems like pure bashing to me.

Personally I think its fun to see other peoples opinions and where theyre coming from. Some bands I like got bashed but its all good!

 

[imustscream]

That band attack attack. Just don't get it. Maybe I'm getting too old but I know the 15 year old me wouldn't like it either.

 

[dustinfennessey]

Don't take anything personally. I think most are finding it a fun conversation piece and thats why its still going. Haven't seen anyone get offended yet

 

[SolarMan]

Pearl Jam

John Mayer

Smashing Pumpkins

Veruca Salt

99% of the country acts out there

and of course.....drum roll please......

The friggin Dave Matthews band

 

[dustinfennessey]

Pearl Jam

John Mayer

Smashing Pumpkins

Veruca Salt

99% of the country acts out there

and of course.....drum roll please......

The friggin Dave Matthews band

Veruca Salt?! I loved them...literally....had a crush on them lol Eight Arms to Hold You is a classic

 

[neurotictim]

Don't take anything personally. I think most are finding it a fun conversation piece and thats why its still going. Haven't seen anyone get offended yet

Lol, no worries, I have thicker skin than that, but I was under the impression that these threads were frowned upon... :shrug:

 

[cdef]

To me, these are some of the talentless hacks and/or terrible singers that I couldn't believe made it...

Poison
Bruce Springsteen
Lou Reed
Bob Dylan

I would agree about Poison, but dumping that lot into the company of Springsteen, Reed and especially Dylan raises questions about your perspective.

 

[dlargent]

I remember talking to a guy at DiscMakers one time. I was living in New York City, and despondent about finding gigs for my rock band.

The guy said, "Listen- if your music appeals to 1 percent of people, and NYC has 8 million people, then you can have 80,000 potential fans in this city alone." All you have to have is the patience and determination to find that 1 percent of people.

I think some of these bands found their 1 percent. Often takes 10 or 15 years of touring. Then, once you sell 50,000 CD's or so, there's an inevitable snowball effect. Just my opinion!

 

[thudfromafar]

So this is just another thread where we come in to talk trash about bands we dont like who are more successful then us? CooL!

A very poor oversimplification of this thread's ideas.
It's a legitimate, pertinent, interesting conversation.

Deal with it.

 

[MatticusMania]

A very poor oversimplification of this thread's ideas.

Hardly an oversimplification when you take this thread's ideas in comparison to the posts that follow.

It's a legitimate, pertinent, interesting conversation.

Deal with it.

Perhaps, but it seems more like people are just using this opportunity to list bands they dont like.

 

[michael_atw]

A very poor oversimplification of this thread's ideas.
It's a legitimate, pertinent, interesting conversation.

Deal with it.

I laughed

 

[ZBirdV8]

Here we go.

Nickleback, FFDP, Creed, Seether, Three Days Grace, Staind, Smile Empty Soul, ect: The Generic Mediocre Radio Rock Bands. If they played covers of each other songs, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference. I like metal and hard rock, so people come up and ask me if Like Staind, Nickleback, and FFDP to which I reply, Id like to see them all shot.

Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj: What the actual @#$% ? thats all I have to say.

Blink 182, Simple Plan, Yellowcard, ect: Bands that suck harder than Greenday at being Greenday.

Ke$sha: I love Black Metal, and I love grindcore, and I find this to be the most abrasive and plain irritating crap I have ever heard.


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Now I have one thing to say.

Lady Gaga when she isn't trying to out-strange Marilyn Manson, and isn't making annoying as hell electronic pop, but instead pulls out a piano, and sings straight up...
Well, shes just awesome when that happens. Gaga is the most talented person in pop music today. Unfortunately the radio plays her garbage stuff. In concert, on piano, singing like she can, she is jaw droppingly good.

-SIncerely the Guy who wanted to hate Lady Gaga, but whose little sister insisted was she was great, and was right.

<--Cant deny that is fantastic.