CONFESSION!!!

[silent method]

ok here it is im just going to lay it out on the table

before now would only listen to rap

well now as i grow older and wiser i am seeing there is so much more to music and so much to enjoy! here is a list of bands i currently really enjoy and if anyone can post similiar things i should check out i would really love it! thanks guys

three days grace
green day
simple plan
rage against the machine
spiderbait
bowling for soup

here are some things i didnt really like

audioslave
taking back sunday

please dont turn this into a flamewar just if you have some recomendations for me (other then to go to ****) please post them!

 

[Vorago]

Hey, I basicly came the other way around

It's good to see people step out of their little box and realize how much great music there really is!

 

[nonsqtr]

...if you have some recomendations for me (other then to go to ****) please post them!

Let's see -

Mingus
Miles Davis
Return to Forever (especially "No Mystery", one of the best funk albums ever made, IMO)
- and some of the collaborations between Jeff Beck and Stanley Clarke

That should be an interesting diversion from modern rap...

 

[daofktr]

screamin' jay hawkins
devo
death from above 1979
motorhead
toots maytall
cidade negra
son volt
tuvan throat singing...especially 'shu-de'
johnny cash
django reinhardt
maktub
yonder mountain string band
the bobs
bill frisell

 

[daofktr]

None of the artists/groups are even close to the bands that he listed. They are good, but totally off-point.(..)

true, but:

1) i see nonsqtr listed miles, etc...you didn't upbraid him.
his posting was as off-point as mine, but i guess it's because i don't have that special little golden star. i may be one of the hoi polloi, but that doesn't give you the privilege to jump my donkey.
be evenhanded, ey?

2) i don't take back my suggestions, even if they weren't what silent was looking for. he will get enough suggestions in that line by folks that know the genre better than me. i was suggesting things to help expand his horizons. how is that wrong or bad? it's not like i suggested fieldy...

not meaning to offend, truly, but find something more worthy of your time than calling me out on something so puerile.


now, back to your regularly scheduled thread, which is already in progress...

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Metallica,U2,Stone Temple Pilots, Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Their is alot of good Rock music out their you just have to look around.

 

[nonsqtr]

I was trying to get him "off" that metal trip.

But it's cool, no problems.

I like metal too. I grew up with it, and it's what got me into playing the bass in the first place.

I do feel though, that a little "expansion" is probably a good thing.

At the moment, I just finished learning Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata" on the bass. It's a beautiful piece, and very very cool for a bass solo (if such a thing should ever materialize).

In my cover band, we're currently learning "Angel" by Hendrix, that's another very beautiful tune. It's a tough one, especially for the guitar player (our guy is pretty darn good, but can you imagine playing that and singing at the same time?)

 

[Figjam]

Glad to see your getting into mainstream rock not

the only band you mentioned that you liked that i like is rage , the other ones annoy me. sorry.

 

[Mike Money]

System of a Down
Black Sabbath
Metallica
Bad Religion
Sum41
A Static Lullaby
Social Distortion
Adema
Enya (seriously.)
311
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Primus
Primer55
Lost City Angels

 

[MJ5150]

if anyone can post similiar things i should check out i would really love it!

Silverchair
Powerman 5000
Sneaker Pimps
Static X
Butthole Surfers
Taproot
Alice In Chains
Trust Company
Point Defiance
Rob Zombie
Saliva
American Hi Fi
Sevendust
Staind
New Found Glory
Queens Of The Stone Age
Soil

I get to sit in the front for when this thread gets moved.

-Mike

 

[silent method]

lol wow, well thanks guys ill be sure to check all this out, i just looked into afi and antiflag, i can't say i really liked either

 

[BassManPatsFan]

hey silent method,
although i do like rage a lot, the other bands you listed are what we call "mainstream" rock aka the stuff that your 12 year old neighbor listens to on the radio. Not to put you down or anything, but I think youre missing out on some great music.

if you seem to like that whole alternative rock kinda thing maybe you'd like some of the following bands:
race the sun
foo fighters
silverchair
oasis
nirvana
hello goodbye
the verve
at the drive-in
the mars volta

wow there are definitely a lot more but it's kinda hard to think of all the good music ive been listening to for the past number of years.

hope you enjoy some of this
-Alex

 

[Kelly Lee]

Most of what I would recommend has already been mentioned but here are a few more.

Clutch - they are an absolute must!
Pink Floyd - Another must!
Suicidal Tendencies
The Cars
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Joan Jett
The Sex Pistols
Aerosmith
L7
ZZ Top

I could name alot more but I think thats a fairly diverse list.

 

[Sonorous]

Sonic Youth.
Velvet Underground.
Incubus.
Modest Mouse.
Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists.
The Smiths.
Sublime.

It's a diverse group, but they're all good.

 

[DougP]

three days grace
green day
simple plan
rage against the machine
spiderbait
bowling for soup

nice, i have been getting into Spiderbait too lately. it took me four months to figure out who was doing the cover of Black Betty.

 

[MAJOR METAL]

Live- their a band.

 

[daofktr]

PM sent....i'll be a good little citizen.

 

[daofktr]

umm..that fist....is that the 'wife' or the 'girlfriend'?

 

[silent method]

lol

well thanks guys this gives me a lot to go on, ill be sure to check these all out! you guys are awesome