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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: adwight on January 10, 2005, 09:48:14 pm

Title: Good Music?
Post by: adwight on January 10, 2005, 09:48:14 pm: Well I am again wishing to add to my cd collection, what cds of rock groups are good that are out there. Just make any suggestion, because I don't have very many so it is likely that I do not have it. I just got My Chemical Romance and Green Day, while they aren't my favorites, I think they are good cds. So, shoot away.
Title: Good Music?
Post by: Bobboau on January 10, 2005, 10:09:31 pm: http://www.bearsuit.co.uk

it'll be hard as hell to get there disk(s) if you live outside of southern england though
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Post by: aldo_14 on January 11, 2005, 03:39:20 am: Geneva - Further / Weather Underground

Quite hard to find them nowadays, though; the band split after their second album a few years back. Absolutely brilliant records; they sound a wee bit like this (http://www.amityvilleuk.com/), which is the lead singers new band. But AFAIK they've only released a hard-to-find demo.

Try an er... *cough* musical obtainment source of the P2P flavour *cough* search for 'amnesia valley'; that's probably their best song.
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Post by: Splinter on January 11, 2005, 03:56:33 am: Rock is a very VERY broad term now adays...

Velvet Revolver
Bowling For Soup
Seether
Breaking Benjamin
Chevelle
Shinedown
Three Days Grace
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Post by: vyper on January 11, 2005, 04:02:57 am: [q]Bowling For Soup[/q]

*smacks Splinter with a urinal*
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Post by: Nuke on January 11, 2005, 04:55:04 am: i am quite fond of my copy of dimmu borgir's death cult armageddon :D
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Post by: kasperl on January 11, 2005, 04:54:49 am: I don't listen much rock outside Green Day and Dutch stuff like Krezip (Pretty ok, they do sing English. Don't want to know how you're gonna get any CD's of em outside thie little country.)

Dropkick Murphy's are ok too.
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Post by: Night Hammer on January 11, 2005, 09:44:56 am: My Chemical Romance....pretty good cd
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Post by: Black Wolf on January 11, 2005, 09:58:06 am: If you want really good stuff, you can't limit yourself to what's still new. Don't forget Guns and Roses, ACDC, Led Zeppelin etc.
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Post by: Col. Fishguts on January 11, 2005, 10:22:44 am: Queens of the stone age - Songs for the deaf
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Post by: Janos on January 11, 2005, 10:30:04 am: V/Vm Test Records (http://www.brainwashed.com/vvm/newsmain.htm) has the best musical **** ever done, I mean listen to this (http://www.brainwashed.com/vvm/Mp3s/vvmtcd22_vvm_08_animal.mp3) unbeliavable song. That's top art right there.

Serious note: I just spent today listening to Death In Vegas, Meat Beat Manifesto, Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Tomahawk, Underworld, David Holmes and Aavikko. Some Add (N) to (X) and older KMFDM, and a bit of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Emperor, to the mix and you have really weird yet good collection which can drive you totally insane in the work so you end up as a brainless zombie feasting on the flesh of the fallen co-workers whos' lives have been empty and meaningless and full of grey pain so actually you are just helping them by taking that demonoid burden off their skinny shoulders who have carried so many misdeed and wrongs, actually you become a godlike entity with infinite superpowers and can fight gods and **** and you become iridescent so you can just blind all those hot goth chicks that suddenly appeared around you when you were crying in your dorm that is painted black and smells of rotten food and something unpleasant which you are not aware o
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Post by: pyro-manic on January 11, 2005, 11:34:40 am: ****ing hell. Ever heard of full stops? :p

What do you mean by "rock" music, adwight? That's a very broad term, 'specially these days. (Eg. you get some people who think that Franz Ferdinand are a rock band... :doubt: )

Try these for a start:

Rage Against the Machine - self-titled, Renegades, Battle of Los Angeles
(politically-based lyrics. One of the best guitarists in the world - Tom Morello - played with this band. He now plays with Audioslave)

Audioslave - self-titled
(after RATM's singer left, the rest of the band hooked up with Chris Cornell - former Soundgarden vocalist - to form this band. Awesome heavy rock, with Tom Morello's genius guitar work)

AC/DC - anything, but particularly Back in Black, Highway to Hell, For Those About to Rock
(the classic rock outfit. Blues-based riffery and brilliant songs)

Faith No More - anything, particularly Angel Dust, King For A Day
(Hugely respected band. They played songs inspired by everything from 70's soul, to hip-hop, to thrash metal. Fronted by one of the most versatile singers ever - and complete fruitcake -Mike Patton)

Tomahawk - self-titled, Mit Gas
(One of Mike Patton's post-FNM projects. Schitzophrenic weirdness, but brilliant stuff. Buy online - might be hard to find in standard record shops)

EDIT: And Janos, wtf was that.... thing you linked to? :wtf:

EDIT THE SECOND: Ooh, here's a tip for all you black metal fans - go and get Enslaved's new album, ISA. I just got it (on double grey vinyl LP, no less :thepimp: ), and it's fantastic. I've not heard anything like it before. The atmosphere it creates is awesome - awesome as in "whoa, what the hell is that?", not "OMG r0x0r!!11" awesome.
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Post by: Thorn on January 11, 2005, 11:38:31 am: My roomate just got the Velvet Revolver CD for christmas. Very good CD.
Myself, I have been listening to Pearl Jam, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, and the odd bit of Audioslave.
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Post by: Janos on January 11, 2005, 11:55:13 am: Quote
Originally posted by pyro-manic
****ing hell. Ever heard of full stops? :p

EDIT: And Janos, wtf was that.... thing you linked to? :wtf:

i don't really know (http://www.brainwashed.com/vvm/Mp3s/vvmtcd23_vvm_13_mu.mp3)

edit: I forgot about Purulent ****face. Needless to say, that isn't really good music. Actually it's not music at all. Actually you can listen to them yourself! http://www.murdergrind.de/psf/ jesus christ
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Post by: pyro-manic on January 11, 2005, 12:00:18 pm: Ouch. :p Sounds like a Shivan comm node...
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Post by: IceFire on January 11, 2005, 12:29:13 pm: Matthew Good is my current favorite for Rock music. Been looking for some other good rock bands to pick up...
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Post by: MicroPsycho on January 11, 2005, 06:24:14 pm: Matthew Good Band was good, he's not as good since he lost the 'band' part , they're just not the same anymore.

Adwight have you ever heard of Rhapsody (http://www.mightyrhapsody.com/)? quite an interesting band, though you might be hard-pressed to find their cds outside....Europe I guess.
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Post by: Fineus on January 11, 2005, 06:31:25 pm: Right now I'm going through a whole Guns N Roses phase - but still listening to Muse and The Cooper Temple Clause quite a lot as well. All worth checking out if you ask me.
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Post by: phreak on January 11, 2005, 06:45:28 pm: you know i updated the metal thread the other day and pyro didn't notice

http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,28216.0.html

anyways

any Ozzy era Black Sabbath
Anthrax - Among the Living
Black Label Society - 1919 Eternal
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Iced Earth - Horrow Show
In Flames - The Jester Race
In Flames - Black Ash Inheritance EP (usually bundled with TJR)
In Flames - Whoracle
In Flames - Colony
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Iron Maiden - Peace of Mind
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Iron Maiden - Dance of Death
Megadeth - Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?
Megadeth - Rust in Peace
Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction
Megadeth - The System Has Failed
Metallica - Kill 'em All
Metallica - Ride the Lightning
Metallica - Master of Puppets
Metallica - ...And Justice For All
Metallica - Metallica
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman
Pantera - Cowboys From Hell
Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera - Far Beyond Driven
Shadows Fall - The Art of Balance
Shadows Fall - The War Within
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Slayer - South of Heaven
Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss

(i probably forgot a few)
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Post by: Thorn on January 11, 2005, 06:52:08 pm: Quote
Originally posted by MicroPsycho
Matthew Good Band was good, he's not as good since he lost the 'band' part , they're just not the same anymore.

Adwight have you ever heard of Rhapsody (http://www.mightyrhapsody.com/)? quite an interesting band, though you might be hard-pressed to find their cds outside....Europe I guess.

I disagree. I liked White Light Rock and Roll Review more than some of MGB's stuff.
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Post by: Turambar on January 11, 2005, 07:05:41 pm: Shinedown is my current favorite, with 3 days grace at number 2

great rock music, good emotions
Shinedown-something for every mood, triumph to sorrow
3 days grace- mostly angry, drown is my fav'rite

i highly reccommend them both
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Post by: Solatar on January 11, 2005, 08:21:31 pm: Quote
Originally posted by PhReAk
*snip*

EXACTLY what he said...
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Post by: Taristin on January 11, 2005, 08:32:50 pm: BUMP OF CHICKEN!

hehehe
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Post by: Flipside on January 11, 2005, 08:36:22 pm: Stone Temple Pilots
Silverchair

Oldies but goodies :)
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Post by: adwight on January 11, 2005, 10:47:02 pm: Quote
Originally posted by Black Wolf
If you want really good stuff, you can't limit yourself to what's still new. Don't forget Guns and Roses, ACDC, Led Zeppelin etc.

That stuffs the best BW, I wouldn't leave it out. I have all of those cds. I got Chevelle's new cd, but I haven't had the chance to listen to it.
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Post by: FireCrack on January 12, 2005, 12:39:23 am: Master of puppets is an awesome album
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Post by: Knight Templar on January 12, 2005, 12:40:42 am: Metallica - S&M
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Post by: Splinter on January 12, 2005, 07:42:07 am: Quote
Originally posted by vyper
[q]Bowling For Soup[/q]

*smacks Splinter with a urinal*

meh they are fun. :D

I wouldnt have considered them to fit in this catagory but someone said Greenday so I figured... *shrug*
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Post by: Flipside on January 13, 2005, 07:52:35 am: Would - Alice in Chains, listened to that song for the first time in about,3 years, the other day, it still is one of the best songs I've ever heard :)
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Post by: pyro-manic on January 13, 2005, 11:20:38 am: Phreak: I got the new 3 Inches of Blood album (Advance and Vanquish). It's hilarious. :D

MicroPsycho: Rhapsody? Good grief. They aren't particularly unusual, they're a bastion of european Power Metal. Most of their stuff is unrelentingly ****e, but they do the ocasional good song. Can't say the same for ManoWar, though (shudders)... There's a lot of euro-power about, but most of it's dreadful. Sonata Arctica are probably the best one around. I'm not a huge fan, but they're pretty good. :)

Oh, and try these out:

Grand Magus - Monument (megalithic doom riffing, great vocalist)

Goatsnake - I / Dog Days EP reissue on SouthernLord records (more doom, very Sabbath-esque, massive bottom end sound courtesy of Greg Anderson's Sunn-powered guitar. Groooooovy...)

Dragonforce - Valley of the Damned, Sonic Firestorm (hyperspeed power metal. Daft, and you'll either love it or hate it, but it's worth a go. A lot of this is played at black metal speeds...)

Also, some peeps might want to try and find the Demons And Wizards album (self-titled). It's basically Hansi Kursch from Blind Guardian (a pretty good, though strange power metal band) and Jon Schaffer from Iced Earth. They're good friends, and they did this album together. Good stuff, and apparently a second one is in the pipeline for this year, so keep 'em peeled... :nod:
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Post by: ShadowWolf_IH on January 13, 2005, 10:22:43 pm: POISON!!!!

**runs fast**
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Post by: phreak on January 13, 2005, 10:38:57 pm: on that note, i'd like to ask Bret Michaels what the hell an unskinny-bop is :wtf:

pyro: I thought the same thing about Deadly Sinners when i first heard it. Its like rob halford got kicked in the balls.
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Post by: Flipside on January 14, 2005, 10:15:17 am: Actually, Poison did one song called 'Something to believe in' which, whilst still very...ummmmm 'Poisony' was actually quite acceptable compared to everything else ;)
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Post by: pyro-manic on January 14, 2005, 02:29:28 pm: Heheh.

In music news, there was something rather tasty in the charts this week, as Iron Maiden hit number 3 (!!!) with a re-release of their 1982 hit "Number of the Beast" on Sunday :cool::thepimp:. They were beaten only by some Elvis remix and a Pop Idol (or something like it) twat called Steve Brookstein ( :confused::wtf: ). Anyone who hasn't sampled this fantastic band would do well to go and buy the single (or better still the album), as this'll be easy to find for the next week or so. Bloody awesome song, and one of my all-time favourites. :yes: