Author Topic: Rock (Read 51575 times)

please let me in, please · « **on:** June 07, 2006, 08:02:57 AM »

Not many people are rockers anymore, and that makes me sad. Anyone here like rock music?

examples:
Nickelback, Staind, Black Sabbath, Queen,Seether,System of a Down,ACDC, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Pantera, Judas Priest, Godsmack,Kiss,Korn,Iron Maiden, Breaking Benjamin, Creed, Disturbed, Guns N Roses; anyone like that?

Pale · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:05:43 AM »

Way to skip a generation there.

mantidor · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:17:22 AM »

I really never liked mainstream rockbands like Metallica or Guns'n Roses ( although Apocalyptica is awesome) but I do like some metal bands, specially Therion and some songs of NightWish and similar bands, and some black metal bands, I suppose they enter into the rock category, I really dont care about the labels, I just love the music.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:18:07 AM »

Van Halen, not Van Haggar

edit: labels like "mainstream" ?

please let me in, please · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:20:53 AM »

Anyone like Ra or Crossfade? Ive only heard a few songs from each, but they sound pretty awesome. I need a new cd, something heavy; or about as heavy as Staind. Not much into metal right now. Any suggestions?

EasyCure · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:31:09 AM »

i could list all the stuff i like but your head would explode!
ehh...im not a fan of stained so i cant suggest anything similar that you would like

Pale · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:31:40 AM »

Staind... heh

please let me in, please · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:40:52 AM »

EasyCure, just start nameing stuff off.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2006, 08:58:31 AM »

I love rock music... up to the last ten years or so. For some reason virtualy nothing since about 1996 has interested me. It just sounds so, well, boring. A lot of rock bands today sound bland and generic. There's no hooks or catchy melodies. So many times it's all angstly emo crap where the lead singer either has whiny gravelly voice like Chad Kroeger or a wimpy voice where he sounds like he's 14 years old (and with whiny 14 year old lyrics to match.) There have been some killer songs released in the last few years that I really like but I haven't found a band since 1996 that I've really latched on to.

The last era I really liked was the brit-pop era where Oasis and Blur were really big and grunge had died down. Both bands kind of went into directions I didn't care for after that. After that really sh!tty bands like Creed and Matchbox 20 came out as well as sorts of supposed "punk" like Blink 182 and things got boring. I think the problem is that the bands today are too conservative. They're not adult contemporary as they have distorted guitar but the guitar isn't too heavy or too intimidating at the same time. It sounds like they want everyone to like them like they're some EA game or something. Either that or they target 14 year olds so I don't relate to the music. Or they incorporate too much hip hop or techno elements.

But rock music from prior to 1997 is all kinds of awesome and I like virtually any rock subgenre provided it actually has some tunes to it (ie: some metal or hardcore punk like Black Flag is a too heavy to me to the point where it doesn't sound like a song). I get together with my friends and jam and we've written some songs.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #9 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:03:22 AM »

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I get together with my friends and jam and we've written some songs.

Heh, somebody give me a parody of an Ian song

please let me in, please · « **Reply #10 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:12:50 AM »

Nickelback isnt that bad. Try listening to their heavier stuff; like Side of a Bullet and Because of You. Their lyrics are good and catchy, and Chad does good on most songs. The only thing bothering me is that they dont ever do a good solo, and on some occasions Chad is the opposite of a song hes supposed to be singing.

EasyCure · « **Reply #11 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:26:48 AM »

i sent you a private message so no one else would have to read thru all the stuff i listed, and as a way to avoid any flaming

i have to ask, am i the only one in here that also likes cheesey 80s music?? lol just throwing it out there..i know some of you guys are kinda young (though so am i, i just have weird taste i guess)

Athrun Zala · « **Reply #12 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:36:09 AM »

some of the band you listed there aren't really rock...but whatever...

I prefer metal, the favorites being:
Rage, Metallica, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Dream Theater, Joe Satriani

other, non-metal favorites (rock most of them):
AC/DC, Guns n Roses, Iron Maiden, Green Day, Buitres, La Trampa, Cuarteto de Nos

(side note, you won't know the last three

)

vudu · « **Reply #13 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:39:54 AM »

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Originally posted by: Pale
Way to skip a generation there.

Quote of the century.

please let me in, please · « **Reply #14 on:** June 07, 2006, 09:50:19 AM »

wow EasyCure, you were busy. Ill look through the list. One thing though: Has anyone heard that song Cheat on the Church on Guitar Hero? That song is awesome. Cheat on the Church

Ian Sane · « **Reply #15 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:00:29 AM »

"i have to ask, am i the only one in here that also likes cheesey 80s music??"

Some cheesy 80s music is really fun. Def Leppard for example has some really catchy tunes and I have their greatest hits album. There are all sorts of one hit wonders from the 80s that are like pure pop but are still fun because they're so catchy. I remember Rolling Stone did the worse songs ever list and We Built This City by Starship was the worst. I'll admit that in terms of artistic merit the song is complete crap particularly since it seems to have anti-sellout lyrics but is a total sellout song. But it's catchy and when it's on the radio I turn it up.

One thing I don't like about Nickleback is that they never seem to have intros. Every song starts with singing. Huh?

please let me in, please · « **Reply #16 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:09:35 AM »

Nickelback starting without intro? not neccesarily. I own 3 albums, so i would know. Also, Def Leppard are good. Not great, but good. lyrics are usually ok, catchy. They play sorta well, but I dont like it when they add too much of a pop sound.

please let me in, please · « **Reply #17 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:11:31 AM »

My friend wanted me to ask this, but does anyone like Cannibal Corpse? Death Metal? hmmm.

Ian Sane · « **Reply #18 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:22:01 AM »

"Nickelback starting without intro? not neccesarily. I own 3 albums, so i would know."

Well I'm just going by their radio hits since that's all I really know.

A caveat about Def Leppard though is that they were only worth a damn in the 80s. Their 90s stuff and beyond is really bleh. On their greatest hits from 1997 the two new songs sound exactly the same.

My favourite rock band is Led Zeppelin.

please let me in, please · « **Reply #19 on:** June 07, 2006, 10:42:11 AM »

I do like Led Zeppelin, but I am into more heavier stuff really. One more thing, I can understand about Nickelback. Most of their hits sound the same and dont usually open with intros. You have to buy the cds, which sucks. One thing thats weird about them is their constant change of pace. They started off with a kind of alternative sound, for the first cds, with some good heavy stuff every now and then. Next, they went to The Long Road and went towards a heavier, different sound. I like the album, but it wasnt the same. Next they made All the Right Reasons, which was an extremely light album for them, but a very good one none the less. I like and dislike their changes.

EasyCure · « **Reply #20 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:08:39 AM »

lol def leapord....i sung "photograph" at kareoke once, it was a blast. i had my buddies come up and do the back up vocals, which basically just consisted of them screaching "photograph" as high as they could

Smoke39 · « **Reply #21 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:20:41 AM »

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Originally posted by: EasyCure
i have to ask, am i the only one in here that also likes cheesey 80s music?? lol just throwing it out there..i know some of you guys are kinda young (though so am i, i just have weird taste i guess)

I like glam metal, and I like Oingo Boingo.

please let me in, please · « **Reply #22 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:23:43 AM »

photograph, oh yeah! I used to know all the words. I was addicted for about 2 months. My dad also loved the cd. Good times.

" LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH. EVERYTIME IT MAKES ME LAUGH. HOW DID ARE EYES GET SO RED. WHAT THE H*** IS ON JOEYS HEAD."

Ian Sane · « **Reply #23 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:31:47 AM »

"Most of their hits sound the same and dont usually open with intros. You have to buy the cds, which sucks."

What an interesting strategy. Release the sh!ttiest songs as singles and then people will naturally be drawn to buying the album to hear the good stuff. This is like bizarroland marketing. Something's working though since they've been pretty successful.

"i sung 'photograph' at kareoke once, it was a blast."

What did it sound like? I find Def Leppard songs really hard to sing worth a damn. But then you didn't say you sang it well.

please let me in, please · « **Reply #24 on:** June 07, 2006, 11:38:21 AM »

The reason they sell so well is because its nickelback. That song How You Remind Me they made in 2002 stayed at number one on the charts longer than any other rock song in history. Its a proven fact, its in the Guiness Book of World Records. This draws many people, and the fact they sound so awesome live.

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Author Topic: Rock (Read 51575 times)