You guys probably get this a lot in this forum, but I would greatly appreciate your insight into bands I should listen to and why you love them. Here is some info about my music tastes, so if you like any of what I like, maybe you can help me out. I know great music still must be coming out, I just can't find any of it.
First off, I am very lyric oriented and I love perfect imperfect voices. Here are some bands I like (please only comment to share your music, not to mock my tastes)--
-Postal Service
-Bright Eyes
-Magnetic Fields
-loved Smashing Pumpkins for well over a decade
-The Decemberists
-Ben Folds
-Tori Amos
-Ani Difranco
-Julie Dorin
-Sarah White
-Radiohead
-Weezer
-The Killers ...
So if you are bored, please share. Remember to say why you love the bands you share.
2006-12-20 14:47:50 · 15 answers · asked by Squirtle 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Of Montreal - not always poetic, but great indie-pop music. very friendly
Blackfield - their self-titled album is a poetic masterpiece, just about all of the songs make pain seem like such a beautiful thing
Doves - their first album Lost Souls is incredible. i dont know how else to describe it. not too artsy, not too structured.
The La's - the vocals are the quirky, love it or hate it kind of thing. great catchy music.
2006-12-20 14:55:41 · answer #1 · answered by ƎIΝΟƆ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out these bands, I suggested songs that are great by em (though these are all very talented bands, not 1 hit wonders):
Everyday I Love You Less and Less - Kaiser Chiefs
Great Escape - We Are Scientists
Swollen Summer - The Bravery
Sick of it All - The Distillers
I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor - Arctic Monkeys
Death at the Chapel - The Horrors
24 Hours - The Sounds
Picnic Songs - The Maccabees
Billy - The Fratellis
Formed a Band - Art Brut
Also check out Radio 4, The Automatics, The Kooks, The Shins, The Strokes, Bloc Party, The Kills, Louis XIV, The Red Romance, The Spinto Band, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Shout Out Louds, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...
2006-12-20 16:08:58 · answer #2 · answered by lilstephybelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evanescence is pretty damn incredible. The singer's voice is amazing (she's one of my favorite rock vocalist), and they make music that they love despite what others may think. It's classified as goth rock, but I'm not a goth so I don't know how accurate that is. The lyrics are deep and emotional, it's almost like therapy. Reccomended Songs: Whisper or their current single Lithium.
I'm kinda into Panic! at the Disco. They have a nice sound, but the lyrics need work. With time they can be great. Recomended song: Camisado or Current single: Lying Is the Most Fun a Girl Can Have Without Taking off Her Clothes
Fall Out Boy is pretty awesome, although some say that their new music is pop. I still love them. Patrick's Stump's voice is gold. Recomended song: Get Busy Living Or Get Busy Dying (Do Your Part To Save The Scene Or Stop Going To Shows) Current single: This Ain't a Scene It's An Arms Race
30 Seconds to Mars is worming it way into my heart. I love the fact that the lead sing is an actor who actually has musical talent. Some of the lyrics are great and some are wtf-ish. Recommed song: Buddha for Mary. Current Single: From Yesterday
My Chemical Romance is cool. They're dramatic in a way remenisant of Queen, but the music is totatly different. If you love the imperfect voice, then you'll love Gerard Way. Recommended song: Mama Current single: Welcome to the Black Parade
2006-12-20 15:11:36 · answer #3 · answered by Tyese 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
H.I.M
I find the lyrics beautiful, some times dark but that's another reason why i Love them. The singer has an amazing voice. It's rock music, But with a bit of goth to make it softer.
Here are a couple videos you can check out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8hsmxzVy2I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N57GVHI5jjE
Placebo, once again, good lyrics. good voice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQQmAP9Poo4
I think you would like those...here are a few more
CreepShow
Combichrist
Cinema Strange
Helalyn Flowers
I Am Ghost
Kill Hannah
Lacrimas Profundere
Nine inch nails
Night wish
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Sick puppies
The Birthday Massacre
The Cure
The 69eyes
The Bravery
2006-12-20 15:03:06 · answer #4 · answered by †ᴰᴲᵛᴵᴸ† 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will list my top bands of all time (not really in any order)
Bush - All time favourite band. Best lyrics, tempo, mood, emotion, instrumentation, hooks, fusion, on and on...'Prizefighter','Letting the Cables Sleep','Alien','Fugitive','Land Of The Living'
Daft Punk - Absolutely amazing energy from these 2 androids. They can't do anything wrong. I've turned many friends on to DP! - 'Human After All','The Brainwasher','Oh Yeah','Voyager','Around The World','Digital Love'
The Offspring - Amazing lyrics from their older albums. Better sounds on their newer ones. Just a whole whack of fun to listen to these guys. - 'Vultures','Lightning Rod','Terhan','Forever And A Day','Burn It Up','Autonomy','Not The One','All I Want','One Fine Day','Pay The Man'
The Strokes - Makes me dance. Also turned many friends on to The Strokes. - 'When It Started','ize Of The World','Ask Me Anything','Meet Me In The Bathroom','Soma'
Incubus - Loved 'I Miss You' for years. Then my current g/f opened me up to their albums. The rest is history. Their most recent 'Light Grenades' - 10 Stars! - 'Oil & Water','Diamonds & Coal','Consequence','A Crow Left Of The Murder','Sick Sad Little World','Warning'
David Usher - Musical genius. Very well put together albums. Good to see live. Fantastic music and artists.
No Doubt - Wow, I almost forgot to mention. No Doubt is amazing. She can sing, she can move. The band - 'F' me! The band! Tony, sick bass player! Tom, sher-reds that guitar! And Mr. Young - Wicked dumming! Try to listen to them individually. Like 'Sixteen'.
Radiohead - You know why - 'Where I End And You Begin'
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Makes me move, sing, and want to share it. - 'Animal Bar'
Others I like :
Dave Matthews Band
Silverchair
Our Lady Peace
Ben Folds / Five
Cake
Mr. Oizo
CCR
Institute
Moist
Neil Diamond
Oliver Pigott
Tegan & Sara
Foo Fighters
2006-12-22 03:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by prizefyter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely love every band you have listed (especially Ani!) Try Regina Spektor, Dressy Bessy, Hot Hot Heat, The Gossip, The Murmurs (they aren't around any longer), That Dog, Meg & Dia, PJ Harvey, Sprities, Pipas, Ok Go.
Oh and I almost forgot Tegan & Sara. They are wonderful pefect imperfect voices.
2006-12-20 14:58:30 · answer #6 · answered by BAnne 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I know that I am quit a bit older than you but I run into the same problem and I will stop listening to the radio and just listen to my c.d.s. And then I will hear a new song or group that I like and I am back in to the radio again. My taste in music is different that your but I love...............................
John Mayer.
Nora Jones. Such a wonderful calming voice
And I love country.
Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Toby Keith...
I know it would all be very different than what you are used to listening to but maybe that is what you need. A total change of pace.....
2006-12-20 15:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Since mylist wont show up, this link to my Vampirefreaks profile will have to do :(
Sorry >.>
But under my music section i have a HUGE list, hopeit helps you out
Here http://vampirefreaks.com/u/demon_curtain
It has some of your bands on it too
2006-12-20 14:55:30 · answer #8 · answered by Ethernaut 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ray Lamontagne. Good lyrics, soulful raspy voice.
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers. Best people you will ever meet. ever. Probably best live performers ever.
2006-12-20 14:55:51 · answer #9 · answered by doodlebuggy12 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Know what you mean.....
Evanescene still gets me, and Disturbed and Atreyu are becoming serious interests for me.
Also, I like older bands, Dire Straits and Fleetwood Mac.
2006-12-20 14:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by Nicole 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋