Best band so far this decade?

Question

If you think they aren't any, then you haven't listened to enough rock...trust me, there's more to rock right now than "emo".

Answer 1

Velvet Revolver
Sattelite Party
Killers
SOAD
Tool

Answer 2

Red Hot Chili Peppers: John Frusciante is probably the greatest guitarist of modern time. If he isn't, then he's one of the greatest. After all, you can never go wrong with being influenced by the greatest guitarist of all time: Jimi Hendrix. Flea, with his bass and all, and some help with Frusciante and Anthony Kiedis, makes the band sound a lot like funk, especially during the 80's and 90's. And Frusciante and Chad Smith usually mix in a rock feeling with that funk. With the powerful rhythm of funk, and the great melody of some rock genres, it's hard to go wrong.

The White Stripes: Nothing as special as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, but nonetheless they're still a good band. Jack White has some nice skills with the guitar. The effects he use make the music more enjoyable. And Meg White's drumming is unique and simple.

Muse: Very impressive band. The drummer and bassist are both good (or at least better than most these days). But in particular, it's Matthew Bellamy. He's a good pianist, a guitarist that's better than others, and he has a nice falsetto voice. His riffs and solos set him and Muse apart from most people in the music industry. Plus, Bellamy's lyrics are interesting.

Audioslave: I know some people say that Rage Against the Machine is better, but I don't like Zack de la Rocha. Not because of his political lyrics, but because he raps. I don't really like rapping that much. So Audioslave, with Chris Cornell of Soundgarden fame, Tom Morello, another one of those guitar greats, Tim Commerford, a great bassist, and Brad Wilk, who's a drummer, they've got to be pretty good.

There's also Radiohead too, but I didn't list them because most of their acclaimed songs and albums are from before 2000.

U2 has also remained popular too, but I feel that since they achieved some true success in the early 80's, they shouldn't be listed.

Answer 3

My choice would be The Arcade Fire, who have now released two of the best albums of recent years, and with the release of Neon Bible, their second album, they have proven that they are capable of evolving while at the same time maintaining their own unique sound. They are one of the few bands around at the moment that I can imagine myself listening to in ten, even twenty years. Not to sound cliched, but they have reaffirmed my faith in music, and I'm confident that they will only release more great albums in the years to come.

Close seconds would include:
Bell X1
Bloc Party
Damien Rice
The Shins
The Knife
Kings of Leon
Of Monteal
Sufjan Stevens

All in all, it's been a pretty great decade for music so far.

Edit:
Fluorescent Adolescent, just so you know, Muse's debut album, "Showbiz", was released in 1999, so strictly speaking, they don't really count, although you're right, they are great, one of the best bands of all time.

Answer 4

Depends what the criteria is. If it's solely based on popularity and commercial success, you would have to roll with The White Stripes and Linkin Park. Those two acts have been very dominant since 2000. AFI and SOAD should be somewhere in that team photo. Had the Deftones been more prolific, they could have been up there.

Nina is very correct, Queens of the Stoneage could actually be right there with The White Stripes. They had both commercial and critical success that has mostly occurred during this decade.

Answer 5

The Shins would be my choice. They have a very cool, unique sound, they pleasantly evolve from record to record (even though their first is very much my favorite), James Mercer is a really wonderful songwriter and they have really great execution. You can tell they come from a really good place as far as what influenced them, but they pull it all together into a very cool sound that is their own. I just can't say enough good things about them.

Another I would say, even though I believe his first record was released in the late 90s, would be Stephen Malkmus. After leaving Pavement, who are amazing, he really branched out nicely. Same sort of a thing, each record has a distinct vibe to it and each really has a coolness to it. His most recent one I find as a pretty cool linking between the mid to late 90s indie rock sound with a sort of vibe that evokes an old L.A. beach-y sort of a feeling. As if there was more of a 60s influence to it. Not prevalent, but kind of spiced with it. Anyway, I'm straying from the point. He has always been a very inventive songwriter. Really interesting lyrics, very good guitar work when he decides to flex it, a really interesting singing voice and style and a very well rounded approach to puting the songs themselves together. He may miss from time to time (as the pitchfork review reads he may STILL, TO THIS DAY, be soloing on 1% of one), but when he gets it right... He is probably my favorite musician of my lifetime, not necessarily the best, but my favorite. He represents the whole package as far as I'm concerned.

Also, to a lesser extent, but very amazing and more to the rock side, the Mars Volta. I can't listen to them all the time, but I have such an appreciation for their work. Frances The Mute is just a brilliant record. I don't really know how to explain, but you've just got to listen to it.

Answer 6

Queens of the Stone Age. Would people please get on board and see how great this band is? They will be classic one day, I know it!

The Mars Volta. I mean, they must piss talent, they are so good. Have you heard the singers voice? The sick guitar riffs? The awesome percussions? They are soooo good!

Other mentions:
System of a Down (though 1st ablum came out in 98)
The White Stripes
Linkin Park
The Shins
The Hives
The Strokes
Incubus (1st CD in 95, but they are more popular in this decade)

Answer 7

Here is my top 10

Artist(Sample Song)

1. Newsboys(Wherever we go)
2. Casting Crowns(Praise You In This Storm)
3. Matthew West (Happy)
4. Hawk Neslon(The One Thing I Have Left)
5. Downhere(A better way)
6. Audio Adrenaline( Big House)
7. MercyMe(So long self)
8. Superchic[k] (Stand in the Rain)
9. Rush of Fools(Undo)
10. Toby Mac(Made to Love)

Answer 8

I can think of quite a few: System of a Down, Papa Roach, Wolfmother, Children of Bodom, Dragonforce...
These bands, especially the latter, became rlly popular in their respective genres.

Answer 9

Well, theres a lot of non-mainstream bands I could name that could have the right, but its not fair because they aren't "popular enough".

I personally love the musician ship done by Thomas Erak in the Fall Of Troy. It's grindcore, but (being a guitarist) his riffs are amazing and kind of one-of-a-kind, and the fact that he plays some of that stuff and does vocals astounds me.

but thats my opinion.

Answer 10

Pitty Sing

Answer 11

Jonas Brothers