What are some of the most influential bands to alternative rock in the 80s? As a fan of alternative rock, I know that this genre became mainstream after Nirvana released Nevermind in 1991, and alternative/indie became the dominant subgenre of rock during the 90s and 00s, but what about the 80s? Bands like Talking Heads and The Cure were already quite successful during the 80s, and albums like Remain in Light and Disinte…

Looking for some good 60’s garage rock & surf bands Hi all, Looking to form a band that pulls from some gritty sounding 60’s Garage Rock and Surf bands. These are a few of the bands I’ve highlighted so far. Garage Rock: Count Five – Psychotic Reaction The Sonics – Have Love will Travel The Kinks – All day and All of the Night Johnny Kidd & The Pirates – Shakin’ All Over Dave, Dee, Dozy, Becky, Mi…

What Are the best Bands with two singers? There are a lot debates about the best voices in Music History. But there is something special about bands with two amazing vocalists that know how to perfectly support each other. (Usually one supports the lead singer) Im thinking about bands like System of a Down with Serj and Daron or Alice in Chains with Layne and Jerry. submitted by …

Canadian bands. Here who I think are the most worthwhile Canadian bands of all time…….forget about an exact order, as there’s no such thing really. Question: Is there a “Canadian sound” to rock/pop music? And do you love Canadian music? Who’d I miss? ​ Rush The Tragically Hip The Band The Guess Who April Wine Steppenwolf Blue Rodeo Arcade Fire Barenaked …

Best Rock, Punk or Metal bands this past year? I’m a old guy now. Radio was the way I discovered new bands. For a while there was a show called “Later with Jules Vern”* on BBC that I loved and found a couple new artists. Gary Clark Jr, St Vincent and Laura Marling all came from there. Now I have to scrub YouTube (Gnome and Necrogoblicon) and get lucky. I don’t think I’ve found a ‘new’ band i…

What newer albums from bands you like have been disappointments? I’ll go first: Metric’s “Formentera II” definitely sound like the B-sides to their earlier masterpiece with not much special on it, and Thirty Seconds to Mars recent release is a total departure from their previous work with only the final track being remotely good. Note: this question and thread is entirely subjective, so there are no wrong ans…

Bands named for aircraft? I know of course U2, SR71, and The B-52s, what others can you think of? submitted by /u/Well_thats_cool

Are some unofficial t shirt sellers outside after gigs secretly working on behalf of the bands… How can some sellers have the exact same tour T shirts that are on the merch stand… but for half the price, yet you never really hear bands complaining about it? Especially when touring is so hard financially? I’m not talking about generic band logo tees they could have over several tours, more the t shirts that are your dates and the artist art…

Bands that are significantly better live? I saw the Acacia Strain live on Saturday, because they were opening up fir Dying Fetus. On albums, they’re a pretty decent, but nothing special, metal core band, but live, they got the crowd to go absolutely fucking nuts, and it was an incredible experience. I don’t think I’ll listen to them on a regular basis, but I’ll absolutely see them again…

Songs that mention other bands are cool! 😀 I find it interesting when a song talks about a group or artist other the band who made it. Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus mentions Iron Maiden. I’m not a Vampire by Falling in Reverse mentions Black Sabbath. Closer by The Chainsmokers mentions Blink-182. What are some other examples of this? submitted by /u/CorvusTheCryptid

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What are some ‘filthy’/’ugly’ metal bands? I find I tend to gravitate towards what I would describe as ‘filthy’ music; not to mean sleazy but rough, noisy, ugly or chaotic. I used to listen to a few metal bands but my focus drifted away towards other genres. Lately I’ve been drifting back again, but a lot of what I’m hearing sounds too polished. Even with many bands that employ harsh voc…

So, do any good rock n’ roll boogie bands exist that are newer? I’m talking rock n’ roll boogie and blues, not necessarily heavy or metal. Think Dirty Knobs, Tom Petty, Hot Tuna, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby Stills, early Led Zeppelin. Anyone carrying on this torch in the current era? EDIT: The filter demands more. I enjoy other genres but find Rock n’ Roll to be really where my tastes consistently land as my ears …

Bands sound/style that have shifted the most drastically? Was listening to Rainbow earlier and the difference between early Rainbow, like Gates of Babylon vs Since you’ve been gone in the later era. These do not sound the same band. And really by then they were not, at least lineup wise. I am sure mos tof it comes down to Blackmore being super finnicky. What are some other examples of bands having suc…

What are some bands with only one founding member left? The ones off the top of my mind The Cure: Robert Smith is the last original member left after Lol left in the 80s Deep Purple: Ian Paice is technically the last original member standing. Foreigner: This one is tricky. Mick Jones is technically the last remaining member, but the band is essentially a tribute band since he doesn’t tour with them …

Good bands/artists with their own mythology I was just listening to Rize of the Fenix by Tenacious D and was trying to think of other acts that wrote their own story and made act about it. Tenacious D isn’t just a band, they’re two friends destined to rock. In a similar vein I thought of Eminem. Eminem isn’t just a rapper. He’s a well developed character that Marshall Mathers plays in ad…

Bands with one member clearly superior to the rest This is a non-musician talking here (OK, learned a little saxophone a long time ago, but I don’t consider myself a musician). I was in the mood for something a bit heavy, so I stuck some Slayer on my iPhone. As I was listening to it, I got the impression that Dave Lombardo (the drummer) seems to be on a higher level, musically speaking, than th…

Why have so many bands that I’ve loved over the last handful of years come from Australia? Is it something in the water ? Does the constant threat of being killed by a host of deadly animals and insects cause a wellspring of creativity ? nitially when Tame Impala came out, I wasn’t paying attention to the music scene in Australia. I knew of Powderfinger and Midnight Oil. Than I heard King Gizzard about 6 or 7 years ago and the flood g…

Hated songs by favourite bands Anyone else have a song that they just can’t stand by a band that they really like? I love The Clash, have done for 40+ years, but if “Should I Stay, or Should I Go” comes on, I’ll immediately turn it off. I’d be happy to never hear the song again… submitted by /u/DirectTour9009

I LOVE the Police, looking for other similar, maybe lesser known bands/artists They have such a unique sound and I love all their albums from Outlandos to Synchronicity. I love the arty, sometimes weird experimentation they do, their tightness as a band is fantastic, and each member is as close to musical genius you can get. They were new wave, but they eventually transcended that title, even though they were always a uniq…