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8/3/07 at 9:35pm
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I'm running out of new artists to try out! I need some help deciding which bands I should listen to since my iTunes library is pretty small (about 30-40 songs).

My main genre is hard rock but my interests can range anywhere from Rock, classic rock, and some 'softer' metal (Disturbed is the 'hardest' I've ever really liked)

Some bands I currently like:

Nickelback, Creed, Staind, Korn, Disturbed, Fuel, Papa Roach, Linkin' Park, and 3 Doors Down.

Anyone know similar bands, or any bands they think are worth listening to?

"Bobby is and idiot"
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8/4/07 at 6:45am
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Re: Some Recommendations?

I'm more of a classic rock person, but I have really been into The White Stripes lately. They aren't new, but they are pretty good. They seem to explore a lot of musical styles but remain guitar based, which I like a lot.
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8/4/07 at 11:37am
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Re: Some Recommendations?

"Denial Twist" and "Seven Nation Army" are good from them.

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8/4/07 at 8:18pm
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Re: Some Recommendations?

I have no new artists to offer but once in a while you sort of miss some good music and don't find out about it immediately. So just in case:

White Stripes are new to me, and I'm loving their music.

Don't know if this is hard enough for you, but Incubus is another group I'm liking these days.

System of a Down...If you haven't listened to them maybe worth a listen. Weird at times, but pretty damn good stuff.

Carl

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8/4/07 at 8:52pm
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Re: Some Recommendations?

Open up your aperture, try:

Porcupine Tree
Indigenous
The Black Keys
Arcade Fire


For the classics:

Black Sabbath
Rush
Blue Oyster Cult
Hendrix
Ted Nugent
The Clash
The New York Dolls
The Ramones
The Who

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8/5/07 at 8:39am
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Re: Some Recommendations?

Spock's Beard. Any of their albums from before Neal Morse quit (The Light, Beware of Darkness, Kindness of Strangers, and V are all good places to start).

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8/5/07 at 1:20pm
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Re: Some Recommendations?

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Originally Posted by bobbyg2

Nickelback, Creed, Staind, Korn, Disturbed, Fuel, Papa Roach, Linkin' Park, and 3 Doors Down.

Anyone know similar bands, or any bands they think are worth listening to?

Bobby,

Go to http://www.pandora.com/ and create a station using the above artists. Pandora will play music from them as well as music that shares the same characteristics. That will lead to discovering new music.

Taste in music is such a personal thing, it's very hard to recommend music. There's stuff I should love based on other bands that I love, but for some reason or another I don't.
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8/6/07 at 7:27am
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Re: Some Recommendations?

Although, your tastes are much more mainstream than mine, I think I have one choice that you may like.

Clutch is one of my favorite bands of all time. They've been around for about 15 years, and they were originally a hardcore band, but they've morphed in to a hard-rocking blues band. Their latest album "From Beale Street to Oblivion" is one of the greatest new albums that I've heard in a long time. The first single of the album is called "Electric Worry" and I'm sure you can find somewhere to check that track out for free. If you like that track, you'll like the rest.

Here's a link to the video on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41orqvymPA8
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8/9/07 at 5:47pm
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Re: Some Recommendations?

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The first single of the album is called "Electric Worry"

Very cool - thanks for the link !
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8/9/07 at 7:04pm
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Re: Some Recommendations?

I liked that song a bit too, not my favorite but something I'd enjoy listening to every once in a while.

Thanks, Brian, for the link to Pandora. I was looking for a site like that.

Chris, some of those bands I like, and a few I don't.

Carl, I was wondering who sung "Drive". Incubus is a good band. SOAD got old about a year ago, but I did used to like Hypnotise and Sad Statue.


Thanks for your guys suggestions!

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8/10/07 at 8:47am
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Re: Some Recommendations?

Very cool - thanks for the link !


I'm glad that you liked it. I've managed to turn several co-workers and friends on to them. My instructions are to spread the gospel of Clutch!!!
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