Craig Sheppard said:
Ok dire, I've erased all the bands I've heard of from your list. That's what's left. Who are these people??? What style of music? You don't have to go through them all that'd take forever and a day. I guess they're new bands? Alt/indie/punk maybe? I'll have to say the band that wins the award for best name has to be "Scapegoat Wax".
yowza, that's a lot of bands
Well, i'm not really sure in your tastes of music, and most of them are a little hard to categorize...
Trust Company: hardcore "punk/rock/alternative" download hover and see how you like it, they've been around a LONG time, never made it big
Finch: Softcore 'rock' i guess, They get fairly loud, kind of poppy, letters to you is one of their more popular songs
Thursday - screamy pop rock i suppose
Taking Back Sunday - screamy pop rock. very light and not something you'd listen to seriously for long periods of time.
A Perfect Circle - Tool offshoot, actually pretty great, they get dark and loud at times, but i can listen to most of the album with the parents, if the says anything.
NFG - whiny pop punk band (A New Found Glory), don't listen to them too much, you might kill yourself. Some of their stuff is really catchy, though.
BT - electronica, get "shame". It's an interesting style.
Dynamite Hack - I'm not really even sure about this band, i only have a little of their stuff. They make rock remakes of really popular rap songs, it's pretty funny. Some of their stuff is serious, and it's actually pretty good.
Senses Fail - screamy again, but a lot of cool guitar/background music, unique sound
The Get Up Kids - i guess for some reason the get up kids are the epitome of 'emo', they're a bit indy, but i like their mainstream stuff, try "Mass Pike," "Action & Action" etc. They have a cure Close to Me cover, if you are familiar with that song you'll get a taste for their music pretty quick.
Ugly Duckling - hip hop group, i dont even like hip hop, but they're clever and catchy.
Audiovent - alternative/rock group that is all over the map, sometimes they do vocals/soft, sometimes they can get loud, but pretty much always has yer feet tappin'
Blindside - screamy dark 'rock' (it's hard to categorize these margin bands since they're not really rock, alternative OR punk). They're just a dark sounding band, some of their stuff is good, but again, not something i listen to all the time.
Chevelle - You might've heard these guys, they're kind of a rock band that got popular. "The red" or "Send the pain below" are their popular songs.
Keane - I have no clue what to categorize these guys under. They're like a soft, vocal indy band i guess. They don't have a guitarist
Piano/drum/vocals. VERY cool sound. Thsi is a must get, IMO. Try "Bedshaped," "Somewhere only we know," "The walnut Tree"
Fallout Boy - Poppy rock/punk band, they have a similar sound signature to the other common "surfer punk" music out there (such as yellow card, taking back sunday etc) but they do it better, IMO. They've got talent and aren't just riding on a catchy tune.
Phantom Planet - another one of those hard to categorize bands. They just got famous *cough* sellout *cough* but their old stuff is REALLY catchy. Try "In our Darkest Hour", "Always on my mind," "Candlewax" and you'll get a feel for 'em.. they're kind of light, and not hardcore (some people just relaly like hardcore music and stick with it, i'm kind of all over the map).
Hot Rod Circuit - Unique sound signature, i guess it's poppy rock, but just check 'em out. They grow on you, but aren't extraordinary at first or anything.
Lost Prophets - Unique sound/band again, they're rock/alternative, i'd say, they get screamy, but are a pretty interesting band. "Last Summer" "Last train" "Start Something" are their big tracks
Motion City Soundtrack - MUST GET. These guys have a very unique sound, and i have NO clue how to describe it. their entire album is good. I didn't think they were that great at first, and i listened to their album (I am the movie) ONCE through, and i was humming it along in the shower later that day, or the next morning, and i realized how catchy some of their songs were. This was one album i HAD to replay, and it grew on me and i can't get enough of 'em. I hear they're coming out with a new album, too.
Muse - weird band, weird vocals, but are catchy. Not much i can describe about these guys, get "Time is running out" and i think you can decide whether or not they're good or not ;D
Something Corporate - Softcore "rock" band. I saw one of their shows, and was pretty disappointed. They're not a hard rock band, but they played the show like they were -_-
Lead singer plays piano, a LOT of soft/"emo" stuff comin' from these guys, but it's pretty derned good. "Cavanaugh Park," "Hurricane," "Konstantine" are the ones you want. Their older stuff is > *
Smile Empty Soul - screamy pop punk/rock band. Get "Bottom of a bottle" it's their mainstream song. The rest of the album isn't stellar, but not bad.
Scapegoat Wax - interesting name, awesome sound signature. They are INTERESTING. kind of upbeat, sometimes hip hoppy, but it's sort of like... hmm.. rhythmic, they don't rely on beats, they DO sing, i wouldn't categorize it in a rock style band, they're more "rappy" but it's not like modern "ghetto" rap, get "bloodsweet" i think you will get a good idea about how they are ;D
Taproot - WEIRD band. very screamy, check out "low life"
The Juliana Theory - one of those weird bands, they are not bad. Not rock, but a little softer than that. "Into the Dark" "Don't push love away" they are the type that sing the song, they don't scream it too much. Interesting voice.
The Starting Line - another one of those surfer punk bands that get really popular then fall off the charts ;P
Tilt - woman vocals, sounds a little like sleater kinney, nothing to comment on, not amazing, i just caught myself diggign the album on one of the play-throughs, and put it on my 'fan' list.
Year of the Rabbit - this is almost on my must get list. They're an interesting band, good guitar, good rhythm, interesting voice, sort of like an audioslave voice, but i think the sound is pretty refined. Check out "Rabbit Hole". They did a cover of a really popular euro rock band's song, but i can't for the life of me remember which one it is... My bro picked up their CD just cause it was cheap and the name sounded cool, and he was really happy he stumbled upon them ;D
Zero 7 - another MUST GET. No clue how to categorize these guys, they're sort of... rhythmic + vocal. Sometimes they have a female vocalist, sometimes they have a male one, i think they're european, maybe british? You can't hear it in their music, though... Slow, soft, something a rock fan might not like, but i have to be honest, they're GOOD. Soothing, not really jazzy, but ... just listen to them
Edit: totally didn't recommend any tracks... get "Somersault", "Home," "In the waiting line"
When it Falls or Simple things are the names of their albums... Sometimes the songs dont' even have vocals, which is interesting. The record is remastered pretty crappy, there is distortion and clipping/clicking frequently in the recordings, but it's almost un-noticeable, i have studio/professional oriented headphones, so i pick up a lot of details that other people might not hear...
(Alessandro MS-1)
Anyways, as you can see i have no problem typing a lot -_-
I can tell we have different musical tastes, most of my stuff is a bit.. non hardcore, but it's catchy if you give it a try... if you have a hard time finding samplers for this stuff shoot me an e-mail, or you can AIM me under the same handle. I'm online almost all the time, i'll be gone this weekend, though. I don't have a problem with MP3's or downloading music, but i fully recommend people buy their music...
There. now i dont' feel guilty about recommending people download this stuff ;D
BIG EDIT: listen to "The Music" They're a new-age rock band... waaaay cool.
