Metal.

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You clearly fail if you say dire straits is lame, I admit: some of the bands out are quite good, but there's no "wow" bands like queen or led zeppelin out anymore

It depends what genre you listen to. There are plenty of bands that are huge and "wow" in their genre, just like those repetitive bands you keep mentioning were big in their genre of rock(now classic rock), so get over it. Get over the past!

[Ezzie.]

It depends what genre you listen to. There are plenty of bands that are huge and "wow" in their genre, just like those repetitive bands you keep mentioning were big in their genre of rock(now classic rock), so get over it. Get over the past!

Repetitive bands? lol..:rolleyes:

Can you name me some bands that've changed music recently? And aren't just clones of another band?

[RedStratocas]

You clearly fail if you say dire straits is lame, I admit: some of the bands out are quite good, but there's no "wow" bands like queen or led zeppelin out anymore

Radiohead is coming out with an album later this year, and they've toped numerous "Greatest album" lists from different sources. There are plenty of "wow" bands still around. What makes a band "wow" anyway?

[English]

Repetitive bands? lol..:rolleyes:

Can you name me some bands that've changed music recently? And aren't just clones of another band?

Radiohead just to name a band that has influenced a lot of bands and isn't a "clone".

[Neil]

Repetitive bands? lol..:rolleyes:

Can you name me some bands that've changed music recently? And aren't just clones of another band?

Deftones, they've inspired tons of new bands

Classic rock is classic rock for a reason, it's the past, yea some people enjoy it, I still occassionaly like to hear the odd Queen song but when that stuff came out it may of been great but now it's just classic, to a large amount of bands I've seen about music is more about who is the best at the intrument they play, Jimi Hendrix WAS good but now he's gone, he's not the best, it's just too many people think music JUST has to be based on what the song is about, meaning is a good thing about the song because then it's just not random stupidity but music is changing and meaning isn't a huge part of it anymore, some bands may still include meaning into the songs they write but half of the time they think of something, make it sound good and play it

[Ezzie.]

Radiohead is coming out with an album later this year, and they've toped numerous "Greatest album" lists from different sources. There are plenty of "wow" bands still around. What makes a band "wow" anyway?

They're a good band- but hmm.. I guess it's like a defining feature in the band? Hard to put into words, I suppose a great band- ie great musicians and a great sound:

Led zeppelin for example:
Robert plant- fantastic vocalist
Jimmy Page- one of the greatest guitarists (top 10 of 100 of all time i think.)
John Paul Jones: Very good bassist and also provided other instruments into the songs too
Bonzo: Incredibly drummer- #2 of all time - I'd say #1 but bah

There's a fair few of modern bands I like and would listen too but I don't really see any as "wow that's incredible" with the exception of foo fighters/aerosmith/white stripes/the stones (if i'm classing them as still alive- i'm sure they're doing voodoo to keep themselves alive )

Also neil you was telling me hendrix was a crap guitarist yesterday and that you could probably do better than him so hmm :rolleyes:

[RedStratocas]

Radiohead just to name a band that has influenced a lot of bands and isn't a "clone".

Indeed, and here are more; Beck, The Postal Service, even Gym Class Heroes. Ive never heard anything quite like any of them. Those are just big names as well, there's an entire scene of these types of musicians.

[English]

They're a good band- but hmm.. I guess it's like a defining feature in the band? Hard to put into words, I suppose a great band- ie great musicians and a great sound:

Led zeppelin for example:
Robert plant- fantastic vocalist
Jimmy Page- one of the greatest guitarists (top 10 of 100 of all time i think.)
John Paul Jones: Very good bassist and also provided other instruments into the songs too
Bonzo: Incredibly drummer- #2 of all time - I'd say #1 but bah

There's a fair few of modern bands I like and would listen too but I don't really see any as "wow that's incredible" with the exception of foo fighters/aerosmith/white stripes/the stones (if i'm classing them as still alive- i'm sure they're doing voodoo to keep themselves alive )

Also neil you was telling me hendrix was a crap guitarist yesterday and that you could probably do better than him so hmm :rolleyes:

So if we're gonna go onto great musician(s) making up a band to be incredible/influencing then lets do it that way.

Slipknot - Incredible drummer, fast and good technique.
Blink 182 - Also an incredible drummer, one of the best technique's around.
Green Day - All round good, may have "sold out" but early stuff was incredible.

I'll come up with more tomorrow, I'm off now.

[Ezzie.]

Indeed, and here are more; Beck, The Postal Service, even Gym Class Heroes. Ive never heard anything quite like any of them. Those are just big names as well, there's an entire scene of these types of musicians.

Gym class heroes are growing on me and i'm hating myself because of it

So if we're gonna go onto great musician(s) making up a band to be incredible/influencing then lets do it that way.

Slipknot - Incredible drummer, fast and good technique.
Blink 182 - Also an incredible drummer, one of the best technique's around.
Green Day - All round good, may have "sold out" but early stuff was incredible.

I'll come up with more tomorrow, I'm off now.

I sort of agree with you there.. you're only giving like an "incredible drummer" though.. there's not a good combination kind of thing? I like greenday/bit of slipknot and blink 182, wouldn't rate them incredibly high though- I prefer corey's stone sour stuff compared to slipknots

[Neil]

So if we're gonna go onto great musician(s) making up a band to be incredible/influencing then lets do it that way.

Slipknot - Incredible drummer, fast and good technique.
Blink 182 - Also an incredible drummer, one of the best technique's around.
Green Day - All round good, may have "sold out" but early stuff was incredible.

I'll come up with more tomorrow, I'm off now.

Don't argue using drummers, Ezzie finds Joey's solos boring :rolleyes:

Greendays older stuff was amazing, American Idiot was ok but got boring fast, Jesus of Suberbia was crap too but a lot of the older stuff was great