I had a blog, long ago, before the dark times :P. Now I have another. I'll pretty much just post whatever the heck I want, whenever I want. I figured a good thing to start with would be a list of bands I think everyone should check out.
1 Social Distortion. Onetimes a punk band, now more blues and rock 'n roll with a solid punk edge. Fave album: Sex, Love, and Rock 'n Roll
2 Blink-182. Pop-punk, they just got back together. Fave album: Enema of the State
3 Senses Fail-Emo-Hardcore. Decent edge, nice harmony. Fave album: Let it Enfold You
4 Demon Hunter- Metalcore. Decent screaming, some Christian themes throughout, but nothing in your face, and very harmonic. favorite album: The Triptych
5 Dropkick Murphys: Celt-Punk, very in your face, loud, very Irish in feel. Fave album: The Warrior's Code
6 The Pogues: Irish folk. Sometimes very happy sounding, sometimes very sad. Lead singer Shane McGowan's voice conveys emotion well, though they don't sound as good live due to McGowan's constantly being drunk.
7 Good Charlotte-Pop Punk. Heartfelt, Pop-ish music, very individualistic, though their last album wasn't as good. Fave Album: The Young and the Hopeless
8 Fall Out Boy-An interesting mix of emo, pop, and punk, some of their lyrics are....interesting, and their titles are about a paragraph long, but they make for fun listening. Fave album: Take This to Your Grave
9 Sinergy-Power Metal. from Finland, their lyrics are in English. Their guitarists are unbelievable, and they sound just as good live. Without cursing, they manage to communicate a surprising amount of rage. Fave album: I Spit on Your Grave
10 3 Doors Down-Rock. Of "Kryptonite" fame, a more folky style of hard rock, very heartfelt lyrics and well executed music. Fave album: Seventeen Days
I prefer Blink's self-titled album myself, although I like "Take Off Your Pants and Jacket" as well.
ReplyDeleteThe Pogues are win and awesome. Even my dad likes'em. So are the Murphys.
Good Charlotte is pure pop, not pop-ish.
FOB ain't bad, I prefer their first big album, and only a couple songs off of it.
Dislike most 3 Doors Down, but that's just me. Too "heartfelt," if you know what I mean. Not "real" enough. Kryptonite is a good rock song though.