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post #1 of 78
10/3/09 at 11:47pm
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What are bands that ROCK? Please - no epic ballad bands or crafty bands. Led Zeppelin is great. Jimi is great. But they often foray into brilliant musicianship instead of just hard stupid rock. Also no death metal. Shit needs to have a catchy melody.

Some of my nominations:

-ACDC
-Turbonegro
-Van Halen
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post #2 of 78
10/3/09 at 11:51pm
Just bands that rock? Old Nickelback Van Halen Alice in Chains Creed (yes, Creed) Hootie and the Blow Fish Godsmack Metallica Bush Jethro Tull Live Nirvana Saliva
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post #3 of 78
10/3/09 at 11:54pm
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Before this gets out of hand with a huge list...a qualifying condition:

Only list bands that rock on more than 90% of their songs. This disqualifies most of your list Pio (nothing personal - I like several of those bands). For example, you can't really find an ACDC or Turbonegro song that does not rock hard. Metallica, on the other hand, many of their songs are just shredding, ballads, or often times just well-written regular songs. Unless you look at something like the Black Album where they try to go to "rock" mode more consistently.
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post #4 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:05am
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Originally Posted by MetroStyles View Post
Before this gets out of hand with a huge list...a qualifying condition:

Only list bands that rock on more than 90% of their songs. This disqualifies most of your list Pio (nothing personal - I like several of those bands). For example, you can't really find an ACDC or Turbonegro song that does not rock hard. Metallica, on the other hand, many of their songs are just shredding, ballads, or often times just well-written regular songs. Unless you look at something like the Black Album where they try to go to "rock" mode more consistently.

Then no matter what people say:

Nickelback

And I'm not that fond of their last few albums, but that's what you asked for.

Bush for sure.
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post #5 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:17am
^^^ The problem is that most bands that have been around for any length of time produce different types of music. Most of the greats are not 1 dimensional. I mean hell, on of my favorite AC/DC tunes is a ballad, "Ride On".

I guess, off the top of my head:
Chris Cornell
Cage The Elephant
NIN
The Smashing Pumpkins
The White Stripes
White Zombie
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post #6 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:20am
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^^^ The problem is that most bands that have been around for any length of time produce different types of music. Most of the greats are not 1 dimensional. I mean hell, on of my favorite AC/DC tunes is a ballad, "Ride On".

True, but you know what I mean. If a band is completely defined by the rocking fun melodic type of sound, then it is a band that rocks. I would place Metallica more in the shredding/metal category than the rocking category. AC/DC on the other hand is really predominantly defined by just cranking out balls-to-the-wall rock songs, intermittent ballads notwithstanding.
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post #7 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:22am
That's some rather limiting criteria IMO. ACDC certainly is one of the few that fits, though. Maybe the Pixies?
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post #8 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by Piobaire View Post
Just bands that rock? Old Nickelback Van Halen Alice in Chains Creed (yes, Creed) Hootie and the Blow Fish Godsmack Metallica Bush Live Nirvana Saliva
This list makes me want to cry. That 90% is a high hurdle Metro. Hell, even Zeppelin has quite a number of slow songs and bluesy riffs. If you're sticking to that I can't think of anyone other than AC/DC.
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post #9 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:25am
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This list makes me want to cry.

That 90% is a high hurdle Metro. Hell, even Zeppelin has quite a number of slow songs and bluesy riffs. If you're sticking to that I can't think of anyone other than AC/DC.

I would not include Zeppelin on the list. Again not saying they are not ridiculously good.

Another band:

The Vines (first CD)
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post #10 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:28am
can't think of too many off the top of my head. Sum 41 Blink 182 They are horrible Ramones? Sex Pistols?
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post #11 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:30am
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Don't know enough of their songs, but maybe Black Flag.
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post #12 of 78
10/4/09 at 7:08am
The Black Lips
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post #13 of 78
10/4/09 at 11:37am
the hellacopters boris
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post #14 of 78
10/4/09 at 12:29pm
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post #15 of 78
10/4/09 at 1:49pm
This thread has like 5 posts left before it becomes entirely about ACDC.
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