Recommendations for heavy grooving

[whodini]

What about hippie bands like Donovan or Strawberry Alarm Clock?

 

[Nantucket Red]

Originally Posted by j

Good call, I've been rocking the Ramones in my car the last couple days and it's been good for my trodden soul. Also on the disc are the Cars, which you might try. And the Clash.

Let the Good Times Roll!

Originally Posted by whodini

What about hippie bands like Donovan or Strawberry Alarm Clock?

Sunshine Superman by Donovan and Incense and Peppermints by the Strawberry Alarmclock.

A lot of SA is nowhere near groovy or sunny. Listen to Black Butter and you'll know what I mean.

 

[faustian bargain]

I think I have heard some re-makes of Cars songs recently.

Also if you like that 'Cars' sound, Weezer had at least one album produced by Ric Ocasik (the blue one).

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How about: the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Primus/Les Claypool, old Aerosmith, AC/DC, some of the stuff by Led Zeppelin.

'Strawberry', that reminds me - Shuggie Otis, he's groovy. But not very heavy or rock-like.

 

[Matt]

I loved that Weezer album - it was on heavy rotation for me from like 95-97.

Say It Aint So still one of my favorite songs.

 

[whodini]

"Only In Dreams" is a pretty somber ending.

 

[faustian bargain]

what about smashing pumpkins? maybe not happy lyrics, but what they lack in cheeriness they make up for in pure kickass shoegazing energy.

 

[Bandwagonesque]

Originally Posted by faustian bargain

Also if you like that 'Cars' sound, Weezer had at least one album produced by Ric Ocasik (the blue one).

For more "Cars" sounds... there's Do The Collapse by Guided By Voices - that was produced by Ric, and a lot of GBV fans slag it - but it does have some great pop songs on it, nevertheless (like Teenage FBI). Also, The New Pornographers are very power-pop, and have a heavy Cars vibe to their sound.

+100 for the Ramones!

 

[wilson brother]

Hey guys-

since its the weekend we should bop until we drop

..and let the good times roll

-Danny Wilson

 

[redcaimen]

Originally Posted by wilson brother

Hey guys-

Do you have any recommendations for heavy grooving rock music?..I prefer sunny lyrics and a pulsing beat to get me moving in the morning

-Danny Wilson

Nick Lowe did an album called "Power Pop for Now People". He was better at producing Elvis Costello than doing his own stuff though. Maybe some of the older guys here remember.

 

[LabelKing]

Maybe something like EuroPop.