After the 'cool' band hate topic, lets hear who you want to tell the world about!

[SenseOfTumour]

for me it has to be Peeping Tom, I've liked most of Mike Patton's music, tho some of the offshoots can be a bit...out there, and Faith No More were a legend. He said essentially, he doesn't like pop, but Peeping Tom is what a pop cd would sound like if he made one.

Also, I still like almost everything Blur did, its easy to knock em and just say all they did was 'parklife', but actually listening to a full cd shows they had quite the range of styles, certainly far more inventive and musical than the buskers-done-good, Oasis.

So, go on, give me one band people should know about and one popular band you'll admit to liking, even tho its not 'cool' to.

Hell, I've never heard any MCR, but the fact they got the Daily Mail to look stupid again, with their MCR are the leaders of a suicide cult' nonsense, makes me instantly like them.

Come on, guilty pleasures, MCR, Coldplay, Limp Bizkit, Creed, Vaniila Ice, let's make some people cringe

 

[Anarchemitis]

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They Might Be Giants, the Barenaked Ladies, Ok Go, Most Symphony Orchestras.

 

[L.B. Jeffries]

I listen to a lot of bluegrass and folk music. Had a friend show me a group called 'The Can Kickers' that everyone should try. It's banjo, fiddle music, and some guy from a punk band who can really drum well. They mix in a lot of electronic and rap to make a really wild sound.

The website pretty much sums it up: old timey riot music for dancing.

http://www.cankickers.com/

This is a link to one of my favorite songs by them:

http://www.cankickers.com/Arkansas.mp3

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Perhaps you should try the Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain then. Here with their Nirvana cover...
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4559510005057780538&

I have to say I really liked OKGO too, typically only finding out about them after seeing THAT video, with the running machines, and again, showing that some imagination and a few hundred bucks can create something a hundred times better than the millions sunk into some corporate promos.

 

[Johnn Johnston]

Apocalyptica are a band with no vocalist or any instruments save for cellos.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=8JjQGt7WjK0 Their cover of "One" by Metallica.

 

[stompy]

Disturbed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbed]! I know quite a few people on the forums have heard of them, but most people I know actually don't.

 

[Random Argument Man]

-Blue States, it's instrumental, with guitar and shit but I like it when I go for a run.
-If you haven't heard of Feist yet, get her album....NOW.
-K-os, if you want to hear some good Hip-hop,check it out
-Sam Roberts, don't need to explain why
-If you like the new hits in today remixed check thehoodinternet.com
-Dallas Green or City and Colour
-Chuck Ragan, if you like acoustique

If I find more I'll post it

 

[Lord Krunk]

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They Might Be Giants, the Barenaked Ladies, Ok Go, Most Symphony Orchestras.

I agree with the Symphony Orchestra bit, but I think They Might Be Giants broke up a few years back.
They were the guys that wrote "Ballad of the Sneak," right? Good band.

 

[wingman318]

The Myriad, and Airbourne

They are awsome

 

[Somethingironic]

All That Remains, Children of Bodom, Run DMC, Protest the Hero etc.

 

[Pseudonym2]

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They Might Be Giants, the Barenaked Ladies, Ok Go, Most Symphony Orchestras.

I agree with the Symphony Orchestra bit, but I think They Might Be Giants broke up a few years back.
They were the guys that wrote "Ballad of the Sneak," right? Good band.

No I'm pretty sure that was Paul and Storm from Da Vinci's Notebook. They have a similar style though.

 

[slyder35]

Muse, Skindred, and an Aussie band called the Newsboys.

 

[Aries_Split]

Motion City Soundtrack, amazing band. another one is Bright Eyes, it's pure raw music, and it's beautfifufil. And check out Cursive if you can.

 

[darthzack79]

Gogol Bordello!

They're a group of gypsy immigrants (mostly from Russia/Ukraine) and they play punk infused with traditional Eastern European stuff...so good! If you like Flogging Molly you'll love Gogol Bordello.

They have better songs but not with better videos and this one is still really good:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJlGutqFqfg

Speaking of Flogging Molly, they're mostly Irish and play punk with Irish influences and more people should listen to them, too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXNj-4BXLng

 

[skelegrow]

some unknown bands
-GENRE-....................-BAND- ...................... -LINK-
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Acoustic/Indie:..........'Newton Faulkner'......http://youtube.com/watch?v=8KpLRGfYjxg
Alt Rock:.....................'Placebo'.....................http://youtube.com/watch?v=uGQfpLoI5FQ
Rocklike Tool)........'Hurt'.............................http://youtube.com/watch?v=nn4kL8POF0U
Hard Rock:................'Crossfade'.................http://youtube.com/watch?v=0o9u2W_iGNY
Metal:..........................'Motograter'.................http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u4ZV4AzdC4
Neu-Metal:.................'Celldweller'...............http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knV1H163ISE
Hip-Hop:.........*..........' T-Pain' - "Church"...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bpUHNQwR3Y
Techno/House :........'Justice'......................http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqJu_3CPhC4

*contains lots of bad words - not for kids

 

[defcon 1]

Lordi,Ensiferum,WASP

They are some of my favorite bands but very few people I know listen to them.

 

[skelegrow]

ok, i just glanced and saw gogol bordello. I LOVE THEM. you should check out "kaizers orchestra" if you're into gypsy-esque music with some fun accordion sounds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYrPdOCM4y0

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

HORSE the Band is pretty great. They've been described as "Nintendocore".