I need a new band...

[Sacman]

So I'm working on one of my anime reviews for the User Review section but it's taking a long time. Now I like to listen to music while I work on my computer but I recently lost 90% of my music because Itunes is being a real asshat. So can I get some band recommendations, I'm not very picky about music, if it sounds good I listen to it, whether it be swing or grunge or even disco. I really just want something new, so please throw some bands out there...

 

[Julianking93]

Um...well that depends.

I know lots and lots of great Japanese bands and I can go on for hours with suggestions about Jrock bands, though my knowledge of more English oriented bands are rather limited.

 

[Sacman]

Um...well that depends.

I know lots and lots of great Japanese bands and I can go on for hours with suggestions about Jrock bands, though my knowledge of more English oriented bands are rather limited.

I like Jrock though my knowledge is rather limited on the subject...

 

[The Paradigm]

Gorillaz
Cage The Elephant
The Outline
Breaking Benjamin
Animal Alpha
Goldfinger
Unwritten Law
Saosin
Morningwood
Sugarcult
Maxeen
Beck
Stone Temple Pilots
The Academy Is...
Yellowcard

All great selections from my iPod. Hope this helps!

 

[Tartarga]

Might I recommend Lemon Demon and LeetStreetBoys?

Spoiler: Lemon Demon

Spoiler: LeetStreetBoys

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

Closure in Moscow and Tides of Man.

Vangough and Pain of Salvation.

Nightwish (before Dark Passion Play) and Sonata Arctica.

I don't know why I listed them in pairings, but I did. Enjoy.

EDIT: Here's a list of (mostly) Power/Progressive Metal/Rock bands that I copy/past every time someone asks for music.

Spoiler: Long List

Altaria
Amberian Dawn
Avantasia
Beyond Twilight
Blind Guardian
Brocas Helm
Celesty
Charon
Children of Bodom
Children of Nova
Circus Maximus
Closure in Moscow
Coheed and Cambria
Cradle of Filth
Darkest Hour
Death
Dream Evil
Dream Theater
Edenbridge
Edguy
Eluveitie
Enter Shikari
Eyefear
Falconer
Fozzy
HIM
Iced Earth
In This Moment
Kamelot
Mercenary
Nevermore
Nightwish
Northern Kings
Opeth
Poisonblack
Porcupine Tree
Savatage
Serenity
Sinergy
Sontata Arctica
Symphony X
Tarot (Crows Fly Black album in particular. The others are meh.)
Vangough
Within Temptation
X-Japan

 

[Sacman]

Gorillaz
Cage The Elephant
The Outline
Breaking Benjamin
Animal Alpha
Goldfinger
Unwritten Law
Saosin
Morningwood
Sugarcult
Maxeen
Beck
Stone Temple Pilots
The Academy Is...
Yellowcard

All great selections from my iPod. Hope this helps!

thanks I've listened to most of those bands except Sugarcult so I'll go check them out...

 

[Sacman]

Might I recommend Lemon Demon and LeetStreetBoys?

Spoiler: Lemon Demon

Spoiler: LeetStreetBoys

lol as soon as I saw the title 'Eighth Wonder' I thought of the Sugarhill Gang...

 

[Flying-Emu]

Be amazed.

 

[Zap Rowsdower]

Spoiler: Lemon Demon

Lemon Demon rocks! Points to whoever knows what that song is about. Lemon Demon is my recommendation.

 

[Sacman]

Be amazed.

I am amazed. I'm picky about my metal and they just hit all of the right spots. especially the instrumental it stayed very hard but kept a sort of oriental flavor to it, I like... they're like an all Asian Dragonforce but actually good...

 

[Narclaw]

Well, I know a bunch of Death Metal bands:

Death
Immolation
Hypocrisy
Dark Fortress
Children of Bodom
Darkane
Entombed
Vader
Those Who Lie Beneath
Suffocation
Asphyx
Skinless
Scar Symmetry
Samael
Miseration
Moonspell
Morgul
Melechesh
Hollenthon
Norther
Nightrage
Mnemic
Mercenary
Septicflesh
Dark Tranquillity
At The Gates
The Crown
Krisiun
Winds of Plague
In Flames
Zyklon

There's plenty more, but I'll leave it there.

 

[Julianking93]

Um...well that depends.

I know lots and lots of great Japanese bands and I can go on for hours with suggestions about Jrock bands, though my knowledge of more English oriented bands are rather limited.

I like Jrock though my knowledge is rather limited on the subject...

Oh YAY! I get to put my knowledge of Jmusic to use ^-^

Well, here are some suggestions to get you started. If you like one of them, ask for more of that particular genre or you can PM me if you don't want the thread derailed:

Spoiler: Straightforward Jrock

Spoiler: Jmetal

Spoiler: Japanese Punk...sorta

Spoiler: Japanese Shock Metal

Spoiler: Visual Kei Metal

Spoiler: Alt Rock similar to today's standards

Spoiler: Japanese Power Pop

Spoiler: Pure Jpop

Spoiler: Japanese hip hop

Spoiler: Greatest Jmetal band evar!!

There ya go! Hope that helps out a bit.

 

[Flying-Emu]

Spoiler: Greatest Jmetal band evar!!

There ya go! Hope that helps out a bit.

FUCK YEAH, MAX! Why do people always confuse them with visual kei?

I am amazed. I'm picky about my metal and they just hit all of the right spots. especially the instrumental it stayed very hard but kept a sort of oriental flavor to it, I like... they're like an all Asian Dragonforce but actually good...

Their whole Buiikikaesu!! album is a fucking masterpiece. Check out "Koi No Mega Lover" and "Bikini Sports Ponchin" for some evidence of how versatile they are, ESPECIALLY their bassist. He's like the Japanese Flea, only... better.

 

[MisterShine]

hmm.

Edit: how the hell did I forget..

Spoiler: Sleepyhead by Passion Pit. Fucking Genius in audio form.

Spoiler: My highest recommendation, an Icelandic band named Sigur Ros. They will change your life, this song and Glosoli I consider to be their best, but you should check them out, if you listen to anything I say at all. Crank up the volume, lay back and listen.

Spoiler: My favorite electronica band, Daft Punk's Alive remix of Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger. The song that got me into electronica in the first place

Spoiler: The Strokes Is This It? Calm indie music, but I love 'em.

Spoiler: Pinback, Good to Sea You. I dont even know what the hell this is, indie, garage, something.. but it's good, is what it is.

Spoiler: Another great electronica, El Pico by Ratatat. Give it about 2 minutes before you decide, it has an AWESOME crescendo.

Spoiler: My boy Timbo.

I'll leave it at that. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do

 

[Julianking93]

Spoiler: Greatest Jmetal band evar!!

There ya go! Hope that helps out a bit.

FUCK YEAH, MAX! Why do people always confuse them with visual kei?

The fuck if I know. They're not visual kei. That refers to the style of the band. Not the music.

Oh, and I already edited my Maximum the Hormone section with Koi No Mega Lover (my personal favorite song) and a whole bunch of others by them. Fuck I love them so much.

I would kill to see them live.

 

[Flying-Emu]

The fuck if I know. They're not visual kei. That refers to the style of the band. Not the music.

Oh, and I already edited my Maximum the Hormone section with Koi No Mega Lover (my personal favorite song) and a whole bunch of others by them. Fuck I love them so much.

I would kill to see them live.

God damn, I know. Only reason I'd tour Japan is to see them. They have a huge following here on the West Coast, especially in Seattle. I can't even IMAGINE how hard I'd cream to hear "Bikini Sports Ponchin" and "TsumeTsumeTsume" live.

Oh God, seeing Nao-chan in person. I might cry.

Koi No Mega Lover was the song that got me INTO metal, believe it or not. Not ten months ago, the hardest shit I listened to was Black Sabbath and the Sword. Max made me the music man I am today. My personal favorite song by them is either Houchou Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri or Bikini Sports Ponchin'

 

[rt052192]

where to begin...

Metallica
Queens of the Stone Age
Kyuss
Strung Out
Mastodon
Red Hot Chili Peppers
A Day to Remember
Tool
Alice in Chains

and so many more...

 

[Julianking93]

God damn, I know. Only reason I'd tour Japan is to see them. They have a huge following here on the West Coast, especially in Seattle. I can't even IMAGINE how hard I'd cream to hear "Bikini Sports Ponchin" and "TsumeTsumeTsume" live.

Oh God, seeing Nao-chan in person. I might cry.

Koi No Mega Lover was the song that got me INTO metal, believe it or not. Not ten months ago, the hardest shit I listened to was Black Sabbath and the Sword. Max made me the music man I am today. My personal favorite song by them is either Houchou Hasami Cutter Knife Dosu Kiri or Bikini Sports Ponchin'

Oh they do? Wow. I wouldn't have guessed. Maybe I should move to Seattle

Well that's one badass band to get you into metal. They seem to put on one kickass show. I've only seen Youtube clips, but they not only sound great, but they have one hell of a performance.


Yeah, those songs are fucking awesome. Koi No Mega Lover/{F}/Chu Chu Lovely/Anaru Whiskey Ponce are my favorites.

 

[Sacman]

Um...well that depends.

I know lots and lots of great Japanese bands and I can go on for hours with suggestions about Jrock bands, though my knowledge of more English oriented bands are rather limited.

I like Jrock though my knowledge is rather limited on the subject...

Oh YAY! I get to put my knowledge of Jmusic to use ^-^

Well, here are some suggestions to get you started. If you like one of them, ask for more of that particular genre or you can PM me if you don't want the thread derailed:

Spoiler: Straightforward Jrock

Spoiler: Jmetal

Spoiler: Japanese Punk...sorta

Spoiler: Japanese Shock Metal

Spoiler: Visual Kei Metal

Spoiler: Alt Rock similar to today's standards

Spoiler: Japanese Power Pop

Spoiler: Pure Jpop

Spoiler: Japanese hip hop

Spoiler: Greatest Jmetal band evar!!

There ya go! Hope that helps out a bit.

1. wasn't that song an opening to FMA?
2. Lol I actually know After Dark on the guitar...
3. I'm loving the instrumental but the vocals not so much...
4. I swear I've heard that song before...
5. oh yes Dir En Grey I listened to them for like a month straight once...
6. I may check them out later, I don't really want anything too heavy right now...
7. the auto tune made that song sorta trippy...
8. O_O I really wasn't expecting that to be good but I guess you really can't judge a book by it's cover... was that a boy or a girl singing? I wanna say boy but I'm not entirely sure... actually is that an all girl band? or guys? I honestly can't tell...
9. lol Jpop my mortal enemy... it's just so catchy...
10. OMG I love Rip Slyme!!!
11. There is something about the way they pick up their feet while playing that bothers me...
it reminds me of the Charleston dance style...