My current top 10 bands

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mntelebumper

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so im a complete bluegrass and oldtime junkie, when i go to a show, im usually the youngest person there by 20 years. that said i am really stoked on a lot of new bands. they are listed below and are in no particular order, other than numbering them helps to keep track.

1. kings of leon, these guys are the shit and i love them.

2 overseer (mark abma and tj in claim nuff said)

3. band of horses, they are the definition of chill imo.

4. blind melon are the kings of early 90's rock imo.

5. cloud cut, an awesome minnesnota band and were even in andrea's hatveit segment in claim

6. the darkness, never really got that popular but i still love them

7. Ratatat, are simply the shit

8. Track N Field, down temp is the future of jazz

9. Girl Talk, once again nuff said

10. CKY, i just cant get enough.

these are the top 10 bands i cant get enough of, and in the interest of expanding newshcoolers music intrestes i want my fellow members to post there current top ten bands, and a reason why for each of them.
 
Blue Scholars - good message, better beats, even better words

BAP - best rock music to come out of Germany

Gorillaz - just dope

Gang Starr - obviously

People Under The Stairs - some of the dopest underground hip-hop

Cut Copy - usually don't like this kind of music, but this is just too good

Ratatat - awesome

Perfect - incredibly good reggae

Beck - don't know what to say, he's just good

The Doors - classic
 
what type of music is gang star? ive never heard of them. guess i will look them up and expand my intrestes. glad too hear that some one else is digging ratatat.
 
1. Ratatat, more specifically their remixes, they're dope

2. Promoe, really really dope reggae/hip hop kinda thing

3. MGMT, their music is so happy/upbeat, its dope

4. Asmegin, crazzzzy good

5. Blue Scholars, real hip hop.

6. Boom Bap Project, blue scholars but not.

7. Eluviete, Ensiferum but better

8. Amon Amarth, nuff said

9. Tool, real music, with real meanings and well thought out lyrics and theyre soo chill

10. The Misfits, gotta love em
 
1. Insight/Y Society

2. Non Phixion

3. Hendrix

4. Ratatat

5. Sleep & Zelly Rock

6. Brother Ali

7. Cunninlynguists

8. MF Doom

9. Blue Scholars

10. Qwel/Typical Cats

 
not in order

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Sage Francis

Andre Nickatina

ODB

LMFAO

The Grouch

CunninLynguists

Beirut

Notorious B.I.G.

Grits

7L & Esoteric
 
reasons why!!1!
sabbath= old school doom greatest band ever
kyuss= stoner pioneers, solid riffs
sleep= nuuff said
sons of otis= rediculously heavy doom, slow as fuck
zeke= good party music'
vitus= sabbath
hidden hand= good riffs good singing
spirit caravan= wino
witchcraft= awesome riffs, folky bits, catchy
 
i might get some heat for this but oh well

death cab for cutie

the arcade fire

modest mouse

broken social scene

the postal service

blue scholars

mgmt

the flaming lips

the american analog set

explosions in the sky

 
no order:

the grateful dead- born and raised in oregon. half of my family are ex-deadheads, and i grew up loving them

andre nickatina- "take em to the bay bridge, make em strip, tell em jump. i don't know why i get high. i'm so in love with money i keep spending till it runs dry."

the misfits- fiend club for life

sublime- so chill. perfect for driving up the hill.

mf doom- favorite rapper

the thermals- legit portland indie. and no whining here, just awesome songs with a message

thin lizzy- don't tell me you haven't heard jailbreak or the cowboy song or bad reputation or...

why?- if you don't know, now you know

zion i- these guys have been a major ski soundtrack player since back in the day, and for good reason.

the faint- if you aren't into them yet, you're way behind and you probably are musically retarded.
 
In no real order:

Band of Horses

Fleet Foxes

Mutemath

Thrice

Jon Foreman

Radiohead

Sufjan Stevens

Nick Drake

Dave Matthews Band

Boston
 
minor threatjimmy hendrixsublimethe swordblack sabbathinepsyneil youngno cashmorning gloryblink 182- pre self titled cd that was not such a good album
 
Dave Matthews Band- My all time favorite. very good technical music and very unique style

311- close #2 they fuckin rock my sox

Incubus- changed their sound a lot since their earlier shit but i still love it all

Jack Johnson- Chill as hell. great quiet time music lol

Stevie Ray Vaughn- my fav guitar player ever. fuckin shreds

Tenacious D- hilarious and suprisingly very talented musically

bullet for my valentine- good for gettin pumped on the mountain

kaskade- different from my usual musical preference but they have some awesome tunes

Swollen Members- solid. the have their own cool style

Neil Young- One of my favorites growin up. Still rockin in the free world
 
in no particular order, but all awesome..

The Bloody Beetroots - because I like to party

Motley Crue - because I like to party

The Black Dahlia Murder - because I like to party

MSTRKRFT - because I like to party

Man Man - because they like to party

Datarock - because I like to party

Al Green - because sometimes I like to fuck gently

Every Time I Die - Because I like to party with a handle of Jack

N.E.R.D. - because I like to party in skinny jeans

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - no explanation needed

 
Webbie-I like to keep it trillYoung Dro-Hes hoodLil Scrappy-cuz hes nutsLil boosie-you cant listen to webbie without hearing him and hes sickRick Ross-Love tha beardThe Game-ya i like himNeil Diamond-Sweet Caroline r u kidding me?Guns n roses-I like to rock out occasionallyKeak Da sneak-hyphy is goodBone thugs and harmony-so underrated and awesome
 
Can I ask you how Bone Thugs could possibly be considered underrated? If anything they are way overrated...
 
I'm so glad you know about Blue Scholars... they are sick...

If you like those types of chill beats try out Common Market (its Scion and Sabzi from Blue Schol)

Also, for the underground type ish, check out:

Lifesavas

Sound Providers

 
changes frequently, and in no particular order:1. Buck 65- I haven't heard a song by him that I didn't like.2. Tom Waits- I have recently been enjoying his music a lot and he sounds like no one else.3. Bob Marley and The Wailers- love reggae, and I have been listening to Bob since I was like 12.4. Harry Manx- mix between bluegrass and Indian music, very good.5. Wintersleep- very original, some of their songs I don't like much though.6. Wu-Tang Clan- great beats and lyrics7. RJD2- really cool mixes, imaginative8. Rage Against the Machine- really innovative guitar sounds and original sound. Can be a bit intense sometimes though. 9. Bob Dylan10. The Doors

 
KINGS OF LEON DID NOT WRITE THEIR FUCKING SONGS!!!! they had some shit guy from the record label help them and do most of the writing. So they are now officially fucking faggots. their old shit was good but their new cd sucked anyway.

and wilco is the greatist american rock band ever
 
who doesnt know about blue scholars? at least on the west coast.

btw, its RA scion....

and lifesavas are from my hometown.
 
my top 10 bands these days

1)Minor Threat- taught me that you should live your life the way you want to and not for someone else

2)less than jake- good music, been listening to them for 7 years

3)black flag- I have anger problems this helps me deal with them

4) Rush- good music to study to

5)Pennywise-good ski music

6)brother ali-good ski music

7)paramore- Good chill music

8) Misfits- always been my gaming music

9)bob dylan- good music

10)slipknot-drowns everything out
 
1. Dispatch

2. Dave Matthews Band

3. John Mayer

4. Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers

5. Bedouin Soundclash

6. The Expendables

7. Brett Dennen

8. State Radio

9. RATM

10. Weezy F Baby

haha.
 
THE MARS VOLTA

THE MARS VOLTA

THE MARS VOLTA

Cut copy

at the drive in

omar rodriguez-lopez

hilltop hoods

the presets

rush

de facto

 
The SHins- Most played band atm for meSay Hi to your momVampire WeekendThe sparkplugsVan SheMGMTThe Helio SequenceBroken Social sceneBand of horses
 
In no particular order

Lawrence Arms

Explosions In The Sky

+44

Streetlight Manifesto

MxPx

Nofx

Hit The Deck

Gamits

Aesop Rock

Leftover Crack
 
WILCO

Todd Snider

Elvis Costello

The Replacements

Motorhead

Lucinda Williams

A Tribe Called Quest

Wu-Tang

Of Montreal

Ryan Adams
 
sorry for the double post but its sad to say that most of the famous artists these days dont write thier own songs.

any kind of pop on the radio, probably wasnt written by them.

 
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