I have a request: Can you turn me on?

[Joe Fields]

No, it's not what you think.

I will admit to being a music snob. I have been stuck in the '60's and early 70's, musically speaking. I don't want to step on any toes here, and realize everyone has their own musical tastes, for whatever reason. But, for the most part I have felt that the rock music scene died with the advent of disco. Then there was punk, then rap and hip hop, and then I don't know what. But I do not care for any of those genres of music.

It hasn't been until recently that I have begun to get excited about the music scene again. As a result, I am sure that I've missed a lot of really good music. I have come to like groups like Godsmack, a little Korn, some White Zombie, etc... and am trying to play catch up.

Can any of you fine DUers out there turn me on to some music that excites you?

[HopeHoops]

1. Well, Bond is pretty cool. Enigma is older (early 90's) but also cool.

I'm not really up on the newer stuff because most of it sucks moose cock - sort of like Twisted Sister, but not even with the shred of talent they had.

[Joe Fields]

4. thanks, I'll check those out.

:toast:

[mkultra]

2. uh, ok, if your stuck in the 60's and 70's then you cant really call yourself a music snob

but if your looking for modern music that you might like, there is plenty of stuff to try. If you like godsmack, then maybe try disturbed, drowning pool, seether, stone sour,fucking metallica. some people also like nickleback , creed, black label socity, and staind, but some people also like a punch in the ear.


there are many more.

[Joe Fields]

3. thanks. I couldn't remember some of the names you just mentioned,

but I do like drowning pool, seether, metallica and creed. I'll check out the names of some of the others.

Also, without my 60's bands, I doubt very much if you would have those bands you mentioned today.
:toast:

[mkultra]

5. there is nothign wrong with 60's and 70's music

i love it. But no music snob worth his title confines himself to one era or type for that matter. I do admit that i dislike country though.

[Joe Fields]

11. I don't. I like some 50's music, a lot of 60's, 70's...

from buddy holly to the Airplane, Zeppelin. I guess music snobbery is in the eye of the beholder. Just as a lot of people like rap and hate everything else. I pretty much closed my ears after disco and the hair and spandex bands.

[realisticphish]

6. Creed???

don't worry, your music snob cred is completely obliterated.... :D

[Joe Fields]

10. yeah, I like a few of their songs.

doubt if I would buy any of their music, though...

[realisticphish]

7. Depends on genre

I'll just list my favorite bands (at the moment, they change constantly). Hopefully it helps...
Metal/Goth:
In Flames
Nightwish
Otep
Slayer
Lacuna Coil
Pantera
Ministry
Gwar
Rammstein
Sepultura
Soulfly

Rock/Alt/Whatever:
The Dandy Warhols
Nirvana
A Perfect Circle
Primus (and all the other Les Claypool projects)
Gogol Bordello
Queens of the Stone Age
Rage Against the Machine
Ben Folds
Audioslave


HipHop/Electronic
Dead Prez
Jurassic 5
Chemical Brothers
Prodigy
Danger Mouse
Blue Man Group

[Iggo]

9. THIS ^ ^ ^

[Joe Fields]

12. Thanks for the input. I'll check 'em out. Some of those...

such as nirvana, I, of course know. Got a cd of theirs, a couple of pearl jam cd's, but not familiar with most of the rest you listed.

[ornotna]

8. Super Eagles

Super Eagles - Love's a Real Thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn-myDfKB70



King Khan and The Shrines - Fool Like Me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I38blV1NcH8

[Joe Fields]

13. Thanks. I just checked those songs out. not bad. What's funny, is

that the King Khan you tube that you directed me to, I noticed that their lips were twitching. lol

[MiddleFingerMom]

14. Rage Against the Machine are my go-to-guys when I want to rock now...

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...with "Killing in the Name Of" my favorite of theirs (with this
live version from Woodstock 99 my favorite version):
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aix4XQzHfYU
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[Skittles]

15. SKITTLES TRIVIA

Tom Morello's mother was my favorite high school teacher; yes INDEED

[darkstar3]

16. Tool.

I can't believe no one has mentioned them.

A Perfect Circle
Evans Blue (pre 2009)
Another nod to Lacuna Coil
Chevelle (Later than the Point #1 album)

Some bands I just discovered from Pandora and want to hear more of include Rise Against, Nightwish, and Blind Guardian.

But then, that's all on the alt. rock/metal divide...