Best Rock Band in the world right now.

[Ventura]

Not the best rock band in the world, but being on holiday for several weeks in Greece, chilling out - I am really digging all the Puscifer (Maynard's side project) right now.

They're in constant rotation in my house

 

[ACShreds]

/end thread...

 

[angelspade]

You guys are gonna flame me on this one....But I will say it anyway: Of the newer / current rock bands? Ghost. Take away all the costuming & BS indie hype associated with them and they are a pretty great sounding band with very catchy, well crafted songs. Maybe not "the best" (not sure what that means)....But certainly a consideration.

 

[ChadVanHalen]

Best rock band in the world RIGHT NOW.... still Led Zeppelin
Best rock band still making albums and touring right now....Motley Crue IMO.
Best CURRENT rock band in the world right now..... I really don't have an opinion cause there's been nothing very original or interesting in a long time...
Modern metal is more over with than hair metal was in 1992 as well.
Everything is just "meh" lately...

I haven't seen Crue live (First one will be in Vegas next weekend) but on YouTube videos Vince obviously can't sing what he used to (Can you blame him? His singing was so unprofessional it killed his voice!) and for the Feelgood tour in 09 the backing vocals were on a track... Trust me, I love Crue but live today is the best around?

And for best current I'd suggest you check out Halestorm... Hot ass lead singer/guitar player who grew up on GnR, Zep, Skid Row, etc with high energy sleazy rock n roll without getting too br00tz as most bands today do...

And did I mention Lzzy Hale is a drop dead gorgeous babe?

 

[ChadVanHalen]

I guess a lot of people are going to think Avenged Sevenfold will be the top rock band this week with their new release.

Their album is the #1 on the Billboard 200 right now, the first time a rock/metal album has been there in over a year. Probably not the best band, but certainly the biggest right now.

... Wasn't Sabbath #1 back in June?

 

[Mr. Willy]

I like what I like. I don't care what it ranks on the charts or if it's "original" or not. I like my rock to do what it's supposed to...ROCK. Making fun of or putting others down because you don't like the same music they do is extremely arrogant and elitist. There are much better ways to spend your time than trolling forums and putting people down because you are a legend in your on mind.

 

[electrophonic.tonic]

undisputedly...without a doubt... motörhead!

 

[shane159]

Motörhead!

 

[Telephant]

I damn near blew coffee out of my nose.

I will say all the guys in Winery Dogs are massively talented. They're music just doesn't move me. Its got no danger to me. I actually like Kotzen's voice and his playing. But to me the band sounds pretty similar to what a lot of the old 80's guys do when they try and sound more modern or relevant. It just ends up being bland and poppy in all the wrong ways. Like they're 10 years behind or something.

If you dig it more power to you. And for the record its not like it has to be "hip" and "modern" for me to like it. I just attended an ACL Live taping of The Black Angels and I did not enjoy at all. I haven't seen a popular band with such a narrow range of dynamics in a long time.

 

[rupe]

I damn near blew coffee out of my nose.

I will say all the guys in Winery Dogs are massively talented. They're music just doesn't move me. Its got no danger to me. I actually like Kotzen's voice and his playing. But to me the band sounds pretty similar to what a lot of the old 80's guys do when they try and sound more modern or relevant. It just ends up being bland and poppy in all the wrong ways. Like they're 10 years behind or something.

If you dig it more power to you. And for the record its not like it has to be "hip" and "modern" for me to like it. I just attended an ACL Live taping of The Black Angels and I did not enjoy at all. I haven't seen a popular band with such a narrow range of dynamics in a long time.

See, was it so hard to write a post with your opinion and express it in a simple, respectful, non-douchey manner?

That said, it would certainly have taken some of the life out of this thread

 

[GuitarGuyLP]

Personally for the last few years Trivium has been top of my list. Here are a couple of vids for you guys.

From their last album...

And from their album that comes out Oct 15...

 

[thiswaythatway]

Live:
Soundgarden. They rock hard, Cornell's vocal stamina is mindblowing. They are insanely tight yet don't sound like they're just doing the album--live has a different sound. I didn't see them before their breakup/hiatus as I was 9 years old when it happened, but growing up they became my fav band. I've seen them four times since they reunited. I was at their second show after reuniting... the Lollapalooza pre-show at a club called The Vic here in Chicago. It was a divine experience--what I imagine seeing Led Zeppelin would have been like for many of you who were too young to see them in the '70's. The last show I saw of theirs was early this year at the Riviera Theatre. Beyond amazing. Hearing their new songs was a real treat!

Radiohead
Seen them twice. Both times they killed.
Muse
Seen them twice also. I didn't like their most recent album, and the album before that wasn't horrible but not great either. Everything through Black Hole and Revelations was absolutely stellar. Good guitarwork, great singing, and a very original sound that was poppy yet dark and musically intelligent. It absolutely translated live, and their showmanship was nothing short of amazing.

Jane's Addiction: never cared much for their studio work. Live? Holy cow! Even now, their energy is ridiculous. Navarro is a totally underrated guitarist and an amazing performer. Perry Farrell is borderline crazy but really gets the crowd going. You can see how he influenced Scott Weiland's frontman style. I always see Janes when they come around.

Red Fang. Saw them at Subterannean here in Chicago. Killed it. The energy was amazing. People stagediving and getting absolutely rowdy in a packed house. They rocked hard!

Pearl Jam. The consummate rock touring act. They play hard, they play long, and they play sincere.

O'Brother. A newer band out of Atlanta that's slowly growing and has been an opening act on some bigger names (Thrice, Circa Survive, etc). They really bring it. This was that rare band that I hadn't heard of and went to just to meet a friend who happened to be going to their show at Beat Kitchen. Walked out with the CD, wanting more, and totally blown away. They are definitely a band to look out for. They're on Manchester Orchestra's label but don't let that fool you. These guys ROCK.

Self Evident: Math rock. Very good at it. The bassist in this band is very good and is likely the biggest guy in any given room he happens to be in. Almost sounds like Weezer-ish vocals with way more interesting music.

Studio:
Tool (still waiting on a new album!)

Mastodon. Seen them live and they just aren't as tight. Studio, they are amazing. Love their music.

Intronaut (haven't seen them live yet but hear they're very good).

Soundgarden. I still think King Animal is the best album to come out this year, followed rather distantly by ...Like Clockwork.

O'Brother. I'm really excited for their growth. The singer has a great voice and the band has a unique sound that's some parts Kyuss, some parts Pelican, some parts

Radiohead, and some parts even Tool with the occasional southern sound. Dark yet strangely uplifting. Guitar work is not technical but it's just unique sounding hard rock.

Power chords. Single coils through fuzzboxes. Cranked LOUD.

I was not terribly impressed with The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here and AiC has been one of my favorites for a very long time. Their last album was very good. I wish they'd let Will Duvall actually be the singer instead of just being Jerry's harmonist. This album sounds like a Cantrell solo record.


Listened to Winery Dogs. Not my thing. People say Kotzen sounds like Cornell. I think he sounds more like Tom Cochrane, which isn't actually a bad thing by any stretch. The music doesn't really sound inventive or, for lack of a better term, soulful and heartfelt to me. I'm not a shred head and I've always thought Portnoy is one of the most technically gifted, soulless players out there. His sound and style turns me off. Give me Neil Peart or any of the old fusion guys, or Danny Carey over him any day. I never really like '80's hair metal either and can't stand Dream Theater as a whole, so there ya go. Just not my thing. Always thought they were everything that was wrong with prog rock.

I saw Soundgarden in maybe 1994 or 95....don't remember. It was a place called the Armoury in NYC. Without a doubt one of the worst shows I've ever been to. Cornell's voice was beyond shot and the band sounded aweful. The drummer held it all together and the Thayill's tone was shit. I swore I'd never spend a dime on another of their shows and I never did, yay for me.

You can add me to your ignore list at anytime so my posts don't continue to annoy you, which they seem to do.

 

[thiswaythatway]

Live:
Soundgarden. They rock hard, Cornell's vocal stamina is mindblowing. They are insanely tight yet don't sound like they're just doing the album--live has a different sound. I didn't see them before their breakup/hiatus as I was 9 years old when it happened, but growing up they became my fav band. I've seen them four times since they reunited. I was at their second show after reuniting... the Lollapalooza pre-show at a club called The Vic here in Chicago. It was a divine experience--what I imagine seeing Led Zeppelin would have been like for many of you who were too young to see them in the '70's. The last show I saw of theirs was early this year at the Riviera Theatre. Beyond amazing. Hearing their new songs was a real treat!

Radiohead
Seen them twice. Both times they killed.
Muse
Seen them twice also. I didn't like their most recent album, and the album before that wasn't horrible but not great either. Everything through Black Hole and Revelations was absolutely stellar. Good guitarwork, great singing, and a very original sound that was poppy yet dark and musically intelligent. It absolutely translated live, and their showmanship was nothing short of amazing.

Jane's Addiction: never cared much for their studio work. Live? Holy cow! Even now, their energy is ridiculous. Navarro is a totally underrated guitarist and an amazing performer. Perry Farrell is borderline crazy but really gets the crowd going. You can see how he influenced Scott Weiland's frontman style. I always see Janes when they come around.

Red Fang. Saw them at Subterannean here in Chicago. Killed it. The energy was amazing. People stagediving and getting absolutely rowdy in a packed house. They rocked hard!

Pearl Jam. The consummate rock touring act. They play hard, they play long, and they play sincere.

O'Brother. A newer band out of Atlanta that's slowly growing and has been an opening act on some bigger names (Thrice, Circa Survive, etc). They really bring it. This was that rare band that I hadn't heard of and went to just to meet a friend who happened to be going to their show at Beat Kitchen. Walked out with the CD, wanting more, and totally blown away. They are definitely a band to look out for. They're on Manchester Orchestra's label but don't let that fool you. These guys ROCK.

Self Evident: Math rock. Very good at it. The bassist in this band is very good and is likely the biggest guy in any given room he happens to be in. Almost sounds like Weezer-ish vocals with way more interesting music.

Studio:
Tool (still waiting on a new album!)

Mastodon. Seen them live and they just aren't as tight. Studio, they are amazing. Love their music.

Intronaut (haven't seen them live yet but hear they're very good).

Soundgarden. I still think King Animal is the best album to come out this year, followed rather distantly by ...Like Clockwork.

O'Brother. I'm really excited for their growth. The singer has a great voice and the band has a unique sound that's some parts Kyuss, some parts Pelican, some parts

Radiohead, and some parts even Tool with the occasional southern sound. Dark yet strangely uplifting. Guitar work is not technical but it's just unique sounding hard rock.

Power chords. Single coils through fuzzboxes. Cranked LOUD.

I was not terribly impressed with The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here and AiC has been one of my favorites for a very long time. Their last album was very good. I wish they'd let Will Duvall actually be the singer instead of just being Jerry's harmonist. This album sounds like a Cantrell solo record.


Listened to Winery Dogs. Not my thing. People say Kotzen sounds like Cornell. I think he sounds more like Tom Cochrane, which isn't actually a bad thing by any stretch. The music doesn't really sound inventive or, for lack of a better term, soulful and heartfelt to me. I'm not a shred head and I've always thought Portnoy is one of the most technically gifted, soulless players out there. His sound and style turns me off. Give me Neil Peart or any of the old fusion guys, or Danny Carey over him any day. I never really like '80's hair metal either and can't stand Dream Theater as a whole, so there ya go. Just not my thing. Always thought they were everything that was wrong with prog rock.

I saw Soundgarden in maybe 1994 or 95....don't remember. It was a place called the Armoury in NYC. Without a doubt one of the worst shows I've ever been to. Cornell's voice was beyond shot and the band sounded aweful. The drummer held it all together and the Thayill's tone was shit. I swore I'd never spend a dime on another of their shows and I never did, yay for me.

I've heard that Soundgarden wasn't a very good show in the mid-late '90's. I've heard recordings and seen clips and would agree. Now, they're amazing. Crazy the way getting sober makes people do things way better. Cornell not drinking or smoking anymore has to make a big difference. He started taking vocal lessons and getting physically fit a few years ago. I strongly urge you to give them another chance.

Forgot to mention one more amazing live band: Living Colour. Saw them earlier this year and was blown away not just by how good/tight they sounded, but also how much genuine fun they were having playing together. It kind of reminds you what playing music is all about in the first place. Not to mention it's one of the best musician combos out there. Vernon Reid, Doug Wimbish and Wil Calhoun are all at the top of the game on their respective instruments. Surprisingly enough, Vernon's live Dual Recto tone is pretty bad ass.

Booze and drugs....yeah, that has a lot to do with it. That was a long time ago when I saw them, shit almost 20 years...yikes.

 

[animal]

Live:

I've heard that Soundgarden wasn't a very good show in the mid-late '90's. I've heard recordings and seen clips and would agree. Now, they're amazing. Crazy the way getting sober makes people do things way better. Cornell not drinking or smoking anymore has to make a big difference. He started taking vocal lessons and getting physically fit a few years ago. I strongly urge you to give them another chance.

.

bullshit, they still are horrific .....they look shovel ready on stage and cornell sounds like a dying goat ....most tired band I've ever seen live

 

[ejecta]

Live:
Soundgarden. They rock hard, Cornell's vocal stamina is mindblowing. They are insanely tight yet don't sound like they're just doing the album--live has a different sound. I didn't see them before their breakup/hiatus as I was 9 years old when it happened, but growing up they became my fav band. I've seen them four times since they reunited. I was at their second show after reuniting... the Lollapalooza pre-show at a club called The Vic here in Chicago. It was a divine experience--what I imagine seeing Led Zeppelin would have been like for many of you who were too young to see them in the '70's. The last show I saw of theirs was early this year at the Riviera Theatre. Beyond amazing. Hearing their new songs was a real treat!

Radiohead
Seen them twice. Both times they killed.
Muse
Seen them twice also. I didn't like their most recent album, and the album before that wasn't horrible but not great either. Everything through Black Hole and Revelations was absolutely stellar. Good guitarwork, great singing, and a very original sound that was poppy yet dark and musically intelligent. It absolutely translated live, and their showmanship was nothing short of amazing.

Jane's Addiction: never cared much for their studio work. Live? Holy cow! Even now, their energy is ridiculous. Navarro is a totally underrated guitarist and an amazing performer. Perry Farrell is borderline crazy but really gets the crowd going. You can see how he influenced Scott Weiland's frontman style. I always see Janes when they come around.

Red Fang. Saw them at Subterannean here in Chicago. Killed it. The energy was amazing. People stagediving and getting absolutely rowdy in a packed house. They rocked hard!

Pearl Jam. The consummate rock touring act. They play hard, they play long, and they play sincere.

O'Brother. A newer band out of Atlanta that's slowly growing and has been an opening act on some bigger names (Thrice, Circa Survive, etc). They really bring it. This was that rare band that I hadn't heard of and went to just to meet a friend who happened to be going to their show at Beat Kitchen. Walked out with the CD, wanting more, and totally blown away. They are definitely a band to look out for. They're on Manchester Orchestra's label but don't let that fool you. These guys ROCK.

Self Evident: Math rock. Very good at it. The bassist in this band is very good and is likely the biggest guy in any given room he happens to be in. Almost sounds like Weezer-ish vocals with way more interesting music.

Studio:
Tool (still waiting on a new album!)

Mastodon. Seen them live and they just aren't as tight. Studio, they are amazing. Love their music.

Intronaut (haven't seen them live yet but hear they're very good).

Soundgarden. I still think King Animal is the best album to come out this year, followed rather distantly by ...Like Clockwork.

O'Brother. I'm really excited for their growth. The singer has a great voice and the band has a unique sound that's some parts Kyuss, some parts Pelican, some parts

Radiohead, and some parts even Tool with the occasional southern sound. Dark yet strangely uplifting. Guitar work is not technical but it's just unique sounding hard rock.

Power chords. Single coils through fuzzboxes. Cranked LOUD.

I was not terribly impressed with The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here and AiC has been one of my favorites for a very long time. Their last album was very good. I wish they'd let Will Duvall actually be the singer instead of just being Jerry's harmonist. This album sounds like a Cantrell solo record.


Listened to Winery Dogs. Not my thing. People say Kotzen sounds like Cornell. I think he sounds more like Tom Cochrane, which isn't actually a bad thing by any stretch. The music doesn't really sound inventive or, for lack of a better term, soulful and heartfelt to me. I'm not a shred head and I've always thought Portnoy is one of the most technically gifted, soulless players out there. His sound and style turns me off. Give me Neil Peart or any of the old fusion guys, or Danny Carey over him any day. I never really like '80's hair metal either and can't stand Dream Theater as a whole, so there ya go. Just not my thing. Always thought they were everything that was wrong with prog rock.

I saw Soundgarden in maybe 1994 or 95....don't remember. It was a place called the Armoury in NYC. Without a doubt one of the worst shows I've ever been to. Cornell's voice was beyond shot and the band sounded aweful. The drummer held it all together and the Thayill's tone was shit. I swore I'd never spend a dime on another of their shows and I never did, yay for me.

You can add me to your ignore list at anytime so my posts don't continue to annoy you, which they seem to do.

Not annoyed a bit. Just goofing around.

 

[311boogieman]

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