Sex, Drugs, Riffs & Solos: The Rock Thread \m/
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Adebisi
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Soygen
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Joeboo
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Went to see Wolfmother 4 or 5 years ago, and J Roddy Walston and the Business was opening for them. Had never heard of them before(their first album had just come out) but they blew the whole place away. They got the whole venue worked up into more of a frenzy than Wolfmother ever did.
I kind of expected them to be the next big thing after seeing them live, but they've just never really hit it big. They're still putting out music, and still touring, but they aren't nearly as popular as they should be. I kinda expected them to blow up similar to the Black Keys or something.
That being said, anyone have any new music recommendations for someone that is a big Jack White fan? I also like old Black Keys(when they were still a duo, playing blues). Looking for something in that vein, bluesy(can even be Southern) Rock. Simple stuff, guitar, piano, whatever. I generally hate anything that sounds overly produced/synthesized, like M83, Placebo, LCD soundsystem, Alt-J, not really in to any of that. Muse even drifts a little too far into that realm for my liking(I like some of their songs, but very few of their albums as a whole)
Alex
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You might dig The Sheepdogs. There's a song in the OP. They have an excellent southern/classic rock sound. Also put on a great live show.
These guys are also really good.
So much good music in Austin these days.
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Khane
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J Roddy is gaining a lot of momentum right now I'd say, I saw them at the Newport Folk Fest this past year and people were real into it. And usually that's a good starting point. Before Newport they had like 5k followers on Spotify, now they have like 17k. But they are probably the second best live show I've gone to. They are pure rock live.
Also, Sheepdogs and Bright Light Social hour are really good too like Alex said. Thumbs up!
xzi
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lmao, my thought exactly.
But you could go further back and get to the roots, although I wouldn't really call Sabbath a doom band, this song by all means most definitely is.
Alex
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Good call on Red Fang. That's some solid metal. Good riffs in that stuff.
I completely forgot about Antemasque's album coming out at the end of last year. I picked it up and it's pretty good. It's a bit much at times (typical of those Mars Volta cats), but there are some good tracks there. Flea knows how to play bass.
I completely forgot about Antemasque's album coming out at the end of last year. I picked it up and it's pretty good. It's a bit much at times (typical of those Mars Volta cats), but there are some good tracks there. Flea knows how to play bass.
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Cant let this thread ride without mentioning Slayer in here. Definitely some good riffs, drums, vocals... although leads were a bit lacklustre. Late 80s to mid 90s Slayer was at the top of the game IMO. Saw them live a few times back then. always a classic, even if its not as "hardcore" as it once was.
Not bad for 1988.
Not bad for 1988.
Adebisi
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Don't know if you are familiar with these guys, they're good and have been around a while. I think I saw them last year, but I honestly can't remember. They were at Roadburn, but we were so far gone that evening... Anyway, they are back this year and I'm going to try to stay sober till after they are done playing this time.
*edit* I was wrong, it wasn't Roadburn, I was present at their Antwerp gig.