Surprising Band of the Week

[SPORK]

Alterbridge

After kicking out teh old singer, and gettin' a new one, Creed have turned into the strange animal we call Alterbridge.

I heard 'Open your Eyes' and was quite pleasantly surprised with the good singing, good guitar, and overal good music. Then when it got to the guitar solo, I was blown out of my seat. For a pretty current, popular band, this is previously unheard of! If this song is to judge by, the rest of the album should be great!

:confused2 :Playnice:

[Blakamin]

have you been hiding under a non-musical rock??? radio has been playing it for months

same shit-different singer...

and they got someone that sounds like stapp...argghhghgh :angry2:
album sux...sorry
my opinion :pinch:

[SPORK]

have you been hiding under a non-musical rock??? radio has been playing it for months

same shit-different singer...

and they got someone that sounds like stapp...argghhghgh :angry2:
album sux...sorry
my opinion :pinch:

Nope, it's just that wherever I am it is either the edge or ZM
:gob: :mad: :weep:

Hmm, I guess I have been too slack in my music lately, back to my Finnish Death Metal, I assume.

[Blakamin]

I have to listen to all the friggin radio stations.... :2guns: and IIRC, the single was actually released the week after they announced the break up... f*ck i hate "the rock" bloody creed nickleback alterbridge coldplay station that it is

[SPORK]

Yep. No really good stations in NZ.

Perhaps we need to do something about it... :D

[Magua]

creed nickleback alterbridge coldplay

Creed :yes: Nickelback :no: Alterbridge :yes: Coldplay :yes:

[Jamezo]

Creed :yes: Nickelback :no: Alterbridge :yes: Coldplay :yes:

I would tend to agree. All except for Nickelback are quite reasonable. There's this famous thing floating round the net, a sample of two of Nickelback songs played back to back, and with the exception of the lyrics, they are identical!

[aff-man]

I like your pants around your feet
And I like the dirt that's on your knees
And I like the way you say please
While you're looking up at me
You're like my favorite damn disease

Gotta love lyrics like that accompanied by a heavy guitar riff

[SPORK]

Are you joking? (I'm serious, are you?)

[NotaGoth]

hmm.... creed....

argh....

final words ----->>> SUCKFUL

*theresa*

[riffer]

Are you joking? (I'm serious, are you?)
Bah. Haven't really heard a good rock band in ages.

I thought I might have gotten lucky when Scott Weiland joined with the Guns and Roses boys to form Velvet Revolver, but after listening to Contraband a few times all I want to do is put on "Stone Temple Pilots - Core" - a much better album.

Still, it was fun working out the lead to Fall to Pieces - for the five minutes it took :sly:

[SPORK]

I think you need to download some Children of Bodom, Celtic! Get Angels Dont Kill, or Repent, or anything! It's all good in the hood.

[Warren]

I hate nickelback. I thought there was a big joke on me where all the radio stations would keep playing it and people would ring up to request it to make me go crazy.

[NotaGoth]

request some slipknot

[Jamezo]

I think you need to download some Children of Bodom, Celtic! Get Angels Dont Kill, or Repent, or anything! It's all good in the hood.

don't listen to this guy, you need Kissing the Shadows, and Every Time I Die.

ADK is pretty good, Repent just blows.

[riffer]

I think you need to download some Children of Bodom, Celtic! Get Angels Dont Kill, or Repent, or anything! It's all good in the hood.
As long as it doesn't have overly complicated flat-fifth riffing, double-kick drum triplets and vocalists who roar instead of singing I'll enjoy it.

Unless its Slayer covers, of course. They were kind of cool. <_<

[Blakamin]

SLAYER :headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

[Jamezo]

As long as it doesn't have overly complicated flat-fifth riffing, double-kick drum triplets and vocalists who roar instead of singing I'll enjoy it.

Unless its Slayer covers, of course. They were kind of cool. <_<

I will try to describe Bodom to the best of my abilities:

incredibly melodic heavy/death metal, they don't employ dissonance, 2 guitars plus keyboard (many great keyboard solos) and bass, the lead guitarist is the singer, his lead guitar is predominantly neoclassical shred, which he does very skillfully and tastefully, not OTT at all.

the guitars are frequently harmonised, very beautiful, they know how to arrange a song all right.

the singing? generally death metal *rawr rawr rawr* stuff, but done pretty well and tastefully. the vocals are definitely not the star attraction, rather the excellent music as a whole.

so, it would be worthwhile to try and get a hold of Every Time I Die, and Kissing the Shadows. it might just suprise you.

[riffer]

Sounds pretty good, apart from the obvious vocals, but I may be prepared to let that go.

I'll have a hunt. Damn dialup. :crybaby:

[avgas]

TOOL - get the aenima album
then all other CDs fall shy by comparison
:done:

[Magua]

TOOL - get the aenima album
then all other CDs fall shy by comparison
:done:

I'd rather take, Lateralus.

[SPORK]

TOOL - get the aenima album
then all other CDs fall shy by comparison
:done:
TOOL!?!

Eww. :)

I'd rather listen to 5ive that that :yes:

[ZorsT]

TOOL!?!

Eww. :)

I'd rather listen to 5ive that that :yes:

:not: :not: all hail king of the losers :not: :not: :kick: :beer:

Tool, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Disturbed, Guns and Roses.... the list goes on

[riffer]

Disturbed - now there's a guy that I reckon can really sing.

And such amazing diction too - you can understand every word.

Got The Sickness and Believe - great albums. :first:

[Blakamin]

:not: :not: all hail king of the losers :not: :not: :kick: :beer:

Tool, Metallica, Pink Floyd, Disturbed, Guns and Roses.... the list goes on
well at least we know you listen to one decent band :whistle:

[ZorsT]

well at least we know you listen to one decent band :whistle:

hey now, thats just not nice.... :calm:

BTW what one is the decent one?

[Jamezo]

gotta be Floyd or 'tallica. please tell me it's Floyd or 'tallica..

[Blakamin]

gotta be Floyd or 'tallica. please tell me it's Floyd or 'tallica..
lol... will put yas outta ya misery... it aint metallisux
Pink Floyd...
where are all the others gunna be in 10 years??? GnR dont even exist now! at least floyd had more than 2 good albums...
this is just my opinion tho
(whilst listening to the entire U2 collection at work)

[riffer]

GnR dont even exist now!

Guns and Roses are now Velvet Revolver, as discussed earlier.

As for Pink Floyd, a few good albums, a few shocking ones, and anyway, who knows which Pink Floyd is the real one anyway now?

But Dave Gilmour is a damn fine guitarist.

[Blakamin]

But Dave Gilmour is a damn fine guitarist.
and Roger Waters a damn fine songwriter

[SPORK]

lol... will put yas outta ya misery... it aint metallisux
Pink Floyd...
where are all the others gunna be in 10 years??? GnR dont even exist now! at least floyd had more than 2 good albums...
this is just my opinion tho
(whilst listening to the entire U2 collection at work)

Are you implying that Metallica had less than 2 good albums?! :crazy:

Justice, RtL, MoP, The black album (kinda)

HOW DARE YOU! :crybaby:

[Hitcher]

But Dave Gilmour is a damn fine guitarist.
His "unplugged" album is worth a listen for any doubters of his prowess.

[Blakamin]

Are you implying that Metallica had less than 2 good albums?! :crazy:

Justice, RtL, MoP, The black album (kinda)

HOW DARE YOU! :crybaby:
Justice had no bass hence shit production...
"metallica" the album was commercial bull shit.. ("black" album for the 'tards)

leaves you with 2 if you dont count "kill em all" which was mainly mustaine tunes
so yeah...2 good albums :done:
was in a metallisux cover band for the late 80's - early 90's that ended up doing originals and getting a USA contract thru rotten records

[SPman]

Hmm, I guess I have been too slack in my music lately, back to my Finnish Death Metal, I assume. I prefer Swedish Death Metal but what the hell - they're all Scandinavian!
Dissections pretty good - I think their vocalist is just out of jail after his 8 yrs for murder!

SP

[SPORK]

Ohh, good on ya.

Get yourself some Children of Bodom, and Nightwish!

:D

[SPORK]

Justice had no bass hence shit production...
"metallica" the album was commercial bull shit.. ("black" album for the 'tards)

leaves you with 2 if you dont count "kill em all" which was mainly mustaine tunes
so yeah...2 good albums :done:
was in a metallisux cover band for the late 80's - early 90's that ended up doing originals and getting a USA contract thru rotten records
Who CARES if Justice was recorded when Jason was on holliday? It is great. Listen to 'One' and THEN edit your post, you are disgracing yourself ;)

[Jamezo]

I can certainly excuse the production of Justice, who the hell would want Jason's bass on there anyway? There is very little bass, incredibly low in the mix and played by the producer Bob Rock.

But the album is great! So many classics... probably more than any other Metallica album.

Want to know my top 7 played songs evar? In order:

Ceremony - Joe Satriani (just plain old nice, very pretty and technical in places)
No Boundaries - Michael Angelo (shred shred shred shred shred! very inspiring)
Altitudes - Jason Becker (there is God in this song, I am sure...)
The Trooper - Iron Maiden (good old fashioned rawk, I love how maiden sing about things like famous battles, there's not enough of that)
Every Time I Die - Children of Bodom (insanely good harmonisation, great in every way)
Man Made God - In Flames (there's some Swedish metal for ya, instrumental, 3 guitars at once... musical brilliance... incomprehensible awesomeness)
Kissing the Shadows - Children of Bodom (need I say more? pure ass-kickery)

gotta catch 'em all! go on, see if you can download them. all amazing.

[Blakamin]

Who CARES if Justice was recorded when Jason was on holliday? It is great. Listen to 'One' and THEN edit your post, you are disgracing yourself ;)
One???? thats the worst song on the whole album!!!! dont tell me, you loved the video???
:shutup:

what about harvester or blackened... dyers eve???

no need to edit my post if you start talking about "one"
go and listen to your radio... looks like you enjoy commercial tunes :Pokey:

[Blakamin]

gotta catch 'em all! go on, see if you can download them. all amazing.
why download them??? I've got your whole list (i have 24,000 songs on my work PC)... glad its your top 7 and not mine :crazy:
Mine (today anyway) in no particular order
Sunday bloody sunday- U2
Hangman Jury - Aerosmith
Hallowed Point - Slayer
primal concrete sledge - pantera
when the tigers broke free - pink floyd
slow & easy - whitesnake
friggin in the riggin - sex pistols or the anthrax version... (cant decide today)

[Coyote]

WHY DID I NOT SEE THIS THREAD EARLIER?!?!?!:brick:

Disturbed-Badass, must get their albums, DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS! LIBERATE! Awesome band, and by awesome, I mean totally sweet

Nickelback-Bunch of Poofs

Metallica-Even their name's cool

Alterbridge-Awesome solo

Children of Bodom-Listen to Madcat and Jamezo, they are the awesomenessest, they rock so unbelievably much, and download Hate Crew Deathroll or Needled 24/7, cause they are very very very awesome


And 5ive-shut up Nick

[Coyote]

And don't forget the classics: AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, Def Leppard, The Who, Deep Purple.......could go on

[SPORK]

Ok, what stupid, idiotic pathetic moron gave me negative rep saying 'metalica suk' (and I quote). Sorry Blakamin, I'm very sorry to say that I HATE anything pop or rap. One, the worst? RRRRrrraaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrghhhhh!!! :D Awful man:D

[riffer]

... and by awesome, I mean totally sweet


ooooer.. I just had this awful flashback.

Is that you, sk8rboi?

[Jamezo]

ooooer.. I just had this awful flashback.

Is that you, sk8rboi?


No no no no no no!

most distinctly not. though I do want to see the return of this fabled 'sk8rboi', and his mystical gargre.

[Blakamin]

Ok, what stupid, idiotic pathetic moron gave me negative rep saying 'metalica suk' (and I quote). Sorry Blakamin, I'm very sorry to say that I HATE anything pop or rap. One, the worst? RRRRrrraaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrghhhhh!!! :D Awful man:D
wasnt me.... dont give bad rep for opinions... everyone is allowed theirs

[Coyote]

ooooer.. I just had this awful flashback.

Is that you, sk8rboi?
Don't worry. This is the only alias I have on KB

[mini_me]

I prefer Swedish Death Metal but what the hell - they're all Scandinavian!
Dissections pretty good - I think their vocalist is just out of jail after his 8 yrs for murder!

SP

you heard any of In Flame's stuff?
they are pretty cool :Punk:
m/m

[SPORK]

You like 'Man Made God'? by them? It's pretty badass.