King Crimson. Maybe thats just because they influenced both my favorite bands, NIN and Tool, but they are really great. They have lots of different styles, because they split up/got back together multiple times, each time with different members and a disticntly different style. 21st Century Schizoid Man definetly doesn't sound like it was from over thirty years ago. But also i would have to seccond Dredg. they are great

My one pick would be.....Soul Coughing. Self described as "Deep slacker jazz."

Pacifier aka Shihad. See my first journal entry for more info.

OZMA. OZMA. OZMA.

The Lords of Acid (sexual techno), Gaelic Storm (really, really good Irish band), and Stept On (local band from central PA).

Society 1

my friends uncle is the guitarist....they fucking rule

The Tragically Hip.... my favourite band, but pretty much unknown outside of Canada.

someone said Blindside, i second that!

I would say Ra, but i have a feeling that they are the type of band that went straight to mainstream, and will be big fairly soon (if not already)
but yea, Ra is really good, dl some of their stuff

The Libertines.
Dirty Vegas

Here are a few:

The Anniversary..check out Her Majesty...
Calla...moody and dark (shoegazer music)
The Decemberists
Broken Social Scene

WEEN mother fucker WEEN

"There's BATTLE scars on my face and my arms but you still kiss me anyway..."

Sends chills down my spine. Good band.

:thumbsup:

Stoned Grace

Heard em. They ain't bad at all. Thats the band everyone hates Evanescence for. They say they've(Evan) completely ripped them(Lacuna) off. As far as I've heard the only similarity is they both have a female front man. I also hear the 2 band are from the same area aren't they? Well whatever.

I also agree with Dredg and Talib Kweli, Kenna as well(I have the CD it's pretty good but he techno'd it out a lot cause of Chase Chad of the Neptunes handling the production) but since I have to pick one band I'll pick

Silverchair

I'll probably be the only one to pick them too but I think their latest CD is far too good for it to get as slept on as it has. I also would like people to check out Ours and Haven as well. Those 2 are pretty good.

Asta!!

Portishead

good call KWSN.

but its spelt Hi 5.
http://kidscentral.mediacorptv.com/c...s/hi5alive.jpg

their music is perhaps a little young for me...
and Tim and Nathan are a bit camp for my liking as well... but i do appreciate their talent.

look out England, they´re on their way.

Rx Bandits, Thrice, Mr. Lif

Hawkeye is my hero! A reference to Neil Gaiman and the love of Saviour Machine; how much cooler can you get? For those of you who don't know, these guys have been working on a project called Legend which spans four cds and covers the entire end of the world. Absolute genius!

ii listen to them. they're awesome! i even made a band page for my web design class once.


i would say dream theater

ok umm... how does any australian band sound??


if i had to pick one i would say the butterfly effect

if i could pick 2 i would say grinspoon aswell

<a href="http://www.mellowdrone.com">m e l l o w d r o n e</a>. definitely mellowdrone.

ben kweller and the moldy peaches, great music from both of them

Iced Earth so they'll play my town.

Jimmy Barnes

Bela Fleck and the Fleck Tones.

Victor Wooten is a bass virtuoso, quite possibly one of the best that has ever lived. Bela is a genius on the banjo, Jeff is a wind horn god and Futch... well he is just bizarre, but brilliant in his own way. He plays an instrument he invented and custom made which he calls a synth axe or drumitar. It's a series of synthesized percussion sounds incorporated into a electric guitar frame. Instead of strings he has a bunch of buttons he manipulates to generate his sound. The band has no drummer. Just Futch, who generates the sounds and rythms of an entire percussion section with a few of his fingers.

Amazing. Simply amazing. If your into talent or just appreciate gifted musicians, these guys will blow you away.

-bear

Just one band?

Allright, since Opeth is allready mentioned I'll have to go with Catharsis, an American metal/hardcore band. Their destructive anti-establishment and self searching lyrics are just incredible and fit so well with their near blackmetal and hardcore mix. The music is so destructive, but it also has a strange beauty thats hard to describe... While it truely describes the darkest sides of our society and our own existence, it also shows that there is still hope. It really is exactly what the name of the band says, a catharsis.

Too bad they're on a hiatus at the moment, and I doubt they'll ever come back togeather again, but you can still check them out on:

www.oddshaped.com/catharsis

Bad Religion..

what do u know thursdays new single cam out and everyone is a fan...

trans am - ambiant- drum and bass -alt rock .... so awesome

postal service - awesome shit there to but most ppl here listen ot them already

Hell yeah! I saw them a while ago, while Matt was still in the band. Amazing time.

In Flames was there too, great stuff.

Modest mouse

the screaming trees

gotta love mark laneghan

old, not around any more, but FEAR FACTORY is still awesome

The Mavericks

yeah i agree fear factory kicks ass, its a shame that they broke up. missed out on seeing them play here just before thye broke up. pissed i missed it.

Reverend Horton Heat rocks

Yes battlemouth! THE MOLDY PEACHES! They're incredible. Everyone needs to hear them.

I also have to agree with all you Bright Eyes fans.

Who said Bright Eyes now?

I fucking love Bright Eyes, I'll have to agree with them... and Desparecidos as well...

Cursive ain't bad either.

And.... another nod for the Moldy Peaches

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

I also love Modest Mouse, I feel like I'm the only person who's ever heard of them. Good choice.

Sorry about the double-post folks, I really should read the thread first. Heh.

Incubus
The white stripes

I'll have to add Nashville Pussy. This is what happens when Lynrd Skynrd and AC/DC spawn.