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nick! · 01-24-2010, 09:33 AM

I also like the barenaked ladies nomination, but I'd have to say Switchfoot (maybe I'm just biased because I love them). But they're very alike to the Beatles. Here's their discography:
* 1997: The Legend of Chin
* 1999: New Way to Be Human
* 2000: Learning to Breathe
* 2003: The Beautiful Letdown
* 2005: Nothing Is Sound
* 2006: Oh! Gravity.
* 2009: Hello Hurricane
* 2010: Vice Verses - coming december

Very prolific with much to come! They've got 3 albums worth of material right now! So we can expect an album in 2011 and 2012 too! They've got their own "switchfoot sound" (big guitars, catchy riffs, great lyrics) and also have some really good slower stuff too. They're totally original...I wouldn't know who to compare them to. And Jon Foreman, the lead singer/songwriter, writes beautifully. I could compare them to the Beatles in so many ways. I have so much respect for this band.
The only thing they've got against them (which I actually count as a plus) is that they're not necessarily pop enough to inherit the beatles throne. But then again I don't think weezer or barenaked ladies are either. I've gotta agree with Shake, the beatles will never be topped, nor can anyone even come remotely close. It's a completely different world today than it was back then.

If not Switchfoot, I'd say the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They may not have the lyrics, but they've got a great sound, and a crapload of hits. And they're maturing too, like the beatles.

If not

01-24-2010, 09:33 AM	#18 (permalink)
nick! Groupie Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 30	I also like the barenaked ladies nomination, but I'd have to say Switchfoot (maybe I'm just biased because I love them). But they're very alike to the Beatles. Here's their discography: * 1997: The Legend of Chin * 1999: New Way to Be Human * 2000: Learning to Breathe * 2003: The Beautiful Letdown * 2005: Nothing Is Sound * 2006: Oh! Gravity. * 2009: Hello Hurricane * 2010: Vice Verses - coming december Very prolific with much to come! They've got 3 albums worth of material right now! So we can expect an album in 2011 and 2012 too! They've got their own "switchfoot sound" (big guitars, catchy riffs, great lyrics) and also have some really good slower stuff too. They're totally original...I wouldn't know who to compare them to. And Jon Foreman, the lead singer/songwriter, writes beautifully. I could compare them to the Beatles in so many ways. I have so much respect for this band. The only thing they've got against them (which I actually count as a plus) is that they're not necessarily pop enough to inherit the beatles throne. But then again I don't think weezer or barenaked ladies are either. I've gotta agree with Shake, the beatles will never be topped, nor can anyone even come remotely close. It's a completely different world today than it was back then. If not Switchfoot, I'd say the Red Hot Chili Peppers. They may not have the lyrics, but they've got a great sound, and a crapload of hits. And they're maturing too, like the beatles. If not __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] 1.) The Beatles 2.) Switchfoot Others: Elvis Presley, Relient K, Thrice, DC*B, RHCP...