Metal & Rock Music Recommendations

METALLICA_RULES · 07-17-2011, 10:07 PM

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also, are Rancid or The Vandals any good?

rancid are pretty good. i've only heard one song by them though. Here it is:

Howard the Duck · 07-17-2011, 10:44 PM

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OK so I just bought Dookie, Eels - Beautiful Freak, Air - Moon Safari, and Suede - Suede. Do you guys think these are good albums? Opinions?

I've been buying albums from bands I'm not familiar based on allmusics album picks. (When they have a check next to an album)

Do you guys think that's a good way of going about it?

Suede's best album is Dog Man Star. I like that eels. Dunno much about Air. Dookie's great.

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So Im wondering, what is you guys opinion on Dookie vs. Smash? What about Green Day vs The Offspring in general? Who has the better albums/discographies/more talented members?

Really interested on what you guys think about this.

I'm slightly more in favour of Offspring, and I like "Smash" better than "Dookie" jus cos it's heavier.

Lord Dweedle · 07-22-2011, 11:53 PM

Im realling digging their sound and i'm thinking of purchasing an album, but have no idea which one haha, help please? :P

BastardofYoung · 07-22-2011, 11:55 PM

get out.

Alfred · 07-23-2011, 01:08 AM

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Ok, so Dookie is only the real essential from them? When it comes to Punk Pop, most people tell me the essentials are Smash and Dookie. Are there any other albums by Green Day and Offspring that are essential? Do you really think Americana and American Idiot are worth it? Warning? PopPunk by other bands?

If you're still looking for more pop-punk, Dillinger Four are one of the finest. The two albums I'd recommend are Civil War and Situationist Comedy. Civil War isn't quite as aggressive as their other albums but it's still very punk and has the most and best pop hooks of their albums (or any pop punk album I've heard, for that matter.) Situationist Comedy is slightly less catchy in general than Civil War, but the catchy hooks sound amazing when they're played with the greater speed and power.

Teenage Bottlerocket are one of the better "Ramones-core"-type pop-punk bands, and their album, Warning Device, is also some really infectious stuff.

BastardofYoung · 07-23-2011, 01:34 AM

I saw Teenage Bottlerocket open for NOFX recently. Thought they were just kinda average run of the mill pop-punk Fat Wreck Chords stuff.

Lord Dweedle · 07-23-2011, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

Ok, so Dookie is only the real essential from them? When it comes to Punk Pop, most people tell me the essentials are Smash and Dookie. Are there any other albums by Green Day and Offspring that are essential? Do you really think Americana and American Idiot are worth it? Warning? PopPunk by other bands?

Anything from Green Day is brilliant, they are one of the best rock groups out there

sabhead67 · 07-24-2011, 03:09 PM

More of a southern rock punk band but "Drive-by Truckers" have got it going on. Excellent songwriting, mean, nasty guitar tones and enough hooks to catch Moby Dick. One of my faves for sure.

SGR · 07-24-2011, 05:44 PM

So I was wondering what you guys thought of the albums I bought today...

Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
Saxon - Unleash The Beast
Tesla - Psychotic Supper
Autograph - Missing Pieces
Rob Zombie - Sinister Urge

What are you guys thoughts on them? I got them for 1 dollar each, do you guys think that was worth it? (5 bucks total)

Unknown Soldier · 07-25-2011, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundgardenRocks

So I was wondering what you guys thought of the albums I bought today...

Queensryche - Silent Lucidity
Saxon - Unleash The Beast
Tesla - Psychotic Supper
Autograph - Missing Pieces
Rob Zombie - Sinister Urge

What are you guys thoughts on them? I got them for 1 dollar each, do you guys think that was worth it? (5 bucks total)

Queensryche- This is a single off the "Empire" album are you sure its not some sort of compilation album?
Saxon- Early Saxon is the essential material to get, their later stuff is very run-of-the-mill metal of which this album is.
Tesla- Best buy of the lot a great hard rock album.
Autograph- Don`t know too much about this band.
Rob Zombie- Not a fan of his solo material but this is probably his best solo album.

The Tesla album was worth the 5 dollars alone!

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Lord Dweedle Music Addict Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 127	Best Nickelback album? Im realling digging their sound and i'm thinking of purchasing an album, but have no idea which one haha, help please? :P

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	get out. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

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BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	I saw Teenage Bottlerocket open for NOFX recently. Thought they were just kinda average run of the mill pop-punk Fat Wreck Chords stuff. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

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sabhead67 Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: North Shore, MA Posts: 3	More of a southern rock punk band but "Drive-by Truckers" have got it going on. Excellent songwriting, mean, nasty guitar tones and enough hooks to catch Moby Dick. One of my faves for sure. __________________

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SGR No Ice In My Bourbon Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: /dev/null Posts: 4,327	So I was wondering what you guys thought of the albums I bought today... Queensryche - Silent Lucidity Saxon - Unleash The Beast Tesla - Psychotic Supper Autograph - Missing Pieces Rob Zombie - Sinister Urge What are you guys thoughts on them? I got them for 1 dollar each, do you guys think that was worth it? (5 bucks total)