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Poll Question: Best "modern rock" artist for the non-prog ignorant?
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    Posted: November 28 2009 at 14:12
As the complete prog rock nerd, I would like to expand my knowledge on "modern rock", modern in my terms bring 90's and beyond.
 
The listed artists have attracted my attention along the way, but I'm not sure which way to turn. I "kind of" like Audioslave and Nine Inch Nails but should I pass my attention on to other "interesting artists for the prog, rock ignorant enthusiast"?


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Definitely Soundgarden.
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Don't really like Korn much, nor Staind and Audioslave is not bad but nothing amazing.
AiC and Rage Against The Machine are my 2 favorites of this list, but if I could only choose one, it has to RATM.
Tom Morello has had a massive influence on my approach to playing guitar and the band in general just produced nothing other than killer songs with no filler IMO.
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Alice In Chains. Their new album is not bad at all, what confirms they still are important!
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Pumpkins made 2 good albums.

Rage made one good album, about 4 times. 

But I'll vote for Pixies, or Red Hot Chili Peppers personally.  For 90s era women, check out Fiona Apple's debut.  Recorded when she was VERY young, the material is surprisingly good. 
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@Finn: wow, I wouldn't have expected to find another Fionna fan here. I was in love with her about 10 years ago (seriously), she embodied my ideal woman. Tongue

I voted Rage Against The Machine just above Smashing Pumpkins. From NIN I've only heard their last album (which can be downloaded for free) once and it was interesting. Seems like I've missed a great band? All my friends with good and wide tastes are heavy into NIN. Some of what I've heard on that album is quite experimental and progressive (but not resembling prog by no means).
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Later albums may have drifted to more conventional stuff, but that debut was just fantastic.  The long drawn out piano and that voice, the crisp production, stuff like Pale September.....oh man.  
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Later albums may have drifted to more conventional stuff, but that debut was just fantastic.  The long drawn out piano and that voice, the crisp production, stuff like Pale September.....oh man.  


To whom exactly are you referring?
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NINer NINer NINer
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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The Paper Chase, At the Drive In and A Place to Bury Strangers are the only non-prog rock I like.
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Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

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^ Tidal was an excellent debut - I wasn't too convinced by When The Pawn Hits The Cornflake, but it's still a fair album.
 
Even though I rate NIN very highly, (especially Downward Spiral and Fragile) I felt compelled to punch the "Other" button and cast a vote for The Manic Street Preachers for their first four albums.
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If I had to pick from this list, it would be the Pumpkins. There are a lot of "modern rock" bands that are better though, but I'm not really sure if you're looking at all of modern rock or just the mainstream alternative kind of rock bands.
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I wasn't aware good (non-prog) modern rock existed.
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Soundgarden of course - Badmototfinger and Superunknown are some of the gratest albums of the 90s imagine albums with 14 tracks and no filler (so as I see it ) just a creative bunch

I have to check out more Smashing Pumpkin ( I realy love their two Batman & Robin film songs) (which is probably the only good thing about the 4th Batman movie - The End is the Beginning the End & The Beginning is the End the Beginning
Audioslave is cool, RATM is cool and I like Red Hot Chili Peppar and NIN

but also Deftones, Fatih No More, some Offspring and Prodigy
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Points: 17332 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 28 2009 at 18:07
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Finnforest Finnforest wrote:

Ms. AppleHeart
^ Tidal was an excellent debut - I wasn't too convinced by When The Pawn Hits The Cornflake, but it's still a fair album.



Agreed. 

Just look at these tracks, all written by her from age 15-18 or so.  Not a clunker in the bunch, though some people might be sick of the singles.  I had 3rd row seats to her first visit to Mpls, and sitting a few yards away as she did "Never is a Promise" and "Pale September" is one of my fondest concert memories upon hundreds of shows. 

Anyone who hasn't heard this album may wish to check it out.  It's a classic. 

Tidal

  1. "Sleep to Dream" – 4:08
  2. "Sullen Girl" – 3:53
  3. "Shadowboxer" – 5:24
  4. "Criminal" – 5:41
  5. "Slow Like Honey" – 5:56
  6. "The First Taste" – 4:46
  7. "Never Is a Promise" – 5:54
  8. "The Child Is Gone" – 4:14
  9. "Pale September" – 5:50
  10. "Carrion" – 5:43
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Originally posted by Kestrel Kestrel wrote:

I wasn't aware good (non-prog) modern rock existed.
Well for me, they have a better batting average than the 70s. :P Although I do have to say that generally alt-rock is pretty annoying.
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Pearl Jam, no doubt.

Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Audioslave, Incubus and Red Hot Chili Peppers are very good too.
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i submit that there are none


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Hmm...of this list, I would probably say Incubus (who verge on the psychedelic anyways), but as I've always noticed, I unconsciously drift towards artists that are art rocky...a puzzle! I shall have to think of an other. 

(That said, what little of NIN I've heard has yet to let me down, so, kudos there I suppose.)



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