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Topic: Modern Rock (non prog)

Posted By: DavidInsabella
Subject: Modern Rock (non prog)
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 14:42

I don't know. Just feelin silly.

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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 15:21

Tie between System of a Down and A Perfect Circle. both amazing amazing bands.

NIN, QotSA are good too, and I used to like Foo fighters a whole lot.

Honorable mention for Tenacious D, but they are more of a comedy act than a band.

I used to think I liked audioslave, but then I realized they suck in a big big way (I'm pushing for a Rage reunion)

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Posted By: jj1414
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 17:13

QOTSA by far

Posted By: MusicForSpeedin
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 17:31

Black Label Society

Posted By: fungusucantkill
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 21:00

BLS

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Posted By: Drew
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 21:04

fungusucantkill wrote:

BLS

Posted By: fungusucantkill
Date Posted: July 27 2005 at 21:12

why thank you

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Posted By: Citanul
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 04:40

What are Iced Earth doing on the list? There's no way they can be considered a "non prog mainstream modern rock band"

Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 05:23

Coldplay?....Rock??

Voted Foo Fighters.

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Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 12:31

I voted CKY...

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Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 12:43

I Still consider Soad prog metal but hey... no one listens. So I still voted for 'em... They are something really strange... How could a alternative metal band become so popular in a time when music is only created for proffit...

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Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 12:46

Out of these, Iced Earth, which isn't that modern actually..

Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 12:58

the queens...

but "modern" i prefer muse by far

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 13:41

A Perfect Circle...and Billy Corgan's new solo album is a load of CRAP.I had high expectations for it because I really like The Smashing Pumpkins(especially their earlier albums:Gish,Siamese Dream,etc.)

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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 13:44

TheProgtologist wrote:

A Perfect Circle...and Billy Corgan's new solo album is a load of CRAP.I had high expectations for it because I really like The Smashing Pumpkins(especially their earlier albums:Gish,Siamese Dream,etc.)

Smashing Pumpkins could be reuniting....

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Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 15:18

NIN rules.

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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 16:34

Coldplay. Though, they need to progress a bit. Their second album was really really good, but this new one is "eeeh

Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 20:13

Out of that list I really like CKY, Audioslave, Iced Earth, and BLS

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Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 20:14

Oh, and the D

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Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 22:33

Coldplay is getting waaaay to many damn votes. they are even bigger radiohead impersonators than muse.

and Audioslave sucks.

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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 28 2005 at 23:41

GoldenSpiral wrote:

Coldplay is getting waaaay to many damn votes. they are even bigger radiohead impersonators than muse.

and Audioslave sucks.

What do you think about Rage Against The Machine? I think they're pretty cool.

Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 14:54

I like Rage, I like Soundgarden, therefor I like Audioslave.

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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 16:02

I find it bizarre than SOAD and Coldplay should be in the same charts...

one is just noise, and the other is too girly IMHO...I've gone for the Foos.

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Posted By: Henkka
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 20:03

SOAD.

Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: July 29 2005 at 22:27

DavidInsabella wrote:

I like Rage, I like Soundgarden, therefor I like Audioslave.

Hmm. Even though Audioslave is pretty much RATM, they just don't quite do it for me. Neither does Soundgarden.

Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: July 30 2005 at 16:03

f**k me old boots, I can't believe people are actually voting for Coldplay!

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Posted By: spectral
Date Posted: July 30 2005 at 16:05

Arsillus wrote:

DavidInsabella wrote:

I like Rage, I like Soundgarden, therefor I like Audioslave.

Hmm. Even though Audioslave is pretty much RATM, they just don't quite do it for me. Neither does Soundgarden.

Cornell doesn't quite cut it with the old RATM boys - Zach de le rocha was a much better fit.

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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 01:47

since you don't have oasis or the flaming lips, i voted for tenacious d!

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Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 13:32

Ohhh, TFL, Sorry.

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Posted By: FragileDT
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 18:48

Where is Incubus when you need them. They're not prog but they sure do experiment quite often. Check out S.C.I.E.N.C.E. Great, great album.

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Posted By: USA2112
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 20:00

BLS

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 03:21

i've chosen beck...others:dimmu borgir,hooverphonic,mad season(maybe???),cradle of filth,kk null(cat scratch fever),celtic frost,static-x...why not???

Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 03:24

Arsillus wrote:

GoldenSpiral wrote:

Coldplay is getting waaaay to many damn votes. they are even bigger radiohead impersonators than muse.

and Audioslave sucks.

What do you think about Rage Against The Machine? I think they're pretty cool.

I was fortunate enought to see RATM on their last tour before disbanding and they were awesome

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 03:27

DavidInsabella wrote:

I like Rage, I like Soundgarden, therefor I like Audioslave.

Even though Audioslave contains members from each of those bands they sound nothing like them.The band doesn't play with the intensity that they did in their RATM days and Cornell is wasting his voice with Audioslave because he sings nothing like he did with Soundgarden,where his vocal work was absolutely outstanding.

Audioslave is a sub par band.

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Posted By: Fulg0re
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 07:00

I think the dispute is between Coldplay.. QOSA.. A perfect circle... and beck...
From those i'd pick Coldplay
Why is SOAD getting so many votes?? I think they are just ok

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Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 07:02

SoaD of course. Although I think their latest album is prog.

I also love Coldplay. And NIN isn't a bad band at all.

Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 20:31

Out of that list, the only thing I don't like is Billy Corgan.

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Posted By: Revan
Date Posted: August 02 2005 at 22:01

Audioslave.

BLS is very good, but the last album (Mafia), is just sh**

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Posted By: Yurkspb
Date Posted: August 03 2005 at 03:08

Cannot say what is the best group - I'm not very interested in modern mainstream rosk - but Franz Ferdinand definitely deserve to be on the list. At least.

Posted By: laztraz
Date Posted: September 04 2005 at 21:13

Franz Ferninand. Radiohead. The Shins, The White Stripes,

Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: September 05 2005 at 02:25

qotsa!

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Posted By: Arnold Layne
Date Posted: September 10 2005 at 18:46

the pixies. just wondering about how many people have heard of them because my friend started listening to them (i had never heard of them before) and i didnt like them at first but i have grown to love them.

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Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 04:35

Of the ones listed, Coldplay. Prefer Muse though (and neither is a Radiohead impersonation).

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 04:41

Arnold Layne wrote:

the pixies. just wondering about how many people have heard of them because my friend started listening to them (i had never heard of them before) and i didnt like them at first but i have grown to love them.

Probably one of the most influential alternative rock bands of the late 80's.Surfer Rosa and Doolittle are great albums.

Anyone here ever heard of Sunny Day Real Estate?

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 10:22

I can't see the best band on the list, that's U2. In their abscence, I'm voting for the Foos.

Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 11:48

Iced Earth is actually prog-metal!

Quote allmusic:

Iced Earth genres:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:655 - Heavy Metal

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:11959 - Power Metal

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2952 - Progressive Metal

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Posted By: laztraz
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 12:16

The Pixies aren't exactly modern. Been around awhile.

Posted By: goose
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 12:30

QotSA, NIN in second although what he's doing now isn't rock music.

Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 12:37

A Perfect Circle, followed by Queens Of The Stone Age.

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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 13:16

Iced Earth

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Posted By: Arnold Layne
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 13:55

laztraz wrote:

The Pixies aren't exactly modern. Been around awhile.

late 80's is modurn enough, i think

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Posted By: Odysseus
Date Posted: September 11 2005 at 15:08

My views on some of these artists/bands:

System Of A Down: I voted for them. I really do hope they take a full approach at prog in the future. Talented people.

Audioslave: Good band... not as great as RATM and Soundgarden though. But, are any of those artists prog? I don't quite think so... with the exception of Tom Morello, who is a prog guitarist by all means.

Tenacious D: Funny? kinda. Prog?

Coldplay:

A Perfect Circle: A little proggy, too poppy. Not nearly as a good as Tool.

Beck: Crazy dude, I've gotta give him my props for being creative, but prog is not the first word that comes to my mind when thinking of him. Still, I might be wrong about this one.

Posted By: Prodigal
Date Posted: September 18 2005 at 17:29

Coldplay.

Posted By: cold103
Date Posted: September 22 2005 at 09:17

I don't understand how soad has so many votes either.

My vote went to APC of course. Serj is nothin' compared to Maynard imo.

Posted By: Prodigal
Date Posted: September 22 2005 at 22:33

When I first voted in this poll I ignored A Perfect Circle was even there! I regret the choice I've made in the past. I still like Coldplay, though. Yeah, so what? Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree) listens to them too, if it's good enough for him, it's good enough for me.

Posted By: cold103
Date Posted: October 07 2005 at 13:20

Bj-1 wrote:

Iced Earth is actually prog-metal!

Quote allmusic:

Iced Earth genres:

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:655 - - Power Metal

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:2952 -

Posted By: krusty
Date Posted: October 07 2005 at 21:41

Dragon Phoenix wrote:

Of the ones listed, Coldplay. Prefer Muse though (and neither is a Radiohead impersonation).

Yep my feelings as well, though if Radiohead were there I would of voted for 'em

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Posted By: Pr@gmatic
Date Posted: October 07 2005 at 21:58

Hmmm...... none. Sorry.

Posted By: Starette
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 07:16

COLDPLAY!!!!!!

Mind you- it was a tough choice between Queens of the Stone Age and A Perfect Circle too...but I adore Coldplay and I always have so there you go.

On my God....I can't believe System of a Down is getting the most votes!!...What is wrong with you people????!

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Posted By: muffley_mirkin
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 13:39

Voted for A Perfect Circle. I know that they are Tool-lite but still good
accessible metal when you want something that does not take too much to
listen to.

Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 13:42

soad or mew

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Posted By: Mr. Krinkle
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 22:29

I like The Vines

Posted By: Angeldust
Date Posted: October 08 2005 at 22:33

Anybody here that enjoys ''The Hellacopters '' ?

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Posted By: krapulax
Date Posted: October 09 2005 at 02:14

FAITH NO MORE

Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 16:05

My vote goes to NIN.

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Posted By: Erik
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 17:08

Out of these, NIN, by far.
Why is Coldplay getting so many votes. They are and OK band in my opinion.

Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 17:17

NIN and Beck, but I went with NIN

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Posted By: laztraz
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 17:49

Include some good groups in the survey and maybe I'll respond-like Franz Ferdinand, the Shins, the Strokes, maybe the White Stripes.

Posted By: walrus
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 17:56

why coldplay? i prefer blur, theyre more creative.
Beck is not a modern rock band.
did you hear asia dub fundation?
Any way, in your list, the best ones are audioslave, imo

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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:40

from the ones in your list that i konw, i prefer A Perfect Circle

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Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 19:44

Incubus

Posted By: The Green Tank
Date Posted: November 06 2005 at 22:34

I'm gonna go with system, but all of those bands are pretty slim pickings, IMO.

Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 14:14

I wouldnt pick any of those bands, Id go with the Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 14:50

Depends how you define "greatest" really...

I picked Beck, as the most original and inventive of the lot.

Coldplay undoubtedly sell more records than practically anyone else - I read somewhere they'd caught up with or overtaken the Beatles - so that must mean something. Their music is incredibly accessible, with very catchy melodies - and has a "nice" ambience that I find inoffensive enough. But I'd hate to rate them above Nine Inch Nails or System of a Down, who are both excellent.

The RHCPs are better than all of them, of course

Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 14:53

Well i dont like all these metal bands...so i have to vote for coldplay

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Posted By: Mr. Krinkle
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 15:26

I chose System, but i would have chosen The Vines if they would have been listed.

Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 15:36

I think Jon Schaffer would be extatic that you called his (and I emphasize - his) band mainstream and modern. I'm not so sure, though, he will be happy with the term rock being subscribed to his music.

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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 16:11

Certif1ed wrote:

Depends how you define "greatest" really...

I picked Beck, as the most original and inventive of the lot.

The RHCPs are better than all of them, of course

Thanks for the support on that one.

To all the TMV fans remeber that Flea and John Fruscianty played large parts on both albums.

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Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 17:02

TheProgtologist wrote:

DavidInsabella wrote:

I like Rage, I like Soundgarden, therefor I like Audioslave.

Audioslave is a sub par band.

Agreed. The first Audioslave album was such a huge disappointment compared to the expectations I had for the band. I love RATM and Soundgarden on their own, but there's not enough "oomph" in Audioslave imo, it gets dull.

From the list I'd say Queens of the Stone Age, my favourite band however is Monster Magnet, one of the coolest rock bands on the planet

Edit: And who the heck is CKY?

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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: November 07 2005 at 21:04

On the poll - Coldplay - "A Rush of Blood.." awesome album! However, also like NIN and QOSTA. SOAD - not consistent enough for me but liked "Toxicity".

Bands not mentioned: Muse, RHCP, Faith No More, The Smashing Pumpkins - I am sure there are many more that could be added

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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 03:26

walrus wrote:

did you hear asia dub fundation?

I really liked ADF at first - but it gets a bit samey after a while.

I prefer "proper" dub like Augustus Pablo, the Scientist, early Sly and Robbie, almost anything recorded at King Tubby's, etc.

If you prefer a more "modern" sound to dub, then the On-U archives have loads of really well crafted dub, from Dub Syndicate and Prince Far-I, Mark Stewart and the Mafia etc. under Adrian Sherwood's expert production.

Check out the samples;

http://www.dub.org.uk/sounds/ - http://www.dub.org.uk/sounds/

Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 06:25

maidenrulez wrote:

Well i dont like all these metal bands...so i have to vote for coldplay

Ahh... not that much metal in here...and what is, is not very heavy

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Posted By: I Love Internet
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 06:51

I used to like Qotsa but I listened to them little much, maybe, but anyway nowadays I bored with their songs in less than a minute. So I voted for SOAD. I like Tenacious too but they just aren´t even close to soad.

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Posted By: Lindsay Lohan
Date Posted: November 08 2005 at 06:55

avestin wrote:

maidenrulez wrote:

Well i dont like all these metal bands...so i have to vote for coldplay

Ahh... not that much metal in here...and what is, is not very heavy

Well there is SOAD, AUDIOSLAVE,QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, FOO FIGHTERS, ICED EARTH, A PERFECT CIRCE(not metal but too punky for my taste)

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Posted By: Publius
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 16:55

I picked APC, but would have gone for SOAD. But due to SOADs' increasingly watered down and poppy music (BYOB, anyone?), I overlooked them. Their first 2 or 3 albums were decent and mildly proggy in places (Streamline on Steal This Album) but this Mesmerise/Hypnotise bollocks is ridiculous. Most of their fans are little mini-mosher twats as well.

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Posted By: Alagithil
Date Posted: November 25 2005 at 17:55

Coldplay. Just solid, atmospheric Britpop. Don't like all these metal/punk bands much, either.

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