Can anyone recommend any recent rock music? Been dragging out my classic rock albums from 60's, 70's and 80's. Surely there must be some decent rock bands in the classic style from this century...
This is a great question. Where has that hard driving, heavy power chord music gone?? I want that kick drum in the chest type of power drive Rock. Gone the way of the dinosaur.
The top of Americas rock list is OLD Bruce Stringbean falling down on stage. Pathetic.
The best I've found is Japanese. They are rocking out on great music.Band Maid, Lovebites, Nemophila. They got the sound and YES, it's really quite good.
You know, the usual suspects: Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Doors, Steely Dan, Petty, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Cars, that sort of thing. It would be good if any new recommendations were available on Qobuz
I have to admit that I mostly listen to jazz now, but it would be good to find some new rock instead of the same old stuff.
Like many people, I find myself stuck in a +/- 15 year time frame when it comes to rock music. That being, the music of my youth. Around 1965 - 1980. Lost interest about the time the big hair bands took over the scene. And for me, I can't listen to music that has meaningless lyrics. I want "Sympathy For The Devil", not "You Give Love A Bad Name". Maybe that's why I listen to 80% jazz and classical these days. I'm a victim of the wealth of great rock music I grew up with. It's been done and not likely to be repeated. IMHO
Little Feat have put out a couple of albums "Strike Up the Band" this year and "Sam's Place" a couple of years ago that definitely have that Classic Rock sound. They're touring this summer. Might be what you're looking for.
If you need something new to listen to I ran across the band agony of defeat / EP - At The Movies ... As someone that has been listening to hard rock and other types of music for over 60 years this is a fantastic album ... Warning you will have to play this several times on your system for the speakers and preamp to understand what is happening so will sound better each time you play it ... This is fantastic hardcore rap rocking funkin metal ...Enjoy !
Band Maid is to my mind the best rock band to come along since the Stones. Easily among the ten greatest rock bands of all time. They are an especially great live, Check out their official live Youtube videos. I would suggest listening to "Hate", "Play", the new "Shambles": live version, "Domination", "Freedom" and many more on Youtube.. They have an extensive repertoire of terrific songs. There are numerous fan made live videos out there. Stick to their "official" ones when starting out. Their first hit "Thrill" from ten or so years ago is a good studio.cut.
I grew up on rock and roll . Little Richard, and Bill Haley and the Comets records were the first singles ever listened to at home as a child. I loved the sixties as many of you do. Band Maid is every bit as good and original as the greatest groups of these eras, or later the best punk groups, even the best metal groups (although not my favorite genre) and any other rock genre you might favor.
Don’t miss out. You won’t regret it. They are incredible, virtuoso musicians and happily brought me back home to rock after listening to a steady diet of jazz for may years.
Here are some off-the-beaten track favorites of mine:
Dada: Puzzle
Toy Matinee: Toy Matinee
Morphine: Cure For Pain
The Golden Palominos: Pure
Box Scaggs: Dig (bought it for one song... Thought other's were odd. A year later I really like all the tracks except for the one that I bought the album for which I find kind of boring now)
Alt J: An Awesome Wave.
Of course Metallica, Tool, STP, System of a Down, all have great albums out there as well
Generally, any band Steven Wilson is involved in....solo albums, porcupine tree, blackfield, no-man, etc will have high quality recordings, the likes of which didn't quite work out in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
Red hot chilli peppers - Give it away (this was a funky piece when it first came out, won a grammy, i suppose)
Tune into Radio Paradise Rock Mix. WXRT in Chicago. Both play great mixes of modern, punk and classic rock. This will give you the opportunity to hear some great new music, like The Budos Band, Pulp, The Record Company, new blues like Larkin Poe, Samantha Fish, Ally Venable, Amyl and The Sniffers, Balthazar, Beak, Los Bitchos,
Well define "modern." If you are talking post '80s there is an infinite list. 90s were a golden era of rock. If you are steaming just look for a '90s rock playlist. I would definitely recommend Ocean Colur Scene though - lemme know what you think. Best album: Moseley Shoals. Try The Stews, David Gray, Midlake, The Proclaimers ( putting our great albums since the late '80s), System Of A Down ( still occasionally touring but no new album in like 20+ years), Bright Eyes.
You'll also find a lot of great artists from your collection era have been putting out superb albums for 40+yrs like Paul Weller. Hard to get a better rock song than "Changing Man."
Great techno Brit punk with brilliant, dark, hilarious lyrics: Sleaford Mods. Most hilarious opening lyric ever: "The smell of piss is so strong, it smells like nice bacon "
I highly recommend checking out the YouTube channel Sea of Tranquility. Tons of great content with reviews, discussions, shows, etc. Emphasis on rock, metal, prog, and fusion. Some jazz thrown in. They have a website too. Great resource for music, old and new. I have found so many bands from the 70s that I’ve never heard of before!
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