EDUCATION in post-2001 'ROCK' MUSIC...........

[BionicEye]

Have not...
bought a cd, watched much mtv, purchased an mp3, listened to much music on the radio, gone to any concerts* or genuinely & attentively listened to any live bands that may've been playing at places i've been
... since 2001.

(about)

haven't really listened to music the way i used to since, like, forever it seems,

other than music i've been obligated to listen to, havent paid much attention to newer stuff since i graduated from college, put down the guitar and started working. i've lost track of rock... i've listened to a lot of hip hop for the beats but hardly any rock post 2001. it seems pretty repetitive and gratuitously fashionandshit. i've collected eleven kajillion gigs of music from friends' hard drives but i haven't even begun to listen to ninety-nine percent of it. where does one start?



WHAT IS ROCK MUSIC, 2001-2005?




* gone to concerts, but just to see 'pre-2001' bands, mostly i think sort of, yeah no this has nothing to do with 9/11

[roosta]

the killers
kaiser chiefs
the darkness

i like them, and i hate most non-hip-hop! :D

[adam_f]

Huey Lewis and the News released an album post 9/11. I have no need to say more.

[Rancid_Beasties]

Mars Volta, Maximo park, the futureheads (but NOT live), kaiser chiefs, bloc party, Franz Ferdinand, the bees, young heart attack, black keys, von bondies...that should get you started

[BionicEye]

the darkness

do they count? yes I've seen then live... (y)


more suggestions pleeeeze

[DroppinScience]

The White Stripes, The Strokes, Ryan Adams, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Hives, Division of Laura Lee, The Bravery, Jimmy Eat World, Bright Eyes, Sparta, Coldplay... yeah, there's others, I'm sure.

You're almost sounding like SpanishBomb: "Nothing after 2001" :p

[DroppinScience]

Oh yes, there's The Rapture, Le Tigre, LCD Soundsystem, Ladytron, The Faint, Rilo Kiley, The Shins, Cary Brothers, Electric Six, Junior Senior, The Raveonettes...

[Kid Presentable]

* gone to concerts, but just to see 'pre-2001' bands, mostly i think sort of, yeah no this has nothing to do with 9/11

Have you listened to The Clash recently?

You like Poison, don't you?

Are you....?

[Brass_Munkey]

Muse, The Black Keys

[BionicEye]

Have you listened to The Clash recently?

You like Poison, don't you?

Are you....?


what?

[Kid Presentable]

what?

Sandy?

[Rancid_Beasties]

The White Stripes, The Strokes, Ryan Adams, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Hives, Division of Laura Lee, The Bravery, Jimmy Eat World, Bright Eyes, Sparta, Coldplay... yeah, there's others, I'm sure.

You're almost sounding like SpanishBomb: "Nothing after 2001" :p
Like 50% of those bands released something pre 2001.

[DroppinScience]

Like 50% of those bands released something pre 2001.

Yeah, but he may not have been aware of them BEFORE 2001. I deliberately chose groups who didn't get a higher profile until "post-2001" (and even the ones who had stuff before '01, it wasn't by much).

[Rancid_Beasties]

Yeah, but he may not have been aware of them BEFORE 2001. I deliberately chose groups who didn't get a higher profile until "post-2001" (and even the ones who had stuff before '01, it wasn't by much).
Fair enough :) I was just assuming his dogma was similar to sandy's

[Calimero jr.]

Stephen Malkmus, Mastodon, Franz Ferdinand, Colonel Claypool's Bucket of Bernie Brains.....

[BionicEye]

who's sandy?


ok - here's a dumb question... is emo just a fashion thing? how does it cross over into music? isn't it just dudes playing rock while they cry about what losers they are or some shit?

[Rancid_Beasties]

who's sandy?


ok - here's a dumb question... is emo just a fashion thing? how does it cross over into music? isn't it just dudes playing rock while they cry about what losers they are or some shit?
Sandy = Sandinista! or SpanishBomb808 (i think that was it).

[Documad]

Why did you people say Kaiser Chiefs? Do I really have to get there early enough to see them on Sunday? Because if so, it will be a great, big pain.

[DroppinScience]

ok - here's a dumb question... is emo just a fashion thing? how does it cross over into music? isn't it just dudes playing rock while they cry about what losers they are or some shit?

Emo is tough to pin down because of its constant evolution. Yes, there's the whole fashion angle, but it's also a style of music.

Emo derived from the hardcore punk scene of the '80s in Washington DC. Artists chose to apply a little bit of melody and, yes, sensitivity into hardcore (think of Dischord Records' output with bands like Rites of Spring).

In the '90s it expanded into a more poppy, indie-ish type of thing (Sunny Day Real Estate being the de facto trendsetter).

Now emo does get a lot of criticism (and rightly so) for being too "whiney" or "wussy." Yes, the vast majority of emo groups are not worth your time (and most of the shitty emo is from the last few years), but don't be deceived by the shittyness of Dashboard Confessional, there is indeed some good stuff to be had if you're at all interested.

Currently, emo has all but devolved (with only a few notable exceptions) into dumb high school kids with horrible hair cuts and they all think The Used is rad. :rolleyes:

As a side note, the vast majority of emo (or emo-related) bands will never ever ever say they're an emo group (whether this label is accurate or not). They'll usually say they're a "melodic punk band" (which is code for emo).

The history of emo is kinda convoluted and almost any current emo band will bear little to no relation to the bands from the '80s and '90s who spearheaded the genre, so that's why it's a lot easier for people to just outright dismiss it and go: "Just a bunch of whiney loser crap about how they can't get girls" etc.

[Rancid_Beasties]

Why did you people say Kaiser Chiefs? Do I really have to get there early enough to see them on Sunday? Because if so, it will be a great, big pain.
They're good (y) Download "Every day I love you less and less" and "I predict a riot"

[b-grrrlie]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

[Mr_Complex]

SPOON.

[Savage Jimmy]

Leftover Crack, Brain Failure, Transplants, Street Dogs, uh i really dont know anything else that came out after 2001..


oh wait even though it came out in 99 look up Choking Victim.


CRACK ROCK STEADY!

[DroppinScience]

Shit, no mention of Interpol? Check out Interpol.

While you're at it, give their Canadian equivalent a try... The Stills. (y)

[thegoodmrbrodie!]

part chimp.

[paul jones]

The Bee Gees

[lazatiger]

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

I have to agree... Black Rebel Motorcycle are a fantastic band.

Hmm, The Cure released an album last year. Depeche Mode is releasing one next month. Neil Young released one last month, but I haven't heard anything from it, so I can't say whether or not it's worth listening to.

Since you haven't been paying attention to the media, you might just enjoy The Killers. I know a lot of people who hate them now because they've been overplayed so much.

U2 released an album recently. This year or last year? However... there are a lot of people who like it and a lot of people who hate it. So it could be good album or a bad album... It just depends which way you swing. So far I like it.

I honestly can't think of a lot. I listen to mostly old stuff.

[DroppinScience]

Just thought of these...

Death From Above 1979
Death Cab For Cutie

[DroppinScience]

New discovery...

Absolutely positively seek out...

The Ponys!

They're post-punk and they're AMAZING!

[BionicEye]

i have listened to them... they are, in fact, quite listenable