Music Suggestions?

[GAAD]

I'm quite partial to Within Temptation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLz61g0JLxQ This is my fav song by them

[Gaius Hermicus]

Checked out UFO.

I love it! I listened to Rock Bottom and then listened to it again because it was so good. Definitely putting that on my list.

Add to original playlist: UFO, Judas Priest, the Doors.

[Peelee]

Hooray, I helped!

[Wookieetank]

No recommendation for Foo Fighters when they're the best thing to come out of Nirvana? *ducks*

Some personal favorites from Foo Fighters:
Everlong
Best of You
My Hero
Monkey Wrench
Walk
The Pretender
Times Like These

[Wuzza]

Depending on your age, you may or may not have listened to this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPWpx69_pTc

Full on 60 minute hardon version.
(It gets going at 1:25)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziyEEuj6qko&t=153s

Your drummer is called Scott Rockenfield, pretty much a win in my book..

[Captain Jak]

I find it interesting that Metallica didn't make it onto your original playlist.

I'll step a little further afield here and suggest Disturbed, Avenged Sevenfold, Three Day's Grace, Pretty Reckless, and Halestorm, to start. You might not like everything you hear, but there are definitely some keepers from all of them.

[Raven Brew]

Could always add some Misfits and Samhain to the list!

[Marillion]

This thread reminded me of a couple retro-ish style rock and metal bands I hadn't listened to in a couple years. May I recommend Blues Pills and Royal Thunder. I saw Royal Thunder open for Ghost and they were both incredible.

[2D8HP]

@Gaius Hermicus,
Clearly, judging from the suggestions that you say you've liked, I have to reach into the vaults for something heävier, so

Spoiler: from 1970

Show

[halfeye]

Alice Cooper, particularly "School's out"

Jimi Hendrix

Frank Zappa: takes the mickey something chronic, and not that melodic, but can play guitar.

Dolly Parton's "Jolene" (if you think it's sweet, you're missing the point big time).

Tom Jones "Delilah" and the Sensational Alex Harvey's Band cover, and most things by SAHB.

Early Roxy Music.

Osibisa "Woyaya" (sometimes spelt W(backward 'c')yaya)

Captain Beefheart.

[Peelee]

Alice Cooper, particularly "School's out"

Or Poison.

...the Alice Cooper song, not the band. Though the band did do a few songs I liked.

[Brother Oni]

Wagekki Band may be a bit strange, especially if you're not into non-English singing but they're a Japanese Folk Rock band. I love them. They did a lot of covers of Vocalaid songs in their early work. Senbonzakura is probably their most famous.

Wagakki band are great.

Babymetal has already been mentioned, so other bands that might be suitable:

Blood Stain Child is a great melodic death metal with electronic/trance influences and their Epsilon album at least is in English.

Doll$boxx is a combination band with Fuki (formerly of powermetal band Lightbringer) and hard rock band Gacharic Spin. Take My Chance is probably their most famous song that did the rounds a few years ago in English circles.

High and Mighty Color were a hard rock band, best known for Ichirin no Hana, used as the opening to the anime Bleach.

Tengger Cavalry are a Mongolian folk death metal band that I quite enjoy, combining metal with traditional Mongolian instruments and throat singing.

[Shocksrivers]

If you want to go a bit more prog rock instead of classic rock:

Jethro Tull (Aqualung or Thick as a Brick)
Rush (Hemispheres, 2112, A Farewell to Kings)
(Early) Genesis (start with Selling England by the Pound, if you like that, check the rest up to and including The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway)
Bob Dylan (maybe start with early 70 from your other preferences)
Tom Waits (Small Change, The Heart of Saturday Nights, or if you want to go weird Bone Machine or The Black Rider)

I think this for a start based of what you currently like. However, I would strongly recommend listening to music outside your comfort zone. Think on the emotions in the music you like, and search for those in other genres. I moved seamlessly from metal to early hiphop to punk, because the anger in all is similar. And even the cultural commentary that is in folk (Bob Dylan is my favorite musician) is similar to NWA.

Good luck, en enjoy all the great suggestions in the thread

[samwoodblack]

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