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*Who is the BEST rock band at the mo?*

Id say Queens of The Stone Age are by far the best rock band of today (and yesterday). Their historical evolution from the stoner rock family - Kyuss and other desert related rock bands makes them even better in mine eyes. Josh Hommo is a way under-rated guitarist even tho he's abit of a wank. I never understood why the change of line-up was needed? Lasy year they had a concrete fucking stone line-up: Nick, Josh, Mark, Joey - there where three singers then. Nowdays however, we dont really know whats what with qotsa! Is Lanagen still a part of the band? Whos this Troy dude? Why is josh the only 1 that sings in the current line-up?

Still, there better than the other rock heavyweights me thinks: (insert credible band here)


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    cue 'what constitutes 'rock?'' debate...
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      PS I think Radiohead are the best rock band in the world at the moment.
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    i think the last album prevents them from being the best rock band around today.... songs for the deaf was a step down from rated r and this one is worse than that.


    hmm...one of the best rock band would deffinately be clutch theyve done it all and have remained constantly ahead of the pack, plus neil fallons tales of obscurity and the bizarre put them in a story telling league of their own.
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      I'd probably have to agree with Radiohead maybe because i just don't know what rock really is. But yeh...QOTSA were pretty bad after Rated R. Melvins maybe? Shellac? Although neither are the more generic rock, like Radiohead but Radiohead are still probably closer.
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    I would also say that Radiohead are the best rock group around today
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      Lightning Bolt. They ARE rock and roll.
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    80's Matchbox are very rock live, at least they used to be when the guy was over the crowd barrier in the first song, curled up in a ball screaming for his life. He seems to have calmed down a bit.

    The Big Bang - unsigned but totally fucking brilliant Birmingham based band. They will be big. Soon. Guitar lines that pierce your brain and screaming vocals that put the blood brothers to shame.

    The Dirtbombs. Ultimate rock 'n' roll.
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    Built To Spill - coming to a venue near me in July, thank you God!
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      The best rock band at the moment are Tomahawk, no diggidy, no doubt!

      Also Faith No More and Pearl Jam are very good Rock bands, but obviously arent "at the mo", although i dont think PJ have split up yet? anyone shed any light?
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        pearl jam are still together
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    erm, 50 Foot Wave.
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      I saw 50FT wave at the at the islington academy a couple of weeks ago. they were good, but pretty simplistic.

      the best rock band in the world at the moment, in terms of what looks, feels and sounds like my idea of a great band, would be NIN.

      i challenge anybody to put forward a person who is more of a Rock Star than Trent Reznor at the moment
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        Saw NIN. Alright. Too industrial for my taste.

        But the thingy Trent recently did with his single, putting it online in pieces so his fans could screw around with the mix...was very cool.
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          Even though LTP is by far their worst album, it's still way better than most new bands stuff.

          Eighties Matchbox and DFA1979 are both rather good, but DFA have yet to prove whether they are just one-trick ponies, and perhaps the same could be said of EM (The Royal Society was kinda like a bigger version of HOTD rather than a whole new direction, not that it isn't great)
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      50 foot wave too !
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    Never understood all the fuss about QOTSA. All that macho posturing and goatee beardage leaves me cold. Music for men scared to show their feminine sides.
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      in the commercial sense, at present-Coldplay

      in the nnext few eeks or so-Foo Fighters
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        Wut?
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    troys one of the more permanent members - fleshes out the sound with fucking ace guitars and everything else. he did play in APC.
    qotsa do now suck w/o nick. its official.
    mark will prolley pop up from time to time from now on.
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      Well Motorhead are still around and putting out albums, as are The Supersuckers, The Wildhearts and Therapy?.

      So any one of them, and certainly NOT Queens Of The Stone Age, the only title they deserve is "Most Mid-Paced Band In The World At The Mo".
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        Good god. QOTSA aren't the best rock band in the world, but they're certainly better than the Wildhearts. Whatever next? Terrorvision?
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    Hot Snakes.


    They are fucking ace
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      Yes. They are. And unquestionably ROCK.
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        indeed they do. And irritatingly barely anyone knows about them as they render any "do such and such rock anymore" arguements pointless as they've always rocked, all their side projects rock and all their previous bands rock.

        It is possible that the Hot Snakes are in fact made entirely of rock. Whether that be igneous or sedimentary is still to be confirmed.

        What, am I talking about?
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      rock can be classified in many ways, I guess qualifying it would be that the main guitar sound is distorted?

      If so, the best rock band in the world are Tool, no-one else comes remotely close. I like a lot of bands but this year, Tool will prove once again that they are the best band in the world