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? by russt

Hey i was wandering if anyone could recommend any good bands to me that i haven't heard of.

What i am mainly listening to at the moment is: Sonic Youth, Pixies, Dino Jr, Weezer, Johnny Foreigner, Los Campesinos!, Battles, Lightning Bolt, Biffy Clyro and Foals. I guess you get the idea.

russt | 06 May '08, 21:09 | Send note | Report this | Reply

bear fucking force one

innit

errollw | 6 May '08, 21:16 | Send note | Report this | Reply

vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twQlpFrm5iM

try not to wank too much

errollw | 6 May '08, 21:18 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Boredoms

start with 'vision creation newsun', or possibly 'super Ae'.... its amazing. You will def love.... sort of noise rock with hilarious japanese madness, electronic experimentation.... its really cool. You like Sonic Youth and Battles, its sort of those two in a car crash... you'll def love it (but keep an open mind! Especially for the first song of super Ae which is my fave)

henrybenryo | 6 May '08, 21:25 | Send note | Report this | Reply

too much use of

'its sort of' and 'def love it'

ugh

henrybenryo | 6 May '08, 21:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Boredoms

I second that! and some Shonen Knife to wash all that down with!

Rocket69 | 6 May '08, 21:28 | Send note | Report this | Reply

ugh

Ibzo | 6 May '08, 21:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

no wai

i win. boredoms lose.

Ibzo | 6 May '08, 21:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Thanks

I have always thought of buying a Boredoms album but have never got round to it.

So i should start of with 'super Ae' then?

russt | 6 May '08, 21:34 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yeah go for it

its the best one, thoug maybe 'vision...' is a bit easier to get into initially.

Nah take the plunge, Super Ae all the way, its so fun and.... amazing. yeah.

henrybenryo | 6 May '08, 21:36 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Sounds pretty good.

Have they got any albums you would recommend?

russt | 6 May '08, 21:39 | Send note | Report this | Reply

all good...

...but "Scream, Dracula, Scream", "Hot Charity" and "Group Sounds" are probably the best

Rocket69 | 6 May '08, 21:48 | Send note | Report this | Reply

maps and atlases

?

jamiecr9 | 6 May '08, 21:27 | Send note | Report this | Reply

husker du & minutemen

if you're digging the dinosaur jr and sonic youth 80's stuff. they don't sound much like each other, but still, two amazing bands.

stwerewolf | 6 May '08, 21:33 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Damn

Im trying to listen to all these bands but the myspace player has decided to stop working on every band profile.

Got any good songs of theirs i could check out on youtube?

russt | 6 May '08, 21:46 | Send note | Report this | Reply

fugazi

don caballero
that fucking tank
minutemen
pere ubu
black flag

gamecat | 6 May '08, 21:49 | Send note | Report this | Reply

don cab

seconded also

henrybenryo | 6 May '08, 21:53 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Calexico...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRAsyWnW8dY

"Feast of Wire" is probably their best and also as I'll tell anyone who'll listen, the Drive By Truckers are the finest rock band around right now!!!

Rocket69 | 6 May '08, 22:02 | Send note | Report this | Reply