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07-21-2008, 11:00 AM
I’m on the hunt for some new bands/music to enjoy and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?
This is the kind of stuff I currently like…in no particular order:-
The Wombats, The Enemy, The Rakes, Lifehouse, Matchbox Twenty, Good Charlotte, Plain White T's, The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, Fall Out Boy, The Fray, Bowling for soup, Arctic Monkeys, Scouting for girls, The Hoosiers, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nickelback, One Republic, The Kooks, The Futureheads, Hard-Fi, Lost Prophets, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, The Zutons, The Feeling, Razorlight, Kasabian, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Oasis, Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keane, etc etc etc

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07-21-2008, 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Chick
I’m on the hunt for some new bands/music to enjoy and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?
This is the kind of stuff I currently like…in no particular order:-
The Wombats, The Enemy, The Rakes, Lifehouse, Matchbox Twenty, Good Charlotte, Plain White T's, The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, Fall Out Boy, The Fray, Bowling for soup, Arctic Monkeys, Scouting for girls, The Hoosiers, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nickelback, One Republic, The Kooks, The Futureheads, Hard-Fi, Lost Prophets, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, The Zutons, The Feeling, Razorlight, Kasabian, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Oasis, Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keane, etc etc etc

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Wow wow wow - that's every band that I love!!
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07-21-2008, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Chick
I’m on the hunt for some new bands/music to enjoy and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?
This is the kind of stuff I currently like…in no particular order:-
The Wombats, The Enemy, The Rakes, Lifehouse, Matchbox Twenty, Good Charlotte, Plain White T's, The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, Fall Out Boy, The Fray, Bowling for soup, Arctic Monkeys, Scouting for girls, The Hoosiers, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nickelback, One Republic, The Kooks, The Futureheads, Hard-Fi, Lost Prophets, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, The Zutons, The Feeling, Razorlight, Kasabian, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Oasis, Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keane, etc etc etc

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Hey  Check out some of these, you might find something you like
- Cut Copy
- M83
- The Veils
- The Coma (Spells)
- Duels
- Eskimoe Joe (Black Fingernails, Red Wine)
- Nervous Cabaret (Drop Drop)
- The New Pornographers
- Phantom Planet (Raise the Dead)
- My Life Story
- Louis XIV
- Ratatat
- Andreas Johnson
- The Academy Is
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07-21-2008, 05:39 PM
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Wow wow wow - that's every band that I love!!
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That mind meld trick must be working then
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Originally Posted by Mellifluous
Hey  Check out some of these, you might find something you like
- Cut Copy
- M83
- The Veils
- The Coma (Spells)
- Duels
- Eskimoe Joe (Black Fingernails, Red Wine)
- Nervous Cabaret (Drop Drop)
- The New Pornographers
- Phantom Planet (Raise the Dead)
- My Life Story
- Louis XIV
- Ratatat
- Andreas Johnson
- The Academy Is
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Wow, thanks for that. I've only listened to a couple of those before so there's plenty of new stuff there for me to try
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07-21-2008, 05:44 PM
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That mind meld trick must be working then
Wow, thanks for that. I've only listened to a couple of those before so there's plenty of new stuff there for me to try
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Nada Surf's new album has great written pop songs..I play it a lot.
Tell me about.. Bowling for Soup...love the name.... 
Nightfly
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07-21-2008, 05:46 PM
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That mind meld trick must be working then
Wow, thanks for that. I've only listened to a couple of those before so there's plenty of new stuff there for me to try
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Lol. Naming every band in the genre sure helps 
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07-21-2008, 07:03 PM
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Lol. Naming every band in the genre sure helps 
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Ah yeah, point taken
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07-22-2008, 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Chick
I’m on the hunt for some new bands/music to enjoy and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?
This is the kind of stuff I currently like…in no particular order:-
The Wombats, The Enemy, The Rakes, Lifehouse, Matchbox Twenty, Good Charlotte, Plain White T's, The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, Fall Out Boy, The Fray, Bowling for soup, Arctic Monkeys, Scouting for girls, The Hoosiers, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nickelback, One Republic, The Kooks, The Futureheads, Hard-Fi, Lost Prophets, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, The Zutons, The Feeling, Razorlight, Kasabian, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Oasis, Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keane, etc etc etc

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Not new, but you may like "Stiff Little Fingers" also, and prehaps a bit harder to track down, "Springbok Nude Girls". Aussie band "TISM" are also quite good

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07-22-2008, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Chick
I’m on the hunt for some new bands/music to enjoy and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations?
This is the kind of stuff I currently like…in no particular order:-
The Wombats, The Enemy, The Rakes, Lifehouse, Matchbox Twenty, Good Charlotte, Plain White T's, The Fratellis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Pigeon Detectives, Fall Out Boy, The Fray, Bowling for soup, Arctic Monkeys, Scouting for girls, The Hoosiers, 30 Seconds to Mars, Nickelback, One Republic, The Kooks, The Futureheads, Hard-Fi, Lost Prophets, Green Day, My Chemical Romance, The Zutons, The Feeling, Razorlight, Kasabian, Stereophonics, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Oasis, Blur, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Keane, etc etc etc

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I always recommend Megadeth.   
Mott The Hoople
"Fabulous band - on a good night the best in the world, and more influential than anyone at the time dared believe..." - Pete Frame (Rock Family Trees)
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07-22-2008, 01:16 PM
Albums by The Veils, The Comas, The Academy Is, Phantom Planet, The New Pornographers, We Are Scientists, The Vines, American Hi-Fi are all downloading as I type
For anyone interested I'll post what I think when I've given them a couple of listens
Thanks to everyone for the recommendations so far
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