30-04-2008, 01:40
These are the bands that have 10-20 great songs in their arsenal. No one or two hit wonders here.
1. Alice In Chains- The greatest band from the Seattle grunge movement. They revolutionized rock and roll in the early to mid 90's with songs like: Nutshell, Down In A Hole, Would, Rooster, I Stay Away, Them Bones, Heaven Beside You, and the list goes on. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell are brilliant musicians.
2. Tool- Contains one of the greatest song writers in James Maynard Keenan to ever live. Their style is very unique to the traditional sound, thus making them stand out. You can put them in a number of different rock genres as they are versatile. Songs like Sober, Schism, Stinkfist, 46and2, Parabola, Lateralus, Eulogy and the list goes on.
3. Days of The New- Ahh, my personal favorite. I LOVE Days of The New. Travis Meeks is a very good guitarist and lyricist. He also writes the songs, he does it all. All of the other members were in a band called Tantric who is also great. They are all from Charlestown, IN which is down the street from me. I know people who grew up with Travis. A lot of their songs deal with addiction. I don't just hear their music, I can feel it in me. Songs you guys might be interested in are: Bring Me Down, Shelf in The Room, Touch Peel and Stand, Whats Left For Me, Where I Stand, Weapons and Wounds, and many others. You must listen to them if you've never heard them. They changed my life.
4. Nirvana- Another life changer. Kurt Cobain, the guru of grunge rock. He was a very complex song writer. Every song has multiple meanings depending what you are going through at the time. Another great musician, Dave Grohl had a lot to do with the success of nirvana. They kicked off the grunge rock movement, which was perhaps the greatest era in the history of rock. Some of my favorites include: Pennyroyal Tea, Something In The Way, The old Bob Dylan remake; The Man Who Sold The World, Lithium, Come As You Are, Dumb, All Apologies and many more.
5. Pink Floyd- Although this band is in a completely different era than the bands above, they are definitely similiar in my opinion. They have a dark sound which I think is prevalent to being an elite rock band. Their first lead singer went out of his mind on acid, which is a shame because Syd Barret had a lot of potential. Either way they were good after him too. Some of my favorites are: Dark Side of The Moon, Time, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Money, Wish You Were Here.
Well Thats That guys, perhaps you got a good read out of this. I will be doing the 5 Greatest one hit wonders tommorow after work. I will be available for feedback tonight or tommorow.
1. Alice In Chains- The greatest band from the Seattle grunge movement. They revolutionized rock and roll in the early to mid 90's with songs like: Nutshell, Down In A Hole, Would, Rooster, I Stay Away, Them Bones, Heaven Beside You, and the list goes on. Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell are brilliant musicians.
2. Tool- Contains one of the greatest song writers in James Maynard Keenan to ever live. Their style is very unique to the traditional sound, thus making them stand out. You can put them in a number of different rock genres as they are versatile. Songs like Sober, Schism, Stinkfist, 46and2, Parabola, Lateralus, Eulogy and the list goes on.
3. Days of The New- Ahh, my personal favorite. I LOVE Days of The New. Travis Meeks is a very good guitarist and lyricist. He also writes the songs, he does it all. All of the other members were in a band called Tantric who is also great. They are all from Charlestown, IN which is down the street from me. I know people who grew up with Travis. A lot of their songs deal with addiction. I don't just hear their music, I can feel it in me. Songs you guys might be interested in are: Bring Me Down, Shelf in The Room, Touch Peel and Stand, Whats Left For Me, Where I Stand, Weapons and Wounds, and many others. You must listen to them if you've never heard them. They changed my life.
4. Nirvana- Another life changer. Kurt Cobain, the guru of grunge rock. He was a very complex song writer. Every song has multiple meanings depending what you are going through at the time. Another great musician, Dave Grohl had a lot to do with the success of nirvana. They kicked off the grunge rock movement, which was perhaps the greatest era in the history of rock. Some of my favorites include: Pennyroyal Tea, Something In The Way, The old Bob Dylan remake; The Man Who Sold The World, Lithium, Come As You Are, Dumb, All Apologies and many more.
5. Pink Floyd- Although this band is in a completely different era than the bands above, they are definitely similiar in my opinion. They have a dark sound which I think is prevalent to being an elite rock band. Their first lead singer went out of his mind on acid, which is a shame because Syd Barret had a lot of potential. Either way they were good after him too. Some of my favorites are: Dark Side of The Moon, Time, Shine on You Crazy Diamond, Hey You, Comfortably Numb, Money, Wish You Were Here.
Well Thats That guys, perhaps you got a good read out of this. I will be doing the 5 Greatest one hit wonders tommorow after work. I will be available for feedback tonight or tommorow.
