cybercoma Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 There seems to be a growing resurgence in classic rock style artists coming to the fore. Saskatchewan's own Sheep Dogs made headlines earlier this year when they appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone. And, Gary Clark Jr. performed on The Late Show with David Letterman the other night. Has there been anyone else recently that you've noticed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) I had'nt heared any of those before.My first impression of The Sheep Dogs that they sound alot like The Guess Who... The Gary Clark jr. song started to sound very close to Grace,Too by The Tragically Hip but then went into a standard blues number with a lot of distortion... Both are very good... But every once in a while,music basically needs a kick in the ass.Consider these... This came along about 10 years ago when almost all we could hear was Britanny Spears and crappy corporate driven/throw away Hip Hop...Very basic,guitar driven Rock... And these form this group... Edited December 20, 2011 by Jack Weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 continued... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qD72NCJSkk Again,at the time the choices were crappy hair bands from the US or eqyally crappy electro/techno crapola from The UK and Europe.... Simple guitar based Rock (heavily influenced by groups like The Faces and The Rolling Stones) that brings things back to basics... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olp1fan Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) who needs that music when you have Deadmau5 & Kaskade Edited December 20, 2011 by olp1fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 who needs that music when you have Deadmau5 & Kaskade As I was saying... Musical ass kicking required... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Although I like Remedy, the guys I posted are new artists, cut from the cloth of 70s rock. Can we include the Black Keys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 (edited) But every once in a while,music basically needs a kick in the ass.Consider these... ... This came along about 10 years ago when almost all we could hear was Britanny Spears and crappy corporate driven/throw away Hip Hop...Very basic,guitar driven Rock... IMO Jack White is a modern rock God. He worships the blues, and is straight out of 1968 or 2032, I can't decide which. The White Stripes are amazing live, and gave the rock world a massive ass-kicking a decade ago: If people want new "classic" rock just google "new bands" + "electric blues" or "blues rock". Classic rock is mostly very blues-heavy rock (Clapton, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc.) Edited December 20, 2011 by Moonlight Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Good selection. My own Canadian favorites are Gordon Lightfoot, Neil Young and Blue Rodeo. Then again they're my overall favorites as well, with Australian singer Slim Dusty mixing in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Although I like Remedy, the guys I posted are new artists, cut from the cloth of 70s rock. Can we include the Black Keys? I understand what you're saying,but,my point was that this seems to happen evry once in a while because it seems things go off the rails.It's like a musical reset that brings things back to basics.The examples I mentioned did this,just 10 and 20 years ago And after listening to them,I think you could include The Black Keys... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 IMO Jack White is a modern rock God. He worships the blues, and is straight out of 1968 or 2032, I can't decide which. The White Stripes are amazing live, and gave the rock world a massive ass-kicking a decade ago: If people want new "classic" rock just google "new bands" + "electric blues" or "blues rock". Classic rock is mostly very blues-heavy rock (Clapton, Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc.) Yeah....The White Stripes came along at almost the same time as The Strokes,The Hives,and,The Soundtrack of Our Lives... They called it "Garage Rock" but it seemed to me it was all blues based guitar rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 (edited) Yeah....The White Stripes came along at almost the same time as The Strokes,The Hives,and,The Soundtrack of Our Lives... They called it "Garage Rock" but it seemed to me it was all blues based guitar rock. Yeah that was great, back when Nickelback & their clones were the only new rock on the radio it seemed & they helped blow some of that crap off the airwaves...some of it. I think the last 5 years have increasingly been a great time for rock. The internet has exposed people to so many great indie bands that would never get on the radio otherwise. Have you seen the film "It Might Get Loud"? Edited December 21, 2011 by Moonlight Graham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I understand what you're saying,but,my point was that this seems to happen evry once in a while because it seems things go off the rails.It's like a musical reset that brings things back to basics.The examples I mentioned did this,just 10 and 20 years ago And after listening to them,I think you could include The Black Keys... Man, I want to apologize. I re-read my response and it was completely douche-baggy. That's not how I meant to come off. Honestly, I'm sorry. Thank you for contributing to the thread and I think you're right about the cycle thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 Man, I want to apologize. I re-read my response and it was completely douche-baggy. That's not how I meant to come off. Honestly, I'm sorry. Thank you for contributing to the thread and I think you're right about the cycle thing. I did'nt think it was douche-baggy... I checked out Deadmau5 and Kaskade... That's douche-baggy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted December 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I like all kinds of music, so I can't really concur. Deadmau5 is good for its genre. Nickelback on the other hand is not good under any genre. No offense to any fans of terrible music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I like all kinds of music, so I can't really concur. Deadmau5 is good for its genre. Nickelback on the other hand is not good under any genre. No offense to any fans of terrible music. I suppose if I was living a celebate lifestyle,or conversely,high on Xtacy Deadmau5 would seem like a good musical choice... As of right now,fingernails on a chalkboard would be a serious upgrade... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olp1fan Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) This is an incredibly beautiful, haunting song listen to it Edited December 22, 2011 by olp1fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olp1fan Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 This is also an epic song (Deadmau5 is from Canadian btw) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 I did'nt think it was douche-baggy... I checked out Deadmau5 and Kaskade... That's douche-baggy... Grrrrrrrrr this is where I step in. (lol) Not much of a fan of Kaskade, but as a 'writer/producer' I am very fond of Deadmau5's work. Some of his tracks are a little bland, but as for production value goes, he is one of the best I have heard in the electronic music field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 24, 2011 Report Share Posted December 24, 2011 Grrrrrrrrr this is where I step in. (lol) Not much of a fan of Kaskade, but as a 'writer/producer' I am very fond of Deadmau5's work. Some of his tracks are a little bland, but as for production value goes, he is one of the best I have heard in the electronic music field. Electro/Techno crapola.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted December 25, 2011 Report Share Posted December 25, 2011 Electro/Techno crapola.... You probably listen and like a lot of electronic music without even knowing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 You probably listen and like a lot of electronic music without even knowing it. Perhaps....The Alan Parsons Project comes to mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted December 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 APP for the win! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 (edited) APP for the win! Cool!!! I forgot Alan Parsons assisted on Dark Side of the Moon.I should have remembered that since I'm a huge 'Floyd fan... And you'll also notice on both of those Alan Parsons Project songs someone is playing an actual instrument instead of putting up something resembling music on a computer.In fact,if I miss my guess,the "plucky" guitar sounds very Gilmouresque on Eye in the Sky.... Edited December 27, 2011 by Jack Weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybercoma Posted December 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Don't get me wrong. I totally disagree with you that using a computer is not "playing an actual instrument." Sampling is a friggin talent. DJing is not as easy as you think. Electronic music is every bit as much "real music" as anything else, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 Perhaps....The Alan Parsons Project comes to mind... APP is not electronic music though. More of soft rock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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