"Big" bands you've never even tried out?

by **ProgRocker53** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:55 am

What are some well-known bands that you've never tried out or sampled, that many others may be fans of?

Basically, this is a "what am I missing?" type of thread, hopefully some horizons can be expanded here.

For me, I've never really tried out the following:

The Kinks
Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship
Grateful Dead
The Band
R.E.M.
The Storm
Nirvana
Pearl Jam
Phish
Canned Heat

Some more to be added to this list later probably, for sure..

by **squirt1** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:19 am

I regret not seeing the Rolling Stones , Led Zeppelin ,Chicago with Cetera or Queen. I have seen Elton, Starship ,Brian Adams,Foreigner, Billy Joel , Aerosmith, Survivor,Styx. & Heart . The bands had the guy who originally sang the hits. I saw Loui Gramm and Perry and Dennis DeYoung also solo & Cetera with symphonies or their own bands. I left out Boston with Brad. It has been a great 20 yrs !

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:22 am

squirt , there are about 20 people gonna scream at you over one of your spellings there.... :lol:

by **ProgRocker53** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:27 am

squirt1 wrote:I regret not seeing the Rolling Stones , Led Zeppelin ,Chicago with Cetera or Queen. I have seen Elton, Starship ,Brian Adams,Foreigner, Billy Joel , Aerosmith, Survivor,Styx. & Heart . The bands had the guy who originally sang the hits. I saw Loui Gramm and Perry and Dennis DeYoung also solo & Cetera with symphonies or their own bands. I left out Boston with Brad. It has been a great 20 yrs !

Uhh.. I wasn't talking about seeing bands live or anything.. I meant, what bands have you never really listened to? :lol:

by **Uno_up** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:37 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:Uhh.. I wasn't talking about seeing bands live or anything.. I meant, what bands have you never really listened to?

You mean utter crap like Helloween, Dokken & Danger,Danger?

by **ProgRocker53** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:38 am

Uno_up wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:Uhh.. I wasn't talking about seeing bands live or anything.. I meant, what bands have you never really listened to?

You mean utter crap like Helloween, Dokken & Danger,Danger?

Dokken's quality, I can't vouch for the other two though.

by **Lula** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 11:43 am

Uno_up wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:Uhh.. I wasn't talking about seeing bands live or anything.. I meant, what bands have you never really listened to?

You mean utter crap like Helloween, Dokken & Danger,Danger?

blasphemy! you better be careful :twisted:

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:07 am

Add Rod Stewart to my list, too.. and the Ramones.

by **SteveForever** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:11 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:Phish

Some more to be added to this list later probably, for sure..

I tried, really tried to get into Phish, couldn't find the love.

by **Big J** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:13 am

Ramones
Phish
The DEad
Mr. Big
Grand Funk
CCR

by **youkeepmewaiting** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:19 am

REM
Rolling Stones
Radio Head
T-Rex
Bad Company

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:22 am

youkeepmewaiting wrote:REM
Rolling Stones
Radio Head
T-Rex
Bad Company

If you enjoy music that challenges your mind and requires repeated listens to understand... you'd dig Radiohead. If you just wanna listen to some fun pop rock tunes... you'd enjoy Radiohead's first two albums.

One of the better bands out there, hit them up and hopefully you won't be disappointed.

by **SF-Dano** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:25 am

Almost any group that has come on the scene post 1999ish.

As mentioned by others

Tried and can't stand the the Dead
Tried and can't stand Phish (the new Dead)
Probably the biggest classic band I was never into would be The Doors. I like maybe two songs of theirs and never had the desire to dig deeper than the radio tunes.

Not huge on Pink Floyd, ELP, or Genesis either.

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:29 am

SF-Dano wrote:Probably the biggest classic band I was never into would be The Doors. I like maybe two songs of theirs and never had the desire to dig deeper than the radio tunes.

I dug deeper than the radio tunes and I'm pretty disappointed in the Doors' output..

...Doors fans talk up the band waaaaay too much, it seems, and pump up Jim Morrison as such a mystic savant and poetic mastermind... BUT...

...I personally feel Morrison's lyrics are average at best.

The best Door is Ray Manzarek.

by **Saint John** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:38 am

The Beatles
Zep
Doors
Yes
Rush
Anything "punk"
Pearl Scam
Cheap Trick

All pure shit.

Website · by **FishinMagician** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 9:59 am

doors
stones
metallica
pearl jam
ac/dc
beatles

and lots of new bands

by **SF-Dano** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:02 am

Saint John wrote:The Beatles
Zep
Doors
Yes
Rush
Anything "punk"
Pearl Scam
Cheap Trick

All pure shit.

Wow! Can't agree with you on The Beatles :shock:

, Zeppelin :shock:

, or Rush

. The others are pretty much like em' or hate em'. Anyway, different strokes for .........

Website · by **FishinMagician** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:04 am

SF-Dano wrote:
Saint John wrote:The Beatles
Zep
Doors
Yes
Rush
Anything "punk"
Pearl Scam
Cheap Trick

All pure shit.

Wow! Can't agree with you on The Beatles , Zeppelin , or Rush . The others are pretty much like em' or hate em'. Anyway, different strokes for .........

i agree. but rush is a love em or hate em band

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:18 am

To clarify:

The meaning of the thread was to find out what well-known bands you've heard extremely little, or NOTHING from....

....not what ones you've listened to and vehemently hate... LOL

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:19 am

Saint John wrote:The Beatles
Zep
Doors
Yes
Rush
Anything "punk"
Pearl Scam
Cheap Trick

All pure shit.

It's one thing to say you don't like something bro, but all of these bands (except most punk) you mentioned are pretty damned good and very influential. Shocked that you'd brand so many legendary brands as shit... haha.

by **Saint John** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:22 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:
Saint John wrote:The Beatles
Zep
Doors
Yes
Rush
Anything "punk"
Pearl Scam
Cheap Trick

All pure shit.

It's one thing to say you don't like something bro, but all of these bands (except most punk) you mentioned are pretty damned good and very influential. Shocked that you'd brand so many legendary brands as shit... haha.

In case you haven't noticed, I'm a bit "different." :lol:

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:30 am

Saint John wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:
Saint John wrote:The Beatles
Zep
Doors
Yes
Rush
Anything "punk"
Pearl Scam
Cheap Trick

All pure shit.

It's one thing to say you don't like something bro, but all of these bands (except most punk) you mentioned are pretty damned good and very influential. Shocked that you'd brand so many legendary brands as shit... haha.

In case you haven't noticed, I'm a bit "different."

I'm not gonna deny that one. :lol:

by **RedWingFan** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:22 am

ProgRocker53 wrote:Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship/Starship

I suggest you check out "Jane" by Jefferson Starship. Great tune.

by **StoneCold** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:58 am

Big J wrote:Ramones
Phish
The DEad
Mr. Big
Grand Funk
CCR

CCR is excellent.

Someday Never Comes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNuQulK6N0

by **ProgRocker53** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:06 pm

StoneCold wrote:
Big J wrote:Ramones
Phish
The DEad
Mr. Big
Grand Funk
CCR

CCR is excellent.

Someday Never Comes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNuQulK6N0

Agreed on CCR. One of the bigger influences on my solo musical style.

by **Deb** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:09 pm

Big J wrote:Ramones
Phish
The DEad
Mr. Big
Grand Funk
CCR

LOL should have never delved into that one, just no turning back for Deb...........have a hard time getting their Greatest Hits cd out of my car stereo for long. :lol:

by **Deb** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:14 pm

ProgRocker53 wrote:
StoneCold wrote:
Big J wrote:Ramones
Phish
The DEad
Mr. Big
Grand Funk
CCR

CCR is excellent.

Someday Never Comes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNuQulK6N0

Agreed on CCR. One of the bigger influences on my solo musical style.

I like CCR too. Saw Jon Fogerty with John Mellencamp a few years ago..............JF sounds just as good now as he ever has, we were quite impressed.

Website · by **FishinMagician** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:25 pm

ProgRocker53 wrote:
StoneCold wrote:
Big J wrote:Ramones
Phish
The DEad
Mr. Big
Grand Funk
CCR

CCR is excellent.

Someday Never Comes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwNuQulK6N0

Agreed on CCR. One of the bigger influences on my solo musical style.

i like em too. but i bet u cant listen to a whole cd all the way through without going crazy! lol

by **weatherman90** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:07 pm

I haven't listened to much Jefferson Airplane but I am a big "Starship" fan and Jefferson Starship is pretty good too...

"Jane", "Find Your Way Back", and "Layin It on the Line" are three great Jefferson Starship songs to get into.

With Starship, my favorites are "Sarah", "We Built This City", "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now", and "It's Not Enough". Mickey Thomas has a great voice and its too bad Grace Slick is nearing that 70 mark or those two vocalists would make a great tour.

by **Rockindeano** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:46 pm

ProgRocker53 wrote:
Uno_up wrote:
ProgRocker53 wrote:Uhh.. I wasn't talking about seeing bands live or anything.. I meant, what bands have you never really listened to?

You mean utter crap like Helloween, Dokken & Danger,Danger?

Dokken's quality, I can't vouch for the other two though.

Dude, if Dokken is quality, I'll take Robbie Gordon to win at Pheonix. Dokken sucks, big time.

However, I do love Rip Rokken a lot. Quality guy.

MR

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