Rock for Dummies?!
Question: Rock for Dummies!?
I grew up around areas where rap/hip hop were popular!. I want to start mixing the kinds of music I listen to now!. I listened to a few rock songs and enjoyed them!. Only problem I don't know any good rock bands or solo rock artist (if any)!. I would also like a site that updates daily/weekly on the new rock songs out from various bands/artist!. Thanks!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Answers:
What I suggest is finding a band that you really like and then branching off from there and finding similar artists!. Seeing as you're into rap music and hip-hop, I would suggest trying some rapcore and metal to get you started!. My best advice would be Rage Against the Machine; they've got some great music with charged lyrics!. Plus, growing an appreciation for metal is important!. It opens up a ton of different bands and styles!.
I would also advise checking out some of the following CDs!. A lot of these are the cornerstones of rock music and are great albums to get started on!.
AC/DC, "Back in Black"
AC/DC, "Highway to Hell"
Aerosmith, "Toys In The Attic"
Aerosmith, "Rocks"
The Beatles, "Abbey Road"
The Beatles, "Let It Be"
The Beatles, "Revolver"
The Beatles, "Rubber Soul"
The Beatles, "Sgt!. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The Bealtes, "The White Album"
Bruce Springsteen, "Born to Run"
The Clash, "The Clash"
The Clash, "London Calling"
Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Chronicle, Vol!. 1"
The Cure, "Disintegration"
David Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust"
Derek and the Dominos "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs"
Dire Straits, "Brothers In Arms"
Eric Clapton, "461 Ocean Boulevard"
Eric Clapton, "Slowhand"
Foo Fighters, "Foo Fighters"
Foo Fighters, "The Colour and the Shape"
Franz Ferdinand, "Franz Ferdinand"
Green Day, "Dookie"
Guns 'N Roses, "Appetite For Destruction"
The Jesus and Mary Chain, "Psychocandy"
Jimi Hendrix, "Are You Experienced!?"
Jimi Hendrix, "Electric Ladyland"
The Killers, "Hot Fuss"
The Kinks "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society"
KISS "Destroyer"
KISS "Dressed to Kill"
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin I"
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin II"
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin IV"
Metallica, "Master of Puppets"
Metallica, "Metallica (The Black Album)"
The Misfits, "Walk Among Us"
My Bloody Valentine, "Loveless"
Nine Inch Nails, "The Downward Spiral"
Nirvana, "In Utero"
Nirvana, "Nevermind"
Oasis, "Definitely Maybe"
Oasis, "(What's The Story) Morning Glory!?"
Pearl Jam, "Ten"
Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon"
Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
The Pixies, "Doolittle"
The Police, "Outlandos D'Amour"
The Police, "Synchronicity"
R!.E!.M!. "Automatic For The People"
R!.E!.M!. "Document"
Radiohead, "OK Computer"
Rage Against The Machine, "Evil Empire"
Rage Against The Machine, "Rage Against The Machine"
The Ramones, "The Ramones"
The Rolling Stones, "Beggar's Banquet"
The Rolling Stones, "Let It Bleed"
The Rolling Stones, "Sticky Fingers"
Sex Pistols, "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
The Smiths, "Meat Is Murder"
Sonic Youth, "Daydream Nation"
The Stooges, "Raw Power"
The Strokes, "Is This It"
U2, "Achtung Baby"
U2, "The Joshua Tree"
The Velvet Underground, "The Velvet Underground & Nico"
Weezer, "Weezer (The Blue Album)"
The White Stripes, "Elephant"
Keep in mind, these are just a few suggestions!. A lot of these are classic rock, and some are fairly new, but the above CDs are definitely not the end all be all of rock music!. Your interest in different rock genres might adjust according to your taste!. I would advise looking up some of these artists and figuring out what suits your taste!. You can contact me if you want more advice on music if you wish!.
As for a website profiling rock music, I would check out Rolling Stone magazine's website, or even Blender!.com; they update about twice a month and put up lots of rock reviews and download suggestions for songs!. I don't always agree with RS or Blender, but I would definitely advise checking out their "Top 500" lists of classic albums and songs; they're a pretty good starting point if you're looking to really get into collecting or downloading CDs!. If you really want to be scientific about it, try Metacritic for reviews on all kinds of CDs, rock, rap and everything!.
There are also plenty of websites which profile specific genres of rock music!. For example, for alternative rock, websites like Alternative Press are a good source, and for some decent punk reviews, try Absolute Punk!. Again, if you'd like more suggestions, I'd be more than happy to help!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I would also advise checking out some of the following CDs!. A lot of these are the cornerstones of rock music and are great albums to get started on!.
AC/DC, "Back in Black"
AC/DC, "Highway to Hell"
Aerosmith, "Toys In The Attic"
Aerosmith, "Rocks"
The Beatles, "Abbey Road"
The Beatles, "Let It Be"
The Beatles, "Revolver"
The Beatles, "Rubber Soul"
The Beatles, "Sgt!. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The Bealtes, "The White Album"
Bruce Springsteen, "Born to Run"
The Clash, "The Clash"
The Clash, "London Calling"
Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Chronicle, Vol!. 1"
The Cure, "Disintegration"
David Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust"
Derek and the Dominos "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs"
Dire Straits, "Brothers In Arms"
Eric Clapton, "461 Ocean Boulevard"
Eric Clapton, "Slowhand"
Foo Fighters, "Foo Fighters"
Foo Fighters, "The Colour and the Shape"
Franz Ferdinand, "Franz Ferdinand"
Green Day, "Dookie"
Guns 'N Roses, "Appetite For Destruction"
The Jesus and Mary Chain, "Psychocandy"
Jimi Hendrix, "Are You Experienced!?"
Jimi Hendrix, "Electric Ladyland"
The Killers, "Hot Fuss"
The Kinks "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society"
KISS "Destroyer"
KISS "Dressed to Kill"
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin I"
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin II"
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin IV"
Metallica, "Master of Puppets"
Metallica, "Metallica (The Black Album)"
The Misfits, "Walk Among Us"
My Bloody Valentine, "Loveless"
Nine Inch Nails, "The Downward Spiral"
Nirvana, "In Utero"
Nirvana, "Nevermind"
Oasis, "Definitely Maybe"
Oasis, "(What's The Story) Morning Glory!?"
Pearl Jam, "Ten"
Pink Floyd, "Dark Side of the Moon"
Pink Floyd, "The Wall"
The Pixies, "Doolittle"
The Police, "Outlandos D'Amour"
The Police, "Synchronicity"
R!.E!.M!. "Automatic For The People"
R!.E!.M!. "Document"
Radiohead, "OK Computer"
Rage Against The Machine, "Evil Empire"
Rage Against The Machine, "Rage Against The Machine"
The Ramones, "The Ramones"
The Rolling Stones, "Beggar's Banquet"
The Rolling Stones, "Let It Bleed"
The Rolling Stones, "Sticky Fingers"
Sex Pistols, "Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols"
The Smiths, "Meat Is Murder"
Sonic Youth, "Daydream Nation"
The Stooges, "Raw Power"
The Strokes, "Is This It"
U2, "Achtung Baby"
U2, "The Joshua Tree"
The Velvet Underground, "The Velvet Underground & Nico"
Weezer, "Weezer (The Blue Album)"
The White Stripes, "Elephant"
Keep in mind, these are just a few suggestions!. A lot of these are classic rock, and some are fairly new, but the above CDs are definitely not the end all be all of rock music!. Your interest in different rock genres might adjust according to your taste!. I would advise looking up some of these artists and figuring out what suits your taste!. You can contact me if you want more advice on music if you wish!.
As for a website profiling rock music, I would check out Rolling Stone magazine's website, or even Blender!.com; they update about twice a month and put up lots of rock reviews and download suggestions for songs!. I don't always agree with RS or Blender, but I would definitely advise checking out their "Top 500" lists of classic albums and songs; they're a pretty good starting point if you're looking to really get into collecting or downloading CDs!. If you really want to be scientific about it, try Metacritic for reviews on all kinds of CDs, rock, rap and everything!.
There are also plenty of websites which profile specific genres of rock music!. For example, for alternative rock, websites like Alternative Press are a good source, and for some decent punk reviews, try Absolute Punk!. Again, if you'd like more suggestions, I'd be more than happy to help!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
http://absolutepunk!.net/index!.php
note: even though the website above has the word 'punk' in it's name, most of the bands on that site are NOT actually punk!.
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I grew up with hip-hop too!. Then I started listening to only pop-punk bands like Fall Out Boy!. And then I realized that most pop-punk bands sound the same so I started listening to a bunch of different genres such as metal (Metallica), punk (Dead Kennedys), electronic/synth-pop (Blaqk Audio), and oldies (The Who)!.
edit: I agree with the guitar hero advice!. I have a friend who used to listen to only hip-hop but she now loves a whole bunch of rock bands!.
I would also ask people in the rap and hip-hop section if they listen to any rock and what they're favorite bands are!. It makes sense!. If you like the same genre as them, you might like some of the same bands as them!. I asked a question like that in the r/h section and a few had Bad Brains (hardcore punk), Nine Inch Nails (Industrial), and Linkin Park (I think they're alternative rock) in common!.
EDIT: Familiarize yourself with the song Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
note: even though the website above has the word 'punk' in it's name, most of the bands on that site are NOT actually punk!.
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I grew up with hip-hop too!. Then I started listening to only pop-punk bands like Fall Out Boy!. And then I realized that most pop-punk bands sound the same so I started listening to a bunch of different genres such as metal (Metallica), punk (Dead Kennedys), electronic/synth-pop (Blaqk Audio), and oldies (The Who)!.
edit: I agree with the guitar hero advice!. I have a friend who used to listen to only hip-hop but she now loves a whole bunch of rock bands!.
I would also ask people in the rap and hip-hop section if they listen to any rock and what they're favorite bands are!. It makes sense!. If you like the same genre as them, you might like some of the same bands as them!. I asked a question like that in the r/h section and a few had Bad Brains (hardcore punk), Nine Inch Nails (Industrial), and Linkin Park (I think they're alternative rock) in common!.
EDIT: Familiarize yourself with the song Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie and Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
I must warn about the Guitar Hero thing: Don't start listening to only those songs!. It's great for discovering artists, but listen to lots of their stuff!.
Some great rock, punk, and metal bands you should really look into, and a song or two to get you started include:
Coheed & Cambria: Feathers, Justice In Murder
Deep Purple: Knocking At Your Back Door
Dream Theater: Under A Glass Moon
Eric Clapton: Cocaine, Tears In Heaven
Journey: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), La Do Da
Nirvana: Lithium, All Apologies
Ozzy: Slow Down, No More Tears
Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb, Fearless
Queen: Ogre Battle, Fat Bottomed Girls
Rush: 2112
Styx: Suite Madame Blue, Miss America
Weezer: Buddy Holly
I tried to stay away from artists found on Guitar Hero as much as possible, but some I just had to put
And I'm glad to see we're winning one from rap, (and as long as people don't give sh!t answers like Fall Out Boy or Paramore) and one more for rock and roll!Www@Enter-QA@Com
Some great rock, punk, and metal bands you should really look into, and a song or two to get you started include:
Coheed & Cambria: Feathers, Justice In Murder
Deep Purple: Knocking At Your Back Door
Dream Theater: Under A Glass Moon
Eric Clapton: Cocaine, Tears In Heaven
Journey: Separate Ways (Worlds Apart), La Do Da
Nirvana: Lithium, All Apologies
Ozzy: Slow Down, No More Tears
Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb, Fearless
Queen: Ogre Battle, Fat Bottomed Girls
Rush: 2112
Styx: Suite Madame Blue, Miss America
Weezer: Buddy Holly
I tried to stay away from artists found on Guitar Hero as much as possible, but some I just had to put
And I'm glad to see we're winning one from rap, (and as long as people don't give sh!t answers like Fall Out Boy or Paramore) and one more for rock and roll!Www@Enter-QA@Com
Well since you come from a rap-influenced background, try Rage Against The Machine!. It's like a cross between rock and rap that's gone horribly right!. Anthrax is a good choice too, they may be thrash metal but these guys like rap!. (listen to the song I'm The Man and you'll see what I mean)
And some of the Beastie Boys' earlier work is good too, when I first heard Fight For Your Right I thought they were a punk band!.
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And some of the Beastie Boys' earlier work is good too, when I first heard Fight For Your Right I thought they were a punk band!.
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depends on what kind of rock you like!.
classic bluesy:
jimi hendrix
led zeppelin
janis joplin
progressive phycadillic(sp!?):
the doors
pink floyd
rush
jefferson airplane
good punk:
the ramones
the sex pistols
the dead kenneyds
the misfits
90's alternative/grunge
nirvana
pearl jam
sound garden
alice in chains
rage against the machine
audioslave
soical distortion
red hot chili peppers
stone temple piolets(sp!?)
sorry about the spelling, and I hope you like these bands!.
:)Www@Enter-QA@Com
classic bluesy:
jimi hendrix
led zeppelin
janis joplin
progressive phycadillic(sp!?):
the doors
pink floyd
rush
jefferson airplane
good punk:
the ramones
the sex pistols
the dead kenneyds
the misfits
90's alternative/grunge
nirvana
pearl jam
sound garden
alice in chains
rage against the machine
audioslave
soical distortion
red hot chili peppers
stone temple piolets(sp!?)
sorry about the spelling, and I hope you like these bands!.
:)Www@Enter-QA@Com
i don't know of any sites, but here are some good bands:
-Apocalyptica
-Atreyu
-Breaking Benjamin
-Disturbed
-Metallica
-Nirvana
-Staind
if you go along those lines, I'm sure u'll find something!. usually if you look on yahoo music for them, they come up w/ similar artists!. that's a good way to find more good bands!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
-Apocalyptica
-Atreyu
-Breaking Benjamin
-Disturbed
-Metallica
-Nirvana
-Staind
if you go along those lines, I'm sure u'll find something!. usually if you look on yahoo music for them, they come up w/ similar artists!. that's a good way to find more good bands!.Www@Enter-QA@Com
Go with Eric Clapton, if you follow his career from the beginning and research his contemporaries and band mates you will find alot of interesting music, but if you are lazy or don't have much time just try The Beatles, AND DEFIANTLY THE WHOWww@Enter-QA@Com
Some kickass classic rock bands, which I suggest you start with are!.!.!.
led zeppelin
guns n roses
boston
blue oyster cult
journey
kansas
velvet revolver
punk/alternative!.!.!.
green day
sugarcult
paramore
eve 6
operation ivy
new found glory
creedWww@Enter-QA@Com
led zeppelin
guns n roses
boston
blue oyster cult
journey
kansas
velvet revolver
punk/alternative!.!.!.
green day
sugarcult
paramore
eve 6
operation ivy
new found glory
creedWww@Enter-QA@Com
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Boston
Rush
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Journey
Kansas
Lynyrd Skynyrd
!.38 Special
The Rolling StonesWww@Enter-QA@Com
Aerosmith
Boston
Rush
Iron Maiden
Metallica
Journey
Kansas
Lynyrd Skynyrd
!.38 Special
The Rolling StonesWww@Enter-QA@Com
ok a suggestion to start off!. play guitar hero!. it will get you into songs u dont even like!.!.Www@Enter-QA@Com