The "Name a good band just for the hell of it" thr

[ryangobie]

hehe silly, but i'll play, since i can't really contribute to many other threads...things that come to mind today

Portraits of Past
This Ship Will Sink
Kaospilot
Black Heart Procession
Rorschach
Universal Order of Armageddon (actually, anything with tonie joy in it...Born Against, Convocation Of, Great Unraveling)
Torches to Rome
Discordance Axis

[aaronsternke]

SkyAtNoNoon - I've been a big fan of Sunny Day since the first album, so it's hard for me to say whether fire theft are better or worse... but it's Jeremy, William, and Nate, and then a new guitar player and keyboard player. I just saw them a few nights ago and they were totally amazing. Fire Theft is maybe less raw... maybe more mature songwriting, if that makes any sense. I love them. www.thefiretheft.com. Check them out.

Aaron

[phalex]

[the_riff]

LAKE TROUT
Broken Social Scene


Great production from both of these groups

[I'm Painting Again]

SkyAtNoNoon - I've been a big fan of Sunny Day since the first album, so it's hard for me to say whether fire theft are better or worse... but it's Jeremy, William, and Nate, and then a new guitar player and keyboard player. I just saw them a few nights ago and they were totally amazing. Fire Theft is maybe less raw... maybe more mature songwriting, if that makes any sense. I love them. www.thefiretheft.com. Check them out.

Aaron

I will no doubt

[tiger vomitt]

Parliament

KOMPRESSOR

funk bros

[thenumber]

Cerberus Shoal
The Blood Brothers
Soul Coughing
Kid 606
Autechre
COIL
Lightning Bolt

[phalex]

[JasonW]

the shins
american analog set
wilco
mercury rev
macha
ladytron
the entire elephant six collective

[Bear]

Hey Jason W, did you hear the "Macha Loved Bedhead" cover of Cher's "Believe"? Whoo, boy. It's genius.

And some good groups I've been listening to lately:

Four Tet
Wilco
Flaming Lips
Themselves
Neutral Milk Hotel
rachels
mogwai
Console

[JasonW]

Hey Jason W, did you hear the "Macha Loved Bedhead" cover of Cher's "Believe"? Whoo, boy. It's genius.

Yes, and I adore it... touchtone rock!

Macha and Bedhead together = joy. My favorite off that CD was "Hey Goodbye". What a beautiful, droning piece of music. When I'm depressed, that CD is usually the soundtrack.

By the way, Bear, you have exquisite taste in music.

[Bear]

Touchtone rock? Good name. When I realized the phone was the hook, I flipped. And since I'm a fan of both Macha and Bedhead, that group of songs sit really well with me. "Hey Goodbye" is excellent.

By the way, Bear, you have exquisite taste in music.

Why, thank you. And ditto yourself. I recently picked up American Analog Set's "Know By Heart," and Postman has been the song of the week (aren't they from Houston, or was it Austin?). And "Deserter's Songs" never leaves my CD wallet. It's been there for years. Shins is a recent favorite too.

[JasonW]

aren't they from Houston, or was it Austin?

I think they're a Dallas transplant to Austin. From Know By Heart, my fav is "Punk as Fuck". Pretty songs with profane titles are one of my favorite indie rock staples.

Someone should start a "best song-title" thread. I would, but I'm not finished with my sandwich. If someone does, may I suggest "why are all the good girls pregnant" to start the thing off? That one belongs to someone from this board, if I'm not mistaken.

[djslayerissick]

Opeth
Meshuggah (its yiddish for "crazy!")
Korn
Voivod
Skunk Anansie
Linkin Park
Anyone
No One

but..... doesnt EVERY band have a bandname just for the hell of it? only bands named after a band member actually make sense. like The Jimi Hendrix Experience. or Dave Mathews Band.

[Rigsby]

Do Me Bad Things

www.domewebthings.com ...friends of mine, really good, take a look.