I think you should also take into consideration the fact that a lof the the bands we have suggested are more in the indie vein and as such wont be as readily accessible as more mainstream stuff. A lot of what has been recommended are my favorite bands but they wont be as catchy as U2 or REM on one listen. I know personally when I first listened to the National i wasn't too into them, but in time they have grown on me and are one of my favorites currently.
I would start with Boxer if you are going to start an album with The National. High Violet is great but is more of a grower IMO.
Yes, I agree, but The Call was definitely not mainstream and it was instant, Wow. But, you're right, some things take time. I mean, the first time I heard Pink Floyd was Brick in the Wall and I hated it. Go figure.
That's what they say every decade. Man. Music elitists are the worst. Also, no mention of Sigur Rós yet? They debuted in the late 90s... close enough.
Every generation has a different definition of what great music is. There's just as much good stuff to be found in the 00's if you where to look.
Speaking of The Call, did you know Michael Been died last year? His son is the bass player in Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.
Bands that I think will be remembered like the greats in a bunch of years (and played on your classic rock station or whatever)- Muse, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, The White Stripes, the Strokes, Kings of Leon (eww), Coldplay, Phoenix, Wilco, Gorillaz, My Morning Jacket Bands that should be remembered but probably wont (I mean by the public, not just internet or whatever)- Animal Collective, LCD Soundsystem, Arctic Monkeys (Though they will in Europe), the Flaming Lips, Sigur Ros, Titus Andronicus, Sufjan Stevens theres more im forgetting in both categories but thats what I think. Oh and I like every band in the first category except KoL
I believe in being as accurate as possible. I feel no shame. Go masturbate to Yo La Tengo. Do you realize The Flaming Lips have been around since the early/mid-80's? Hardly counts as a recent band.
Yes, very sad, personally very sad for me. I saw The Call open up for Simple Minds at the Southern Star Ampitheatre, and his singing would just send chills up your spine- very powerful voice and music to boot. It was really one of the first bands I heard that was outside the mainstream of what was played on the radio, and this music resonated with me very strongly because of that. It was a wave of groups- U2, REM, The Alarm, The Call, Midnight Oil, The Smithereens, and Simple Minds- that provided an alternative to the standard popular sound of groups like Huey Lewis, Journey, etc. For me, this was the equivalent of the Pistols, Ramones, and Clash in the 70s or Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden in the 90s- it was a new sound, it was bands that played from the heart, and it was music that stood for something. And at the time, The Call was right up there with U2 and REM. And I still love it like yesterday. You can't NOT be moved by this music. RIP, Mr. Been. <iframe title="YouTube video player" width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/272T8hZUqcs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Aside from the aforementioned.... Queens of the Stone Age basically started around 2000, if a few years before. Super Furry Animals have been an awesome, innovative band since the mid 90's. Les Savy Fav are brilliant. New Pornographers made some of the best power pop since the original era. My Morning Jacket have been consistently strong. TV on the Radio have a really great and innovative sound. A lot of people also swear by the Drive By Truckers and The Hold Steady, as well. There are no shortage of great bands.
Beirut Grizzly Bear Interpol (they peaked with first album)- Their first record alone will give them a life time pass to make less than stellar albums henceforth. Bloc Party (see Interpol) Arctic Monkeys Wolf Parade Tokyo Police Club Cut Copy Royksopp Beach House Band of Horses The National TV on the Radio
One of the reason none of these bands stand out like the great bands of yesteryear is that there are just too many bands and just too much music (and the fact that none of them have any balls). 40 years ago you would get maybe 10 or 20 great albums from 5 or 10 great bands a year. You would actually hear them at home and in your car on the FM radio. They cost four hours pay and there wasn't any way to own them free other than recording a cassette tape. You'd play that album till the grooves wore off. Now I get a weekly newsletter from allmusic.com with 10 really good albums a week. I can go out and get a copy free, listen to it once or twice and then I move on. Nothing sticks, nothing is really around long enough to become "classic". As more and more styles and sounds stack up in the catalog of your brain, everything becomes derivative. But I'm not saying it was better back then, it's just different now. And with all information (music) permanent and ever-expanding it won't ever go back. For the record The Racontuers are the best 1 1/2 CD band since 2000. I only hope they come together again before Mark David Chapman is out on parole and looking for Jack White.
Paul Gilbert (solo career) Ghostland Observatory (come on people they're from Texas) MGMT (one good album: Oracular Spectacular) Meshuggah (from the 90's but have done some great things since 2000) Rise Against (Radio band) Three Days Grace (Radio band)
Eh, yeah, you are right. I was just thinking about the stuff they made from 2000 on. Actually I was just thinking of Yoshimi.
