Originally posted by total metalhead
Red Hot Chili PeppersMetallica
In Flames
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters
(and i know ppl will disagree with these 2)
Tool
System Of A Down
Why would anyone disagree with Tool? They're 10 times the band the other ones listed are. But I won't argue with System of a Clown.
firstly, yes Tool kick ass, and i find it hard to understand why ppl dont like them, but if you think Tool are 10 times the band any of the others are, you've obviously never heard Metallica or RHCP, who are both better bands. Foo Fighters and In Flames are just as good as Tool, and Smashing Pumpkins aren't quite as good, but there definitely not 10 times worse. and finally, System Of A Clown? what the f**k man??? thats just lame. plus SOAD are one of the most original, talented, free-thinking bands out there. you may not like them, but that doesnt change the fact that they are a true breath of fresh air. their unique.
I am 28 years old and grew up listening to real metal in the '80's and '90's like Death, Slayer, Morbid Angel, Obituary, Napalm Death, Pantera, Carcass, Anthrax, Cannibal Corpse, and Testament.
I just happen to like Tool in addition to the other bands listed above I listen to.
BTW, I saw System of a Clown once as an opening band around 1994 and for some reason they were opening up for a band like Death or Napalm Death. It was a complete mispairing, I mean some band with dreads opening up for a brutal death metal act? I mean come on.
After thinking long and hard about that question..I would have to say that all the good music really is in the past. Not ALL the good music, but if we had never had The Beatles, many of the bands we love today wouldn't even be together. The past definitely had the most influential bands, there's no arguing that. As far as punk goes, the past was DEFINITELY better.