Post a band (the more popular, the better), then post a band that is similar (the better the band, the better). We'll be able to find out great, new bands that sound like the ones we already like.

For all of you Coldplay/Radiohead fans (read: all of Massassi), I highly suggest listening to And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead. One of my favorites, and while it sounds like Coldplay, IMO it's much better. You can download Relative Ways here from Epitonic (it's legal).

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Finch
Funeral For A Friend
My Chemical Romance
Fony
Hidden In Plain View....

theres a million of those crappy whiney girlfriend problems bands with the "strum some heavy chords, then play an iron maiden lick to finish the riff" structure going on.

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Drugs & Stupidity, Tons of it.

Jeremiah Freed

is like:

Lynyrd Skynyrd mixed with Led Zeppelin mixed with the Black Crowes

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Baby Mama's Drama

Oooh, I've been listening to And You Will Know Us By the Trail of the Dead a bit lately. They are groovy.

I can't currently think of much to add, except that Big Star was a big influence on a lot of bands and were awesome.

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Oh, I forgot!
The Stone Roses. Another band that's similar to the ones you mentioned, Whelly.
From what I hear, their first album is their best one. That's the one I have, and it's awesome.

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All you need is love.

Radiohead/Coldplay also == Starsailor

I'm going to check out trail of dead...

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Most definately NOT all of Massassi. I, for one, can't stand Coldplay. At all. I've tried many a time to listen to them, and I just can't make it through any of the songs I've heard.

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Also Muse and Doves

Fans of U2-style anthems, Zeppelin / AC-DC guitar riffs, and Thom Yorke (Radiohead, yet slightly less weird) style crooning, should definitely check out Australian band Powderfinger. These Days, My Happiness, Sunsets, and Love Your Way are just a few good songs from their 2 most recent albums.

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There is no spoon.

That does sound interesting, sir Spork.

Trail of the Dead sounds more punky to me than the bands you guys are listing.
Their album Source Tags and Codes got an impressive 10.0 review from pitchfork.

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[This message has been edited by dry gear the frog (edited March 28, 2004).]

For all of you Evanscence lovers, I got the perfect band for you. If you like the instrumental aspects of the band, but dislike the metal aspects, be sure to give Elliot a listen. They sound beautiful, and have various instruments to back them up.

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Elliott are one of the best bands of our time, but frankly I'm appalled that you compared them to Evanesence.

For all of you Dave Matthew Band fans, give a listen to Four Squares. So much better sounding, but it reminds of them for some reason...

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He compared the instrumental aspects, not the entire band. The way I read it, he's saying that Evanesence's instrumentals and Elliott's instrumentals are similar.

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Frogblast the Vent Core!

--End of Line--

The Mars Volta

Oceansize

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"Music is the universal language and the
dialect we speak in is Hip Hop!" - King Solomon

If you're into Dave Matthews/John Mayer/That other guy who's usually in here:
Glen Phillips

I'm not a fan of Dave Matthews/John Mayer/Other guy, but I know there's a lot of overlap. Glen Phillips is awesome. If anyone's interested, I can link to some free legal downloads.

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All you need is love.

I've only heard good things from/about Powderfinger.

Dammit Spork, let me find good music first for once!

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[This message has been edited by Schming (edited April 01, 2004).]

Heh, hey you're the one who got me into JLC

Incidently, Vertigo arrived in the mail today. Havent listented to it yet, though.

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There is no spoon.

Mother's Eyes... I'm telling you

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That song sounds sooooooooo much like a Radiohead song. Which is a good thing

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There is no spoon.