Best Band In Each Genre ATM

[guppygould]

'The best band at the minute' was mentioned in the Wolfmother thread and I thought this would make for a pretty interesting discussion.

If you have any standout bands for a particular genre of music slap 'em here. Nominate an overall best band if you want but I doubt we will come to any sort of agreement.

Let the nominations begin.



Hip-Hop:
La Coka Nostra -they haven't released an album yet but they have gained major popularity through myspace and the internet. They are the the most promising Hip-Hop supergroup since the Wu-Tang Clan and comprise of members from House Of Pain, Cypress Hill, Limp Bizkit and Non Phixion. The debut album is rumoured to come out later this year and is set to be sensational. -The group's work has already been hyped to be some of the best Hip-Hop of all time. Pay a visit to their myspace and have a listen some of their tunes. My personal favourite is Fuck Tony Montana




Ska:

Streetlight Manifesto. Their first two albums have been 2 of the best 3rd-wave ska albums ever and with a new album out this year the future looks bright. Have a look at some of the live videos on youtube -Fantastic!!!

Metal/Hard Rock:

Rage Against The Machine. Not a new band by any means, but they have reunited this year and have organised a huge North-American tour. They have denied rumours of a new album but I guess we'll have to see...




Acoustic:

Willy Mason. Really nice acoustic singer who has made it all by himself and is now starting to hit it big. Check out some of his videos on youtube. -His new album is pretty darn good too!

They're the four that stand out at the minute, in my mind anyway.

[pez]

hmmm, lets have a think.
for me it'd be...

rap: i barely listen to it, so can't really say lol.

ska:
-king prawn. they aren't around anymore but were pretty much amazing, i mean they even have an amazing band name. nuff said! some good stuff to download or whatever i'd say would be 'dominant view' and 'survive', 2 of their best ones imo. R.I.P king prawn, greatly missed.

-adequate seven- yes theres seven of them . liked these for a good while now, they manage to put together ska, punk and kinda gritty rock, without sounding shitty.

-howards alias- kinda like adequate seven, but imo better. not around anymore unfortuneately, but i managed to see them whilst they were still around, and they're awesome live. perhaps slightly more melodic than most ska, but in no way less amazing. check out 'bury it' , 'rob wants you dead', 'W.O.R.L.D' or 'dorren' for proof.


metal/rock: again i rarely listen to anything that heavy, but if they count i'm gonna say apocalyptica. not that well known, but they're a band from finalnd who play classical instruemtns, hard rock style. they played on the eurovison in the interval if anyone caught it. some of their stuff comprises of covers of metallica and slayer, with their own take on them. sounds strange but really worth checking out.

punk:
-all time fav would have to be AFI. anyone that knows me propperly will probably know that i was virtually obsessed with em last year ish, and still love them now. they've changed quite a bit from being really good punk, to getting slightly emo but still amazing, but now with 'decemberunderground' album, i can say i'm frankly quite dissapointed. theres a few quite catchy ones on their but i can't really get the love for the hardcore yet melodic punk thing going on with davey's changes from screaming and singing, still there but doesn't quite have the same aceness to it.


acoustic/alt:
now heres my greatest genre ever, don't think i could name just the one.

-joanna newsom: folk/acoustic singer and musician from america. not for everyone due to her strange voice [when i first heard her i thought she sounded like a retard getting strangled!] but her stuff seems to be the kind that takes a while to get into.

-dallas green [aka city and colour]- lead singer of alexisonfire gone solo. if anyone knwos of his band, then they'll know of his amazing voice, and put with acoustic stuff rather than screamo it's really breathtaking. amazing lyrics and wonderful voice, along with amazing music,defineatley worth a listen, download 'in the water i am beautiful' , 'caseys song' and 'urgency' to see what i mean. words can't really sum up just how much i love his stuff, probably my fav artist ever.

-regina spektor- much like joanna newsom, her stuff isn't for everyone, shes like marmite-you either love it or hate it, i personally think its wonderful. russian born but brough up in the bronx, her music is different but still amazing. she has a realy unique yet beautiful voice because of the slight russian accent in it, and the music put with it fits perfectly, complex piano or acoustic guitars. hoping to see her in september, it's the kinda gig where i'd possibly actually cry if i wasn't allowed to go.

-bright eyes- allthough it sounds like a band, its just the one guy connor oberst. simple acoustic tunes with a slight country twist, but don't worry, not the awful kind of country. nice and thoughtful lyrics, good voice and brilliant guitarist.

-willie mason- yup i'll agreehe's amazing, although i sometimes get confused with willie mason, then am dissapointed when get some old twat singing rather than his stuff.

EDIT:Paragraphed to split the artists/genres up!

[guppygould]

That was a sweet list, although I have to say that AFI have gone off the rails. I did mean this for artists at the minute, but those all warrant a listen so I'm leaving them up there.

Good call on 'Bright Eyes' BTW!

No-one going to nominate any pop acts then?

[pez]

unless they're sad fucks who's idea of good music is the pussycat dolls and girls aloud.. no.
indeed afi have gone off the rails, but still like em purely kuz at one point they made really good music.