I've been listening to Christian rock and Korean rock, and just wandering what American rock bands you think are good. It doesn't have to be Christian or whatever.

The only one's that I know of are Linkin Park and Green Day. Any other good bands?

Red Hot Chili Peppers

they arent head banging rock
but I love them, they are just amazing.

Oh dude! What kind of rock are you into?

Let's see.. (I've also included some British roch since they're in english too)

The Clash, Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedy, The Ramones, The Arcade Fire, Small Sins, The Sounds, The Vapors, The Oohlas, Editors, Spoon, Delorentos, The Beatles, Switchfoot, Coldplay, Mumm-ra, The Ken Oak Band, The Strokes, The Decemberists, The Hives, The Dresden Dolls, The Subways, The Cardigans, The Chalets, and so much more!

I've been into more indie or not as popular bands.

You can try Lovedrug, Kaddisfly, The Frame, Punchline, Bright Eyes, The Academy Is...

A good variety of music in here also.

Paramore
Cute Is What We Aim For
All Time Low
Fall Out Boy

Eisley...i strongly recommend Eisley...theyre not your average rock group...its what happens when a family who grew up reading Harry Potter, watching Star Wars and listening to Radiohead decide to start a band.

http://www.myspace.com/eisley

(also check out Gone Til November, link is in my sig)

Deftones

They're like a better, more talented/creative & diverse version of Linkin Park. They were actually one of LP's biggest influences. I made a thread for them somewhere around here.

Evanescence
is the best band ever. They categorize themselves as "Alternative", but it's more of a mix between rock and goth metal. Lead singer Amy Lee (err...Amy Lee Hartzler) sings with emotion in every song, and not every song is one of those lovey-dovey songs, which is another thing why I love them.
Here are some favorites: Haunted, Field of Innocence, Going Under, Before the Dawn, Even In Death, Sweet Sacrifice, Lithium, The Only One, Snow White Queen...
...well, I can go on and on with the list...
but you just have to listen to Haunted!

haha i like linkin park and green day too (well the latter is kinda hit-or-miss for me because they have songs i can't stand, but the former is like... all of their songs sound the same so whatever)

do you have itunes? if so, you can click "itunes essentials" on the main page to bring up a section that's just a bunch of official itunes playlists divided by genre, style, era, artist, etc. and even within those playlists, the songs are separated into three categories: basic/popular, advanced, and really obscure. when i'm bored, i seek those out and click on the songs to listen to the 30-second samples until i find something that sounds catchy. you can check out the "mainstream rock" playlist to start it has both linkin park and green day, plus other bands you might like.

and for specific bands... try muse, they're great. and ^ i like evanescence too, although like with LP i get made fun of the worst for admitting that.

anberlin. i looove anberlin (hopefullly you're already listening to them.)
ugh and JONEZETTA. jonezetta. JONEZETTA. they are so underrated, and the music they make is so good.

EDIT--
eisley! i love eisley. their single new "invasion" is sooooooo goood! im excited for combinations.

- Panic! At The Disco
- My Chemical Romance
- Rise Against
- Fall Out Boy
- Billy Talent
- Avenged Sevenfold
and The Blood Brothers (L). hmm they're not really a rock band, but they're hella awesome.

Three Days Grace
Billy Talent
The Strokes
The White Stripes
Sum 41
Death cab for cutie
Coldplay
Arctic Monkeys
Hot Hot Heat
Queens of the stone age
Red Hot Chili Peppers
U2 [pretty old.. ]
Arcade Fire
The All American Rejects
Alexisonfire
The Killers
Franz Ferdinand
Frou Frou
The Fray
My Chemical Romance
Seether
Simple Plan [old]
Good Charlotte [?!?!ooollllld]
Theory of A Dead Man
Switchfoot [christian rock band you probably already know]
Weezer
The Used
Treble Charger
--
&more but i can't think right now =/
errrm. yeaaah.. choose any band you like XD

Hmm...well there are lots of different varieties.
Well, I'm sure someone mentioned Death Cab for Cutie
Then there's the Postal Service, not sure if you've heard of them. The vocalist for this band is for Death Cab too.
Augustana is pretty good too ^^
But those are kind of like soft rock-ish.

The Doors
The gratefull dead
Pink Floyd
Sublime
Buffalo SpringField

Alrighty, thanks for your recommendations. I like any type of rock besides the hardcore one's. Off to find their myspace and check 'em out. Thanks!

While you're out there, check out The Verve.

The Blood brothers are a rock band. How are they not? Have you listened to them?


And to the topic starter I would only recommend blood brothers from that list but you dont like hardcore music, so I would recommend Death cab for cutie, Pinback, The American Analog Set, The Postal Service, The Arcade Fire, Minus the Bear, Copeland, The Beatles, Nada Surf, Modest Mouse, The Shins, Rilo Kiley.......

Another couple of groups I remembered, or just heard very recently

Windsor for the Derby (kinda like a mixture of Gorillaz / Explosions in the Sky)
Explosions in the Sky
Of Montreal (Very experimental / poppy / electronica sound. Takes a LONG time getting used to but it grows on you)

Yes. I agree.



But like someone else mentioned, Evanescence.

AND (they`re Finnish, but that the hell..) HIM. I love them. I`m pretty much obsessed.
Check `em out (they call themselves "Love Metal" (something they made up), but ibasically it`s rock/goth/alt/(in some songs) metal). REALLY GOOD. I love them!!

Depends on what kind of rock you like

Coldplay (my #1)
Rooney (tied with coldplay, reminds me of a modern version of the Beatles)
Maroon 5 (more pop rock)
The Killers (second album is better)
Jet (love their sound)
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Fall Out Boy (pop rock again)

...I stress Coldplay and Rooney

I suggest Incubus, Muse, and Rise Against

oh.. can't forget howie day XD
something like that. =/
green day? =/
good charlotte?
those two are pretty old D:. LOL

hmmm well i like panic! at the disco, fall out boy, evanecsence, artic monkeys (theyre pretty good)
im not sure anyone has mentioned AFI yet though
um all american rejects, green day, linkin park, red jumpsuit apparatus (i dont think that was mentioned)

yea def every song by the chili peppers. here are some more

snow patrol
sublime
3 doors down
all american rejects
death cab (not death metal)
the fray
fuel
nickelback
papa roach
OAR
weezer
incubus
lifehouse
foo fighters

-At the Drive in
-The Mars Volta
-System of a Down
-Primus
-Tool
-Brand New
-Red Hot Chili Peppers
-Can
-Weezer

Muse <3

lol. i'm going to see them monday
zomg.

my avatar is Maynard. he's the singer for both Tool and A Perfect Circle. and my sig is Placebo. all good bands. check em out.

i'd recommend:
arctic monkeys
athlete
the arcade fire
death cab for cutie

One of my favourite Canadian rock bands... Moist! Their work is mostly from the 90s, but they were great. The lead singer is Thai and Jewish. His solo compilations are great as well (David Usher).

YEAH! i was going to recommend anberlin (and really like jonezetta too!) so i second that recommendation

besides those:
MuteMath (my all time favorites!!)
mewithoutYou (think they're great! however i've been told they're an acquired taste)
P.O.D., RED, falling up, sanctus real (not biggest fan of most recent album), andi'm not sure how "hard" rock music can be but: [the] Beloved, flyleaf, underoath, LIFE IN YOUR WAY, pop rock: the fold, punky rock: hawk nelson.

Oasis
Franz Ferdinand <3
Arctic Monkeys
The Beatles
Electric Light Orchestra

there's a british band called arctic monkey's there pretty good. on top of that i kinda like maroon 5. if you want some heavy metal try dir en grey, some pop/rock try fallout boy, and panic! at the disco

Queen!

They're an older band from around 1970s? 80s? Anyway, they're really good. Not sure if you're into their kind of music, though.

<3
at the drive in
the mars volta

every band loves them.

I reali like the death metal, speed metal and punk hardcore like
- Black Dahlia Murder
- The Bled
- Bleeding Through
- Martyr AD
- Gwar
- Haste the Day
- Himsa

but if thats to loud then
- Maximo Park
- The Futureheads
- Catch 22
- Cold War Kids
- Wolfmother (Reali good in my opinion)
- Motion City Soundtrack

I'm currently into Muse and Anberlin right now. Both are very good.

The Used, My Chemical Romance, Panic! At the Disco, Coldplay, Daughtry, Weezer, Death cab for cutie, The Killers, the all american rejects, evanescence; can't really think of more. Jrock is pretty good too~

Cobra Starship.

Dont think they've been named here yet, but they're pretty good.

Edit// Oh, and Plain White T's!

Alice in Chains
Soundgarden
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Stone Temple Pilots

but I also listen to a lot of goth metal bands...

Sirenia
Paradise Lost
Streams of Passion
Within Temptation
Nightwish

peter bjorn and john

havent been listening to alot of rock lately

We Are The Fury and Pieces Of The Sun. I even love their names

the red jump suit apparatus - wow.. they're good! helen : lol ^^^u beat me!
madina lake : i don't think it's mentioned before.
paramore
the academy is

credits to my fren who asked me to listen to them.

daphne loves derby (more like indie rock)
all american rejects
the ataris
the fray
the killers
hot hot heat
maroon 5

TMV and ATDI
nothing can beat that

There's a bunch of different types of rock.. but here's a list of the ones I listen to..
The ones I really like I bolded.

Amber Pacific
Artic Monkeys
Ash
Atreyu
Brand New
Bright Eyes
Burning Brides
Cartel
Chronic Future
Coldplay
Daphne Loves Derby
Death Cab For Cutie
Eighteen Visions
Evanescence
Fall Out Boy
Finger Eleven
From First To Last
Funderal For A Friend
Hawthorne Heights
Interpol
Letter Kills
Linkin Park
Local H
Madina Lake
Maroon 5
Motion City Soundtrack
Moving Units
No Motive
Paramore
Rise Against
Snow Patrol
Something Corporate
Story Of The Year
Sugarcult
Taking Back Sunday
The Ataris
The Explosion
The Killers
The Lot Six
The Ordinary Boys
The Postal Service
The Starting Line
Three Days Grace
Thrice Way awesome
Yellowcard Also way awesome

if you like christian rock, try

-RED
-SWITCHFOOT
- BUILDING 429

Christian band--Relient K, mang! No one has mentioned them yet??

Aye man your in Florida.... You have to listen to Southern Rock its a florida thing especially .38 Special and Lynard Skynard

If you like electronica listen to Kill Hannah. For metal, listen to Bullet For My Valentine. For alternative, try Smile Empty Soul, Sick Puppies.

Bullet For My Valentine

They're really good, for a metal band.

they're incredible live too