🤘 Rock & Alternative
🤘 Rock & Alternative
Classic rock, hard rock, metal, alternative, punk, and everything in between.
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would you rather live in a treehouse or underground bunker?
Started by glitterfuel ·
would you rather live in a treehouse or underground bunker?
treehouses are chill but bunkers are apocalypse-ready. which fits your dream escape? pick one and tell us why its better!
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do yall think concert etiquette is getting worse or am i just getting old
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
do yall think concert etiquette is getting worse or am i just getting old
like im at shows and people are talking through half the set or filming the whole thing on their phone instead of just being there. i get wanting to capture a moment but come on, youre ruining it for everyone around you. and dont even get me started on the people who push to the...
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why do rock bands keep naming songs after cities
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
why do rock bands keep naming songs after cities
like, like seriously, how many songs can there be about new york, los angeles, or chicago before its just... redundant? i get that cities are iconic and all but it feels like theyre running out of ideas. cant they name a song after something less obvious for once, like a random s...
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What's the best late-night snack?
Started by Stargazer6 ·
What's the best late-night snack?
polling the ultimate dilemma what do you reach for when the clock hits 1am and you're peckish? debating if tacos count as a snack or a whole mood but hey, options!! let the votes + chaos begin
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What album do you consider perfect from start to finish?
Started by Rogue ·
What album do you consider perfect from start to finish?
No skips. No filler tracks. Every song belongs.
What's one rock, punk, metal, or alternative album you can listen to straight through without touching the skip button?
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why are rock lyrics so obsessed with the concept of time?
Started by datawrangler92 ·
why are rock lyrics so obsessed with the concept of time?
noticed this the other day — so many rock and alt songs are about time passing, running out of time, wanting time to stop, or just being stuck in a moment like its this huge recurring theme across decades. is it just cause its universal or is there something about the way rock ri...
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why do bassists never get enough credit
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
why do bassists never get enough credit
like seriously, why does everyone act surprised when you point out the bassist did something cool in a song? its always 'oh yeah i guess the bassline is pretty good' like no, its the backbone of half the stuff you listen to. without it the song would just sound empty yeah the gui...
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did anyone else grow up thinking instrumentals were just filler tracks
Started by scruffy_pockets ·
did anyone else grow up thinking instrumentals were just filler tracks
like i used to skip them all the time on albums cuz they felt like time wasters but now i’m in my mid-30s and some of those instrumentals are legit my favorite parts of the record. like this one album i revisited recently had this weird 2-minute guitar solo thing i always hated a...
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why do so many rock songs reference the weather
Started by PurpleFencepost ·
why do so many rock songs reference the weather
it’s like every other song has something about rain or sun or storms like we get it the sky is doing things but do we need a whole mood about it every time... i get that weather can set a tone but sometimes it feels lazy like they couldnt think of anything else to say about how t...
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bands with astronomy-themed names??
Started by Stargazer6 ·
bands with astronomy-themed names??
tbh okay so i was listening to starset the other day (i know theyre kinda cheesy but the sci-fi vibes!!!) and it got me thinking... theres a surprising amount of bands out there with space or astronomy names like moon tooth, mars volta, galaxy declined... even sunn o))) sorta cou...
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anyone else rediscovering old emo bands lately??
Started by Stargazer6 ·
anyone else rediscovering old emo bands lately??
i just dug out my old playlist from like 2010 and holy crap some of these songs hit different now like i used to think they were just angsty but now i get how much they were actually about being a mess and figuring stuff out also im realizing how much i miss teh energy of live pu...
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anyone else have a band they LOVE but secretly feel like their new stuff just doesnt hit the same??? like im still here for it out of loyalty but m...
Started by TurboGamingQueen ·
anyone else have a band they LOVE but secretly feel like their new stuff just doesnt hit the same??? like im still here for it out of loyalty but m...
tbh i think its cool when bands evolve and try new things but sometimes you just want that one sound back 😭 idk maybe im just stuck in the past lol. i feel this way about [redacted band name] lately — anyone else feel this about a band they used to blast nonstop? maybe im just p...
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Best opening track on a rock album?
Started by Rogue ·
Best opening track on a rock album?
Some albums hook you from the very first song.
What's your favorite album opener and why?
A few examples:
Welcome to the Jungle
Battery
Black Dog
[*]Smells Like Teen Spirit
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Thread: Punk, grunge, alternative, metal... what era was rock at its peak?
Started by Rogue ·
Thread: Punk, grunge, alternative, metal... what era was rock at its peak?
70s classic rock?
80s metal?
90s grunge and alternative?
2000s pop-punk and nu metal?
Modern rock?
Defend your choice.
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Are concept albums still relevant today?
Started by Rogue ·
Are concept albums still relevant today?
Albums like The Wall, Operation: Mindcrime, American Idiot, and The Black Parade told complete stories.
Do people still listen to albums as a whole, or has streaming killed the concept album experience?
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