I appear to have grown tired of metal

[Philly Q]

A few more bands I don't think have been mentioned already:

Quiet Riot
Aviator
Autograph
Extreme (don't forget Nuno!)
Saigon Kick
Little Caesar
Vandenberg (Euro hard rock in the UFO/Schenker/Scorpions mould)
Bonfire
Coney Hatch
Tesla (first two albums are immense, and chock full of guitar)

[Afghan Dave]

Anyway....



WINGER!!!



(Good list, Jonathan!  :D )

I love this great paedo anthem...

Fantastic playing made more ironic with thick set moms getting wet in the front row... how times change.

http://youtu.be/yPcIi_SSick

[FELINEGUITARS]

Though after last bankholiday weekend of drinking, fighting and shagging

I had a girlfriend like that once - f**king nightmare she was
It was either dump her or get a stab proof vest in the end.

[juansolo]

http://youtu.be/yPcIi_SSick

Double take on that one Kip IS Snake Plisskin!

Hi, my name is John and I've had the mixed pleasure of seeing Winger live a few times...

First time, at the height of their powers at some student refectory or something... Utterly wall to wall totty. Didn't know to look at the band or the audience. They were pretty good to be fair.

Next time they were a support act for Scorpions and they were dreadful (Scorpions were made of purest awesome)

Then Kip Winger solo accoustic at a multi band thing (including the band that did the Limara advert, sweet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL7GOVoA2_o Though looking that up, that was Stevie Lange rather than a band.) where to be fair, he was bloody good!

Last time was at FireFest (80's hair metal-tastic) and they had the pleasure of following Gotthard, who'd just come out with a show that would have made Aerosmith look like poor showmen. Stood by the sound desk, watched their tech just about max everything. They came out and proceeded to suck at at a painfully loud level and get bitchy about it.

BUT, and I stand by this, Pull is one of the greatest hair rock albums ever made. Not a bad track on that bad boy. Brilliant stuff.

[Madsakre]

$%&# metal. Enjoy life as a squatter punk. turn vegan and turn to heroin.

[FredD]

$%&# metal. Enjoy life as a squatter punk. turn vegan and turn to heroin.

+1 8)

[mecca777]

$%&# metal. Enjoy life as a squatter punk. turn vegan and turn to heroin.

Someone needs to make these worlds collide by inventing glam crust.

[JacksonRR]

$%&# metal. Enjoy life as a squatter punk. turn vegan and turn to heroin.

Someone needs to make these worlds collide by inventing glam crust.

Sounds like an STD.

[Johnny Mac]

I agree with everything Jon has said.

To add.. If you want to taste the Harder side of the genre start with the following master pieces.

WASP - Headless Children

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGhpoLF8nj0&feature=related

Skid Row - Slave to the Grind

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAb3lovDp2c

+1 On Wasp, Headless Children. I went to see them at the Hammersmith Odeon and they tight as.

[Johnny Mac]

seems very childish
Steel Panther

seems very childish and steel panther in same sentence.  arnt they the definition of childish...lol.....with songs like Girl From Oklahoma....i think so.....

if your not into metal.....you are not my friend.....heavy metal....or no metal at all.......(manowar) :lol:

if you want really give metal a rest...then try these folk bands.....yes i said folk......i find it great for relaxing and drinking....

good intro and not too "folky" is
The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism
Langhorne Slim - Be Set Free

Steel panther for me is a transitional band as such.

I think one of the biggest things i've got sick of is all the chest beating that goes on. Theres this overly macho image that goes with the whole metal scene that just seems so false.

Especially the local metal scene. It's as if everyone thinks they have something to prove

Try some funk from the 70's. Some of its really good. Have a listen to Maggot Brain by Funkadelic. Give it a few spins to get used to it as its a bit out there but its worth it. :)

[Johnny Mac]

$%&# metal. Enjoy life as a squatter punk. turn vegan and turn to heroin.

Someone needs to make these worlds collide by inventing glam crust.

 :lol: :lol: Very good!

[Toe-Knee]

Thanks for all the recomendations guys. I'm open to anything really so it's good that there's a bit of variation been thrown out.

[Attica!]

Check out a song by Avantasia called the Scarecrow. Love that song!

[Kiichi]

Check out a song by Avantasia called the Scarecrow. Love that song!

Avantasia did a lot of great stuff. Tobias Sammet is an amazing musician.
Avantasia started out with great power metal and went progressivly more towards pop-ish melodic epicness like in an opera or musical.
And scarecrow especially rocks.

Should you like Avantasia also check out Edguy, Sammets first band. Avantasia is more of an all-star project, while Edguy is a classic  band.
Tinitus Sanctus and Hellfire Club are both great albums for example.
Check out their songs Pride of Creation, Speedhoven and Lavatory Love Machine!

[Attica!]

I love Edguy too. Tobias Sammet is a bloody good frontman too. We actually named our cat after him haha