Breaking Benjamin

[PapaRoachRules]

I know there are quite a few people that like this band and there was no thread on them so I thought I'd make one. I love their album "We Are Not Alone". Sooner or Later and So Cold are awsome songs by them. So tell your opinions about the band.

[Brock Landers]

I heard them the other day. Lame band.

[PapaRoachRules]

^^^^^^^well maybe i was wrong

[cg124]

I think their pretty good. Havn't got any of their Cd's,but I hear them on the radio

[ZombieMan]

^^^^^^^well maybe i was wrong

You are far from wrong man, Brock just doesn't like mainstream music it seems like. There are a ****load of Breaking Benjamin fans out there and there is a good reason for it. I'm one of them. They are probably one of the best alternative rock bands ever. Ben has a great voice and he is pretty good at playing guitar and singing at the same time. The other guitarist can get the job done, the bass player can really bring it down. The drummer is freakin' bad ass! I like both of their albums and every single song except 1. I saw them in concert over the summer and they were most impressive. One of the best live bands that I have seen in awhile too!

[Brock Landers]

You are far from wrong man, Brock just doesn't like mainstream music it seems like.

Ah ha hahahahahahahaha, ha ha ha ha.

[krushgroove19]

meh. to me they sound just like every other numetal band. all them bands sound the same.

[Brock Landers]

meh. to me they sound just like every other numetal band. all them bands sound the same.

I agree.

[ZombieMan]

meh. to me they sound just like every other numetal band. all them bands sound the same.

Ahhhhh HAHAHAHAHAHA, they aren't even close to being considered "nu-metal". They have a very distinct sound, and thats why alot of people like them. I have to yet hear a band that sounds just like them. I have especially never heard a vocalist that sounds like that, period.

[PapaRoachRules]

You are far from wrong man, Brock just doesn't like mainstream music it seems like. There are a ****load of Breaking Benjamin fans out there and there is a good reason for it. I'm one of them. They are probably one of the best alternative rock bands ever. Ben has a great voice and he is pretty good at playing guitar and singing at the same time. The other guitarist can get the job done, the bass player can really bring it down. The drummer is freakin' bad ass! I like both of their albums and every single song except 1. I saw them in concert over the summer and they were most impressive. One of the best live bands that I have seen in awhile too!


Ya this Brock dude isn't impressed but much i think

[Brock Landers]

Ya this Brock dude isn't impressed but much i think

You're absolutely right, Breaking Benjamin doesn't impress me.

[PapaRoachRules]

Breaking Benjamin doesn't impress me.

what bands do?

[Brock Landers]

what bands do?

Too many to name.

[Brock Landers]

^^^name a few

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Clash
Pavement
Metallica("The Black Album" and before, "St. Anger" can cease to exist)
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys
Pixies
The Who
Pearl Jam
The Flaming Lips
Black Sabbath


just to name a few.

[PapaRoachRules]

^^^name a few

[krushgroove19]

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Clash
Pavement
Metallica("The Black Album" and before, "St. Anger" can cease to exist)
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys
Pixies
The Who
Pearl Jam
The Flaming Lips
Black Sabbath


just to name a few.


that's a good list... i especially like Pixies and the who and the clash

[PapaRoachRules]

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Clash
Metallica("The Black Album" and before, "St. Anger" can cease to exist)
The Rolling Stones
Pearl Jam
Black Sabbath



I like these ones

[Brock Landers]

You don't like Pavement, The Beach Boys, Pixies, or The Who?

[PapaRoachRules]

^^^never heard them

[Crow T. Robot]

^^^never heard them


You have never heard of the Beach Boys?

[Brock Landers]

You have never heard of the Beach Boys?

That kind of scares me too. Or that he's never heard of The Who, one of the greatest bands ever. I can understand never hearing of the Pixies or Pavement, two relatively unknown by popular circles "indie" bands, but The Beach Boys and The Who? C'mon now.

[PapaRoachRules]

^^^i've heard OF them all. i just don't listen to them

[Brock Landers]

^^^i've heard OF them all. i just don't listen to them

You really, really should.

[PapaRoachRules]

i'll look into it. besides i mostly listen to heavy metal,but sometimes i listen to older rock.

[Brock Landers]

i'll look into it. besides i mostly listen to heavy metal,but sometimes i listen to older rock.

Well then bud, time to expand your horizons. :cool:

[PapaRoachRules]

do you listen to any heavy metal bands?

[Brock Landers]

do you listen to any heavy metal bands?

I'm not really sure what you mean by "heavy", but I listen to Black Sabbath. And Metallica.

[PapaRoachRules]

I'm not really sure what you mean by "heavy", but I listen to Black Sabbath. And Metallica.


i like both of those bands a lot. well i'll give you some examples of heavy metal i listen to:

alter bridge
audioslave
breaking benjamin
chevelle
collective soul
crossfade
disturbed
drowning pool
earshot
exies
future leaders of the world
godsmack
green day
guns 'n roses
hoobastank
incubus
jet
judas priest
killswitch engage
korn
linkin park
metallica
motley crue
papa roach
puddle of mudd
saliva
sevendust
skindred
stained
submersed
system of the down
three days grace
trapt
velvet revolver


do you listen to any of these?

[Brock Landers]

That list kind of confuses me. You consider Green Day, Hoobastank(the anti-christ band of music), Incubus, and Collective Soul to be "heavy metal"?

[PapaRoachRules]

That list kind of confuses me. You consider Green Day, Hoobastank(the anti-christ band of music), Incubus, and Collective Soul to be "heavy metal"?


i dont know. they are consided heavy metal here. and how does the list confuse you?

[ZombieMan]

^^^ Honestly, Brock is right, those bands aren't considered metal (Incubus, Green Day, Hoobastank, Collective Soul), lol. The metal that I listen to is stuff like the following...

Black Label Society
3 Inches of Blood
Slipknot
Mudvayne
Arch Enemy
Children of Bodom
Coal Chamber
God Forbid
Ill Nino
Killswitch Engage
Mastodon
Meshuggah
Metallica

etc. etc.

[ZombieMan]

Led Zeppelin
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Clash
Pavement
Metallica("The Black Album" and before, "St. Anger" can cease to exist)
The Rolling Stones
The Beach Boys
Pixies
The Who
Pearl Jam
The Flaming Lips
Black Sabbath


just to name a few.

I like all of those bands except Pavement, The Clash, The Pixies, and The Flaming Lips. Also, I agree about Metallica's "St. Anger" album. I try not to acknowledge that it exists, lol.

[Brock Landers]

I like all of those bands except Pavement, The Clash, The Pixies, and The Flaming Lips. Also, I agree about Metallica's "St. Anger" album. I try not to acknowledge that it exists, lol.

May you burn in hell. ;)

[ZombieMan]

^^^ LOL, most likely I will. Thanks Brock!

[PapaRoachRules]

the only time i'd wanna go to Hell is if it was Little Nicky style

[Brock Landers]

the only time i'd wanna go to Hell is if it was Little Nicky style

And be stuck in a terrible movie?

[stonefaced_1]

BA-ZING!!!!

:lol:

[PapaRoachRules]

And be stuck in a terrible movie


i liked Little Nicky. i used to watch it all the time.

[Brock Landers]

i liked Little Nicky. i used to watch it all the time.

I'm so sorry :(

[PapaRoachRules]

I'm so sorry :(




dude if we went to school together i think we would get into a fight

[Brock Landers]

dude if we went to school together i think we would get into a fight

.......Lovely.

[PapaRoachRules]

.......Lovely.


I was messing around

[Brock Landers]

I was messing around

Really? I mean, you were pretty convincing!

[PapaRoachRules]

Really? I mean, you were pretty convincing!


i was? i didn't think i was

[Brock Landers]

i was? i didn't think i was

No, no, I'm serious. Good job, De Niro.

[PapaRoachRules]

No, no, I'm serious. Good job, De Niro.


alright then. what ever you say.

[Brock Landers]

alright then. what ever you say.

Do you like....not read sarcasm well or something?

[PapaRoachRules]

Do you like....not read sarcasm well or something?



no i do. and why did you make it a spoiler for?

[Brock Landers]

no i do. and why did you make it a spoiler for?

Maybe you didn't read the sarcasm well, and that I didn't want to spoil that I was being sarcastic.

[PapaRoachRules]

Maybe you didn't read the sarcasm well, and that I didn't want to spoil that I was being sarcastic.


ya, as if i didn't already know.

[*depp-jolie-perabo*]

i love them! they rock!! i've been to 2 of their concerts (when they toured with evanescence) and they were awesome!! :D

[PapaRoachRules]

^^^first post in a while that had to do with the thread

[FVD]

You are far from wrong man, Brock just doesn't like mainstream music it seems like

I'm exactly the same. There is just too much crap out there that I decided to discover the music for yourself. And I've been doing it for over 10 years already. It's been a hell of a ride.

Metal bands/artists I follow:

Black Sabbath
Uriah Heep (I'd prefer to refer to them as Classic Rock but they are pretty heavy)
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Dio
Motorhead
Dream Theater
Queensryche
Symphony X
Pain Of Salvation
Opeth
Ark
Masterplan
Ayreon
Enchant
Pantera (a guilty pleasure)

And I don't refer to Deep Purple, Rainbow and Whitesnake as being metal. They're more Hard Rock. Something different.

But hey I'm more of a Prog Rock person than anything. Probably the only one in here. And perhaps the biggest Deep Purple fan in here too. Something to be proud of. :D

FVD.

[ZombieMan]

Black Sabbath
Uriah Heep (I'd prefer to refer to them as Classic Rock but they are pretty heavy)
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Dio
Motorhead
Dream Theater
Queensryche
Symphony X
Pain Of Salvation
Opeth
Ark
Masterplan
Ayreon
Enchant
Pantera (a guilty pleasure)


First off, Pantera is a guilty pleasure? Wow thats the first time I've ever heard that! :omg: Anyhow, Opeth, Symphony X, Queensryche, Dream Theater, Dio, Ozzy, Iron Maiden, and Black Sabbath are bad ass bands! Ark is pretty cool too. I haven't heard of Pain of Salvation, if you had to compare them to someone else, then who do they sound like?

[FVD]

Ah think of a little Faith No More and throw in some Dream Theater and some Tool I suppose. It's hard to compare them really.

Their catalogue:

Entropia (1997)
One Hour By The Concrete Lake (1998)
The Perfect Element (2000)
Remedy Lane (2002)
12:5 (2004) (acoustic live album. How unplugged oughta be)
Be (2004)

Daniel Gildenlow is an amazing vocalist and an amazing songwriter. All the albums are concept albums with The Perfect Element being my favourite.

Songs to download:

King Of Loss
The Perfect Element
Used
This Heart Of Mine (one of the best ballads I've ever heard and lyrically superb)
Ending Theme
People Passing By
Winning A War
Oblivion Ocean
Plains Of Dawn
!

and there are many others. I recommend you check out The Perfect Element first and then check out the others (Remedy Lane next preferably). The latest effort Be is a masterpiece though different from their previous albums.

Pain Of Salvation: An amazing band hailing from Sweden.

FVD.

[PapaRoachRules]

i've heard of them but i haevn't listen to them

[FVD]

Oh I highly recommend them Roach. Zombie I'm sure you'll love them if you like DT and Opeth.

[PapaRoachRules]

i'll try them, after all, brock had some good recommendations himself

[FVD]

Cool just follow my advice. It's the best way to get into them.

[Brock Landers]

i'll try them, after all, brock had some good recommendations himself

As I say, branch out and try new musical styles. Just on certain days I'll listen to Beethoven and the next day I'll have on The Mars Volta or Public Enemy ;)

[FVD]

Well for one to listen to a band like Dream Theater to a band like Genesis to Peter Gabriel to George Benson. I'll listen to something that they put their heart and soul into.

All this mainstream rubbish where the producers are bloody picky and it takes about a year to produce. Look at Toxic for example costing millions of dollars to make an album and you don't need to spend all that money. This coming from an Audio Engineer in training.

FVD.

[PapaRoachRules]

As I say, branch out and try new musical styles. Just on certain days I'll listen to Beethoven and the next day I'll have on The Mars Volta or Public Enemy ;)


ya i'm like that a little more now

[cg124]

I actually listened to these guys again and at first I thought they were good,but now I relize they actually suck. The guy in the group has a cool voice,but their songs are not good.

[PapaRoachRules]

what song did you listen to? My fav song on the radio right now is Sooner or Later by them.

[cg124]

I didn't like that sooner or later song. It's just not a good song IMO,but the singer does have a pretty cool voice

[ZombieMan]

"Sooner or Later" is actually a horrible song. They have wayyyyy better material then that. I have both of their cd's and I really love their tunes. Actually, I have tickets for me, Dio, and my wife to go and see them in May and we are really pumped about it. This will be my 2nd time seeing them live, the first time I saw them, they blew me away. Such an awsome live show! :) Contrary to what some other people say, I think they kick alot of ass. I am a musician myself, a drummer, bass guitarist, and a guitarist and these guys have loads of talent. I especially know what a ***** it is to sing with a great voice, remember all of your lyrics and be able to play rhythm and guitar riffs right on with the music while singing.

[PapaRoachRules]

i like it.