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Postby DG » 11/6/2009, 7:06 pm

I've been in search of bands that have a similar style that OLP has, pre-Gravity. Preferably with a lead singer with a unique voice and happens to use falsetto.

Anybody have any suggestions?
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Postby Johnny » 11/6/2009, 8:02 pm

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Postby Neil » 11/7/2009, 12:10 am

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Postby DG » 11/7/2009, 12:42 am

How about something that doesn't pre-date 1990. ha.

However, there is some decent Styx music...
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Postby ivewaited » 11/7/2009, 3:35 am

olp is one of a kind :(
and if i don't make it know that i've loved you all along.

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Postby xjsb125 » 11/7/2009, 4:29 am

The 4 songs Jay McGroarty and Mike Turner did before they joined bands that suck is about as close as you can get.
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Postby Carson79 » 11/7/2009, 11:40 am

This is a hard one...I am interested in seeing some people's real opinions! However, I have a suspicion that it is Johnny's real opinion! lol
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Postby Tattooed Angels » 11/7/2009, 12:57 pm

if you are looking for falsetto the only band is MUSE..

not pre- Gravity but still good.

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Postby faninor » 11/7/2009, 3:13 pm

The Smashing Pumpkins of course. :P

Not that they're too good.

Just get "Zero," "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," and a handful of other singles. Maybe their greatest hits album.
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Postby neoncrossing » 11/7/2009, 4:37 pm

band: thousand foot krutch
song: what do we know

listen to this song and try to prove that isnt raine singing it...i dare you!!
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Postby Carson79 » 11/7/2009, 5:26 pm

neoncrossing wrote:band: thousand foot krutch
song: what do we know

listen to this song and try to prove that isnt raine singing it...i dare you!!


YES! :nod:

Not all their songs sound so much like Raine...but this one really does! One comment on You Tube was "I might be wrong, but I could swear this is OLP"
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Postby Carson79 » 11/8/2009, 1:30 am

faninor wrote:The Smashing Pumpkins of course. :P

Not that they're too good.

Just get "Zero," "Bullet with Butterfly Wings," and a handful of other singles. Maybe their greatest hits album.


~The world is a vampire~...ahh, I totally forgot about that song! I think that is and will be my favorite Smashing Pumpkins song.
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Postby m2 » 11/8/2009, 2:51 pm

Try the album Quicksand by Finger Eleven. A Lanni Production
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Postby MindsOnLoan » 11/8/2009, 6:09 pm

Incubus. They're not really like OLP, but they're a band I can play when I'm in an OLPish mood.
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Postby m2 » 11/8/2009, 6:26 pm

Incubus = best band ever.
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Postby myownsatellite » 11/8/2009, 8:36 pm

A friend of mine messaged me one day and the conversation went something like this:

Him: "Hey, you like OLP right?"
Me: "Hell yeah man!" (Jk)
Him: "I think you'd like this band, Lovedrug."

He sent me a couple songs, I fell in love, and I went out and bought their album "Pretend You're Alive." I still wonder why the hell he thought I would be into them because I loved OLP, but he wasn't wrong when he said I'd like them. They've become one of my top 5 favorite bands.

The singer has a very unique voice and he does get pretty high, although I wouldn't consider it a falsetto. Give them a listen though. I'd recommend starting with "Blackout," "Spiders," and "Radiology" off of "Pretend You're Alive."
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Postby xjsb125 » 11/8/2009, 8:40 pm

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Postby MindsOnLoan » 11/8/2009, 9:18 pm

If you check out Pedestrian, I recommend starting with their more uptempo songs like Brain on a Stick, Headwreck, Song for a Lady, Covered in Grey, and Finally All the Noise.

If it wasn't for those kind of songs, I wouldn't have been able to get into and appreciate the softer, slower songs that are pretty great.
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Postby Waiting to Exist » 11/8/2009, 10:20 pm

xjsb125 wrote:The 4 songs Jay McGroarty and Mike Turner did before they joined bands that suck is about as close as you can get.


These are some of my favorite songs. Don't Start and Beautiful Forever in particular.
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Postby MindsOnLoan » 11/8/2009, 10:45 pm

Jay's voice reminds me of Shannon Hoon of Blind Melon...
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