Music?

I'm looking for some new bands to listen to, and I was wondering if anyone with a good taste of music could reccomend any bands that pretty much meet the following:
-No very loud and crazy metal / heavy metal.
-A normal, good singer (not super high-emo voice).
-A non-emo band (this includes eyeliner bands).
-Decent guitarrists, not just chord-changing constant rhythms.
-Another important thing: I don't want guitar freaks to come in here and reccomend "Joe Satriani" or something; I want a band, not a guy showing off his guitar. I want good sounding music that is enjoyable to listen to, and not just appreciate the guitar.

I guess that's it. Also, would anyone know of a good music search engine site type thing where I could do kinda the same thing I am doing here but into a complex search engine?

Thanks.

-Tie

Breaking Benjamin.

Diary of Jane.

LOL.

No, thats lame. Here are some great choices:
-Lifehouse: Great easy listening, awsome stuff, 'No Name Face' is a fantastic album.
-Arcade fire- No guitar riffs like you want, but still catchy stuff
-John Mayer has nice guitar stuff, Not his poppy stuff, maybe try 'Continuum' or 'try'.
-Cake: Comfort Eagle is a good album.
-Coldplay?

First thing that came to my mind was Muse, but I look for different criteria than you when evaluating music. Their lead singer has a unique timbre, but the keyboardist is more than competent. What do you listen to now? You could use Pandora or something to browse things it says are "similar" to what you like.

Originally posted by SFMM homie

No, thats lame. Here are some great choices:

Actually I believe that's his favorite song

Chris Daughtry??

onerepublic

^ also good!

Originally posted by ONOITSBROKO

onerepublic

Hear, hear.

[jayman]

I know.. yoko ono.. youll love it.

Originally posted by SFMM homie

No, thats lame. Here are some great choices:
-Lifehouse: Great easy listening, awsome stuff, 'No Name Face' is a fantastic album.
-Arcade fire- No guitar riffs like you want, but still catchy stuff
-John Mayer has nice guitar stuff, Not his poppy stuff, maybe try 'Continuum' or 'try'.
-Cake: Comfort Eagle is a good album.
-Coldplay?

I'll try samples of some of those soon, thanks for your help.
By the way, I've already got Coldplay.[;)]

Originally posted by Kevin Brennan

First thing that came to my mind was Muse, but I look for different criteria than you when evaluating music. Their lead singer has a unique timbre, but the keyboardist is more than competent. What do you listen to now? You could use Pandora or something to browse things it says are "similar" to what you like.

I will try Pandora, that sounds pretty cool. Thats exactly the type of site I was looking for.

Originally posted by GerstlCrazy

Originally posted by SFMM homie

No, thats lame. Here are some great choices:

Actually I believe that's his favorite song

I like them and I like that song the best from them; I never said it was my favorite song.

Originally posted by Gav-

Chris Daughtry??

I don't like him at all. That's Country shiz.

Originally posted by ONOITSBROKO

onerepublic

Don't like them at all either.

Thanks again to SFMM homie and Kevin so far.[:)]

-Tie

EDIT: Kevin, thank you so much. Pandora is incredible!

Chris Daughtry isn't that country like is it?[:p]

whatever, tasts differ right[:p]

Sunset Rubdown

but if you're looking for more rock...

LIARS, Hot Springs, Black Lips, Oneida
Devendra Banhart, The Dears, Primus, MGMT

or just anything by WEEN. WEEN is always good.

built to spill. les savy fav. maps and atlases. modest mouse, tokyo police club. kings of leon.

There is a little starter kit to becoming a little indie kid

Beyonce.

[jayman]

Originally posted by Symbiotic

built to spill. les savy fav. maps and atlases. modest mouse, tokyo police club. kings of leon.

There is a little starter kit to becoming a little indie kid

[:D]

If you like Pop/electornica/rock

Check out http://www.myspace.com/pushplayrox

There really cool guys.

Pandora is my friend now (thanks again, Kevin!), I really don't need any more suggestions. Thanks for all your help people.

How about Three Days Grace. Pretty much one of my all time favorite bands.

try atreyu or alter bridge, or blink 182 or three days grace

What about some Queens of the Stone Age? They're actually an awesome band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-4krcj9JI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nz6Rq1Pvh0

If you want to listen to real music that isnt solos guitarists, then it has to be Tool or A Perfect Circle. That's real music that you can appriecate and takes some serious talent to make

[jayman]

Originally posted by jdclga

If you like Pop/electornica/rock

Check out http://www.myspace.com/pushplayrox

There really cool guys.

i found the music here incredibly offensive.. but thats because i'm not an 11 year old girl..

Originally posted by jayman

Originally posted by jdclga

If you like Pop/electornica/rock

Check out http://www.myspace.com/pushplayrox

There really cool guys.

i found the music here incredibly offensive.. but thats because i'm not an 11 year old girl..

im not either but there kinda my friend(s) guess you can say haha so thats why i just put them up there.

[jayman]

ill put a plug in here for the label my music is on..
http://www.myspace.com/11fingersrecords