Maybe just call them Army of One, but I gotta tell ya, newly formed supergroup Army of Anyone is currently the only real and true mainstream rock band out there.
Formed by the former singer of Filter and the rest of the boys from Stone Temple Pilots, their current hit "Goodbye" combines the crazy 1/8th note rocker riffs of old STP days and ties in nicely with one of the most anthemic choruses I've ever heard. And guess what? There's a mean guitar solo in there (remember those?) When's the last time you heard a guitar solo in a Nickelback song or any of the mope-rock bands? And the drumming is unfreakinbelievable, especially at the end.
With other supergroups like Audioslave done, Foo fading, Pearl Jam not generating that power they once had, Queens of the Stone Age out for now, and awaiting on Velvet Revolver's new album, there's one band standing right now.
Yet once again, AoA proves that the musicians bourne out of the late-80's/early 90's grunge scene are still 1) way better musicians, and 2) the only ones keeping real rock in the mainstream.
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