Rhapsody MP3 Music Downloads: Contemporary Hard Rock Music: Album, Track and Artist Charts

Description of Contemporary Hard Rock

After Nirvana's tragic demise in 1994, scads of bands scrambled to seize the grunge throne. Though lighter-themed punk-pop became a commercial force around that time, post-grunge bands like Bush and Silverchair continued to explore the angst-ridden sounds and themes of early '90s Grunge. Post-grunge guitars were just as loud as grunge, but not as cutting. Its production was smoother and more sterile, its songs more pop-influenced. Post-grunge, like most second-generation genres, was essentially a hybridized version of the original. The most critically-acclaimed post-frungers, like Everclear and Nirvana-drummer Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters, added subtle nuances to their work rather than simply rehashing the dying days of flannel.

Top Contemporary Hard Rock Tracks

Play	Track	Artist	Price
	1. If Today Was Your Last Day	Nickelback	$1.29
	2. No Surprise	Daughtry	$1.29
	3. Gotta Be Somebody	Nickelback	$1.29
	4. Broken	Lifehouse	$1.29
	5. Rock Star	Nickelback	$1.29
	6. Kryptonite	3 Doors Down	$1.29
	7. Something In Your Mouth	Nickelback	$1.29
	8. Her Diamonds	Rob Thomas	$1.29
	9. Bring Me To Life	Evanescence	$0.99
	10. Burn It To The Ground	Nickelback	$1.29
	11. You Don't Belong	Daughtry	$1.29
	12. Not Meant To Be	Theory Of A Deadman	$1.29
	13. Here Without You	3 Doors Down	$1.29
	14. Iris	Goo Goo Dolls	$1.29
	15. Come Back to Me	David Cook	$1.29
	16. Let Me Be Myself	3 Doors Down	$1.29
	17. When I'm Gone	3 Doors Down	$1.29
	18. Hanging By A Moment	Lifehouse	$1.29
	19. My Immortal	Evanescence	$0.99
	20. 3 a.m.	Matchbox Twenty	$1.29
	21. I'd Come For You	Nickelback	$1.29
	22. Far Away	Nickelback	$1.29
	23. Paralyzer	Finger Eleven	$0.99
	24. How You Remind Me	Nickelback	$1.29
	25. Life After You	Daughtry	$1.29
	26. The Pretender	Foo Fighters	$1.29
	27. Photograph	Nickelback	$1.29
	28. It's Not My Time	3 Doors Down	$1.29
	29. You And Me	Lifehouse	$1.29
	30. Lips Of An Angel	Hinder	$1.29
	31. How Far We've Come	Matchbox Twenty	$1.29
	32. Hate My Life	Theory Of A Deadman	$1.29
	33. S.E.X.	Nickelback	$1.29
	34. Broken (Ft Amy Lee)	Seether	$0.99
	35. September	Daughtry	$1.29
	36. Higher	Creed	$0.99
	37. Light On	David Cook	$1.29
	38. You're Going Down (Explicit)	Sick Puppies	$0.99
	39. Every Time You Turn Around	Daughtry	$1.29
	40. The Reason	Hoobastank	$1.29
	41. If Everyone Cared	Nickelback	$1.29
	42. Call Me When You're Sober	Evanescence	$0.99
	43. With Arms Wide Open	Creed	$0.99
	44. Never Gonna Be Alone	Nickelback	$1.29
	45. What I Meant To Say	Daughtry	$1.29
	46. Savin' Me	Nickelback	$1.29
	47. Whatever It Takes	Lifehouse	$0.99
	48. All Around Me	Flyleaf	$1.29
	49. Someday	Nickelback	$1.29
	50. Unwell	Matchbox Twenty	$1.29

Contemporary Hard Rock Key Albums

Candlebox

$9.99

Foo Fighters

$8.99

Sixteen Stone

Bush

$7.99

Sparkle And Fade

Everclear

$7.99

You'd Prefer An Astronaut

Hum

$6.99

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Rock/Pop > Hard Rock > Contemporary Hard Rock

Contemporary Hard Rock Key Artists

Bush

Headed by pretty-boy Gavin
Rossdale, Bush make the
type of guitar rock that's
long on earnestness and
short on subtlety. Rossdal...

Collective Soul

Collective Soul's grungy
guitars, tight harmonies and
strong hooks have enabled
the band to sell millions of
albums worldwide Ed Rola...

Creed

Often mistaken for an
alternative band (what does
that mean?), Creed's
bare-chested rock has
always been arena-ready...

Days of the New

Post-grungers Days of the
New came together under
the direction of
singer/songwriter Travis
Meeks in 1995. The origin...

Eve 6

Resting between mid-tempo
post-grunge and punk-pop
that rushes at you like a
pack of wolves, Eve 6 are so
catchy it hurts. The band...

Everclear

Everclear plays grinding
post grunge littered with
catchy punk-pop riffs and
an occasional flirtation with
the blues. Frontman Art A...

Fastball

Austin, Texas-based Fastball
has a sound that combines
jangly roots rock with more
straightforward, hook-laden
power pop. Fastball's 199...

Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters members have
also played in the Germs,
Sunny Day Real Estate and
(of course) Nirvana. Foo
Fighters were named afte...

Live

Live plays earnest,
arena-seeking post-grunge,
and is best known for songs
like "I Alone" and "Selling
The Drama." The band's d...

Nickelback

Nickelback are an
Alberta-based nu-metal
band whose track "Leader
of Men" was an alt radio hit.
Initially, Nickelback was a...

Our Lady Peace

Our Lady Peace are
Canada's finest post-grunge
export. Taking their cues
from bands like Live and
Candlebox, Our Lady Pea...

Scott Weiland

Silverchair

Australian fans of Nirvana
who became
Platinum-selling rock stars in
1995, on the strength of the
single, "Tomorrow." Eight...

Smash Mouth

San Jose-based Smash
Mouth play catchy cover
tunes and familiar singles
that have made them
favorites of advertising ex...

Contemporary Hard Rock

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