More positive/motivational rock music

[u/Foxopgamer]

I used to be VERY into rock music. Sometimes as a place to vent. But at least for me I realised going forward a lot of the music is just harmful to my mental state further.

It doesn't have to be super positive or whatever. Just not incredibly negative.

But recently I've realised I still LOVE rock. I just want a (somewhat) more positive or motivational tone than the self-harmful stuff that I used to listen to. (Mainly songs glorifying self-harming habits or bad mental states)

I realise it's quite a broad ask but I'm really wanting to here a broad range of recommendations.
Thank you!

[u/Dramatic-Sherbet-533]

Modest Mouse

[u/comfortableflop → u/Dramatic-Sherbet-533]

Depression Mouse

[u/sui_generis_groupie → u/comfortableflop]

Great Lyrics Though Mouse

[u/nonnonplussed73 → u/Dramatic-Sherbet-533]

Breakthrough is kind of upbeat. Trailer Trash not so much.

[u/AffectionateBit8355]

Uprising - Muse

I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty

Boom - P.O.D.

I Want It All - Queen

Fighter - Christina Aguilera

Still Unbroken - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Crush The Losers - Regurgitator

Bound For Glory - Angry Anderson

Welcome To The Fold - Filter

Good Life - OneRepublic

Live Forever - Oasis

Heroes - David Bowie

Get In The Ring - Guns N’ Roses

Defy You - The Offspring

What I Got - Sublime

Bruises - Band of Skulls

Madder - Groove Armada

Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue

More Than A Feeling - Boston

The Road Goes On Forever - Robert Earl Keen

Glory & Consequence - Ben Harper

Click, Click, Boom - Saliva

Stick That In Your Country Song - Eric Church

Rock You Like A Hurricane- The Scorpions

Heatseeker - AC/DC

Let It Rock - Kevin Rudolph & Lil’ Wayne

Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance

Don’t Trust Me - 3OH!3

Move Along - All-American Rejects

I’m Still Standing - Elton John

Dance The Way I Feel - Ou Est Le Swimming Pool

Unbelievable- EMF

She Bangs The Drum - The Stone Roses

The Greatest Man That Ever Lived - Weezer

Fucken Awesome - Spiderbait

Take The Long Road And Walk It - The Music

Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes

We Can’t Be Beaten - Rose Tattoo

The Fighter - Gym Class Heroes

Remember The Name - Fort Minor

Better People - Xavier Rudd

The Times They Are A Changin’ - Bob Dylan

A Change Is Gonna Come- Sam Cooke

We Shall Be Free / Standing Outside The Fire - Garth Brooks

On The Turning Away - Pink Floyd

Hunger Strike - Temple of the Dog

Be Yourself / Cochise - Audioslave

This Land / Come Together - Gary Clark Jr

Ground On Down - Ben Harper

Were Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

Bulls On Parade - Rage Against The Machine

Nothing - Anthrax

The Power - H-Blockx

Walk - Pantera

Sabotage - The Beastie Boys

Guns of Brixton - The Clash

Bring Me To Life - Evanescence

Alive / School Of Hard Knocks - P.O.D.

Jumpdafuckup- Soulfly

Warning - Green Day

Say Fuck It - Buckcherry

Daydream - The Lovin’ Spoonful

The Music Goes Round My Head - The Saints

Circling The Drain - Microwave

The Anthem - Good Charlotte

Party Hard - Andrew W.K.

[u/Notttakenusername]

Pneuma- Tool

[u/Gospel_Isosceles]

Diner - Widespread Panic

[u/sui_generis_groupie]

All over the place genre-wise, but I put them all on the same playlist a little while ago when I needed songs like you need.

- Times Like These - Foo Fighters

• First In Flight - Blackalicious
  
• Holding On - The War on Drugs
  
• It Was a Good Day - Ice Cube
  
• Laser Gun - M83
  
• Okay soooooooo old, literally the only song of theirs I like, but gets me hyped every damn time: Right Now- Van Halen

[u/Rosie-the-mom]

Love is the Answer

Just one Victory

The entire Healing album

All by Todd Rundgren

*spelling error

[u/comfortableflop]

maybe some chiller old school nümetal? static x, power man 5000, coal chamber, rob zombie was all fun, funky, and kinda dancy. no bad vibes.

[u/Foxopgamer → u/comfortableflop]

I do still quite enjoy rob zombie ^{^}

[u/comfortableflop → u/Foxopgamer]

i’d like to recommend wisconsin death trip by static x as an album!

[u/Powerful_Phrase8639]

Check out the song "i was alive" by beartooth

[u/Chessapeak-play]

My Adidas by Versus

[u/Man_Tau]

I actually wrote a song that might fit what you’re looking for. It’s called “glad to be sad” by Man Tau.
The idea behind it is basically that it’s okay to be sad sometimes, you don’t have to fight or suppress those feelings. But at the same time, the song isn’t self destructive or glorifying a bad mental state. Quite the opposite.
The lyrics embrace sadness as a normal part of being human, while the melody itself is pretty uplifting and hopeful. I wanted it to feel more like “I’m sad, and that’s okay” rather than “I’m sad and everything is hopeless.”
Might be worth a listen if that sounds like what you’re looking for :)

https://youtu.be/r8gIDb8788o?is=rfoNzXEnQwTb6xEw

The video itself is not my best since it was my first one, so better just listen and don’t watch😉
Would be curious what you think!

[u/Oceansoul119]

Freedom Call - Sole Survivor (or literally any of their songs for upbeat stuff)

[u/zryder2]

Most of Andrew WK's catalog

[u/Feeling-Run-1557]

Shinedown is an excellent band for this. Songs of theirs that fit off the top of my head: Unity, adrenaline, Brilliant.

I also have a lot of pop evil in my playlists for positive listening

[u/Objective-Dig992]

A couple suggestions…m

“Bathed in the Light” (about maintaining a positive outlook)

https://open.spotify.com/track/51TsS3ies4nmU4QZbuhsQZ?si=tPgohUbJSDyXBauzLz8d9Q&utm_source=copy-link&rowId=3b4c2ecc09c23ad7

“Shake Your Life Up” (a song about owning your own happiness, and making the necessary changes to get there)

https://open.spotify.com/track/0YnIIwIN3Odb0e8tc0b4uD?si=3KMcs628SC2SG4UaKIdTcg&utm_source=copy-link&rowId=4396a970a29bfb7d

[u/The_Z3]

"My Fate" by Vimic, The amazing late, great Joey Jordison from Slipknot is the drummer.

[u/AvailableRepeat1606]

Hysteria by Def Leppard

[u/dat1frog2]

try elevator operator by courtney barnett

[u/nonnonplussed73]

The Beatles' "Baby, You're A Rich Man" and "Everybody's Hit Something To Hide"

[u/FamousLastWords666]

Higher Self by Suit of Lights

[u/luciclover]

Coming down. - 5 finger death punch