Thanks for the recommendations, which I did give a listen too. Rival Sons wasn’t bad. Reminded somewhat of Aerosmith. Lucifer and The Pretty Reckless (from what I sampled) are some pretty satanic stuff. Not my cup of tea.
Fun thing with Rival Sons is they grab from all over but make it their own. First time or two I listen to one of their songs I hear all kinds of influences “ooh Mountain, touch of Cult in the vocals there” etc. But by the 3rd or 4th time I can’t hear that anymore, it’s a Rival Sons song by then. Personally I think they’re the best thing happening in rock and roll today and if the guys in charge of the industry had a single clue between them they’d be pushing them like crazy and all their albums would be multi-platinum.
Everybody’s gotta know their wheelhouse. The great part about the modern world is there’s tons of the internet that’s very good at recommending. Whether it’s reading the wiki page of a band and seeing who counts them as an influence, or going onto one of the service and seeding a playlist. You’d be surprised how much is actually happening out there that comprehends the past and learns from it. Just don’t expect any of them to be signed by Sony and get radio play.