Over the Last 20 years, What city has had the greatest impact in terms of music?

superdeluxe

Is it Seattle? I'm from Seattle, so I am more familiar with the bands from 'seattle (Washington)

Bands generally considered being 'from' Seattle:
Pearl jam
Alice in Chains
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Queensryche
Screaming Trees
Death Cab for Cutie
Modest Mouse
Foo Fighters
Mudhoney
The Presidents of the USA

And to a lesser extent these bands (not everyone knows about them):
The Posies
Super Deluxe
Harvey Danger
SDRE (Are they generally thought of as a seattle band?)
Sleater Kinney
Pedro the Lion
Sky Cries Mary

People feel free to fill in the gaps, or other cities that have had a bigger impact.

sasoj

Oakland:

2pac Shakur
Ike Turner
...
marching bend

Manimal

Hanna, Alberta

- Nickleback....

tobbac

i wouldnt consider oakland on the basis of pac....hes not really from there or represented there most his career....

detroit's gotta be a consideration...all sorts of music from there...

gabers

superdeluxe wrote:

Is it Seattle? I'm from Seattle, so I am more familiar with the bands from 'seattle (Washington)

Bands generally considered being 'from' Seattle:
Pearl jam
Alice in Chains
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Queensryche
Screaming Trees
Death Cab for Cutie
Modest Mouse
Foo Fighters
Mudhoney
The Presidents of the USA

And to a lesser extent these bands (not everyone knows about them):
The Posies
Super Deluxe
Harvey Danger
SDRE (Are they generally thought of as a seattle band?)
Sleater Kinney
Pedro the Lion
Sky Cries Mary

People feel free to fill in the gaps, or other cities that have had a bigger impact.

Don't forget about Sir Mixalot. Posse on Broadway!

Shawn Smith Collective

New York City and Los Angeles were the PRIMARY cities driving rap music to the top and NO OTHER MUSIC has had more impact on the musical landscape of all genres and society WORLDWIDE than rap in the past 20 years.

Seattle changed the face of rock music for a time...but then you can say the same about different cities and genres every few years. This transcends any particular genre and city.

musicismylife78

seattle definitely, thats why we are all on this board. Seattle changed my life. It was a godsend.

That said, the current Canadian/Montreal indie rock scene really is going strong. It is making a huge statement.

tobbac

this is why i say detroit....in terms of impact and musical diversity:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Detroit

Rushlimbo

Kentwood, Louisiana

Britney Spears

tobbac

:eek: im gonna pretend i didnt read that....lol

Anon

it ain't Philly, i'll tell you that!

biffy clyro

MANCHESTER..the smiths,stone roses n oasis

shove yer american pish up your "ass"

aNiMaL

gabers wrote:

Don't forget about Sir Mixalot. Posse on Broadway!

Also from Seattle:

Heart/Love Mongers (Ann & Nancy Wilson)
Jimi Hendrix

Tek Money

Montreal!

Pearl Jam and toast

For rock music in the last 20 years it's Seattle. But that's taking out of the equation two of the cities putting out most of the big music all the time, New York and L.A. Just too much to ignore. Also, I believe the whole indie scene came from New York in general terms. I know the Strokes are from there and they pretty much kick started it.

FinsburyParkCarrots

superdeluxe wrote:

Is it Seattle? I'm from Seattle, so I am more familiar with the bands from 'seattle (Washington)

Bands generally considered being 'from' Seattle:
Pearl jam
Alice in Chains
Nirvana
Soundgarden
Queensryche
Screaming Trees
Death Cab for Cutie
Modest Mouse
Foo Fighters
Mudhoney
The Presidents of the USA

And to a lesser extent these bands (not everyone knows about them):
The Posies
Super Deluxe
Harvey Danger
SDRE (Are they generally thought of as a seattle band?)
Sleater Kinney
Pedro the Lion
Sky Cries Mary

People feel free to fill in the gaps, or other cities that have had a bigger impact.

Forgetting someone?

Yes, I didn't read the rest of this thread:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FpwgUXWrEY

Yep, in the last 20 years, too.

EMP, for example.

holtz

Well this may be more like last 25 yrs but Mpls/Saint Paul has had a good impact.

The Replacements
Prince
The Time
Husker Du
Soul Asylum
Tapes 'n Tapes
Babes in Toyland
Jayhawks
The Suburbs
Trip Shakespeare
Semisonic
American Head Charge
Big Wu
Atmosphere
Har Mar Superstar
and I'm sure a bunch others I'm forgetting

Pearl Jam and toast

holtz wrote:

Well this may be more like last 25 yrs but Mpls/Saint Paul has had a good impact.

The Replacements
Prince
The Time
Husker Du
Soul Asylum
Tapes 'n Tapes
Babes in Toyland
Jayhawks
The Suburbs
Trip Shakespeare
Semisonic
American Head Charge
Big Wu
Atmosphere
Har Mar Superstar
and I'm sure a bunch others I'm forgetting

Semisonic :p:p:p

But atmosphere, Husker Du, and alot of those others that I've heard of kick serious ass.

holtz

Pearl Jam and toast wrote:

Also, I believe the whole indie scene came from New York in general terms. I know the Strokes are from there and they pretty much kick started it.

Are you saying that the Stroke started the indie scene?

FinsburyParkCarrots

holtz wrote:

Are you saying that the Stroke started the indie scene?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C86_%28music%29

FinsburyParkCarrots

Personally, I think my old neighbour Syd influenced the feckin' lot of yous, and me too, especially when it came to gardening, in the past twenty years.

PearlJamaholic

someone got saint paul already so ill have to say boston cause of the pixies.

sasoj

Bloodstrike wrote:

i wouldnt consider oakland on the basis of pac....hes not really from there or represented there most his career....

detroit's gotta be a consideration...all sorts of music from there...

pac was raised in oakland ...
he went to oakland high and there took such classes as ballet lessons and shakespeare

tobbac

At age 12, Shakur enrolled in Harlem's famous "127th Street Ensemble." His first major role with this acting troupe was as Travis in A Raisin in the Sun. In 1984, his family relocated to Baltimore. After completing his sophomore year at Paul Lawrence Dunbar High School he transferred to the Baltimore School for the Arts, where he studied acting, poetry, and jazz. He performed in Shakespeare plays and in the role of the Mouse King in The Nutcracker.

2pac, who grew up in Baltimore, New York, and later Marin City, moved to Oakland in January 1989

died 1996

i think youre mistaken....and he also didnt live in oakland from 89 on either....he relocated to LA at some point....

jdub3001

pjny wrote:

New York City and Los Angeles were the PRIMARY cities driving rap music to the top and NO OTHER MUSIC has had more impact on the musical landscape of all genres and society WORLDWIDE than rap in the past 20 years.

Seattle changed the face of rock music for a time...but then you can say the same about different cities and genres every few years. This transcends any particular genre and city.

In terms of music in general, I have to agree with pjny on this one. Nothing can compare to the impact that rap and hip hop have had on the music scene over the past 20 years.

sasoj

Bloodstrike wrote:

i think youre mistaken....and he also didnt live in oakland from 89 on either....he relocated to LA at some point....

why are we talking about this?

somebodyelsessky2020

rap isn't music imo so...seattle no doubt and before that los angeles

tobbac

lol...but i think were supposed to be being impartial and just looking at the facts.....

sasoj

Bloodstrike wrote:

lol...but i think were supposed to be being impartial and just looking at the facts.....

yeah ...
hmmm... rappers say fuck alot

Pearl Jam and toast

holtz wrote:

Are you saying that the Stroke started the indie scene?

they DEFINETLY kick started it. Made it popular.

dirtyT

newark, ohio!