The BEST band(s) from YOUR home state/area?

Jack_C_Gregory

Indiana:

John Mellencamp
The Why Store
Zero Boys
Michael Jackson/The Jackson 5
David Lee Roth
Shannon Hoon
Izzy Stradlin
Axl Rose
Kenneth"Babyface"Edmonds

pirlo21

I'm really struggling on this one. Best I can come up with is Gruff Rhys from the Super Furry Animals!

Plus the Super Furry Animals recorded their first two albums in a small studio a couple of miles from my village!!

Not exactly Seattle I know !!!

LukinFan

MLC2006 wrote:

whoa, hommie, BOC are awesome.


at least "don't fear the reaper" and "godzilla" are awesome.

great cameo of the boys in "Stoned Age"- damn good movie

markymark550

MLC2006 wrote:

I'm from SC so we've only got Hootie and the Blowfish (eek).

but we've also got James Brown and Chubby Checker.

also Dizzy Gillespie, Edwin McCain, Crossfade, Marshall Tucker Band, and Eartha Kitt ("Santa Baby" is her most recognizable song) all come from South Carolina

I think I'm leaving some person/band out, though I can't put a name with them.

intodeep

markymark550 wrote:

also Dizzy Gillespie, Edwin McCain, Crossfade, Marshall Tucker Band, and Eartha Kitt ("Santa Baby" is her most recognizable song) all come from South Carolina

I think I'm leaving some person/band out, though I can't put a name with them.

Muthafist was a very little known band from charleston in the mid 90's i dont know what happened to them but i also don't know why they were not popular they were awesome.

Also the dude who heads band of horses is from irmo SC, although moved out west and got famous.

Derrick

pjoasisrule wrote:

Besides for Neil Young, that is one sorry ass music scene. Canada just produces terrible band after terrible band. Why is it that Canadians just cannot make good music?

eh...There are some bad ones there and some good ones, and some mediocre. And that's just Southern Ontario, not all of Canada. BTW we disowned Alberta because of Nickleback.

And if you're not into The Tea Party, man, you're missing out. I even like Billy Talent despite the fact that they reek of emo-rock. You'll notice I purposefully left off Avril Levigne.

reversedarwinism

by a landslide. Most posted bands I've never heard before.

Texas owns country music, the list is a mile long. But for Rock music, all I can think of is:

Toadies
Pantera
Buddy Holly
Drownding Pool

Sexy2aFault

pjoasisrule wrote:

Besides for Neil Young, that is one sorry ass music scene. Canada just produces terrible band after terrible band. Why is it that Canadians just cannot make good music?

Laughing out loud. It amazes me why such a liberal country puts out so much conservative radio friendly crap.

Sexy2aFault

Michigan:

MC5 (coolest band ever, forget about it)
Iggy Pop (Ann Arbor)
White Stripes (though they now hate Detroit)
The Raconteurs
Grand Funk (second coolest bad ever, forget about it)
Marshall Mathers (not from Leave it to Beaver)
Sponge (Suck)
Von Bondies (had one good song)
Sufjan Stevens (over-rated)








Oh yeah, plus that whole MoTown thing.

pjoasisrule

reversedarwinism wrote:

by a landslide. Most posted bands I've never heard before.

Texas owns country music, the list is a mile long. But for Rock music, all I can think of is:

Toadies
Pantera
Buddy Holly
Drownding Pool

Please dont forget Explosions In The Sky

reversedarwinism

pjoasisrule wrote:

Please dont forget Explosions In The Sky

uhhh what??????

pjoasisrule

reversedarwinism wrote:

uhhh what??????

Without a doubt one of the best bands of this decade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosions_in_the_sky

reversedarwinism

pjoasisrule wrote:

Without a doubt one of the best bands of this decade
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosions_in_the_sky

hmmm, ok. I'll check out some youtube if I can. A lot of bands that try to make it here go to Austin and some to Denton. Seems to be the accepted art centers of this very red state.

and I guess I should include Stevie Ray Vaughn in the Texas group.

pjoasisrule

reversedarwinism wrote:

hmmm, ok. I'll check out some youtube if I can. A lot of bands that try to make it here go to Austin and some to Denton. Seems to be the accepted art centers of this very red state.

and I guess I should include Stevie Ray Vaughn in the Texas group.

Your Hand In Mine, First Breath After Coma, and Memorial are good songs to start with. If you dont like this, you most likely wont like the band.

Todd76

pjoasisrule wrote:

Besides for Neil Young, that is one sorry ass music scene. Canada just produces terrible band after terrible band. Why is it that Canadians just cannot make good music?

I know I should just ignore your posts - but.....you sir are a fool !!!!!!!

Sexy2aFault wrote:

Laughing out loud. It amazes me why such a liberal country puts out so much conservative radio friendly crap.

and you have very little clue what you are talking about.....sure Canada has some shitty bands (so does every country)......BUT our music scene is un-freakin-believable these days

Current Bands:

Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
Metric
the New Pornographers
the Dears
Apostle Of Hustle
Feist
Emily Haines
Sarah Harmer
A Silver Mt Zion
Set Fire To Flames
Shalabi Effect
Fly Pan Am
the Weakerthans
Wintersleep
The Tragically Hip
Great Lake Swimmers
Handsome Furs
Wolf Parade
Tegan and Sara
Sunset Rubdown
Destroyer
the Constantines
Amy Millan
Born Ruffians
Basia Bulat
Sarah Slean
Neil Young
Hayden
Final Fantasy
Frog Eyes
Jason Collett
Cuff The Duke
Julie Doiron
Stars
The Most Serene Republic
Raising The Fawn
The Acorn
Black Mountain
The Besnard Lakes
The Stills
Joel Plaskett
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Swan Lake
Young Galaxy
Miracle Fortress
Sloan
The Sadies
Sianspheric
The Violet Archers
Islands
Elevator To Hell

not to mention former greats:

Eric's Trip
Godspeed you black emperor
Rheostatics
Death From Above 1979
Controller Controller
Weeping Tile
The Deadly Snakes
Crash Vegas
The Dinner Is Ruined
Thrush Hermit
The Hardship Post
The Inbreds
Lowest of the Low
The Unicorns

reversedarwinism

pjoasisrule wrote:

Your Hand In Mine, First Breath After Coma, and Memorial are good songs to start with. If you dont like this, you most likely wont like the band.

sound pretty cool. Mellow. I don't know if I could get into that much, but its not bad.

Sexy2aFault

Todd76 wrote:

I know I should just ignore your posts - but.....you sir are a fool !!!!!!!



and you have very little clue what you are talking about.....sure Canada has some shitty bands (so does every country)......BUT our music scene is un-freakin-believable these days

Current Bands:

Arcade Fire
Broken Social Scene
Metric
the New Pornographers
the Dears
Apostle Of Hustle
Feist
Emily Haines
Sarah Harmer
A Silver Mt Zion
Set Fire To Flames
Shalabi Effect
Fly Pan Am
the Weakerthans
Wintersleep
The Tragically Hip
Great Lake Swimmers
Handsome Furs
Wolf Parade
Tegan and Sara
Sunset Rubdown
Destroyer
the Constantines
Amy Millan
Born Ruffians
Basia Bulat
Sarah Slean
Neil Young
Hayden
Final Fantasy
Frog Eyes
Jason Collett
Cuff The Duke
Julie Doiron
Stars
The Most Serene Republic
Raising The Fawn
The Acorn
Black Mountain
The Besnard Lakes
The Stills
Joel Plaskett
Matt Mays & El Torpedo
Swan Lake
Young Galaxy
Miracle Fortress
Sloan
The Sadies
Sianspheric
The Violet Archers
Islands
Elevator To Hell

not to mention former greats:

Eric's Trip
Godspeed you black emperor
Rheostatics
Death From Above 1979
Controller Controller
Weeping Tile
The Deadly Snakes
Crash Vegas
The Dinner Is Ruined
Thrush Hermit
The Hardship Post
The Inbreds
Lowest of the Low
The Unicorns

You had me at Arcade Fire, even though the mastermind is from New England.

pjoasisrule

You really must not be picky about music to like that many bands. I dont even bother listening to average bands, I will assume that many of those are average bands.

Sexy2aFault

pjoasisrule wrote:

You really must not be picky about music to like that many bands. I dont even bother listening to average bands, I will assume that many of those are average bands.

But he is right about Arcade Fire (again, though Win is from America) the rest of those bands other than Tegan and Sara, Wolf Parade, Broken Social Scene, The New Pornograhers............. I have not heard of, and assume mediocrity at best.

SiD

South of Seattle wrote:

The Shins
Everclear
Dead Moon
Modest Mouse(by relocation)
Menomena
Decemberists
The Lifesavas
Storm Large
Elliott Smith
Viva Voce
The Thermals
The Wipers
Dandy Warhols
Quasi
Sleater-Kinney
Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks

Don't forget

Floater
Mel
Assisted Living
King Black Acid
Jollymon
Pinehurst Kids
Slowrush

Oh yeah, we can't claim Modest Mouse

Todd76

pjoasisrule wrote:

You really must not be picky about music to like that many bands. I dont even bother listening to average bands, I will assume that many of those are average bands.

They are in fact not "average" at all. I'm very picky about my music.....just not closed minded.

You feel it necessary to complain about the state of current music (or Canadian music in general) and then write off any new bands as "average" without giving them a listen/chance.....its no wonder you are stuck in your musical rut

Sexy2aFault

Time to give some honorable mentions to....

Minneapolis and Portland for having killers scenes man.

pjoasisrule

How do you even have time to listen to that many bands just from one place alone? I listen to alot of music all the time and I can say that I do not have time to give that many bands a quality listen. I also listen to bands from different countries and like to listen to many records more than just once. I am starting to question whether you have even heard all of those bands.

Sexy2aFault

Boom The Cat wrote:

I can't think of any at the moment, but Ben Watkins from Juno Reactor lives here at the moment which is good, lemme just get a list from wiki or something:

Wow, uhm Genesis P. Orridge was born here, he was the frontman for Throbbing Gristle who effectively invented industrial music.

A:(

Is this the guy from the Movie DIG! That Genesis guy, er.. I heard he's a girl now.

Todd76

pjoasisrule wrote:

How do you even have time to listen to that many bands just from one place alone? I listen to alot of music all the time and I can say that I do not have time to give that many bands a quality listen. I also listen to bands from different countries and like to listen to many records more than just once. I am starting to question whether you have even heard all of those bands.

I listen to music at least 10 hours a day....have over 11,000 songs and 900 artists on my iPod.....but you caught me - i'm just trying to impress you

Wobbie

imalive wrote:

All "we've" got is the Killers, Slaughter and the Crystal Method (by way of LA).

...and new Grammy winner, Ne-Yo.

Thought of another.... Panic at the Disco.

I have to give the nod to MN, over WA, for producing the best overall music (although not the singular best band ). Do cold and/or rainy places force people into indoor pursuits e.g. music?

stu gee

Not to be rude at all, but seeing someone with oasisrule in their name saying someone else's preferred bands must be average is funny to me.

I dont have a state, but Mogwai are probably my favourite band from my home city.

porchdweller

Ummmmmmm. I'm from Kentucky. So not much choice here.

My Morning Fucken Jacket. BY FAR THE BEST

Then
Bill Monroe is from about 30 minutes from here
Dwight Yoakam



I think that's it, The Judds maybe, lol

dr teeth

The Franks
Red In My Head
Amerykan Bananas
Undercover Treasure Chest Parade

North Central Mass

SiD

porchdweller wrote:

Ummmmmmm. I'm from Kentucky. So not much choice here.

My Morning Fucken Jacket. BY FAR THE BEST

Then
Bill Monroe is from about 30 minutes from here
Dwight Yoakam



I think that's it, The Judds maybe, lol

MMJ just flat out owns. They are becoming one of my all time favorite bands. Okonokos launched them in to the stratosphere as far as I'm concerned.