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

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

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 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.

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

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 wrote:

Please dont forget Explosions In The Sky

uhhh what??????

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 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

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 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.