Farin Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) What cities or towns have brought us an above average number of above average bands? I think cities like London or New York should be a given simply because of the sheer number of people living - and thus bands forming - there first thought: Athens, Georgia: R.E.M. B-52s of Montreal Indigo Girls Widespread Panic Danger Mouse Neutral Milk Hotel Now It's Overhead (and wikipedia lists a few others that I don't know ) what are other Music Metropoles? Edited November 17, 2008 by Guest forgot the most important one ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Manchester's got too many to mention. It's a big city, yeah, but still worth a mention. Oasis The Verve The Smiths The Stone Roses Happy Mondays Inspiral Carpets The Hollies Herman's Hermits Badly Drawn Boy The Charlatans Simply Red and so on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Simply Red is/are from Manchester?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 ^ seems to be, yes Badly Drawn Boy is actually from Bolton, Lancashire... is that near Manchester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) It's part of Greater Manchester. And ^^ I'm surprised too, I thought they were American Edited November 17, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 ah okay, thanks and I thought they were Irish... maybe it was the red hair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 Portland Oregon! Elliott Smith The Thermals The Decemberists The Kingsmen The Exploding Hearts The Helio Sequence Quasi The Shins The Wipers Viva Voce Lifesasvas Sleater-Kinney M. Ward The Dandy Warhols Copy Menomena Agalloch Jackie-O Motherf*cker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 (edited) Seattle, anyone? Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, Green River, Screaming Trees, Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog, and Tad... Edited November 17, 2008 by Guest figured I'd add some bands in case no one knew any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 I was just waiting for someone to mention it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 The City of Angels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted November 17, 2008 Report Share Posted November 17, 2008 For Seattle I would add the Blue Scholars. Besides Nirvana I'd say they are my favorite group from Seattle eveR! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 and Melbourne is especially known for it's Indie culture Nick Cave Crowded House The Seekers Jet Grinderman Architecture in Helsinki The Cat Empire Cut Copy The Drones Midnight Juggernauts The Avalanches Ninetynine Love of Diagrams Children Collide Muscles ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (edited) <1991st post! Ten, Nevermind, BloodSugarSexMagik, Woodface, Use Your Illusion I & II, Metallica, Achtung Baby, Baby Animals... what a year. Birmingham was arguably the birthplace of hard rock and metal music - Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Judas Priest were all formed in Birmingham. Also, The Move, ELO formed there, and Steve Winwood, Nick Mason and Christine McVie were born there. Edited November 18, 2008 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daslied Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 For Seattle there was that Hendrix guy, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viaene Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 I instantly thought of LA too, Levis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 For Seattle there was that Hendrix guy, too. Yeah, he was pretty good. Those Wilson sisters aren't too bad, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 Montreal Leonard Cohen April Wine Rufus Wainwright Men Without Hats Arcade Fire (or is it "THE Arcade Fire"?) Melissa Auf der Maur A Silver Mt. Zion Do Make Say Think Godspeed You! Black Emperor The Unicorns Islands The Stills Tegan & Sara Wolf Parade etc. pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 With the number of bands Iceland has, it's a wonder there are any people left to listen to the music (what? you want a separate thread for music metro-countries? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 if you take into account that Iceland has "only" around 300,000 inhabitants they must be the most music crazy people in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted November 18, 2008 Report Share Posted November 18, 2008 (what? you want a separate thread for music metro-countries? ) I think that'd be something like "metrochores" (Greek-speaking people, pretend you didn't see this if it's wrong) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Seems like Liverpool only had three famous bands... Echo & the Bunnymen, The Teardrop Explodes and a third one... what´s their name?! Yes, The Merseys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 Portland Oregon! Elliott Smith The Thermals The Decemberists The Kingsmen The Exploding Hearts The Helio Sequence Quasi The Shins The Wipers Viva Voce Lifesasvas Sleater-Kinney M. Ward The Dandy Warhols Copy Menomena Agalloch Jackie-O Motherf*cker Let us not forget Everclear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 I think Ozzy Osbourne is also from Liverpool. That must be who you're thinking of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted November 19, 2008 Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 ...must be Ozzie, yes... Or maybe Frankie Goes To Hollywood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted November 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2008 ^ The Wombats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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