Favorite Bands by State

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:17 pm

Stone Wrote:

Drinksy Wrote:

Edit: While I disagree with a whole lot of their choices, they NAILED Ohio.

I like Pere Ubu, but for me it's hard to put any band in that slot other than Devo.

For me Devo declined pretty steadily after their first album, but Pere Ubu continued to put out good material and still does.

I love Times New Viking.

And while I did pick something entirely different (Songs: Ohia) from what they did, I also think Screamin' Jay is a great choice.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Drinksy Wrote:

Stone Wrote:

Drinksy Wrote:

Edit: While I disagree with a whole lot of their choices, they NAILED Ohio.

I like Pere Ubu, but for me it's hard to put any band in that slot other than Devo.

For me Devo declined pretty steadily after their first album, but Pere Ubu continued to put out good material and still does.

I love Times New Viking.

I think everything devo has released other than maybe "Shout" is better than anything Pere Ubu ever released.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:42 pm

Yeah, you would think that.

I've been listening to New Traditionalists a lot lately, and I like it less each time I play it.

andyfest · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 3:48 pm

Here's mine. Pretty generic list and I used Wikipedia for a lot of these which lists artists born in certain states, not necessarily where the band was formed.

Quote:

Alabama - Remy Zero
Alaska - Portugal. The Man
Arizona - Meat Puppets
Arkansas - Johnny Cash
California - Pavement
Colorado - Apples in Stereo
Connecticut - Rivers Cuomo
Delaware - The Spinto Band
Florida - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Georgia - The Mendoza Line
Hawaii
Idaho - Built to Spill
Illinois - Wilco
Indiana - Margot and the Nuclear So-and-Sos
Iowa
Kansas - Split Lip Rayfield
Kentucky - My Morning Jacket
Louisiana - Better Than Ezra
Maine
Maryland - Beach House
Massachusetts - Dinosaur Jr
Michigan - The White Stripes
Minnesota - Bob Dylan
Mississippi - Robert Johnson
Missouri - Uncle Tupelo
Montana
Nebraska - Elliott Smith
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey - The Gaslight Anthem
New Mexico - The Shins
New York - The Velvet Underground
North Carolina - The Love Language
North Dakota
Ohio - The Black Keys
Oklahoma - The Flaming Lips
Oregon - The Decemberists
Pennsylvania - Dr. Dog
Rhode Island - Deer Tick
South Carolina - Iron & Wine
South Dakota
Tennessee - Lucero
Texas - Old 97s, Slobberbone
Utah
Vermont
Virginia - Neko Case
Washington - Jimi Hendrix
West Virginia
Wisconsin - Graham Lindsey
Wyoming
D.C. - Fugazi

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:33 pm

These are the bands/artists I chose:

Quote:

Alabama - Hank Williams
Alaska - Portugal. The Man
Arizona - Jimmy Eat World
Arkansas - Johnny Cash
California - Beach Boys
Colorado - Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Connecticut - Liz Phair
Delaware - George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers
Florida - Lynyrd Skynyrd/Allman Bros. Band
Georgia - DBT/R.E.M./Magnapop
Hawaii - Don Ho
Idaho - Built to Spill
Illinois - Wilco/Cheap Trick
Indiana - John Cougar Mellencamp
Iowa - William Elliott Whitmore
Kansas - Kansas
Kentucky - Bill Monroe/Homer & Jethro/Everly Bros.
Louisiana - Dirty Dozen Brass Band/Prof. Longhair/Dr. John
Maine - Juliana Hatfield
Maryland - Beach House/Clutch/Animal Collective/Crack The Sky
Massachusetts - Dinosaur Jr
Michigan - Grand Funk Railroad/MC5/Stooges
Minnesota - Bob Dylan/Low
Mississippi - Robert Johnson
Missouri - Uncle Tupelo
Montana - Silkworm
Nebraska - For Against
Nevada - 7 Seconds
New Hampshire - Scissorfight
New Jersey - Bruce Springsteen
New Mexico - Beirut
New York - The Velvet Underground
North Carolina - Avett Bros./Archers of Loaf
North Dakota - Peggy Lee
Ohio - The Black Keys/Devo/Brainiac
Oklahoma - The Flaming Lips
Oregon - Jackie-O Motherfucker
Pennsylvania - Bill Haley & His Comets
Rhode Island - Arab On Radar/Combustible Edison
South Carolina - Band of Horses
South Dakota - Indigenous
Tennessee - Big Star/Old Crow Medicine Show/Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Texas - Explosions in the Sky/ZZ Top/Townes
Utah - The Osmonds
Vermont - Phish/Jazz Mandolin Project
Virginia - Avail/Mae
Washington - Pearl Jam/Beat Happening
West Virginia - Karma to Burn/Ginny Hawker/Fox Hunt/Asleep At The Wheel
Wisconsin - DeYarmond Edison/Die Kreuzen
Wyoming - ???
D.C. - Fugazi/The Nation of Ulysses

aerodynamics · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 4:49 pm

With fill-ins later:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona--Meat Puppets
Arkansas
California--Jefferson Airplane
Colorado--Dressy Bessy
Connecticut
Delaware--Matthew Shipp
Florida--Allman Brothers
Georgia--Olivia Tremor Control
Hawaii
Idaho--Built to Spill
Illinois--Smashing Pumpkins
Indiana--Michael Jackson
Iowa--Charlie Haden
Kansas
Kentucky--Slint
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland--Animal Collective
Massachusetts--Juliana Hatfield or Swirlies (I just cannot decide on this one)
Michigan--Saturday Looks Good to Me
Minnesota--Bob Dylan
Mississippi
Missouri--Chuck Berry
Montana
Nebraska--311
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico--Henry's Dress
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio--Guided By Voices
Oklahoma--The Ills
Oregon--The Thermals
Pennsylvania--Don Caballero
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
D.C.

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

aerodynamics Wrote:

With fill-ins later:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona--Meat Puppets
Arkansas
California--Jefferson Airplane
Colorado--Dressy Bessy
Connecticut
Delaware--Matthew Shipp
Florida--Allman Brothers
Georgia--Olivia Tremor Control
Hawaii
Idaho--Built to Spill
Illinois--Smashing Pumpkins
Indiana--Michael Jackson
Iowa--Charlie Haden
Kansas
Kentucky--Slint
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland--Animal Collective
Massachusetts--Juliana Hatfield or Swirlies (I just cannot decide on this one)
Michigan--Saturday Looks Good to Me
Minnesota--Bob Dylan
Mississippi
Missouri--Chuck Berry
Montana
Nebraska--311
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico--Henry's Dress
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio--Guided By Voices
Oklahoma--The Ills
Oregon--The Thermals
Pennsylvania--Don Caballero
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
D.C.

nice choice for slint. I like a couple of your picks.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:23 pm

This thread has almost caused my eyeballs to dislodge from all the rolling, but these two entries in particular are killing me:

andyfest Wrote:

New Jersey - The Gaslight Anthem

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Michigan - Grand Funk Railroad/MC5/Stooges

TheTheory · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:47 pm

Radcliffe Wrote:

This thread has almost caused my eyeballs to dislodge from all the rolling

And your list?
money up or shut up.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:00 pm

TheTheory Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

This thread has almost caused my eyeballs to dislodge from all the rolling

And your list?
money up or shut up.

First thing that made the eyeballs roll was the very idea of this list.

Second thing was people actually doing it.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

Bob Marley lived in Delaware for about a year

Mick · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:47 am

Osssstralian style:

Queensland - The Saints
New South Wales - Radio Birdman
Victoria - The Dirty Three
Western Australia - Tie between the Drones & the Triffids
South Australia - Paul Kelly

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:52 am

Oh, I forgot--I was making the list based on someone else's ideals. Stupid me.

toots · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:18 am

although i would like to see someone's canadian list by province

shiv · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:30 am

triumph
rush
bryan adams

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:37 am

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Stupid me.

Yep.

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 4:38 am

Radcliffe Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Stupid me.

Yep.

Why do you do this?

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:07 am

It's all he knows...

Rick Derris · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:19 am

Drinksy Wrote:

It's all he knows...

As for this exercise, meh. But, I could never decide on Georgia. I mean, how do you put REM over Otis Redding? Or DBT over Allman Brothers? Little Richard over Gram Parsons?

Too many great bands/artists to list. Not to mention hip hop. Hell, I've been to more Widespread Panic concerts than any band I've ever seen.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 10:43 am

Rick Derris Wrote:

But, I could never decide on Georgia. ...Otis Redding?

Uh oh.

Yeah, I give up.

I'm definitely not going to force myself to pick a favorite band from states that haven't produced any music that I like, as far as I can tell.

toots · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:16 am

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:26 am

Personally, I just picked artists which I felt I listened to/liked the best. If I was going for a strictly critical view of artists, then the list would look different. Sorry, but I listen to REM/DBT more than Otis and Little Richard. I own stuff from both, but don't listen to it as often.

toots · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:39 am

i wasn't questioning your choice of REM, i just haven't read all the lists

Flying Rabbit · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 11:43 am

Naw, I know you weren't. I was just responding to the quandary of putting DBT/REM above Otis.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:03 pm

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

Flying Rabbit Wrote:

Stupid me.

Yep.

Why do you do this?

Because when someone places Grand Funk Railroad alongside the MC5 and the Stooges IT PLACES GRAND FUNK RAILROAD ALONGSIDE THE MC5 AND THE STOOGES.

It's like saying your favorite vocalists are Aretha Franklin, Al Green, and Rick Astley. Or your favorite punk bands are the Clash, Fugazi, and Good Charlotte.

It's deeply offensive. I don't rag on you for your religion, why you got to rag on me for mine?

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