What's The Best Area For Music?

[flks511]

In your opinion, where is the best place for music today? I'd have to say Long Island, as that place has put out some of the best alternative music I've heard (The Movielife, Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, Brand New, Glassjaw, etc.) I'd like to say Phoenix (my hometown), but truth is, I'm almost embarrassed to be from there, with the crap we're releasing these days.

Anyways, what do you think?

[mmmmmpoetry]

What good has come out of Arizona? The Format, What Laura? hah.

[doppelganger]

What good has come out of Arizona? The Format, What Laura? hah.
jimmy eat world
edit: lydia

yep that's all i can think of

[flks511]

Dude I know. Everyone I know is a huge The Maine fan, and I just don't get it. It doesn't help that we are also home to the Summer Set, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Greeley Estates either.

[mmmmmpoetry]

jimmy eat world
edit: lydia

yep that's all i can think of

unfortunately both those bands are horrible "/

Dude I know. Everyone I know is a huge The Maine fan, and I just don't get it. It doesn't help that we are also home to the Summer Set, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Greeley Estates either.

Yeah I spoke too soon though. There's good stuff there, it's just not really big..
Like The Constellation Branch is amazing(Jordan Cruz brings the intensity), Matthew Gilbert is pretty awesome, kinda getting bored hearing him though.

[doppelganger]

unfortunately both those bands are horrible "/
jimmy eat world is horrible? i disagree. what makes you not like them?

[mmmmmpoetry]

jimmy eat world is horrible? i disagree. what makes you not like them?

It's pretty generic to me. I liked em' in elementary school and they got me into some cool bands, but they're not that good.

[softhands]

Top four music areas imo

1) Seattle
2) Omaha
3) New Bruswick NJ and NJ in general
4) Chicago

That's what I was thinking.

[doppelganger]

It's pretty generic to me. I liked em' in elementary school and they got me into some cool bands, but they're not that good.
you have +44 in your favorite bands :/ i find them more generic than jimmy eat world.

[mmmmmpoetry]

you have +44 in your favorite bands :/ i find them more generic than jimmy eat world.

huh? what the fuck? LIES!

[kianacarly]

Portland and Seattle are my favorites.

[doppelganger]

huh? what the fuck? LIES!
eh i won't argue with you anymore.

on a serious note, i would say:
new york and chicago from what i know
edit: seattle has good stuff too i forgot.

[flks511]

Top four music areas imo

1) Seattle
2) Omaha
3) New Bruswick NJ and NJ in general
4) Chicago
Not really a big fan of Seattle's scene....just not really a big grunge guy, but that's just me.

[mmmmmpoetry]

eh i won't argue with you anymore.

on a serious note, i would say:
new york and chicago from what i know

I think you were talking about the kid who created the subject.

but I'd have to say Portland, Omaha, and London.

[kianacarly]

Not really a big fan of Seattle's scene....just not really a big grunge guy, but that's just me.

Fleet Foxes ftw

[doppelganger]

I think you were talking about the kid who created the subject.

but I'd have to say Portland, Omaha, and London.
sorry. i did.

[boysandbulletsx]

GAINESVILLE. And Orlando has some good stuff.
But I'd def go with the whole Pacific Northwest.

[Bruised26]

you have +44 in your favorite bands :/ i find them more generic than jimmy eat world.

agreed.. if you call JEW 'generic', then you obviously know nothing about music..

About the best areas- NOT atlanta.

[chipdip18]

Dooot the pacific northwest. Seattle, Portland, Olympia, Bellingham.

[DejaNew]

In a van down by the river.

[_Andrew]

wow @ Jimmy Eat World being "generic".

[ACA]

In your opinion, where is the best place for music today? I'd have to say Long Island, as that place has put out some of the best alternative music I've heard (The Movielife, Straylight Run, Taking Back Sunday, Bayside, etc.) I'd like to say Phoenix (my hometown), but truth is, I'm almost embarrassed to be from there, with the crap we're releasing these days.

Anyways, what do you think?

lol @ the bands you mentioned making the best alternative music

New York City (across its five boroughs) is probably the best through all genres of music.

Second would have to be North Jersey, with Southern California placing third.

After that it's not really close.

-ACA

[ACA]

Dude I know. Everyone I know is a huge The Maine fan, and I just don't get it. It doesn't help that we are also home to the Summer Set, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Greeley Estates either.

SKSK is a perfect example of a band never topping their debut.

Their EP was phenomenal. Their full-lengths are completely bland.

-ACA

[mmmmmpoetry]

SKSK is a perfect example of a band never topping their debut.

Their EP was phenomenal. Their full-lengths are completely bland.

-ACA

Yeah It's cool if you're 15 year old kid who likes screamo.
Lol I was one of those kids. hahaha.

[ACA]

Yeah It's cool if you're 15 year old kid who likes screamo.
Lol I was one of those kids. hahaha.

Their debut EP is not screamo, nor is any of their catalog..

-ACA

[mmmmmpoetry]

Their debut EP is not screamo, nor is any of their catalog..

-ACA

LMAO, what would you call it?

[hiya]

nyc/long island/north jersey, I would say the tri-state area, but not much has come out of connecticut. You pretty much get so much diversity here and obviously a lot of bands have been successful from these places.

[Burn_Burn_Burn]

id say
New Jersey..misfits now suck, but i adore MCR
Michigan - Chiodos..and countless other amazing local bands. if youve never heard LA DISPUTE, pick up their cd immediately.
Canada - GY!BE and DFA1979
LA..

[mmmmmpoetry]

post hardcore

ehhhhh, whatever tomayto tomato same thing.

[mmmmmpoetry]

No offense but you're straight up wrong. They are two completely different genres

Hahah it's all good man. I consider post-hardcore like old mewithoutYou, Finch, GlassjAw, Fugazi.
Screamo bands like underoath, SKSK, etc, but whatever man.

[eliselovesmusic]

London and Chicago for sure.

Seattle is good but not much has come out of there other then grunge and the after shocks of grunge.

Chicago obviously has a great Alternative and pop punk scene (Fall Out Boy, Alkoline Trio, Smashing Punpkins) and is also fantastic for live music (eg the 'six corners' in Wicker Park).

No one denies that London has a great rock and 'punk' scene.

[eliselovesmusic]

Oh but I'd like to add that screamo acts and the likes of Lady Sovereign don't exactly shed a good light on the London music scene of recent times.

[kianacarly]

London and Chicago for sure.

Seattle is good but not much has come out of there other then grunge and the after shocks of grunge.

Chicago obviously has a great Alternative and pop punk scene (Fall Out Boy, Alkoline Trio, Smashing Punpkins) and is also fantastic for live music (eg the 'six corners' in Wicker Park).

No one denies that London has a great rock and 'punk' scene.

I honestly don't understand why more people don't realize that Seattle hasn't just spawned grunge bands...

[eliselovesmusic]

I honestly don't understand why more people don't realize that Seattle hasn't just spawned grunge bands...


Well whatever else has come out of Seattle obviously hasn't reached a wide audience. I can imagine there are some indie/alt rock bands that have a huge following within the West coast area though.

[kianacarly]

Well whatever else has come out of Seattle obviously hasn't reached a wide audience. I can imagine there are some indie/alt rock bands that have a huge following within the West coast area though.

I'm astonished that you forgot about Sir-Mix-A-Lot. Pretty sure he's from Seattle :-)

And I already said it once, but c'mon, the Fleet Foxes!

[eliselovesmusic]

I'm astonished that you forgot about Sir-Mix-A-Lot. Pretty sure he's from Seattle :-)

And I already said it once, but c'mon, the Fleet Foxes!


Didn't know Fleet Foxes were from Seattle.... Maybe they lie about where they come from ;-)

[kianacarly]

Didn't know Fleet Foxes were from Seattle.... Maybe they lie about where they come from ;-)

They could be creating a whole conspiracy. Maybe they're lying about being from Seattle just so Seattle can build a reputation in music other than grunge.

[eliselovesmusic]

They could be creating a whole conspiracy. Maybe they're lying about being from Seattle just so Seattle can build a reputation in music other than grunge.


lol could be

[kianacarly]

lol could be

But seriously, I do wish Seattle could be known for more than just grunge. I do enjoy some of the typically known Seattle bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam, but there are others. I'm pretty sure Jimi Hendrix is from Seattle as well.

[Volo]

Seconding Seattle. Not familiar with New York.

Also putting up Austin, TX; Bloomington, IN; and basically all of Florida.

ehhhhh, whatever [screamo and post-hardcore] same thing.


Screamo bands like underoath, SKSK, etc, but whatever man.Rofl.

[flks511]

LOL at your silliness. Obviously I mentioned Seattle for all the great indie bands they have not fucking grunge muisic dude. Maybe if you listened to more than just scene music you would know that
I realize that Seattle puts out lots of different music. I'm just saying, they're known mainly for their alternative rock/grunge bands.

And I do listen to indie music. I love it when people attack me making false assumptions when they don't know what the hell they're talking about.

[Indoor Living]

Fucking Albuquerque. Brokencyde.

[flks511]

By indie you mean SKSK, Silvertstein and Greeley Estates, right?
Don't really listen to SKSK or Greeley (despite the fact that they're from my hometown). You actually kind of proved my point that you know nothing about me or the music I listen to.

[muttley]

What good has come out of Arizona? The Format, What Laura? hah.

i saw snake! snake! snakes! the other day...
pretty good stuff.

[CarryOn09]

los angeles.

i might be biased though.

[heyzombiehitler]

Dude I know. Everyone I know is a huge The Maine fan, and I just don't get it. It doesn't help that we are also home to the Summer Set, Scary Kids Scaring Kids and Greeley Estates either.

I use to go to high school with scary kids hahaha. I didn't get it then either.

[flks511]

I use to go to high school with scary kids hahaha. I didn't get it then either.
Phoenix is one of the worst places for music. I mean, they've put out some good bands (Vayden, Stellar Kart, etc.) but overall it's generic crap.

[boysandbulletsx]

I honestly don't understand why more people don't realize that Seattle hasn't just spawned grunge bands...
Because people are idiots.
Minus the Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Modest Mouse, Pedro the Lion, Death Cab, Rocky Votolato, Say Hi To Your Mom, not to mention The Blood Brothers.
People are idiots and don't realize that all of those bands are from Seattle. Barsuk and Suicide Squeeze are based in Seattle, as well as Tooth and Nail.

[kianacarly]

Because people are idiots.
Minus the Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Modest Mouse, Pedro the Lion, Death Cab, Rocky Votolato, Say Hi To Your Mom, not to mention The Blood Brothers.
People are idiots and don't realize that all of those bands are from Seattle. Barsuk and Suicide Squeeze are based in Seattle, as well as Tooth and Nail.

It definitely bothers me. I mean, people have said that I know more about the Seattle scene because I live closer to it. I may live on the west coast, but Seattle is still... maybe four hours away, and I never go there, so when people use the "well you know more about the Seattle scene because you live closer to it" thing it's just stupid. I've been there like four times in my life, and the bands you named prove that they aren't all just "obscure little indie bands" that only people on the west coast would know about. There are some pretty decent sized bands from there that aren't even close to being grunge.

[boysandbulletsx]

It definitely bothers me. I mean, earlier on in the thread someone said I knew more about the Seattle scene because I live closer to it. I may live on the west coast, but Seattle is still... maybe four hours away, and I never go there, so when people use the "well you know more about the Seattle scene because you live closer to it" thing it's just stupid. I've been there like four times in my life, and the bands you named prove that they aren't all just "obscure little indie bands" that only people on the west coast would know about. There are some pretty decent sized bands from there that aren't even close to being grunge.
Hahaha, yeah. Death Cab and Modest Mouse are in no way small indie bands. And The Blood Brothers aren't indie at all, but they were huge as well. It's completely ridiculous for someone to think that all Seattle and the Pacific Northwest have is/ever had was grunge. And there's loads more bands from Portland as well, which includes Elliot Smith and The Decemberists.

[kianacarly]

Hahaha, yeah. Death Cab and Modest Mouse are in no way small indie bands. And The Blood Brothers aren't indie at all, but they were huge as well. It's completely ridiculous for someone to think that all Seattle and the Pacific Northwest have is/ever had was grunge. And there's loads more bands from Portland as well, which includes Elliot Smith and The Decemberists.

Yeah, I'm pretty defensive about the Portland/Seattle scene, even though I would never claim to really be apart of either of them, at least not actively involved besides occasionally going to shows. But they're the closest things I have to a music scene because where I live, most of the up-and-coming bands are country so Portland and Seattle are really the closest ones that I enjoy, or know of, and I do hope to move to Portland in a few years. Just irks me when people don't realize all of the good bands that have come out of those places.

[Samc1803]

Dallas, Austin, Texas in general.

[boysandbulletsx]

Yeah, I'm pretty defensive about the Portland/Seattle scene, even though I would never claim to really be apart of either of them, at least not actively involved besides occasionally going to shows. But they're the closest things I have to a music scene because where I live, most of the up-and-coming bands are country so Portland and Seattle are really the closest ones that I enjoy, or know of, and I do hope to move to Portland in a few years. Just irks me when people don't realize all of the good bands that have come out of those places.
Hahaha, well at least they're not the FTSK/Millionaires/neon-tastic types of bands.

[kianacarly]

Hahaha, well at least they're not the FTSK/Millionaires/neon-tastic types of bands.

Aw yes, I do have that on my side.

[lurker411_k9]

Louisville? We spawned Coliseum and My Morning Jacket, and they're pretty cool (if I'm forgetting someone huge, my bad).

I would say:

1. San Francisco Bay Area
2. Seattle
3. the rest of Southern California
4. New York City
5. Stockholm
6. Canada

[John is a cult]

im pretty sure ANYWHERE is better than where i live.
which is Watertown CT
and Jacksonville FL

[thehereaway]

North west of the USA definitely, Seattle is host to a shit load of talent.

[SteffRyanFail]

Top four music areas imo

1) Seattle
2) Omaha
3) New Bruswick NJ and NJ in general
4) Chicago

This, a lot of my favorite bands have come from those places.

Not too much good music comes out of New Orleans :/
But we do have a decent ska scene.

[heyzombiehitler]

Phoenix is one of the worst places for music. I mean, they've put out some good bands (Vayden, Stellar Kart, etc.) but overall it's generic crap.

To restore your faith, check out Andrew Jackson Jihad, Stephen Steinbrink and Last Act Of Defiance. It may not be your cup of tea, but it beats The Maine.

[ThemChains]

Richmond.

[__dennis]

i live in holland.. only crapy music comes from here..

[flks511]

lol @ the bands you mentioned making the best alternative music
Yeah, because the area that brought us Tell All Your Friends, 40 Hour Train Back to Penn, Glassjaw, Brand New, and Bayside is definately a bad place for alternative music.

[ThemChains]

Skindred?



'nuff said.

[live.]

GAINESVILLE. And Orlando has some good stuff.
But I'd def go with the whole Pacific Northwest.

I second Gainesville.

[TJ Wells]

London and Chicago for sure.

Seattle is good but not much has come out of there other then grunge and the after shocks of grunge.

Chicago obviously has a great Alternative and pop punk scene (Fall Out Boy, Alkoline Trio, Smashing Punpkins) and is also fantastic for live music (eg the 'six corners' in Wicker Park).

No one denies that London has a great rock and 'punk' scene.
Wicker Park is a hipster's paradise, and I say that in a good way.

[BearTheMan]

I'm gonna go with Chicago- c'mon.. Joan of Arc, Owen, Owls (or basically anything Kinsella is a part of)

Seattle and Portland own too for more obvious reasons.

[themahon990]

Seattle for sure. (Modest Mouse, Death Cab, This Providence, Forgive Durden, Aiden, Amber Pacific, The Classic Crime, Daphne Loves Derby, Gatsbys American Dream) those are just off the top of my head.

I think the best part about seattle music is the local scene though. Ive talked to people all over the country and their local music scenes don't compare, it just seems like were a little isolated up here and its hard to get the word out. Im biased though, so who knows

Runners up would be New York and SoCal

[BearTheMan]

Seattle for sure. (Modest Mouse, Death Cab, This Providence, Forgive Durden, Aiden, Amber Pacific, The Classic Crime, Daphne Loves Derby, Gatsbys American Dream) those are just off the top of my head.

I think the best part about seattle music is the local scene though. Ive talked to people all over the country and their local music scenes don't compare, it just seems like were a little isolated up here and its hard to get the word out. Im biased though, so who knows

Runners up would be New York and SoCal

You forgot Minus the Bear :p

[Showandtold]

If more people stopped sucking at music, there would be a lot of cool places. derp.

[imahoodlum]

I think Austin, Texas is a pretty good area for indie music. Iron & Wine, Explosions in the Sky, Voxtrot, The Octopus Project, Pompeii. Just to name a few. Plus, the area in general is pretty filled with people who just love music/making music.

[lifeofcannabis]

woah austin texas is good, Jacksonville Florida is great.

[caveBEAR]

Who came out of Jax? Not trying to call you out...I just live an hour to the south and can't think of any.

[muttley]

Because people are idiots.
Minus the Bear, These Arms Are Snakes, Modest Mouse, Pedro the Lion, Death Cab, Rocky Votolato, Say Hi To Your Mom, not to mention The Blood Brothers.
People are idiots and don't realize that all of those bands are from Seattle. Barsuk and Suicide Squeeze are based in Seattle, as well as Tooth and Nail.

don't forget sharks keep moving.

[themahon990]

You forgot Minus the Bear :p


Indeed, im sure theres a bunch im forgetting. Bottom line, Seattle kicks ass