Where in America has the best bands?

[FueledByFrodo]

Pretty self-explanatory.

[LamarVannoy]

wherever New Jersey is.

[BJW7191]

i put midwest


i mean the chitown area

[FueledByFrodo]

I dunno. The east has good stuff

[notoaststereo]

north east

[dpetty21]

wherever New Jersey is.

Haha I immediately was thinking of Jersey when I read the title. Northeast for sure.

[carnotaurhunter]

I've been discovering a lot of really cool Philadelphia-area bands lately. But in general, I would say Northeastern bands do it better (lately). Then again, I should rep the Eric Coast. :-)

[AsktheElevator]

north east baby. represent.

[FueledByFrodo]

north east baby. represent.
:highfive:

[Burn That Shit]

I voted midwest because that's where I'm from and wherever you're from sucks.

[Oddpac87]

wherever New Jersey is.

Truth.

[SkateFirm21]

PA bands.

[AussieBoy]

from an outsider... SoCal baby!!! that would be South West??

[fadedmemories]

It's in my iPOD actually ;-)

[domotime2]

nj bands suck except bigwig and bouncing souls.

[Protested Hero]

Bawstun.

[derekmoyer4]

The Midwest

[more heart]

teh north east baby!

[FueledByFrodo]

Who doesn't love Jersey bands? Midtown AND Houston Calls! :celebrate:

[LongDistanceDrunk]

wherever New Jersey is.

That's exactly what I came in here to say. To be more specific New Brunswick, NJ birthed so man good bands

[LongDistanceDrunk]

nj bands suck except bigwig and bouncing souls.

Thursday, Saves the Day. and the Gaslight Anthem are all from NJ

[batmannj]

NE. i mean New York City has TV On The Radio and Vampire Weekend, and Jersey is home to Thursday and a lot of the good Post-Hardcore bands. I love a lot of bands from the midwest too.

[batmannj]

Thursday, Saves the Day. and the Gaslight Anthem are all from NJ
and thats barely scratching the surface. so much good stuff outta Jersey. Thursday's new record pretty much tore shat up too.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

and thats barely scratching the surface. so much good stuff outta Jersey. Thursday's new record pretty much tore shat up too.
NJ probably has most good band s of any state in the USA. Common Existence is pretty much all I've been listening to since last Friday. Its fucking sick

[batmannj]

NJ probably has most good band s of any state in the USA. Common Existence is pretty much all I've been listening to since last Friday. Its fucking sick
i agree with you there. i love the intensity of it, and thats why i like it so much there. i am sure i will be seeing it in my top 10 at the end of the year.

[phoenixinflames]

Northeast for NY, MA, and NJ.

[voncorn]

I like a lot of bands out of Washington state, so I voted Northwest.

[FueledByFrodo]

I like a lot of bands out of Washington state, so I voted Northwest.
Seattle bands are nice too. Forgive Durden and Gatsby's.

[FueledByFrodo]

I'm reppin' Jersey. :jayz:

[LongDistanceDrunk]

Seattle bands are nice too. Forgive Durden and Gatsby's.
You forgot Modest Mouse

[11:11]

North East, baby. How could you not mention Valencia when you mention PA? Shame on you.

[FueledByFrodo]

North East, baby. How could you not mention Valencia when you mention PA? Shame on you.
No one mentioned any specific PA bands.

[Machu505]

North East followed by the Midwest.

[11:11]

No one mentioned any specific PA bands.
Well, now they have.

[FueledByFrodo]

Well, now they have.
Yes. Valencia is amazing.

[LongDistanceDrunk]

North East followed by the Midwest.


Instead of Midwest I would just say Omaha. They have so much good stuff

[SkateFirm21]

PA. mewithoutYou. Good Old War. Circa Survive. August Burns Red. Hot Cross. Circus Circus. Albert React.

[FueledByFrodo]

PA. mewithoutYou. Good Old War. Circa Survive. August Burns Red. Hot Cross. Circus Circus. Albert React.
+Days Away and Valencia

[Schreiforme417]

Haha I immediately was thinking of Jersey when I read the title. Northeast for sure.

amen to this.

Jersey > All

[kristanxmarie]

north west.

edit: i love how basically everyone else is picking the area that they live in and i picked somewhere across the country.

[amber3]

NorthEast.

[TotalCollapse]

north east

[AlternaPrincess]

north east baby. represent.

:thumbup:

[vivian_vitality]

South West

[Alex DiVincenzo]

North east

[FueledByFrodo]

Let's get a list of NE bands going. Midtown, Days Away, Houston Calls, Good Old War, Valencia, The Years Gone By.

[Dumpweed]

chicago.

[SunnyInPhilly]

Most people are probably just gonna choose where they're from even though everyone knows it's the Northeast. PA, NJ, MA, NY. There are so many great bands around here it's ridiculous

[SunnyInPhilly]

Let's get a list of NE bands going. Midtown, Days Away, Houston Calls, Good Old War, Valencia, The Years Gone By.


Starting Line, Senses Fail, Thursday, All Time Low, August Burns Red, Boys Like Girls, My Chemical Romance, Breaking Benjamin, Brand New, Taking Back Sunday, Armor For Sleep, Gym Class Heroes, Cobra Starship, Saves the Day......I could continue but I think you get the point

[sargentlgfuad]

florida.

[SanePsychotic]

Northeast / Midwest.

[jay_klinkhammer]

South East because of New Found Glory and Say Anything.


You could maybe go South since Mineral is the greatest band of all time.

[jmartino]

With the northeast winning, I'm supprised no one has mentioned Four Year Strong yet.

[m_rue]

I went with sw. I tend to love a lot of cali bands. :shrug:

[donwagenblast]

It's all about the dirty jerz.

[xx_mariah_xx]

It's in my iPOD actually ;-)

gay...

[yellowhouse]

the northwest is where it's at. more specifically seattle.

[yellowhouse]

north west.

edit: i love how basically everyone else is picking the area that they live in and i picked somewhere across the country.

same here! northwest ftw!

[DejaNew]

wherever orange county is.

[jmirand1]

I voted for the Midwest. Blues Brothers anyone??

[SeanEBoy2686]

midwest... mainly b/c of chi-town... north east in a close second... and the whole west coast in third

[Sickoteen]

nj bands suck except bigwig and bouncing souls.

I would have to add LIFETIME here, too!!!! But all places have great bands.

[fadedmemories]

gay...
Fuck you.

[Shanooty]

NORTHWEST death cab, minus the bear, fleet foxes, jeremy enigk/sunny day real estate, foo fighters/nirvana

[xx_mariah_xx]

Fuck you.

Good one!

anyway...

North East for sure

[recall reality]

midwest... mainly b/c of chi-town... north east in a close second... and the whole west coast in third

I said midwest as well, but these 3 are pretty much the epicenters of good music in the states today... though if this poll said "whole west coast" I'd probably put it on top.

[AbbeyCarbs]

Northeast!

[fadedmemories]

Good one!

anyway...

North East for sure
:-d

[MontanaFromNY]

north east : brand new (ny) movielife (ny) glassjaw (ny) saves the day (nj) crime in stereo (ny) lifetime (nj)




enough said

[buddyhenika]

MW chi town (fob TAI) OH (HH) MI (chiodos,cin sun)

[BJW7191]

MW chi town (fob TAI) OH (HH) MI (chiodos,cin sun)


no

chi (american football, jun, junior varsity, alkaline trio)

[tragedyco]

surprised how little votes northwest has. Deathcab, Postal Service, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, plus of course all the grunge bands... Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearljam.

edit: and per the above, almost forgot sunny day real estate, foo fighters, minus the bear

[BJW7191]

surprised how little votes northwest has. Deathcab, Postal Service, Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, plus of course all the grunge bands... Nirvana, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearljam.

edit: and per the above, almost forgot sunny day real estate, foo fighters, minus the bear


forgot about that section


thats my number two though

[VIVALAMATT]

Northwest. We've got both SF and Seattle. Beat that New York!

[BJW7191]

new york area is way played out

with exception of as tall as lions and brand new, im sick of that scene

[trappedintime]

FLORIDA! All the greatest of bands come from here.

[didntxmeanxtht]

represent northeast all the way!

[kennedyAM]

midwest the flaming lips, Park, Jeremy Larson, Sleeping At Last, all the STL bands... I mean, we even got Garth Brooks, c'mon.

FTW.

[threepunchjim]

Seattle bands are nice too. Forgive Durden and Gatsby's.

Yeah that was my reasoning. Plus west coast in general - I had to give love to SA and the Decemberists.

[threepunchjim]

FLORIDA! All the greatest of bands come from here.

You do have Anberlin and Less Than Jake, so you do have an argument there.

[FueledByFrodo]

I'm not just saying this 'cause I'm from there, but the NE is amazing.

[skellorock]

depends on the time period, i will say that often times it seems like stuff starts in the east(both north and south) and goes straight to the west coast who takes it in a diffrent direction and then that bounces right back east again, while they're ping-ponging, the midwest it feeding off the best of both worlds and makes somthing unique out of it.

All and all, there is good music everywhere, and I feel very fortunate to have grown up in the Atlanta suburbs, and in the early 2000's I went to lots of shows of lots of good bands, and made quite a few friends with bands, some who went nowhere, some that have met modest/cult success in bands Treephort(also an ex-member/friend that played for the Phenomenauts for awhile) and Jet By Day, and I went to High School with Will and Kevin from Cartel who of course have done very well, I didnt always follow their music as much as my little brother did, but I've always been fond of them and am definatly proud of them for stickin to what they love. And of course theres other notable locals Manchester Orchestra, The Chariot, Norma Jean, Showbread(well then again they're from Savannah) It seems like alot of metalcore outfits come out of Atlanta lol. Also not to mention I don't live terribly far from Athens, GA which of course was the first big college rock/alt-rock capitol through the 80's and still has a huge music scene.

[thehereaway]

I'm from the UK, but i love the bands coming out of Seattle so i put North West

[artistanonymous]

Anything from Chicago over is pretty amazing, with a few here and there from the west.

[eggheaddetuss]

the northeast and southwest are givens, but the midwest doesn't get the credit it desrves

[eggheaddetuss]

why the south.. really? really?




..... really?

[:-)]

Umm certainly not the southeast...

[superichie]

Wow..no love for the southeast. Come on people! New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Poison the Well, Further Seems Forever, Hot Water Music, Underoath, Anberlin, A Day to Remember...

[dextrose]

Toronto, Philadelphia, and the entire state of New York. The only exception is Seattle.

[:-)]

Wow..no love for the southeast. Come on people! New Found Glory, Dashboard Confessional, Poison the Well, Further Seems Forever, Hot Water Music, Underoath, Anberlin, A Day to Remember...

Oh yeah haha. Well not in Georgia, that's for sure. We've got Cartel and REM but really that's it. Maybe there are lots that I just don't know about but those are the only big names I can think of. We've got loads and loads of rappers and country singers - no good music.

But if anyone does know any good bands from Georgia then I'd love to hear about them, cause I don't know of any.

[4nthony!]

i put midwest


i mean the chitown area

What bands?

[kristanxmarie]

Oh yeah haha. Well not in Georgia, that's for sure. We've got Cartel and REM but really that's it. Maybe there are lots that I just don't know about but those are the only big names I can think of. We've got loads and loads of rappers and country singers - no good music.

But if anyone does know any good bands from Georgia then I'd love to hear about them, cause I don't know of any.

not sure what kind of music you're into, but one of my favorite bands, the status, is out of atlanta.

[recall reality]

What bands?

Chicago?

Wilco, Tortoise, Alkaline Trio, Andrew Bird, Maps and Atlases, The Lawrence Arms, Colossal, Fall Out Boy, Blue Meanies, Cap,n Jazz, Common, Smoking Popes, The Sea and Cake, Rise Against, Umphrey's McGee, Lupe Fiasco, Russian Circles, Kanye West, Pelican, Smashing Pumpkins, American Football... I'm sure I'm missing some good ones. Then we have a lot of notable musicians from there as well: Sam Cooke, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, Curtis Mayfield, Tom Morello, Muddy Waters, Mavis Staples etc.

[:-)]

not sure what kind of music you're into, but one of my favorite bands, the status, is out of atlanta.

Thanks! Just bought the album.. really liking it so far.

[kristanxmarie]

Thanks! Just bought the album.. really liking it so far.

awesome. i've been in love with them for a year & their full-length is one of my favorites ever. [cant you tell by my avatar? haha] but i'm glad you like them. great guys.

[4nthony!]

Chicago?

Wilco, Tortoise, Alkaline Trio, Andrew Bird, Maps and Atlases, The Lawrence Arms, Colossal, Fall Out Boy, Blue Meanies, Cap,n Jazz, Common, Smoking Popes, The Sea and Cake, Rise Against, Umphrey's McGee, Lupe Fiasco, Russian Circles, Kanye West, Pelican, Smashing Pumpkins, American Football... I'm sure I'm missing some good ones. Then we have a lot of notable musicians from there as well: Sam Cooke, Buddy Guy, Herbie Hancock, Curtis Mayfield, Tom Morello, Muddy Waters, Mavis Staples etc.

thats a solid list.

other notables:
2*Sweet (huge locals)
The Hush Sound
Debello myspace.com/debello
1997
The Cool Kids

these are some new acts although 2*Sweet is no more.

check out debello for sure.

[:-)]

thats a solid list.

other notables:
2*Sweet (huge locals)
The Hush Sound
Debello myspace.com/debello
1997
The Cool Kids

these are some new acts although 2*Sweet is no more.

check out debello for sure.

It's a shame, too... they were so good

[4nthony!]

I knew some of the guys personally.
Justin is now in Debello
Dave is in Sister Cities
Pete and Andy have Bricktop Recording
Andy is also playing in Weekend Nachos
I have no idea what the drummer dan is doing..

[superichie]

Oh yeah haha. Well not in Georgia, that's for sure. We've got Cartel and REM but really that's it. Maybe there are lots that I just don't know about but those are the only big names I can think of. We've got loads and loads of rappers and country singers - no good music.

But if anyone does know any good bands from Georgia then I'd love to hear about them, cause I don't know of any.

Chasing Victory and Showbread. I think City Sleeps is from Atlanta. Not sure if they're still together though.

[BJW7191]

What bands?
american football, june, the junior varsity, capn jazz, joan of ark, alkaline trio, owen. alot others too