States without cool music scenes/histories (lawlz)

[Stinkypoo1032]

list-action?

how's south dakota?

[jefferoo]

indiana

[Mutineer]

All of them.

[jono]

England, it's kind of a state; it's music scene is at least.

[Harnk]

England, it's kind of a state; it's music scene is at least.

There's not enough room for me to lay down in several ways just how fucking stupid you are.

[piaptk]

Idaho at least has Built To Spill
Indiana (namely Bloomington) has a lot of great bands: Impossible Shapes, Magnolia Electric Co, Rapider Than Horsepower, etc.
I don't know that many good hands from either of the Dakotas, Florida (unless you are into post hardcore), Utah, Nevada, South Carolina, Vermont (Phish???), Hawaii, Alaska, etc.

[redbaron056]

Missouri (where i live) has a really shitty music scene as of now. its all metalheads and punks. Which is why playing shows with my band is so pointless. Wyoming, Delaware....etc

[jono]

There's not enough room for me to lay down in several ways just how fucking stupid you are.

Explain, do you think that england has a good music scene? If you do, then you are fucking stupid.

[Harnk]

Explain, do you think that england has a good music scene? If you do, then you are fucking stupid.

No. For me, England blew it's final nut in 1999. Now it's dribs and drabs.

You're an idiot because you compared a nation to a state. You didn't even have the brains to mention a scene/town/city from England...like say Manchester. Forget that we were discssing the United States to begin with. I understand reading comprehension is not always at the height of people's concern when scanning music boards

Also, you're just an idiot.

[pgrube]

Vermont/New Hampshire is all psychedelic reggae. Lots of sublimey bands.

[boyindrag]

No. For me, England blew it's final nut in 1999. Now it's dribs and drabs.

You're an idiot because you compared a nation to a state. You didn't even have the brains to mention a scene/town/city from England...like say Manchester. Forget that we were discssing the United States to begin with. I understand reading comprehension is not always at the height of people's concern when scanning music boards

Also, you're just an idiot.

Well sweden is a country, not a state. but still, a lot of people like swedish music. I think it sucks, but a lot of people like it, peter björn and john, josé gonzalez, i'm from barcelona and stuff like that. I know it's not comperable with a state, but sweden is a really small country inhabitant whise. maby you could considerate a state.

[Mutineer]

I don't know of any bands from MA other than like Piebald that are worth a shit.

[jono]

No. For me, England blew it's final nut in 1999. Now it's dribs and drabs.

You're an idiot because you compared a nation to a state. You didn't even have the brains to mention a scene/town/city from England...like say Manchester. Forget that we were discssing the United States to begin with. I understand reading comprehension is not always at the height of people's concern when scanning music boards

Also, you're just an idiot.

Irony makes my insides warm.

I know that the conversation was about the United States, but that is no solid reason that i can't interject with my views on the music scene that surrounds me.

You also dismiss the relevance of size; England has a relatively universal music scene as a consequence of this. Regardless, your statement is null because i was not mentioning a nation as a state (which brings me to my next point.)

"England, it's kind of a state; it's music scene is at least." I'll try and make this easier for you to understand. This could be paraphrased as "England's music scene is a state", ie "England's music scene is poor." But I understand; reading comprehension is not always at the height of people's concern when scanning music boards.

[starman]

I'm from western NC, and I just found out today that Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit was born and raised here. Bleh :(

[Aqualad]

Actually, calling England a state is very right. If he referred to the UK as a state, he would be wrong, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State

[patrock]

I don't know of any bands from MA other than like Piebald that are worth a shit. Bane and Converge lol

[jefferoo]

I don't know of any bands from MA other than like Piebald that are worth a shit.

The Pixies, Boston, Aerosmith and Tulsa

[Mutineer]

lol@Aerosmith

Also, all other bands mentioned suck!

[jefferoo]

you have no soul

[Mutineer]

Because I don't like Pixies or Aerosmith?

Either way, I SOLD MY SOLE 2 SATAN 6666 \m/

[jefferoo]

no. because you don't like Boston.
http://tamarita_ilsse.podomatic.com/2006-12-28T08_55_24-08_00.jpg

[Mutineer]

I do like Boston ;'(

[Harnk]

Actually, calling England a state is very right. If he referred to the UK as a state, he would be wrong, though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State

You are entirely wrong. England is a country. The UK is Wales, England Scotland and Northern Ireland.

[quixoticgoat]

madison is SO close to having a music scene happening. so so very close. madison has a strange state of musical affairs. probably the "next big thing" to come from madison is the pale young gentlemen... http://www.myspace.com/paleyounggents

[jono]

You are entirely wrong. England is a country. The UK is Wales, England Scotland and Northern Ireland.

You were still wrong on your first point. So meh.

[pgrube]

The Pixies, Boston, Aerosmith and Tulsa

Aerosmith was billed to play at my girlfriend's mom's prom.

[Harnk]

You were still wrong on your first point. So meh.

I surrender

[uncle eggma]

I don't know of any bands from MA other than like Piebald that are worth a shit.

sebadoh, dinosaur jr.

[Mutineer]

I said that are worth a shit!

[gymp]

I don't know of any bands from MA other than like Piebald that are worth a shit.

martha's vineyard has willy mason and nina violet and all their awesome friends. if that sounded sarcastic it shouldn't have. the pink socks are good but why'd they release a live album. unbusted was good punk stuff until they started to suck. carly simon picked me up hitchiking the day before school started…

[yayablahblah]

its dribs and dribs almost everywhere in the world
elephant six was great in the late nineties, everyones
doing different things
personally ive regressedadvanced into 20s and 30s music

however...

long live the beatles and the ramones and john fahey!

[Mutineer]

martha's vineyard has willy mason and nina violet and all their awesome friends. if that sounded sarcastic it shouldn't have. the pink socks are good but why'd they release a live album. unbusted was good punk stuff until they started to suck. carly simon picked me up hitchiking the day before school started…

You should link me to every band you just mentioned.

[jaimi]

Vermont/New Hampshire is all psychedelic reggae. Lots of sublimey bands.

Dude, for real. It pains me. Especially since I live in Vermont for the better part of each year.

I can at least back up Massachusetts. Galaxie 500? The MOTHERFUCKING Pixies? Come on. There are some lesser known bands that I liked a lot, too, like The Lot Six (R.I.P.). I will admit that Boston sucks though. I can't wait to leave...America, actually.

[pinocchio]

mutineer.

sebadoh, the pixies, and dino jr. are shit bands? do you seek to just be as non-sensical as possible in post you make? you just said that piebald were good. at least be open minded. because all of those bands are actually not good, but great. and piebald is not.

[Mutineer]

Nigga please.

[jaimi]

Aw, Piebald will always hold some small place in my heart. They're from the town over from my lame hometown in Massachusetts. I used to go to their shows when I was 14, 15. Nice guys.

But man, you've gotta evolve at some point! We've got the Modern Lovers and Jonathan Richman, too. And um, Mission of Burma.

It's just unfair to equate the lameness of Massachusetts with the extreme lameness of...South Dakota. I will not allow it!

[Code_J]

Dude, for real. It pains me. Especially since I live in Vermont for the better part of each year.

Woah, me too. Except for the lesser part of the year, but an amount of time nonetheless. Tell me everything cool about it.

[jaimi]

Not much goes on off-campus, really. It's pretty but kinda static.

[JoeJustJoe]

I'm from western NC, and I just found out today that Fred Durst from Limp Bizkit was born and raised here. Bleh :(


He's from Gastonia, outside of Charlotte. Technically it's Sothern NC. Charlotte does suck. Asheville & Chapel Hill are some of the best in the Southeast.

[pinocchio]

carly simon picked me up hitchiking the day before school started…


i don't know if you mean this or what. but i am absolutely obsessed with carly simon. also melanie, carole king.. all that stuff. is this true? if so can you like u2u me and tell me all about it. and i'm not even kidding. you have my full intention. i have all carly simon on vinyl.

[Mutineer]

Carole King rules.

[redbaron056]

Carly Simon is the shit, I have her Martha's vineyard concert on dvd. It's great.

[beans45601]

Arkansas had (has, kind of) a really large DIY Punk scene and its really fun. Not really good, but fun.

[gwilym]

As much as I hate Massachusetts and Boston, MA (more based around Northampton and Amherst) has a pretty sick fucking music scene. Ecstatic Peace! is based out of there, Sunburned Hand of the Man, everything to do with that scene, Thurston Moore/John Maloney, etc. etc. Great venues, amazing music stores (Mystery Train!) and so on.

Also, my entire childhood/teenage concert-going experience revolved around Worcester, seeing Blink 182, Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, Get Up Kids, Blood Brothers, etc.

Vermont has MV & EE. Also, Feathers. And good bands usually go through Burlington, at least. And they have a couple good record stores.

[Aqualad]

has anyone agreed on any state yet?

[pgrube]

Any vermont/new hampshire people go to this:

http://www.wallowinclayhollow.com/

If not i highly recomend it.

[Kendob]

Im from columbia, sc and we have a terrible music scene. The only local music is pretty shitty metal. I go to usc which is where hootie and the blowfish went to college. Need I say more?

[ESMEOLYVE]

indiana


I second that.

[abgcunited11]

oh i don't know, Virginia hardly has anything.
As for best, I'd say New York, California, and Georgia.

[Naomi]

maine...

portland has lots of local "acoustic" types but i definitely cannot get into any of them.

[TokyoSquid]

so, i live in west virginia.
we spawned daniel fucking johnston.


beat that.

[Dihnekis]

so, i live in west virginia.
we spawned daniel fucking johnston.


beat that.

Wait, I thought he was from texas?

[tito00]

Explain, do you think that england has a good music scene? If you do, then you are fucking stupid.

Flotation Toy Warning? Misophone? Clinic? Oddfellows Casino? Stereolab? ...
then they're most known for their shitty bands, but i think it's the same everywhere in the world.

[BlahBlah]

The "state" of England has always had an awesome music scene, but it's completely different from your American scenes. Bands in the UK never used to travel very much, London bands would stick to London, Manchester band to Manchester. Occasionally they would go on country-wide tours but they mostly stuck to their local areas, so they could go out, play a show, then drive back the same night. When these bands go to America, for example when The Police did, they can only really "crack" it by touring the whole country, actually going out on the road and playing shows in many different cities.

If you think about it geographically, of course the scenes are different. England is tiny in comparison to the USA so there is a lot more inbreeding of musical styles and bands members.

I don't believe that there is such a thing as a unified English music scene, just as there isn't a Scottish music scene or an American music scene. Each city has had it's own style in the past, e.g:
the "Madchester" rave scene in Manchester and its preceding bands; Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, The Smiths, The Fall
the merseybeat style in Liverpool in the early 60's from which the Beatles came.
the New Wave scene that was centered around Eric's club in Liverpool - Echo and the Bunnymen and others.

Most cities have had their own record labels and their own sounds for quite a while now, although they are definitely all merging together now, I think that some places are losing their musical identity.

To simply say that England has a bad music scene is such a stupid statement. Think before you type next time.

[emmi_i]

Wait, I thought he was from texas?

he got to texas after her ran away with the circus, one of his siblings lived in texas at the time so after running away from the circus (while in texas) he then went to their house to live for a while.
or something along those lines.

[TokyoSquid]

he got to texas after her ran away with the circus, one of his siblings lived in texas at the time so after running away from the circus (while in texas) he then went to their house to live for a while.
or something along those lines.

yep, that's it. but before all of that, that crazy fucker lived right here in West Virginia.

then, when he went into the insane asylum, they put him in Weston Mental Hospital, which i recommend visiting, especially around Halloween.

after all, it's haunted.

[Gotham]

I didn't feel like reading the whole thread, so I skipped a page or 2 after reading the first 3 or 4, but.... fuck you cunts who don't like the pixies.

Oh and Long Island, NY has the shittiest hardcore/emo music scene right now, giving me another reason to hate that god forsaken bumblefuck wasteland of a place

[funeralpudding]

I don't know of any bands from MA other than like Piebald that are worth a shit.

Big Dipper, Mission of Burma, The Neats, Boston (the band)... but since you've already had mentioned and think the Pixies, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Converge, and the Modern Lovers all suck, there's no hope for you anyways.

[TokyoSquid]

I didn't feel like reading the whole thread, so I skipped a page or 2 after reading the first 3 or 4, but.... fuck you cunts who don't like the pixies.

Oh and Long Island, NY has the shittiest hardcore/emo music scene right now, giving me another reason to hate that god forsaken bumblefuck wasteland of a place

nice use of the word "bumblefuck". thats my favorite word.

[Gotham]

haha yeah its one of mine too.

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[Mimi_Merlot]

the only well known bands from NC that i'm aware of are ben folds and jump little children.

[jaimi]

You North Caroliners also have:
John Coltrane, Superchunk, Polvo, Floyd Council (blues singer), James Taylor I guess (he grew up in Carrboro), The dBs (all from NC, but formed in New York...still counts for something I guess), Mitch Easter. Not bad!

[Mimi_Merlot]

You North Caroliners also have:
John Coltrane, Superchunk, Polvo, Floyd Council (blues singer), James Taylor I guess (he grew up in Carrboro), The dBs (all from NC, but formed in New York...still counts for something I guess), Mitch Easter. Not bad!

oh yeah, i guess i never really thought about anyone else.

[quixoticgoat]

wisconsin has butch vig, clyde stubblefield, the violent femmes... les paul

[jdrawmeasheep]

I always think that NC's musical past sucks, but i realize that its musical present is what sucks :mad:. Theres only one or two decent local bands.