Best band named after a place?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

Poll question: Best band named after a place?

Styles and quality, understandably, vary wildly. :eyes:

[GOPisEvil]

1. A general rule about bands: if named after a continent, they suck.

:D

[Vernunft II]

5. Actually EUROPE were not so bad

the 2 albums BEFORE "The Final Wimpout" were pretty good Hard Rock.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

8. I like America a lot

Although it's unclear whether they meant America the country or America the continent.

Oh, Oz never did give nothing tooooo the Tin Man...

[GumboYaYa]

2. North Mississippi All-Stars...

Does it count if they add "All-Stars " at the end?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Alas, no. (I'm kind of Calvinballing here, I know)

Ditto for Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

[GumboYaYa]

13. and the Yonder Mountain String Band....

I'll have to think about this one.

[GumboYaYa]

18. How about Buffalo Springfield?

That's two places.

[Wickerman]

21. Actually, its a tractor

and various heavy equipment



This seven ton steam roller was built by the Buffalo Springfield Roller Company in 1924. It was built to be coal fired with the large, flat coal "bunker" over the front roller. The roller is powered by a two cylinder steam engine and is equipped with an auxiliary steam motor for "power steering." These rollers left the factory as works of art, witness the gold leaf pin striping and fine filigree on the cast yoke of the back roller, and the proud name on the coal bunker.

[GumboYaYa]

26. Well, hell, you learn something new every day.

:)

[GOPisEvil]

6. South Austin Jug Band

:thumbsup:

[Richardo]

22. Austin Lounge Lizards!

Their favorite fan question (from an NPR interview): "Where y'all from?"

[Blue-Jay]

3. I don't think I like any of those bands...

Maybe 70's era Chicago is OK.

[FunBobbyMucha]

7. Eve's Plum.

Sorry. hee hee.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

15. Wetlands!!! (nt)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. Not Texas. They were rank.

[DarkPhenyx]

10. E-Street band. n/t

[Whitacre D_WI]

11. The Mississippi Sheiks.

[mitchum]

31. That is the greatest band name ever...

in any category

[BlueEyedSon]

12. The Left Banke

Am I dating myself?

[BlueEyedSon]

16. "Utopia"

Does it have to be a real place?

[Rabbit of Caerbannog]

14. Austin Lounge Lizards

[Richardo]

23. Damn - beat me to it !

:grr:

[DBoon]

17. Sleater Kinney is my choice

Named after a freweway off-ramp in Olympia WA

[Art_from_Ark]

19. Black Oak, Arkansas

Although I'll have to admit, I've never heard any of their music :dunce:

[BigBigBear]

20. NMAS are awesome

as an old school 70's progger, I was partial to UK.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

24. Mission of Burma, Chilliwack.

I'm joking about one of these. Can you tell which?

[masshole]

33. Must be Chilliwack

cuz MOB were awesome! I remember seeing them at the Channel in Boston sometime around 1980. Great Show.

"That's when I reach for my revolver..."

[Screaming Lord Byron]

35. Chilliwack. Terrible band, Fantastic name.

[lilymidnite]

25. Bay City Rollers

;-)

[bif]

27. MC5-- Kick out the jams!

Motor City Five.

[Wickerman]

28. excellent choice!

[bif]

29. Excellent band!

Thanks.

[Beaker]

30. new york dolls.

nt

[mitchum]

32. ALL bands with "Michener rock" names suck...

bands with place names as adjectives (New York Dolls, North Mississippi All Stars, etc) do not fall into the category of Michener rock

[doc03]

34. Short Creek Flat Pickers

[regularguy]

36. World Saxophone Quartet

Especially when they had David Murray, etc.

[GreenPartyVoter]

37. Tie between kansas and chicago for me

[greendog]

38. Taj Mahal

Ok, he's not really a band but but he is named after a place.