In your opinion, from which U.S. city do the greatest rock musicians emerge?

Answer 1

Los Angeles Area


Red Hot Chili Peppers
In This Moment (Hollywood)
Jane's Addiction
The Doors
Weezer
Van Halen
Static X
System of a Down

Answer 2

The San Francisco/Oakland Bay Area- think 80's thrash. Exodus, Testament, Death Angel, Light This City, Megadeth, etc..

Los Angeles/Los Angeles County- Metallica, Agent Steel, Armored Saint, Dark Angel, Slayer, Rage Against The Machine

Answer 3

Seattle
Hendrix, Green River, U-men, Soundgarden, Queensryche, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, pearl jam, Fresh Young Fellows, Mudhoney

Manchester
Sex Pistols, The Smiths, Joy Division, New Order and about 12 million currently.

Answer 4

I second Detroit!!!

Bob Seger
The Stooges
The Romantics
The White Stripes
Marvin Gaye
MC5
The Von Bondies
Grand Funk Railroad

Answer 5

the entire element feels somewhat puzzled, as though whoever compiled it replaced their recommendations approximately what consitutes indie rock midway by way of. It starts off caught in 90s usa, and the entire element veers plenty greater in the direction of the softer, folky ingredient of indie rock.... besides the shown fact that there are surprises in there. yet they seem randomly chucked in - the autumn extremely stand out as an oddity in that checklist (the country's Saving Grace is nowhere close to their ultimate album - or maybe their maximum heavily acclaimed - besides, yet nevermind). television Personalities, Swell Maps, Husker Du - great, yet I agree wholeheartedly with the thread headed, "Murmur?" once you are going to contain artists from that era, they have missed the glaring somewhat there. yet then, possibly that's not the ingredient. It basically seems somewhat greater like somebody's own usual checklist than a desirable a hundred of all time. And that individual does have rather solid flavor by ability of my judgement. surprising flavor, in reality. basically somewhat narrow - yet then i assume it relies upon on what you think approximately indie rock. And it form of feels rather lazy to shove The national in there already. Merriweather positioned up Pavilion, too - it replaced into basically released formerly this 3 hundred and sixty 5 days, and already it extremely is on a ultimate of all time checklist? Smacks somewhat of leaping on the bandwagon. Quoting from the positioning: "we’re not speaking approximately punk or grunge or classic positioned up-kraut-rock, we’re speaking approximately indie rock." isn't Husker Du's 'Zen Arcade' greater of a punk rock checklist? super to work out some locals represented! (Electrelane's 'the capability Out'). extremely, basically as a catalogue of albums, i think of that's a great checklist. some exciting options, and a few issues it extremely is made me prefer to examine out. It basically does not define indie rock, a minimum of not for me. substitute the identify, and it would be desirable. Oh, and positioned Aeroplane above Bee Thousand. :)

Answer 6

@Mal777
The Decemberists are decidedly American. Colin Meloy was weaned in Montana, and the band (composed entirely of Americans) currently call Portland, OR home. Know yr stuff before you answer.

Off the soapbox...Currently, Austin. Previously, DC. Always, NYC
Cheers.

Answer 7

Seattle. Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana...

Answer 8

None in the US (I do like a couple of US bands, but each is from different area). Some great bands come from the UK-Snow Patrol, Oasis, Travis, The Kooks, The Frames, The Decemberists. UK ROCKS

Answer 9

I would say L.A/ Orange county, not that they come from here, but they come here to get their break, I know alot of rock bands doing this and playing small shows at chain/the ally little places like that and now some are even getting big enough to play house of blues.... Haha i know not to much but they are moving up

Answer 10

Freehold, New Jersey