kingzoso Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) What I mean is any group or band (regardless of the type of Music They Play) that are named after any Town/City/State/Nation/Continent, etc... from anyplace around the Planet Earth. I will start with an easy one: Asia. Boston... I am sure you get the meaning. If you want to back up your answer with some interesting tidbits about Your choice, I am open to all replies. Edited August 25, 2013 by kingzoso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Kansas, Alabama, America, Chicago, Europe. Of all the location-named bands Kansas has always been my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 They all suck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDown Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Blind Boys of Alabama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toutpleindamour Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Waterloo. It's an ABBA tribute band and obviously I don't like them much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) NEW YORK Dolls , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmiE_jL5Cs Portishead , E Street Band , Edited August 25, 2013 by weslgarlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDown Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 British Sea Power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) another cuba bob wills and his texas playboys Edited August 25, 2013 by weslgarlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagittarius Rising Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Yes Wes, those are all great bands. Now Strider, what's with the hate on Chicago? Sure, they turned into a shite band but the 1967 - 1977 stuff with guitarist / singer / writer Terry Gath was pretty good. I considered them a jazzier, less Mowtown inspired Blood, Sweat & Tears, another band I really like. Kansas is also a fantastic band and Steve Morse is one of the most underrated and best guitarist of all time. Saw Morse in 85' opening for Rush and he played part of the bow snippet from D&C simply by using volume swells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 (edited) Grimethorpe Colliery Band ukulele orchestra of great britain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvf_uz9I5o uk subs mississippi sheiks Edited August 25, 2013 by weslgarlic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomloge Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Atlanta Rhythm Section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Black Oak Arkansas, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Split Enz (enz = New Zealand). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 australian crawl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecube Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Oak Ridge Boys Manhattan Transfer Edited August 26, 2013 by hecube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Black Country Communion :-) Nazareth,Orleans... Edit to add: Buffalo Springfield took out as :tomloge already mentioned Atlanta Rhythm Section Edited August 26, 2013 by Deborah J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDown Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Borneo Horns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepscoda Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Texas Hippie Coalition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Buffalo A simply awesome Australian band with an amazing vocalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Oingo Boingo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hi Deb! They were actually named after a rifle, but they are still place names. Black Country Communion :-) Nazareth,Orleans... Edit to add: Buffalo Springfield took out as :tomloge already mentioned Atlanta Rhythm Section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Hi Reggie!! I know, but since it had the names... :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingzoso Posted August 26, 2013 Author Share Posted August 26, 2013 Memphis Minnie: http://youtu.be/y2m0ROgy5WY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Now Strider, what's with the hate on Chicago? Sure, they turned into a shite band but the 1967 - 1977 stuff with guitarist / singer / writer Terry Gath was pretty good. I considered them a jazzier, less Mowtown inspired Blood, Sweat & Tears, another band I really like. Kansas is also a fantastic band and Steve Morse is one of the most underrated and best guitarist of all time. Saw Morse in 85' opening for Rush and he played part of the bow snippet from D&C simply by using volume swells. That's Terry Kath. I liked the early Chicago, too...my parameters are a bit narrower, from 1968-1973/74. After that, snoozeville as Peter Cetera took over. Terry Kath is on my list of the most underrated guitarists of all-time. Even more than Steve Morse, who at least was written about thousands of times and featured on the cover of Guitar Player magazine. Steve was great in the Dixie Dregs and while he may still be great, I cannot stand Kansas, so don't care to hear him playing "Dust in the Wind", "Point of No Return", and the rest. To my ears, Kansas was the epitome of the soulless corporate FM rock that plagued the land beginning around 1975-76. Kansas, Foreigner, Boston, Styx, Eagles, Journey..you know the playlist; "Classick Rock Radio" plays them to death every day. That's why I welcomed the punks in 1976-77. On the topic of these bands, I'm mainly thinking of the one-name bands named after a place, not bands like New York Dolls or UK Subs or Memphis Minnie, where a place is just part of the name as a whole. Nope...the bands I had in mind when I said "They all suck" were Boston, Kansas, Berlin, post-74 Chicago, and the like. As to the worst of the worst, it's a battle between continents: Europe vs. Asia for the title of Worst Geographically Named Band of All Time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXb8ZDuICCs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 (edited) Europe Utopia... (sue me). Ozark Mountain Daredevils Edited August 27, 2013 by the chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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