kingzoso Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 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. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 They all suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDown Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Blind Boys of Alabama. 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 NEW YORK Dolls , http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLmiE_jL5Cs Portishead , E Street Band , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDown Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 British Sea Power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 another cuba bob wills and his texas playboys 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weslgarlic Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Grimethorpe Colliery Band ukulele orchestra of great britain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjvf_uz9I5o uk subs mississippi sheiks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomloge Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Atlanta Rhythm Section 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). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave to zep Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 australian crawl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecube Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Oak Ridge Boys Manhattan Transfer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah J Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Black Country Communion :-) Nazareth,Orleans... Edit to add: Buffalo Springfield took out as :tomloge already mentioned Atlanta Rhythm Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DropDown Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Borneo Horns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepscoda Posted August 26, 2013 Share Posted August 26, 2013 Texas Hippie Coalition 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. 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? 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 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... :-) 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 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. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the chase Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Europe Utopia... (sue me). Ozark Mountain Daredevils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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