america RULES!!!

i really don't care about politics. but i love music. in this brilliant world of ours i've seen a ton of great music come out of other countries. most of my favorite bands are from the british isles. is that bad? of course not! but when you live in a country where nickleback and b. spears are popular... you start to lose vision...

so i decided to create this thread for promotion of GOOD, TALENTED acts which originate in the US. this is not an anti- any country thread, but simply a pro- "hey, you might have to dig for it, but good music DOES still exist in the US" thread.

minus the bear fits the bill, but i'm going to let their biggest fan score that one


the secret machines --- dallas, TX


ghostland observatory --- austin, tx


passion pit --- NY,NY (had to finish off with a big name)

well nickelback came outa canada, unfortunately but might aswell mention some of my favourite american acts.

The Black keys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rja6Ry-rpEY

Iron and Wine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsCbOqfXYqE

Monsters Of Folk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfXHF6xsXko

Bright Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8w4iTBPXn4

The Hold Steady http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bLCWsCfIno

Michale Graves http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWP5fqJ23Kw

Mark Kozelek/Sun Kil Moon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKRA7weVyLs&p=C2CDE410D9D29941&playnext=1&index=14

Tough to find good local bands here in Central florida.
Unless you like the whiny pop punk and every song sounds the same Death Metal.

But Papa Roach came earlier this year. Also RATM
As for local bands i honestly cant name any.

Brian Setzer...

a perfect circle is great and they came from the US
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23eZMdixAuk

also there are a few cool band i saw at grass roots
Ayurveda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACNpO_gIL3g&feature=related
Black fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6LFNCryryA&feature=related

Here are some easy ones. All from America!

America
Kansas
Boston
Chicago
Alabama

Don't forget the New York Dolls

Janis Joplin.

Obviously Minus the Bear is amazing. Other bands that rule include Killswitch Engage, The Reign of Kindo, and pretty much everything out of Seattle. Dinosaur Jr is solid as well. Mascis is the man.

oh man, thanks for the GREAT responses. MtB are great, there are some aweseome videos of them out there. and who can't ignore the grunge progression from the NW coast? and obviously anything maynard touches is great.

BUT the reason i'm writing this now is actually a warning --- don't listen to anything i say after 11pm central. HAHAHA, i like (love) to drink, and when i get bored i might, possibly, occasionaly, but normally not but sometimnes definitely, drunkenly direct my browser to this website.

don't get me wrong, i completely agree with everything i said...

but if you see the time/date stamp and it's after midnight... yeah take everything i say with a grain of salt!

awesome!

I believe all of these are US bands.

Aerosmith----Journey----Pink Floyd
Bryan Adams----Kiss----Poison
Everclear----Lita Ford----Queensrÿche
Green Day----Lynyrd Skynyrd----Sammy Hagar
Guns N' Roses----Megadeth----Slash's Snakepit
Heart----Metallica----Steve Vai
John Lennon----Mötley Crüe----Stevie Nicks
John Mellencamp----Ozzy Osbourne----Styx
The Beatles----Charlie Daniels----Van Halen
Velvet Revolver----ZZ Top----Pat Benatar

oh but also, SECRET MACHINES

hmmmmmmmmmmm i'm not sure that the beatles or john lennon are american bands....

but a lot of them are

I didn't think so too...I just post it, just because I like them so much. :P

Nor is Pink Floyd ^_^

Really? huh... I really thought they were... Well you always learn something new. :D

Nor Bryan Adams too, he's Canadian :P

Lamb of God
Of course the thrash gods (Megadeth, Metallica, yada yada)

Locally, here in Colorado, Havok is a great thrash band. And "The metal band Crow"(Crow has copyright issues) is also great from here.

Oh and uh... Last Word (Shameless self promotion)

http://www.myspace.com/lastword05

Nickelback are Canadian, and they're pretty good man. Just because you don't like them doesn't mean they're not good.

Every genre, every song, and every form of music is useful.

There's obviously good music in the U.S. But there's obviously good music in other places, too.

But to be truly honest (and not trying to sound offensive)... the fact that you're basing your music pride ONLY from your homeland is pretty ignorant... there are brilliant and truly amazing artists out there that cross the seas and rise from the desert and even to the small islands around us.

I don't give a crap about who came from where - I just appreciate that this person/people can make excellent music.

But that's just my opinion.

We need to be glad of good music wherever it comes from. If Simon Cowell et.al had their way, we'd only be listening to music that makes money!

Don't forget the Doors and Jimi Hendrix! And Jefferson Airplane, Bob Dylan, Buddy Guy, BB King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and others i can't remember off the top of my head.

SON HOOOOUSE!

What about the greatfull dead?

Mars volta