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Gawain of Orkeny
05-23-2005, 03:47
What are the best bands not from the US or England?
Off the top of my head
ACDC
ABBA dont laugh
INXS
U2
REO Speedwagon so much 4 the letter bands ~:)
Focus
Thats just few off the top of my head. Ill try to think some more and give you a real least. My brains hurting right now ~D
The Tea Party
AC/DC
Thyrfing
Finger 11
Black sabbath
definitely 54-40 should be on that list
ABBA dont laugh
of all the crazy things you've put forth on this forum, that is the wackiest
Waterloo goodness gracious what a goofy song
ichi :bow:
Gawain of Orkeny
05-23-2005, 05:01
Come on this one album alone has a ton of hits
1. (1) Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)
2. (2) Knowing Me, Knowing You
3. (3) Take A Chance On Me
4. (4) Money, Money, Money,
5. (5) Rock Me
6. (6) Eagle
7. (7) Angeleyes
Side 2:
1. (8) Dancing Queen
2. (9) Does Your Mother Know
3. (10) Chiquitita
4. (11) Summer Night City
5. (12) I Wonder (Departure)
6. (13) The Name Of The Game
7. (14) Thank You For The Music
I doubt you will find many groups who have sold more records than them. Besides the girls are real lookers to boot.
Togakure
05-23-2005, 05:24
In addition to INXS and AC/DC, YMO (Yellow Magic Orchestra, from Japan: Haruomi Hasono, Ryuichi Sakamoto and co.), the Gypsy Kings, and Jean Michel Jarre immediately come to mind. I'm also a big Michael Schenker fan (UFO, MSG).
I've always liked ABBA--probably the only modern musical group that my grandparents and me both liked. I particularly enjoyed Erasure's technopop covers of Lay All Your Love on Me, S.O.S, Take a Chance on Me, and Voulez Vous (good spastic electronic dance music).
English assassin
05-23-2005, 09:46
Black Sabbath are from Britain. Birmingham, in fact.
Scandinavia rules!
ABBA!
The rasmus!
Al Khalifah
05-23-2005, 11:22
Rammstein
Adrian II
05-23-2005, 11:39
Corrie en de Rekels
Corrie en de Rekels
Sounds made up if you ask.
Adrian II
05-23-2005, 12:29
Sounds made up if you ask.Watch and cry. (http://www.sterrenbeurs.nl/cgi-bin/news?action=bio&wkn=56)
Big King Sanctaphrax
05-23-2005, 13:03
Rush-Canadian, and one of my favourite bands.
Duke Malcolm
05-23-2005, 16:35
My English teachers always goes on about Rush...
Travis, Franz Ferdinand, oh, and the band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
DemonArchangel
05-23-2005, 20:13
Sepultura/Soulfly (Brazil)
Kittie (Canada)
Children of Bodom (Finland)
Rammstein (Germany)
Marduk (Sweden)
Steppe Merc
05-23-2005, 20:16
Bob Marley and the Wailers followed by U2.
And well I love Neil Young, but he's not a band.
Orda Khan
05-23-2005, 22:06
ABBA dont laugh
Won't hear me laugh at that. As 'Pop' music goes, probably the best ever
....Orda
The Tea Party
Shihad
Silverchair (their early stuff)
Something for Kate
Air
thats all i can think of.
thanks,
dizzy
Mouzafphaerre
05-24-2005, 00:30
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Us! :joker:
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Taffy_is_a_Taff
05-24-2005, 01:51
Rheinallt H.Rowlands (Wales)
Datblygu (Wales)
Super Furry Animals (Wales)
Oxymoron (Germany)
Jesus and Mary Chain (Scotland)
Arch Enemy (Sweden)
In Flames (Sweden)
Children of Bodom (Finland)
Blind Guardian (Germany)
Those 4 are awesome.
Reverend Joe
05-24-2005, 03:26
Pink Floyd.
They may have been born in England (I believe) but they were descended from gods, which both makes them natives of Mount Olympus and explains Roger Waters' gargantuan ego, hence they fall into your category. :tongue3:
...Sorry.
I'll do my normal thing and stick to metal (or metal affiliates/subsidiaries) for this one. I listen to too many bands to make a top 5, so I'll just list some I've been listening to lately.
Negligent Collateral Collapse - Czech Republic
Immortal - Norway
Waylander - Ireland
Cryptopsy - Canada
Skyforger - Latvia
If Texas counts as a different country, add Absu.
Rammstein
Corrie en de rekels
How could you guys? What is this?
abba and the rasmus
I want to add some more of my favourites, but their members are from different countries, what do I do?
Tachikaze
05-24-2005, 15:00
Kodo (Japan)
Kanamori
05-24-2005, 19:09
Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, and System of a Down
ABBA dont laughOh man, I can't believe you fronting me that roots reggae isn't rock and yet here you are dancing to ABBA! ~D
< --Not laughing ~;)
What are the best bands not from the US or England? Bob Marley & the Wailers, the best band ever. ~:)
others: Dennis Bovell Dub Band as well as Fela Kuti & Africa70/Egypt80 band.
Gawain of Orkeny
05-25-2005, 02:18
Oh man, I can't believe you fronting me that roots reggae isn't rock and yet here you are dancing to ABBA!
Because the roots of raggae are not rock and roll as much as you would like us to believe, it does however have the same roots as rock and roll. That being R&B so the confusion is understandable. I never danced to ABBA but it was the first laser disc I ever bought. I hate disco with a passion. ABBA is definetly pop rock and probably the best pop rock band ever. There no raggae group , not even Marley who holds a candle to the British super groups. These guys are the gods of rock and roll.
Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, and System of a Down
System of a Down are American.
Kaiser of Arabia
05-25-2005, 03:42
Rammstein and AC/DC.
Klavier and Hells Bells.
Steppe Merc
05-25-2005, 12:51
Quietus, I'm with you.
I consider Blues, Rock and Reggae all the same, really. Some Jazz is also similar. Besides, it was "best band", not "best rock band". To me, Marley is far more rock than any sort of metal will ever be. Why? Because Rock is based on blues, which almost all Metal isn't.
edit: Oh, and real country and bluegrass, and folk, too is very similar to rock, in my mind.
Real country being not today's fake accent country.
I consider Blues, Rock and Reggae all the same, really. Some Jazz is also similar. Besides, it was "best band", not "best rock band". To me, Marley is far more rock than any sort of metal will ever be. Why? Because Rock is based on blues, which almost all Metal isn't.
Uhh...
Examples, please?
Steppe Merc
05-25-2005, 23:22
Examples of what?
Examples of what?
Metal not being blues-based.
Steppe Merc
05-26-2005, 12:54
Where is the blues in Metal? How many Metal bands have ever covered a blues song? How is any metal related to blues, or any other rock?
And I'm not talking about Black Sabbath, I'm talking the stuff that's around today.
Tiesto, Paul Van Dyk, . . .
those are no bands. ~D
I like their music, though. ~:)
Kanamori
05-26-2005, 17:04
System of a Down are Armenian, although they live in America.
I thought "bands" was used to mean musical group, even though they are clearly not bands of the literal sense. Thought I would never find another electronica fan here ~:)
System of a Down are Armenian, although they live in America.
I thought "bands" was used to mean musical group, even though they are clearly not bands of the literal sense. Thought I would never find another electronica fan here ~:)
No, they're all second-generation Americans. Their parents were Armenian. SOAD grew up in the Hollywood area.
Where is the blues in Metal? How many Metal bands have ever covered a blues song? How is any metal related to blues, or any other rock?
And I'm not talking about Black Sabbath, I'm talking the stuff that's around today.
I can only assume you don't listen to much metal, but that's not much of an argument anyway.
Kanamori
05-26-2005, 22:21
Nope, we were both wrong.
http://www.fenderplayersclub.com/artists_lounge/featured_artists/system.htm
Steppe Merc
05-27-2005, 23:35
I can only assume you don't listen to much metal, but that's not much of an argument anyway.
Of course I don't. I shouldn't have said Metal, I meant Punk and Emo... Sorry, I can't tell the difference between a lot of harder styles of music... Though I would say that Metal core (whatever that means) isn't very bluesy...
Of course I don't. I shouldn't have said Metal, I meant Punk and Emo... Sorry, I can't tell the difference between a lot of harder styles of music... Though I would say that Metal core (whatever that means) isn't very bluesy...
Punk is. Well, real punk, anyway. Emo and metalcore, beyond both sucking horribly, are less blues-based, but metalcore does have its moments.
Steppe Merc
05-28-2005, 19:57
Sorry for confusing everyone. I really have trouble trying to figure out all the names for things, and I often (wrongly) lump in every loud thing that I don't like into Metal, which I know is wrong.
And some of the earlier Punk sort of is, but I don't think it is as much today.
The Blind King of Bohemia
05-28-2005, 20:11
The Dubliners of course ~D
Crowded House were also great before they spilt.
Sorry for confusing everyone. I really have trouble trying to figure out all the names for things, and I often (wrongly) lump in every loud thing that I don't like into Metal, which I know is wrong.
And some of the earlier Punk sort of is, but I don't think it is as much today.
That depends. There is still "real" punk being played these days, but you'll never see it on TV or hear it on any mainstream radio. 3-chord punk is the best example of today's blues-based music I can present, though.
Because the roots of raggae are not rock and roll as much as you would like us to believe, it does however have the same roots as rock and roll. That being R&B so the confusion is understandable. I never danced to ABBA but it was the first laser disc I ever bought. I hate disco with a passion. ABBA is definetly pop rock and probably the best pop rock band ever. ABBA is pop rock? ~:confused: OK, I'll give you that, just please don't call Reggae R&B. You're thinking reggae means
"Bad boys bad boys whatcha gonna do? Whatcha gonna do when they come for you?"
That's like saying Hootie & the Blowfish is the face of rock & roll.
There no raggae group , not even Marley who holds a candle to the British super groups. These guys are the gods of rock and roll. Those 'super groups' wouldn't even get close to Burning Spear (http://www.burningspear.net) (my 4th favorite) let alone Bob Marley & the Wailers. ~;)
Voigtkampf
05-29-2005, 10:06
Seatbelts. :thumbsup:
Steppe Merc
05-29-2005, 16:27
Quietus, RnB is awesome. You're thinking of Rythym and Beat (fake RnB, today's RnB), while the RnB that Gawain is talking about (real RnB) is Rythym (or Riddim ~;) ) and Blues. This is essentially blues... So yeah, it is RnB based, just as Rock is.
Where is the blues in Metal? How many Metal bands have ever covered a blues song? How is any metal related to blues, or any other rock?
And I'm not talking about Black Sabbath, I'm talking the stuff that's around today.
lol, oh dear.
lol, oh dear.
Haha! Yeah, that's what I said.
Steppe Merc
05-29-2005, 19:37
JAG, I was wondering when you would come in here. ~;)
Quietus, RnB is awesome. You're thinking of Rythym and Beat (fake RnB, today's RnB), while the RnB that Gawain is talking about (real RnB) is Rythym (or Riddim ~;) ) and Blues. This is essentially blues... So yeah, it is RnB based, just as Rock is. Agreed. Classic R&B/Soul music is great. Delfonics, Stylistics and lots more! One of my favorite genre. ~:)
I was thinking Gawain was comparing it to Dancehall Reggae (like Shaggy for example). Shaggy and the likes are godawful. ::ick::
:charge:
Laridus Konivaich
06-04-2005, 01:54
I don't listen to any bands, much less bands from outside of country. So there! :tongueg:
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