Posted October 10, 200618 yr carried over from the UK one. i watched Accepted today and that a typical American College film and people singing the Ramones. so that should go on the list. the one that starts off with hey ho. is it called bizrec bop??? or bizkeg bop
October 10, 200618 yr in fairness, most of the 'new wave' (as Americans call it) bands in the 80s in the States were British - Echo and the Bunnymen, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, New Order, The Cure......
October 11, 200618 yr Here's the first 10 that come to mind. I'm originally from the US and 30 yo so remember a lot of this and have an old bro that was in to similar music so that helps. Also i'm sticking to what we called College Radio at the time (later to be called Alternative or Indie). I'm sure things like the Doors, Zepplin, Aerosmith had huge student followings but ignoring that for the purposes here... Pixies - Where is My Mind Pavement - Cut Your Hair Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart The Cure - Boys Don't Cry Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go The Velvet Underground - Herion The Stooges - Search and Destroy (or maybe I Wanna Be Your Dog - not a band i know too well tbh) Looking at that list the most recent song is Smells Like Teen Spirit..... almost 15 years ago!! will maybe have to think on this for more recent songs... 'Float On' Would be in there for sure...
October 11, 200618 yr Here's the first 10 that come to mind. I'm originally from the US and 30 yo so remember a lot of this and have an old bro that was in to similar music so that helps. Also i'm sticking to what we called College Radio at the time (later to be called Alternative or Indie). I'm sure things like the Doors, Zepplin, Aerosmith had huge student followings but ignoring that for the purposes here... Pixies - Where is My Mind Pavement - Cut Your Hair Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart The Cure - Boys Don't Cry Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go The Velvet Underground - Herion The Stooges - Search and Destroy (or maybe I Wanna Be Your Dog - not a band i know too well tbh) Looking at that list the most recent song is Smells Like Teen Spirit..... almost 15 years ago!! will maybe have to think on this for more recent songs... 'Float On' Would be in there for sure... Good list, my bad for missing out Violent Femmes... I thought they'd be a bit too obscure to be honest... And I'm pretty sure "Cut Your Hair" by Pavement was after "..Teen Spirit" mate... "Cut Your Hair" was on the 'Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain' album wasn't it...? Which would've been round about '93..... The likes of Dinosaur, Husker Du, Sugar and Lemonheads would be in a top 50 for sure....
October 11, 200618 yr my bad for missing out Violent Femmes... I thought they'd be a bit too obscure to be honest... they have always been HUGE with college students in the US. I remember blasting them out my window when i was 16 or so and my neighbor (who was at least 10 years older came over and said they were his favorite band in college - lol!). Their fist album came out in '83 so that's 2-3 generations of students loving them... in fact, they were more popular than the likes of Pavement, but not with us elitists of course ;)
October 11, 200618 yr they have always been HUGE with college students in the US. I remember blasting them out my window when i was 16 or so and my neighbor (who was at least 10 years older came over and said they were his favorite band in college - lol!). Their fist album came out in '83 so that's 2-3 generations of students loving them... in fact, they were more popular than the likes of Pavement, but not with us elitists of course ;) I suppose I never realised that they'd probably be a bigger deal in the States than over here, where, if you did request them in any given Indie or Student night, you'd be met with a blank stare from the DJ more often than not.... :lol: I'd always kinda seen them as being one of these bands like the Velvets, Husker Du, The Fall, etc, who didnt sell that many records, but were hugely influential on the bands that followed them....
October 11, 200618 yr I'd always kinda seen them as being one of these bands like the Velvets, Husker Du, The Fall, etc, who didnt sell that many records, but were hugely influential on the bands that followed them.... not to start (another) arguement... but I wouldn't consider VF very influential... Not many bands 'followed in their footsteps' like the ones you named above and it's pretty shallow lyrics and music. It's all mostly 3-4 chords and simple enough rythums etc.... but yes - they were very big in the US and hardly made a dent over here. Saw them at ATP last year and i think people only knew 3 songs of theirs really... Seen VF's 7-8 times actually. Not the biggest fan but they always seem to be playing at a fest or what not that i go to... Hmm... Husker Du should prolly be on this list too! Not Sugar though (already considered them...).
October 11, 200618 yr Hmm... Husker Du should prolly be on this list too! Not Sugar though (already considered them...). Why not Sugar? I must've heard "That's a Good Idea" at just about every ruddy Indie disco I went to in the early/mid 90s..... :lol:
October 11, 200618 yr husker du were more influential and had more fans i daresay. I MUCH prefer Sugar FYI, just trying to keep the list honest to all of America if possible...
October 11, 200618 yr husker du were more influential and had more fans i daresay. I MUCH prefer Sugar FYI, just trying to keep the list honest to all of America if possible... I kinda liked both bands equally..
October 11, 200618 yr Author Good list, my bad for missing out Violent Femmes... I thought they'd be a bit too obscure to be honest... i dont think they are too obscure. i've seen their name only the other day in either mojo or the word.
October 11, 200618 yr Author Hmm... Husker Du should prolly be on this list too! Not Sugar though (already considered them...). ive not heard of any husker du, but journos always get loved up at the mention of them. they were the where are they now in q last month i think.
October 11, 200618 yr Author will maybe have to think on this for more recent songs... how about smashmouth 'all star' it was on about 9 zillion film soundtracks around 2001 :lol: and probably some crappy skapunk thing
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