Best band named after a city, country, or continent?

[Bicoastal]

Poll question: Best band named after a city, country, or continent?

OK, I can't think of any more.

[brendan120678]

1. Dude..how did you forget America??

[Bicoastal]

2. Oh fine...

...although to be accurate, just the word "America" is neither country nor continent.

[brendan120678]

4. True, "America" is neither country or continent, but...

they're still pretty cool.

[Bertha Venation]

36. + 1

Lonely People
Sister Golden Hair
I Need You

Their songs are part of the story of my life.

[Zomby Woof]

24. Some geographers consider America a continent

They do this by combining North and South as one, since they are one continuous (man-made canal notwithstanding) land mass. Same as Eurasia being the combination of Europe and Asia.

There's your loophole. ;-)

[LynneSin]

3. How could you not include Orleans - the middle guy is a US Representive now...

and quite the progressive one too.

[Bicoastal]

6. OK, I relent.

But I'm not happy. x(

[guitar man]

14. I liked him better

With the John Hall Band.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7muHNKd4YLM

my band covers this tune :)

[KamaAina]

5. There is an Orleans, Mass. on Cape Cod

also, the most excellent Louisiana metropolis is coextensive with Orleans Parish (county).

[HopeHoops]

7. Berlin

Pleasure Victim was a killer album. The LP didn't have an 8th track, but the CD does - the expanded version of "Sex".

FYI: Terri Nunn's credits on the Pleasure Victim album are listed as, no shit, "Vocals, BJs".

[AwakeAtLast]

29. YES!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UXtort76gY

One of my favorites.

[mitchum]

8. That is known as "Michener rock"

[Burma Jones]

9. Gee, how about the Bay City Rollers?

[Bicoastal]

10. Doesn't count if the location is IN the name...

...it has to be the entire name.

[jmowreader]

32. And the Bay City Rollers aren't any good anyway

[bif]

11. U.K. All the rest of those suck

[Swede]

12. The fookin' Bay City Rollers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBn2ux5vRHk

[Jade Fox]

13. Orleans...

For political reasons.

[DevonRex]

15. I voted Boston but Asia deserves some love, too. nt

[SoxFan]

16. The Hall of Suck

[Robeson]

19. You beat me to it...

...that's a whole lot of suckage right there.

[Urban Prairie]

17. New York Dolls, MC5?

MC5, gotta support the hometown bands.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

18. Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys.

:hide:

[demtenjeep]

20. Chicago

hands down

[PassingFair]

21. Rush

...ah


:hide:

[betharina]

26. now that's funny! nt

[madinmaryland]

22. What about the band named after a drug-addled republican talk show host.

:hide:

Oh wait, places!

[Zomby Woof]

23. Atlanta Rhythm Section

I prefer them by far to every band in the poll. Paul Goddard could have taught Geddy Lee a thing or two about playing the Rickenbacker bass.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

25. Atlanta Rythm Section

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuMJCSVP91A

[Enrique]

27. Nazareth n/t

[Kaleva]

28. They get my vote.

[MiddleFingerMom]

33. Sorry...

.
Mid-70's. Germany. Went to a friend's house, smoked some hash,
and listened to this FUCKING INCREDIBLE band called Nazareth.
.
Next day, went out and bought THREE of their albums.
.
.
.
.
.
All I can say about that is that my friend had some REALLY good dope.
.

[Alexander]

30. Cairo

[AsahinaKimi]

31. X~JAPAN

Wanta sample? KURENAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUsAmb15njo&feature=related

[old mark]

34. AC/DC, named after Atlantic City and Our Nation's Capitol. nt

[MrScorpio]

Portishead nt

[MrScorpio]

35. Portishead nt