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Old 08-12-2004, 12:08 PM   #21
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Manchester:

New Order
Stone Roses
Oasis
James

I knew two before I consulted this site:

http://www.unitedmanchester.com/music/A-Z.htm

What a great scene.

New Zealand (3)?
Humble Pie, Killing Floor and Split Enz


How about 5 from New York City?
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Old 08-12-2004, 12:14 PM   #22
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The Ramones
Velvet Underground
The Strokes
Simon and Garfunkel
Beastie Boys

Three from New Jersey
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Old 08-12-2004, 12:30 PM   #23
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New Jersey:

Bruce Springsteen
Frank Sinatra
Jon Bon Jovi

and my favorite indie-college rock band, Yo La Tengo

four from quebec
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Old 08-12-2004, 12:34 PM   #24
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New Jersey:

Bruce Springsteen
Frank Sinatra
Jon Bon Jovi

and my favorite indie-college rock band, Yo La Tengo

four from quebec
Province of Quebec?

Mitsou
the Box
Men Without Hats
Corey Hart

oooh those are some bad ones. I'll throw in Voivod. that should help

State of Illinois
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Old 08-12-2004, 01:39 PM   #25
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Chicago
Smashing Pumpkins
Liz Phair

Detroit Rock City
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Old 08-12-2004, 01:41 PM   #26
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Detroit:

Iggy Pop (Stooges)
MC5
White Stripes
Ted Nugent
Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band
Eminem
Madonna

Boston (5) and "Boston" does not count?
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Old 08-12-2004, 01:59 PM   #27
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Kraftwerk
Rammstein
Hasselhoff

San Francisco
Hey, just because David Hasslehoff is big in Germany doesn't mean he's from there! I call shennanigans!
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Old 08-12-2004, 02:03 PM   #28
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Boston eh?

Not much of a college town, to quote Spinal Tap but still

um Pixies, Buffalo Tom, Juliana Hatfield, lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr

Kingston Ontario
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Boston eh?

Not much of a college town, to quote Spinal Tap but still


LOL!

Also, The Cars, Aerosmith, New Kids on the Block, Throwing Muses.
EDIT; Mission of Burma, Mighty Might Bosstones
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Old 08-12-2004, 02:31 PM   #30
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Boston eh?

Not much of a college town, to quote Spinal Tap but still

um Pixies, Buffalo Tom, Juliana Hatfield, lemonheads, Dinosaur Jr

Kingston Ontario
Tragically Hip
Headstones
Sarah Harmer
David Usher

three from Washington, DC
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Old 08-12-2004, 02:38 PM   #31
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Washington DC:

Bad Brains
Fugazi
Dave Grohl (from Virgina - suburban Washington?)

Calgary (5)?
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mico
ronnie hayward
reverie sound revue
national dust
jann arden

next: three from saskatchewan
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Old 08-12-2004, 03:29 PM   #33
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Sask:

Northern Pikes
Colin James
Wide Mouth Mason

Japan(3)?
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Old 08-13-2004, 08:57 AM   #34
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Let's keep this going . . .

Japan:

Shonen Knife
5,6,7,8s
The Plastics

Ireland (8)?
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Old 08-13-2004, 10:09 AM   #35
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Does Riverdance count as a band?

U2
The Pogues
Irish Rovers
The Cranberries
Delores Keane
The Cheiftains
The Corrs
Sinead O'Connor
Boyzone

Four from Oregon
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Old 08-13-2004, 10:32 AM   #36
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Oregon:

Everclear
Modest Mouse
Dandy Warhols
Cherry Poppin' Daddies

http://www.pdxnet.net/bands/atoz.html

Jamaica (5) (in honour of the upcoming Reggae Festival in Calgary)?
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okay

BobMarley (obviously)

Burning Spear

Black Uhuru

in the spirit of the olympics name 3 bands from greece
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Old 08-13-2004, 02:25 PM   #38
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Hmmm... Greece is really tough. Can't think of any famous greek bands or singers. Here's some obscure ones, though:

Tiesto
Aphrodite's Child
Rotting Christ



Here's a three-part one:
three from Norway
three from Sweden
three from Finland
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Old 08-13-2004, 02:52 PM   #39
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ok I take that challenge

NORWAY

Dimmu Borgir to all the black metal fans out there
AHA
Secret Garden



SWEDEN

ABBA probably the biggest group to come out
of Sweden
CARDIGANS

BLINDSIDE take did a song for NHL 2003


FINLAND

AMORPHIS the only music that i have heard from
Finland has been metal
APOCALYPTICA

SENTENCED


can someone name 3 groups from France
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Old 08-13-2004, 03:05 PM   #40
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okay

BobMarley (obviously)

Burning Spear

Black Uhuru

in the spirit of the olympics name 3 bands from greece
I think Nana Mouskouri is Greek. B)
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