The Five Most Famous Bands of Each State

That's right, they rented a mansion in town in the 70s and Billion Dollar Babies was recorded there.

Thanks for reminding me, Googling 'Alice Cooper Greenwich' came up with a story about a family I used to work for who had a connection to the band.

But Aztec Two Step the wiki says they were formed in Boston. Were they CT based?

 

Modest Mouse is from Issaquah (WA), my kids knew them here, from our neighborhood. Sleater Kinney is from Olympia (WA-named after a road and freeway exit off I-5)

 

They recorded in Bridgeport, and we used to see them at UConn every so often. I just assumed...

 

NRBQ? They were great - a mainstay in ~71-2, played at Shaboo a lot...

...Okay I'll quit posting...

 

Edit - I see you meant Aztec Two Step in response to the post you quoted. Here is more info on Alice Cooper:

This article from the man himself claims they recorded part of it in the estate's ballroom:
When Alice Cooper Lived in a Mansion in Greenwich, Conn. | Nights with Alice Cooper
The house was off Doubling Road, near the Greenwich Country Club; A house on the road was a frequent host of house parties when I was young, but the Galesi estate burned down in 1976.

I'll have to ask my dad if he remembers anything about it, the family homes of a couple of his high school friends are up in that area.

 

Thank you for these corrections. When I looked up bands from Oregon they came up.

 

It's this forum's fault that those obscure bands you cited aren't famous?

 

No it’s sad that such mediocrity comes from this place. It has nothing to do with this forum, but keep trying.

 

It’s an honest question. You could answe it or just cry about it.

 

Sorry - I misread your post. I thought "this place" meant the SHF, not Arizona!

 

Not necessarily in order of my favorites, but if you’re talking most famous:

New York:

Billy Joel
Simon and Garfunkel
Lou Reed
Dion
The Ramones

Not sure how Joel wasn’t included earlier- only one of the biggest selling artists of all time, and a quintessential New Yorker.

 

Just realized, here’s one of those rare threads where The Beatles are excluded.


As are The Rolling Stones, The Who, Pink Floyd; even Neil Young and Joni Mitchell...

 

When I first saw this thread, I thought about the most famous bands (to U.S. audiences), and figuring out where they started. It's amazing how many at the top "invaded" the U.S. In addition to those above, there's:

Led Zep
AC/DC
The Kinks
Iron Maiden
Van Morrison
Pink Floyd
Queen

And the list goes on...

 

I did not know that.

 

If not already mentioned in the prior six pages I’d think Bob Jovi is up there with Bruce in terms of popularity.

 

If popularity is part of the OP’s criteria, New Kids on the Block (gagging) would be on the list.

 

I️ think you forgot one

 

Beaver Brown

 

Four Seasons
The Rascals

 

Aerosmith
J. Geils
Tavares
The Cars
Extreme
Dropkick Murphys

 

Another one from Kentucky not mentioned:

Adrian Belew


Ohio:

Chrissie Hynde
98 Degrees (Nick Lachey)

 

Not from, but associated...

Sinatra/Rat Pack
Wayne Newton
Liberace
Celine Dion

 

You could also include:

The Kingsmen
Tim Hardin
Johnnie Ray
Doc Severinsen

and Oregon (the band)

 

And since the Aussies and Yorkshiremen have already chimed in, I wanna play too...

Manitoba:

Guess Who
Neil Young
BTO
Terry Jacks
Crash Test Dummies (for which we do apologize )

And at a push...

The Weakerthans
The Watchmen
Holly McNarland
Remy Shand

Although we can't lay claim to Handsome Dick...

 

Who would have thought the guy who wrote hippie anthem 'Lets Get Together' would have come from Connecticut:

Chet Powers