Best Pacific Northwest rock and roll band?

[Magrittes Pipe]

This one goes out to flamingyouth. Rock on!

[Magrittes Pipe]

1. I voted for the U-Men, by the way...

...because I figured nobody else would give Mr. Price his due. :(

[flamingyouth]

5. Dig It a Hole

A true classic. :thumbsup:

You'd need way more than 10 options for a fair list here.:D

[Magrittes Pipe]

No shit. I really wanted a second vote just so's I could give props...

...to the Wipers. Yeah, they put out some crappy records in the '80s (who didn't?), but "Return of the Rat" is one of the coolest songs ever.

[flamingyouth]

17. "Youth of America" and "Over the Edge" are great LPs

after that, hmm, not so good.

[Magrittes Pipe]

20. Yup.

Sage could still play, of course... but a goodly amount of his songwriting brilliance seemed to disappear.

[flamingyouth]

22. He went through so many band members too

He is now down in Arizona, and actually is doing some pretty cool stuff.

[Magrittes Pipe]

25. Yeah?

I should check it out.

Still the Wipers, or does he have a new band? Or solo?

[flamingyouth]

2. You're cruel to force choices on us

Evil little man.:evilgrin:

[Taverner]

4. Admit it FY, you secretly dig Paul Revere and the Raiders!

[Magrittes Pipe]

6. Hell, I do.

Their debut and "Midnight Ride" are fantastic effin' records!

[flamingyouth]

7. Not secretly at all!

Let's have a Crisco Party tonight! Woo hoo! And Fang was totally hot!

[americanstranger]

12. Fang could play his ass off, too!

The solo in 'Just Like Me' is right up there in the all-time solo pantheon if you ask me.

-as

[CalebHayes]

3. Nirvana

[antigone382]

31. I must agree with you there

And btw, you have an absolutely awesome website!

[CalebHayes]

33. Thank you.

[americanstranger]

8. The Raiders freakin' ROCKED!!!

Well, the first lineup, with Smitty and Fang. Long before the Mark Lindsey and... days.

'Just Like Me' and 'Steppin' Out' were ferocious.

-as

[flamingyouth]

10. And "Kicks"

Oh yeah.

[stevedeshazer]

9. It's the Wipers

Not even close.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. All right!

Greg Sage is the man.

[stevedeshazer]

21. I admit my bias

He produced my band's record

[Magrittes Pipe]

28. Oh, hell yes!

My hat's off to you, sir.

Okay, I'm not actually wearing a hat. But if I were, I'd doff it to you.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

15. I saw them live at the Rat in Boston when I was in high school

one of the best shows I've ever seen!

[stevedeshazer]

35. They were amazing live

It was never captured on record in the same way. I was in the studio when they recorded "Youth Of America" and "Over The Edge", but their live shows really captured the anger and alienation that I still feel today. I was very fortunate to have my band(s) open for them at a few gigs in the late '70's and early '80's.

One of their songs is "Return of the Rat", I bet they played that one!

[mitchum]

43. It is The Wipers

as you said, "not even close"

[Beware the Beast Man]

11. Mudhoney!

The greatest of the whole, so-called "grunge movement."

[flamingyouth]

19. The most totally underrated "grunge" band

They were amazing in their heyday. I saw their very first show, at an s&m club.

[Magrittes Pipe]

24. Of course, they really played the same music...

...Seattle bands had been playing for 30 years. They just got lumped into the whole "grunge" thing because of where they happened to live at that particular time.

So, FY -- speaking of that time and place, think I can work "Hate" comics into this thread somehow?

[Beware the Beast Man]

29. That was a New Year's show, wasn't it?

I was a huge fan of the whole Pacific Northwest/SubPop/CZ thing in high school. This was a good year or two before the whole thing burst open the way it did. By far Mudhoney were my favorite. I saw them in Pittsburgh back in 93 and it's still the best show ever. Good set, good sound, and great attitude. They rocked!

[flamingyouth]

49. No, it was in summertime

A place called the Seattle Boxing Club on Capitol Hill. It was billed as a psycho-delic orgy. And indeed it was on several levels.:)

[PoliticsSportsMusic]

13. Hendrix was from Seattle so I go with him...

just the greatest musician to ever walk the planet.

[Magrittes Pipe]

16. But 2/3 of his best band was British.

I mean, it may be nitpicking -- but if I didn't pick the nits, how would my monkey brethren reman lice-free?

[PoliticsSportsMusic]

23. LOL...I was ready to give you a snotty reply...

but you made me laugh instead...good one. Anyway,I can't get snotty with a fellow Reds fan!!! Chicago kicked our butts today....still hoping for the wildcard!!!

[Magrittes Pipe]

30. Yeah... it'll be tough, though.

But I'm still holding out hope.

[RetroLounge]

18. I gotta go with Mudhoney

Touch me I'm Sick is the epitome of ROCK & ROLL!

Loud and fast...

RL

[Doosh]

26. Nirvana

[flamingyouth]

27. Why I voted for the Wailers

They were the first really big band out of Tacoma; they influenced everyone from the Sonics on down. And Buck Ormsby discovered the Sonics. At one point there wasn't a truck stop anywhere in the NW that didn't have "Tall Cool One" on it.

[Magrittes Pipe]

36. And Rockin' Robin Roberts invented:

"Let's give it to 'em right now!"

[flamingyouth]

37. And he was my dad's best friend in high school

I should scan and post their picture together in the Stadium High School science club! :D

[stevedeshazer]

46. Love the Wailers

Sonics, too. Tacoma is underrated.

[GOPisEvil]

32. Mudhoney and Sleater-Kinney!

Dammit! :D

[DBoon]

39. Yeah, I'd vote for Sleater-Kinney too

Damn fine rock and roll

[SkipNewarkDE]

34. Alice In Chains

Like, wow.

[stevedeshazer]

38. Every band in this thread is underrated

I was fortunate enough to know and play withmany of them.

The Portland/Seattle/Vancouver scene is unmatched for pure, raw rock and roll.

We're having a 25-year reunion in Portland soon.

Anyone here remember Napalm Beach?

[flamingyouth]

40. Napalm Beach - ah, hell yeah!

:thumbsup:

[Enraged_Ape]

41. Can't believe Heart didn't make the list

I think they'd get my vote.

[SOteric]

42. The Gits

[flamingyouth]

44. excellent choice

:thumbsup:

[DoctorBombay]

45. Sleater-Kinney

Originally from Olympia, WA, now based in Portland, OR.

These three ladies are the greatest!

Oh, here's their website:

www.sleater-kinney.com

[HEyHEY]

47. 54-40

[flamingyouth]

48. Ooh, see I never got into them

However, give me "54/40" by Dead Moon, and you're on!

Hey, alhedges, where is Dead Moon on this list anyway?;)

[BringEmOn]

50. Heart

[MrSlayer]

51. Jimi Hendrix Experience and Alice In Chains.