Favorite Band not from the US or the UK?

[Merrick]

Mine: Gogol Bordello (Ukraine) and The Arcade Fire (Canada)

(hey,it's my thread, I'll list two if I feel like it)

[leftofthedial]

1. madredeus

portugal

[Burma Jones]

2. Gruppo Sportivo - Holland

[LynnTheDem]

3. Hubby; Scorpions

Me; Blue Rodeo (Canada)

[Gatchaman]

4. Hammerfall - Sweden

Loudness - Japan
Gamma Ray - Germany

and totally unrelated

Men at Work - Australia

[CatholicEdHead]

5. Scorpions

Germany

[Balbus]

7. thirded

[ghostsofgiants]

6. Gogol Bordello = awesome

Mine, however, would have to be...

Alexisonfire, Protest The Hero, and Propagandhi from Canada
Refused and The Lost Patrol from Sweden
Silverchair from Australia. I'm thinking there's another Australian band I really like, but it's not coming to me.

Damn, this is hard, haha.

[tarkus]

8. Rush, perhaps

Though Kraftwerk is pretty awesome...

[flamingyouth]

9. Bats, Chills & the Dentists - New Zealand

Nomads, Union Carbide Productions, Sahara Hotnights - Sweden

Radio Birdman, Scientists - Australia

Les Thugs - France

D.O.A., Fifth Column, Subhumans - Canada

[TInCanCommunications]

45. I like New Zeeland's "The Clean"

SOme pretty sweet pop music

[MiniMandaRuth]

10. Zone.

From Japan.

[tigereye]

11. Raveonettes

and the Horrorpops - both from Denmark. Both have managed to do a wonderful retro thing without the evil pitch-changer so beloved in the US.

Midnight Oil from Australia was probably my alltime favorite though.

[HEyHEY]

16. haha

I just discovered them on the weekend!

[tigereye]

91. which one?

Rav. have excessive reverb and really cynical lyrics, which I really like. Like Buddy Holly meets The Velvets.

[Kire]

28. Midnight Oil or Men at Work

I like Men at Work a lot.

[RevolutionaryActs]

12. INXS

They were a good band. :D

[tjdee]

14. How are you feeling about JD?

Did you see the new vid?

[RevolutionaryActs]

15. I like JD

But he's no Michael Hutchence.
:drool: :loveya:

[Inspired]

122. With JD, they still are....

in fact I'm going to see them in Minneapolis on March 2. Next week. I am psyched as I've had my tickets since last October.

JD is no Michael but he isn't trying to be.

[tjdee]

13. U2.....

They're Irish. :silly:

[Benfea]

52. Ireland is part of the U.K.

Ireland + Scotland + Wales + England = U.K.

[mwooldri]

65. Northern Ireland, Yes. Republic of Ireland, No.

It's all part of the British Isles, but the Republic of Ireland has nothing to do with the United Kingdom in present history (except that both the UK and Ireland (Republic of) are both members of the European Union). It was on 6th December, 1921 that the Irish Free State was formed, ceding from Britain at that point by means of treaty, but still tied to the Commonwealth (then Empire) by means of the British monarch being head of state. It became a Republic on 1st April 1949, and disconnected totally from British influence.

[tjdee]

72. Nope, only the Northern part, LOL!

Most of Ireland is Ireland proper. Northern Ireland (Belfast, etc.) is part of the UK. I believe some Irish are pissed about that.

Um, at least I think!

[HEyHEY]

17. The Pogues

[derby378]

40. Technically, that doesn't count...

Most of the Pogues are from the UK. Shane MacGowan, however, hails from Ireland.

[Canuckistanian]

63. I guess The Proclaimers are out, then

Even though Scotland has it's own bloody Parliament.

[bif]

18. Neil Finn

[Kire]

19. about Gogol Bordello - the drummer is American.

One percussionist is Thai. The guitarist and bassist are Israeli. And there are a few others from Ukraine. I'm not sure if any are from UK, I'm too lazy to look for the article right now.

[BulletproofLandshark]

20. Soilwork

A great metal band from Sweden.

[Tikki]

21. Mexican Bands....

...and many, many more...


Patricia López

Just watch Patricia Lopez's MEX 2 The MAX on any given night...I may be a gringa, but I love the norteño and the traditional styles of Mexican music...




Tikki

[Crazy Guggenheim]

22. Though not a band what about .....

:popcorn:

[Kire]

23. The Sounds sing "We're Not Living In America, But We're Not Sorry"

The chorus of one of their songs is "We're Not Living In America, But We're Not Sorry".

They are from Sweden

I hope they come out with a second album soon. The name of the album, and the song I quoted above, is "Living in America". I suggest you pick it up.

Other songs go, "We're gonna start a Riot! Riot! Riot!"
And, "Hit me hard, hit me right between the eyes, I wanna see the stars, hit me, hit me!"

Their singer is one tough chick.

[ghostsofgiants]

30. I haven't listened to them in ages...

They're fun.

[henslee]

24. Shonenknife

[bif]

25. Bjork

I forgot about her

[sendero]

26. Secret Oyster - Denmark..

... of course, they broke up 30 years ago :)

[MrSlayer]

27. Dew Scented - Germany

Ripping thrash in the old school style.

[seemunkee]

29. Sigur Ros

[Kire]

31. My friend gave birth listening to Sigur Ros

and the CD is one that I burned for her and the father

[Jean Louise Finch]

43. It's hardly even right to call them a band

They're more like angels playing from some strange moonscape. Oh, they are glorious.

[Merrick]

50. yeah, that's a good one

iceland

[anarch]

32. Os Mutantes

My lady says The Cardigans.

I could probably think of a bunch more that I like. :shrug:

[FarLeftRage]

33. Kraftwerk and Trio are about even

Both are Deuschlander...

[maveric]

34. Not a band, Neil Young. He's Canadian.

And during "the day", I loved The "Scorpions". From Germany.

[swag]

35. Sir Neville Mariner conducting the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

They's pretty good.

So are the 5.6.7.8.'s.



And Radio Tarifa.

[Magrittes Pipe]

36. Can.

[redqueen]

93. D'oh!

Yeah, them too.

[TroubleMan]

37. La Banda Gorda, a merengue group

nt.

[elshiva]

38. Bjork

[Kat45]

39. AC/DC (Australia) and the Angels (also Australia)

[pokerfan]

61. Another vote for AC/DC

[derby378]

41. Skinny Puppy (O Canada...)

[Benfea]

53. Puppy!

Yum!

There's my vote!

[PBR me]

42. the constantines - canada

nt

[TInCanCommunications]

44. Lots of good Canadian bands

Arcade Fire
New Pornographers
Destroyer
Many others
Is Deerhoof Canadian?
My favorite right now is Caribou (formerly known as Manitoba)

[ghostsofgiants]

73. Deerhoof is from San Francisco

[TInCanCommunications]

114. Thanks .. Awesome band ....

Go Francisco!

[Tyrone Slothrop]

46. Architecture in Helsinki is pretty good

They're Australian, not Finnish as the name might suggest.

And I like the New Pornographers (Canadian) a lot too.

[MrScorpio]

47. The United Future Organization

From France and Japan

[last_texas_dem]

48. The Guess Who

One of my favorite all-time rock groups. There's much more to them beyond "American Woman" and "These Eyes."

[swag]

49. Forgot the Sadies, didn't I? And Peaches.

[khashka]

51. Nina Hagen, Dar Beida, Ute Lemper

Many others - Sinead O'Connor, The Cranberries, U2. All Irish. Actually Ireland is producing some incredible music - Christy Moore, The Pogues....etc.


Khash.

[Crazy Guggenheim]

54. Rammstein.

:popcorn: :sarcasm:

[Strong Atheist]

75. Actually, I seem to recall liking something of theirs ... nt.

[JVS]

99. Too bad Heino isn't a band!

[shugah]

55. V-6, Japan

'I WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD!'

[Initech]

56. Dir en grey - Japan

Definately one of the best Japanese metal groups ever.

[Merrick]

57. Sepultura anyone?

[Common Sense Party]

58. Two words: Soda. Stereo.

Huuuuuge rock band from Argentina in the 1980s.

[WildEyedLiberal]

59. U2, because Ireland is NOT part of the UK

Northern Ireland is, but the Republic of Ireland is an autonomous country, and my boys are from Dublin.

But excluding Irish bands, my vote goes to Opeth, a metal band from Sweden.

[LSK]

60. the Corrs by way of the same logic

They are from Ireland.

[sakabatou]

62. The Seatbelts

[mwooldri]

64. Abba? Does that count?

Sorry I may like the "old" "disco" music but hey IMO Abba is always a class act.

[XemaSab]

66. Seether

South African!

[elshiva]

67. Easybeats and Midnight Oil = Australia

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

95. The Easybeats had several major hits in the 60s

and then completely disappeared from the radio and the oldies stations.

[elshiva]

111. Too bad! I love them!

[castiron]

68. Max Webster

[Lady Effingbroke]

69. Split Enz (New Zealand).

[Syrinx]

70. The Amazing Canadian Trio

Rush

[Taxloss]

71. Kruder & Dorfmeister - Germany

Not strictly a band, so I'll take Boards of Canada (um, Canada, I think) or Mew (Denmark) as an alternative.

Honourable mentions: Bjork (yes, not a band, I know, but Icelandic) and The Kings Of Convenience (Norway)

[derby378]

74. Boredoms (Japan)

Defintely an acquired taste, but these guys are totally nuts.

[LynneSin]

76. Someone here from DU got me turned on to Leningrad

I'm assuming they're from Russia or some other former soviet country.

Could I also include Dave Matthews? He's from South Africa

[ghostsofgiants]

104. Leningrad as in the third-wave ska band?

If so, they are indeed from Russia.

Les Georges Leningrad, on the other hand, are from Montreal.

[LynneSin]

105. Third-wave ska band sounds right

maybe you gave me the link for the downloads

[ghostsofgiants]

107. Nope, wasn't me. I just happen to know who they are.

[Strong Atheist]

77. Bob Marley, Men at work. nt.

[Orsino]

78. Midnight Oil, Hoodoo Gurus n/t

[SKKY]

79. Jarabe de Palo from Spain. F*$%ing PHENOMINAL!!!!!

[progmom]

80. Os Mutantes - Brazil

[Squeech]

96. Excellent choice

Singer Rita Lee still performs and makes records in Brazil, even though they call her "granny rock" nowadays. She got Sergio Dias to perform with her at a special concert for her 50th birthday, or some such milestone. (She also sang Arnaldo's old song "Balado Louco.")

[grimble_grumble]

Sloan (Canada)

I always thought they had a good sound.

[grimble_grumble]

81. Sloan (Canada)

I always thought they had a good sound.

*So good I had to post it twice!

[ghostsofgiants]

101. Sloan are good, though I prefer their earlier stuff.

"Coax Me" and "The Lines You Amend" were two of my favourite songs back in the day.

[dysfunctional press]

82. Hooverphonic- Belgium; Flunk- Norway.

nt

[KitchenWitch]

83. Gordon Lightfoot

[grimble_grumble]

84. Good answer

Gordon is awesome.

[KitchenWitch]

85. From one Gordon fan to another - welcome to DU!

I have "Sundown" playing as we speak.

[speedoo]

117. How about Ian and Sylvia?

I used to love listening to them, ey?

All my stuff from them is on vinyl, hence not with me. Sigh.

[asthmaticeog]

86. Can (Germany)

Gogol Bordello are from Brooklyn, by the way. They were never a band in Ukraine, they formed in the US.

Which is not to say they don't fuckin' RULE, because they totally do, but they're from the USA.

[CBHagman]

87. The Band (from Canada)

Yeah, I'm aware Levon Helm is from Arkansas.

[speedoo]

118. RIP Rick Danko and Richard Manuel.

Jeez I love these guys.

http://theband.hiof.no/

[speedoo]

119. Frank Reyes , from Dominican Republic.

A great Bachata singer.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

88. Refused from Sweden

[ghostsofgiants]

102. Finally, someone else who loves Refused!

[Initech]

89. Opeth - Sweden

[XNASA]

90. Cibo Matto - Japan nt

[redqueen]

92. Mogwai, Sigur Ros... grrr... can't choose just one

[redqueen]

94. And Ayub Ogada, and Orchestra Baobab...

[Jean Louise Finch]

115. Love your choices

Where's mogwai from? I've never known! Just love their sound.

And Sigur Ros is just too beautiful for me to handle. It gets right at my belly and just settles in.

[redqueen]

116. Scotland

I love them sooooo much, and I just found out yesterday that they're playing here in my town, not just SXSW!

Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! :D

[Richardo]

97. New Pornographers (Canada)

:thumbsup:

[JVS]

98. Guildo Horn and the Orthopedic Socks

http://www.adambamedien.de/images/big/horn,guildo-sternstunden_der_zaertlichkeit.jpg

[Evoman]

100. No one said Rammstein

For shame!

[ghostsofgiants]

103. Popcorn boy did, though sarcastically, haha.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x4787995#4789470

Welcome to DU! :hi:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

106. Our Lady Peace, Cananadian

[kwassa]

108. Kassav', from the French Antilles

Zouk is the only medicine we need.

[Xipe Totec]

109. Nautilus Pompilius (Russia)

In particular, the Wings album (Krylya)

[name not needed]

110. Death From Above 1979(Canada), M83(France),

Broken Social Scene(Canada)

[mvd]

112. Haven't thought this through

Quite possibly the New Pornographers, who were formed in Canada.

Oh wait a minute - if U2 and The Corrs count, they are just as good.

[genie_weenie]

113. Oh how's about a little band named MAGMA!

No one tops a French Progressive Rock band that invents it's own langauge for an album!!!!

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

120. Ireland, Sweden, Germany, (Scotland)

Clannad (older stuff), Chieftains

Garmarna, Triakel

Rammstein

Tannahill Weavers - Scotland's technically UK but the Tannies kick too much ass and I saw them a few months ago.

[Momgonepostal]

121. Probably Pino Daniele from Italy

He's an outstanding guitarist.

[Brewman_Jax]

123. 2 Unlimited and Vengaboys

both from The Netherlands.

[jane_pippin]

124. Les Sexareenos (Oh Canada!)

The other bands Sexareeno people have now are pretty ok too. :thumbsup:

Also, Danko Jones of Canada fame is great.