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ITT: States that have never produced a single talented musician.
Rate, argue, provide counterexamples, discuss.
hey fuck you my cousin (who plays guitar, bass, trumpet, and piano) knows someone from there.
Iowa
>>65000278
This
Utah.
The Osmonds.
That is all.
Texas
>>65000287
>Slipknot
Whether you like it or not their first two albums are fantastic
The best musicians from Alabama choose to say they're from outer space instead.
Hank Williams is good though
>>65000337
hard to argue against this
>>65000335
Geto Boys
>>64999953
California
>>65000335
dj screw
>>65000428
>what is the Beach Boys
florida
>>65000391
>>65000436
Texas
>>64999953
Michigan
>>65000335
Willie Nelson, 13th Floor Elevators, Stevie Ray Vaughn, etc.
>>65000510
Go away little yankee
>>64999953
all of them. The US is devoid of talent. I guess it's hard to be creative when you're an obese land whale with the brain of a 12 year old
>>65000569
>>65000587
Texas lul
>>64999953
North Carolina. Name one good musician from this state.
>>65000616
>Hip-hop
>Jazz
>rock and roll
>blues
>the electric guitar
>house
>punk rock
>devoid of talent
>>65000287
Built to spill fucker
Built To Spill is from Idaho breh
waiting for my state so they can get btfo
>>65002790
Idaho matey
Oregon
Seriously I fucking hate living here
>>65002988
>disliking the place you live because of music
Dude, I'm Mexican but come on
North Dakota
>>65000335
Erykah Badu
>>65000428
bait
>>65003024
It's not just that
To West Oregon you have a valley filled with poseurs and ne'er-do-wells living in artificial California, and to the East all you have is buttfuck desert and plains
It's a terrible place
>>65002988
nice fucking noisepop acoustic hipstercore state asshole
>>65000287
Truth and Janey
Tommy Bolin
But that's it.
>>65003062
Man I was born here I had no choice
I'll give you a twofer, /mu/
>>65003060
>To West Oregon you have a valley filled with poseurs and ne'er-do-wells living in artificial California, and to the East all you have is buttfuck desert and plains
you just described the western united states in a microcosm
>>65000337
I like Slipknot DESU fampai, The pipes on Cory Taylor. Just. Wow
>>65001400
Dixie Dave/Weedeater quite good if you're into metal
>>65003904
This, One of my favorite musicians.
The fact is if youre actually into music you'll find good shit everywhere
>>65000335
mariachi slipknot
>>65001400
fuck off we gave the world fantasia burrino.
>>64999953
nevada
hawaii
wyoming
alaska
Nevada
Best known for:
The Killers
Imagine Dragons
Jenny Lewis
Literally no one special.
>>65004142
I met him after he shot off part of his foot, still gave a great performance and was doped the hell up.
/r/ that map where which state is an album cover that /mu/ made last year i think
>>65000287
Iowa's actually super chill if you're in the right town.
North Dakota has Ghost Bath and they're pretty good.
Inb4 Nodak fag. I'm a Minnesotan going to college near the boarder.
>>64999953
so basically all good artists are either from new york of california
>>64999953
apparently Moondog lived in Wyoming for a while as a kid...
>>65001400
the dBs
>>65002988
Elliott Smith and Guided by Voices
>>65001400
Joey Salads
>>65000335
Texas, especially Austin is filled with musicians and performers. Some that got popular and many aspiring ones. If you are in to blues, Jeff Strahan is a good one that is from Texas. He died before he made it big, but he lives forever in the hearts of a few.
Connecticut
what state is demarco from tho
>>65004840
Have a nice life boi
>>65001400
ben folds five
>>65004847
canada
>>65004428
Also Panic at the Disco
Also also I didn't know Imagine Dragons came from here
California
New York
Washington
Tennessee
Louisiana
>>65000616
this 2bh america is shit compared to the glory of europe, land of (white) classical music and (white) fine art
Alabama.
>>65004847
the 51st
>>65000512
Motown
>>65003060
There's desert in Oregon?
>>65005005
I actually agree with all of these
>>65000287
The Envy Corps
>Ctrl+f Ohio
>0 of 0
Damn straight
>>65005443
I was just baiting
This is a little off topic, but why is it that, generally speaking, more stupid gravitate towards hot parts of the country while smarter people gravitate towards cooler parts of the country? You'll find more smart people in places with oceans and mountains and more stupid people in places with deserts.
>>65000335
Butthole Surfers, Lift to Experience, Midlake
>>65000335
St. Vincent
>>65004703
GBV is from Ohio I think. They might have moved later on but I'm pretty sure they started in Ohio.
>>65004840
This.
>>65004875
grasping for straws.
>>65000335
Janis Joplin
New Jersey
>>64999953
why is that state a square ??
>>65002988
Agalloch
![FLORIDA[1].gif](https://i.imgur.com/bkBmZ7X.gif "FLORIDA[1].gif")
What has my state produced, Jim Morrison was born here I think, since he went to the same community college as me.
>>65005477
yeah you made it painfully obvious, I was trying to play along so that it might catch someone very stupid
why even bother baiting in the first place if you back out instantly
it's just poor form
>>65005875
I thought you were serious, I didn't expect anyone to even pretend to agree.
periscope.tv/loudsunog
>>65000335
13th Floor Elevator
Butthole Surfers
Big Boys
Dicks
Scratch Acid
Pain Teens
Charalambides
American Analog Set
Bedhead
Stars of the Lid
And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead
Explosions in the Sky
Black Angels
By the End of Tonight
Ed Hall
Cherubs
Furry Things
Crust
Drain
Johnboy
Spoon
At the Drive-In
Paul Newman
Fastball
Gov't Mule
Reverend Horton Heat
Pantera
Indian Jewelry
Neon Indian
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness
>>65000335
ATDI, Ringo Deathstarr, Daniel Johnston
>>65002988
>Oregon
This. All of our good musicians moved here. Isaac Brock is from Washington and is pretty outspoken about hating it. Elliott Smith and Stephen Malkamus were from other places too. The only good group I can think of is the band Oregon but I'm not sure if they were from Oregon or just went to the U of O
>>65004703
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_Smith
>Smith was born in Omaha, Nebraska, raised primarily in Texas, and lived for much of his life in Portland, Oregon, where he first gained popularity.
He chose to live in Portland but I wouldn't say he was from Oregon
>>65000329
Counterexample: Iceburn
>>65000512
Mule
Laughing Hyenas
Gravitar
Dirtbombs
Gories
Windy & Carl
Wolf Eyes
All Detroit techno (Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Drexciya...)
Was (Not Was)
Eminem
Danny Brown
Salem
Sufjan Stevens
White Stripes
NOMO
Andrew WK
Alaska
Virginia
what about best states?
>Washington
>New York
>>64999953
Wyoming
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nevada(!)
>>65006316
+ Alaska & Hawaii
>>65001400
John Coltrane
>>65005664
lots of hair metal/hard rock bs but there are still lots of good ones from here
sinatra
dillinger escape plan
springsteen
number 12 looks like you
al di meola
>>65000335
>nobody mentions Red Krayola
>>65006243
somebody's too pleb for bluegrass
>>64999953
Born and raised in the big empty square. Gonna make music for the ages just to spite yo ass. YEEEEHAWWW
I think I'm cheating cause I'm currently living in California though.
>>65005664
Almost everyone you think is from New York is actually from New Jersey, so this is false.
Pennsylvania has been a little bit of a disappointment. We've only had a few people scattered through the decades.
>>65000335
does the jesus lizard count
>>65001400
Earl Scruggs
>>65004506
This. I'm from Iowa, moving back this summer. Most of the people are great too. I hate the Northeast. Everyone's such an asshole here.
>>65005461
i don't care for ohio at all, shit music scene, shit people and shit weather
>>65004840
The Carpenters
Toto's Porcaro brothers
Liz Phair
MGMT
Have a Nice Life
Magik Markers
Hatebreed
Thurston Moore, Rivers Cuomo and Moby were all raised there
>>65006516
>I hate the Northeast. Everyone's such an asshole here.
So you can't hack it.
>>65006534
>Rivers Cuomo and Moby were all raised there
Sorry USA. ;_;
>>65006546
I'm completely capable of handling life here, I just don't enjoy it. I'm moving back because of family.
>>65006579
>I'm completely capable of handling life here, I just don't enjoy it.
Neither do we desu.
Can't imagine how people have it out west, they've got to be all nice and friendly and that just makes me shudder.
>>65001400
Polvo
>>65004847
Canada but I think he lives in long island
>>65002988
Try living in Wisconsin holy shit
>>65005817
A lot of mainstream crap:
Backstreet Boys
NSync
Creed
Marilyn Manson
Less Than Jake
Against Me
Dashboard Confessional
Matchbox 20
New Found Glory
Poison the Well
Underoath
Atheist
Death
Deicide
Morbid Angel
Obituary
Harry Pussy
Assück
Iron and Wine
Bill Orcutt
Rick Ross
Tom Petty
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Allman Brothers Band
>>65003026
winner
>>65006894
Nobody even tried to defend it
>>65006613
It's probably easier if you were born into it. I'm not a particularly friendly or outgoing person (surprise surprise, I am on 4chan, after all), but I just prefer if the people I'm around are.
>>65003026
Wiz Khalifa
Pearls Before Swine's Tom Rapp
Peggy Lee
Jonny Lang
That's it
>>65003138
You win
>>65007225
>Wiz Khalifa
>Talented
Mutually exclusive
>>65007036
I am like whatever the environment I am in is like.
>>65005545
Of all the amazing musicians from Texas you choose St. Vincent? nice b8
>>65000335
Texas Is The Reason
>>65006837
>Allman Brothers
>mainstream crap
>>65006243
>Panda Bear
>Statler Brothers
>Ella Fitzgerald
>The Dismemberment Plan
>>65002068
>punk rock
>house
try again
>>65001400
Between the Buried and Me
>>65007440
>punk rock
The Ramones found their first success in the UK, where they'd inspire the first generation of British punk bands
>>65000335
Cherubs
>>65006243
Northeast Virginia has some stuff coming out of it, also DC.
>>65002988
Um excuse you
https://youtu.be/Xe0fvUgvvQg
>>65000335
Spoon
>>65004724
Kek
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6FoxWalFoHk
>>65008730
I was going to defend Oregon but nevermind.
Every state except New York, New Jersey, and California.
>>65008730
Animal collective really went down hill once they introduced a female lead
wisconsin
source: musician from wisconsin
>>65007330
I like St. Vincent. Plenty of other people were naming other things.
Iowa is gay as fuck - source: lived here most of my pathetic life and i'm old as shit. And when a cool band's tour manager accidentally books a show here only like 2 people show up. Currently live in DM and its embarrassing how much they suck corey taylor's dick here.
Dude from Blue Cheer was born in ND. Maybe not super talented, but influential. (Ignore the fact that they really started in SF...)
>>65006516
Iowans are hicks, even in the city. Fucking Garth Brooks just did SIX sold out arena shows in a row here a couple weeks ago
Wyoming
>>65006228
How could you possibly have forgotten the fucking Stooges
>>65009462
Forgettable af desu...
>>65009493
Die
The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Name one good band from this place that made it big.
>>65006516
I lived in New York for a couple years. People are decent, system is corrupt, lifestyle is terrible. Everyone has the mindset of overstretching themselves and being late to everything. Makes for the worst driving. I just want to go the speed limit.
>>65009423
Upstate New York is as hick if not more-so than some parts of Iowa. Iowa also has great drone, noise, metal, and rock music in the right parts.
>>65009501
Lightning Bolt.
>>65000335
>12 replies and no mention of Jandek or the Legendary Stardust Cowboy.
>>65009153
Back the fuck off!?
>>65009216
Nice
>>65000287
I'm from central Iowa
love the place, but our music scene sucks
>>65005506
cuz smarter people crave more stimulation and dumb ppl like to sit in the sand while their brain melts
>>65009616
Iowa City has a cool music scene
Source: Go Hawks, Fuck State
>>65005506
What a fucking retarded fallacy.
>>65006243
Johnny hobo/pat the bunny
>>65009501
H.P Lovecraft
>>65009656
yeah, but thats only cause its a college town of a party school
the only bands that play in the des moines area are shitty metalcore
>>65000329
what no. they gave us imagine dragons and neon trees. They are the greatest bands ever
>>65001400
Coltrane, Max Roach, Woody Shaw,
>>65009733
Yeah, you're right. Still think it counts though
>>65010110
its cool tho, im transferring to iowa in the fall so i'll get to see actually decent shows
>>65001400
James Taylor you shit
>not a single mention of South Carolina
the only musical talent to spring from here is Hootie and the Blowfish
Fucking hootie and the Blowfish
>>65010264
Owner of The Blue Moose is an ass, but the people at Trumpet Blossom, Gabes, and The Mill are cool.
>>65010365
You forgot a couple more "fuckings" m8
>>65010412
I think 1 was the perfect number
>>65009532
I agree, trying to drive is too stressful in this part of the country. I'm in Connecticut, but close to New York.
>>65010264
Don't listen to that dude, DM gets better shows than IC these days. Iowa in general still sucks for music though. Prepare for disappointment.
>>65010458
>I agree, trying to drive is too stressful in this part of the country.
Everyone always complains about this but I don't see the problem.
>>65006243
Car seat Headrest
Lamb of God
>>65010483
Seeing a norm of 85-100 in the fast lane in a 65 MPH speed limit is a problem.
>>65010458
Only time I drove through Connecticut it was in a traffic jam. I was on vacation and didn't mind it, though.
>>65009119
There are plenty of good blues musicians that are from Texas. Blind Lemon Jefferson to mention a great one.
Plasma
>>65010758
>states of matter
>lelelelele XDXDXD
>>65000335
not to mention townes van zandt
>>65000335
>who is Guy Clark
>Who is Townes Van Zandt
>Who is Jerry Jeff Walker
>Who is Dale Watson
country/folk hater detected
get out
>>65011079
>who is Guy Clark
I am still fucking miffed that he died recently.
Delaware.
People like to mention that bob Marley passed through Wilmington back in the day.
That's about as interesting as it gets.
>>65006316
>Montana
>>65005817
I Hate Myself are from Florida
Other than that the only artists I know are from florida are death metal bands
>>65008449
where is the scene in nova? i'm just inside loudoun county and there's no one musical around here
>>65009733
Sounds like you're one of those faggots who goes to a woolys show once every six months and claims to know what's going on in the scene.
>>65010478
Shows that come through DM or local bands? Skin of Earth, Nostromo, Goldblums, Druids, Quade, and Traffic Death are all pretty good tbqhfamo. Also Sump Pump Records has a good variety of local/regional stuff. But yeah like other anon said if you only gravitate towards places like Woolys or Seven Flags you'll get a lot of shit.
>>65007353
>new york
>>65005817
>>65012294
Against Me
Thank god that kentucky has slint
>>64999953
Other than the Flaming Lips,Oklahoma kinda sucks
>>64999953
Ohio here. This place is shit. Pretty sure all we have is The Black Keys and that guitarist from Boston.
pls help
Move out of the way people, BEST music scene states coming through
>>65012595
What's so great about the scene there?
>>65012587
GUIDED BY VOICES
songs: ohia
afghan whigs
check ur fukn privilege
>>65000335
Modest mouse
>>65012628
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Rappers_from_Atlanta,_Georgia
just as a starter
>>65012587
Can confirm. Toledo here. Music scene is like 10 years in the past. It's all Metalcore, Post-Grunge and Pop-Punk bands.... mostly Metalcore shit though. Fucking trendy poser assholes.
There's a decent college scene a few miles south but even they're pretty generic.
>>65012628
REM comes from athens for one
also Outkast and a ton of rappers from from GA
>>65004240
This Will Destroy You
also Meatloaf and Beyonce
>>65012645
I actually came extremely close to seeing one of their last concerts before the broke up again in 2014 but ended up not skipping class for it. Oh the regret. Not sure why I forgot they were actually from here though.
I guess they're back again with a totally different line up though.
>>65012663
see>>65012645
also Cloud Nothings
your state might be awful but you have some good bands
>>65012722
>your state might be awful but you have some good bands
This. Usually shitty places produce better art.
This is one of the most musically talented states. Prove me wrong.
>>65000512
Tally hall
Electric six
The stooges
>>65012740
pretty sure it's common knowledge wherever there's rain and heroin you have good art
>>65000512
Excuse me?
>>64999953
Maine?
>>65012767
Damn straight, anon
>>65012773
What's their appeal, again?
>>65012663
reppin the 419. Yeah, the glass city is ass for music. A few people at the university have done solo memestream rap. We've given the world art tatum, but thats about it.
>>65006837
>Death
>Morbid Angel
>Obituary
>Atheist
>Mainstream
>Crap
>>65012943
I actually haven't paid much attention to the rap scene in the area. But I'm willing to bet there's not a whole lot more going on there.
>>65005664
Yo la tengo
>>65013043
Not really. A friend of mine made a shit mixtape and all his friends made shittier mixtapes.
>>65009784
Imagine Dragons is from Vegas m8
>>65005968
>Explosions in the Sky
try again
>>65012898
I enjoy them. I like their simplicity. Meg's playful drums and Jack's hand with the other instruments.The way they can play overdubbed songs with only two members is pretty interesting, just a pretty good blues rock duo in my book
Has anyone else of note come from Louisiana besides Louis Armstrong, Fats Domino, and Jeff Memegum?
>>65003026
Nuh uh imma be the new one just wait n see!
>>65012587
TOP
>>65012587
Devo
Isley Brothers
Chrissie Hynde
Raspberries
Maryland.
I have neither seen, nor heard of ANY good bands from the Old Line. Decent ones? Yes, plenty. Famous ones? NOPE.
Name me ONE band that's from Maryland that has gone at least gold. Go on, I'll wait.
>crawling_in_my_skin.wav
>>65014036
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Maryland_music_groups
couple of good bands (AnCo, Beach House, Moss Icon, Dan Deacon) and Good Charlotte are probably atleast gold certified.
>>65014154
>All Time Low is from Towson
>used to edge out to them when I was in middle school
Dude...
>>65006228
Kid Rock and ICP
>>65006577
>Moby grew up in a city 20 minutes away from mine.
Pretty cool.
>>65014036
>famous = good
I proclaim Animal Collective as the pride and joy of our state
>>65006418
>Pennsylvania
We have Ween. I guess CKY if you're into Jackass and that one song that got kind of popular.
>>65003138
Bright eyes
>>65014748
Nevermind i'm stupid
>>65006234
True the only semi-well known band I can think of from my state is Portugal the Man and they're not even that great
>>65000337
This site is 18+
Better get going
Has there ever been a noteworthy artist from Montana?
>>65012704
So yeah talentless
>>65005968
>all that crescendoshit
Sorry anon, that's not how it works
>>65015888
>one of the best female vocalists of this generation
>talentless
>Can't post Arkansan musicians because no one has posted Arkansas
cmon guys...
Arkansas
>>65015971
There you go anon. I got you
>>65014597
Taylor swift too
>>65000335
This, is some real good b8
Maine is the only answer
>>65000512
Punk, Motown and electro
Get out.
>>65015955
Yeah talentless
>>65016009
Well besides the obvious Johnny Cash, a personal favorite of mine are Ho-Hum. They're kind of like a more rock oriented southern Animal Collective from the 90s. Here's a link to their bandcamp. https://ho-hum.bandcamp.com/ The singer was actually my history teacher in highschool, amazing guy.
>>65009501
sage francis
Arizona
>>65012628
Elephant 6 and the rap game
Not to mention Janelle monae
>>65016203
Oh and even though I don't really like them, there's Kris Allen(won the 8th season of American Idol) and Evanescence(WAKE ME UP)
>>65012587
Pere Ubu
Trent rezner
Maynard james keenan
Devo
The dead boys
the national
BRAINIAC
The isley brothers
RJD2
The ojays
etc.
There are a fuckload of decent musicians from ohio. Also the birthblace of rock and roll.
>>65006243
D'Angelo
Clipse
Pharrell
Missy Elliot
Timbaland
Lil Ugly Mane
Dave Grohl
A billion shitty hip hop artists
>>65000353
no its not
slipknot sucks
Missouri
>>65015820
Steve Albini?
>>65009501
>That made it big
I think six finger satellite is from RI and they fucking rule
>>65009501
Lightning Bolt
The Front Bottoms
Deer Tick
Talking Heads met in providence before moving to NY
the newport jazz and folk festival has been giant
>>65005817
MISSUH WORLDWIDE
