Where does the best music come from?

[Mustang678]

I enjoy a lot of the stuff from Finland and Sweden myself

 

[CrashBang]

Canada is responsible for some fantastic bands in recent years: Cancer Bats, Alexisonfire, Billy Talent, Comeback Kid and more
The UK had The Clash which will always be in our favour. We also currently have revolutionary bands like Gallows, Biffy Clyro, Architects and Enter Shikari. I think the UK is quite good at having bands which stand out and do something fresh. We also had The Beatles and The Cure
America creates consistently good rock, punk and metal bands like Killswitch Engage and Every Time I Die

I think, like everything in music, it's all a matter of opinion and a broad range of musical interests is important (despite the fact that I mainly mentioned hardcore bands in my examples)

 

[Taldeer]

Romania making a top ten intrigued me. Which bands do you like from these here parts?

Well, my first introduction to Romanian music was via the works of George Enescu and Dimitrie Cuclin (composers of classical music). The next thing I discovered was Ducu Bertzi who is a folk-musician.
And two years ago I went to the country to perform with the ensemble I was currently a part of, we were treated to some of the most amazing folk-music I have ever witnessed, so vibrant, so full of life and energy and emotion.. I loved it, and I soooo wish I could make music like that.
I don't know if it's available anywhere on the net but if it is I would recommend: Mahala Rai Banda, which is a traditional gypsy folk-band, and Shukar Collective which fuses traditional gypsy-music with electronica.

I'm really glad you liked the music around here. Personally I'm not a big fan of gypsy music, it's a bit too lively for my taste, geared towards dancing, which is reeeeally not my cup of tea (I've actually broken limbs trying ) ). But I understand the appeal and recognize the immense talent and spirit that goes into making it.

If I may be so bold, I recommend Grigore Lese, a singer of traditional Romanian music from an area in Romania called Tara Lapusului. It's unbelievably haunting and personal. Check this out.


And since you like folk music, I have a couple of other gems for you

 

[tokae]

If I may be so bold, I recommend Grigore Lese, a singer of traditional Romanian music from an area in Romania called Tara Lapusului. It's unbelievably haunting and personal. Check this out.

(Huge snippets to be kind to everyone trying to navigate the thread)

My mind = Blown!
I mean, MY. GOD!
I will be up all night, though I had heard of Grigore Lese, I... I never knew what I had missed.
Any possibility that records can be bought online? Perhaps there is some international site distributing Romanian music that you know of?
Google, don't fail me now!

There we go: http://www.passiondiscs.co.uk/ !
Time to youtube and decide how much money to spend.

 

[Taldeer]

My mind = Blown!
I mean, MY. GOD!
I will be up all night, though I had heard of Grigore Lese, I... I never knew what I had missed.
Any possibility that records can be bought online? Perhaps there is some international site distributing Romanian music that you know of?
Google, don't fail me now!

There we go: http://www.passiondiscs.co.uk/ !
Time to youtube and decide how much money to spend.

Apparently they even have a Lese CD on Amazon, go figure. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=grigore+lese&x=0&y=0

Heh, I remember in the old days, before the advent of broadband, I used to send and receive CDs and mixtapes ) I even got some from Germany once. I suppose it could be considered piracy, but... seriously? Snail-mail piracy? )

 

[Taldeer]

The UK, and here's why

The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
David Bowie
Led Zeppelin
The Who
Radiohead
The Smiths
Elvis Costello
Van Morrison
New Order
Joy Division
Massive Attack
The Cure
Pink Floyd
The Clash
The Kinks
The Sex Pistols
Oasis
The Police
PJ Harvey
Primal Scream
Elton John
Nick Drake
Pulp
Blur
Queen
Kate Bush
Cream
The Stone Roses
Pretenders
Manic Street Preachers
King Crimson
XTC
Dusty Springfield
Wire
The Libertines
Gang of Four
Gorillaz
Amy Winehouse
The Animals
Eric Clapton
Def Leppard
The Zombies
The La's
Eurythmics
The Cult
The Waterboys
Bloc Party
Muse
The XX
Arctic Monkeys

I think that's it, that's all I know.

And that's why UK music is the best

Haha! Man knows his music! King Crimson rules supreme!

 

[tokae]

Apparently they even have a Lese CD on Amazon, go figure. http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=grigore+lese&x=0&y=0

Heh, I remember in the old days, before the advent of broadband, I used to send and receive CDs and mixtapes ) I even got some from Germany once. I suppose it could be considered piracy, but... seriously? Snail-mail piracy? )

I actually used to do the same thing, and I wouldn't consider that piracy, it's sharing.
I also seem to recall that it's not considered piracy at all, but that might as well be my imagination.
But yes, it doesn't seem like something that the law would bother to "crack down" on. After all, one does not break another mans record!

 

[Purple Shrimp]

The UK, and here's why

a giant list

I think that's it, that's all I know.

And that's why UK music is the best

another zombies fan? woohoo i thought I was alone

 

[Lullabye]

The best music comes from Earth. I think that's pretty accurate.

I think this pretty much nails it. Until aliens invade and make us rave to their probably awesome dubstep-techno dance music.

No... everyone knows aliens love country music. That's why they keep leaving their markings in farmer's fields in the South.

Really? I always thought that they left them as an act of revenge since they don't like country music. I can't see destroying peoples crops as an act of appreciation. but hey, they're aliens, what do I know?

 

[JochemDude]

Where does the best music come from? Drugs ofcourse.

 

[electric_warrior]

another zombies fan? woohoo i thought I was alone

Me too! Well, aside from one of my friend's 60 year old dad, but I've never met anyone my age who liked them. Well this is nice, I'm glad there are others out there.

 

[liquidsolid]

Classical: Germany
Opera: Italy
Rap: The U.S
Rock: The U.K.
Jazz: The U.S
Metal: Scandanavia (cause I couldn't figure out which is the best)

 

[orangeapples]

Best music comes from the soul. Written by passion and makes the soundtrack of the heart.

 

[Bleedingskye]

It's an ongoing battle between the UK and America...see America steals other country's music and makes it their own, then other Americans get pissed about it and try to revamp it as their own, then Britain takes it and makes it good, then America jumps on the band wagon and tries to make it bigger and better. I believe this has happened with blues, jazz to rock, then punk, then trance, the only thing the UK hasn't jumped on is the emo/screamo/pop punk stuff...at least I haven't heard any kinda crappy artist like that from UK.

Most other popular music in other countries is inspired by western pop/rock...however, this does not at all apply to traditional music considering the east (any country/area) has their own defining style. As far as that goes, I'm goin with eastern europe/balkans has the best traditional music.

Are you joking? America started rock 'n roll and if there are any "thieves" it would most definately be the UK. Just look at Led Zeppelin on of the biggest rock bands to ever come out of UK stole a good number of lyrics and music from America blues guitarists. Theres a big difference between incorporating ideas from other countries music and straight up stealing it.

Dude don't get me wrong, there's no way anyone can argue that. I'm usually the one in a convo to make that point, most adaptations of rock I think started in America, I'm from Boston and hardcore was born here. But the pattern seems to be American music *inspired*(melodies/rhythmic patterns) by foreign music, then the UK does their polished take on it, then America tries to make it better again...while everyone else copies the beatles...

 

[Kenami]

For me its Northern Ireland.

I love the bands and the pure goal of solidarity all the bands strive for. Its a real community. I think what makes me really love this is apart from the music it's just incredible to see passion like that, here in new York there's nothing of the sort. Sometimes bands help each other out but they'll never go on a limb for one another.

Norn Iron bands I'd recommend are:

General Fiasco (indie/alternative/pop band)

And So I Watch You From Afar (four-piece instrumental post hardcore/metal band)

A Plastic Rose (a band that shows me that inspiration from Nirvana isn't a bad thing)

Ash (my favorite band for about 6 years now with an incredible body of work)

Adebisi Shank (if you like the music played at the end of Extra Credits than seriously, check this out).

Panama Kings (broken up now but one of my favorite bands, you can hear/download all their tunes here http://panamakings.bandcamp.com/)

Fighting With Wire (A really great alternative/metal band trio with a great vocalist)

Two Door Cinema Club (an electro/pop trio that's taken the UK by storm, really proud of what they've accomplished so far).

If you're interested in checking out more Irish bands feel free to drop me a message, its a music scene I'm very passionate about.

 

[Araxiel_1911]

I honestly don't know, because I don't check, because I don't care. And where is "the place" that "the music" comes from? Is it the label that sets the origin of the music? Is it the nationality of the musicians? Is it the place the musicians live, although they're not from there?
An example is VNV Nation: First they originated in Wexford, Ireland. Then London, United Kingdom. Now they're in Hamburg, Germany. So what would you call that? Irish? British? German?

But if you really want some sort of absolut statement from me, I would go with the following hitlist (which can and does change depending on mood and time and a lot of other factors) with some names that might ring some bells...or not:

1. Germany (Unending list of great musicians, from Rammstein to Beethoven to Equilibrium to Blind Guardian to Hans Zimmer)
2. Sweden (Machinea Supremacy, In Flames, PAIN, Sabaton, Hammerfall, Steel Attack for the win! *and others*)
3. Finnland (Hard Rock Halleluja! Also: Children of Bodom, Nightwish, Apokalyptica, Amaranthe and lots of lots more)
3. Russia (Russian Federation that is for political correctness. Includes: Origa [for melancholy moments], Flesh Field [for dark-epic moments], t.A.T.u.[for the naughty moments])
5. Moldova ("So Lucky *brwerwrwwrw*" ['Zdob şi Zdub' for the ones that don't watch the ESC 2011])
6. UK ("On a cold winter morning, in the time before the light", Dragonforce that is. Also: Alestorm and others)
7. US (Of course, a huge amount of artists: From oldschool (Alice Cooper and Megadeath) to newschool (Devil Driver and Disturbed) and "what were they thinking?" (Powerglove and DVDA))

 

[rt052192]

Amuurica! I live here so I'm biased and more exposed to American music. Not saying the rest of the world has bad music because I do have my fair share of foreign music.