A Musical Ranking Of The United States

by Myche

I've thrown this question out to a few people, and it's time to get everyone on the record. Please list your Top 6 (in order) United States by their respective musical output.

In my analysis, some states shine based on sheer volume of output, others jump to the top due to being the home of some big names. Sometimes it's hard to determine where a band is from, generally assign them in your mind to the state they were formed in. For solo artists, I would use a similar rule. For instance, while Elvis was born in Mississippi, it's hard not to assign him to Tennessee.

You can use http://www.allmusic.com/ as a source if you don't know where bands are from.

Five states quickly came to mind for me, and I'm still wrestling with their ranking. The sixth spot is proving to be a little less obvious. I'll post mine as a comment a little later.

Hook of the Day - Enslaved "The Watcher"

ENSLAVED - The Watcher (album: VERTEBRAE)

Hook of the Day (and pretty much the whole damn year) - Torche "Healer"

by Wayne

Just in case we don't end up posting our Year End Favorites for some reason, I'll just say here that Torche's Meanderthal is the finest album I heard in 2008. Part of what made it great was guitarist Juan Montoya, who has apparently left the band for one reason or the next. I hate to see members leave bands that I deeply love, but it happens, life goes on, and so forth. So, Juan, if this rumour is true, hopefully you'll land somewhere nice and we can rave about any future records you're on. The other 3/4 of Torche....keep at it. You guys are fucking amazing.

So, Hook of the Day, and my personal choice for Hook of the Year..."Healer"

MP3 Randomization: 12-1-2008

WAYNE

Jesu "Wolves"
Bruce Springsteen "Lost in the Flood"
Kyuss "Fatso Forgotso Phase II (flip the phase)"
Gojira "A Sight to Behold"
Lair of the Minotaur "War Metal Battle Master"
Year of No Light "Librium"

MYCHE

Greg Brown "Pound It On Down"
Exodus "The Garden Of Bleeding"
Waylon Jennings "Jack-A-Diamonds"
Whitesnake "Is This Love"
Melvins "Skweetis"
Stephen Stills "Jet Set (Sigh)"

MARK

Prince "Good Man"
Prince "Chelsea Rodgers"
Bette Midler "Fever"
Baroness "O'Appalachia"
Funkadelic "Can you get to that"
Devin Townsend "Morwar"

Hook of the Day - Corrosion of Conformity "Clean My Wounds"

Happy Birthday Hook of the Day - Harvey Milk "Death Goes to the Winner"

A very Happy Birthday to our good pal Mark.

Horns up!

Hook of the Day - Killswitch Engage "Rose of Sharyn"

Don't ask me how it happened, but this song has been lodged in my brain for weeks.

Hook of the Day - Melvins "Revolve"

Oh man...last night's Melvins/Big Business show at Reggie's in Chicago was a real barnburner! My favorite moment in a set full of them, King Buzzo and company played my favorite Melvins tune...."Revolve" from the excellent Stoner Witch album.

Hook of the Day 2: Electric Boogaloo - Slayer "Psychopathy Red"

We've been meaning to post this one for days now, so let's just call it Hook 2, and be done with it. New Slayer, bitches....


SLAYERRRRR!

Hook of the Day - Thin Lizzy "Emerald"

MP3 Randomization: 11-19-2008

WAYNE

Rush "Good News First"
Radiohead "Sit Down, Stand Up (Snakes & Ladders)"
One Day as a Lion "Wild International"
Nirvana "Drain You"
Kyuss "Shine!"
AC/DC "War Machine"

MYCHE

Mavericks "I Want To Know"
Dwight Yoakam "Sad, Sad Music"
Prince "Shockadelica"
Y&T "Fast Track"
MC5 "Borderline"
Rainbow "Still I'm Sad"

MARK
Queensryche "Neue Regel"
Mike Jackson "You rock my World"
Meshuggah "Abnegating Cecity"
Scorpions "Love will Keep Us Alive"
Juliana Hatfield "Such a beautiful Girl"
Original Broadway Cast: Sunday in the park with George "Putting it Together" Holy shit, I'm gay

Hook of the Day - Motorhead "Rock Out"

Hook of the Day - Intronaut "Australopithecus"

Lennon + Clapton + Richards + Mitch Mitchell = Best. Thing. Ever.

Per Wikipedia:

The Dirty Mac were an English supergroup consisting of John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Mitch Mitchell that Lennon put together for The Rolling Stones' ill-fated TV special entitled The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus.

Here's "Yer Blues."

Hook of the Day - Pelican "Lost in the Headlights"

Pelican - New Music - More Music Videos

Hook of the Day - Opeth "Burden"

Holy shitfire, I love this song.

R.I.P. Mitch Mitchell 1947-2008

That's 3 for 3 of the Experience crossing to the other side. Thank you, Mitch. You have been, are now, and ever shall be an endless source of inspriation for musicians and music fans everywhere.

MP3 Randomization: 11-12-08

MYCHE:

Manowar "Odin" (Immortal Version)
Scorpions "In Trance"
Marillion "Punch & Judy"
Funkadelic "Comin' Round The Mountain"
Motorhead "Sword Of Glory"
Manowar "Sting Of The Bumblebee"

B'WAYNO

Foo Fighters "This is a Call"
Daft Punk "Human After All"
Sleep "Jerusalem (Pt. 4)"
Dillinger Escape Plan "When Acting as a Particle"
Six Organs of Admittance "Assyrian Blood"
Dillinger Escape Plan "Horse Hunter"

MARK

Hall and Oates "Say it isn't so" (it isn't so-ooh-oh)
WEEN "Cover it with gas and set it on FIRE!!"
Cinderella "The Last Mile"
Flake Music "Mieke"
Tesla "Gettin' Better"
Built to Spill "You were Right"

This looks EXCELLENT

I want to see the full version of this doc quite badly. Here's an extended preview of "Such Hawks Such Hounds: Scenes From The American Hard Rock Underground."

Hook of the day!

This is a ONE TWO punch.

First of all... HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUEENSRYCHE MYCHE!!
Second of all...Voting can induce the Winds of Change!!



And this guy is a genius