favorite foreign band?

[Wilco LP #7]

Destroyer

[Wilco LP #7]

Wilco/Bob Dylan/The Band/Radiohead.

 

The Band is 4/5 Canadian by my count... so they're not foreign to you

[Kalle]

The Band is 4/5 Canadian by my count... so they're not foreign to you

 

Haha that's the dumbest thing I've ever done, I love lots of Canadian bands but I just posted my favourite bands right there, dumb mistake lol.

[BewlayBrother]

Haha that's the dumbest thing I've ever done, I love lots of Canadian bands but I just posted my favourite bands right there, dumb mistake lol.

If this is the dumbest thing you've ever done, you're my new hero.

[Whitty]

I have a hard time considering bands from the English-speaking world as "foreign" to my ears. You don't exactly say "Oooohh, how exotic!" when listening to The Rolling Stones or The New Pornographers or whoever.

 

I'd say artists like Dengue Fever, Gogol Bordello, and Fela Kuti are probably more along the lines of music I enjoy and would consider "foreign".

 

Nice to see a mention of The Pillows, too!

[jff]

I have a hard time considering bands from the English-speaking world as "foreign" to my ears. You don't exactly say "Oooohh, how exotic!" when listening to The Rolling Stones or The New Pornographers or whoever.

 

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way.

[OOO]

The definition of "foreign" is not really a subject of much debate. It means "of, pertaining to, or derived from another country or nation; not native."

 

So in the context of this thread, your feelings are irrelevant.

[jff]

The definition of "foreign" is not really a subject of much debate. It means "of, pertaining to, or derived from another country or nation; not native."

 

So in the context of this thread, your feelings are irrelevant.

 

The original poster asked the question and then listed British bands, so he obviously meant "foreign" in the sense of from another country. So now we know a lot of people like Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I'm glad I've finally learned that.

[caliber66]

The original poster asked the question and then listed British bands, so he obviously meant "foreign" in the sense of from another country. So now we know a lot of people like Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Arcade Fire. I'm glad I've finally learned that.

You could always start a thread for people's favorite bands that have a different first language than the posters' if you don't like the results you're seeing from this thread, which has a topic different from that one.

[jff]

You could always start a thread for people's favorite bands that have a different first language than the posters' if you don't like the results you're seeing from this thread, which has a topic different from that one.

 

Yeah I know, but I'd rather just complain in this thread, if that's ok. It's easier than starting a new thread. Just like it's easier to stick with music from the US, UK and Canada than it is to check out music from other parts of the world.

 

Actually, I don't really mean to complain. I'm just disappointed that this thread which I thought had so much promise has turned into such a dud.

[napoleon]

yeah i was kinda going for the foreign language thing. but i saw people were posting just bands from other countries, so i edited my post and added some bands.