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What are some bands that, at least judging by their name, you might think are from another country than the US, but are actually from America?

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Aug 9 '14, 15:38

like, Husker Du

thx

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also, Ylvis: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ylvis -- nm - prayformojo Aug 11, 01:57
Matisyahu, Bonobo, Afrika Bambatta, Brazilian Girls, Appollonia, Fantomas, House of Lords, Parliament, Cayucas, The Mooney Suzuki -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 17:29 2
- Bonobo is English, I did not know that -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 17:32
- Nirvana! -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 17:30
Far East Movement, Haim, Los Illegals, Ozomatli, Quetzal -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:51
Yo La Tengo -- nm - loosi at home Aug 9, 16:51
Van Halen -- nm - loosi at home Aug 9, 16:51
Scorpions! -- nm - mud Aug 9, 16:44 2
- Gemany USA. -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 9, 16:45 1
  - Kraftwerk? -- nm - mud Aug 9, 16:47
In Living Colour -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:42 1
- Sounded wrong when I typed it -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:42
Mötley Crüe -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 9, 16:41
Sepultura -- nm - mud Aug 9, 16:41 1
- I think they're from Brazil -- nm - J Aug 9, 16:44
Bon Iver - Tim Aug 9, 16:31
Fitz and the Tantrums, maybe. -- nm - Tim Aug 9, 16:30
Hanni El Khattib (solo artist though) -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:28
Of Montreal, Beirut, Portugal. The Man -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:24
New Bomb Turks, Afghan Whigs -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:21
Depeche Mode -- nm - mud Aug 9, 16:21 1
- brits! -- nm - loosi at home Aug 9, 16:52
Wang Chung -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:19 1
- (Oh, I guess they are English) -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:19
Danzig -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:15
Dokken -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:14 2
- LOL -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 16:50
- several heavy metal hair bands had umlauts and cyrillic lettering mking them seem foriegn -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 16:22
Wu-Tang Clan -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:10
Fugees -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:09
i though Gram Parsons was english -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 16:09 2
- tupac shakur -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 16:13 1
  - Moby -- nm - ... Aug 9, 16:44
Das EFX -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:09
Mudvayne -- nm - Epiphany Aug 9, 15:56
For some reason Pantera always gave me that impression. -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 9, 15:50
Malo -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 15:48 4
- Santana, Los Lobos -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 15:59 3
  - santa anna is familiar to a socal listener so santana just flows as local for mr -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 16:08 2
    - Sure, but have you *been* to Santa Ana? -- nm - con_carne Aug 9, 16:12 1
      - yes..also know the red winds called the santa anas -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 9, 16:20
Kings of Leon -- nm - Star-Lord Aug 9, 15:43

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