Best Rock/Pop Bands in LA History (Orange, Hawthorne: house, school)

[drunk on kool aid]

Slayer
Dark Angel
N.W.A. + the tons of artists which sprang from them
Black Eyed peas
Ice T
Wall of Voodoo
Oingo Boingo
Nervous Gender
LAFMS (L.A. Free Music Society)
The Carpenters
Carla Bozulich projects (Ethyl Meatplow,Geraldine Fibbers, Scarnella)
Nels Cline
Tool
Christian Death
The Three O'Clock/Permanent Green Light
Saint Vitus
The Dills/Rank and File/Blackbird
War
The Mentors
Dr. Know (arguably Oxnard)

plus millions of metal/hair bands (Armored Saint, Ratt, Rough Cutt, B*tch, Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P., Warrior, Warlord etc.)

[drunk on kool aid]

Whoops, forgot the Eagles.

[Bruin5]

I love Black Flag, so I would definitely put them down. I would also put X down as well. Did anyone mention Love yet? Arthur Lee was from Crenshaw, and his sound, and look influenced Sly Stone, Hendrix, Jim Morrison among others (he would mention that himself, though he was more bitter, claiming that all those mentioned above ripped his style off).

[Bruin5]

Whoops, I see Love was mentioned at the beginning of the post, so I'll also throw in the Circle Jerks.

[Bunjee]

Originally Posted by BRinSM

suicidal tendencies
bad religion
pennywise
fear

a lot of big punk bands came out of LA. you also have to be careful about how you define 'from LA'. a lot of the bands mentioned came together in LA, but the members are from all over the country or the world (ie van halen).

Oh, I think Van Halen can rightfully be called an LA band. I think the Van Halens were both under 8 years old when they settled in LA. Pasadena, I think. Pavement moved down from Stockton after their initial success, so they, on the other hand, I wouldn't consider them a local band; but same goes for Metallica moving north, so I think LA can share the claim.

The OP list is a good one. People to this day don't realize, or won't accept, that Tom Waits is from SoCal. Or Randy Newman (ahem...Stephen Colbert, when Newman was a guest on his show...) For me, the big pride of the list is Captain Beefheart. Let's not forget Fishbone and the Busboys. Or the Go-Gos and Bang(le)s. Nothing wrong with pure pop. Savage Republic were big groundbreakers for their time.

[Bruin5]

I have to agree with the comment about Captain Beefheart. He made some really interesting music, and I'm not just talking about Trout Mask Replica ("Spotlight Kid" and "Safe as Milk" are true gems). I actually like him more then Zappa, though I like how Zappa called out all the hippies out on their BS in "We're only in it for the Money."

[Island_OnThe_Land]

Originally Posted by Bunjee

Oh, I think Van Halen can rightfully be called an LA band. I think the Van Halens were both under 8 years old when they settled in LA. Pasadena, I think. Pavement moved down from Stockton after their initial success, so they, on the other hand, I wouldn't consider them a local band; but same goes for Metallica moving north, so I think LA can share the claim.

The OP list is a good one. People to this day don't realize, or won't accept, that Tom Waits is from SoCal. Or Randy Newman (ahem...Stephen Colbert, when Newman was a guest on his show...) For me, the big pride of the list is Captain Beefheart. Let's not forget Fishbone and the Busboys. Or the Go-Gos and Bang(le)s. Nothing wrong with pure pop. Savage Republic were big groundbreakers for their time.

Bunjee: Like your list as well. All good points. I'd only disagree with Pavement being an LA band. I am a BIG pavement fan. Saw them live three times between '92 - '95. However, I think we have to give Stockton credit for Pavement. The Pavement guys were never big LA fans. And lead singer S.M. relocated to Portland years ago.

[Island_OnThe_Land]

Originally Posted by Bruin5

I have to agree with the comment about Captain Beefheart. He made some really interesting music, and I'm not just talking about Trout Mask Replica ("Spotlight Kid" and "Safe as Milk" are true gems). I actually like him more then Zappa, though I like how Zappa called out all the hippies out on their BS in "We're only in it for the Money."

Bruin5: Yes, Beefheart is the real deal. I guess he attened Lancaster High in the Antelope Valley (and that is LA County). So we'll claim him as an LA native. I heard he's in No. Calif. these days. It would be nice to seem him play some live music again.

[CamaroGuy]

The Turtles!

[BRinSM]

i'm not really a fan, but i'm surprised no one mentioned sublime. they were definitely one of the biggest bands of 90s, post mortem even.