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Bennyboy

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37. The Colorado Music scene is huge.

Reply to Iggo (Reply #30)

Mon Jan 13, 2014, 04:01 PM

Jan 2014

String Cheese Incident is the biggest. Yonder Mountain String Band, Leftover Salmon all of that Colorado rocky grass. Big Head Todd too.....The Motet is amazing.

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For San Diego it is Delta Nove... Bennyboy Jan 2014 #2

Oh FFS taterguy Jan 2014 #3

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OMG please stop or I'm going to have to rick roll you LynneSin Jan 2014 #6

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How about Jimi Hendrix? taterguy Jan 2014 #7

I'll take that LynneSin Jan 2014 #8

That's the one you picked up on? Bennyboy Jan 2014 #9

And Green Day is the best from SF? Initech Jan 2014 #11

I'll take Green Day over any of those LynneSin Jan 2014 #21

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Or Jimi? geardaddy Jan 2014 #34

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you were going so good too.... Bennyboy Jan 2014 #12

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In my experience, J Geils was the only big Boston band of the 70s who didn't totally suck live Tom Ripley Jan 2014 #44

Ding ding ding.... Bennyboy Jan 2014 #45

J Geils was ONLY good live. Iggo Jan 2014 #47

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Metallica and Mother Love Bone and Boston... Iggo Jan 2014 #30

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