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Which of the following is your favourite Swedish band? I am surprised how few groups I found. Did I miss any important act?

Poll Results

Option	Votes
Abba	12
"None of those"	12
The Soundtrack of Our Lives	3
Esbjörn Svensson Trio	2
The Cardigans	1
Ace of Base	1
The Radio Dept.	1
Army of Lovers	0
Roxette	0
Rednex	0
Play	0
Leather Nun	0
I'm from Barcelona	0
Moonbabies	0

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:40 (fifteen years ago)

entombed

― ¯ ϖ ¯ (Dr. Phil), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:41 (fifteen years ago)

Did I miss any important act?

hmmmmm let me think

― modescalator (blueski), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:45 (fifteen years ago)

Peter Bjorn And John
The Bell
The Morning Paper
Gentle Touch
The State of Samuel
Buildings & Trees
Oh! Custer
The Lovekevins
Acid House Kings
Corduroy Utd.
This Year's Model
The Sweet Serenades
The Marching Band
Porcelina
Racing Paper Planes
My Darling You!
Tim Koch
the Cardigans

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:47 (fifteen years ago)

not that these are all great bands, just saying.

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:47 (fifteen years ago)

Pärson Sound/International Harvester/Harvester/Träd, Gräs & Stenar

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:48 (fifteen years ago)

Wannadies

... can see this poll having to be restarted

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:49 (fifteen years ago)

Meshuggah, anyone??

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:49 (fifteen years ago)

What Tom D said.

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:50 (fifteen years ago)

http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/resources/2008/04/europe_posin.jpg

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:51 (fifteen years ago)

Komeda are my favourite from the first ones that spring to mind.

― emil.y, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:52 (fifteen years ago)

aren't The Hives and The Sound from sweden?

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:52 (fifteen years ago)

http://beatcrave.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/thehives08-90-25.jpg

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:53 (fifteen years ago)

http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/The_Hives_umvd001.jpg

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:53 (fifteen years ago)

The Knife

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:53 (fifteen years ago)

(xpost)

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:54 (fifteen years ago)

Big and small Hives!

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:54 (fifteen years ago)

Union Carbide Productions

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Sweden

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago)

The Tough Alliance

― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago)

I like Club 8 more than any of these.

― Guayaquil (eephus!), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

Dungen
The Embassy
Air France
Vapnet

― J4mi3 H4rl3y (Snowballing), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:57 (fifteen years ago)

http://img12.nnm.ru/0/0/0/b/f/000bfad29cc4978ad9cec8bceda181f9.jpg

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 14:58 (fifteen years ago)

x post above, what is the music like from that record?

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:02 (fifteen years ago)

can someone restart the poll then? tom d. maybe? but not too many bands, please. and only bands, no solo artists. 50 should be sufficient. and can an admin maybe lock this thread afterwards? sorry for the hassle, wikipedia wasn't very useful here.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:02 (fifteen years ago)

But where is GERT JONNYS?

― The Real Dirty Vicar, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:09 (fifteen years ago)

but not too many bands, please. and only bands?

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:10 (fifteen years ago)

Need a Swedish music expert. Where's Geir when you (for once in your life) need him?

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:11 (fifteen years ago)

Opeth.

― chap, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:12 (fifteen years ago)

The Best Act From Sweden

― modescalator (blueski), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:12 (fifteen years ago)

Ah, good old Geir!

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:13 (fifteen years ago)

Haha, that poll is all 'where the fuck is Meshuggah? where the fuck is Refused?'

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:15 (fifteen years ago)

Well, obviously!

― The Prince's choice: making a brush. (Tom D.), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:18 (fifteen years ago)

dude if you cant find more than a dozen swedish music acts maybe you should reconsider listening to or caring about music

― fleetwood (max), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:22 (fifteen years ago)

IKEA branches should only play Swedish music in-store and at night become Gothenbalearic discotopias

― modescalator (blueski), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:24 (fifteen years ago)

Ouch

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:24 (fifteen years ago)

Who are Play?

― Obscured by clowns (NickB), Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:26 (fifteen years ago)

to be honest the only band i care about of all the ones i have heard of is the esbjörn svensson trio. swedish music is not for me, i guess.

xpost: play were a swedish pop girl group. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_(girl_group)

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:31 (fifteen years ago)

Will I be the first to ask?

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:33 (fifteen years ago)

O dammit, absent from this thread as well as that other thread (linked by modescalator) -- Kebnekajse, and The Flesh Quartet.

― t**t, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:39 (fifteen years ago)

I liked "Whale" for that one song...

― Mark G, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:43 (fifteen years ago)

At the Gates

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:57 (fifteen years ago)

Possibly the worst poll ever, and that's saying a lot.

― Bill Magill, Thursday, 8 October 2009 15:58 (fifteen years ago)

If you are going to re-re-poll, don't forget to add Library Tapes.

― emil.y, Thursday, 8 October 2009 16:07 (fifteen years ago)

Don't forget Razorlight.

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, 8 October 2009 16:11 (fifteen years ago)

This poll is fine imo because

a) 40 option polls are fucking stupid

and

b) I was gonna vote TSoOL anyway so it's all good

― The dead-eyed harpy from the hilarious "Tory Party Conference" (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 8 October 2009 16:13 (fifteen years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWBdw6eorfE

― meisenfek, Thursday, 8 October 2009 17:34 (fifteen years ago)

wtf these options? still, it's proven the best swedish band is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebJl0l_Ky7w

― sonderangerbot, Thursday, 8 October 2009 18:27 (fifteen years ago)

Witchcraft
Graveyard
Abramis Brama
Dead Man
Horisont
Sahg
Siena Root
Elope
Burning Saviours
Grand Magus
Krux

― Fastnbulbous, Thursday, 8 October 2009 19:36 (fifteen years ago)

Possibly the worst poll ever, and that's saying a lot.

seriously, STUDIO hasn't been mentioned once

― psychgawsple, Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:18 (fifteen years ago)

really weird to me that someone would prefer the embassy to studio

― psychgawsple, Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:18 (fifteen years ago)

entombed

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:19 (fifteen years ago)

witchcraft

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:20 (fifteen years ago)

meshuggah

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:20 (fifteen years ago)

hellacopters

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:21 (fifteen years ago)

"none of those" ftw

― psychgawsple, Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:21 (fifteen years ago)

ABBA is the obvious answer but yeah a lot of very good bands aren't there. I would add "The Legends" and "Pay TV" to the list of nominees.

― one boob is free with one (daavid), Thursday, 8 October 2009 20:46 (fifteen years ago)

maybe the poll should be named best swedish band excluding abba. i am still mazed how poor the quality of swedish bands is. finland had an indie classic, 22 pistepirkko. norway had belcanto and kings of convenience,. sweden had a lot of crappy chart toppers but nothing really worthwhile.

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:12 (fifteen years ago)

amazed

― alex in mainhattan, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:12 (fifteen years ago)

i guess you dont like metal

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:13 (fifteen years ago)

xxxpost. You're trolling, right?

― one boob is free with one (daavid), Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:14 (fifteen years ago)

No Division of Laura Lee?

― & other try hard shitfests (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:16 (fifteen years ago)

Sweden has many great bands.

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:16 (fifteen years ago)

as well as other genres besides Bands.

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:17 (fifteen years ago)

Why exactly did you create a poll about swedish music, which you don't seem to like and know very little about? I'm not trying to be rude in asking, it just seems like an apparent question.

― Jacob Sanders, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:20 (fifteen years ago)

http://www.kbdrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/regulations_survive.jpg

― chad, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:39 (fifteen years ago)

http://fullbreach77.com/store/images/regulations_different.gif

― chad, Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:44 (fifteen years ago)

Tages, The Flower Kings, Gyllene Tider, Freestyle, Merrymakers, Adolphsson & Falk, Trampolines and Brainpool are/were all better than any of these.
But voted Soundtrack Of Our Lives because they are indeed quite good.

― Tied Up In Geir (Geir Hongro), Thursday, 8 October 2009 21:48 (fifteen years ago)

Nomads

― steampig67, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:12 (fifteen years ago)

Kind of lacking on the punk side of things. (And you could make an argument that Sweden had as good a punk scene as any non-English-speaking country.)

Ebba Grön - early singles and the We're Only in it for the Drugs LP. The Swedish Clash.
Asta Kask - as catchy a pop punk/pop-core band as there ever was.
Kriminella Gitarrer
Kai Martin and Stick!
Mob 47
Bugs
Rude Kids

and hundreds of others found on comps like GBG Punk, Svenska Punkklassiker, and Vägra Raggarna Benzin

― Michael Train, Thursday, 8 October 2009 22:44 (fifteen years ago)

Why exactly did you create a poll about swedish music, which you don't seem to like and know very little about?

there was this leather nun thread which gave me the idea. it wasn't a brilliant idea and i didn't do a proper research before, you are right.

― alex in mainhattan, Friday, 9 October 2009 07:23 (fifteen years ago)

Meshuggah, anyone??

why, thank you. that would be lovely.

― m the g, Friday, 9 October 2009 07:32 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

― System, Tuesday, 13 October 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

― System, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 23:01 (fifteen years ago)

hah

― pfunkboy (Herman G. Neuname), Saturday, 17 October 2009 22:31 (fifteen years ago)

abstained from voting based on principle

Leather Nun 0
Army of Lovers 0

kinda sad

― guammls (QE II), Saturday, 17 October 2009 23:57 (fifteen years ago)

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