Who are nzs best band and singers

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ZED and Lydia

best band and singer for me would be eye tv and the very smooth sean sturm - and lydia is the name of the song not the singer

tadpole are my best NZ band and Renee Brennan and Julia Deans are both great vocalists although Renee is my favourite

Betchadupa are good! so that would be Liam Finn! and Joe!

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Oooooh, that's a hard one.

BAND: Zed, Shihad, Tadpole, Fur Patrol
SINGER: Julia Deans, Nathan King, Renee Brennan

There's probably a REALLY obvious person or band that I haven't thought of...

zed are pretty boys who write shite predicable songs - how how can anyone who is seriously into music like such superficial crap - maybe just cos they're from new zealand? just another boy band, in my humble opinion

yeah thats the way steemus......i dont like them one bit...but i have respect for them....theyre goin places.....but i still dont like them

Gotta agree with steemus on that one. Weta were great, but they are no more. Letterbox Lambs released a brilliant album recently but no one has really bought it... King Kapisi is the best vocalist. Jon Toogood and Julia Deans are also brilliant...

Its a personal opinion really, some would say Dame Kiri is thier fav..... but she's not for me. Theres heaps of bands around, maybe people should take a closer look in thier own neighbourhood or town, theres bound to be some good stuff close by.Its about time we stop living on the crap thats shoved down our throats by the TV execs, we're being treated like suckers. Start supporting the local bands they'll only get better...think global, act local

i bought the album after it jus came out....one of the best ive got...go out and get it

You bought what album?

i recon 'Purrr' is New Zealands best band! I saw them open for the Venga Boys and they were so cool! Hard to believe they are even from NZ!
www.purrr.homestead.com

The Bats. Sommerset are sure nice also..

the letterbox lambs album........ "not a private joke"

it has to be zed, and the best singer is nathan king zed are just the best band in the land in the band,and even in the world.they are really talented and their music is just awesome!!!!!

Oh yeah...Neil Finn

no doubt about it jon and the boys from shihad are the best thing scince
sliced bread

Best band? Too hard to pick, maybe HDU, Bailterspace (are they still considered kiwis?) or possibly for floor stomping, lager drinking pub music, The Exponents.
Best singer? Tristan Dingemans or Andrew Fagan....... so there!

tadpole are the best especially renee shes awsome

ok i have to say there are so many amazing musicians and bands and solo peoples out there its just SO HARD...but i must say that i love trinity roots....all there music its played with such love and all there hearts are put into the music they play(not saying that other bands dont put in there all) but yeah go trinity you guys rock my world......ive always been there supporting you with my bubbles!!!!

renee from tadpole is a good singer i reckon...dont exactly have a best band coz all nz music is pretty damn good

renee from tadpole is a good singer i reckon...dont exactly have a best band coz all nz music is pretty damn good

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well,neil finn for me kicks arse as a singer but i'm still deciding on best nz band.it's either high dependency unit,the feelers,zed or bailterspace.you guys rock on like nothing else on this earth!!!!!

Definately King Kapisi, have you listened to his lyrics? that man knows what's going on!

I respect the opinions of those above me...but personally i find bands such as tadpole etc rather bland. Personally I think a few bands to watch out for are: the Brunettes; Pluto; Goodshirt; Jakob and Plasticene...I could go on and on...My list of NZ Music legends in the last 10 years would be: Shihad; Chris Knox; Bailter Space; HDU; King Kapsi; Garageland and the 3Ds...if I go back any further than that I'll never get away from here. :) Singers: Jon Toogood

Wondering if someone can help me... I'm tryiong to find the tabs for thisd song... but i don't know who sings it.
The lyrics are "Youand I, tempted by the promose of a different world, time has flad, there's a constant battle running through my head, I dont know what to do, but i still believe, after all the foolish things that we've been though..... "
It's obviousI know, but i can't think of it!

The song is Persuasion by Tim Finn :)

I gotta say The King Kipisi is very cool.

Shihad cool to

HDU and Chris Knox

Bailterspace, HDU (fireworks rocks!!), shihad - all awe inspiring. for vocalists you probably cant go past jonny toogood, but tristan dingemans grunts/mumbles/yells are pretty original.

i agree with all of u but i would have 2 say deffinately zed and nathan king. they arent just another boy band coz they dont gaybo dance and i think heaps of ppl luv zed because nathan and age and all the rest of the guys r down to earth sweet nice always willing to sign autographs and theyre really hot to

ok well this is so easy Zed r definatlly nz's best band and Nathan is the best vocalist. They are really nice guys and they must be really good cos they have signed a deal with interscope!! Good Luck 2 them!

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Pff Silly Question!!

i think a real old band who have been around for 25years Ben Tawhiti and the mariners real new zealand music

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i think that Dave Dobbyn and King Kapisi take out the best singers, Tadpole and Shihad take out the best band spots, legends in theyre own rights, all of them.

Bands:Zed-Fur Patrol-Tadpole

Singers:Nathan(zed)-Ben(Zed)-Renee(Tadpole)Julia(Fur Patrol)

Tim Finn in Split Enz's early years - Mental Notes.

After reading all these comments I am estatic in the interest that has evolved within the NZ music industry over the past 10 years. Yes we may have bands like zed,, breath etc that have fullen to the victim of presuadtion. I have thought and wonderd, I know these bands don't know different until they get there, there musical influences are what you see infront of them and that is great. Are we going to drag these bands across the road belting them with Bet Midler albums, no, we are here to encourage them. New Zealand music grows and grows and the leader of this growth is Dimmer in my eyes. A band that has not given in and still prevail to be hostile to the true meaning of music. The progression of Shane Cater to now, is very similar to that of our overseas comrades but is still taking music further, not making it stagnent like our commercial buddies. So the music world is divided into the two Art, Industry. And you have the nack to ask who the best band in New Zealand is. Do you hold or pull?

shihad, HLAH & HDU, jon toogood is by far the best vocalist but there is so much fucken awesome nz music out there...

BANDS - Crowded House, Split Enz, The Clean, Inchworm, Stereobus SOLOISTS - Neil Finn, Tim Finn (both are also New Zealand's greatest songwriters), Bic Runga, Dating Godot