Bands that only you seem to know!

[WillParkinson]

At my very first Gay Pride Parade in Chicago I picked up a tape for a group called "TAPPS" with the song "My Forbidden Lover". Ever since I've been hooked on TAPPS.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. I know I'm not the ONLY person who knows them

but I'm pretty close to the only person who knows of bands like Clutch and Failure.

[Beware the Beast Man]

I know Clutch!

Great music, terrible lyrics.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

11. eh, yes and no

They have a mixed bag with their lyrics. Some are just telling a weird story, others have a pretty good point (12 oz. Epilogue is a good example).

[dolo amber]

13. I *heart* Failure

Fantastic Planet is still in frequent rotation on my playlist. :)

[oustemnow]

104. Have You Checked Out Year of the Rabbit?

It's Ken Andrews's return to rock, after his On project.

Definitely reminiscent of Failure, but not as good I think. But then, Failure were one of my faves. If you haven't checked out Magnified, the album before FP, you should do so. It's great as well.

Trivia note: Fantastic PLanet was recorded at Lita Ford's house.

[Squeegee]

148. Ignore me

I somehow responded to the wrong message. :(

[Commendatori]

2. Am I the only one who knows Shok Paris? (N/T)

[johnnie]

35. Weren't they from Cleveland?

I seem to remember that name around here in the 80's.

[Commendatori]

37. They were indeed

I have two of their CDs, and saw them in a club in my hometown in upstate NY in the '80s.

[mmm]

3. Little Jimmy and the Clam Diggers!

(No relation to Lil'Timmy Themar and the Greyhounds.)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Triumvirat (nt)

[Quahog]

42. Ack! I saw Triumverate live!

They were a cheesy Euro rip-off of ELP, and they SUCKED! "Illusions On A Double Dimple" on my butt!

They were warming up for the Bob Welch-led Fleetwood Mac, so this had to be mid-70's. Man they were lame.

[Whitacre D_WI]

5. Ego Summit.

Which is odd, because they were a "supergroup."

[GOPisEvil]

6. Centro-Matic, for one.

[Search Party]

7. Big Smith

Springfield, MO

[BurtWorm]

8. The Hangmen

I've posted about them several times and only one person on DU had ever heard of them. They've got a classic LA punk sound, raw and Western, full of mournful melody, singing songs about being high, drunk and broke, getting into fights, looking for drugs, fucking and trucking--that sort of uplifting subject we've come to expect from the youth of Southern California. But they're not so young. Bryan Small, the leader/singer/songwriter, started the band in the late 1980s, made one record for Capital, then fell apart for a decade before getting himself and the band back together. They've made three CDs for Acetate Records: Metallic I.O.U., We've Got Blood on the Toes of Our Boots (a superior live session), and the just-released Loteria, which I haven't heard yet.

I stumbled on them accidentally while looking for the original of a Lyres cover ("What a Girl Can't Do") mistaking them for the DC area 1960s garage band also called The Hangmen.

[Melsky]

9. Farces Wanna Mo

www.farceswannamo.com

Western Sod

On Something

If anyone else has heard of those bands, I will be pretty darn surprised.

[XNASA]

10. Martin Newell and the Cleaners from Venus

http://www.martinnewell.co.uk/

From his bio:

"Martin Newell, he's a bit of a Renaissance man you know. I mean how many people do you know who, on a regular basis, write articles for radio and the newspapers, poetry for the stage and the page, make music, make films, make beer and then go out and do a gardening round in their home village.

Martin has been making music for well over thirty years now and while it is fair to say commercial success has largely eluded him, critical acclaim has been very strong. Those who have been lucky enough to discover him often hold him in lofty esteem along with the likes of Ray Davies and Syd Barrett. Martin's music has a very strong Englishness and perhaps, perversely, it is for that reason that a lot of his fanbase is outside his native land. He has enjoyed a particularly strong following in Germany and was actually mobbed by fans in Japan in the early 90's. Discerning Americans have also taken to him since discovering him through his association with, that other most English of acts, XTC."

[tigereye]

49. I have heard of him

my so likes him.

[XNASA]

119. Is your SO an American?

Rare to run across someone on this side of the pond that appreciates the Wildman of Wivenhoe, Martin Newell.

Finest Pop Songwriter of my generation, in my opinion, which is not so humble.

[tigereye]

121. yup

I think a friend at work told him about him, or found on the Internet. Can't remember.

[Colin Ex]

12. Mates of State,

Blue Dahlia, Leaving Rouge, Ms. John Soda.

Blue Dahlia is local, though, so I guess I can't hold that against everyone.

-C

[theoceansnerves]

171. saw mates open for beulah

i was actually there to see mates of state, this was like 3 years ago, not many people knew who they were then.

[EstimatedProphet]

14. 16 Horsepower

Country gothic, very dark and mean-spirited. Listening to them is kind of like going to a parody of a Revival meeting.

[GOPisEvil]

16. Hey - I know of those guys!

They are good.

[paulk]

54. you might enjoy this

16 horsepower side project - dark and moody stuff

http://www.16horsepower.com/rrabaukelilium.html

[BlueStateGirl]

103. One of my favorites!

[aquaman]

108. 16 Horsepower is one of my favorites band on the planet...

Here on some pictures that I took at a recent 16 Horsepower show in Cleveland. http://www.16horsepower.com/cleveland0404.html We drove ten hours to the show since they play very rarely in the U.S. They are HUGE in Europe.

[EstimatedProphet]

112. Very cool!

I'm glad to hear they're touring again!

[aquaman]

115. Kinda.....

The U.S. tour was only for a few dates, then a break, then back to Europe.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

114. 16 Horsepower ROCKS!!!! Apparently they have a large following in

Europe - go figure!

[Mike Daniels]

139. I've got them as well

If memory serves, the lead singer's grandfather was a traveling revivalist preacher which is obviously playing an influence on their sound.

[Failure]

15. Failure, HUM, Dredg, Floater, Dig, Lustre, Peach...<nt>

[Zookeeper]

64. I've heard Hum. n/t

[BBradley]

80. I've heard Failure, Dredg, and Peach. <nt>

[Failure]

84. which records? nt

[BBradley]

86. Never heard a full failure album.

I've heard Leitmotif, and El Cielo by Dredg.
I think Giving Birth to a Stone is the only LP Peach ever did.

[Failure]

93. sweet...what do you think of El Cielo>? nt

[cedahlia]

92. Your username...

...actually made me think of the band Failure when I saw it in another thread. I've only ever heard one song by them, though...there was a video for it on 120 Minutes a couple years ago. Chino from the Deftones was hosting the show that night and he went on about how Failure was one of his favorite bands.

Whatever happened to Dig anyway? I do remember their song, Why Don't You Believe from back in the day, but that's it. Have they made any records recently?

[Failure]

95. well...

http://members.cox.net/divercity/dig/discography.htm

Believe is a great song...


failure.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

122. I dunno who the woman in your avatar is

but she's pretty cute! Me like!! :-)

[cedahlia]

144. That's Tori Amos

She's one of my favorite musicians. And yes, besides her music being beautiful, she is quite the beauty herself! :)

[tsakshaug]

17. cowboy mouth

I enjoy their work BTW not country

[GumboYaYa]

22. Nope, I know those guys well.

Fred is a maniac from way back. They put on one of the best live shows there is in terms of pure energy and outright fun. I'm going to see them in a few weeks.

[tsakshaug]

25. Don't come up my way very often if at all

Just waiting and hoping.

[GumboYaYa]

29. They are definitely worth seeing live.

Check www.Pollstar.com; they are touring a good bit these days.

[tsakshaug]

132. Not up this way

Nor in New Orleans at the end of June........

[GumboYaYa]

174. They are coming to St. Louis in a few weeks.

It is a free show at the "Rib America Fest," should be interesting.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

18. U2.

Ever hear of them? Obscure Irish new-wave combo. Great guitars, singing's a little OTT, but the drummer's a looker.

[GOPisEvil]

20. I think I saw them at this little place in Seattle a few years ago.

You might know the joint, they called it The Kingdome. I hear they tore it down to put up a parking lot or something, though.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

24. Yeah. Tiny joint.

Were they third on the bill behind King Missile and Crispy Ambulance?

[BurtWorm]

38. I saw them in a little club called Merlin's in Madison, WI in 1981

And they played "I Will Follow" about six times.

[jpak]

45. Hah! I wuz robbed!

Saw them in a small club in Atlanta in '81 - they only played IWF twice!

:)

[UCLA02]

98. 4/14/81, to be exact...

They didn't have many songs at the time and often played some twice per show. "11 o'clock Tick Tock" was another frequent repeat.

I really don't have THAT much time on my hands...

[BurtWorm]

124. For a second I thought you were there!

That is so strange to connect this memory with an actual date!

[UCLA02]

131. Nah, I just collect live U2 shows on CD

and have an "encyclopedia" of all shows and most setlists.

Don't have that one on CD for ya, though, sorry...

[OneBlueSky]

19. Preacher Jack . . .

boogie-woogie rock & roll preacher out of Boston . . . been around for years . . . not much of a singer, but plays a mean bw piano reminiscent at times of the great ones (Albert Ammons, etc.) . . . also, the Radio Kings, a sort of tex-mex r&b group, also out of the Boston area I think . . . their album "Live at B.B. King's" is kick-ass . . .

on edit: might as well add Sleepy LaBeef, although he's more well known than the previous artists mentioned . . . old-time rockabilly guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Smackwater, Arkansas, who settled in New England after his bus broke down there in the early 70s . . . plays all over the region, generally with pickup bands consisting of Rounder Records artists and local musicians . . . has an amazing repertoire . . . can play for hours (and often does) and never repeat a song . . . if you live in New England, you've probably heard of him and maybe seen him . . . great live shows . . .

[Kat45]

69. Heard of them all, but never heard them.

I'm from Boston. :-)

[kodi]

21. the fabulous knobs

and they were.

[MissMillie]

23. Grey Eye Glances

It's too bad really... they're quite good.

[Book Lover]

26. Reverend Raven

and the Chain-Smokin' Altar Boys...

I used to work at the same company that publishes Keyboard, Guitar Player, etc. There was a tub of tapes and CDs in the kitchen that were just there for the taking, including the Rev. There was so much crap, though I did pick up String Cheese's Carnival '99 there...

[JayS]

27. Dyslexic Apaches

Best Song: He Hates Driftwood
Album: No, I'm Not Really Hungry

[Zookeeper]

28. Starlight Mints, Tullycraft, Komeda, Dressy Bessy. n/t

[GOPisEvil]

30. I know the Starlight Mints!

I've heard some of their stuff. I keep missing them live, though. x(

[Zookeeper]

Great!

You're sorta/kinda in their neighborhood. They are from Oklahoma, I believe. I don't think they have played in Minnesota. I found them a few years ago when Radio K (WUOM) played "Valerie Flames" while I was driving. I pulled over to the curb, whipped out a pen and paper and wrote down their name. It took a few months, but eventually I found their first CD. Played it to death, never expected to hear from them again. Now, they have a second CD that I'm also playing a great deal. They are wonderfully quirky!

Where did you hear them?

[Wheaty]

48. I know Dressy Bessy

My friends band opened for them and The Essex Green a few years ago.

[Zookeeper]

63. Did you like them?

They are not that obscure, but in my "neighborhood" no one knows them.

[Wheaty]

65. Loved Them

I loved them. I went out and bought all their CD's right after. They're nice folks too. We partied with them after the show.

If you like that whole Kindercore / E6 sound you may like my friends band 63 Crayons http://hhbtm.com/63crayons/

They play Lo-fi 60s psychedelic stereophonic pop. They've been describes as The Mamma's and the Poppa's meet Olivia Tremor Control. They are getting airplay on a lot of College Radio stations right now.

[Zookeeper]

82. Thanks!

I will check out 63 Crayons; thanks for the link. :hi:

[flowomo]

31. Seatrain, Chris Williamson

[Kat45]

70. I remember Seatrain

My friend had their album. (If I'm remembering the name correctly.) Heard of Cris Williamson.

[GumboYaYa]

32. MOFRO

Backwater Florida swamp boogie at its best, these guys rock.

[neverborn]

33. Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, Nightwish

[bif]

46. I know Nightwish

From Finland I believe. Sort of prog-rock with a operatic singer? Interesting stuff.

[neverborn]

56. Yay!

[robertpaulsen]

34. Any Metalshop fans out there?

Mostly play at Viper Room, but they've been around. Good quasi-Spinal 80's hair metal spoof band.

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[BurtWorm]

40. I've heard of them, grovelbot. They suck!

[bif]

39. Bark Psychosis

Best band you've never heard of.

[Zookeeper]

47. So.....

tell us more. They have an interesting name...

[bif]

123. Check out the description on all music

http://www.allmusic.com

Hard to describe this group. Here's part of the bio from allmusic:

Despite a relatively small recorded output and little media recognition, Bark Psychosis was one of the most innovative artists of their era. From rather uninspired origins as a teenaged Napalm Death cover band, the British group evolved by leaps and bounds, moving from moody, lush pop to ambient soundscapes to taut, atmospheric experimental music; their work was so revolutionary, and so impossible to define, that noted critic Simon Reynolds even found it necessary to invent a new sub-genre — "post-rock" — simply to categorize their vision.

[vajraroshana]

159. I'll definitely have to check them out, given my nick! (n/t)

[Burma Jones]

41. Robin Williamson and His Merry Band

Also, Tone, The Guitar Ensemble

[Quahog]

43. Scorn

I love 'em, but I'm not sure I'd recommend 'em. Dismal stuff, really.

[Canuckistanian]

44. Camel. No one I've ever met has heard of them

[tigereye]

50. oh I have

we have several of their records

[tigereye]

51. ATS

great band from Pittsburgh, punk and folky/bluegrassy feel at times. Stands for All the Songs.

[Canuckistanian]

52. Yeah, 'Nude' was one of my favorites n/t

[Kat45]

71. You're not talking about Frampton's Camel, are you?

[Quahog]

110. You mean the guys who did "The Snow Goose"?

That's a great recording.

[bif]

128. I have their first couple of LPs

Somewhere. A progressive rock band from Europe, right?

[NightTrain]

53. The 9th Wave

http://www.9thwavesurf.com

[paulk]

55. the Zobo Funn Band

the soundtrack to my life - 1973-78

[Erratic]

57. Muse?

They're huge in Europe and finally starting to make their way around the US. If you haven't heard of them, do yourself a favor and listen to some of their tracks on www.muse.mu

[Kat45]

68. I've heard of them, but I'm not sure why.

[oustemnow]

105. saw them at Coachella, they were really interesting

I picked up the CD last weekend as well. They have so many different things going on in their music, I'm still trying to digest it and come up with a better analysis than "pretty interesting."

[flamingyouth]

151. I hear them on the radio pretty often

Cool band!:hi:

[rbnyc]

58. Action Adventure Systems

JFK Jr. Royal Airforce
World of Tomorrow
Brian Wilson Shock Treatment

;-)

[flama]

72. I know them!

Well, I know the first three anyway.

Do you know where I can get their CDs? You could always send me tapes since you know the bands. ;-) Belated Mothers Day gifts? Yeah, that'd work.

:loveya:

Ma

[rbnyc]

116. Hi Mom!

We'll send you some ASAP.

:hi:

[thestatusquo]

59. The Righteous Bucks

[aljones]

60. LollyPopLustKill!!

Friend of mine's son manages the band!!
they went on tour with CoalChamber couple of years ago!!
seems like i am the only one who has ever heard of them, that i know anyway!

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

61. Weddings Partys Anything.

australian folk rock act, now disbanded.

[Waverley_Hills_Hiker]

62. The Men They Couldnt Hang.

Brit folk-rock band.

[arwalden]

66. Army Of Lovers, Electronic

or was it Electroniq? I forget.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

117. Electronic as in Bernard from New Order and Johnny from The Smiths?

[Seeking Serenity]

67. The Judys

I was going to also list Utopia, but more than a few know of them (although not too many).

[Kat45]

73. Cats In Boots. They were my favorite band in the late '80s.

But no one had heard of them.

[LincolnMcGrath]

74. HeadCrash

Forget Cassettes (Should Be called "Forget White Stripes"!)
Calexico
Drug money
The Church
StellaStar
LCD SoundSystem
Snow Patrol

[Zookeeper]

85. I've heard Calexico....

They sounded great!

[LincolnMcGrath]

87. They rock

[bobthedrummer]

75. The Books Banned (from Wisconsin.)

I'm the drummer-my wife, Charron, is the bass player.

[Gildor Inglorion]

76. Luv....a rather peculiar one-hit wonder band

of the 70's. "Trojan Horse" was the hit, and it featured bagpipes! I still love it.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

77. Peacebomb, Finger & 3.............................eom

[LWolf]

78. Eels

Hugh Blumenfeld

BuBonic NATE and the Dead Rats

REDLeTTER

Da Vincis Notebook

[Zookeeper]

88. "Souljacker"

Souljacker is the only Eels CD I listen to frequently. I think it's supposed to be his "Rock and Roll" CD. "Dog Face Boy," always makes me laugh and "Woman Driving, Man Sleeping" is one of the only moody songs I like.

BuBonic NATE and the Dead Rats? I will have to check that out!

[LWolf]

96. My son is a big eels fan.

He took me to see them last summer. He and I, and two of his friends, standing right under the stage at the Henry Fonda theater on Hollywood Blvd. It was an incredibly diverse audience, all enthusiastic. Daisys of the Galaxy is the one I listen to most often, but Shootenanny has a song about me:

I am a lone wolf
I always was and will be
I feel fine, I am resigned to this
I am a lone wolf
I am a lone wolf

Got my cares
Wrapped up all nice and neat
In my suitcase
I’ll take it down the street
To a place with plenty of space for me
I am a lone wolf

I am a lone wolf
It blows my mind
That people wanna try to get inside my tired head
I am a lone wolf
I am a lone wolf

I am a lone wolf
Nobody needs to get too close to me
You’ll only see this truth
I am a lone wolf

And, as for Nate...he is a life-long friend of my son; they played together for a few years. He has a website featuring little local independent bands, including his own dead rats. Not my personal kind of music, but I've been showing up for local gigs a couple of times a year to cheer him on for a long time. I haven't been since last summer.

http://www.noexitrecords.com/

[Zookeeper]

137. I listened to one of Nate's songs on his webpage..

last night after posting and liked what I heard. The song I listened to reminded me a bit of "The Queers." It sounds like they have a good sense of humor. I will listen to the other songs on the site. (I have a son named "Nate," BTW)

I have a copy of "Daisys of the Galaxy," so I'll listen to your song, as well. :hi:

[LWolf]

149. Nate is a unique young man.

Enjoy.

A couple of my favorites from "Daisies:"

Sound of fear
Packing blankets
Wooden nickles
Mr. E's beautiful blues

These songs are from a lower point in Mr. E's life, and it shows. They met me at my own low point. The dichotomy between the upbeat, bubbly, sound and the serious, melancholy lyrics in some of the songs is attention-grabbing.

[Zookeeper]

156. Have you heard...

his "Electro Shock Blues" CD? I believe he wrote it after being deeply affected by his sister's (?) mental illnesss.

I will give a listen to the songs you mentioned. Thanks!

It's great that you and your son have music in common.

[LWolf]

172. I've heard some of it

while a passenger in my son's car. Apparently, (according to my son), the music reflects the grieving process, and the process of dealing with his own severe depression. You can follow the process in the "tone" of the subsequent CD.

My sons, both of them, have diverse musical tastes; many are different than mine! But we are music lovers, so there is always common ground. And this son, the eels fan, is a musician himself.

[toddzilla]

79. gov't mule.

[ronzo]

94. Love the mule.

:toast:

[ComerPerro]

111. I love Gov't Mule

[GumboYaYa]

142. Warren Hayes rocks,

but I suspect lots and lots of people have heard of Gov't Mule.

[jmags]

157. Govt mule isn't exactly unknown

[patrick g]

81. here's my .02

if i should post the band that only i know, then that purpose would in itself be defeated. so i shall remain the only one whose knowledge of the band exists . . ..

[Eye and Monkey]

83. Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen

[HEyHEY]

89. My pappy said son you're gonna drive me to drinking if you don't stop

drivin' that hot rod lincoln...love commander cody

No-one knows mine - "Pure" good little band from Vancouver

[Eye and Monkey]

91. perhaps you know Kinky Friedman and his Texas Jewboys?

[SnohoDem]

134. "Well I ain't a racist, but Aristitle Onaisis

is one Greek we don't need..."

(still have the original KF LP)

[Eye and Monkey]

170. Dash Riprock

[GumboYaYa]

175. Wow, what a blast from the past....

Are those guys still together? That is one fun band to see. I was going to Dash shows 15 years ago.

[Eye and Monkey]

179. Yep, still kickin'. Show dates this summer, coupla spin-offs (link)

Dash Rip Rock
06/18/04 FRI Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
Dash Rip Rock
06/19/04 SAT Rhythm & Brews 33 Wapakonetta, OH
Dash Rip Rock
07/27/04 TUE Iota Club Washington , DC
Dash Rip Rock
07/28/04 WED The Saint Asbury Park, NJ
Dash Rip Rock
07/29/04 THU Valentine's Albany, NY
Dash Rip Rock
07/30/04 FRI The Knitting Factory New York, NY
Dash Rip Rock
07/31/04 SAT The Knitting Factory New York, NY

http://www.dashriprock.net/pages/1/index.htm

[WillParkinson]

146. What kind of music do they do?

I like smaller bands. They seem to make some of the better music.

[BigMcLargehuge]

100. Two tripple cheese and a side order of fries

the first funny video I ever saw on MTV...

I can feel the grease running down my thighs
I want a two tripple chesse and a side order of fries!

[cedahlia]

90. Life of Agony

I know their name is bad, but they are a great, heavy, yet beautifully melodic band from Brooklyn, New York. Musically they are like a mix of Black Sabbath, Stone Temple Pilots, Biohazard, Deftones, Hatebreed and Smashing Pumpkins, with a dash of Morrissey thrown in. The most "mainstream" success I recall them having was in the mid 90s, and that amounted to a video or two on Headbanger's Ball. They are truly great, though, and do have a devoted following. I'm actually going to see them play for the first time very soon! Woo hoo! :headbang:

[Selwynn]

97. Oedpus Rex and the Motherfuckers!

[MontecitoDem]

99. Maggi Pierce and EJ and Spearhead

Probably lots of folks know Spearhead. Check out mpeband.com - three person crew with lots of political/progressive messages and great music.

[Wapsie B]

101. Leo Greco Band.

For you Polka afficionados.

[BigMcLargehuge]

102. Tilt

heard "Collect em' All" while browsing a record store. Bought it and love it.

[oustemnow]

106. I hearda them

From Oakland, I believe? Are they still together?

[SmileyBoy]

107. Belvedere

Also, Noise Ratchet and Sick Shift.

[MichaelUK]

109. Driveblind

Aberdeen band currently based in US. Are fronting for The Charlatans in their UK tour.

[GOPisEvil]

113. Elf Power, Of Montreal and Summer Hymns.

This post has nothing, NOTHING, to do with the fact that I am seeing them all tonight. Emo's in Austin, if you're interested. Say hi if you decide to show up. :D

[mac56]

118. SPONGETONES! SPONGETONES! SPONGETONES!

www.spongetones.com

[curse10]

120. Masters of Reality

I love them.

[bhunt70]

125. Myssouri, Sharkbait, Electric Piece, Grotus, The Poncienello Fiasco

[Tom_Foolery]

126. Nudist Priests n/t

[Merrick]

127. obligerant

if you know them, I probably know you.

[bif]

129. How about Blodwyn Pig? Anyone?

Fantastic jazzy progressive English band from the late 60s and early 70s.

[jpak]

130. A Head Rings Out

n/t

[Zookeeper]

138. I remember the name. n/t

[ACK]

133. Chickasaw Mudpuppies

They were a good little band kind of sounding like a backwoods country version of REM.

Liked them.

[regularguy]

135. Stuff on Stuff

Nobody knows them 'cause it's me 4tracking in my attic:

www.soundclick.com/stuffonstuff

[Caution]

136. Sam Black Church, SmackMelon, Fields of the Nephilim

Beasts of Bourbon, The Heretix, O-Positive, Tree, Bullet La Volta, Thinktree, Buffalo Tom and Sky Cries Mary.

Great bands one and all

[Mike Daniels]

140. A few that get blank stares when I mention them to friends, acquaintences

Firewater

Blue Rodeo

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

Mansun

Scott Walker

Einsterzende Neubauten

[Commendatori]

141. Good Rats. (n/t)

[Renew Deal]

143. Electric Frankenstein

They used to be pretty cool.

[flamingyouth]

152. My husband's band opened for them a few years back

Are they still doing stuff? We always liked them.

[devilgrrl]

145. The Chills & Dif Juz

I'm aware that many people know of these bands but I don't know many of those people.

[Cursive_Knives512]

147. The Butchies, Bratmobile, and Joan Jett

For some odd reason, I only know one person who knows who Joan Jett is: my dad... even workers at record stores are unfamiliar with her. Weird.

[flamingyouth]

153. Record store workers are unfamiliar with Joan Jett?

That's just wrong!

Bratmobile are great - they just put out a new album not that long ago. Well, maybe it was last year - time flies.

[Cursive_Knives512]

154. I know!

I've went to a few record stores lately and when I couldn't find *any* of Joan Jett's CD's on the racks, I would ask the clerk or whoever... and each time- they'd ask me to spell "Jett"! Oh dear.

"Girls Get Busy" is a good album, but it's way different that the earlier stuff... it's the only Bratmobile CD I own though, so I cherish it very dearly =)

[Zookeeper]

163. Bratmobile, Joan Jett...

I have the "Girls Get Busy" CD and listen to it often. I've been thinking of using it to inspire my eleven-year old daughter, who wants a bass guitar for her upcoming birthday.

I'll bet the people who don't know Joan Jett draw a blank on most musicians of her generation. If it's a real record store, they should be better educated; if it's a Circuit City, I don't think they are required to actually know anything about music.

'Have heard OF the Butchies a few times, but haven't heard them yet.

[Squeegee]

150. Suffrajett & Woodlawn

Suffrajett is fun energetic rock band with great lyrics and Woodlawn a dark, moody and soulful industrial/folk-fusion hybrid. And I just realized, both bands are fronted by female lead vocalists.

[mad_russian]

155. Ekoostik Hookah, The Shantee, the Recipe, Leftover Salmon..nt

[jmags]

158. I've heard, and seen, Ekoostik Hookah and Leftover

haven't heard of the other two though.

[mad_russian]

164. where have you seen Hookah and leftover salmon?

[Colin Ex]

165. I met the dudes in Ekoostik Hookah at a party I went to.

Kind of cool.

If you've heard Ekoostik, then I presume you've heard Umphrey's McGee? If you haven't, you should -- they're a fantastic group of musicians.

[mad_russian]

166. where/when was this?

I think i know umphrey's...isn 't one of the hookah boys in that >?

[Colin Ex]

168. Hash Bash in Ann Arbor.

I don't know if any of the Hookah guys are in Umphrey's McGee, but I think that Umphrey's is absolutely fabulous. Right up there, I would almost say, with String Cheese.

-C

[GumboYaYa]

176. Heard of all of those, you must be a jam band fan.

I'll see Leftover Salmon at Summer Camp 2004 in a few weeks.

[chaska]

160. Hydra, Baby Grand, White Witch, Laura Love, Philip DeGruy.

[vajraroshana]

161. The Go Betweens

Fantastic music, an Australian band that's been around since the late 70s.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

173. That makes three Go-Betweens fans on the board.

Should be three hundred of course.

[vajraroshana]

162. Fetchin' Bones and Pansy Division

Fetchin' Bones were a great punk bar band in the eighties.

I got a Pansy Division tape once from one of their band members at a shop I worked at. I asked the guy where the name came from: "From an Andy Griffith episode where Floyd the barber entered a flower show with his pansies and won the award in the "pansy division". Clever gay punks, and pretty good music.

[WillParkinson]

177. They have some of my favorite songs!

Pee Shy, Big Bottom, Curvature, Headbanger...and so many more! They're great.

[Zookeeper]

178. I've heard Pansy Division and liked them. n/t

[WillyBrandt]

167. RBL Posse; Three-Six Mafia

[Zinfandel]

169. Peter Green's

"English Rose"