What's your favorite band that none of your friends have heard of?

[Kid_A]

For me it's Yo La Tengo. I just got into them recently, and whenever I recommend them to someone they say something about how they don't really like salsa music, or that they thought the Latin Explosion ended, like, three years ago.

But they're a great band, and I defy anyone to listen to the song "Autumn Sweater" and not like it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

1. The Go-Betweens, The Associates, Rhinocerose

and, as if by magic.....

[Kid_A]

5. Weeeeeeeiirrd...........

:toast:

[Screaming Lord Byron]

8. I just picked it as my new sig this morning.

Whodathunk?

[vajraroshana]

81. the go-betweens ... yeahhh!!!!

best no-one's-ever-heard-of band in the world!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

86. Damn straight!

:yourock:

[Union Thug]

2. Flogging Molly /eom

[Guy_Montag]

3. Modest Mouse n/t

[ixion]

4. the Go Bats...

a band from my hometown, some of whom later went on to become 'The Millions'.

[On the Road]

6. The Incredible String Band

or possibly The United States of America. Both 60s-era.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. My dad used to follow them around.

[Magrittes Pipe]

23. When he wasn't busy playing sousaphone for Pentangle?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

25. Nah. That was when he was Billy Connolly's banjo roadie.

[Magrittes Pipe]

26. Ah.

I get the timeline confused.

[NuckinFutz]

7. Asylum Street Spankers

Sweet Potatoes
Celtic Soul

[Beware the Beast Man]

10. The Hellacopters

MC5-influenced garage-punk. And they're from Sweden...

[GOPisEvil]

11. The Long Winters, Centro-Matic, The Gourds...the list is long!

However, most of my friends are musically astute, so it's ME who needs the schoolin'.

[GOPisEvil]

27. I just bought tickets to The Wrens' show here Aug. 21.

Also on the bill: Okkervil River...

This Saturday: Centro-Matic and Deathray Davies

[Magrittes Pipe]

12. My friends all like the same bands I do.

Else they are not long my friends.

;)

[Screaming Lord Byron]

14. OK. Do I have to say it again.

I'm sorry I don't like Curiosity Killed the Cat. I'm sorry I dissed Swing Out Sister. I deeply apologise for destroying your Terrance Trent D'Arby record. And it was signed and everything!

[rangerfan]

13. The Flatlanders

[Magrittes Pipe]

17. Have you ever seen Dallas from a DC-9 at night?

GREAT record.

[rangerfan]

85. Yes I have. Ohhhhh you mean the song? Yeah it is

a good one.

[Kid_A]

15. I've also been listening to a band called Good Charlotte.

They're a really good satirical band that makes fun of all those awful "neo-punk" bands by pretending to be one themselves. If they were for real they would suck horribly, but nobody writes songs like that and tries to pass them off as genuine.

[Mallifica]

90. I think they do . . .

[The Spirit of JFK]

16. The Rave-Ups, The Saw Doctors, The Feelies...

And more recently...Susan Tedeschi.

Southern Culture on the Skids, too.

[el_gato]

18. The Leaving Trains

BOB HOPE (lyrics by Whitey Sims & spoken word lyrics by James/music by Falling James)

There he goes with his Roman nose -- Bob Hope
There he goes, he's solid gold -- Bob Hope

Look out, Ho Chi Minh, here he comes
with a bunch of bad jokes and his stupid grin
Ronny's friend, Johnny's friend, Tricky Dick's friend
and Eisenhower's friend

Wanna laugh at the apocalypse, talk to Bob Hope
Wanna sit over a beer and cigarettes, with Bob Hope
Get a bullet and your head for your heart, with Bob Hope
He's going to drag you down laughing in the end, Bob Hope

Here he is, out in Vietnam
Crawl back to Korea, there he was
World War II, road to Rio
Gonna take you out and put you in the battlefield

Wanna get yourself in a cast in a minute -- Bob Hope
He's got a bunch of cast of characters with him, Bob Hope
Brings his warmonger entertainment friends, Bob Hope
Always on the road with Brooke Shields and Natalie Cole

(spoken word section)
Ha, ha. How about that Army food? Ha, ha. I don't know, it's not like I don't really understand. Ha, ha. When I came here to Vietnam, I said to the generals, "Hey, I don't play to empty houses -- where are the rest of the soldiers? I don't care if they're fighting." Ha, ha. So the generals brought 'em in, and they came and they got real drunk, and they saw Ann Margret show off her legs. On the way home, I guess they got ambushed by those dirty criminals in the bushes, those communists. I slayed 'em, I slayed 'em!

He has the deed to the end of the world
He's not even American, for chrissakes! Bob Hope
Wanna get the lowdown on the end of the world, torture? Bob Hope
Wanna get the joke? Go ahead, it's Bob Hope
ha, ha

[AlFrankenFan]

19. John Mellencamp

and that's considering they don't know what real music is :eyes:

[SheepyMcSheepster]

20. Vic Thrill!

check them/him out at http://www.victhrill.com/

the funnest, coolest, musically interesting music i have heard in a long long time.

[cash-money liberal]

21. stereolab!!!

i love stereolab!!
and i love the cars, cheap trick, roxy music, blondie, the sex pistols, buzzcocks etc... it pisses me off that the most of the 70s rock music to survive is all redneck bullshit

oh, and my favorite song by yo la tengo is sugarcube

[Magrittes Pipe]

22. The "Beatles."

They were a Liverpudlian pop quartet in the sixties. Their name is a pun, see?

[argyl]

60. Cashed in on Gerry and the Pacemakermania,as I recall.

[Richardo]

63. OK: That's hilarious

:D argyl!

[Magrittes Pipe]

68. Anyone can see "She Loves You" was just a pale retread of "I Like It."

[lunarboy13]

24. Toad The Wet Sprocket

That's mine anyway

[Mallifica]

92. whatever happened to them?

I liked the one album of theirs that I had, and I saw them live in like, 1994? then they seemed to disappear.

[lunarboy13]

95. They are still out there....

I have a couple of their albums (Fear and Dulcinea) but there many other albums I'd like to have. Here's a link:

<http://www.rockonthenet.com/artists-t/toadthewetsprocket_main.htm>

[Elginoid]

28. Moose.

followed fairly closely by:

curve, lush, catherine wheel, angelfish, concrete blonde...

i'm a 43 year-old shoegazer with friends who aren't...:shrug:...

[Screaming Lord Byron]

29. Oh yeah, the two guys, Russell and Moose.

I liked Chapterhouse, Ride, Slowdive, all that stuff.

[asthmaticeog]

30. So much of my social life revolves around music

that seriously NONE of my friends are unaware of anything I'm into, and vise-versa.

[funkybutt]

31. Brad Sucks...check him out! he gives his music away for free

of course i realized this AFTER i had purchased his cd on iTunes music store. Either way, it was well worth it. I think it's at bradsucks.com

[The_Casual_Observer]

32. California Guitar Trio

[Redneck Socialist]

33. The Waifs n/t

[peacefreak]

34. Two that I hadn't heard/seen until this weekend

Ennis Sisters & Enter the Haggis. Those Canadians ROCK!

[name not needed]

35. "Metallica"

They'll never sell a million records. Never.

[Gothic Sponge]

36. The Pixies

Some of my friends still don't know who they are.

[Mallifica]

93. I recently "discovered" the Pixies . . .

And I really like them. Ashamed that it took me so long.

[Debi]

37. Paper Lace...

And their best song? The Night Chicago Died....

[Debi]

38. Paper Lace...

And their best song? The Night Chicago Died....

OOPS DUPE

[Surf Cowboy]

39. Southern Culture on the Skids

Great redneck rockabilly, with tunes like "Liquored up and Lacquered Down," "Fried Chicken and Gasoline," and "Dirt Track Date." Good Stuff, and from my hometown of Roanoke, VA.

[REP]

83. "Too Much Pork For Just One Fork"

They've been around for a while - used to catch their shows when they were in KC.

[Rooktoven]

40. Thee Hypnotics

Dunno if they're still around though. Chris Robinson produced an album and ruined their edge.

[LiberalKid]

41. Taking Back Sunday..and some have heard of Modest Mouse..love them too

[mac56]

42. Spongetones! Spongetones! Spongetones!

(pauses to gasp for breath, jumps up on soapbox again...)

www.spongetones.com

[Padraig18]

43. Motherlode

A 3-woman bluegrass and folk music group from here.

:)

[mvd]

44. No one has heard of The Painkillers

They are a Los Angeles hard rock/punk/pop/folk combo.

Also, there are newer bands I really like called Snow Patrol and Sahara Hotnights - no one has heard of them.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

45. Snow Patrol are OK, but they need to develop.

Bit one-dimensional at the moment.

[mvd]

50. I don't think so

:shrug:

I find them different.

[Susang]

46. The Postal Service

An offshoot of Death Cab for Cutie. I think they're faboo!

[Richardo]

47. Brave Combo; Camper Van Beethoven; Calexico and...

Austin Lounge Lizards...

Texas rocks! :yourock:

[GOPisEvil]

48. Caleixco is from Tucson, but yeah, Texas rocks!

Isn't Camper Van Beethoven from California? :shrug:

I like your list.

[Richardo]

61. Mea Culpa if they're not from Texas, but my sentiment stands!

Thanks, GOPisEvil!

(I was just thinking about my "CVB" copycat thread of a few weeks back. Remember? )

The original: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1317049

The copycat: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=1317103

[GOPisEvil]

64. Heehee...I remember

:-)

Calexico is from Tucson: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/2004/07/13/living/9141709.htm?1c

Camper was formed by guys from UC Santa Cruz, I believe.

[Donkeyboy75]

79. Camper is from Santa Cruz, I think.

One of my top 5 bands ever...

[GOPisEvil]

49. Some more: Elf Power, Of Montreal, Preston School of Industry,

The Apples in Stereo...

[Susang]

51. I love their Powerpuff Girls song!

I bought the cd just for that track!

[GOPisEvil]

53. I think The Apples are no longer, unfortunately...

...however, Hilary has formed a band called The High Water Marks (with part of PSOI). I'm looking forward to that.

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/news/04-08/03.shtml#story3

[Susang]

57. Oooo, they're playing the Bottom Lounge on Sept 23rd!

Small venue with radical lefty politics. I am so there! :party:

[GOPisEvil]

59. Like a dunderhead, I missed the Apples last time they were here in April.

But I saw them at south by southwest in 2003. They had HORRIBLE sound issues because some of their equipment was lost or stolen. But, they were good nonetheless.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

52. Company Flow

[Mike Daniels]

54. Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Cinerama, Tindersticks, Divine Comedy, Firewater

and the beat goes on and on....

[Screaming Lord Byron]

55. I was just listening to Bathtime last night. Great record.

The first two Divine Comedy records are gems. Gorky's patchy, but great on form.

[DS1]

56. I think Death in Vegas are pretty cool

:shrug:

[Susang]

58. Carina Round

She's like a fresh PJ Harvey. I can't wait to see how she develops.

[redqueen]

73. Glad I checked this thread!

I'll have to check her out...

[Susang]

74. She's super cool

You can hear some tracks on her website:

http://www.carinaround.com/

[jpgray]

62. Robert Wyatt or Gong

Not all that obscure, but sadly my friends have not heard of either. I don't know what it is about the Canterbury scene--their music isn't very catchy, but I find it somehow interesting.

[TreeHuggingLiberal]

65. Moe

Great jam band.

[jonnyblitz]

66. yup. like u said

i saw em once. great jam band. along with string cheese incident and leftover salmon all in one show.

[TreeHuggingLiberal]

70. Cheese and Leftover are great.

My first Cheese show I got to meet Kang, and he autographed my poster. They are really down to earth.

[LiveWire]

67. Speechwriters LLC

"Beach Song" for sure.

[MrBenchley]

69. Those Darn Accordions

[RandomKoolzip]

71. 76% Uncertain, Fire in the Kitchen, Fish and Roses, Mahogany Brain.....

How much time do you have?

[bif]

72. Bark Psychosis, The Reindeer Section, The Dining Rooms

Among many others

[Mrs_Beastman]

75. Jane Siberry and Wally Pleasant

Jane a throw back to my blue hair too many peircings and angry yet deep college chic days. And Wally Pleasant is just Weird Al for stoners.

[flamingyouth]

76. Nobody's Children - craziest Texas punk band ever

Did that great song "Good Times" with the insane fuzz guitar and his demented cackle. Ah, yes.

[Colin Ex]

77. YO LA TENGO rocks my ass off.

I enjoy goddamn near every single song they've done. Every song, from their early lo-fi anthems to their chilled, soft lullabys, is amazing.

My favourite bands that I don't share with my friends include Wolf Eyes (noise), Kid 606 (glitch-electronica), Godspeed You! Black Emperor (minimalism), and Ms. John Soda (indie pop).

[yellowdog]

78. At one time I just about wore out an album by

Ultimate Spinach. Must have been a one shot wonder because as good as they were I could never find another album.

[sleepyhead]

80. the Housemartins

Political music that you can sing and dance to. Split into Beats International (boo) and the Beautiful South (yay).

[REP]

82. The Dandy Warhols

They rule, OK?

[Courtesy Flush]

84. Makina Loca

[bif]

87. Jonatha Brooke

How could I forget her? Fantastic singer songwriter. She's got one of the best voices on the scene.

[Dastard Stepchild]

88. Grandaddy

Specifically the album "Sophtware Slump"

[D-Notice]

89. Kaito

Noisy, shouty, girl-punk band

[Screaming Lord Byron]

91. One Dove.

[Mallifica]

94. The Distillers n/t

[tsakshaug]

96. Cowboy mouth

[kitkatrose]

97. Rhea's obsession.

Great Canadian band. Found them from La Femme Nikita. :bounce: I'm so happy.