Great overlooked bands of the 70s, 80s and 90s.

[chaska]

Who are some great bands that never quite made the bigtime?

I love musical esoterica. I adopt the strays that nobody else wants.

Find me some good youtube, ya'll.

I got a bunch of 'em I'm gonna put up.

[chaska]

1. Mothers Finest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uQV0pVi0y0&search=mother%27s%20finest

I used to go these guys in the late Seventies (I was just out of high school). They played the local clubs in the Southeast. And they killed. One of the best bands I've ever seen in a club or anywhere else for that matter. They are STILL together and still putting out CDs. It's a crime they never made the big time.

This is all I could find of them on youtube.

[maveric]

2. Pousette Dart Band.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pousette-Dart_Band
A decent Boston-based band that never did well out of the Boston area.

[chaska]

3. I remember the seeing the name. That's probably what sunk them, the name.

a bit unwieldy.

[Guava Jelly]

4. David and David

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vkawEXzgz6w&search=welcome%20boomtown

[chaska]

5. yeah, I remember them too. Great Fripp-oid guitar on that.

[taterguy]

6. the dBs

[chaska]

9. Well, if it isn't Mr. Congeniality. Come back for more, did ya?

I'll burn your ears with more caustic invective if you start spoutin' all that positivity up in here again.

Watch ya self. :grr:

[taterguy]

10. my head is on a swivel

and there's not a damn thing you can do about it

[chaska]

12. Swivel? You'd better be worried about the pike, my friend.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[taterguy]

14. The guy who sang about losing his head

Was Lou Reed and I don't think he qualifies as being overlooked

[chaska]

7. Redbone - 'Witch Queen of New Orleans'

This is such a great song. Totally unique. Not for everybody, but if you like swamp rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjPj6AbMiRs&search=redbone

[blondeatlast]

13. Loved 'em. Native Americans doing great RnB, how can you lose?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbone_(band)

[Maestro]

8. Here are some

The Ocean Blue (Great Alterna-Pop)

Duncan Sheik (very liberal alterna-pop)

Brain Setzer (He's more than just The Stray Cats)

Dream Theater (No friggin' airplay on radio but a damn good band, straight prog rock)

Eric Johnson (Awesome guitarist)

DJ Spooky (Alternative Hip-Hop/Electronica)

Wayne "The Train" Hancock (Great Country Swing)

Between the Buried and Me (Great Metalcore with elements of prog)

[chaska]

11. Didn't I hear DJ Spooky interviewed on Laura Flanders' show last weekend?

[Maestro]

15. Maybe

He is very much the activist.