Topic: talk about a band you wish more people have heard of here. (Read 56529 times)

zekterellium · « **Reply #200 on:** 19 May 2005, 10:33 »

skycamefalling.

fucking class.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #201 on:** 19 May 2005, 12:23 »

Based on what I'm listening to right now: Star One.

Ayreon Side Project, basically. But seriously awesome. Their medley of Hawkwind tracks with Dave Brock himself on vocals is probably the finest moment of space rock. Ever.

happybirthdaygelatin · « **Reply #202 on:** 19 May 2005, 13:15 »

Quote from: happybirthdaygelatin

I promise I'll check these out on monday on my lunch break.

It took four more days then I said but I finally am just checking them out. Awesome stuff. Reminds me of a band I saw on a friends Neurot records DVD.

La Creme · « **Reply #203 on:** 19 May 2005, 16:39 »

To all Europeans seeing Eels with Strings:
Expect pants-creamingly delightful music. They played a two hour set when i saw them pretty much without stopping. Plus they're really mellow this tour (except for the part where the string quartet whipped out maracas and the Chet whipped out a bitching Epiphone and the played Dog Faced Boy harder than rock can rock), which is nice cuz the show went 'til laaaate. It is worth every penny you spent... or euro. Speaking of euros, I need a hotpocket.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #204 on:** 19 May 2005, 16:57 »

Quote from: muffy

Pack of Wolves - I'm something of a novice to kitschy pop, being as most of my music is inherently depressing, BUT...
The Kitsch list at the moment is:
Pipettes (mentionedd already)
Tilly and the Wall (none of my mates know them, but it seems they're pretty popular on here - they have a tap dancing drummer, so it's impossible not to love them!)
Kenickie (sadly, they've been and gone, shouty girl rock/pop, they sang songs about PVC and going out and getting drunk. They were amazing)
Smoosh (a 10 and 12 year old playing the best kind of songs, everyone should investigate them, they epitomise good pop)

And maybe some Beulah, Park Ave (if you can cope with Conor Oberst's involvement), Melys (a bit indie-fied, but a lush welsh band), Kimya Dawson (one half of Moldy Peaches, and, unlike Adam Green, is not a knob), Surferosa (a bit more brash, sort of electo-ish) and Younger Younger 28s...

Wow. I didn't realise quite how much of this stuff I had.

I love Kimya Dawson. She's so sweet when she's doing a gig, and I saw her at the Brudenell which means sitting down and an intimate atmosphere. And a friend played me Smoosh in the car, it was pretty great I've been meaning to check them out more for a while. So the rest of that list will be investigated forthwith.

sp2 · « **Reply #205 on:** 19 May 2005, 19:12 »

Although it's not really the sound that's really popular in the indie scene right now, I've been really digging the Black Keys as of late. Old-school blues rock done right. The band aren't top quality musicians and the guitarist can't really solo to save his life, but hell if they can't write really catchy riffs, plus there's really not much else in the scene right now that sounds quite like them. If you're not turned off right now, it'd be worth picking up their newest CD, Rubber Factory. It's pretty damned tight.

And the drummer rocks, but looks like Napoleon Dynamite with a bowl cut.

Kai · « **Reply #206 on:** 19 May 2005, 19:18 »

I'm going to plug the Residents for a third time until somebody actually listens to them.

La Creme · « **Reply #207 on:** 19 May 2005, 19:22 »

If you're looking for good classic Bluesy Rock, get some stuff by the little-known but much awesomed Butterfield Blues Band. The singer isn't great, but there really isn't such thing as a good white blues singer. Maybe Roy Buchanan... Anyways, get "East West" by Butterfield. The title-track (last on the album) is one of my favorite blues jams ever.

Also, another band I wish more people had heard of (I'm sure a good portion of the UK peeps will know of) is Lemon Jelly. They make these happy little trance-ish breakbeats. They are soundtracks for life. Get the second album, "Lost Horizons" for approcimately an hour of continuous mixer-mastery, cute guitar licks, and astronauts talking in the background.

sp2 · « **Reply #208 on:** 19 May 2005, 19:25 »

Quote from: La Creme

but there really isn't such thing as a good white blues singer.

Dan Auerbach from the Black Keys is pretty damned good for a white blues singer.

Kai · « **Reply #209 on:** 19 May 2005, 19:31 »

Captain Beefheart would make a good Blues singer... if He actually played Blues.

La Creme · « **Reply #210 on:** 19 May 2005, 20:13 »

Captain Beefheart is the shit. I keep trying to find a copy of "Boogalize You"... what CD is it on?

Speaking of Beefheart, Tom Waits shoulda done much more blues in his early days. But it was all piano-sing jazz and angry jives like "Wistlin' Past The Graveyard" (which is possibly my favorite early Waits tune).

Speaking of Tom Waits, I just started up this lil' ditty:
Eyeball Kid
by Tom Waits

sp2 · « **Reply #211 on:** 19 May 2005, 20:16 »

Mmmm...Tom Waits.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #212 on:** 20 May 2005, 01:24 »

I fully agree with the mmming over Mr Waits, I think 'Jesus Gonna Be Here' proves he could sing some amazing blues. And there's a couple of Who tracks on 'My Generation' which are pretty good blues too.

'I'm Gonna Booglarize You Baby' is the first track on 'The Spotlight Kid' and it is indeed an amazing song. If you can't lay your hands on it then let me know as I could put it up on yousendit.com for you if you want, or in my soulseek folders if you have that.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #213 on:** 20 May 2005, 01:59 »

...I really can't see how you can call Skyclad cheesy if you're salivating all over all that kitsch pop crap.

That's just a general point, I formulated it before you posted, pack.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #214 on:** 20 May 2005, 02:19 »

Hey, even if it had been directed at me I wouldn't mind, it's a perfectly legitimate question. And here's my answer. I'm not averse to things being cheesy. I like Manowar. Hell, I like Youth of Today! But the cheesiness has to work in the benefit of the song. In the case of Manowar it's all part of that gleeful, ridiculous, fist-punching-the-air metal happiness. If it wasn't cheesy it wouldn't be nearly so much fun. With Youth of Today it adds to the naive youthful feel of the music. If they were coming across like Orchid they wouldn't be as good. But with Skyclad I didn't get any effects like that, it detracted from the impact of the social situation he was singing about without adding anything. So The Pipettes could be described as cheesy, but they stick a big smile on my face when Skyclad don't.

Amsterdarn · « **Reply #215 on:** 20 May 2005, 03:04 »

Dude, Manowar is teh SEX.

I mean for serious, I'd kill for a loincloth like that.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #216 on:** 20 May 2005, 03:12 »

Don't forget how oily they are. It's all about the oiled-up pecs.

negative creep · « **Reply #217 on:** 21 May 2005, 07:57 »

UNION YOUTH

here you can listen to some stuff from their new album to be released in june:

"yeah"
"about this ride"
"back in the sun"

yipjumpmusic · « **Reply #218 on:** 21 May 2005, 16:51 »

Scout Niblett. She just came out with a new cd. Enjoying it now.

Jeridus · « **Reply #219 on:** 22 May 2005, 18:16 »

Anything produced by Underground Operations... it's pretty much all excruciatinlgy politically motivated indie/hardcore punk or ska, and is just super fucking cool... especially The Brat Attack, Protest The Hero, Bombs Over Providence, and Closet Monster.

Also, Flashlight Brown... indie punk stuff from Canada, they are wicked in concert, and all of their songs are hilarious... such as Ready to Roll (about Advanced Dungeons and Dragons), Looking Away (About computer crashes), and Cycle (an older song of theirs about a bicycle theft).

Korlin · « **Reply #220 on:** 22 May 2005, 18:57 »

Heard of:

65DoS - Monumental, their debut kicks ass. Damn their rescheduling of tours!
The Frames
Bearsuit
World Inferno Friendship Society - I really, reeeeally want to see them live. Like, now.
Dispatch - awesome, and parent-friendly. Their final DVD is wanted, by me, oh yeah.
The Lawrence Arms - exliontamer, you rock. They rock too.
Sneaker Pimps
The Pipettes - don't they have a new lass now?
DFA 1979 - Anyone else seeing them Wednesday here in Leeds?
Four Tet - totally seeing him in London in June! Wooo! Anyone seeing Prefuse 73 the night after?

Now know:

The Paper Chase - for yes!
Envy - Anyone know where I can get some samples? I am intrigued...

Recommend:

Jeniferever - Swedish (I believe) post-rock, 65DoS supported them a a BSM label show in january, really very lovely. Their 'Iris' EP is a thing of great beauty

Modey Lemon - These guys fucking kick ass live. IMHO, that is.

Vialka - Anyone actually heard of them? Absolutely bizarre...

Also much pimpage to controller.controller (kinda DFA1979-esque), An Albatross (insane), Hem (folk) and The Gossip (gospelish rock)

There ya go.

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #221 on:** 22 May 2005, 19:08 »

No! Don't mention An Albatross and Vialka! I'd already bought a ticket for Nile when their gig together was announced. And good as Nile were, I have a bad feeling I made the wrong choice. The Gossip are awesome too. Good call.

I'm going to add Spy Versus Spy to the list. Long-gone UK emo band, who for some reason went on to be in uniformly appalling bands. Their debut mini-album's stunning though.

Robbo · « **Reply #222 on:** 23 May 2005, 00:25 »

Hey now, if Nile played Unas Slayer of the Gods, there's few finer gigs to be found thank you very much.

Jeniferever are alright, in my if post-rock is there I'll listen to it way. Listend to them for a while.

muffy · « **Reply #223 on:** 23 May 2005, 02:47 »

Quote from: Korlin

The Pipettes - don't they have a new lass now?

Yeah, the old one was apparently too bitchy to deal with...
And the new one used to riverdance for Michael Flattley.

So, you learn something new every day!

marc_penny88 · « **Reply #224 on:** 23 May 2005, 02:52 »

i wish more ppl knew about big country, tis my mates dads band that had a number of albums out in the 80s, they are local so u wud expect everyone around here to know about them, but noone does

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #225 on:** 23 May 2005, 06:28 »

Quote from: Robbo

Hey now, if Nile played Unas Slayer of the Gods, there's few finer gigs to be found thank you very much.

That is a tune, but actually the material from the new album was the best stuff of their set. I did enjoy them, but for one thing Vialka and An Albatross had better support bands instead of the woeful Man Must Die. Dying Fetus were decent though, rather soothing actually.

Robbo · « **Reply #226 on:** 23 May 2005, 06:42 »

Yeah, I saw them on the first date of the UK tour in London (was also my birthday as well) and the new stuff was impressive. Support seemed to have been buggered for that tour, with people pulling out all over the place. We had some random but good local Death Metal act as second support. Dying Fetus where nice and brutal as I'd hoped.

Anyway, go listen to Karl Sanders' solo album, it's beautiful people.

Kai · « **Reply #227 on:** 23 May 2005, 15:07 »

Quote from: Kai

I'm going to plug the Residents for a Fourth time until somebody actually listens to them.

Oerdin · « **Reply #228 on:** 26 May 2005, 13:37 »

Quote from: yipjumpmusic

Scout Niblett. She just came out with a new cd. Enjoying it now.

Hmm, I maybe commiting a hipster faux pas but I haven't heard of them. What type of music do they play and where do they usually play?

I've been going back and listening to some oldies but goodies from our local San diego bands. Three Mile Pilot, Black Heart Procession, Heavy Vegetable, Thingy, Physics, and Optiganally Yours. Of course Pinback is still good and it amazes me so many local musicians form and break up bands that most of the big local bands past & present are connected in some way but some how still manage to not sound anything like one another.

Kai · « **Reply #229 on:** 26 May 2005, 16:31 »

The Residents are from San Francisco. LISTEN TO THEM.

snakefreak · « **Reply #230 on:** 26 May 2005, 19:20 »

POE is awsome. Secondly, i think i have heard of mabe three of the bands mentioned in this thread. How do all you people find all this woderous music? I have had the fortune to stumble apon a few (three or four) on my own. Ex: i bought Poe's album Hello because i liked the cover.

sp2 · « **Reply #231 on:** 26 May 2005, 21:00 »

Quote from: snakefreak

How do all you people find all this woderous music?

I don't know about everyone else here, but there are several ways I find new music:

Recommendations from friends: this is self-explanatory for the most part, but it doesn't hurt that one of my friends is a DJ at the local college station, which means she knows pretty much everything that's going on in the scene

music stores: most good local stores often have a listening rack with a lot of new music that the folks working at the store are listening to a lot, or otherwise like. Slip the headphones on and listen to a bunch of different artists all at once...it's great

college radio: self-explanatory, but especially good here because the local college station (Radio 1190) is a damned fine station

concerts: smaller venues often have cheap tickets (like $5 to $15 a pop) so it's easy to go see a band you've never heard of and see if you like them. Also, sometimes an opening band really wows you. A band I saw a few days ago, Kiss Me Deadly, really impressed me, for example.

dive bars: the local dive, the Sundown Saloon (aka the Scumdowner) is a total indie joint. The jukebox is chock full of good indie and art rock albums, and during the week local bands are always playing gigs without a cover charge. Sitting around and drinking beer at $6 a pitcher (Yes, it's PBR. No, I don't care) while watching a band like Bright Channel or Punkalele or Swayback or Devotchka is a cheap way to spend the evening, and you get to hear some good stuff. There may be similar places in your area, too.

One place I don't find music is Pitchfork. Pitchfork pisses the shit out of me.

Jesus Wallhanging Christ, I feel like I've written a damned term paper or something.

Kai · « **Reply #232 on:** 26 May 2005, 21:23 »

Pitchfork is bad music journalism for people who are too cheap to buy bad music magazines.

sp2 · « **Reply #233 on:** 26 May 2005, 23:49 »

Quote from: Kai

Pitchfork is bad music journalism for people who are too self-conscious to listen to music and make up their own opinions.

Altered slightly for accuracy.

Jed · « **Reply #234 on:** 27 May 2005, 01:14 »

Here's something worth checking out:
YUP, Acid Mothers Temple, Juicy Panic, Yoko Kanno & the Seatbelts, Dorothy's Magic Bag, Aavikko, Moon Fog Prophet, Children of Bodom, Eläkeläiset, Viikate, The Boredoms, Rättö ja Lehtisalo, Cradle of Filth...
I'll post more after i get home and check what i forgot.

i'll save you from the troubles of googling:
www.kahvi.org <-- Lot's of cool music.
http://www.moonfogprophet.com/
Link to Juicy Panic music vid: http://www.torisukoshiro.com/juicypanic/
http://www.aavikko.net/
http://www.acidmothers.com/Cgi-bin/index_main.html
www.cobhc.com

zekterellium · « **Reply #235 on:** 27 May 2005, 01:23 »

we are scientists. i fucking love these guys.

Sydney · « **Reply #236 on:** 27 May 2005, 12:14 »

I don't know how obscure they are but Shivaree are great.
Unfortunately the sample tracks on the website use some wierd executable.
This place might help people find some samples.

They played the song at the end of killbill2, when uma is driving the funny old car and it's in black & white.

MetaPop · « **Reply #237 on:** 27 May 2005, 13:55 »

Listen to dEUS. They are awesome, and totally own live as well. Damn you, you wonderful, wonderful belgians! Should be a new album coming out sometime this year if they can be bothered to get their arses in gear, but for now, check out 'The Ideal Crash' which is the best starting point. It's like a key to the lock of all belgian rock music, as pretty much everyone has playe in dEUS at some point.

boeuf · « **Reply #238 on:** 27 May 2005, 14:03 »

I wish people knew more about Against Me!, or Trenchmouth.

Please check them both out, though Trenchmouth is obscure to the point that its rare to find anything by them.

Against me just rock every orifice in my body.

Jed · « **Reply #239 on:** 30 May 2005, 00:18 »

Here's more: Impaled Nazarene, Timo Rautiainen & Trio Niskalaukaus, CMX, Painflow, Diablo, Edgar Froese (god, i love his music!), Kemopetrol, Clint Mansell, Black Mage (Nobuo Uematsu's band), Red Crayola, New York Dolls, My Bloody Valentine, Os Mutantes, Cheju, Keith, John Oil, Xhale, Liquid Stranger.

They are worthy for my ears.

Cheju, Keith, John Oil, Xhale, Liquid Stranger can be found from:
www.kahvi.org

Robbo · « **Reply #240 on:** 30 May 2005, 00:41 »

It's The Black Mages, and they're a groovy little band. Unless I completely missed the mark.

La Creme · « **Reply #241 on:** 30 May 2005, 01:08 »

Some band-age not nearly enough people listen to:

Roxy Music <----- This is glam rock. Fuck queen, Fuck survivor. These guys are glam.

Mr. Bungle <------ I always get the feeling that not nearly enough people listen to the greatest evil clown band in ever.

The Ditty Bops <------ Catchy, if a bit poppy, country/swing/indy with some terrific lyrics (a la clever-ass rhyming) and great guitar, banjo, and mandolin playing.

A Man Called E <------ This is the solo stuff that E of the Eels did before the band started. Some of it is really friggin' good and not nearly enough Eels fans delve into it. Symphony For The Toy Piano In G Minor is the shit.

ebullientsoul · « **Reply #242 on:** 30 May 2005, 11:14 »

Raised Fist
Kill Hannah
Bane

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #243 on:** 30 May 2005, 15:43 »

"Do you still believe? Well so do I!"

yipjumpmusic · « **Reply #244 on:** 30 May 2005, 16:16 »

If you are going to mention Mr. Bungle I would include Secret Chiefs 3

ebullientsoul · « **Reply #245 on:** 30 May 2005, 16:17 »

Quote from: a pack of wolves

"Do you still believe? Well so do I!"

"Was it more than words/And do they still apply?"

a pack of wolves · « **Reply #246 on:** 30 May 2005, 16:38 »

It's not possible for there to be too many songs about the awesomeness of hardcore.

La Creme · « **Reply #247 on:** 30 May 2005, 16:43 »

Yes yes, I should have included SC3 as well as Fantomas. But lo, nobody's perfect.

KharBevNor · « **Reply #248 on:** 31 May 2005, 04:58 »

I'm really not a big fan of pretty much any of Pattons work. Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk and some Fantomas were ok, but Faith No More and his work with DEP totally sucked. and his new hip-hop project is shite too.

Yeah, you all know who I think everyone should hear more of. But currently I mostly want everyone to like Dan Swano

For most people here, I recommend Nightingale. Awesome goth-tinged prog rock project he has with his brother and a few other guys. If you like metal, or can at least tolerate RAWR, then Edge of Sanity are still the greatest MDM band ever, if they even deserve to be pegged down to that. Bloodbath and Ribspreader are utterly old-school death metal that will tear you a new arsehole, then kick it. Pan.Thy.Monium is crazy, and Steel is pure balls to the walls heavy metal. Route 9 are some decent prog, and Godsend are some groovy doom, and his solo album 'Moontower' shows Dark Tranquillity how they SHOULD be using keyboard.

Seriously, Swano is so good that the metal archives allows 'The ONLY Dan Swäno solo album. Recommended for first timers with the Übermensch.' as the description for Moontower.

Gina · « **Reply #249 on:** 31 May 2005, 12:34 »

Quote from: marc_penny88

i wish more ppl knew about big country, tis my mates dads band that had a number of albums out in the 80s, they are local so u wud expect everyone around here to know about them, but noone does

I love Big Country, saw them 3 times in Edinburgh in the 80's, what are they doing now, didn't one of them die?
I wish more people had heard of Stephen Fretwell (curently touring with KT Tunstall) seen him twice, he's Fooking ace, accoustic or with his full band.
Mike Baillie a local lad from Edinburgh is also pretty good, cant find any info on the net about him though. Bought his Album in Feb when he was supporting Stephen and its really good.

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Author Topic: talk about a band you wish more people have heard of here. (Read 56529 times)

zekterellium

La Creme

sp2

La Creme

sp2

La Creme

sp2

Amsterdarn

yipjumpmusic

Jeridus

Korlin

Robbo

marc_penny88

Robbo

snakefreak

sp2

sp2

zekterellium

Sydney

MetaPop

boeuf

Robbo

La Creme

ebullientsoul

yipjumpmusic

ebullientsoul

La Creme

Gina