Japhet Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Cry of Love. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd7F0jHEWrs Audley Freed is one of my all time favorite guitarists. Quote
Graham Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 [quote name='Gust0o' timestamp='1487346832' post='3239195'] Every year I go to Desertfest. Every year people ask me who I saw, and if I enjoyed it. And every year they inevitably ask "who?" [/quote] The Sunday this year looks spectacular Quote
Mickeyboro Posted February 17, 2017 Posted February 17, 2017 Love this thread! I offer Welsh prog-rockets Quicksand (only album Home is Where I Belong reissued a few years ago by Esoteric Recordings). Come to think of it these are all esoteric recordings! Quote
lownote Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Dove and Booevil... The Telekasters... Quote
Freddy Le Cragg Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Mr Big UK. One chart hit but a few cracking albums Psyclone Rangers - Kinda got lost in the Nirvana grunge maelstrom but I Feel Nice is a classic Quote
Fisheth Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 [quote name='Rich' timestamp='1487279520' post='3238664'] Árstíðir -- Icelandic folksters. [media]http://youtu.be/e4dT8FJ2GE0[/media] Myrath -- Tunisian prog metal. Seriously. [media]http://youtu.be/H9V-AxS2kao[/media] [/quote] Nice call on Myrath, Arstioir are a good shout too. For me, even in Metal circles these guys are rather (Continuing from Rich's Folk) obscure : Falconer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79wk_DkPy3E&list=PL6B68B9CB24B96030&index=5 Celesty (Finland) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNf9lWNG5ls Quote
operative451 Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Ladytron - saw them supporting Goldfrapp at the Eden Project in 2006. Sort of a female petshop boys with kind of Vulcan barely withheld cold rage... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU[/media] And Curve - i think they sort of got shoved into the Bands With One Word As Their Name category of shoegaze but... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay_uOANgo4M[/media] Edited February 18, 2017 by operative451 Quote
silverfoxnik Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) Great thread this and good to see some love on here for The Monochrome Set and for Andy Warren, who I used to also enjoy watching as a player when he was in the early incarnation of Adam & The Ants,circa 1977. Pleasantly surprised also to see The God Machine mentioned, whom my ex-wife used to manage back in the early 90s. Our son Jimmy is named after their bass player, Jimmy Fernandez who sadly died of a brain hemorrhage, which brought the band's career to a stop far too soon! These days my musical tastes have mellowed somewhat, and one band I absolutely love are The Mummers. If you like Bacharach, Carole King, Scott Walker, Todd Rundgren etc, then you should like this band. [media]http://youtu.be/c-YTHT9oGq0[/media] Sorry; not sure how to properly embed YouTube videos on the site, especially when using my mobile. (EDIT by Rich: knock the 's' off the 'https' and use [ media ] tags) Edited February 19, 2017 by Rich video embedded Quote
rushbo Posted February 18, 2017 Posted February 18, 2017 Some great stuff here... Lovely to see some love for Bark Psychosis ( I saw them in Brum a lifetime ago and they blew my doors off), Miracle Legion and a stack of others. I'm currently very much enjoying The Mummers' tune... From the dusty crevices of the Rushbo archive, I give you: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-znePV0UQ The Grays - Very Best Years. A PowerPop supergroup. Peerless. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ2Cdw8THX8 Game Theory - Erica's Word. Scott Miller is one of the most under-rated songwriters of the last 50 years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7hkO8v9aiI Captain Wilberforce - Good Times, You Said. Something current! The "band" is essentially Simon Bristoll - A Brummie now based in Leeds. He's been steadily cranking out Pop-Rock masterpieces for over 10 years and there's a new album due very soon. Quote
KingBollock Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='operative451' timestamp='1487442468' post='3239875'] Ladytron - saw them supporting Goldfrapp at the Eden Project in 2006. Sort of a female petshop boys with kind of Vulcan barely withheld cold rage... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU[/media] [/quote] I love Ladytron! Destroy Everything You Touch and International Dateline are on one of my favourite playlists that I listen to most days. Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 Some bands that don't appear to be very well known or popular in UK Canadian band SAGA have been following since late 70's and still playing world tours. [url="http://youtu.be/sdyY9VXvDJU?list=FLTCSCwHMNHSjMrodw8-Q3UA"]http://youtu.be/sdyY...NHSjMrodw8-Q3UA[/url] Starcastle another band from late 70's and altho bassist passed away few yrs back they have continued to play together. Bassist was main songwriter and original member. [media]http://youtu.be/Z8qyuL_wpXQ[/media] Arjen Luccasen is maybe better known from his other band Ayreon but this was a solo album combining own compositions with cover versions. Also has Rutger Hauer doing the talking parts [media]http://youtu.be/Wx3by7ZaaZA[/media] All very Prog i'm afraid. Apologies to the Non-proggers amongst us but hope the enlightened like it Dave Quote
rushbo Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='dmccombe7' timestamp='1487534572' post='3240600'] All very Prog i'm afraid. Apologies to the Non-proggers amongst us but hope the enlightened like it Dave [/quote] I'm only a part time Progger, but I love Saga. Quote
GarethFlatlands Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='operative451' timestamp='1487442468' post='3239875'] Ladytron - saw them supporting Goldfrapp at the Eden Project in 2006. Sort of a female petshop boys with kind of Vulcan barely withheld cold rage... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTwlAT_AwU[/media] [/quote] I remember really liking that song and it's pie based parody back in the day! [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xiyh-w2BsoI[/media] Heard of the Cardiacs as a friend is obsessed with them and the God Machine album cover is familiar but I've not heard of much else in this thread. I adored the first 2 Dredg albums back in the early 00's but I don't think anyone I mentioned them to had heard of them. There's already a lot on this thread to get your teeth into but this is one of their best if you've got the time to give it a try. [media]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDTGCHeHZFI[/media] Quote
rushbo Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 On the subject of ace Canadian bands - Max Webster. Basschatters of a certain age may have caught them touring with Rush on the "Tour of the Hemispheres". They were incredible. A sort of Pop/Rock/Prog/Zappa amalgam. And they even managed to sneak on to TOTP... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhc8-vUp8o Their latter-day Bassist, Dave Myles was a brilliant player - fantastic plectrum-Precision sound. Kim Mitchell still plays in Canada and has survived a recent heart attack. A unique guitarist and writer. Quote
Roland Rock Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='T-Bay' timestamp='1487280399' post='3238674'] Bivouac were amazing live but disappeared without a trace. [/quote] Singer/guitarist Paul is mate of mine. They had reunion tour last year but then went their separate ways again. Quote
T-Bay Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1487535856' post='3240615'] Singer/guitarist Paul is mate of mine. They had reunion tour last year but then went their separate ways again. [/quote] Ah, crap, I would have loved to see them live again :-( Quote
FinnDave Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 [quote name='Lozz196' timestamp='1487333766' post='3239039'] Difficult to beat Hanoi Rocks, Tim, good call. Mike Monroes current material is also really good. [/quote] Weirdly, I'd never heard of Hanoi Rocks until I lived in Finland. Quote
MisterT Posted February 19, 2017 Posted February 19, 2017 The thing for me is a lot of our friends have no massive interest in anything that's not in / been in the charts. Also, growing older, you mention Gary Numan to a lot of folk under 30 and they've no idea, you have to mention tracks that feature his samples. So, to that end I'm not posting massively obscure to those of us in here but stuff that draws a blank with the muggles tends to be stuff like... Logic System (Hideki Matsutake of Yellow Magic Orchestra) John Foxx (I get blank looks so have to sing "Aaahh Viennaaah" and then proceed to explain there was a vocalist before Midge Ure) Our Daughter's Wedding (remember Lawnchairs?) LFO (the Leeds outfit) Quote
dmccombe7 Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 [quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1487535601' post='3240612'] On the subject of ace Canadian bands - Max Webster. Basschatters of a certain age may have caught them touring with Rush on the "Tour of the Hemispheres". They were incredible. A sort of Pop/Rock/Prog/Zappa amalgam. And they even managed to sneak on to TOTP... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUhc8-vUp8o[/media] Their latter-day Bassist, Dave Myles was a brilliant player - fantastic plectrum-Precision sound. Kim Mitchell still plays in Canada and has survived a recent heart attack. A unique guitarist and writer. [/quote] Saw them with Rush late 70's Farewell to Kings tour i think. They certainly impressed me as a support band and subsequently bought the album. Dave Quote
HengistPod Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 [... my original love was the 80s sleaze scene.] (Sorry, proper quoting thingy not working) I lived in Nottingham in the late 80s. There was a semi-legendary local band called "Sleeze Patrol" on the go at the time, with a singer named Punky Wayne. The band were fairly atrocious, a triumph of image over substance. Wayne was often to be seen strutting and sleazing around town with his paunch leaking out of a rising sun T shirt, back-combed jet black hair and eyeliner inexpertly applied, affecting a reasonable impression of excess Jack Daniels intake. A proper character, and utterly hopeless musician. Quote
Stylon Pilson Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 [quote name='interpol52' timestamp='1487282588' post='3238701'] Subcircus. We supported them in the 90's and I was speechless watching their set. Their album Carousel is one of my all time favourites. [/quote] I came to this thread wondering if I'd recognise any of the band names in here - very glad to see Subcircus! I saw them live when I was at university. I often wonder what the band are doing now, they apparently all just disappeared without a trace. S.P. Quote
Simon. Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 [quote name='rushbo' timestamp='1487445708' post='3239903'] Some great stuff here... Lovely to see some love for Bark Psychosis ( I saw them in Brum a lifetime ago and they blew my doors off), Miracle Legion and a stack of others. I'm currently very much enjoying The Mummers' tune... From the dusty crevices of the Rushbo archive, I give you: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EE-znePV0UQ[/media] The Grays - Very Best Years. A PowerPop supergroup. Peerless. [/quote] The Grays (very sadly only) album gets played to death on a regular basis in my house! Utterly brilliant from start to finish. Pretty much anything that came out from the folks involved in Jellyfish is: A. well worth tracking down, and B. generally pretty obscure... One really great off-shoot from the Jellyfish inspired PowerPop movement was Randy & the Bloody Lovelies. Basically a vehicle for Randy Wooten, and only two albums, but good stuff. [quote name='phil.c60' timestamp='1487333699' post='3239036'] As for bands, how about the Decemberists, and Cake. Both American indie bands, Decemberists a bit more folky. [/quote] Nice to see a mention for Cake! going back a few years, I toured in support of Chuck Prophet, and he had ex-Cake drummist Todd Roper in the band. Really lovely bloke and a great player. Quote
Sibob Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 Auto Pilot, their album House Of Sleep is incredible, a real journey: https://open.spotify.com/album/0jz7Bd51IKyaJNG7Wa2Sh9 Si Quote
Monkey Steve Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 [quote name='operative451' timestamp='1487442468' post='3239875'] And Curve - i think they sort of got shoved into the Bands With One Word As Their Name category of shoegaze but... [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay_uOANgo4M[/media] [/quote] I bought my Wal of off Dean Garcia of Curve. Lovely bloke Quote
Barking Spiders Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 'kin love Curve me, the best fusion of alt rock and electronica and a clear influence on Garbage Quote
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