Recommend overlooked bands/artists that deserve props

[taste_u]

Word up.

Post obscure bands that music "heads" or people in general tend to overlook or dismiss off-hand or are just unaware of but are really good indeed. Hopefully, this will expand our horizons. Maybe even post joints. If anyone wants these I'll host em.

If this fails, I was fighting the good fight, so I was...


Kenneth Leighton: Demonic, mysterious, intense choral music - if you enjoy the bit on In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida where the organ ascends and does that devilish ha ha ha sound you'll love this. Terrifying, what horror soundtracks wish they could be.

taste_u Recommends: "Et Ressurexit", "Solus Ad Victimam"


Barry Manilow: Yes, Barry "botox" Manilow. He may be cheesy and he may sell millions and live in Elvis's Penthouse, but I feel amongst music lovers and snobs he is criminally underrated. The man is a great performer and writes really well-crafted, moving songs.

taste_u Recommends: "Live", "Manilow II"


Scott Walker: The sound of nightmares in music. A Sinatra-like crooner wailing over dark, frenzied, scuttering soundscapes, sounds like cockroaches crawling under your floorboards, a scarecrow is moving in the distant fog, it was a bad idea for you to go walking by the canals alone, a bad idea, and don't you just know it now. Such an eerie effect.

taste_u Recommends: "The Drift", "Tilt"


Ustad Ali Akbar Kahn: In terms of Indian classical music, a few of us know Ravi Shankar, but this guy is the absolute fucking God. Eerie, thunderous, powerful, orgasmic - otherworldly. No more metaphors.

taste_u Recommends: "Signature Series Volume One", "Three Ragas (with Ravi Shankar)"


Organized Konfusion: Wu-Tang Killa Bees, we on the swarm. If you like the Wu, you will love this - dope flow, "dark beats", yeeeeah. To the uninitiated, rather like Bitches Brew by Miles Davis but with niggas spitting heat over the top, and ooooh what heat it is that they spit.

taste_u Recommends: "Stress: The Extinction Agenda"


Hamza El Din: Nubian Oud player. The legacy of Ancient Egyptian culture and all the mystery it entails preserved in the haunting playing and singing of one man. Just really beautiful stuff, when the mood takes you.

taste_u Recommends: "Eclipse", "Escalay: The Water Wheel"


Renaissance Choral Music: Not really album format stuff, but if you like that monky eerie sombre sound you'll be wanting to get some of this.

taste_u Recommends: Thomas Tallis - "Spem In Alium" and "Te Lucis Ante Terminum", William Byrd - "Ave Verum Corpus", Gregorio Allegri "Misererei Mei, Deus"


Public Image Ltd.: Dub/funk basslines and funky, tight rhythms over demonic guitar shredding and banshee wailing from John Lydon. Abrasive, repetitive, hypnotic, metallic powerhouse. Really challenging, but rewarding in turn. Best is Poptones - beautiful melody is hinted at beneath the bed of sound, hinted at but not delivered, out of reach - musical enigma.

taste_u Recommends: "Metal Box", "Flowers Of Romance", "First Issue"


The Sensational Alex Harvey Band: People go on about Led Zeppelin and their ilk but as far as "classic rock" goes SAHB are premier league material. They rock hard, their music is moving, they are very diverse. The songs "The Faith Healer", "Hammer Song" and "Isobel Goudie" will demonstrate this, should ye care to download them.

taste_u Recommends: "Framed", "Next", "Live"


Genesis: Quite a few people are into progressive rock, but criminally few are aware of just how much arse Genesis used to kick before Phil Collins took the reins and steered them towards MOR shite. Best prog band ever.

taste_u Recommends: "Selling England By The Pound", "Wind & Wuthering (pre-release)" (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=30C1209A5A8E8D8A), "Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"

[MiKe]

Jaco Pastorius--The most influential (and arguably "best") bass player ever. He single-handedly changed the roll of the electric bass and paved the way for every bass soloist to come since his time. Without him, Victor Wooten, Les Claypool, Flea etc, would not be what they are.

Humble Pie--One of the most unknown classic rock bands in the world. Just fuckin listen to them, they kick ass. Kind of a mix between The Who and Led Zeppelin, seriously great soul-influenced classic rock.

[Squibbles]

Avenged Sevenfold - What bitch
Atreyu
Breaking Benjamin
Stone Sour
Bullet For My Valentine
Through the Eyes of the Dead
A Job For a Cowboy

[MiKe]

Avenged Sevenfold - What bitch
Atreyu
Breaking Benjamin
Stone Sour
Bullet For My Valentine
Through the Eyes of the Dead
A Job For a Cowboy


The thread is called "overlooked bands that deserve props", not "overrated bands that everyone hates".

[Mount_Happy]

Avenged Sevenfold - What bitch
Atreyu
Breaking Benjamin
Stone Sour
Bullet For My Valentine
Through the Eyes of the Dead
A Job For a Cowboy
lmfao :lol:

Ill throw in Yes, because they fucking rock and not many people give them much credit.

[MiKe]

I know I just said this 2 posts ago, but I must stress the point:
HUMBLE PIE KICKS ASS
Seriously, if you like classic rock, just start downloading anything you can find by them, you won't be disappointed. Seriously, do it right now.

[Daucus Karota]

70's Glam
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=31472143(overlooked 70's Glam band from the U.K)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=102903608(David Bowie took his place and ruled the world,Jobriath didnt survive his own hype)

80's Deathrock
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=37686722
http://www.myspace.com/sexgangchildren
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=49753771
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=29145164
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=6602069

New Deathrock/Industrial/Goth
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=2230235&MyToken=84a01c23-bda7-4bb8-b36b-cb8ed57fd3eb

Horror Punk
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=24052820
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=39407250


Dark Cabaret
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=14208049

[a7x1337]

Suspyre:
www.myspace.com/suspyre

how they havent been given a label is beyond me

[camjoe87]

I know I just said this 2 posts ago, but I must stress the point:
HUMBLE PIE KICKS ASS
Seriously, if you like classic rock, just start downloading anything you can find by them, you won't be disappointed. Seriously, do it right now.

Word. I've never heard of them, but I will begin a limewire search asap.

As far as the topic goes.

porcupine tree - Great modern prog. Good mix of light/poppy songs with heavy/fast paced songs. Steven Wilson is one of my top 5 favorite vocalists and the new drummer, Gavin Harrison is possibly the second coming of Bill Bruford(drummer of Yes/King Crimson, etc.). That pretty much means he's fucking good. They used to be kind of unkown, but they are definately getting a lot more attention now.

[floyd2006]

The thread is called "overlooked bands that deserve props", not "overrated bands that everyone hates".

True. Anyway... Sublime,Blind Melon.

[bluesheep]

Some good rap artists..

Aceyalone-

Wylde Bunch - Rap group, just like The Roots, they play their own instruments. I recommend "I Don't Give A Damn" if you're ever gonna check them out.

Dilated Peoples - Good hip-hop group, check out "Live On Stage (Remix)" featuring Talib Kweli.

EPMD - "Crossover", tight song...

KRS-One - Check out "Phucked"

Pharoahe Monch - Organized Konfusion member, good stuff...

Volume 10 - "Pistol Grip Pump", good song, RATM also did a remake of it.

[MGselwonK]

Pain of Salvation - Prog Metal
Samael - Metal
Riverside - Prog Rock/Metal
The Zombies - Classic Rock
The Electric Prunes - Classic Rock
Arsis - Great Melodic Death Metal

I also agree with Yes and Porcupine Tree, although I don't think Yes is really overlooked... they did have Dream Theater open for them just a year or two ago on a tour.

[MiKe]

Word. I've never heard of them, but I will begin a limewire search asap.

porcupine tree - Great modern prog. Good mix of light/poppy songs with heavy/fast paced songs. Steven Wilson is one of my top 5 favorite vocalists and the new drummer, Gavin Harrison is possibly the second coming of Bill Bruford(drummer of Yes/King Crimson, etc.). That pretty much means he's fucking good. They used to be kind of unkown, but they are definately getting a lot more attention now.


Yeah, good luck with the search, I don't know of a single Humble Pie song that's not at least decent.
As for PT, they kick uber-ass. Good call on them, not enough people know of them.

One more band for the thread:
Big Sugar. Just kick-ass rock, generally it's fairly mellow groove-oriented rock, perfect for driving. I suggest everyone give them a try too, but they're not for everyone, kind of an acquired taste. Big Sugar = great chill music. Also one of my favorite singers (along with Porcupine Tree)

[The Machine]

Hmm, i'll try to find some obscure bands but most I have are well known. I'll give it a shot.


Flipsyde - Someday

Celldweller - Frozen

Celldweller - Switchback

Teddybears & Mad Cobra - Cobrastyle

Velvet Revolver - Headspace

Dope - Everything Sucks

E Nomine - Vater Unser

Chimaira - Implements of Destruction

Bush X - Machine Head

12 Stones - Broken

Rufio - Out of Control

A Perfect Circle - The Outsider

Alterbridge - Metalingus

Damien Marley - Welcome to Jamrock

Bond - Explosive (classical-techno)

Lost Prophets - We still kill the old way


Muse and Kamelot are also some good bands to look up.
Phew, I think that's it for the more unknown bands I have.

[Davemeistro]

Chinchilla

Demolition Hammer

Storm Warrior

[subin]

This Humble Pie group sounds good. I'll have to check them out ASAP.

[Rob_Floyd]

Acid Mothers Temple

Listen to the album "Does The Cosmic Shepard Dream Of Electric Tapirs?" and you'll so why. This band is very strange, if you dont believe me, check out the song Suzie Sixteen.

[/Tilt/]

Protest the Hero

Canadian mathcore. Some kind of demonic mix of punk and rock opera and sex music. Download anything off Kezia.

[Rob_Floyd]

PTH hero is pretty cool.

[asdfkjhg]

Protest the Hero

Canadian mathcore. Some kind of demonic mix of punk and rock opera and sex music. Download anything off Kezia.

wtf? i didn't know those guys were big :confused: my first show was with them

anyways depresy is really good melo death metal. and two amazing black metal bands are leviathan and xasthur.

pain of salvation is another one of my favorite prog rock/metal bands.. woods of ypres is another. thats all i can think of

[Travmire]

The Beach Boys- yes, I know they're hardly obscure, but I think I'm the only one on here that ever mentions them. Get Pet Sounds, it's one of the best albums of the sixties.

The Aquabats- Not a lot of depth musically, but their fun to listen to from time to time. I like Charge the most out of their albums.

Frank Black- (If you don't know who he is, get some Pixies right now, Surfer Rosa and Doolittle) His solo career is pretty good. I like Honeycombs best, but Teenager of the Year is another strong album.

Neutral Milk Hotel- Download In The Aeroplane Over The Sea and listen to a few times. A great fucking album.

Paul Anka- Download Rock Swings. I actually prefer his version of Black Hole Sun to the original, and all of the covers are great, even the Nirvana one.

The Shins- Fairly well known. They may take some listens to get used to, but both of their albums are really good.

The Zombies- They've been mentioned before, and they're getting mentioned again for a reason.

[whereismymind]

I have humble pies anthology double album, it's pretty good.

May I throw up Shiver, they released an album called Walpurgs which I find quite good. They're a Swedish/german prog band from the 70's. Good shit.

[tripb19]

They are called Camel, and they will take over your world.

[whereismymind]

They are called Camel, and they will take over your world.

Camel are dope, Mirage is a great album.

[temp100]

Camel - Greatest prog rock band to grace the Earth IMO. It's brilliant badass music with a lot of flute.

Arcturus/Ulver - Both of these are bands involving the genius Garm. Seriously though, they have nice and varied discographies. Criminally underrated.

Isis - These guys mainly get overlooked, because the whole atmospheric/sludge doom scene is overlooked by most people. Isis is very awesomely atmospheric.

Mercyful Fate/King Diamond - Considering the number of Maiden/Priest/heavy metal fans around, these guys are surprisingly unknown. Both feature King Diamond with his flying falsettos.

Zaraza - Probably only of interest to doom metallers. Anyway, an interesting fusion of experimental funeral doom and industrial. Not very well known, but good and unique.

John Frusciante - RHCP is a huge band, but not that many get into his solo stuff. And many of those people walk right past his experimental 90s albums. Niandra Ladies & Usually Just a T-Shirt is a fucking great experimental album - and Frusciante is a great guitarist.

Faith No More - Mike Patton isn't exactly an unknown vocalist. He is renowned for his skill. But FNM just doesn't seem to have as many fans as they did in the 90s. It seems that every second kid on the block knows of RATM, but Faith No More seems to fade into oblivion. Not the easiest band to get into, but this is Mike Patton we're talking about. :D

I agree with Porcupine Tree. One of my favourite bands - they're becoming more known now, but still relatively unknown.

Kalmah
Agalloch
Ephel Duath
Spastic Ink
Torture Squad
Fishbone
Infectious Grooves

[reggie jax]

Faith No More is a good one but I'd say Mr Bungle is overlooked even more-so.

Here's some artists i think are overlooked along with their relative categories.

Ornette Coleman - free jazz
Organized Konfusion - hardcore rap
The Jesus Lizard - weird rock
John Smith - chill rap
Tha Alkaholiks - west coast rap
Compton's Most Wanted - west coast g funk
Too $hort - father of g funk
Goodie Mob - 90's southern rap
Lootpack - underground hip hop
MF Grimm - underground hip hop
Ill Bill - hardcore underground rap
The Birthday Massacre - electronic rock
Dredg - art rock
Iggy and The Stooges - punkish classic rock
Hank Williams Sr - old school country/western
Merle Haggard - old school country/western
Moss Icon - old school emo rock

[Rev'd_Flasher]

Hawkwind (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawkwind). Their bio on wiki isn't the best written or the most complete, but yeah, Hawkwind... nuff said.

Here & Now (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_%26_Now_%28band%29). Offshoot from Gong/Planet Gong. Have done some awesome prog/space prog music - also featuring ex-Ozric Tentacles members.

It Bites (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_bites). Pop/Rock/Jazz fusion band from the late 80's. Overlooked by everyone, criminally underrated. Most prog album - Once Around the World.

Budgie (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budgie_%28band%29). Another overlooked and forgotten British rock band. Some of their later albums are of dubious quality in both music and production terms, but the earlier albums (up to Power Supply) is probably their best work. They're probably only known here for being a band that Metallica covered.

Ozric Tentacles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozric_Tentacles). Probably the most criminally overlooked British band in history. Flirted with popularity in the early 90's (headlining Glastonbury, top 10 album etc) but never really 'made it'. Have a huge worldwide following, released well over 20 albums and nobody's ever heard of them, which is fucking criminal as these guys have done some of the best music I've ever heard.

Suspyre:
www.myspace.com/suspyre

how they havent been given a label is beyond me
Didn't you make a thread about these guys?
I agree, they're pretty good. I've been listening to them 'in the background' since reading this thread earlier. I like 'em.

[The Machine]

Faith No More is a good one but I'd say Mr Bungle is overlooked even more-so.

Here's some artists i think are overlooked along with their relative categories.

Ornette Coleman - free jazz
Organized Konfusion - hardcore rap
The Jesus Lizard - weird rock
John Smith - chill rap
Tha Alkaholiks - west coast rap
Compton's Most Wanted - west coast g funk
Too $hort - father of g funk
Goodie Mob - 90's southern rap
Lootpack - underground hip hop
MF Grimm - underground hip hop
Ill Bill - hardcore underground rap
The Birthday Massacre - electronic rock
Dredg - art rock
Iggy and The Stooges - punkish classic rock
Hank Williams Sr - old school country/western
Merle Haggard - old school country/western
Moss Icon - old school emo rock

I hate your taste in music...

[reggie jax]

rock on dude :boink:

[Daucus Karota]

I hate your taste in music...

eat shit and die

he likes Iggy & Stooges

[JLC]

Harvey Danger - Pretty cool, kinda unheard of, rock/alternative band. Free album download (legal) somewhere on the net, worth checking out.

[Scika.]

If you like Broken Social Scene, try Raising the Fawn. Saw them with the Scene in June and it was incredible.

[crash2cortex]

Noone said The Stone Roses yet... and I think they're pretty overlooked in America (I'm sure the British eBaumers on here have heard of them).

And I think only one other person on this forum recognizes how great the Manic Street Preachers are.

[Joey-Clemenza]

I stopped reading after you suggested Barry Manilow.

[MiKe]

Even though it's been brought up a bunch of times anyway, I feel that I need to recommend Jaco Pastorius again. I'm not going to get into it too much though, not yet anyway.

[Daucus Karota]

And I think only one other person on this forum recognizes how great the Manic Street Preachers are.
oh I totally forgot them,awsome fucking band one of my favorites


check out:Generation Terrorist,Holy Bible and anything from the Richey James Edwards era

[temp100]

Noone said The Stone Roses yet... and I think they're pretty overlooked in America (I'm sure the British eBaumers on here have heard of them).

And I think only one other person on this forum recognizes how great the Manic Street Preachers are.
I like both bands. A friend introduced me to Manic Street Preachers a couple of years back.

And that is true - I never seem to hear anything about the Stone Roses.

[Solaris]

Evergrey. They're pretty good, I've never heard anyone talk about them so I presume they're not well known.

[temp100]

Evergrey. They're pretty good, I've never heard anyone talk about them so I presume they're not well known.
Evergrey is quite a good band - but yes, they aren't very well known.

[crash2cortex]

I guess there is more than one other person on here who enjoys the Manic Street Preachers. Good to know

[whereismymind]

http://www.pulsatingdream.com/

"They're my favorite band of all time, my ideal band." - Jimmy Page

Kaleidoscope, an American psychedelic band from the late 60's that recorded 4 albums(I highly recommend A Beacon From Mars, all of their albums are great though). Incredible band, Their music varied so much. They had Country songs, psychedelic sitar jams, Celtic songs with fiddles in them, Normal brit pop songs, Psychedelic banjo jams(yes, I just wrote that) ragtime songs, middle eastern style jams, Blues, Jug band, old time jazz, Spanish Guitar work in some songs. In-fucking credible band. I reccomend everyone here to check them out.

I expect Temp100 to know them, if you don't man check them out. You'd love them.

[sparrky]

Electric Light Orchestra

[Shorty|*|RocK89]

Buckcherry is a great rock and isn't that well known.
http://www.myspace.com/buckcherry

[Wafflecopter]

Rail Classic rock, these guys have been around for a while from what I know.

The Freemartins band from Portland. Punk/Classic Rock

Every Time I Die Hardcore/Rock. They're really cool.

[Jambi]

Silversun pickups. such a great band.
Cloud Cult. another great band
Pagoda. you can get there cd for free of there website.

[puppetmasterjjk]

50 cent
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[Nate_Dogg_47]

nate dogg (!)
warren g
dmx
d.o.c.
dat nigga daz
the l.o.x.

[Mpahriel]

Train in Vain - an grungy rock band from the mid 90's, they disbanded years ago and reformed with a new name and sound, which I don't like. They are a local band and never got famous outside of where I live, but if you can find them I recommend the album "Nothing Comes to Mind".


And anything with Les Claypool.

[temp100]

http://www.pulsatingdream.com/

"They're my favorite band of all time, my ideal band." - Jimmy Page

Kaleidoscope, an American psychedelic band from the late 60's that recorded 4 albums(I highly recommend A Beacon From Mars, all of their albums are great though). Incredible band, Their music varied so much. They had Country songs, psychedelic sitar jams, Celtic songs with fiddles in them, Normal brit pop songs, Psychedelic banjo jams(yes, I just wrote that) ragtime songs, middle eastern style jams, Blues, Jug band, old time jazz, Spanish Guitar work in some songs. In-fucking credible band. I reccomend everyone here to check them out.

I expect Temp100 to know them, if you don't man check them out. You'd love them.
Kaleidoscope is an awesome band - and like you said, they have a good range of music.

Haha, there are two psychedelic bands with that name. :p

[Rob_Floyd]

Buckcherry is a great rock and isn't that well known.
http://www.myspace.com/buckcherry

Stay far away from this band. Very shitty.

[MiKe]

Have any of you listened to any Humble Pie yet? I've been diggin up my old tapes (that's right motherfuckers, TAPES) of them and I forgot just how fuckin great they are. Now I'm getting pissed that nobody on this forum ever heard them before.

[whereismymind]

Have any of you listened to any Humble Pie yet? I've been diggin up my old tapes (that's right motherfuckers, TAPES) of them and I forgot just how fuckin great they are. Now I'm getting pissed that nobody on this forum ever heard them before.

I said earlier in this thread that I have their anthology album. They're pretty good, not as good as you're making them out to be but good.

[break3r]

Fun Lovin Criminals

[Travmire]

All right, I'm downloading some Humble Pie as I type this.

[BraineateR]

Christian death songs: sex dwarf, desperate hell,one by one, I cant download these any more cuz I cant find them but they were great songs

[Daucus Karota]

Christian death songs: sex dwarf, desperate hell,one by one, I cant download these any more cuz I cant find them but they were great songs
sex dwarf?never heard that,is it by Valor Kand??I prefer the original Christian Death

Desperate Hell is ok
Haloes,The Drowning,Figurative Theatre and Spectre are the best Christian Death songs in my opinion

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=35446934
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=37902142
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=37755071
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=29145164
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=59721166


the stuff from the Iron mask album is best to be avoided

[MiKe]

I said earlier in this thread that I have their anthology album. They're pretty good, not as good as you're making them out to be but good.

Oh come on dude. I fuckin love this band, I guess it's just a matter of opinion, but IMO they are a fantastic example of soul & groove-influenced rock and have a very distinct sound that not many (if any) other bands had. And it's fuckin amazing to me that they're practically un-heard-of today, except that one song that everyone's heard and still doesn't know who wrote it (Get Down To It).
So yeah, it's a matter of opinion as is everything else, but IMO they are one of the best bands of thier time and I <3 them.

[led_head]

Oh come on dude. I fuckin love this band, I guess it's just a matter of opinion, but IMO they are a fantastic example of soul & groove-influenced rock and have a very distinct sound that not many (if any) other bands had. And it's fuckin amazing to me that they're practically un-heard-of today, except that one song that everyone's heard and still doesn't know who wrote it (Get Down To It).
So yeah, it's a matter of opinion as is everything else, but IMO they are one of the best bands of thier time and I <3 them.


I've heard of them. And I agree with you, I love them too. And now that I think about it I haven't listened to any Humble Pie in a while and I'm really in the Humble Pie mood...

[Squibbles]

The thread is called "overlooked bands that deserve props", not "overrated bands that everyone hates".

That's the difference between where you and I live.

[strikeandburn]

Lacuna Coil (Comiles is awesome!)
Blackmore's Night (Download "Wish you were here" and tell me you don't like it. I dare you.)

[BaxterII]

Porcupine Tree (check my myspace to hear a good song by them)
Genesis (I know it's been said, but I don't care.)
Umphrey's McGee (My sister dated the bassist)
Spock's Beard

[Travmire]

I listened to Humble Pie today, and they weren't bad. Not great, but I'd still recommend them.

[chronotub]

New Model Army
http://www.myspace.com/newmodelarmymyspace
listen to White Coats and 225, amazing tracks

[filter]

The music - im yet to hear their dubut album which i hear is better than welcome to the north

[MiKe]

Robert Plant.
Everyone knows Led Zeppelin, a good deal of people liked Page & Plant, but I don't know anyone other then myself who listens to Robert Plant's solo stuff.
I would suggest Mighty Rearranger, it's an awesome album and I think just about anyone can get into it (very accessible), check that out first.

[temp100]

Robert Plant.
Everyone knows Led Zeppelin, a good deal of people liked Page & Plant, but I don't know anyone other then myself who listens to Robert Plant's solo stuff.
I would suggest Mighty Rearranger, it's an awesome album and I think just about anyone can get into it (very accessible), check that out first.
It's a good album - when I first heard Shine It All Around on the radio, I didn't realise it was Plant singing.

[D4MVP]

hmmm

Godspeed You! Black Emporer

Shpongle

sikTh

Kenna

and (i'm sorry, I have to do this.)

The Mars Volta - Yes they get props, but when I think of best artists of the decade, I can only come up with TMV, and Eminem. Nobody says that about them, but I cant think of a more influential band this decade.

[Addict]

Isis

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

10 Years After

Red Sparowes

Neurosis

[burningcow422]

Madball. I've yet to know someone in my town whos heard of em.

[temp100]

Isis

Godspeed You! Black Emperor

10 Years After

Red Sparowes

Neurosis
Yeah, post/atmospheric metal is underrated in general.

But I have a feeling it's going to become more popular with bands like Agalloch, Isis, Neurosis and Pelican finally beginning to gain more attention.

And post metal could be considered a natural progression from post rock which means post metal will gathe rmore fans.

[tripb19]

What are examples of post rock/post metal bands?

[Addict]

Yeah, post/atmospheric metal is underrated in general.

But I have a feeling it's going to become more popular with bands like Agalloch, Isis, Neurosis and Pelican finally beginning to gain more attention.

And post metal could be considered a natural progression from post rock which means post metal will gathe rmore fans.

Definetely. Especially now that Isis opens for Tool.

[Baneofevil3]

Anathallo - Indie rock with bits of post-rock; they sometimes try to do too much

Andrew Bird - Interesting indie music; pretty mellow

Bill Frisell - Jazz guitarist; pretty relaxed music

Black Mountain - Indie rock mixed with classic rock; like Arcade Fire and Led Zeppelin

Can - Experimental music; started genres like post-rock and are highly influential (check them out if you like Radiohead's post-OK Computer albums)

Explosions in the Sky - Post-rock; extremely beautiful and dynamic music

Frog Eyes - Indie rock; very, very strange music. Short, fast songs with absolutely crazy vocals

King Crimson - Prog rock/Classic rock; sounds like Yes mixed with Jethro Tull

Minus the Bear - Indie rock; Interesting guitar work

Mogwai - Post-Rock; ambient, dynamic, somewhat creepy music

Mono - Post-rock; Beautiful melodies, complex guitar work, like

Explosions in the Sky. (Japanese band, not the American trip-hop one)

Múm - Post-rock; Like Sigur Rós, ambient, slightly experimental

Nick Drake - Folk guitarist; relaxing, autumnal melodies

Okkervil River - Folk/Indie rock; so-so vocals, but very good indie rock, especially their most recent album "Black Sheep Boy"

Pedro the Lion - Indie rock; mellow songs with good lyrics

Pinback - Indie rock; lo-fi sound, somewhat Elliott Smith-esque

Sigur Rós - Post-rock; beautiful, ethereal melodies and haunting vocals

Spoon - Indie rock; very catchy, unique songs

[Addict]

^^^^


Mogwai is amazing.

Explosions in The Sky is beautiful music, im suprised someone else knows who they are.

great list

[subin]

A lot of these were suggested to me by a former kickass member:

Can - Definately check these guys out. Get the album Tago Mago. Amazing, addicting stuff.

Organized Konfusion - Their album Stress: The Extinction Agenda is probably IMO one of the greatest hip hop albums ever made.

Jaco Pastorius - I think Mike said him earlier but I'll say it again. This guy owns on the bass. Get his self titled album.

Zombies - Fairly unknown but a great band from the 60's. Definately check out the album Oddessey & Oracle.

The Yardbirds - I guess you could consider them fairly unknown but get some of their music now. They're pretty much what could be considered a super group because Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton were all part of The Yardbirds at one time or another.

Medeski, Martin and Wood - Fairly unknown jazz/jam band. They kickass.

I'll think of more later but this is a fairly good list.

[Addict]

Slint

Great early 90's band. Amazing songwriting.

[D4MVP]

Slint

Great early 90's band. Amazing songwriting.

Truf, I have listened to Spiderland a dizzying amount of times lately.

[MiKe]

Jaco Pastorius - I think Mike said him earlier but I'll say it again. This guy owns on the bass. Get his self titled album.

Zombies - Fairly unknown but a great band from the 60's. Definately check out the album Oddessey & Oracle.

The Yardbirds - I guess you could consider them fairly unknown but get some of their music now. They're pretty much what could be considered a super group because Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton were all part of The Yardbirds at one time or another.


yyaaaayyy! More good Jaco albums (or other people's albums with Jaco on bass)
Pat Metheny--Bright Size Life...some amazing bass and guitar playing.
Weather Report--Night Passage, Heavy Weather, and 8:30 are all good albums.
Jaco Pastorius--The Birthday Concert, Word of Mouth, Invitation (which is an abridged version of "Twins"), Live in Italy.

The Zombies & The Yardbirds also kick ass, I don't know if they're really overlooked, more like they're acknowledged and never listened to. Lots of people have heard of them, but I don't know any real fans.

[Travmire]

I watched Rushmore last night, and one of the songs caught my attention, Ooh La La- The Faces. I downloaded some of their albums, and from what I've heard so far their pretty good. I don't remember if anyone has mentioned them before or not.


Anathallo - Indie rock with bits of post-rock; they sometimes try to do too much

Andrew Bird - Interesting indie music; pretty mellow

Bill Frisell - Jazz guitarist; pretty relaxed music

Black Mountain - Indie rock mixed with classic rock; like Arcade Fire and Led Zeppelin

Can - Experimental music; started genres like post-rock and are highly influential (check them out if you like Radiohead's post-OK Computer albums)

Explosions in the Sky - Post-rock; extremely beautiful and dynamic music

Frog Eyes - Indie rock; very, very strange music. Short, fast songs with absolutely crazy vocals

King Crimson - Prog rock/Classic rock; sounds like Yes mixed with Jethro Tull

Minus the Bear - Indie rock; Interesting guitar work

Mogwai - Post-Rock; ambient, dynamic, somewhat creepy music

Mono - Post-rock; Beautiful melodies, complex guitar work, like

Explosions in the Sky. (Japanese band, not the American trip-hop one)

Múm - Post-rock; Like Sigur Rós, ambient, slightly experimental

Nick Drake - Folk guitarist; relaxing, autumnal melodies

Okkervil River - Folk/Indie rock; so-so vocals, but very good indie rock, especially their most recent album "Black Sheep Boy"

Pedro the Lion - Indie rock; mellow songs with good lyrics

Pinback - Indie rock; lo-fi sound, somewhat Elliott Smith-esque

Sigur Rós - Post-rock; beautiful, ethereal melodies and haunting vocals

Spoon - Indie rock; very catchy, unique songs

This looks like a good list, I'm going to check out some of the ones I don't know.

[temp100]

What are examples of post rock/post metal bands?
Post rock is hard to define, and is normally defined as rock with uses instruments for non instrumental purposes - that's a bit cryptic. Anyway, post rock is more about texture and atmosphere than individual riffs and solos - and that's why I group atmospheric rock/metal with post rock/metal.

For post rock, I'd check out Baneofevil's list since he's our post rock expert (I believe he even composes his own post rock). I especially like Sigur Ros and Mogwai.


Naturally post rock was drafted into metal as post metal and there are a fair few good post/atmospheric metal bands like:


Isis - Very dense and atmospheric. Check out Oceanic or Panopticon

Neurosis - Considered one of the fathers of post metal

Godflesh - As above

Pelican - Awesome band. If you only listen to one song, listen to 'Autumn Into Summer'. Completely instrumental band.

Agalloch - These guys are more folk/atmospheric than post metal, but very awesome. Their fanbase is growing all the time. Check out the Mantle or Pale Folklore

There are some more bands like Cult of Luna, Red Sparowes and Old Man Gloom.

[subin]

I watched Rushmore last night, and one of the songs caught my attention, Ooh La La- The Faces. I downloaded some of their albums, and from what I've heard so far their pretty good. I don't remember if anyone has mentioned them before or not.




This looks like a good list, I'm going to check out some of the ones I don't know.

Get some Can now man. If you can't find a good file for Tago Mago give me a pm.

[wrathchild]

Really long, but informative post.
Is Porcupine Tree post rock then? Or are they more psychedelic?

[asdfkjhg]

if you like black metal thorns is the most underrated band in the genre.

[ConanTL]

Madball. I've yet to know someone in my town whos heard of em.

I only know one song:

DEMONSTRATE MY STYLE ... LET IT BE KNOWN :wave:

[Travmire]

Get some Can now man. If you can't find a good file for Tago Mago give me a pm.

I've already got it, but thanks for the offer.

[camjoe87]

Is Porcupine Tree post rock then? Or are they more psychedelic?

Eh, Porcupine Tree is pretty much just a straight foward progressive rock band with metal and pychedelic tendencies. Though porcupine tree's earlier work was well more on the pychedelic side of things. I really wouldn't consider it post rock.

[Metallic]

Post rock is hard to define, and is normally defined as rock with uses instruments for non instrumental purposes - that's a bit cryptic. Anyway, post rock is more about texture and atmosphere than individual riffs and solos - and that's why I group atmospheric rock/metal with post rock/metal.

For post rock, I'd check out Baneofevil's list since he's our post rock expert (I believe he even composes his own post rock). I especially like Sigur Ros and Mogwai.


Naturally post rock was drafted into metal as post metal and there are a fair few good post/atmospheric metal bands like:


Isis - Very dense and atmospheric. Check out Oceanic or Panopticon

Neurosis - Considered one of the fathers of post metal

Godflesh - As above

Pelican - Awesome band. If you only listen to one song, listen to 'Autumn Into Summer'. Completely instrumental band.

Agalloch - These guys are more folk/atmospheric than post metal, but very awesome. Their fanbase is growing all the time. Check out the Mantle or Pale Folklore

There are some more bands like Cult of Luna, Red Sparowes and Old Man Gloom.

Nice list. I'm starting to get into this kind of music a lot more than I was before.

I'd also like to recommened the band the spurred off from Godflesh, Jesu. Jesu is killer, dreamy yet fucking heavy at the same time.

Also, Overmars is a pretty interesting band to check out as well.

And with Agalloch, "The Mantle" for sure! That is my favorite album as of now. I don't know if I'd call Agalloch atmospheric though....Folk/Doom suffices IMO.

EDIT: Oh and thanks for reccomending Neurosis a while back....they are killer stuff!

[MiKe]

CLICK HERE (http://video.google.com/videosearch?q=justin+king) for vids of one of the greatest and most unknown guitarists on earth. Seriously, this guy deserves so much fuckin recognition and respect in the music world, and I'm betting nobody here ever heard of him (except maybe for that one time when I posted these videos a while back, but that was before this thread existed).
Check out his website (www.justinkingmusic.com) for more music & info. Personally, I can't really stand the shit he does with his band, it's too pop, bordering on emo, for me. But his solos and instrumentals are fucking incredible. Listen to stuff from his album "Le Bleu" and you'll see what I mean.
Knock on Wood
Phunkdified
Northwest of Ju Ju
All great songs. Everything on that album is a masterpiece.

[Baneofevil3]

Hell yes, Justin King! He fucking wrocks.

[Avo]

King Crimson is very underrated and should receive the attention that Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, etc. recievce. Nobody knows who they are.

[Lounge Fly]

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

[subin]

King Crimson is very underrated and should receive the attention that Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, etc. recievce. Nobody knows who they are.

Saddly I still haven't picked up any King Crimson. I can't find any good torrents.

[k_tull88]

How about the band Mountain? Or Thin Lizzy? Or Tom Waits?

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds

QFT

[temp100]

Is Porcupine Tree post rock then? Or are they more psychedelic?
I would say PT's early stuff was psychedelic rock, and their later stuff progressive rock.

But they definitely have post rock elements. The ambience and attention to sound textures which PT has, is very post rock like. So I'd definitely recommend them to someone who likes post rock.

Nice list. I'm starting to get into this kind of music a lot more than I was before.

I'd also like to recommened the band the spurred off from Godflesh, Jesu. Jesu is killer, dreamy yet fucking heavy at the same time.

Also, Overmars is a pretty interesting band to check out as well.

And with Agalloch, "The Mantle" for sure! That is my favorite album as of now. I don't know if I'd call Agalloch atmospheric though....Folk/Doom suffices IMO.

EDIT: Oh and thanks for reccomending Neurosis a while back....they are killer stuff!
Yeah, Neurosis is great. With taste_u it was the other way around - he liked Neurosis and I recommended him Isis. Both killer bands though.

I can't decide whether I prefer Pale Folklore or the Mantle - it's hard to say. I think they have atmospheric elements, but in general I would classify them as folk/doom. However, in a topic on atmospheric metal, I won't hesitate to bring them up.

Jesu is great - but I haven't heard any Overmars yet.

[Addict]

The original King Crimson lineup is great. Members changed bunches of times.

"In The Court Of King Crimson" was their first album. 21st Centruy Schizoid Man is one of my favorite classic rock songs.

Sadly I still haven't picked up any King Crimson. I can't find any good torrents.

In The Court of King Crimson (http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/708876/King_Crimson_1969_In_the_Court_of_the_Crimson_King ):wave:

[puppetmasterjjk]

50 cent

10gods

[Keenan]

50 cent

10gods

How exactly is that shitty rapper .50 overlooked, or derserve more props that he already gets way too much of?

[Enjoi]

Becoming the Archetype and mewithoutyou.

[Rev'd_Flasher]

I would say PT's early stuff was psychedelic rock, and their later stuff progressive rock.

But they definitely have post rock elements. The ambience and attention to sound textures which PT has, is very post rock like. So I'd definitely recommend them to someone who likes post rock.
Porcupine Tree are great, but it's hard to pigeon hole them into one particular genre as they've done so much and blended so many different styles into their music. They're a sort of post-Gong, psychedelic ambient space prog rock band - like I said, hard to confine to one particular genre. If you like PT you might like the Ozric Tentacles, as they play similar stuff.

I've been listening to a lot of Sky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_%28band%29) recently, and they're a an awesome classical/prog band, with great musicians. Here's another Sky webshite (http://plum.cream.org/sky/index.htm) with a lot more info and samples of pretty much every song from every album they've ever done etc.

@ temp 100
I've finally found the time to, uh, borrow from Limewire some Opeth, based on your description of them in another thread as a sort of proggy death band influenced by Camel. I like one particular song so far called "Deliverance", it's pretty good. Haven't listened to much else though... yet....

[wrathchild]

Reccomended Opeth songs:
The Leper Affinity
In Mist She Was Standing
Bleak
Godhead's Lament
Face of Melinda
Demon of the Fall
The Baying of the Hounds
To Bid You Farewell
Master's Apprentices

[temp100]

King Crimson is very underrated and should receive the attention that Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, etc. recievce. Nobody knows who they are.
Agreed. Even some progheads don't recognise the genius of King Crimson.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds
How about the band Mountain? Or Thin Lizzy? Or Tom Waits?

Definitely underrated. Thin Lizz is one of my fav classic rock bands.

Porcupine Tree are great, but it's hard to pigeon hole them into one particular genre as they've done so much and blended so many different styles into their music. They're a sort of post-Gong, psychedelic ambient space prog rock band - like I said, hard to confine to one particular genre. If you like PT you might like the Ozric Tentacles, as they play similar stuff.

I've been listening to a lot of Sky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_%28band%29) recently, and they're a an awesome classical/prog band, with great musicians. Here's another Sky webshite (http://plum.cream.org/sky/index.htm) with a lot more info and samples of pretty much every song from every album they've ever done etc.

@ temp 100
I've finally found the time to, uh, borrow from Limewire some Opeth, based on your description of them in another thread as a sort of proggy death band influenced by Camel. I like one particular song so far called "Deliverance", it's pretty good. Haven't listened to much else though... yet....
Yeah, PT is hard to place - but I guess in labelling something as prog you expect it to test the boundaries of music in a few different directions. Definitely spacey and Floydish at times. I agree with your classification.

I like Ozric Tentacles already, but I haven't heard Sky yet. I'll grab some. :p

As for Opeth, Deliverance is a decent song. Here's (http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showpost.php?p=2631005&postcount=26) a post I made a while back with recommendations.

[subin]

The original King Crimson lineup is great. Members changed bunches of times.

"In The Court Of King Crimson" was their first album. 21st Centruy Schizoid Man is one of my favorite classic rock songs.



In The Court of King Crimson (http://www.torrentspy.com/torrent/708876/King_Crimson_1969_In_the_Court_of_the_Crimson_King ):wave:

Kickass man. I owe you one.

[whereismymind]

Kickass man. I owe you one.

http://albumbase.com/

nucca, you owe me.

[Rev'd_Flasher]

I like Ozric Tentacles already, but I haven't heard Sky yet. I'll grab some. :p
Wow......... just....... wow.
I thought I was the only one on this forum who'd even heard of the Ozrics, let alone liked them.
They're probably my second favourite band after Rush, and one of the few bands that I have collected absolutely everything they've ever done.


As for Opeth, Deliverance is a decent song. Here's (http://forum.ebaumsworld.com/showpost.php?p=2631005&postcount=26) a post I made a while back with recommendations.
Yeah, I've got that post bookmarked.
I've been meaning to listen to some Opeth since you talked about them in that thread, but it's just finding the time with me - I have two jobs, a wife and a house to look after (and the wife is always finding stuff for me to do) and finding some spare time just to sit on the net and find/download and listen to some new stuff is a rare occasion. Now the winter's coming round though and the nights are drawing in, I expect there will be some time to spare... hopefully.

[dark_lotus_999]

In my opinon John Paul Jones was overlooked. He was one of the best bassist of his time if not the best. I all I hear now days from people is "Ohh Jimmy Page was the best guitarist back then", "John Bonham was the best drummer" and "Robert Plant is a great singer". I never hear anything about JPJ.

[camjoe87]

In my opinon John Paul Jones was overlooked. He was one of the best bassist of his time if not the best.

I agree. His solo albums kick a lot of ass.

Anyway, I'll throw in a couple of band/artist names that I think are pretty underrated. Some of them may have already been mentioned before.

Van Der Graaf Generator - Pretty good early 1970s English progressive rock band.


Emerson, Lake & Palmer - ELP were arguably the first progressive rock supergroup, being comprised of ex-members of successful underground acts The Nice, King Crimson and Atomic Rooster.

The Flower Kings - Suprisingly good modern prog.

Roine Stolt - A major figure in Sweden's rock history, guitarist/singer/composer Roine Stolt led two of his country's most successful progressive rock bands: Kaipa in the 1970s and The Flower Kings in the 1990s onward.

[Lounge Fly]

I agree. His solo albums kick a lot of ass.


When Page/Plant reuinted in the mid 90's, i heard J.P.J was up for the reunion too, but never got the call.

[camjoe87]

That's kind of sad really. I remember reading some interview a music critic or what-not gave Jones about one of his solo albums. The critic said, 'But don't you think it sounds a little Zeppelin influenced' Jones simply replied, 'Don't you think Zeppelin was a little John Paul Jones influenced?' .. Couldn't agree more.

Anyway, Zooma and The Thunderthief are both very good albums by John. Some songs can be slightly repetive, but the music is still great.

[Lounge Fly]

That's kind of sad really. I remember reading some interview a music critic or what-not gave Jones about one of his solo albums. The critic said, 'But don't you think it sounds a little Zeppelin influenced' Jones simply replied, 'Don't you think Zeppelin was a little John Paul Jones influenced?' .. Couldn't agree more.

Anyway, Zooma and The Thunderthief are both very good albums by John. Some songs can be slightly repetive, but the music is still great.

Ya, Page/Plant even called their reunion album 'No Quarter', which is of course written by Jones. Bit cheeky.

[dark_lotus_999]

Like Jimmy Page gets all the credit for Black Dog, when JPJ wrote it. Pshh.

[Addict]

Dredg

Amazing music.

Their singer has an amaaazing voice. Very relaxing stuff to listen to.

[whereismymind]

Rock on dudes

Check out everything I reccomend y'all. None of it's wack.

This Heat - Post Punk
Brian Eno - electronic instrumental blend that's dope
Onyx - hardcore rap
Antipop Consortium - electronic rap
Too $hort - bitch pimpin playa
Old Man Gloom - ambient hardcore
Lightning Bolt - Noise
Slint - Math rock
Mobb Deep - gangsta

[r-tiStik]

lol at too short

not heard that ni66a for years

life is too short was my shit in 12th grade tho

[whereismymind]

I thought you said you disliked Too $hort and ave only heard blow the whistle or some shit like that? You smell funny nigga.

[SatanTheSith]

liek, totily linkin prak namean?

[reigenborn]

Gorillaz Damon Alburn (I think that's his name) is a genious in the studio. Their shit is a head trip.. Listen to Slow Country, Re-Hash, Fire Coming out of a Monkeys Head, 5/4, and Man Research... Shit is the bomb-diggity.

[marshalldylan10]

Have any of you listened to any Humble Pie yet? I've been diggin up my old tapes (that's right motherfuckers, TAPES) of them and I forgot just how fuckin great they are. Now I'm getting pissed that nobody on this forum ever heard them before.

I just downloaded the Album Eat It, I'll give it a listen later on and let you know what I think. Hope they are as good as you say they are....

[Barry]

The Wounded. I can't think of a band to compare them with, kind of Pink Floyd meets Anathema? I don't know. They're fucking fantastic anyway.

[GNR Fan]

Ayreon

Great progressive metal band Im just getting into.

[esruC]

Monster Magnet. Don't hear much about them.

[gigglemuffin]

Van Der Graaf Generator and Gentle Giant are amazing prog rock bands. You MUST listen to them!

[Superior_to_you]

E-X-E (thrash)
Nocte Obducta (black)
Naglfar (black)
Benighted (death)

[asdfkjhg]

shining!!!!!

good "suicidal" black metal

they can be pretty emo at times but you just need to see the humor in it all ;) getting teens to kill themselves is hilarious.

and plus their live shows cannot be beat.

[Daucus Karota]

they can be pretty emo at times .there are influences from emotional hardcore in Black Metal especially in older bands like Mayhem





Manic Street Preachers(Glam Punk/Alternative Rock)
Rites Of Spring(Emo/Punk)
Social Distortion(Punk/Rockabilly)
The Damned(Punk/Goth)
Orchid(Emotional Hardcore)
Cinema Strange(Deathrock/Dark Cabaret)
Dead Boys(Punk)
Hanoi Rocks(Pop Punk/Glam Metal)
Specimen(Deathrock)
Union of Uranus(Emotional Hardcore)
Iggy & Stooges(Rock & Roll/Garage Rock/Proto Punk
Bauhaus(Post Punk,Goth)
Sisters Of Mercy(Goth)
Hollywood Brats(Glam Rock)

[asdfkjhg]

there are influences from emotional hardcore in Black Metal especially in older bands like Mayhem


i don't actually mean they sound like the genre. i mean they put samples into some of their songs of people crying and shit. just using the word the way everyone else does these days. sad = emo

and they hand out razors at their shows :lol:

[Daucus Karota]

i don't actually mean they sound like the genre.:


I just felt like saying it:D :p

[Travmire]

Ayreon

Great progressive metal band Im just getting into.

I downloaded the Human Equation a few days ago, but I haven't listened to it yet. (I will do so next.) I've heard good things about it though.

[Barry]

Cinema Strange(Deathrock/Dark Cabaret)
Bauhaus(Post Punk,Goth)
Sisters Of Mercy(Goth)
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[kit kat]

Some are less known than others.

Taj Mahal
Hayseed Dixie
Dirty Pretty Things
Jesse James
Spacemen 3
Slum Village
Aztec Camera
Dropkick Murphys
Little Brother
Common
The Jam
KT Tunstall

[Banzai]

On this board specifically, the whole genre of indie gets overlooked. So here are some kick ass bands:

Pixies
Rogue Wave
Modest Mouse
Joy Division
Interpol
Figurines
Tokyo Police Club
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
TV on the Radio

[rerat]

On this board specifically, the whole genre of indie gets overlooked. So here are some kick ass bands:

Pixies
Rogue Wave
Modest Mouse
Joy Division
Interpol
Figurines
Tokyo Police Club
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin
TV on the Radio

indie is a bullshit "genre"

[aronax0195]

Indie just plain sucks.

[Mr Chainsaw]

Most of these bands were mentioned, but this is my extensive list of bands/artists that you should listen too before you die...

3
65 Days of Static
Agalloch
The Album Leaf
Animal Collective
Architecture In Helsinki
Atmosphere
Band of Horses
Beirut
Bell Orchestra
Black Heart Procession
Black Sun Empire
Boards of Canada
The Brain Jonestown Massacre
The Burning Paris
Canned Heat
Caspian
Charles Mingus
Death From Above 1979
Digable Planets
The Dillenger Escape Plan
Dredg
Drop Trio
El Ten Eleven
Explosions in the Sky
Fantomas
From monument To Masses
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Hope of The States
If These Trees Could Talk
Immortal Technique
Isis
Jaco Pastorius
Jesu
Joey Eppard
John pizzarelli
King Crimson
Kings of Convenience
Mad Season
Madvillain
Mark Mulcahy
Mastodon
Mew
Minus the bear
Mocean Worker
Mogwai
Mono
Mr Bungle
Nick Drake
On Fire
Orbital
Pelican
Polaris
Porcupine Tree
Portishead
Portugal The Man
Professor Murder
Red Sparowes
Refused
The Rosewood Thieves
The Samuel Jackson Five
Saxon Shore
Set Fire To Flames
Sigur Ros
The Six Parts Seven
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
The Sword
Tera Melos
Thelonious Monk
This Will Destroy You
Tokyo Police Club
Tom Waits
Tomahawk
Tortoise
Unwed Sailor
Weather Report
White Rose Movement
Xavier Rudd

[Shameless]

Dunno if they've been mentioned, but the band Phoenix is just remarkable. I'm normally not into the whole pop scene, but this is the one band that I've listened to which every one of their songs is perfect.

Also, out of Minneapolis, The Blend is a really good hip-hop group.

[Mr Chainsaw]

^You know, I was gunna put them, but decided not too for some reason. good band though...

[emceemart]

Tommy Emmanuel - http://www.tommyemmanuel.com/

Robert Wyatt - http://www.strongcomet.com/wyatt/

Dick Gaughan - http://www.dickgaughan.co.uk/main.html

John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett - http://www.johnotway.com/ - http://www.sleepingdogz.co.uk/

Dr Feelgood - http://www.drfeelgood.de/

Ian Dury - http://www.iandury.co.uk/

[tripb19]

Toto's entire discography. Prog-pop = best genre ever. Check out a song called 'On the Run' by Toto, sounds suspiciously like John Petrucci's Glasgow Kiss.

[LetsGoSharks]

Avenged Sevenfold - What bitch
Atreyu
Breaking Benjamin
Stone Sour
Bullet For My Valentine
Through the Eyes of the Dead
A Job For a Cowboy

my god man.... is mom's minivan less conformist than the bus? YOu insult ANYONE HERE with your lack of balls, much less taste in music.

[LetsGoSharks]

"Chuck Norris
Vin Diesel
The Pope
Screech from Saved by the Bell
Leroy Jenkins

I would go to see this band. So would you."


No, I wouldn't. Suddenly rediscovering Chuck Norris is as gay as saying "leet" or "pwned". It screams of virginity and never having been in a fight. As a matter of fact, I call out all you trendy homos that think Chuck Norris is cool.

I remember Chuck. I remember that chick getting her nose impaled by the coke straw in "Invasion USA". You punks weren't old enough to watch it when it came out, much less be born. Fuck all you Chuck trendoids. Go listen to Nickleback.

[Rev'd_Flasher]

Toto's entire discography. Prog-pop = best genre ever. Check out a song called 'On the Run' by Toto, sounds suspiciously like John Petrucci's Glasgow Kiss.
And I thought I was the only Toto fan on here - respect to you for getting into Toto.

As for people sounding like Toto; there are bands out there that have had entire careers from, uh, borrowing Toto's melodies, progressions and riffs - not going to mention anybody individually *cough*Europe*cough* but yeah, mostly them, but there are others as well. I also think that Steve Lukather is a great, and woefully overlooked guitarist.

[Mr Chainsaw]

"Chuck Norris
Vin Diesel
The Pope
Screech from Saved by the Bell
Leroy Jenkins

I would go to see this band. So would you."


No, I wouldn't. Suddenly rediscovering Chuck Norris is as gay as saying "leet" or "pwned". It screams of virginity and never having been in a fight. As a matter of fact, I call out all you trendy homos that think Chuck Norris is cool.

I remember Chuck. I remember that chick getting her nose impaled by the coke straw in "Invasion USA". You punks weren't old enough to watch it when it came out, much less be born. Fuck all you Chuck trendoids. Go listen to Nickleback.

I didn't say that. Somebody else did, and I found it funny. It would have been funny without the mention of Chuck Norris. The humor was in the randomness of each person mentioned. Now take out the dildo, and chill.

[tripb19]

And I thought I was the only Toto fan on here - respect to you for getting into Toto.

As for people sounding like Toto; there are bands out there that have had entire careers from, uh, borrowing Toto's melodies, progressions and riffs - not going to mention anybody individually *cough*Europe*cough* but yeah, mostly them, but there are others as well. I also think that Steve Lukather is a great, and woefully overlooked guitarist.

Their stuff is so good, even a song as satisfying as On the Run was an overlooked b-side :eek: I read about Steve Lukather's exploits with Santana and Beck in Japan in the 80s, he must be one of the most underrated guitarists there has ever been, the proof is in the pudding, check out the note choice in the guitar solo in Rosanna (not that you need to be told of course ;) )

[Jk1725]

Gatsby's American Dream
The Classic Crime
The Killing Moon
Arctic Monkeys
The Hush Sound
The Mars Volta
Sparta


zomg teh indie sucks
wtfever idc if you think indie sucks go choke on your non conformist musical cock
:) toodles:) :wave:

[temp100]

And I thought I was the only Toto fan on here - respect to you for getting into Toto.

As for people sounding like Toto; there are bands out there that have had entire careers from, uh, borrowing Toto's melodies, progressions and riffs - not going to mention anybody individually *cough*Europe*cough* but yeah, mostly them, but there are others as well. I also think that Steve Lukather is a great, and woefully overlooked guitarist.

I like Toto - they're probably one of the most talented pop bands I've heard (Level 42 excluded). Lukather is most definitely overlooked.

[sparrky]

Band Of Horses

[whereismymind]

Rock on dudes

Check out everything I reccomend y'all. None of it's wack.

This Heat - Post Punk
Brian Eno - electronic instrumental blend that's dope
Onyx - hardcore rap
Antipop Consortium - electronic rap
Too $hort - bitch pimpin playa
Old Man Gloom - ambient hardcore
Lightning Bolt - Noise
Slint - Math rock
Mobb Deep - gangsta

Good list

Kraftwerk - krautrock/early electronic music
Amon Tobin - Electronic
Dalek - Noise rap?
cluster - electronic
hyenas in the desert - rap
playa g - rap
the pop group - trippy post punk

[BananasFoster17]

Maps and Atlases
http://myspace.com/mapsandatlases
Crazy, yet amazing.

[DarkStar91]

the velvet underground

[whereismymind]

Hamza El Din is really fucking good. What is simply just one nigga playing the Oud and singing occasionally turns out to be some of the most emotionally powerful music I've ever heard. My eyes roll back in my head and I have a body orgasm listening to this. Truly some evocative shit.

All I've heard so far is Escalay: The Water Wheel. Downloading other shit of his from the all mighty soulseek right now. Just haunting, beautiful wow.

Also, I've recently gotten into Fela Kuti. Some very dope, groovey funkey afrobeat jazz. I've only heard Expensive Shit and Zombie but I reccomend both of those albums.

[Frymaster]

I haven't listened to any of their other songs, but Jenny Says by Cowboy Mouth is pretty cool. I'd give it a New Rock type of genre.

[nOrAin]

The Pixies
songs: Where Is My Mind?, Debaser, Caribou, Monkey Gone To Heaven, Bone Machine, Hey, Gigantic.

Acid Bath
songs: Bleed Me an Ocean, Dead Girl, Venus Blue, New Death Sensation, Graveflower, Scream Of The Butterfly.

America
songs: A Horse With No Name, Tin Man, Ventura Highway, Lonely People, I Need You, Sister Golden Hair.

[Sleek]

Plan B.

Lupe Fiasco

Jeff Buckley

Kasabian

The Kings of Leon.

Blur (not over looked, but still absolutely amazing)


Yeah.. I have a pretty varied music taste.

[crap face]

CIRCA SURVIVE!!!!!

i just saw em in hollywood and it was definatly the best show ive ever been to.


but i havent gone to that many so i dunno. they were definatly sick though.

[Mister Bungle]

Mr. Bungle.