Great Bands that aren't "well known"

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  • JPS79
    JPS79 Posts: 148
    God Lives Underwater
    Sponge
    BT (Brian Transeau) mostly known for scoring films but his albums ESCM,MISL,Emotional Technology are Beautiful works of art.
    Seems the more you make
    equals the loneliness you get
  • bee_boy
    bee_boy Posts: 384
    John Butler Trio
    You Am I
    Something For Kate (favourite band along with PJ and Radiohead)
  • yosi1
    yosi1 Posts: 3,272
    Screaming Headless Torsos
    Hasidic New Wave
    Kif
    Anything by Dave Fiucizynski
    you couldn't swing if you were hangin' from a palm tree in a hurricane.
  • pjhabit
    pjhabit Posts: 211
    2 of my fav albums right now are:

    The Cloud Room
    &
    Wolfmother

    If you haven't heard of either, you should check em' out!
    Boise 11/3/00~Fargo 6/15/03~Winnipeg 9/8/05~St. Paul 6/26/06~6/27/06
  • Kryptos
    Kryptos Posts: 34
    After reading through this thread it was hard to tell exactly what criteria was necessary for listing a band...so I'll name a few who don't get enough respect and a few that are good but few have heard of.

    No respect:
    Helmet - no one ever mentions Helmet and I have no fucking clue why...they rock
    NOFX - one of the best punk bands on the planet...probably get no respect cuz they don't care
    Dinosaur Jr. - best "grunge" band no one listened to
    Pavement - great artsy rock band type thing

    Few have heard
    Failure - spacey alt rock type deal...everyone go find their fantastic planet disc...buddies w/ tool if that tickles your fancy
    Snapcase - good hardcore punkish type deal
    Sebadoh - hard to define go check out bakesale or harmacy
    Far - emocorish or something...whatever it is it's good...water and solutions and tin cans w/ strings to you are good discs...friends w/ the deftones if that matters to ya
    Hayden - someone earlier mentioned Hayden and they were right on the money...he rules...kind of folksy rock thing goin on here
    Quicksand - alt rock outfit...very solid...check out slip or manic compression

    I could probably think of more if I had the time but I think I'll end it here and maybe lay a few more down at some other time...happy listening
  • BrinkofForever
    BrinkofForever Posts: 373
    Sigur Ros - Simply brilliant
    Make your life a mission - not an intermission. - Arnold Gasglow
  • BinGnarly
    BinGnarly Posts: 508
    Spoon and The Decemberists
    Shows:
    San Diego 2003
    Grand Rapids 2004
    Grand Rapids 2006
    Detroit 2006
    Columbus 2010

    "With my own two hands I can change the world."
  • fada
    fada Posts: 1,032
    Rory Gallagher
    Taste
    The Coral
    Doves
    Gomez
    The Revs
    Turin Brakes
    Hundred Reasons
    Shack
    Cast
    Ocean Colour Scene
    Badfinger
  • CServant
    CServant DCO Posts: 1,182
    Big Head Todd And The Monsters. Sure, they're recognizable, but a small following for the amount of Rock they put out live!
    "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." Mark Twain
  • MJSB74
    MJSB74 Posts: 75
    Unida. Quite simply the best band on the planet.

    And a mention for Cecil as well,they were from Liverpool, England and were quite brilliant when they wanted to be. Unfortunately they split a few years back due to being signed to a label who didnt know what to do with them.
  • analogueaddict72
    analogueaddict72 Posts: 307
    Deus ( A great belgium band, have had 4 albums out and released their latest last September, Should be bigger than they are, more originality in their little fingers than some so called great new bands of the last 5 years)

    Check out Their debut Worse Case Scenario, one review described it has a mixture of Captain Beefheart & Faith No More.

    Most famous Song Little Arithmetics off their 2nd album Bar under the Sea

    Seriously you should check them out!
  • InHiding80
    InHiding80 Upland,CA Posts: 7,623
    Oingo Boingo - There's more to this band than Weird Science and Dead Man's Party.
  • Ulalume
    Ulalume Posts: 48
    I'm sure people from Europe know these bands, but I doubt many Americans know of them. I only just learned about them a year ago, and they are some of my favorites.

    Entwine (Finland)
    http://www.entwine.org

    Turbonegro (Norway)
    http://www.scandinavianleather.com

    Svenia (Italy)
    http://www.svenia.org

    Machinae Supremacy (Sweden)
    http://www.machinaesupremacy.com

    Entwine and Turbonegro have been around a while, but they haven't toured the US, so not a lot of people know of them. You can download some Machinae Supremacy songs for free on their site.
    How dark a woe! yet how sublime a hope!
    How silently serene a sea of pride!
    How daring an ambition! yet how deep--
    How fathomless a capacity for love!
  • promitheus
    promitheus Posts: 39
    The Dresden Dolls
    Burzum
    House of Capricorn (NZ)
    A small girl smiles...one eyelid flickers, she whips a pistol from her knickers. She aims it at the preacher's head. And run (run, bang) she shoots him dead.
  • FinsburyParkCarrots
    FinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    International Sex Park
  • Scratchin a Letter
    Scratchin a Letter Posts: 2,303
    I know one....

    PEARL JAM

    seriously... they were announced as headliners for Reading and Leeds festivals and on all the NME, Q, Efestivals and Virtu forums, a million and a half indie-kids went, "Who are Pearl Jam?"

    Makes you laugh, no?
  • Westernsky
    Westernsky Posts: 363
    I'm really digging these new-ish bands:

    Wussy - Funeral Dress . . I think the song Crooked is my fave today!
    Devotchka - Una Volta & Curse your little Heart EP. . .They are all over the place, but goodtimes!
    Dykehouse - Nostalga Radar EP. . . Hope She hears this sound is straight up Yo La Tengo, and I like it. :)

    I say new-ish because they are relatively new to me. I also can't stop listening to the *Frontin' on Debra* remix, Mos Def and Finley Quaye. I think I'm going through a twang/funk phase, is that possible?
  • MCG
    MCG Posts: 780
    If you don't live in Canada odds are you don't own any Matthew Good Band or any of his solo stuff (and you really should).
    Which came first,
    the bad idea or me befallen by it?
  • Inkdaub
    Inkdaub Posts: 235
    Scout Niblett
    Jucifer
    Black Angels
    Spirit Caravan...actually all the Wino stuff(Obsessed, St Vitus, Hidden Hand, more probably) is pretty good.
    Earthlings?
  • Boom The Cat
    Boom The Cat Posts: 482
    Stewart And Winfield
    no matter where you go,
    there you are.

    - brain of c

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