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| Obscure bands Had to dust off some Love Tractor after reading through this thread. "Themes From Venus" is a great album. Also, Marty mentioned some Feelies spin-offs early on, but didn't mention my personal favorite Feelies spin-off - Wake Ooloo. Silly name, bu... | |
| Austrailian rock and roll Thanks for the ideas. There are some really interesting groups here. I forgot to mention one artist who is an acquired taste for some people, but is a true original- Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. He has very dark lyrics, but I like his baritone voi... | |
| Austrailian rock and roll I would throw New Zealand in there as well. Love Tommy Emmanuel and want to check out some of these other people. | |
| Obscure bands Another criminally obscure artist is Bill Mallonee from Athens, GA. Bill has released a ridiculous number of albums to critical acclaim, but has never achieved significant commercial success. Both his solo works and his band Vigilantes of Love are... | |
| Obscure bands I like China Crisis a lot and thanks for reminding me of Crack the Sky. I always equate a band's relative obscurity with being regional independent acts. This is the type of original music I have always strived to find and seek out when I travel. ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Todd is great. I have admired his originality, humor, and craftmanship for a long time. Although sometimes I( don't know what to)feel (had to say that) that he could use a good editor, he plays what he wants, how he wants- and that is probably his... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? In the never ending pursuit of off the radar new music, here are a couple of fun additions to recommend:Britta Phillips- "Luck or Magic" Britta was bass player for one of my favorite 90's bands- Luna. She is also married to the frontman Dean Wareh... | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Another great sounding blues cd is Mitch Kashmar- Live at Labatts. Incredible harmonica player. This is a good party disc. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Had some friends over last night and sipped on some Belle Meade bourbon and listened to;Real Estate- AtlasWar on Drugs- Lost in a DreamFuturebirds- Hotel PartiesThe Horrors- LuminousSuede- Night Thoughts The new Suede is great and sounds fantastic... | |
| Best Sounding Classic Rock Cd's Supertramp- Crime of the CenturyJethro Tull- Aqualung (40th anniversary ed.)Allman Brothers- Idlewild South (deluxe ed.)Look for classic rock albums remastered by Stephen Wilson. He has a tasteful ear and high standards.In the blues department, tr... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Love the Continental Drifters, DBs, Don Dixon, Golden Palominos, et al. I associate Mitch Easter's Let's Active and early REM with that genre as well as the Connells, Guadalcanal diary, the Jayhawks (who have a new one out) because of the vocals, ... | |
| Whats playing on your system today? I dusted off "Peggy Suicide" by Julian Cope last night. I had forgotten what a weird dude he is, but also enjoyed the music a lot. Cope definitely has the Iggy Pop/Bowie vibe going on this one. | |
| "Epic" compositions worth giving a spin "Get Ready"- Rare Earth Live"Gates of Delirium"- Yes"Anesthetize" Porcupine Tree"Utopia"- Todd Rungren's Utopia | |
| Just how great is Elvis Costello There is an interesting documentary currently playing on Showtime called "Elvis Costello: Mystery Dance". I particularly enjoyed the point they made that Costello is respected by other artists not only for his musicianship and arranging capabiliti... | |
| What's your opinion on Jimmy Fallon's House band THE ROOTS? I think it was a great move by Fallon to hire them. In a day and age of artists using autotune to achieve an image of what they think sells, the Roots are refreshing in their originality. A sense of humor also doesn't hurt. |