Your favorite band that no one knows about?

[McGary911]

I'll bet everyone has a band that isn't widely known.

Mine's a band called Reel Big Fish. They're a ska-punk band from Cali. Most of their songs have some pretty funny, wise assed lyrics, which suits me fine.

Just remembered how much I like these guys when Comcast on Demand had a half hour of one of their concerts in the ConcertTV section. Found the full length version on a DVD bonus that comes with their live CD set (called "Our Live Album is Better than your Live Album"). I've probably watched it 5X since I got it. :shades:

So.......What's your favorite unknown band?

[Carl C]

Maybe they are well known but I have just discovered Tangerine Dream.:rock:

[hardcrab]

The Nighthawks from the D.C. suburbs - a traditional / roots blues band since the early 70's,

The Hawks have played with some very impressive company, such as ; John Mayall, Hubert Sumlin, Kinkey Friedman, John Hammond, Greg Allman, Bonnie Raitt, Paul Birerre / Billy Powell (Little Feat), Billy Price, Pinetop Perkins, and the list gets longer.
Check their website; thenighthawks.com

The Hawks were also featured on a few occasions on HBOs "HOMICIDE". They played at the winter olympics at Lake Placid, and still tour internationally (including Europe and Japan)

[Ghost]

Maybe they are well known but I have just discovered Tangerine Dream.:rock:

Those of us with deeply rooted visions of Rebecca DeMornay on a set of hardwood stairs, we've heard of 'em. But you're right, most people have no idea, at least since the 80s.

[mattyboy]

horslips

[zelatore]

Easy. Todd Snider. I've thrown a few of his songs up on the song list thread. He's a story teller - he can't do a live song without telling 5 minutes of backstory. Most of his songs are pretty funny, although a few are serious.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CPKPpgJAwo&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d_VU2XUP-E&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lIJBVYhv4U

The last one is the song I took the name of my Carver from, although he changed the lyrics in this version from 'seven dollar shoes' to 'no shoes'.

[fogducker III]

Los Lobos and the other is the Fabulous Thunderbirds........:pimp:

[yeller]

Goddo :yes:

Fog, I like the tbirds also.

[Barry Eller]

The Radiators from New Orleans.

Bucket of Fish is my favorite album. Drinking Dragon Blood is my favorite song. The Smoking Hole is a close second favorite.

http://www.theradiators.org/intro.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcF82OqAJUk&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gslJP3m1Qno

[mike o]

21 yr old bassist tal wilkenfeld from Australia shown playing with jeff beck.:yes: She was discovered by chick corea.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIFFRHBCPzA&feature=related

[Donzi Vol]

I'll bet everyone has a band that isn't widely known.

Mine's a band called Reel Big Fish. They're a ska-punk band from Cali. Most of their songs have some pretty funny, wise assed lyrics, which suits me fine.

Just remembered how much I like these guys when Comcast on Demand had a half hour of one of their concerts in the ConcertTV section. Found the full length version on a DVD bonus that comes with their live CD set (called "Our Live Album is Better than your Live Album"). I've probably watched it 5X since I got it. :shades:

So.......What's your favorite unknown band?

Yes, Reel Big Fish is great. I'm a huge ska fan (was a band geek in high school...played trumpet).

I'm a fan of Carbon Leaf. They've been around for a while, so you might have heard of them, but they're not a huge name. Kinda chilled music.

[fasttrucker]

Reel big fish had a hit song called "sell out".They play it on sat. radio.My fav band is charlie pickett and the eggs.You can buy his songs on-line.Cowboy punk rockabilly drug music.Cant beat "If this is love,I want my money back" Local band from fla. when I was in college.He joined the REM band on stage at a concert in miami.I saw him at our local alt. music record store a couple of times.He played the RAT at my college FAU.He played some great shows,Down in miami at fliyns ocean side bar.(always was someone in the mens room snorting coke)I wonder if hes dead?:troll: found his other hit overtown enjoy! www.youtube.com?v=zpooibsWDvs

[BUIZILLA]

Down in miami at fliyns ocean side bar.:troll: where was this place at? never heard of it..

[fasttrucker]

Iam not sure of the speling,Flins?Hollywood? maybe on the beach.....I was in my early 20,s now Iam 49.I saw Black flag,JFA(jodie fosters army)at that place.Alex from the fort lauderdale new wave bar would DJ.Some HOT ladys would go.Wild times.Thought they would never end.

[justleft]

Duke Tumatoe and the Power Trio.

Rock and Blues. They had a way to get the party started.

Indi - Ohio in the '80s.

"Tie You Up"

[Cuda]

Kingfish

[Cuda]

21 yr old bassist tal wilkenfeld from Australia shown playing with jeff beck.:yes: She was discovered by chick corea.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIFFRHBCPzA&feature=related
Beck's Bolero I believe.

She's good, but she's no Jack Bruce. :)

[The Hedgehog]

The Radiators from New Orleans.
Bucket of Fish is my favorite album. Drinking Dragon Blood is my favorite song. The Smoking Hole is a close second favorite.
http://www.theradiators.org/intro.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcF82OqAJUk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gslJP3m1Qno

The Rads are awesome.

[Tony]

O.A.R.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtkBhSRTe78

:beer:

[Donzi Vol]

O.A.R.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtkBhSRTe78
:beer:

HUGE O.A.R. fan! They speak to me...whatever that means

[zelatore]

Duke Tumatoe and the Power Trio.

Rock and Blues. They had a way to get the party started.

Indi - Ohio in the '80s.

"Tie You Up"


I remember Duke Tumatoe from listing to Bob and Tom back when I lived in Indiana! Q95 baby!

[Magicallbill]

Duke Tumatoe and the Power Trio.

Rock and Blues. They had a way to get the party started.

Indi - Ohio in the '80s.

"Tie You Up"

Played with Duke in 01 and 02..
Did the "Big Bang" CD and played on 3 cuts on "It's Xmas, Let's Have Sex."

Mark Christopher Rohrman, his incredible bassist now performs with me and my son Jason in our band out of Indy.."The Flying Toasters"(Ask Jerry Eisele.)

[Magicallbill]

Oh, and Zelatore...

Duke and Mark still appear Wednesdays during football season on Bob & Tom.

It works good for us, 'cause Bob and Tom sometimes plug The Flying Toasters on-air since Mark is now in our band.

[Ghost]

Wow, I used to see Duke at Rick's in Ann Arbor, back circa 1990.

[Sweet little 16]

the silver string submarine band

[f_inscreenname]

Crack the sky - Mid Atlantic, Cali
Gotti - England
Klaatu - Canada

[gold-n-rod]

My kid's band.

http://www.myspace.com/alettertoyou

They are touring this week; Virginia, New York, Conneticut and Pennsylvania.

[Ghost]

Crack the sky - Mid Atlantic, Cali
Gotti - England
Klaatu - Canada

Crack the Sky's "Ice" is one of the great odd and hard-to-classify rock songs EVER. Like Bohemian Rhapsody in this regard. I'd put it on the list of 100 coolest rock songs of all time (pun not intended and just distracting, stop it.) :)

I love this thread. It's killing me that I can't produce an answer that I even think is right for me. So many thoughts, nothing seems like the definitive one. Joan Armatrading, the Housemartins, the Proclaimers and the Plimsouls got plenty noticed for at least a brief time or for one song, though nobody ever seems to recognize them now, nor did people seem to pick up on how consistently good everything they did was. Jesus and Mary Chain kinda the same way. Mike Doughty gets occasional airplay on alternative stations, and as the lead singer from Soul Coughing, isn't all that obscure. Most of these are, on reflection, bands that had a lot more to offer than anyone ever noticed, but they did get "heard of", so they're out. NWH (Niggaz With Hats) and Jonathan Coulton are both mostly humorous, but the music is better than that would ever get credit for. Still, it doesn't quite seem right for this category.

So in the true spirit of the thread, I'll take two stabs: one long since gone, and one that is still around. I think they're sufficiently obscure. Anyone here who's ever heard of either I will gladly buy a couple of drinks:

Great Speckled Bird was a one-album offshoot project of Ian and Silvia back in about 1969 or so. Every song is good, some are great. ("Billy had twin Chryslers installed in a Juan de Fuca Belle... and the Coast Guard never ever caught him, but they run his @ss all over hell...")
Blue Turtle Seduction is a curious band out of South Lake Tahoe or somewhere. Stumbled into them in Austin, TX. Went back the second night I was in town to watch them again. Highly recommended live--nothing I have heard recorded captures the sound. Drums, fiddle, mandolin, harmonica, bass, and amazing 3-part-harmony vocals. Everyone tries (and fails) to slap some sort of hybrid categorizer on them.

[McGary911]

Cool replies everyone. I think Ghost summed it up pretty well. I've heard of several....most are a mystery which is good. I'll be checking a lot of utube come this weekend.

I'm getting older, and a lot of new music doesn't do the trick for me. I'm sure not going to hear anything unique on the radio (radio sux post 1996 or so). Figured this would be a good way to find some new (to me) stuff.

Thanks everyone and keep 'em coming..... :wink:

[mike o]

The best band I have seen lately is out of Portland Maine... called The Band Beyond Belief. Anybody else around New England ever heard of em. I saw them at the White Mt Boogie and Blues Feast and the Portsmouth NH Blues Feast.

[Bubba Dog]

Lightning Hopkins, a friend gave me some bootlegs, raw. :cool:

[Cuda]

Lightning Hopkins, a friend gave me some bootlegs, raw. :cool:
He was the chit! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNDJF4azgog

[Cuda]

I'm sure some have heard of the New Riders of the Purple Sage

You can hear a lot of Greatful Dead influence in their songs. Some of the members were in the Dead.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d0pRFu4G-k

[Air 22]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA1m1hc48X4&feature=related

[Jraysray]

If you don't know who these guys are, well they don't either. Big stars here that never decided to leave......... Pick them out. I'll give you the easy one Freddy Fender (RIP).
Texas is allllllll good. **** John Stewart he is rambling on TV.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrs_MIPYXlk

[boxy]

Ghost, your thoughts sum up why I haven't posted on this thread before. If they were obscure enough to not be noticed then there probably wasn"t/isn't that raw talent that makes them worth remembering. Canada has such a great live music scene, and even though Lenny and I are half a COuntry apart we probably saw a lot of the same bar bands coming up that went on to find that raw energy that made heading out to a night of live music something to remember....
That being said here are a few that most of the Canadian guys will probably know......

Teenage Head - early 80's punk band
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Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Tom Wilson runs through some many great bands... The Florida Razors, Junkhouse
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Big Sugar
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David Wilcox
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and the one that may slip by everyone...
Big Jeezus Truck w/ Slim Reaper covering Convoy...
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[boxy]

Fog, Los Lobos, and the Fabulous Thunderbirds .... nice

Air, I'll see your Zombies, and raise you an And We Danced
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[boxy]

Saw this band open for Willie Nelson Sunday night. Didn't know he was opening up, and didn't recognize him until he started to talk ... :beer:

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[mike o]

So many tunes will come from our boat, all Texas tunes and a little more. Party on wayne! Texas........ Asleep at the wheel.:kingme:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8P2JdCjdZVI&feature=related

[f_inscreenname]

Another is Rehab. Been into them for a couple years now. This song is just starting to get some air time but their best is "Lawn Chair High".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-_Cstkk6Jc&feature=related

[fogducker III]

My parents use to have Sweeney Todd practice in their basement years ago..........:biggrin.:

Who remembers April Wine, Trooper, Triumph, Steppenwolf, The Guess Who (saw Burton in Thriftys the other day), Sloan?

You are 100% right Boxy, 99% of the best music I have ever heard has been in the local bars/clubs as I was growing up.........I even recall seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn (RIP) at a local bar called Oly's.........:yes:

[boxy]

My parents use to have Sweeney Todd practice in their basement years ago..........:biggrin.:

Who remembers April Wine, Trooper, Triumph, Steppenwolf, The Guess Who (saw Burton in Thriftys the other day), Sloan?

You are 100% right Boxy, 99% of the best music I have ever heard has been in the local bars/clubs as I was growing up.........I even recall seeing Stevie Ray Vaughn (RIP) at a local bar called Oly's.........:yes:
Money City Maniacs .... love Sloan

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Saw all the guys you mentioned, with the exception of the Guess Who. Saw April Wine, Trooper, LoverBoy and David Wilcox all on the same bill in 2007....

[hardcrab]

Root Boy Sim ............. (R.I.P)

In the 70's and 80's, if you ever caught this guys act, well, hard to explain.

He was ivy league educated, which dumfounded anyone who knew that.

Check him on Wikipedia.

[boxy]

I'll set the over/under on this band at 12 Donzi.net Members .... :D

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Bonus points if you know what Alan Doyle is doing while the band is taking a break...

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[fogducker III]

He is playing in "Sherwood Forest"..........right............:wink:

[boxy]

He is playing in "Sherwood Forest"..........right............:wink:

Nice work.

[Magicallbill]

I always found it interesting when certain bands were formed how they contained members who went on to chart big.
1.)The Stone Ponys who backed up Rondstat and went on to become the Eagles.
2.) Jay Ferguson who was in Jo Jo Gunne before Spirit.
3.) Page being in the Yardbirds before Zep.
4.)The Classics #4 (Spooky) Who later became The Atlanta Rythym Section.
5.)Jim Peterzack(SP?) who was in The Ides Of March (Vehicle) and went on to be in Survivor(80's band..Eye Of The Tiger...RockyIII I think.)
6.)Free(All Right Now) who went on to be Bad Company.

Anyway, to the topic of this thread..
My choice..Henry Lee Summer..
I performed with him all thru 2003, long after his heyday was over. he's a nice guy and had a short burst of fame in the late-80's.
His chart-toppers were..
"Wish I had A Girl."
"Hey Baby"
Both were MTV staples for a bit and he toured with Richard Marx. Cheap Trick and Chicago.
He was one of, if not THE greatest frontman to hit a stage. It cannot be described on a forum how he could relate to a crowd and take them places..Amazing band that he had back then..Most of whom I'm still friends with.
His timing may have been wrong and contributed to his short run of national success. He was surrounded by Def Leppard, Michael Jackson, The big-hair metal scene..There was lots of competition in the industry then..Henry might've just gotten lost in the shuffle, but who knows.
He is my favorite artist that "No one..Well, let's say a few still know about."

[boxy]

MagicalBill, nice pick. He always kind of reminded me of a cross between Eddie Money and REO SpeedWagon.

[Magicallbill]

Thanks Boxy..
Actually yours is a pretty close analogy..

When I was in the band Henry created the name "Magicallbill" for me. Once he tagged you with a nickname, that's what EVERYBODY called you from then on.
Hence, my title on the Donzi site here.

[mike o]

Thanks Boxy..
Actually yours is a pretty close analogy..

When I was in the band Henry created the name "Magicallbill" for me. Once he tagged you with a nickname, that's what EVERYBODY called you from then on.
Hence, my title on the Donzi site here.Whats your instrument? I studied percussion at Berkeley (Boston) in the 70'S.

[Barry Eller]

6.)Free(All Right Now) who went on to be Bad Company.



Paul Rodgers, singer for Free & Bad Company is singing with Queen now. He's good, but not Freddie Mercury, RIP Freddie.

http://www.paulrodgers.com/

http://www.queenpluspaulrodgers.com/

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8420876204610684862

[The Hedgehog]

Anyone here know of the Drive By Truckers? That's my cousin's band. They have been on Conan, The Late Show etc and have been written up in the Rolling Stone several times but still remain a lesser known band.

[hardcrab]

Anyone here know of the Drive By Truckers? That's my cousin's band. They have been on Conan, The Late Show etc and have been written up in the Rolling Stone several times but still remain a lesser known band.
Sure do !

XM12 plays them - they also played at Artscape (outdoor festival) here in Baltimore.

[Magicallbill]

Paul Rodgers, singer for Free & Bad Company is singing with Queen now. He's good, but not Freddie Mercury, RIP Freddie.

http://www.paulrodgers.com/

http://www.queenpluspaulrodgers.com/

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8420876204610684862

Y'know, I think they sound better with Paul..He brings an old-school rootsiness to them as opposed to Freddie's glam-cutting edge approach.

Two totally different singers..opposite ends of the spectrum. They are both artists who shaped the ongoing format of rock-n-roll.
It comes down to personal tastes.. Obviously Paul Rodgers couldn't put together "Bohemian Raphsody," Freddie is a huge reason why Queen got to where they were..Paul Rodgers just takes them down a road I happen to like..

Mike O..Drums for me..Been playing out since '81.. I took them up in '67, and they have been instrumental in me not having to face "growing up" and cutting my hair.
Unfortunately, my gigging keeps me from attending Donzi events 'cause of my Thurs/Fri/Sat. schedule.

Got off the wagon a little here..Another great not-so-well-known band was DelAmitri..THE most incredible songwriting and lyrics I've ever heard..Why they never got further is a huge mystery to me..They charted a couple things in the early-mid 90's.

[Ghost]

I totally get this, about Queen and the new direction and just being different. Very cool.

Not that it matters, but my only complaint about that is that they don't rename the band. Paul Rodgers and Freddie, as you point out, are two very different but great voices of rock. I just like it better when a completely new direction comes with its own name. I know that's asking a lot, but no matter how good it may be now, it isn't "Queen" to me.

(Besides, wasn't Queen really named by and for Freddie? I don't know that to be true at all, but it always made sense to me. And I don't mean any of this in a mean or mocking way, seriously. I've just never heard anything about the rest of the band in this regard. A little light checking on the net suggested I was right about the origin of the name being chosen by Freddie, in part from the gay connotation.)

[f_inscreenname]

I'm sorry. I couldn’t even watch that to the end. Had to click on the real Queen vid pictured and We are ... is not my favorite song by a long shot.
Paul Rogers and what’s left of Queen equals Bad-Queen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCrZfTkG1c

[Magicallbill]

f-inscreenname.
You are confusing your own personal likes and dislikes with 'good' and 'bad."
It is fine to be nostalgic and prefer the old Queen..There is nothing wrong with that.

To say that Paul Rodgers and what's left is "bad Queen" is incorrect. He is a world-class singer paired with hall-of-fame rockers. I have listened to those clips and they sound great.
These guys are playing better than they ever did. I don't know for sure about Queen, but many of the 70's and 80's hitmakers have cleaned up, went drug and alchol-free and are playing at their highest level ever. For the first time, many of them even know what city they're playing in. They'll never have another hit, but they'll always have a big fanbase, and are able to enjoy their craft to the fullest.
The fact that the lineups are different doesen't mean they're "bad."
Journey doesn't need Steve Perry, either..They are a great band without him and still pack stadiums.
I do not mean to turn this into an artistic argument, and I enjoy reading your posts. I am no ones' mechanic, computer expert, or boat restorer. I DO know music, however, and I know that Queen and Paul Rodgers are good.
Respectfully submitted,

Magicallbill.

[f_inscreenname]

I like Paul. Bad Co was bad ass. I love Queen. Just for being Queen. But not together. You mention Journey. They didn’t get the lead singer of Creed to front the band. The guy they got sounds more like Steve Perry then Steve Perry does. I also think it’s great past bands are making a come back but again I like Lynyrd Skynyrd but with out a VanZant in the front it would be sacrilegious

[CJmike]

Anyone here know of the Drive By Truckers? That's my cousin's band. They have been on Conan, The Late Show etc and have been written up in the Rolling Stone several times but still remain a lesser known band.


You have got to be kidding me. LOL

[Magicallbill]

f-inscreenname..
I will say this..Paul throws such a stylistic change into the Queen mix that you either love it or hate it..I happen to like the way he sings those songs and how the band rocks behind him, but,again, it comes down to personal taste.
Thinking a little further into this, there are bands that CANNOT lose their signature singer and get away with it. You can't have the Stones without Mick and there shouldn't be any Aerosmith without Steven. I'll concede on this.

[boxy]

How about the BoDeans ....

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[glashole]

boxy's pretty much hit the nail on the head with good unknown bands but what about The Tragically Hip

best canadian band that never really broke out big in the states

[boxy]

Shea, you're right. I still remember the night the played SNL. I really thought that was going to be their break out.
I guess I've never really thought of them as unknown. I've spent a couple of New Years Eves with them in MT. Tremblant, before IntraWest changed it.

[apollo24]

The band called The Hoodoo Gurus. "What's my Scene." I saw them a lot after Boat School. Think they were kanooks?

[McGary911]

The band called The Hoodoo Gurus. "What's my Scene." I saw them a lot after Boat School. Think they were kanooks?

I love the Hoodoos. Mars Needs Guitars is a great album. They're Australian.

[McGary911]

Anyone here know of the Drive By Truckers? That's my cousin's band. They have been on Conan, The Late Show etc and have been written up in the Rolling Stone several times but still remain a lesser known band.

Hedge,
Going to see your cousin's band this weekend, along with a TON of others at the Wanee festival. Hitting the road in the motorhome Thursday. Should be a great 3 days.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/27/allman-brothers-reveal-wanee-festival-details/

[The Hedgehog]

Hedge,
Going to see your cousin's band this weekend, along with a TON of others at the Wanee festival. Hitting the road in the motorhome Thursday. Should be a great 3 days.

http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/02/27/allman-brothers-reveal-wanee-festival-details/

OMG, what a great line up. I would go if I could. You ever think of going to Bonnaroo? A nice little festival about 20 min from my house. I bet I could line a little something up if you want. I usually go see them when they are around with a little pre-party on the tour bus. It is not too crazy since they are older now but a good time. They are really a nice bunch of guys.

[The Hedgehog]

Sure do !
XM12 plays them - they also played at Artscape (outdoor festival) here in Baltimore.

Have not seen this thread in a while. My sis lives in Baltimore and she sees them there. Good show.

[The Hedgehog]

You have got to be kidding me. LOL

Heck, I am sure that they play in your neck of the woods on occasion

[SideshowRob]

Great thread. I just found it (mostly because I don't come here enough :-()
How about The Forgotten Rebels. Punk band. Fred Eaglesmith. Folk/ Country. Blu Edmunston. Country. The Headstones!!! :cool: (I miss your spitting Hugh, but good job on Flashpoint) How about Eric Johnson. Look for cliffs of Dover. AMAZING guitar player!
Some others we as Canadians may take for granted, but perhaps they weren't as well known across the line; Helix. Chilliwack. Cowboy Junkies. Blue Rodeo. The list goes on. The beauty of Satellite Radio is how it has given smaller market bands a larger fan base.
One band I discovered in college was called Diesel Hum. Good band Great name.
Keep this going I still have some room left on the iPod.

[SideshowRob]

I can't believe I forgot the MUDMEN. If you think bagpipes and hardrock belong together, like I do :cool: Find some MUDMEN. Drink and Fight. Saturday. A great version of Home for a Rest. The Rogues are another good one too.

[HOWARD O]

The Hellecasters! :yes:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjR-CdRf3jA

http://www.hellecasters.com/

[boxy]

I can't believe I forgot the MUDMEN. If you think bagpipes and hardrock belong together, like I do :cool: Find some MUDMEN. Drink and Fight. Saturday. A great version of Home for a Rest. The Rogues are another good one too.

Love the MudMen's Drink and Fight.
Sort of a newer version of Stomping Tom Connor's Sudbury Saturday Night ...... :bonk::beer::bonk:

[Cuda]

I always found it interesting when certain bands were formed how they contained members who went on to chart big.
1.)The Stone Ponys who backed up Rondstat and went on to become the Eagles.
2.) Jay Ferguson who was in Jo Jo Gunne before Spirit.
3.) Page being in the Yardbirds before Zep.
4.)The Classics #4 (Spooky) Who later became The Atlanta Rythym Section.
5.)Jim Peterzack(SP?) who was in The Ides Of March (Vehicle) and went on to be in Survivor(80's band..Eye Of The Tiger...RockyIII I think.)
6.)Free(All Right Now) who went on to be Bad Company.


I had, and may still have a Jo Jo Gunne 8 track. My favorite song was Run, run, run. I think they also did "Shake that fat". :)
I know I still have Spirit The Seven Dreams of Dr Sardonicus on vinyl, with Randy California. :)
A lot of the great guitarist came through the Yardbirds, Clapton being one of them, I believe Jeff Beck too.
Ides of March did Vehicle, and I think one other one hit wonder. I could have them mistaken with the Shocking Blue. :)
Paul Rodgers sang for Free, and Bad Co. I think he was also a singer for another well known band. One of the best voices in rock, imho. My sisters and I had the 45 of Alright Now, and you can look at it and tell we listened to it over and over. I think my older sister ganked all the good 45's from Mom's.:mad:

My favorite song by Free. I remember being in a bar called the Hobbit in Dunedin hearing a band play Wishing Well. It rocked! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LLSAGnHNqGc

[Cuda]

Saw this band open for Willie Nelson Sunday night. Didn't know he was opening up, and didn't recognize him until he started to talk ... :beer:
MAdD3zF0STU
D7iHaCfQEn8

Steve, who is that? Sounds a lot like John Prine music, but it damn sure doesn't look like him! :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lj9dvXzDgQ

[Cuda]

Whats your instrument? I studied percussion at Berkeley (Boston) in the 70'S.
A drummer is just a guy that hangs out with the band.:cistineb::eek!::toilet:

[Cuda]

I'm sorry. I couldn’t even watch that to the end. Had to click on the real Queen vid pictured and We are ... is not my favorite song by a long shot.
Paul Rogers and what’s left of Queen equals Bad-Queen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdCrZfTkG1c

Too bad he died of butt flu.

[Cuda]

f-inscreenname.
You are confusing your own personal likes and dislikes with 'good' and 'bad."
It is fine to be nostalgic and prefer the old Queen..There is nothing wrong with that.

To say that Paul Rodgers and what's left is "bad Queen" is incorrect. He is a world-class singer paired with hall-of-fame rockers. I have listened to those clips and they sound great.
These guys are playing better than they ever did. I don't know for sure about Queen, but many of the 70's and 80's hitmakers have cleaned up, went drug and alchol-free and are playing at their highest level ever. For the first time, many of them even know what city they're playing in. They'll never have another hit, but they'll always have a big fanbase, and are able to enjoy their craft to the fullest.
The fact that the lineups are different doesen't mean they're "bad."
Journey doesn't need Steve Perry, either..They are a great band without him and still pack stadiums.
I do not mean to turn this into an artistic argument, and I enjoy reading your posts. I am no ones' mechanic, computer expert, or boat restorer. I DO know music, however, and I know that Queen and Paul Rodgers are good.
Respectfully submitted,

Magicallbill.

I thought Steve Perry was one sisified looking dweeb, but he could damn sure sing! He had an opera trained voice, and that's saying a lot. You don't find many voices like his out of a garage band.

Live performances by Steve Perry are simply amazing, I was never a big Journey fan, but there is no doubting his pipes! You can't doctor his voice live like you can in the studio. Journey was smart enough to feature their best instrument. Their best instrument was Steve Perry's voice. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q32I7RpoIZk
Just my opionion, I could be wrong.

[boxy]

Steve, who is that? Sounds a lot like John Prine music, but it damn sure doesn't look like him! :)


The Boxmasters are Billy Bob Thorton's band. The Unknown Hinson is playing lead guitar....

[tommymonza]

My girlfriend turned me on to the group My Morning Jacket.

Went to see them in concert at a small theater venue in Miami and they were absolutely Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Es1flO_2M&feature=related

[Marlin275]

My girlfriend turned me on to the group My Morning Jacket.

Went to see them in concert at a small theater venue in Miami and they were absolutely Awesome.


My son plays this band and an internet radio station plays them.
They are great!

[FISHIN SUCKS]

Lot of good ones covered here, love the lesser-knowns. Boxy, that Convoy cover by Jeezus is great, are they Canadian?

I love the old punk and alternative from the '80's. In the last couple of years I have seen The Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedy's (minus Jello Biafra), and The Smithereens. But am into Husker Du, Hoodoos as well, Lloyd Cole and the Commotion, The Smiths/Morrisey, Dead Milkmen, Ministry, The Replacements (Canadian I think?), Suicidal Tendancies, and then the midwest bands like Hopscotch Army, Naked Raygun, Mystic Groovies, and then the band that made our music in our Homeless OlypmX video, The Wailhounds (here in Fort Wayne, IN).

Great thread! Thanx Boxy, you threw up some cool stuff!
tom

[tommymonza]

Yea they have a lot of great songs. Little haunting some of them.But they have some good upbeat ones also.

[boxy]

Lot of good ones covered here, love the lesser-knowns. Boxy, that Convoy cover by Jeezus is great, are they Canadian?
tom

Big Jeezus Truck is a local Ottawa band.

http://www.hotbands.com/reviews/2000/06-23-2000.htm

[McGary911]

Lot of good ones covered here, love the lesser-knowns. Boxy, that Convoy cover by Jeezus is great, are they Canadian?

I love the old punk and alternative from the '80's. In the last couple of years I have seen The Violent Femmes, Dead Kennedy's (minus Jello Biafra), and The Smithereens. But am into Husker Du, Hoodoos as well, Lloyd Cole and the Commotion, The Smiths/Morrisey, Dead Milkmen, Ministry, The Replacements (Canadian I think?), Suicidal Tendancies, and then the midwest bands like Hopscotch Army, Naked Raygun, Mystic Groovies, and then the band that made our music in our Homeless OlypmX video, The Wailhounds (here in Fort Wayne, IN).

Great thread! Thanx Boxy, you threw up some cool stuff!
tom

Hey, I think you stole my iPod :boggled: Replacements are from Minneapolis. I'm from NJ, and was down at paramount (or universal, always get mixed up) studios in orlando doing a live radio show. That evening, which was halloween, they had a surprise band to go with all the haunted stuff running around. Yep, I came all the way from Jersey to see a band from Hoboken. the SMithereens. I loved it. :)

[FISHIN SUCKS]

Hey, I think you stole my iPod :boggled: Replacements are from Minneapolis. I'm from NJ, and was down at paramount (or universal, always get mixed up) studios in orlando doing a live radio show. That evening, which was halloween, they had a surprise band to go with all the haunted stuff running around. Yep, I came all the way from Jersey to see a band from Hoboken. the SMithereens. I loved it. :)
You know, I think I thought the Replacements were Canadian because of that line in I'll Be You where he says 'I was from Canada'. Pat Dinizzio and the boys put on a kick a$$ show, and I think we are gonna catch them again this summer in Chicago! Barbi still has a couple of their guitar picks from the show. Sisters of Mercy, Public Image Limited, XTC, pretty much anything that was played on Mtv's 120 Minutes in the late 80's

[boxy]

Hey, I think you stole my iPod :boggled: Replacements are from Minneapolis. I'm from NJ, and was down at paramount (or universal, always get mixed up) studios in orlando doing a live radio show. That evening, which was halloween, they had a surprise band to go with all the haunted stuff running around. Yep, I came all the way from Jersey to see a band from Hoboken. the SMithereens. I loved it. :)
Damn, I had forgotten about the Smithereens .....
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[boxy]

Grab a cold beverage, and click on this link, and work your way through Rock and Roll history. Barrymore's was a huge live music venue in Ottawa from the late 70's to the early 90's. The building was built in 1914, and has a capacity of 400 people. It's still open, but it's more DJ oriented now.
The Bands that are on this list are pretty cool....... :shades::shades:
Sam and Dave, Stevie Ray Vaughn, U2, James Brown, Tina Turner and many more graced the stage.
http://www.barrymores.on.ca/new/history/1978-79.html

[boxy]

Here is 2 more Canadian bands...
The Powder Blues Band
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Doucette
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[Donziweasel]

Anyone hear of Allgood Music Company? Use to tour the Southeast in the early 90's. Great band......:wink::wink:

[Cuda]

The Boxmasters are Billy Bob Thorton's band. The Unknown Hinson is playing lead guitar....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ10oIs8LLc