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Agree with Squeeze.
The Levellers
Feeder
Hundred Reasons
The Levellers
Feeder
Hundred Reasons
Marillion really polarise opinion amongst fans who either prefer the Fish or Hogarth era. I'm in the former camp but also like some of their later stuff.
kinks
ray davies was on andrew marr prog this morning,
still sounded great
ray davies was on andrew marr prog this morning,
still sounded great
Thin Lizzy. In the shadow of other 70's/80's bands when they don't deserve to be. Had a massive impact on Iron Maiden for example, who themselves are very influential.
Very few can boast the versatility and back catalogue of them but they are always forgot about.
Very few can boast the versatility and back catalogue of them but they are always forgot about.
Agree with Squeeze redbag. Went to see them at the Liverpool pops about 3 months ago, superb. Pretenders on the same bill, they're brilliant live, almost like listening to the recorded songs.
Off to see UB40 tonight @ the Echo arena. Eddy Grant supporting, not really looking forward to Eddy but who knows, might be pleasantly surprised.
Off to see UB40 tonight @ the Echo arena. Eddy Grant supporting, not really looking forward to Eddy but who knows, might be pleasantly surprised.
Phil - agree in part. I was speaking recently to a friend who is a pub/club musician and he said in Ireland Lynott is rightly still very fondly remembered and they still have the get-together with John Sykes and other former band memebers each year to remember him.
The Go Go's would have been huge if Belinda hadn't gone solo.
Porcupine Tree.
When you have released the amount of albums they have that have won all sorts of awards from the music industry and sell out wherever they go and still 99% of the music listening population hasnt even HEARD of them let alone heard anything BY them, i find that amazing.
When you have released the amount of albums they have that have won all sorts of awards from the music industry and sell out wherever they go and still 99% of the music listening population hasnt even HEARD of them let alone heard anything BY them, i find that amazing.
Yep true HRH, in Ireland they are legendary which is understandable. Maybe because I'm from N.Ireland I still feel an emotional attachment as they do have some roots from here and as a result I overrate them, it's possibly that or maybe they are a band who people like rather than love.
Phil - you can't overrate Lizzy! Just tell any doubters to stick on Live And Dangerous - the Daddy of all live albums by far!
Yep definitely, though it's sketchy whether you can actually call it live if you believe what you read...:^0
The Zephyrs - King Creosote - Midlake - Band of Horses
I remember when I first went to University, I wanted a girl who loved Nine below Zero. She never shut up about them. I claimed to like "Three Times Enough", and still didn't get anything from her. She has now married an amateur jockey. True story.
But Squeeze for me, with Paul Carrack. Tempted is a great song
If we're including solo artists too, Billy Joel is acres ahead of Elton John, and other contemporaries who get more coverage than he does.
Elton John is a typical 'I'm so good/big now, I no longer have to try' and consequently is sh!te now.
The Edgar Broughton Band were very under-rated..........
The Black Crowes. Absolutely brilliant live band and have a lot more songs than just Hard to Handle
Two spring to mind, Prefab Sprout and Carter USM. The latter used to put on a rocking good show live.
Marillion a definite for a while after Fish left...though there were also some other 80s prog bands who never got the attention they deserved. Particularly IQ and Pallas imo.
Poogirl, your mention of scritti politti has made me now search for them on Spotify now. I can't really remember them much, but I do recall a friend being into them.
trashcan sinatras
shack
pale fountains
friends again
shack
pale fountains
friends again
hey dave very popular in the usa had a few top 10 hits...
marmite..you love em or hate em
marmite..you love em or hate em
Poogirl, I wouldn't say I hate them, just not my scene really.
Been trying to think of people who I like who don't get the credit they deserve. For me its The Faces. Nobody really looks back to them, but I think they were something special. The BBC live sets that they did, top drawer. On youtube.
Been trying to think of people who I like who don't get the credit they deserve. For me its The Faces. Nobody really looks back to them, but I think they were something special. The BBC live sets that they did, top drawer. On youtube.
alex the pixies are great and i think they have indeed got all the cred they deserve, many bands have been influenced inc. nirvana
id say off top of my head:
the skids
john otway and wild willy barrett
id say off top of my head:
the skids
john otway and wild willy barrett
Tony - you may have a point there, it's just whenever I mention them on here I usually get a 'who?' or 'not as good as the stones, the beatles, the who, flippin' bob dylan' etc! Some other bands that I think are exceptional & never get/got the credit they deserve are Stump, The Toy Dolls (amazing lyricists & players), Pop Will Eat Itself & Cabaret Voltaire. It's a good thread this, but I think ELO and Squeeze have had more than their fair share of plaudits. I do have records/CDs of both in my collection as it goes!
used to love the buzzcocks , and shed 7 , and the the
maybe its all sujective etc but when i click on pixies stuff on youtube ALL their songs are exceptional, same thing goes for stranglers and arcade fire
i think the beatles are way over rated and im from their city as it were!
i think the beatles are way over rated and im from their city as it were!
bands that dont get the credit they deserve
The Debtors ..
The Debtors ..
Tony - sounds like we've got similar tastes. Did u see the 'My Top 100' thread I put up a few weeks back? The Stranglers & Arcade Fire both featured on there :)
microdisney (sorely missed)
liam frost and the slowdown family
gene
liam frost and the slowdown family
gene
just saw Shed 7 in earlier post - agreed, On Standby a CLASSIC
ole- thank you for reminding me of Microdisney
May I throw into consideration my 80s faves The Triffids...
May I throw into consideration my 80s faves The Triffids...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6dVO_z994I
for those to whom the name might mean little....
for those to whom the name might mean little....
Loved Tears For Fears meself...made some really good chunes...
The National - should be massive, but are barely known. Although they sold out the festival hall in 3 mins so a hard core fan base does exist, albeit a small venue.
CJ - I bought a couple of their albums on your recommendation. Good stuff, although I stick with my original assertion that they remind me of the Tindersticks!
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