Great bands time forgot

The Only Ones

Nolans

Prefab Sprout, a great band that have vanished off the radar.

WHITICOMBE FAIR ,(TAKE ME BREAK ME )THEY WON OPPOTUNITY KNOCKS AND I SAW THEM AT THE VILLIERS IN THE ISLE OF MAN

Good shout SB

Strangelove

Ultrasound dropped off the radar for what was an eternity IMHO before coming back on 2012.

Wings ,  they're only the band the Beatles could have been

April Wine.

Canadian band, late seventies.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwEFfmOk18E
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJTwcTPhYyc

The Delgados

Babybird
Ride
Mock Turtles
Airhead

Wire

The Monochrome Set

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Stray
Brewers Droop
Stone The Crows

Discharge

The Chameleons
Dinosaur Jr
Kitchens Of Distinction
Compulsion
Kingmaker

S*M*A*S*H 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V93PcTRbwE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdeU_070WPk

Aztec Camera
Deacon Blue

Haven't heard much about these lately ?

Propaganda

Bandit - what's your connection with the Milltown Brothers???. A female friend of mine had a thing for someone in the band, we used to see them play whenever they were in London - pretty good live band IIRC.

A band from 1970 I believe only released the one album and what a corker it was too

Trifle - First Meeting

also Budgie the terrific Welsh band with the fantastic named songs like ' In The Grip Of The Tyrefitters Hand'

Clive Pig and the hopeful chinamen.


Apart from that, I belive someone has already mentioned the only ones...

the lotus eaters
the associates

"Prefab Sprout, a great band that have vanished off the radar."


paddy macaloon is nearly deaf now, so packed in

Believe he suffered from problematic tinnitus years ago as well before going deaf Uncle Nasty. Another one that people might not be aware of that had hearing/ear problems as well was Dina Carroll, poor lass had to have a few operations etc.

@ bigH, not connected with the bros. came out a bit wrong. but was just speaking from a personal view that I thought they were an excellent band gone off the radar. In fact slinky was probably the only CD I've actually "worn out".

thought macaloon wasn going blind ??

Ah it's both sight and ear probs MM. Wiki says "In recent years, McAloon was diagnosed with a progressive medical disorder that affects his retina and impairs his vision. He has also been diagnosed with Ménière's disease, an inner ear condition."

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'Kinell Howdi!!

Saw this thread heading and thought 'Flowered Up' and was composing a long and detailed exposition when I saw your opening thread.

Great minds etc 


Roger...2 band members (brothers) recently dies of heroin overdose very sad

time hardly forgot Wings though!!!

Great shout on Kingmaker.

The Delgados
Ride
World of Twist

Got tickets to see The Chameleons Vox today ,which is the singer & drummer with some new guys.

the Wild Swans
Swansway

felt
triffids
pale fountains

House Of Love
A House
Loud
Rosetta Stone
My Bloody Valentine .....new 'old' album out shortly , only 20 odd years late.
Levitation
Birdland
Stump

Very sad to read that about Paddy Macaloon, Prefab Sprout were always one of favourite bands. I played their albums more times than I care to remember especially the great Steve McQueen.

It is very sad about Paddy Macaloon ....Jordan The Comeback is a magnificent album.

both albums great, played steve mcqueen to death in mid 80s but tbh much prefer the stripped down  version that came out about 5 years ago.

Echobelly - not great but they were okay

Great memories paricularly from the Steve McQueen songs.  I didn't know that he was ill.  Really enjoyed the acoustic album.

EMF

the world wide success of 'unbelievable' ruined them, the fickle indie papers (at the time) hated anyone who became successful, especially if they did it in America.

Their second Album, aplty titled 'Stigma' is a rock,funk,angry techno masterpiece and virtually unknown..... please note, best played L O U D.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMqztyQUV50

Just to do the 'A's of my CD collection...

A
The Aloof
Alpha

All good bands for different reasons. Very few people have heard of any of them.

Keef Hartley's Little Big Band
Steve Hillage Band
The Groundhogs

@the priest...

also Budgie the terrific Welsh band with the fantastic named songs like ' In The Grip Of The Tyrefitters Hand'

Budgie are still around!
I remember seeing them regularly in pubs around Swansea early 70's.. jeez, they could make the paint peel off the walls with the noise they made!
My fave track of theirs is/was 'Turned to Stone'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSbYJTh0qoo

slow 'ballady' 1st half.. then turn up the volume for the 2nd half

Other notable tracks of theirs include 'Breadfan', regularly featured by Metallica in their live performances.

Teenage Fanclub - still going.

I love Teenage Fanclub, Grand Prix and Bandwagonesque are great albums. I think The Boomtown Rats, Carter USM and Echo & the Bunnymen are pretty 'forgotten' and aren't heard much at all these days on the radio.

love and money- just brought another album out, may have slipped under radar.
robert lloyd and new 4 seasons
weather prophets
rockingbirds- new album out soon

Funeral Stomp by Robert Lloyd is a fav of mine ....would make a great funeral song me thinks.

'Run to your looks , maybe read a few books and then die' ....top lyrics.

XTC were particular favourites of mine. A great catalogue of records. A rare example of a collaboration that was getting better as they got older.


I was disappointed that little-known band ADORABLE never made more records. Their "SUNSHINE SMILE" e.p. from around 1992 was a belter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6FMksGpDLM

Also loved TERRY AND GERRY, a skiffle type band from Birmingham. Saw their last ever gig at (I think) The Roundhouse late on a hot Summer's night in 1987, just after Pat Cash walloped Jimmy Connors in the Wimbledon semis.

Elastic

Microdisney

The Bodines

The Blue Aeroplanes

Prefab Sprout, a great band

Not great BUT had great potential

Also

Tears For Fears. Great unfulfilled potential

bauhauss
Crass

Tears for Fears

Pretty much my definition of a guilty pleasure.

Win

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH5t58FCs3k

Adorable track for anyone who liked the buzzcocks.

Talk Talk - The real best band of the 80's and a lead singer/writer who fought against fame and practically retired 20 years ago, top 10 and world tour and then went no thanks!

I would agree with Talk Talk as well, they did some brilliant tracks. Such A Shame being one of many.

^ Yup cant believe Its My Life didnt even reach the top 40 back in 1984! yet today its played more on the radio than Wham/Culture Club dated 80s pants etc...

Its a big shame Mark Hollis the lead singer/writer hated fame and did everything he could to stop it and when they finally hit the top 10 in 1986 and a world tour they never played live again!

Turned down £1 million a few years ago to play Glastonbury, 90 mins work...no thanks!

People finally got the message though DD regarding "It's My Life" when the 2nd re-issue made #13 in 1990. Also I believe No Doubt have had it in the top 20 twice.

Yeah Bandit, but just find it crazy that it didnt make it in 1984, I guess Radio 1 didnt support because I never heard it and would have bought it back then, only caught up with them with the million selling best of in 1990, in a way its probably good they didnt get the earlier commercial success as they may have packed in even earlier...

Just wish Hollis had been into all the mainstream/fame thing and we would have had loads more of their accesible stuff rather than it ending back in the late 80s, I know of Laughing Stock and his solo album but they are just too avant garde for me...

It's My Life is an absolutely rocking good track, the album Talk Talk is a work of art thinking about it.

The Blue Nile -  Tinsel Town in the Rain

in the same vein as Talk Talk

Nice to see The Blue Aeroplanes get a mention.

Also The Wedding Present. Seamonsters is a great album.

B-52's??? (Yeah I know they ****d themselves out with the Flintstones and Love Shack before I get flamed.)

Jesus Jones
The Longpigs

Little Feat
Taste
Johnny Kidd and The Pirates
The Baker Gurvitz Army

Talking Heads

The The

Fair enough for me mentipning the B-52s but to the people mentioning Jesus Jones

Not sure how great they really were but The Waterboys, and later World Party, seemed to be huge at one time, yet now barely merit a footnote in the national consciousness.

Think World Party were an acquired taste IMHO but don't think the Waterboys are all that unregarded HM.

Shack/Michael Head. superb music
The Zephyrs. brilliant
Shed Seven. great first album and great live
The Lemonheads. all of the above

^^^ Yep Shed Seven, much maligned much unfairly just because of their name but a great band and their second album A Maximum High was even better...

Shack is a great shout - so many great songs but this is my fave

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThEO7V10JbI

tremendous song that bigh , fav off that album ( heres tom with the weather ).

The Comsat Angels, one of Sheffield's finest in the early 80's along with Human League, Heaven17 etc

agree with sofiakenny's the the

aye, i like independence day by comsat angels

Morpeth, when I was a teenager in the 80's, Martin Kellner (of Radio 2 and RP fame now) used to do a 'yoof' radio show on the local independent radio (Radio Hallam) from 10 PM Weekdays, used to listen on an old MW radio under the blankets. He always bigged these up as well as The Human League, bet they never quite made it to mainstream.

nah, being good isnt a prerequisite for becoming mainstream. need lucky breaks and a lot of backing.

They had a 3 Album deal with Polydor but just didn't get the exposure I guess, mind you The Jam would been their big act in those days (and who could blame them). First Album I bought was Setting Sons.

Blancmange http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L03PJeB38dI

Always remember listening to this on the terraces at Hillsbrough before an evening game against Barnsley when Ronnie Glavin, who was a brilliant player for Barnsley, came on as sub when patently injured and scored their winner. The Wednesday players were scared to death of him, think the alcohol got him like a lot of decent players and was never as good as he should have been.

was waiting for a miracle on polydor ? seem to remeber a red centre on lp.

Had to google it but appears it was their first album on Polydor.

ok cheers. im sure me brother saw them supporting siouxsie and banshees  early 80s.

Siouxsie was a scary woman for a teenage lad back then, wouldn't know to fight it or f...k it

This is a fun song/video, defo knew what would have done to the lead singer

Look out for Ade Edmondson, he was playing his punk songs on folk instruments at Ascot the other year, but had to go for the train home (long way to Sheffield) before they came on, was the Berkshire Beer Festival weekend in September.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG4wdAVltmE

Hothouse Flowers, Grin

Grin a great shout..Moon Tears and Like Rain my favs

Would agree on Shed 7 - Chasing Rainbows is a brilliant song.

Also remember the Gin Blossoms, the Gigolo Aunts and the Railway Children not getting the attention (along perhaps arguably with Northside).

I'm not surprised with names like that.

Shed Seven named after one of the rail depots in either York or Darlington iirc.

The Gin Blossoms' Hey Jealousy was wonderful as these things go.

Was York HM.

Philistine Pixie

railyay children first album is excellent , think its called recurrence. then they went poppy and the worse for it.

Reunion Wilderness released on Factory Records was The Railway Childrens 1st album MM. Recurrence was the 2nd (released on Virgin).