There is a ton of really good music out there that goes unappreciated by most people because they stick to a certain genre. Here is your chance to enlighten us all by turning us on to your favorite lesser known bands.
Here's a few of mine
Blind Mellon: Sleepy house, Change
The Black Crows: Wiser Time, She Gave Good Sunflower
Theory of a deadman: All or nothing, Wait for me [Reply]
Originally Posted by srvy:
Was Shooting Star also once Morningstar for some reason I thought when they got their record label the name changed. I also remember Morningstar playing at a JHS or HS assembly cant remember which one.
No, completely different band. I can't recall off the top of my head any of their songs, but I do remember seeing them open for Triumph at Memorial Hall one time.
Originally Posted by srvy:
Gerry Rafferty a huge talent with Stealers Wheel, The Pacemakers just fell off the map became reclusive then died.
Did you win those tickets to the Monster Truck Extravaganza at the Carson Fairgrounds? I heard Big Daddy Don Bodean was there with The Bohemoth. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Baby Lee:
Did you win those tickets to the Monster Truck Extravaganza at the Carson Fairgrounds? I heard Big Daddy Don Bodean was there with The Bohemoth.
I was never much of a prog fan, outside of early Rush and Pink Floyd along with the occasional Yes and ELP songs. I recently came across a site called "100 Top Prog Albums" or something like that and decided to listen through all of them on Spotify and Youtube. I'm still not a fan of the bands that record hour long jazz fusion type prog but a lot of it was pretty good. [Reply]
Speaking of under-rated and prog, the three Genesis albums right after Peter Gabriel left are really good. I always thought they went straight into the pop sound when Collins took over but they stayed with the prog stuff for a while. I really liked A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering. ... and Then There Were Three isn't as good as the previous two but still listenable. The next album, Duke, was where they went in the pop direction and I didn't care much for that album, though I like the song "Misunderstanding".
I've tried and tried to get into Gabriel era Genesis and it just doesn't connect with me. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Frosty:
Speaking of under-rated and prog, the three Genesis albums right after Peter Gabriel left are really good. I always thought they went straight into the pop sound when Collins took over but they stayed with the prog stuff for a while. I really liked A Trick of the Tail and Wind & Wuthering. ... and Then There Were Three isn't as good as the previous two but still listenable. The next album, Duke, was where they went in the pop direction and I didn't care much for that album, though I like the song "Misunderstanding".
I've tried and tried to get into Gabriel era Genesis and it just doesn't connect with me.
When they lost Steve Hackett in 1977, they abandoned their prog identity. And Then There Were Three is a transitional album, kinda up and down. Duke is where they struck the best balance between pop and prog. After that it was a steady journey into pop (although I do like Abacab). [Reply]
