Speaking of music . . .

BathroomMonkeyBathroomMonkey Feces-hurling Monkey Boy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 78Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
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<div class="IPBDescription">Your favorite un-appreciated bands</div>So, my friend and I do this thing every couple of weeks where we go into a local music store and buy cds based solely upon band name, cd cover, or song titles.

You get bit in the a_ss every now and then, but we've actually uncovered a number of excellent unadvertised bands that way . . so, does anyone have any non-mainstream bands that they want to give a little shout-out?

Recent great pickups: Abandoned Pools, Flickertsick, Woven, The Juliana Theory, the a_s_s Ponys, Further Seems Forever . . .

Let 'em rip, folks


And yes, Msr. Evil . . everyone knows about the Weather Girls and 'It's Raining Men' . . . don't bother . . .



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  • SlycasterSlycaster Limited Edition Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 24Members, NS1 Playtester
    LMFAO @ the weather girls quote.  Poor MonsE <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://66.78.33.98/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    I've heard of Further Seems Forever.

    I still can't get over your Avatar though, Mike.



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  • BathroomMonkeyBathroomMonkey Feces-hurling Monkey Boy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 78Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Heh heh heh!  Look into JCVD's eyes . . . you are getting sleepy . .so . . very . . . very . . .sleepy . . . .

    Actually, Further Seems Forever is playing out near Boston first week next month, and I am definitely catching that show.

    Also, I'm not a huge fan of their music, but Gorillaz are playing out here next month, and I'm going to see that, more so because I want to see how the #### they pull the cartoon gorilla thing out live . . .

    (edit:)
    Holy ####### #### . . this thing censorded 'H_ell'?!?!?!

    Ned, ########!!!!!!



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  • MoleculorMoleculor Namer-of-Bob Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 9Members
    Yeah. MonsE had a -19.5K- file that had a HUGE list of 'bad words' and he just sorta stuck it in the 'bad word filter'. It was filtering sex earlier. As if sex were a bad thing.
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    wut the hael
    summat weird going on here...
    But yeah The Dead Pets..local band, theres a gig on in a couple of weeks if anyone can get upto North Yorkshire, UK =)
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  • UnCriticalUnCritical Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 73Members, Constellation
    'Obsessive Compulsive'
    'Killing Heidi' (Theyre an australian band, so if your an aussie then you probably know them anyhow)
    'SparkleHorse'
    'Boy Hits Car'
    'IdleWild' (well known? hmmm)

    ...'Abandoned Pools' are v good too...
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  • BathroomMonkeyBathroomMonkey Feces-hurling Monkey Boy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 78Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Hey, I've heard of Sparklehorse-- they have some very good songs . . didn't know they were still around . . I'll have to explore them, and the other ones you mentioned.

    Yes, Abandoned Pools is great.  Apparently, it's more or less a solo side project by the ex bassist for the eels (another great band) . . .



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  • UnCriticalUnCritical Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 73Members, Constellation
    I dunno if Sparklehorse <i>are</i> still going, i was just looking through some of my cds and that was there, #### i hardly know anything about them other than that (good morning spider) is one great album.
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  • RhoadsToNowhereRhoadsToNowhere i r 8 Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 33Members
    There's an NJ-based punk band called Random Task that I really get a kick out of.  Dunno if you guys have heard of them or not, but they're very good.
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Alright, maybe having Hell in there was a bit over the top. It's allowed now.

    I am going to say 'Minor Threat' for a punk band that never got the attention it deserved, and 'Catch-22' for Ska. Both excellent.

    Can I bring up 'In the Navy'?



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  • SpoogeSpooge Thunderbolt missile in your cheerios Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 67Members
    If you're gonna talk about ska bands then you can't forget "Operation Ivy".  They rocked!  And since very few here would remember these guys I'd have to throw in "Helmet" and "Black Flag".
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  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    What an amazing coincidence that a Marine brings up "In the Navy"...
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  • MonsieurEvilMonsieurEvil Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 4Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Ahhhh, Helmet. 'In the Meantime' is one of the all time hardcore ownage songs ever. And you can see my feelings on Black Flag in the other music poll topic. Rollins is basically the Man.
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  • Blinking_FlipBlinking_Flip Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 55Members
    Lodestar - they are an english band, erm a like at the drive in, ben kweller, bobby conn, frank black and the catholics (geezer that sung in the pixies) erm oh Sensor (another british group) <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • TalionTalion Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 28Members
    Slacker Gen, you have almost no chance of having heard of them...
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  • GreedoGreedo Bounty Hunter Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 37Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    You've probably heard of them, but I'll still mention them anyways.  I sometimes like to listen to Fugazi, if I'm feeling a need for heavy axe work.
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  • RhoadsToNowhereRhoadsToNowhere i r 8 Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 33Members
    Yes, I know I've already posted on this topic once, but I figured I'd mention another basically unknown group.  This one's called Blind Guardian, they do a lot of really epic metal stuff(I think the term the guy who introduced me used is "bardic rock").  It's good stuff.  <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
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  • FlayraFlayra Game Director, Unknown Worlds Entertainment San Francisco Join Date: 2002-01-22 Member: 3Super Administrators, NS2 Developer, Subnautica Developer
    Some of my favorite under-appreciateds:

     Mr. Bungle, GWAR, Delerium, Coldcut, X-cops, Cydonia, Death.
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  • Spyder_MonkeySpyder_Monkey Vampire-Ninja-Monkey Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 8Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    And of all these little-known bands, I've heard of Flickerstick. Yes, just that one, and I don't even listen to them. I'm just a mainstream kind of guy. <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
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  • pielemuispielemuis Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 72Members, NS1 Playtester
    I only listen 2 underground metal: morbid angel (well known i guess), deicide, obituary, cannibal corpse and Altar.
    Now Altar is very good, it's a dutch band, not even in holland many people know it, but it's real good metal, doesn't exist ne more i guess, everybody left the band except the bassist, who said he would make a new altar, but no word about that.Oh lowbrow is good 2, and six feet under, so many bands deserve more attention.What about Meshuggah dunno in America, it's a swedish band i think, in Belgium really no-one knows it, although i have the impression they're pretty big in other countries.
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  • WurmspawnWurmspawn Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 19Members
    ((flayra, i dont think coldcut is underappreciated, everyone i know that has actually *listened* (not just heard) their stuff thinks they are incredible.  the most excellent live shows too!!))

    ummm, so as for unheard of stuff:
    tribes of nerod, anything off of the hydra label (hardcore punk), dj shadow, antonio carlos jobin, sigur ros, mogwai, tortoise, the album leaf (this guy is incredible!!), dj krush, ltj bukem, infected mushroom, skinny puppy (ok, thats pretty well known...), ryuichi sakamoto, amon tobin (he sux live tho)...
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