The Rock & Roll Musical Obscurity Thread

Dave Patterson · 3rd Jan 2010, 09:48 AM

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Steven Wagenheim · 3rd Jan 2010, 10:48 AM

Originally Posted by Dave Patterson

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Hey Dave, never heard these guys before...really cool country.

Dave Patterson · 3rd Jan 2010, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Hey Dave, never heard these guys before...really cool country.

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Steven Wagenheim · 5th Jan 2010, 12:42 PM

From 1975, one of my favorite songs by Triumvrat.

From "Spartacus"

"The Deadly Dream Of Freedom"

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Steven Wagenheim · 7th Jan 2010, 11:07 AM

Another one from Triumvirat from "Old Loves Die Hard" the title tune.

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lcombs · 8th Jan 2010, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by Kurt

Sounds more like the score from an old spaghetti western than a song from Ten Years After:

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Whatever happened to Alvin Lee, anyway?

lcombs · 8th Jan 2010, 01:34 PM

Wish I could up a video or audio here, but these guys are just getting started.

Worth checking out.
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Lawrh · 8th Jan 2010, 02:27 PM

Originally Posted by lcombs

Whatever happened to Alvin Lee, anyway?

He's still touring around the world. I was curious too and checked his site.

ALVIN LEE

lcombs · 8th Jan 2010, 05:00 PM

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Steven Wagenheim · 9th Jan 2010, 11:07 AM

Here's another one from Triumvirat from "Old Loves Die Hard"

"I Believe". Nice boys choir in this one.

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bravo75 · 9th Jan 2010, 08:24 PM

I think this band counts as obscure

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Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 09:38 AM

From 1977, one of my favorite groups of all time...Starcastle.

The Album - Fountains Of Light
The Song - Silver Winds

And yes, it WAS a 45.

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Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 11:02 AM

I was going to make a comment here but never mind.

Keep 'em coming folks.

NiceBlogger · 11th Jan 2010, 11:03 AM

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Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by NiceBlogger

i've done a mistake ... sorry.that post wanted to be an answer to that post . Sorry again !

LOL. I was wondering what was going on. I knew that looked familiar and
couldn't understand the purpose of the post.

No problem...mistakes happen.

You can go back and edit that post if you want.

NiceBlogger · 11th Jan 2010, 11:19 AM

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Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by NiceBlogger

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Unfortunately, only the mods can delete posts.

KimW · 11th Jan 2010, 11:34 AM

Best laugh I've had today.

Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by KimW

Best laugh I've had today.

Only laugh I've had today.

davidjames42973 · 11th Jan 2010, 11:58 AM

How have I been missing this thread? I'm a huge fan of rare and obscure music, especially music from the 60's.

Here is my entry. Let the music crawl into the depths of your brain and slip inside this house.

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Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by davidjames42973

How have I been missing this thread? I'm a huge fan of rare and obscure music, especially music from the 60's.

Here is my entry. Let the music crawl into the depths of your brain and slip inside this house.

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Wow...a psychedelic group that I never heard of.

Now THIS is out there.

Thanks...love 60s psychedelic but hard to find a lot of the obscure stuff.

KimW · 11th Jan 2010, 12:07 PM

I was going to say I was surprised Steven,because I had heard of them, but after looking them up, I'm not.
Back in the day there were a lot of regional bands,which this band apparently was.
They were from Texas and I grew up in Oklahoma,which does explain why I had heard of them and you hadn't.

Steven Wagenheim · 11th Jan 2010, 12:10 PM

Originally Posted by KimW

I was going to say I was surprised Steven,because I had heard of them, but after looking them up, I'm not.
Back in the day there were a lot of regional bands,which this band apparently was.
They were from Texas and I grew up in Oklahoma,which does explain why I had heard of them and you hadn't.

I'd almost bet they never got airplay outside of the southern part of the US.

But that was classic psychedelica.

davidjames42973 · 11th Jan 2010, 03:19 PM

Do some research on 13th Floor Elevators. You'll be amazed by their music and their story.

About 3 years ago, Dell actually used their song "You're Gonna Miss Me" in one of their TV commercials.

Roky Erickson was the vocalist of 13th Floor Elevators and actually lost his mind and was institutionalized for years. About 4 years ago they made a documentary about Roky Erickson. I HIGHLY SUGGEST renting this movie. It's actually depressing, but 13th Floor Elevators have influenced a ton of bands over the years. As a matter of fact, ZZ Top is always giving props to the Elevators.

Here is a song from Roky Erickson's solo projects. Most of his songs are about vampires and demons, which he constantly fought in his head.

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Steven Wagenheim · 12th Jan 2010, 09:01 AM

Here's another one from Starcastle's "Fountains Of Light"

"Dawning Of The Day"

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whateverpedia · 12th Jan 2010, 10:24 AM

One of the most influential metal bands, who sadly never made it as big as Sabbath, Purple, Zeppelin etc.

I think the most money they ever made was from Metallica covering this one.

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And another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4PX4...eature=rela...

and another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dee9n...eature=rela...

and another:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_cIm...eature=rela...

And because Steven Wag's posted some Uraih Heep here's one which apparently has made the German Top 10 three time since it was released in 1971. (oh and by the way thanks for the Starcastle).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66Bi...eature=rela...

That's all for the time being.

KimW · 12th Jan 2010, 10:38 AM

I think Uriah Heep had an unsung hero in Ken Hensley.
This is from his first solo album.

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whateverpedia · 12th Jan 2010, 11:00 AM

Imagine a cross between Pink Floyd, Nirvana and The Beach Boys. Can't quite get your head around that?

Here they are - Porcupine Tree.

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They're playing in Sydney on Feb 6 - woo hoo.

davidjames42973 · 12th Jan 2010, 12:12 PM

Great thread everybody! I was actually just listening to Uriah Heap in my car this morning.

Here's another video of The Electric Prunes.

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davidjames42973 · 12th Jan 2010, 12:20 PM

How about a little Frijid Pink ???

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Steven Wagenheim · 13th Jan 2010, 10:57 AM

From 1975, the title track from Gentle Giant's "Free Hand" album.

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davidjames42973 · 13th Jan 2010, 01:47 PM

Not sure if you'd consider it obscure, but Blue Cheer was definitely one of the unsung heroes of Rock n Roll and Metal.

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KimW · 13th Jan 2010, 01:52 PM

A friend on mine was really into Blue Cheer,I really only knew their version of Summertime Blues.

Heres a band I don't think has been mentioned yet, Cactus:

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davidjames42973 · 13th Jan 2010, 03:05 PM

Originally Posted by KimW

A friend on mine was really into Blue Cheer,I really only knew their version of Summertime Blues.

Heres a band I don't think has been mentioned yet, Cactus:

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Cactus is an awesome band! I've been told that they're still around and touring.

davidjames42973 · 13th Jan 2010, 03:11 PM

Just listening to the New York Dolls, you'll see what band heavily influenced them.

I bring you The Music Machine!

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davidjames42973 · 13th Jan 2010, 04:52 PM

This band is isn't from the 60's, but they deserve to be in the Rock n Roll Musical Obsurity Thread:

Ladies and Germs, Here Come The Mummies

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Steven Wagenheim · 14th Jan 2010, 01:35 PM

From 1970, Gentle Giant's self titled debut album.

The Song - "Nothing At All"

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davidjames42973 · 14th Jan 2010, 03:07 PM

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Steven Wagenheim · 15th Jan 2010, 10:50 AM

Here's one from 1974.

The Group - Ducks Deluxe
The Song - "Fireball"

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davidjames42973 · 15th Jan 2010, 12:59 PM

Steven,

I've never heard of Ducks Deluxe. Good pick!

Here's mine for today. Radio Birdman is way kick ass! This is my favorite song by them...

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davidjames42973 · 15th Jan 2010, 01:03 PM

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davidjames42973 · 15th Jan 2010, 01:06 PM

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Steven Wagenheim · 16th Jan 2010, 11:02 AM

From Gentle Giant's 1972 album "Three Friends"

The Song - Peel The Paint

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whateverpedia · 16th Jan 2010, 11:33 AM

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

From Gentle Giant's 1972 album "Three Friends"

The Song - Peel The Paint

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Gentle Giant, Starcastle, Triumvirat, hmm.

Come on admit it, you're a closet hippy aren't you? Are you coming out?

Not that there's anything wrong with that of course.

Steven Wagenheim · 16th Jan 2010, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by whateverpedia

Gentle Giant, Starcastle, Triumvirat, hmm.

Come on admit it, you're a closet hippy aren't you? Are you coming out?

Not that there's anything wrong with that of course.

Actually, I'm just a big prog rock fan from the early to mid 70s, probably
because I grew up in a classical home that just happened to watch The
Beatles on Ed Sullivan.

If you've gone through this thread and checked out some of the stuff I've
posted, you'll see that my musical tastes are all over the place.

And this is pretty common for most musicians anyway.

whateverpedia · 16th Jan 2010, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Actually, I'm just a big prog rock fan from the early to mid 70s, probably
because I grew up in a classical home that just happened to watch The
Beatles on Ed Sullivan.

If you've gone through this thread and checked out some of the stuff I've
posted, you'll see that my musical tastes are all over the place.

And this is pretty common for most musicians anyway.

I know. Although I can't actually play, most of my friends in my formative years (mid to late 70's) were musos, so I got into the stuff they did. As prog features a higher level of musicianship than most other genres, that's what they were into, so that's what I got into as well.

You might want to check out some of the Porcupine Tree stuff I posted.

At the moment they are regarded in the way that Yes or Floyd were in the 70's, or Rush and Marillion (now there was a band) in the 80's.

As I type this I'm currently listening to Rush's A Farewell To Kings album, which was their first prog type album.

Xanadu is still my favourite piece of music ever.

All the best from a hippy/headbanger with a touch of punk thrown in.

Steven Wagenheim · 18th Jan 2010, 07:14 AM

Here's another one from Gentle Giant's "Three Friends" album.

The Song - "Mister Class And Quality"

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KimW · 18th Jan 2010, 08:21 AM

Back to the mid 70s:
The only hit (that I know of) of Henry Gross:

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Steven Wagenheim · 18th Jan 2010, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by KimW

Back to the mid 70s:
The only hit (that I know of) of Henry Gross:

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From the classic "All This And World War II" album, Henry Gross' version of
"Help"

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whateverpedia · 18th Jan 2010, 10:32 AM

Before Brian Johnson replaced Bon Scott in AC/DC, he was in a band called Geordie.

Here's a barnstormer a ditty from said band.

I defy anyone to NOT tap their feet along to this one.

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