[Kurt]

Let's add my very favorite Bo Didley song....From 1960, a very progressive song for that time...One of the great, unique and totally under-rated pre-Hendirx guitar jams.

"What you say man? Quit mumblin' and talk out loud!"

YouTube - Bo Diddley "Mumblin' Guitar"

[The Copy Nazi]

Australian band from the Sixties "The Easybeats" - produced by Vanda & Young who went on to produce "AC/DC" - another Aussie band. This is "Friday on my Mind" - which was covered by David Bowie -

YouTube - The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind

[Steven Wagenheim]

Here's one by The Hangmen.

The Song - "Faces"

YouTube - The Hangmen - Faces

[KimW]

Originally Posted by Metronicity

Australian band from the Sixties "The Easybeats" - produced by Vanda & Young who went on to produce "AC/DC" - another Aussie band. This is "Friday on my Mind" - which was covered by David Bowie - YouTube - The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind

Vanda And Young didn't just produce AC/DC, Young has two brothers in the band, Angus and Malcolm.

Friday On My Mind was covered by too many bands to name.

Vanda and Young also put out a couple of albums under the name Flash and The Pan. This is the song I'm most familiar with:

YouTube - Flash 'n' The Pan - Hey St Peter (1977)

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by KimW

Vanda And Young didn't just produce AC/DC, Young has two brothers in the band, Angus and Malcolm.

Friday On My Mind was covered by too many bands to name.

Vanda and Young also put out a couple of albums under the name Flash and The Pan. This is the song I'm most familiar with:
YouTube - Flash 'n' The Pan - Hey St Peter (1977)

Ah...Flash 'n' The Pan...I remember them well.

Whatever happened to these guys?

[The Copy Nazi]

Originally Posted by KimW

Vanda And Young didn't just produce AC/DC, Young has two brothers in the band, Angus and Malcolm.

Friday On My Mind was covered by too many bands to name.

Vanda and Young also put out a couple of albums under the name Flash and The Pan. This is the song I'm most familiar with:
YouTube - Flash 'n' The Pan - Hey St Peter (1977)

You wanna play that game huh. Alright. One of my best mates, Mark Opitz, engineered/produced AC/DC's late Seventies albums "Face To Face" and "No Exit" albums.

Want more trivia? "Friday on my Mind" was #1 in Australia in 1966, #6 in United Kingdom, Top 10 in France, Germany, Italy and The Netherlands and Top 20 in United States in 1967.

The lead singer of The Easybeats, Stevie Wright, went on to destroy his career and life with a heroin addiction. But, remarkably - he's still alive and performed a gig at Byron Bay last year.

What else? Vanda and Young were in the Easybeats. I pursued Stevie Wright's ex for awhile. Oh...and Mark Opitz gave me the lowdown on what really happened to the INXS lead singer Mick Hutchence. :p

[KimW]

"You wanna play that game huh."

Actually, I love playing that game. I can't speak for Steven, but I think he does too!
He and I spent several days a while back stumping each other with trivia.
It's all good fun.

[jonb]

oohhh trivia!

OK, I'll start: (and no googling - honor system applies):

What British rocker was Bowie's primary inspiration for the Ziggy Stardust character?

(Hint: this artist is most famous for writing and recording a song later covered by the Clash)

[jonb]

Originally Posted by article_ghostwriter

I know the answer.

"Drive!"

Indeed.

[Kurt]

OK Jon...

How about a little Colorado music trivia?

1 Zephyr had Tommy Bolin on guitar and Candy Givens as lead singer. What was the name of Zephyr's "alter ego" band? In other words what other name did they use when performing?

2 Where exactly did Joe Walsh record "Rocky Mountain Way"?

[jonb]

Originally Posted by Kurt

OK Jon...

How about a little Colorado music trivia?

1 Zephyr had Tommy Bolin on guitar and Candy Givens as lead singer. What was the name of Zephyr's "alter ego" band? In other words what other name did they use when performing?

2 Where exactly did Joe Walsh record "Rocky Mountain Way"?

Well, you got me on #1. No idea at all. As for two, I'm thinking Nederland....

[jonb]

OK, then... AG knew the answer to my trivia question - "What British rocker was Bowie's inspiration for Ziggy Stardust?' Here he is in all his rockabilly cat glory::

YouTube - vince taylor - twenty flight rock -

And the song he wrote and recorded, and was later covered by the Clash? here 'tis:

YouTube - Vince Taylor and his Playboys - Brand...

[Kurt]

Originally Posted by jonb

Well, you got me on #1. No idea at all. As for two, I'm thinking Nederland....

#1 Zyphyr would often play live as the Fornicators.

#2 Nederland's close, but the exact location is Caribou...A couple of miles up the hill from Nederland. That was a pretty well-known recording studio in Caribou in the early 70's.

I'm in Estes and the drive from Estes to Nederland is one of the prettiest hour drives you'll ever see, even by Colorado standards. Have you ever made the drive on Peak to Peak Highway?

YouTube - Joe Walsh "Rocky Mountain Way"...

[CDarklock]

I always liked this one, which seems not to get the attention it deserves anymore.

YouTube - Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit...

[Steven Wagenheim]

Here's one for you metal fans from 2007

These guys are pretty big in NZ but that's about it. Don't hear them in the
states at all.

The Group - The Bleeders
The Song - "She Screamed She Loved Me"

YouTube - The Bleeders - She Screamed She Loved Me

[Lawrh]

Not sure if this counts as obscure, overlooked or forgotten.

I happened to read in the news that Joe Walsh was granted a restraining order against an elderly wacko and some memories rose up.

Some of his stuff I learned to hate because of radio overexposure, like "Rocky Mountain High". Others I learned to like because of bar bands doing excellent covers. This is one of them, from his James Gang days.

YouTube - The James Gang - Walk Away

[rjaf]

WARNING: Not for the easily offended, and definitely not one for the play list at auntie Jessica's funeral, this no BS, straight to the point Jarvis Cocker song should be played every time that BP guy spouts more garbage on TV, or whenever a politician is caught with his manicured hands in the till, etc.

YouTube - Jarvis Cocker - Running The World

[Steven Wagenheim]

Okay, for you real obscurity freaks out there (I know you're out there) here's
one from Blue Sky Black Death.

The Song - "No Image" from the Holocaust Instrumentals.

YouTube - Blue Sky Black Death - No Image...

[Kris Walker]

Originally Posted by Frank Donovan

Steven,



The Blur :confused:


Frank

Hahaha thats what i was thinking

Don't know anything about The Blur but "Blur" were huge in the uk in the 90's and they headlined one of the nights on the main stage at glastonbury last year which was their first gig together in 9 years i think

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by noodle2005

Hahaha thats what i was thinking

Don't know anything about The Blur but "Blur" were huge in the uk in the 90's and they headlined one of the nights on the main stage at glastonbury last year which was their first gig together in 9 years i think

Okay, funny. Here in my neck of the woods we put "The" before group's
names, like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones.

To me, Blur just sounds stupid. So I call them The Blur.

So freaking shoot me.

:rolleyes:

[Kris Walker]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Okay, funny. Here in my neck of the woods we put "The" before group's
names, like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones.

To me, Blur just sounds stupid. So I call them The Blur.

So freaking shoot me.

:rolleyes:

Actually, you call the beatles "the" beatles because their name is "the" Beatles and not just "Beatles"and not just because people up your way decide to put "the" before bands names.

As for the rolling stones, i think everybody puts "the" before hand because Rolling Stones doesnt sound right without "the".

But The Blur sounds plain wrong to me

[rjaf]

Originally Posted by noodle2005

Actually, you call the beatles "the" beatles because their name is "the" Beatles and not just "Beatles"and not just because people up your way decide to put "the" before bands names.

As for the rolling stones, i think everybody puts "the" before hand because Rolling Stones doesnt sound right without "the".

But The Blur sounds plain wrong to me

And as for The The...

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by noodle2005

Actually, you call the beatles "the" beatles because their name is "the" Beatles and not just "Beatles"and not just because people up your way decide to put "the" before bands names.

As for the rolling stones, i think everybody puts "the" before hand because Rolling Stones doesnt sound right without "the".

But The Blur sounds plain wrong to me

Fine...I'll buy you the gun.

Sheeesh. Some people. :rolleyes:

[Steven Wagenheim]

Here's something by The Sunshine Underground. And yes it is "the"

Sheesh...some people.

The Song - "Commercial Breakdown"

YouTube - The Sunshine Underground - Comercial...

[Frank Donovan]

Steven,

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Fine...I'll buy you the gun.
Sheeesh. Some people. :rolleyes:

I've noticed you've been registering in the upper scale on the Grump-O-Meter a fair bit, lately

Here's something to help you chill...

I'm amazed this band aren't better known, considering the quality of some of their songs. This is Hem with "Not California":

YouTube - Hem - Not California

Frank

[Kris Walker]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Fine...I'll buy you the gun.

Sheeesh. Some people. :rolleyes:

I wasn't having a dig, or a pop at you Steven, just saying thats all :rolleyes:

[Jonathan 2.0]

Originally Posted by noodle2005

I wasn't having a dig, or a pop at you Steven, just saying thats all.

That's what I was thinking.

Nevermind, Steven. We all get grumpy sometimes. Let's just continue with the thread. Here's my contribution.

YouTube - Rory Gallagher, Walk On Hot Coals, Live...

(Does that "qualify?")

[rjaf]

I remember first hearing The United States of America in the 80s.

Their eponymously-titled, and one and only, album is like a distillation of the psychedelic era. And Hard Coming Love is my favourite of their songs.

Pure gold.

USA - Hard Coming Love

[Lawrh]

Originally Posted by noodle2005

But The Blur sounds plain wrong to me

When I see the Blur I clean my glasses.

[jonb]

The one and only....

YouTube - The Runaways - Cherry Bomb

[Steven Wagenheim]

Here's another one from Rage Against The Machine from 1996

The Song - "Down Rodeo"

YouTube - Rage Against the Machine - Down Rodeo

[Steven Wagenheim]

Here's a rather obscure band from Boston (circa 1995) called The Cretins.

The Song = "You Don't Give Me Strawberry Trees No More"

YouTube - The Cretins "You Don't Give Me...

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by article_ghostwriter

Interesting to see what some people consider 'obscure'. I suppose it's subjective but I'd certainly consider some of the choices fairly mainstream.

Don't even know how to respond to this.

So I won't even try.

[KimW]

Originally Posted by article_ghostwriter

Interesting to see what some people consider 'obscure'. I suppose it's subjective but I'd certainly consider some of the choices fairly mainstream.

Of course its interesting to see what others consider obscure,and that has actually been previously discussed in this thread.
Whats obscure to me my have been a best seller to you due to many factors,but the main thing is that this thread is opening up new music to all that are participating.

[KimW]

No offense meant and none taken.
As it is, I said basically the same thing you did earlier in this thread (though we do have different parameters).
Iv'e seen many things posted here that I had to ask "How can you call that obscure, it was a Top 40 hit where I live" but turns out it didn't even break the top 100 where the OP lived when it came out.
To each his own, and let us all keep posting!

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by article_ghostwriter

I didn't mean to cause offense or ruffle any feathers. I was just making an observation and qualifying my own parameters. My apologies for coming across elitist ... wrists duly slapped, and I'll play nicer.

If anybody here could be elitist, it's me. I probably have heard of more
bands in the 45 plus years I've had a radio glued to my ear than most people
on this planet. And it would be real easy and snobby of me to say to
somebody "What? You never heard of...<fill in the blank>?"

But I don't do that because I came to realize a long time ago that
everybody has a completely different musical experience. I grew up in
a classical home that exposed me to everything from piano concertos
to opera.

Add to that mix the friends I had growing up who were into everything
from The Beatles to 13th Floor Elevators to...well you get the idea.

If you lined up, end to end, every song, group and whatnot that I've
heard since 1964 when I first started getting into pop music, you
could probably go to the moon and back 10 times over.

I've probably forgotten more groups than most people have ever heard of.

Most of them you won't even find on YouTube. (Go on, try to find
the Chesapeak Jukebox Band)

So I make do with what I call the "2nd tier of obscurity"

These are songs that didn't make top 40 radio. These are songs that
maybe got played for a week on some popular FM station and then
never got played again.

A perfect group that comes to mind is the Strawbs. Sure, I guess they
were pretty big in England and maybe even still get played from time to
time. But here in the states, after that wonderful spring of 1973 when
we here were first graced with Bursting At The Seams, that was pretty
much the end of them with a few exceptions.

I kept up with the group personally because I loved their music, even
though they had maybe 3 songs that got played on the radio between
1973 and 1978.

Obscure? Maybe not by your definition. But to a generation that longed
for something better than Nushbush City Limits and the crap that was
played on top 40 radio at the time, the Strawbs were a godsend and
something I wish I could maybe still hear if I turn on my radio today.

Sadly, I know that's never going to happen...along with groups like:

Renaissance
Starcastle
King Crimson
Gentle Giant
The Move

And the list goes on and on.

Obscure? Well, kind of depends on your definition.

Missed?

To many of us...greatly.

And as far as I'm concerned, that beats any definition of obscure that
anybody can come up with.

And with that...I leave you with one of the Move's greatest songs.

God I miss hearing this.

YouTube - The Move - Tonight (High Quality)

[KimW]

See, I wouldn't consider any of these groups obscure:
Renaissance
Starcastle
King Crimson
Gentle Giant
The Move.
Well, of that list I would say Starcastle was the least known band to me.
But it was a wonderful Video arcade game, which I use to own:
Star Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

But here is Steven's:

You Tube Large

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by KimW

See, I wouldn't consider any of these groups obscure:
Renaissance
Starcastle
King Crimson
Gentle Giant
The Move.
Well, of that list I would say Starcastle was the least known band to me.
But it was a wonderful Video arcade game, which I use to own:
Star Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

By all means...please point out all the radio stations that play their
stuff regularly (city and state) and I'll move there.

Here in NY?

Forget it.

** EDIT **

And as I said, these groups are what I call 2nd tier obscurity.

If you'd like a list of crap that nobody but people with no life
have heard of, I'll be happy to compile it.

[jonb]

This is currently the best live band on the planet. Jaw droppingly great, with precision a prog rock band would kill for. Even if you don't like punk, do yourself a favor and see this band if they come nearby. You'll be blown to pieces, I guarantee.

YouTube - no means no - i've got a gun

[Steven Wagenheim]

Well, I don't know what's obscure anymore but here's one from October
of 1972 by Keith Hampshire that I literally haven't heard since November
of that year when I heard it for the 3rd and last time.

But heck, what do I know? :confused:

The Song - "Daytime Nighttime"

** EDITORS NOTE ** In the US, the song was issued in some places with
the 45 label reading "Daytime Nighttime Sufferings" I don't know if this was
a misprint, the real name of the song or what. And I never bothered to
research it since the song went off the charts after about 4 weeks.

YouTube - Keith Hampshire - Daytime Night-Time...

[KimW]

"By all means...please point out all the radio stations that play their
stuff regularly (city and state) and I'll move there."

Steven,nowadays, I can't,but when they came out you most definitely could hear every one of those bands regularly on this station:
WHFS (historic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Lawrh]

Originally Posted by KimW

"By all means...please point out all the radio stations that play their
stuff regularly (city and state) and I'll move there."

Steven,nowadays, I can't,but when they came out you most definitely could hear every one of those bands regularly on this station:
WHFS (historic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I grew up listening to them on CKLG-FM Vancouver.

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by KimW

"By all means...please point out all the radio stations that play their
stuff regularly (city and state) and I'll move there."

Steven,nowadays, I can't,but when they came out you most definitely could hear every one of those bands regularly on this station:
WHFS (historic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Well of course somebody played them when they first came out. I heard
these groups on WNEW 102.7 where I am.

But unlike the "popular" stuff that, after it came out, you keep hearing
20, 30 years later, this stuff is GONE. You will never hear some of these
songs on the radio again as long as you live.

And it's not an age thing either.

Roundabout by Yes will be played forever, as will All Good People. They're
rock classics.

But Renaissance?

The last time I heard a renaissance song was in 1982.

If you want to say that anything that was ever played on the radio
is not obscure, then guess what...most of this thread goes in the trash.

That's not my definition.

But I guess everybody has their own definition of obscure rock.

[Kurt]

My problem is many of the obscure songs I like are too obscure to be on Youtube.

Brownie Mcghee's "When the Wind Blows" is one of my faves of all time, can't find it anywhere. Just one of a 1000 examples.

[KimW]

Sounds like your just in one of those moods tonight Steven.
We have already agreed that not everyone has the same definition of obscure.
But you are wrong.
The "classic rock" station in my area almost NEVER plays these songs"


"Roundabout by Yes will be played forever, as will All Good People. They're
rock classics."

And if you read the article on the station I mentioned, it explained that it was basically the only DC station where you didn't get the crap all the other stations were playing and you actually got exposed to new and different types of music.

[jonb]

While there's nothing obscure about the Beach Boys, most people are unfamiliar with the lead singer of one of their most affecting tunes. Here's Sail On, Sailor, featuring Blondie Chaplin up front...

YouTube - The Beach Boys - Sail on, Sailor

[Steven Wagenheim]

From 1986, Dag Nasty's first song from their first album "Can I Say"

The Song - "Values Here"

YouTube - Dag Nasty - Values Here

[Steven Wagenheim]

Okay, this should certainly qualify.

The artist is an up and comer by the name of Alyson Greenfield. My daughter
happens to be personal friends with her, so if she ever makes it, she can
brag that she knows her.

The Song - "Good Looks"

YouTube - Alyson Greenfield "Good Looks"

[Kurt]

Originally Posted by Kurt

My problem is many of the obscure songs I like are too obscure to be on Youtube.

Brownie Mcghee's "When the Wind Blows" is one of my faves of all time, can't find it anywhere. Just one of a 1000 examples.

Wow! I just checked again, and someone put it up earlier this year...

This is a great song. Brownie Mcghee is a legend. He and Sonny Terry started recording in the 1920s. This song was recorded in the 80s, right after they broke up.

I love this song because:

1. It's a great song

2. It's a modern recording, with a modern back-up band, of a real legend. You won't hear Brownie with a band very much, let alone without Sonny Terry.

3. Brownie was in his 70's when he sings this, and sounds great.

4. It's really upbeat. A lot of blues was meant to chase the blues away.

YouTube - Brownie McGhee - When The Wind Blows

[Steven Wagenheim]

Here's another one from The Move. Last time I heard this was in 1972 when
Split Ends came out.

One of their best tunes.

The Song - "Message From The Country"

YouTube - The Move - Message From The Country