Karloff Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 This is a spin off of the thread "What 5 bands do you hate" ... What band or artist do you love, that a lot of people just don't seem to "GET". For me, it would have to be Capt Beefheart. My wife, kids & more than a few of my friends think I'm insane when I listen to Mr. Beefheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailjunkie Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Ozric Tentacles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 This is a spin off of the thread "What 5 bands do you hate" ... What band or artist do you love, that a lot of people just don't seem to "GET". For me, it would have to be Capt Beefheart. My wife, kids & more than a few of my friends think I'm insane when I listen to Mr. Beefheart. Yep - the Captain for me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Yoko Just kidding FZ Fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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surfpup Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Can I only choose 1? Cuz there seem to be quite a few. My wife hates King Crimson, particularly this era which I love... My friends in high school and college hated when I cranked Gang of Four in my car... too bad.... I like it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RHs8NCVz9s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 X seems to be a band that I always loved but not many people I know like... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ko2CvygFuCE And often it seems no one likes Magazine but me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Yes I only have a couple friends who will listen to them at all..but they were my very first Rock Concert and I fell in love with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Mention these guys and many people think, "Oh yeah, Hocus Pocus. I've heard that." Surely got much more airplay in larger radio markets than mine where it was 80% Country at the time. Mention them around here these days and people say, "Huh?" or "Who?" At about 8:35 is some great guitar work... if you can't stand to wade through the slower yet very melodic parts. Deserves a listen in its entirety, IMHO. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvHWl7Bx9kw Eruption "Orfeus" (van Leer) "Answer" (van Leer) "Orfeus" (van Leer) "Answer" (van Leer) "Pupilla" (van Leer) - some great slow jazz work here "Tommy" (Tom Barlage) "Pupilla" (van Leer) "Answer" (van Leer) "The Bridge" (Akkerman) - rocks "Euridice" (van Leer, Eelko Nobel) "Dayglow" (van Leer) "Endless Road" (Pierre van der Linden) "Answer" (van Leer) "Orfeus" (van Leer) "Euridice" (van Leer, Nobel)" Here's the more entertaining version. Better to go to the site and run it full screen. Won't work well without high speed broadband. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Mac Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 I think this place will most likely know and/or understand most of such choices, I think the music knowledge and grasp in here runs pretty damn deep! My own choices aren't going to come as off-the-wall in here whatsoever, but I speak to my locale and the community in which I grew up and the standards that passed for average/normal/popular music here in semi-suburban New England USA... Dr. Feelgood; there's just something about them that strikes me as fantastically piquant and musically moving... Gotta luv Wilko! And I'm not a punk or new-wave guy whatsoever, I'm a Blues-Hound and this is way outside my normal kind of liking... Danny Kirwan; way over-shadowed by Peter Green, I found Danny's left-hand vibrato technique to be 2nd to none, including BB King's! He is probably my biggest guitar hero, his work from '68-'70 or '72, after that, not so much... Robby Krieger/The Doors; I think he was very different and very unique. I don't think I've ever seen anyone take such a back seat to a massive star like Morrison, yet Robby penned most of their most memorable songs and is at least 1/2 responsible for making Morrison such a super-star. And his Flamenco style finger picking technique is literally masterful! Very big early influence on me! I think John Densmore the drummer was a very unsung drumming hero of the era, criminally overlooked, and between a minimalist kit he played and the styles/approaches he combined and used to make rock music out of so much more and deeper defined techniques was exceptional, you can't say enough about Ray Manzarek who played the bass organ with one hand and all the keyboard parts with his other hand and his feet and often sang along or even sang when Morrison was too drunk or passed out for a gig, not to mention taking on most of the singing duties in the twilight of the history of The Doors after Morrison died... That kind of musicianship just doesn't come along very often. The Talking Heads; David Byrne and company just had something special, I liked Jerry Harrison's piquant guitar work and the whole band together was larger than the sum of it's parts. There was just something special and fun about them and one of their concerts. When I was in my teens the "Stop Making Sense" concert movie was in local theaters, smaller more intimate venues, and it was like a big concert/dance/party. Everyone in the theaters was on their feet dancing singing and cheering to the music/movie. There was just something about it/them... Jack White; Not sure I really get him myself, but I find the core riff/lick/guitar driven music to find it's way into my interest and liking. Some of what he does repulses me, and some of what he does lights my fire. I can't put my finger on him and he sure is out there and sometimes it's tough to grasp his concept of music, but that core guitar influence and passion is there on the bottom line... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matonanjin Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band Dead Puppies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sol14ZRPPrs Daddy's Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted November 11, 2014 Author Share Posted November 11, 2014 Mention these guys and many people think, "Oh yeah, Hocus Pocus. I always loved Focus. Great band. Hamburger Concerto ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted November 11, 2014 Share Posted November 11, 2014 ... And I saw X open for Oingo Boingo and David Bowie. Oingo Boingo was another I thought about adding - though I clearly passed quota a long time ago... there is a surprising amount of good guitar on Oingo Boingo albums, but it's overlooked. He even played a Les Paul when I saw them live in like '83. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 Ogden Edsl Wahalia Blues Ensemble Mondo Bizzario Band Dead Puppies: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sol14ZRPPrs That's awesome! I used to work at a catering hall in the 80s and 90s that hosted a lot of wedding receptions. We had a house band that used to play this song. They would start by playing some romantic song by someone like Lionel Ritchie or something that would get a lot of couples on the floor slow dancing. Then they would subtlety go into "Dead Puppies". The puzzled looks on couples faces as they slowly realized what they were dancing to, was hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted November 12, 2014 Share Posted November 12, 2014 I'm a big PJ Harvey fan but my wife just hates her and won't let me play her stuff in her presence. She says that Polly Jean is disturbed which is probably true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Gilbert and Sullivan - especially 'Pinafore'. Tom Waits - especially 'Frank's Wild Years'. Miles Davis - especially 'In A Silent Way' (which was suggested to me by dem00n). Any of these acts can only be listened to when no-one else is in the house - although I'm working on my daughter with the G&S stuff. I think she'll love it once she 'gets' it. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Pippy... I never use a big, big D - although "bother it" I may occasionally say... well, hardly ever. And I like Tristan und Isolde too, especially that last scene. But here's one I like - and lotsa folks don't. It's somehow a combination of rock, country, folk and blues whatever she sings. Bobby Zimmerman even backed her up with harmonica on occasion... did a lotta Fred Neil material like Blues on my Ceiling that brings up goosebumps. Few other folks seem to like her material. She lasted longer than many of the generation, but not necessarily all that well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ78-GT3gdQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 I never use a big, big D - although "bother it" I may occasionally say... well, hardly ever... .........so I'll give three cheers and one cheer more for the well-bred 'Professor' of the Gib-son For.............(um)....... ...................... LOL! The old Alma Mater always adapted one of the Savoy Operas for the end-of-year bash but, unfortunately, I was the year behind 'Pinafore' and our lot did 'Mikado' instead. Still; Great Fun all round. Nice clips of Karen Dalton. You've mentioned her before but those ones were new to me. Thanks for posting!............. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splake Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Barry Manilow. Yeah thats right. I said it! He writes the songs bit*hes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted November 13, 2014 Author Share Posted November 13, 2014 Barry Manilow. Yeah thats right. I said it! He writes the songs bit*hes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted November 13, 2014 Share Posted November 13, 2014 Burt Bacharach. Genius. P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starpeve Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 I'm a big PJ Harvey fan but my wife just hates her and won't let me play her stuff in her presence. She says that Polly Jean is disturbed which is probably true. A Brilliantly disturbed! You'd probably like Nick Cave then, I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody78 Posted November 14, 2014 Share Posted November 14, 2014 Silver Mt Zion for me. I love these guys, but most people say Efrim can't sing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Fountains Of Wayne Most people know their biggest song because of the great video to Stacy's Mom, but they're so much more. Great pop song writing with a sense of humor and an appreciation of everything that came before them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 I'll say Nickleback. I don't "love" them cause I don't even own any albums. But I do like the songs I've heard. And obviously someone else likes them too cause they've sold a lot of records and sell out venues. But I know there is a huge group of people who hate them for being "corporate" and "mall rock" or whatever other term applies when your songs get played on the radio. But I like 'em. B) I could say the same about Green Day, and I even own some of their albums. I actually do love American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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