Musicians you adore but probably no one else on DU does

[LynneSin]

Me?

I'm a giant size Robbie Williams fan who, from what I hear, is HUGH!!!!111!!! in England but relatively unknown in the states. He's not even wasting time promoting his latest album (which I adore) in the US because he actually lives in LA and likes going unnoticed.



He also put a kick-ass performance on at the Live 8 show.

Oh, and the guy is pretty smart too! His take on Bush:

"I'd make a better U.S. President than George Bush. Bush is an idiot. I'm a better public speaker than him. It makes you wonder about the voters."

[billyskank]

1. He is indeed somewhat hugh11 over here

:hi:

[Hissyspit]

121. understatement, I believe

[underpants]

2. U2 and Oasis

BEst bands since the Beatles

[Susang]

8. !

:yoiks:

[redwitch]

28. U2 fan here!

Amazing band to see/hear LIVE! When I last saw them Bono was in a gold lame jump suit. Be still my beating heart!

[TInCanCommunications]

117. you think no one else here likes U2?

the biggest band of the last 20 years???

[ET Awful]

3. I wouldn't say "adore", but I really dig Dan Bern's music

I may not be the only one, but I'm probably one of the few on DU who even know who the hell he is.

[tigereye]

47. he is wonderfully witty - great stories

he is on my "want to see live sometime" list. He tends to get a lot of play here on our "community" radio station.

[ET Awful]

55. He's very good live.

Very fun, energetic shows. He's also a pretty damn nice guy, I talked to him for a while after a gig he played in Boston 5 years ago or so.

[Divameow77]

4. I adore Robbie Williams

I think he is hot, and some of his music is cool, but I haven't heard his new album yet.

Is he still dating Rachel Hunter?

[Idylle Moon Dancer]

5. (Garmarna, Triakel) / Emma Hardelin

from Sweden.

Has anyone even heard of them?

[Kellanved]

6. Ton Steine Scherben,

Beatsteaks,
Die Toten Hosen,
The 8th Grade,
Tocotronic,
Die Fantastischen Vier,
...
:P

[asthmaticeog]

7. Die Toten Hosen? Really?

I thought I knew you! :cry:

[Kellanved]

18. a "Die Ärzte" Fan?

Here of all places . :grr:

[asthmaticeog]

30. Die beste Band der Welt, mothafucka!

[Midlodemocrat]

9. I like the Scissor Sisters.

:hide:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

42. lol. so do loads of other people

[asthmaticeog]

10. How much time you got?

I've got a WHOPPIN' big collection of stuff that majorly cups my balls but that no-one else really gives two shits about.

[ralps]

11. I really like Richard Thompson

:hi:

[Innoma]

13. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Always a fave!

[taterguy]

19. Have you heard his work with the Golden Palominos?

Difficult to find but worth seeking out.

[tigereye]

49. seconded

great guitar player and lyricist and witty performer with very DU friendly politics.

:thumbsup:

I stood in the rain to see him a few summers ago - well worth it.

[AngryAmish]

12. Run-DMC

[Innoma]

14. John Martyn

Not too obscure, but not too well-known either.

[Metta]

103. Won't you bear it in mind for me.

May you never lay your head down, Without a hand to hold. May you never make your bed out in the cold. Also, Spencer the Rover. Great stuff.

[two gun sid]

15. Shane McGowan.

I love that Paddy Punk.

[redwitch]

27. Pogues, right?

"You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot" Gotta love that!

[two gun sid]

54. Yes, Pogues and The Popes.

[redwitch]

56. Never heard the Popes

But the Pogues "Rum, Sodomy and the Lash" is a perfect album, IMHO.

[taterguy]

16. Tommy Womack

Only because he's so obscure. He was in the wrong place at the wrong time: a punk rocker in Kentucky in the 80s. Now he occasionally puts out great CDs that don't really fit into a genre. He's a songwriter but he's too loud for folk and too literate for other genres. His ode to the Replacements is something all music lovers should be forced to listen to.

[redwitch]

17. My son the bass player

You guys know him as LifeDuringWartime. You would love him if you knew him though!

[malmapus]

20. James Iha

Funny how everytime Smashing Pumpkins is mentioned Billy Corgan is always the one that comes to mind.

I was always blown away by James guitar techniques and style. I remember first time I saw Viewphoria with some of their live footage and this conert they did in London, where James put on this Laser tag helmet, and had the gun pressed against the pickups of his guitar and had it firing, the sound that came out lol. Everytime I get my guitar out and play along with SP songs, I'm always finding myself playing along with his parts (funny that can pick the two styles out in their songs Billy always seems more "chaotic").

But yeah, that's the musician I "adore".

[ghostsofgiants]

Haha, "Adore."

Yeah, I'm easily amused by puns, haha.

Random useless fact: James and I share the same birthday.

[malmapus]

38. heh, wondered if that would get caught

Not one of my favorite albums though (Gish and Siamese Dream kinda guy) :D

[Benfea]

81. Bad answer. Lots of people like James Iha.

Or, I should say, it's a bad answer because it's a good choice. ;)

[ghostsofgiants]

21. John Frusciante (specifically for his solo work)

Some might love him as a member of the Red hot Chili Peppers, but his solo music is far superior, in my opinion.

[Benfea]

22. The Bad Examples, Ekaterina Velika and Big Black

The Bad Examples
A Chicago bar band that sadly never made it big. They blended the blues with bubblegum pop-rock and clever, sarcastic lyrics (an odd combo to say the least).


Ekaterina Velika (EKV)
(Sorry, that's the best link I could find.)
A Cold War era rock band from Yugoslavia. Although the band was Serbian, they were more popular in Croatia. Kind of a laid-back blend of 70s classic rock and 80s artsy rock.


Big Black
The godfathers of industrial music.

[graywarrior]

23. Buzzy Linhart. Love him. And then again, hate him.

[DancingBear]

65. "Pussycats Can Go Far"

Just so you'll know at at least one person here knows who he is. :)

[graywarrior]

70. OMG. He stayed with me at my house in Ipswich MA way back

in the late 70's. That's when he used to carry around cans of salmon and vitamines in his suitcase. If I can find the photo I have with him, I will post it.

Not many know that he wrote Bette Midler's Friends.

Hey, The Time to Live is Now.

[DancingBear]

79. He was always a cult favorite of Rolling Stone magazine

back in the early 70's.

Back when I used to collect LP's I am sure I had that one ("Pussycats") somewhere - I remember the hair.... :)

[graywarrior]

127. Yeah, he had great hair.

Before he stayed with us for a few days, I saw him perform in Ipswich. I was shitfaced and talked to him after the show for a few minutes. Then I saw perform at Boston University a few years later, and he was shitfaced. Two peas in a pod.

Here's his new website. He looks nothing like this anymore. But he can still scat sing better than anyone else.

http://www.buzzylinhart.com/

[RandomKoolzip]

112. Hey, I have his double album, "Buzzy." Strange guy.

He's like some kind of uber-hippie, overdosing on good vibes. There was an interesting comic book put out back in the 90's detailing some young hipster's friendship with Mr. Linhart. Forget the name of it, but it was cool and funny; apparently, Buzzy was a TOTAL space cadet: would forget his dick if it wasn't strapped on, etc.

There was a 18-minute long raga on side four of "Buzzy" that I played on the radio back in 2001. Good stuff.

[graywarrior]

147. Remember that movie Groove Tube?

And yes, he was a adult child. He never slept, and if I remember right, he had stopped using heavy drugs in the 70's. Now he's a pot advocate and in a wheelchair, but still performing gigs.

[Maddy McCall]

24. I like David Allen Coe,Merle Haggard, Waylon, Roger Miller, Dolly Parton

Iris Dement,the Carters, Charlie Pride, Jeannie Sealey, Conway Twitty...so many more I could list...


I like a lot of music that I am sure most DUers wouldn't like.

[redwitch]

26. I love Iris DeMent, Dolly Parton!

Roger Miller The King of the Road? Love him too. :hi:

[Maddy McCall]

29. Cool. Then if we ever have a get-together, you and I get to pick out...

the music. :D :hi:

[redwitch]

39. OK by me! But I like all kinds of music

Rammstein work for you too? :-)

[ismnotwasm]

34. Not a country fan exactly

But I like the music from Twitty, Pride, Tom T. Hall, Merle Haggard, Jennings and have a bunch of LP's in the attic from my Grandmother of all people (I never knew she liked country) As well as lots of Johnny Cash, who I AM a big fan of. (A part time not enthusiastic country fan I guess..) Most of the newer country I don't like.
David Allen Coe sometimes pisses me off, but mostly just cracks me up.

[Maddy McCall]

72. Yes, that's the way David Allen Coe is.

IF there's anything you must say about him, it's that he's authentic.

He was to be in Lafayette, LA, right before hurricane Rita, and I had planned to go, but, alas. :(

Your grandmother has the kind of music that I was raised on. It's funny, when you get older, you nostalgically return to the music of your childhood, if for no other reason than that it reminds you of people you lost.

[HuskerDU]

75. Love 'em all too!

I'm into a lot of dif kinds of music and country is one of my favorite genres. Iris Dement is Heaven-sent! Glad folks are starting to know her.

[Wapsie B]

110. I love that traditional country.

The white-man's blues. George Jones, Roy Acuff, Hank Snow, Hank Williams....the list goes on...

[lpbk2713]

118. Yes

And Marty Robbins, Bobby Bare, Emmylou, Ray Price, Ronnie Milsap, many more.

I really liked that era of country.

[Common Sense Party]

120. I'm with you. Gotta love that ol' time country... n/t

[no name no slogan]

25. Adrian Borland

The late great leader of 80s britrock group The Sound. After the Sound split, Borland went on to make several distinguished (yet severely underappreciated) solo records.

He died when he threw himself in front of a London Underground train in 1999, after a recurrence of mental illness.


Adrian Borland

[djeseru]

31. David Sylvian. Harold Budd.

U2. The Sundays.

I could probably think of others...at around 1 or 2 am.

[no name no slogan]

37. David Sylvian is quite good

I saw him live back in 1987. Very good show. He even moved to my town (Minneapolis) for awhile in the late 80s-early 90s.

I love the Japan stuff-- even the first couple albums, which he has disowned. "Quiet Life" remains in heavy rotation at my house, 20 years after I first heard it.

[djeseru]

45. Long-time Japan fan too.

I "discovered" them back in 1984 with Gentlemen Take Polaroids, but have never had the chance to see either/or live - I can only imagine what great shows he must have. "Orpheus" remains one of my all-time favorite songs.

Did you come across Rain Tree Crow? "Pocketful of Change" was another beautiful piece.

[no name no slogan]

80. Rain Tree Crow are also quite good

the Japan reunion in everything but name! I saw Sylvian with an ex-gf on the night we broke up (we broke up on the car ride home). But still it was a good show!

[sarahinmexico]

102. Love David Sylvan

My husband introduced me. I never would have found him otherwise.

[GOPisEvil]

41. The Sundays!!!

I saw them live several moons ago. 2nd row center! :bounce:

[djeseru]

46. Wow, what great seats!

I've liked them since Reading, Writing and Arithmetic - Static & Silence was alright, but I did really enjoy "Another Flavour" off of that one.

[GOPisEvil]

48. I wasn't a fan until I saw that show.

A friend was supposed to take his gf, but they broke up. Her loss = my gain.

[driver8]

59. OMG -- I love the Sundays!! Never saw them live, though...

are they still around??

[Innoma]

43. Hooray for Harold!

David Sylvian too, for that matter.

[DanCa]

32. James Mcmurtry and Stephan Smith. (nt)

[RetroLounge]

58. James Mcmurtry!

I saw him at a small club in Milwaukee when he was touring Too Long in the Wasteland.

Great show!

RL

[Orsino]

134. You're gonna find a lot of McMurtry fans on DU. n/t

[insanity]

33. Journey, and Skid Row.

For some reason most people don't like Journey (comeon their bassist is Randy Jackson, that makes them inherently amazing). I only know one one dude who still rocks out to Skid Row.

[Ramsey]

35. Loreena McKennitt

Love her stuff, great Celtic melodies and lyrics. Probably too mellow for most folks here.

[redwitch]

44. I saw her live some years back (about ten)

OMG! She is amazing and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE her music!

She floated out on stage in a long purple velvet dress. Her electric violin player I was ready to marry on the spot! He came out to "tune up" and began the most incredible rendition of "Amazing Grace". I was transfixed! She referred to her band as her "idling Porsches" The band is unbelievable live! I wish she would tour. OK, I'll calm down now. :blush:

[Ramsey]

128. Never have seen her!

She needs to put out a new album and go on tour!!!

Her live album is great.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

66. She's has an ethereal quality to her voice

She must have learned from angels...

[Atmashine]

135. Yay for Loreena!

I like her and Sarah McLaughlen. And Enya. And Dido. And Nine Inch Nails. But I won't go there.

[ismnotwasm]

36. Ronnie James Dio

Best vocalist in Rock. I'm sure there are other fans though

[Common Sense Party]

122. Here. Dio, while being one ugly little troll, has an excellent

metal voice.

I enjoy lots of other unfashionable metal/hair bands:

Judas Priest
Triumph
Scorpions
Dokken
Accept
Iron Maiden
Queensryche
Fastway

etc. etc.

[Left Is Write]

40. I'd have said Raul Malo and Billie Joe Shaver, except...

I happen to know there is at least one other Raul Malo fan and one other Shaver fan on board!

[jpgray]

50. Tim Granada

Unless it's RKZ or someone, I doubt anyone knows who he is. He's not that great, though--sounds like a Roger McGuinn / Feargal Sharkey lovechild.

[Tikki]

51. Adore, oh yes....but, he has passed on...

and I miss him.








Tikki

[leftofthedial]

52. Me. lotd in "real" life.

LOL

[tigereye]

53. Scrawl

one of my fave all female bands ever. And not loved by much of anyone here but me. :(

Also, Human Switchboard was a great Ohio punk- type band back in the 80s.

[enigmatic]

97. I've met both bands

When I lived in Columbus I'd see Scrawl at Stache's all the time playing; Marcy Mays is a sweetheart, as well as a great musician.

I love Human Switchboard; "Who's Landing On My Hanger" is one of the great lost records of the 80's. I saw them a few times growing up in Clevo; I always loved Myrna's voice on their version of "Downtown"

I know Bob Pfieffer was an A&R guy for awhile after the band broke up, but I haven't heard his name in years..

[tigereye]

159. Human Switchboard were really popular here in Pittsburgh

at that time. It was a big deal to see them. I loved Refrigerator Door song ( I think that was what it was called.)
Marcarian has an NYC band called Ruby on the Vine.

Scrawl was great! I loved seeing them. They used to play here all the time. My band with them once, I thought it was an honor. Great harmonies.

[GalleryGod]

57. I'll let these guy make up a list.

[driver8]

60. Captain Sensible. I'm not a big Damned fan, but love the

Captain's solo stuff.

I also think Joey Santiago from the Pixies is one of the best guitar players around.

[Bzzzz]

61. Crash Test Dummies...

[Atmashine]

136. Mmmm Mmmmm Mmmm

That's the only song I know from them. They're awesome.

[BlueStateGirl]

62. I love Robbie Williams! I don't understand why he hasn't cracked

the US Market.

[LynneSin]

133. I've read where he doesn't want to

He actually lives in Los Angeles and since he isn't big in America no one bugs him when he goes out in public. The way we obsess over celebrities here in America (and even in other countries do the same for their celebs like Williams gets in England) I can honestly say I don't blame the guy!

[Whoa_Nelly]

63. Jann Arden

I like her voice and quite a few of her songs. A more mellow type of music for me.

I think she's from Canada.

[u4ic]

84. I LOVE Jann!

She's also one funny lady.

Did you see her 'date' with Rick Mercer, on Monday Report? She's on "Week of November 15, 2004" http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/backissues.html

[Whoa_Nelly]

90. Wow! Not many people I know have even heard of Jann

much less listened to her.

Started listening to her back about 1996.

Will check out your link. Thanks! :hi:

[u4ic]

91. Most Canucks have heard of her

She's also a fellow Albertan. :D

[Whoa_Nelly]

99. Would love to see her sometime!

Maybe better get myself to Canada again!

[thefool_wa]

64. George Michael - oh yeah!

Second best singer/songwriter of our time, hands down, indisputable.

The best is probably a DU fave: Trent Reznor

[Benfea]

67. OK, I have a few guilty pleasures but...

EWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

[thefool_wa]

68. Whoa!

I guess I hit one that I stand alone on, sweet!

[BuelahWitch]

144. Nope, I'm a George Michael fan

Ever since I heard him sing live on television in the mid 80s. I knew there was more to him than lots of hair and a pretty face.

[thefool_wa]

145. Amen

I was about 10 when "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was big, but when I heard "Everything She Wants" I was hooked for life.

It is still one of my all time favorite songs.

[RevolutionaryActs]

69. I lurve Robbie!

:loveya:

His music is great, and he's a hottie to boot! :7

[Blue-Jay]

71. Green Day.

(just kidding. I don't really like green day.)

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

73. The Tiger Lillies

The criminal castrati and his accordion driven anarchic Brechtian street opera trio performing their unique mix of falsetto crooning, strange gypsy music, cabaret from hell and deranged black comedy all over Europe.



http://www.tigerlillies.com

re Robbie Williams - have you read Chris Heath's "biography" Feel? I say "biography" because it's basically Heath following Robbie around for about a year with excellent access. I'm not a Robbie fan (although you gotta love "Angels" & the "Rock DJ" video is utterly brilliant), but I'm interested in what he represents and he's far more interesting than most in his corner of the pop world and got a lot from the book. Looking at amazon.com it seems it hasn't been published in the US, but you can still pick up a copy via the "used & new" sellers":

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0091897548/

Out of interest, have you ever checked out "Take That"? (IIRC, currently doing a reunion tour, obviously sans Robbie.)

[Indy_Dem_Defender]

74. Pat Green

Country Music Singer/Songwriter out of texas, not your usual crap out on country radio now days.

[AKPacker]

76. I have two

Atlanta Rhythm Section and The Outlaws.

[HuskerDU]

77. Who knows maybe other DUers are into:

New York Dolls- Have been one of my fav bands for over 20 years now. (sad to see them back together with only 2 'real' members)

Hanoi Rocks- Yes, even cheesier than the Dolls, still dig 'em. (I doubt ANYBODY on DU will say this band was good, seriously doubt it.)

Hey these bands are on there because I doubt anybody else likes 'em. I could put any random old hardcore band and SOMEBODY would come claim to be a fan!

[Blue-Jay]

78. LOVE the Dolls!

[REDKING]

82. A peice of advice...

Robbie williams...get back into the sea...A pretender...thats what he plays on,
A very average person BIGGED UP by little men and women who think that he is actually talented.

[Redstone]

83. Judee Sill.

Redstone

[DancingBear]

86. Yes, and all of her LP's are now out on CD n/t

[Redstone]

95. No shit! Thanks for the info, I haven't heard "rugged road" except in my

mind for about twenty years.

Redstone

[Dave Reynolds]

85. Flogging Molly.

[Reverend_Smitty]

88. I think they are awesome!

Flogging Molly is my favorite driving music. I crank them up whenever I have to drive long distances

[Kathleen04]

87. Billy Joel

:yoiks: :hide:

[Dees]

151. Me too!

[begin_within]

89. Liberace, seriously. His very early recordings, before he became campy.

[REDKING]

94. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ...

I like it.

[Borgnine]

92. Paul McCartney

Yeah, yeah, he's not John Lennon or George Harrison. Well fuck that. He was never supposed to be. Nearly 70 percent of all my favorite Beatles songs are McCartney's, and his new album (Chaos and Creation) is a true return to form.

Oh yeah, and the Wings-era may not contain anything deep, but try getting some of those songs out of your head.

Why can't we just love all the Beatles?

[SouthoftheBorderPaul]

107. Macca's my favorite Beatle.

I know Lennon had the brains but Paul had major, major musical talent and facility that Lennon could not touch.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

93. Styx.

[Common Sense Party]

123. I don't understand whyStyx is so hated.

I thought they were quite good, back in their prime. REO SPeedwagon as well. ELO.

Lots of these 70s and 80s bands are routinely mocked, derided and given short shrift.

Screw it. I like 'em.

[Kerrytravelers]

96. Michael Ball LOVE HIM!

He's the orginal marius in Les Miserables. I met him backatage in Passion in London in '96 (OMG, 10 years ago!)


(This is the only pic I could find right now)

[cmkramer]

139. I'm a fan too

Incidentally, he's now appearing on Broadway -- I believe he's playing "Count Fosco" in THE WOMAN IN WHITE.

My pick for artist I love that most people on DU probably don't is Clay Aiken. Incidentally, there are quite a few similarities in how both Messrs. Ball and Aiken are perceived -- both are often derided as appealing only to middle-aged housewives for one. And both have to deal with questions about their sexual orientation -- even though in Michael Ball's case he's been in a long-term relationship with Cathy McGowan for many years.

[Floogeldy]

98. Margaret Roche

I pity the fool who does not know and see what I mean.

[enigmatic]

100. Willy Vlautin of Richmond Fontaine

Fellow lefty guitar player, brilliant songwriter, and a helluva guy..

[Floogeldy]

101. BTW, Robbie Williams looks like a greasy ghoul.

Congratulations. :)

[sarahinmexico]

104. Manu Chau

French guy, sings quite a bit in Spanish and English as well. My favorite of all time however is my husband, singer/songwriter/guiter player.

[swag]

105. Zoot Horn Rollo

But I must admit that I know that other DUers adore Zoot Horn Rollo.

So I am, as always, way off topic.

[Metta]

106. Pierce Pettis, Betty Elders, Dick Gaughan, Ernie Hawkins.

Sezen Aksu, Franco, Tabu Ley Rochereau, Kanda Bongo Man.

[faithnotgreed]

108. i dont know if no else does but sufjan stevens comes to mind

innocence mission
jeff buckley (though many others adore him too im sure)

just a few off the top of my pointed head

matt pond pa
bloc party
kathleen edwards
songs:ohia

on edit: i better stop now because i will keep adding

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

109. Beeb Birtles

The core of several classic groups, the one you probably know is The Little River Band.

I believe I'm probably the only American who has a copy of "Mississippi"- an early group-named album Beeb was in that put out just the one album. But it's a rock classic (never released in the USA). Beeb & Co. are all from Australia.

http://www.birtles.com/
http://www.birtles.com/mississippi.html

[I Have A Dream]

111. Nickelback -- honestly

:hide:

[TInCanCommunications]

113. Dude, they suck

I hate that cornball crap.

They're pretty well known and liked though, no?
Maybe it's because I grew up in Canada.
dunno.

[I Have A Dream]

115. I'm not a dude. No explaining why someone likes something.

I don't like everything of theirs, but I really like a few of their songs. I don't mind being alone on this. I've never been one to be swayed by peer pressure. :)

[TInCanCommunications]

116. sorry, i don't use dude to denote sex anyway

catchall ...

[TInCanCommunications]

114. Guided By Voices/Robert Pollard

Oh, and about 500 other indie rock bands.

[NMMNG]

119. The Curtain Society

http://www.curtainsociety.com/

They are a "local band" from MA, but not likely to be known outside of there.

[no name no slogan]

161. They are very very cool

I love that kind of shoegazy-dreampop stuff. One of the guys who plays in the Curtain Society is a contributor to The Big Takeover fanzine, IIRC. I've been a BT subscriber for 15 years, so I've heard them mentioned several times.

[Hissyspit]

124. The Archies.

[swag]

125. Ida Kavafian

[LSK]

126. Andrea Corr

:loveya:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

129. DIXIE CHICKS DIXIE CHICKS DIXIE CHICKS DIXIE CHICKS

While like many on the left I never listen to counrty, I think we could all go buy a CD by THE FIRST PEOPLE TO MAKE A PUBLIC STATEMENT AGAINST TYRANNY before the tyrant ruined their career. Between now and Nov we need more artists and actors speaking out and and you better believe musicians watch record sales... A sudden increase in Dixie Chick sales tells other musicians how to make some easy money and induces public outcry.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

132. Actually, Bush didn't hurt them at all.

They had the Number one country music tour that year.

[bertha katzenengel]

157. Who cares about their public statement against tyranny? The Dixie Chicks

are good. I like them - and generally I don't care for country music.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

130. Laurie Berkner.

Yes, at present, my choices are pretty much dictated by the needs of a four year old grandson. But I even find myself singing her stuff when he isn't around. :silly:

[DS1]

131. And, to insult him in his native British, he's a complete twat

He's not dissing Bush, he's just stroking his ego all over you.

[SKKY]

137. Jarabe de Palo...Probably the best group you've never heard of...

...They're this group from Spain (Barcelona) I fell in love with about 8 years ago. PHENOMENAL!!!!

[blindpig]

138. The Fugs.

Well, I guess there are a few old freaks out there who can recite "Johnny Pissoff meets the Red Angel" but I don't remember even seeing them mentioned.

When the Red Angel comes
And the TV is cold
Do you pray in the dark
For the rest of your soul?

When you lie in the dire death coma
Do you think that you're going to heaven
Oh Johnny
With a violent heart?

[kwassa]

140. Monday, nothing, Tuesday, nothing, Wednesday and Thursday, nothing ....

and

Do You Like Boobs A Lot?

[kwassa]

141. misplaced note deleted

[blindpig]

143. Greetings, fellow old fart.

Just don't make stuff like that anymore, do they?

[blindpig]

142. Dupe

Something weird just happened.:crazy:

[stpalm]

146. The Arrogant Sons of Bitches

Also:

Bomb the Music Industry!
The Briefs
Dillinger Four
Streetlight Manifesto
The Suicide Machines
Catch 22
The Planet Smashers



About Bomb the Music Industry- It is actually one guy in his room, playing and mixing all the instruments himself. All their music is free on their website:

http://bombthemusicindustry.com/#

If you like DIY Punk and Ska, they are awesome.

[Zomby Woof]

148. Morbid Angel

The supreme death metal band extraordinaire. Trey Azagthoth takes vintage Edward Van Halen and Mozart and elevates it into the next realm by creating a miasmic blistering stream of sonic lava. Pete Sandoval's inhumanly brutal and deadly accurate drumming destroys my speakers and turns them into volcanic ash. And you can't beat David Vincent's Cookie Monster-on-PCP vocals. It's good to have a vocalist in metal who doesn't sound like his balls are anywhere within 1,000 miles of a vice, with lyrics which would turn Pat Robertson into a quivering terrorized mass of worm jism.

"Blessed Are The Sick", their second effort from 1991, is a masterpiece in the rarefied air of Slayer's "Reign In Blood" or Sepultura's "Beneath The Remains".

[jus_the_facts]

152. World Of Shit (The Promised Land)......

...never heard before...these lyrics hit a nerve though! :headbang:

Bred from the bowels
Sheep one and all
Bound by the doctrine of lies
To fucked human shit, I shout blasphemy!
As I make my way thru to
The promised land

Smell of shit is so foul
Writhe in disgust
Earth heaves and death comes to call
All the waste - Cling to your lie
You are as sand and the wind blows
My disgust - A fever
To kill a thousand more

Gene dead from birth
God's holy fuck
Canonized but of no use to me
Human shit, waste begone from my earth!!

Desolation - No life bodies littering
Beast of earth devour!
Cleanse this world for those who deserve

Burning cities, all is well
I remain in my conviction
As the waste in sewer flows thru the promised land

[jus_the_facts]

149. Great White ~ Face The Day..pretty much sums up life since 2001....

:headbang:

I don't want to face the day the day, today

Long nights leave me stranded
Black visions, danger signs
No love- I need protection
Feels like I'm on a production line
Daggers of dawn, cold hearted day
Why does if have to be morning?
Cover my head, stayin' in bed
Too late the luckless warning

Outside the screaming city
Red lights, hungry eyes
Sucks like a space invader
The vacuum of its lies
Stealin' my strength, stealin' my time
It's raining in a world of traders

Let me keep on sleeping
Forget that I'm alone
One day of faceless living-
is twenty-four hours too long
I don't want to face the day

Give me the night, it's more forgiving
Hold back the light from my eyes
Please stay invisible darkness
can't see the tears that I cry
I know it's comin', loaded with nothing
Trapped in a tunnel of time

I don't want to face the day
The day, today

:banghead:

[momophile]

150. Dead Milkmen!!! I love them!

And was lucky enough to see them three times - once in Sacramento, once in Berkeley, and once in Boulder.:bounce:

[buddhamama]

154. make that two

i am positive there are more than just the two of us !

[Benfea]

156. Three

I think that disqualifies this candidate.

[buddhamama]

153. Melt Bananas

and/or Cult of Luna. I wouldn't go so far as to say no one here adores them but, the number is probably very few.

[hyphenate]

155. I'm still kind of lost in the 60s and 70s

and early 80s.

Mark Lindsay and Paul Revere and the Raiders
The Monkees
Phil Collins
Gordon Lightfoot
Johnny Tillotson
James Darren
Jim Croce
Harry Chapin
The Carpenters
Neil Diamond
Glen Campbell
John Denver
Steve Lawrence
ABBA
Kenny Loggins
The Eagles


I guess the most up to date ones I like are Seal and Sting.

I also like The Corries, which I only "recently" discovered in my pursuit of Celtic music, and David Lanz, king of the romantic "New Age" music.

So I'm a little "out there" I suppose in my musical taste.

[mvd]

158. Here are some

I haven't gone over my whole collection.

I like Brie Larson a lot, but since she's very teen-poppy (but good pop,) you probably won't see anyone else mention her here.

I haven't seen these pop/rockers mentioned by others: Angela Ammons, Fefe Dobson, The Veronicas, Maria Mena, Halo Friendlies, Butterfly Boucher, The Effection, Hope 7 (I have seen a fellow Faders fan and a fellow The Like fan, though. Also saw another Bonnie McKee fan once.)

I haven't seen these lesser known artists mentioned by others: Stacie Rose, Julie Gribble, Thea Gilmore, Penelope Houston, Josh Ritter, Saving Jane, Jo Davidson, Laura Dawn, Stars, Plumb, Brandi Carlile, Jerra, etc.

Some country stars like the much improved Little Big Town and Amy Lavere get ignored. I'm sure I like the popular group Sugarland more than DU as a whole.

[peekaloo]

160. Tift Merritt and Vic Chesnutt.

[El Fuego]

162. Cowboy Junkies