Great Bands Not Many People Have Heard Of

[chaplin]

The Reverend Horton Heat:
Y'all might know this from Guitar Hero http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn4lJqbv7So

The weirdest supergroup ever, Oysterhead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3C-qKFZeXFg&feature=related

Would The Sex Pistols count?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQkActP-isE&feature=related

 

[ydkwidrmw]

Anyone heard of Gogol Bordello?

 

[Con Carne]

Twisted Method.
I heard them at Ozzfest on the Jager Stage, and thought they were awesome.

 

[Skooterz]

One greatly underappreciated band is:

"Kamelot"

Okay, so they ARE popular in eastern Europe, but almost no-one outside of Norway has heard of them, which is a shame, because they are a genuinely good symphonic metal band, and deserve far more recognition.
Then again, the entire metal genre is underappreciated thanks to the raft of 'scream music', which I am NOT a fan of!

I've been a fan for years, and I live in New York. *shrug*

 

[Wardnath]

Opeth would be my top choice for this topic; they are still relatively unknown, and I consider their work to be genius, especially Still Life and Blackwater Park. Mikael Akerfeldt is, from my viewpoint, a great frontman: his compositions are brilliant, lyrics poetic and deep, and singing voice incredibly good, whether growling or singing normally. I could write volumes about Opeth, but I much of what the band is can only be conveyed by their music. Check them out, chances are there will be something in their catalogue that you will enjoy!

What? Opeth's HUGE, bro, everyone in metal knows about Opeth.

On topic: Weeping Birth (brutal blackened death metal)

Ea (funeral doom metal) (song's too long for YouTube)

Heaven and Hell (aka Black Sabbath with Dio as the vocalist)

/thread

I also like how the one guy in Weeping Birth is far heavier than the nine guys in Slipknot could ever be. ^_^

 

[SonicKoala]

Oh hey, another " ---- no one has heard of" thread, how original. Anyhow, I'd go with Surfer Blood - 90s Alt rock with a modern twist. Pretty awesome, especially their album Astrocoast

 

[Americow]

His other band is pretty popular, but this guy is awesome no matter what.

Serriously this song has been stuck in my head for a week.

 

[crazy-j]

the turisas

finnish viking metal band, friggin amazing

 

[GyroCaptain]

My contribution to this thread is a Scottish band mostly known within Scotland for helping to revitalize folk in the 70's, though they experimented with electronic instrumentation and occasional prog-rock elements: Silly Wizard. Most of their stuff is hard to come by these days.
The Queen of Argyll [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv0zauTaUj0]
Donald McGillavry [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=appBtXoxfb8]
The Ramblin' Rover [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbxZNlYXJgM]
Lament for the Fisherman's Wife [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC1ZY8SC4ew]
The last is interesting in starting as somber guitar-playing folk and proceeding slowly to borderline space rock. (Synth at about 6 min in) The lyrics are amazing.

Since I don't know jack about most modern music, I'm gonna go old school here; every single one of the bands/singers I'm about to list has garnered me a response of "Who?" more times than I care to remember:
*snip*

Seriously? Some of those I can imagine (I'm familiar with all myself), but Eric Clapton and Pearl Jam? One would think with the kind of exposure both those names have had... wait, I've run across people unfamiliar with either too, and my own age (20s). As you were.

ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

I likes me some 'From the Beginning', 'Jerusalem' and their version of 'Peter Gunn' quite a good bit, not to mention 'Knife Edge'.

The listings of Opeth, Mars Volta, Juno Reactor, and Free by people all make me wonder what exactly well known is, because while they aren't exactly on the tip of everyone's tongue they're all successful enough I'd expect a music aficionado to have heard of one or more.

 

[ghstman]

Oh hey, another " ---- no one has heard of" thread, how original. Anyhow, I'd go with Surfer Blood - 90s Alt rock with a modern twist. Pretty awesome, especially their album Astrocoast

Like I said, I haven't been around here long, so I didn't know it was that common of a topic. (My reg date says last november, but I only signed up so I could try some of the games in the Yahtzee conteset. I only really started posting and exploring the forums a week ago). If it's any consolation, I started the thread to try and find new music that others like and I should try, not to show off what I'm into.

For content: Team Teamwork [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8TgQbki1Ik&feature=PlayList&p=1256E8581922EE21&index=5] The guy is a mashup artist, and did an entire album of mashing up songs with the soundtrack to Ocarina of Time. This particular song is Busta Rhymes mashed with Geruda Valley, and I think is the best song on the album.

 

[Skooterz]

the turisas

finnish viking metal band, friggin amazing

Turisas is pretty cool, but I've always preferred Amon Amarth for Viking metal.

OT: I'm not sure how popular Zandelle is... their latest album, "Flames of Rage" was amazing, but the others are kind of lacking in comparison.

 

[TheDoctor455]

I have yet to meet anyone my age (19-20) that has heard of the Inkspots, let alone listened to one of their songs. Which is a shame, because they're pretty damn good.

 

[Straz]

The Beatles.

But seriously, The Cat Empire.
Dem good.

 

[A big red rooster]

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[A big red rooster]

Running Wild. Pirate metal pioneers.

 

[Acier]

I'm sorry but can we at least try to keep these threads down to one a week?

 

[Nazulu]

ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

I likes me some 'From the Beginning', 'Jerusalem' and their version of 'Peter Gunn' quite a good bit, not to mention 'Knife Edge'.

Good to see someone knows 'em here but have you heard their songs Tarkus, Trilogy, The Endless Enigma and Karn Evil 9? Those are the really big songs.

 

[GyroCaptain]

ELP (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)

I likes me some 'From the Beginning', 'Jerusalem' and their version of 'Peter Gunn' quite a good bit, not to mention 'Knife Edge'.

Good to see someone knows 'em here but have you heard their songs Tarkus, Trilogy, The Endless Enigma and Karn Evil 9? Those are the really big songs.

Yep. It's been a while since I've listened to Trilogy or Works Live though, which are the albums I'm most familiar with apart from that Greatest Hits floating around here somewhere. I'm also rather fond of the Moody Blues.

 

[Psyco Slim]

the hives

majesty

parkway drive