coogeeboy Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Even though they have since gotten critical acclaim, a great band that never made it was Big Star. Perfect power pop with country undertones. Yes another very underated band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Crack the Sky. nice I still have "We Want Mine" from Animal Notes in my mp3 library I got Dog City around '90 or '91 - REALLY good album. my old and newer choices would be: 70s Ram Jam - everyone remembers Black Betty off their debut album, but their 2nd lp was "Portrait of the Artist As A Young Ram", and had some really hard fast tunes that still sound good, most notably "Just Like Me" and "Wanna Find Love". 90s Thought Industry - Found these guys by accident when I was really into industrial in the early 90s, and was totally blown away. Took a shot in the dark based on "Industry" in the band name - when I saw the "Metal Blade" label, I knew I was in safe territory :lolo: Extremely complex arrangements where smoothly flowing harmonies suddenly erupt into an all-out metal onslaught, then back again. The first 2 releases, Songs For Insects and Mods Carve The Pig: Assassins, Toads and God's Flesh are my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakdaddy Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Even though Bob Mould did "make it" in a critical sense with Husker Du, his second band Sugar really should have busted loose. I liked them so much better than Husker Du, & they were commercial enough in 92' to really go beyond, but not to be. I really recommend "Copper Blue" by them, a great lost early 90's album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muse Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 My Bloody Valentine self-destructed right as they released their second album and mgnum opus,Loveless... and it's taken them 16 years to get back together again. Whether or not they actually produce anything this time is still up in the air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Well would you put Boston in this category or 38 specilal? Or did they "make it"? They both had successfull albums and then just kind of faded off into the sunset. Boston was huge. They faded off because they spent too much time in the studio and Tom Scholz got too distracted with his side business of guitar electronics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimmyjage Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yah, can't argue with Captain Beyond. Do you remember the original cove with the '3D' cover? Anyway, my second choice would be Crack the Sky. Yes I have thew 3D cover which is cool. Crack the Sky was also a great band, Live Sky is a must have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepsteve Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 I REMEMBER THIS BAND CALLED CANDLEBOX,THEIR FIRST ALBUM WAS GREAT BUT THEY SURE HIT THE SOPHORE SLUMP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock Action Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 My vote goes to Badfinger. Had these blokes kicked on when they should have then i reckon Led Zeppelin had some pretty serious competition in the early 70's. Bad management, suicides & some heavy competition from the changing face of rock cannot deny that this band wrote the purest of pop songs with unforgettable melody's & hard driving riff's that were too irresistable to ignore but that's seems to be the case. What a shame they are more popular now then when it really mattered. RIP Pete, Tom & Mike. Your music will last forever. Badfinger was AMAZING. To these ears they still are. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who truly appreciates these guys. Anyone have their "BBC In Concert" disc? Man, these guys tear into songs like you'd never imagine, particularly their cover of Traffic's "Feelin' Alright". Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahyoubetcha Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Another band that comes to mind is Max Webster. They were big in Canada in the late 70's, early eighties but I don't know if they had success anywhere else. Has anyone here from outside Canada heard of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knebby Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Another band that comes to mind is Max Webster. They were big in Canada in the late 70's, early eighties but I don't know if they had success anywhere else. Has anyone here from outside Canada heard of them? Yeah my sister's boyfriend was a fan of them and Rush and Mahogany Rush. I think I saw Max Webster supporting Rush once. Will have to look at my old tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorrcoq Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The Small Faces. A GREAT 1960's English band that never made it across the pond. The fact Madonna is in the Rock Hall of Fame but the Small Faces are not, makes me want to vomit. I was going to say The Faces. They "sort of" made it, but a lot of their success was tied into Rod's solo career. If Rod would have fully committed to the band they would have been one of the best. Certainly I never saw a more fun concert than Foghat opening for the Faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bong-Man Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Anyway, my second choice would be Crack the Sky I saw them too. They played a version of "I am the Walrus" that kicked major ass. I just heard one of their tunes on XM Deep Tracks. Locally, I'd choose The Rockets. They were a talented band that was always searching for an identity. In reality, they were just a fantastic bar band. They sold out shows of 15,000 around here, but never made it past being a warm-up band around the rest of the country. As much as I hate to admit it, I've grown fond of Renaissance. It's hard to believe that American radio didn't embrace this band back in the day. If marketed correctly, they would have sold like hotcakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
led zep maniack Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Dont forget T.REX they were good also a band called RIOT in the eightys had a cd called RESTLESS BREED check it out also APRIL WINE were a good band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ady Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Dont forget T.REX they were good In the UK they were massive during the early seventies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yeah my sister's boyfriend was a fan of them and Rush and Mahogany Rush. I think I saw Max Webster supporting Rush once. Will have to look at my old tickets. Mahogany Rush Wow that's a blast from the past. My brother was really into them when I was a kid. I vaguely remember listening but I couldn't conjure up a song if I tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RjK Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 The FourHorsemen, Rockin Is Ma Business and Business Is Good !!! RjK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Klu Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 early 70's mode... Humble Pie was rockin, but today they are just a footnote in a Frampton bio. Crabs. Cactus was a cool band as well. The live side of 'Ot and Sweaty is killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypeO Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Yeah my sister's boyfriend was a fan of them and Rush and Mahogany Rush. I think I saw Max Webster supporting Rush once. Will have to look at my old tickets. I saw Mahogany Rush twice - once with Sammy Hagar and Nazereth. Frank Marino was an incredible guitarist. I actually heard of Mahogany Rush long before I knew of Rush. also APRIL WINE were a good band. April Wine was awesome! First Glance (originally titled Last Chance) had a killer song "Roller", and The Nature of the Beast had "All Over Town", which is still one of my favorite "lesser knowns". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorrcoq Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 The FourHorsemen, Rockin Is Ma Business and Business Is Good !!! RjK yeah, they were a great rockin' band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahyoubetcha Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Yeah my sister's boyfriend was a fan of them and Rush and Mahogany Rush. I think I saw Max Webster supporting Rush once. Will have to look at my old tickets. Yah, Max always opened for Rush whenever they played around here (Ontario). Saw them together at least 6 times. Always a great show. The first time was in the cafeteria at the local university just after Fly By Night came out, and just before Max's first album came out. No seating, just sit on the floor wherever you could find a spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahyoubetcha Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I saw Mahogany Rush twice - once with Sammy Hagar and Nazereth. Frank Marino was an incredible guitarist. I actually heard of Mahogany Rush long before I knew of Rush. April Wine was awesome! First Glance (originally titled Last Chance) had a killer song "Roller", and The Nature of the Beast had "All Over Town", which is still one of my favorite "lesser knowns". I remember Mahogany Rush did an awesome cover of Roadhouse Blues. Excellant guitar player! April Wine was the first concert I saw. 1972 at the local arena for the Stand Back tour. Saw them about a dozen times after that, but the first time was the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zosodude13 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 How about King Crimson? -created the entire genre of prog -long line of fabulous musicians (Greg Lake, Robert Fripp, Michael Giles, Ian MacDonald) -In the Court of the Crimson King and In the Wake of Poseidon are amazing they never made because the line-up kept changing and were definatly not main-stream that original line-up for the first 3 albums would had been brilliant, if they didnt break up (Greg Lake was SOOOOO much better with King Crimson then with ELP!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 The Tragically Hip. Huge in Canada but nowhere else it seems..... What a great band !!! Also, I don't think the original Little Feat got anywhere near the attention they deserved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenman Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I'd say Can, not just an interesting cult band but a group who's achievements and influence rivals the likes of Zep and the Beatles for me dispite almost no commerial sucess. Can - Oh yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahyoubetcha Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I'd say Can, not just an interesting cult band but a group who's achievements and influence rivals the likes of Zep and the Beatles for me dispite almost no commerial sucess. Can - Oh yeah Interesting, but rivals Zep and the Beatles? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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