Bands that only you seem to like

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  • Throbbe
    Throbbe Posts: 10
    bartman100 wrote:
    Cardiacs anyone?

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxhuQWKwbqY

    Everyone SHOULD love Cardiacs, they just don't know it yet.
  • Throbbe
    Throbbe Posts: 10
    philcubed wrote:
    Wasn't going to mention The Wedding Present as they are my favourite band of all time, so assumed someone else liked them. Saw them playing George Best in Southend a couple of years ago. Have you tried Cinerama?

    Tempted to see them play It again 30 years after release next year in Manchester as part of an all day gig with others of a similar vintage.

    I first met Mrs Throbbe when I complimented her on her Babes In Toyland T-shirt. Still love them.
  • philcubed
    philcubed Posts: 260
    Tickets booked for Spiritualized on 7th Nov. should be a good one with orchestra and gospel choir.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,794
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    my grandad's bike wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Shreikback.
    No doubt there will be some enlightened, but not a band I can talk about without people saying "Who?".

    There was always going to be someone who was your "nemesis" :D Big like here.

    I still play ‘My Spine (Is The Bass Line)’ at dark venues where the young people go to dance and ‘Coelocanth’ from the Manhunter soundtrack is a great piece of music from a great movie scene.

    I seem to be the only person that likes The Church. ‘Is This Where You Live’ is one of my top 10 tracks ever.
    Don't know whether to be disappointed that so many like them, or chuffed that my taste is vindicated. To a certain extent. :wink:
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
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  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    Thanks for the call on Spiritualized!

    Never been on my radar but My Spine Is My Bassline is now purchased from iTunes and is on my iPod shuffle which I use for my turbo sessions!
  • arthur_scrimshaw
    arthur_scrimshaw Posts: 2,596
    I know they are fairly mainstream but anyone like Porcupine Tree and Younger Brother? Both fairly recent discoveries for me via Radio Paradise and very into both esp PT.
  • voodooman
    voodooman Posts: 183
    Talking Heads "This must be the place (naive melody)"

    Used to have all their albums on a walkman for bouldering & rock climbing around the Peak District in the mid to late 80s. I remember watching Johnny Dawes climbing Beau Gest (several times) and he was listing to them and that track in particular. Brings back so many memories I have to be careful playing it as it's liable to make my eyes well up but can't say why.
  • voodooman
    voodooman Posts: 183
    Spaceman 3? Anyone.

    Skirling guitars and a few hazy years at uni.
  • BelgianBeerGeek
    BelgianBeerGeek Posts: 5,226
    ^Quite like the bit of Porcupine Tree I have heard.
    For me, the band I quite like but when you play to mates they look blank/offended is Therapy? I got into them years ago when listening to a rock show on a forgotten NI radio station. I think they are pretty good, but no-one else seems to. It's taken 15 years for the Missus not to leave the room when they get played.
    Ecrasez l’infame
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    Spiritualized are the best band of the last 30 years. Jason Pierce is my generations Brian Wilson.

    The Beta Band
    Witness
    South
  • skyblueamateur
    skyblueamateur Posts: 1,498
    How did I forget Shack. Unbelievable band!
  • diamonddog
    diamonddog Posts: 3,426
    Carmen
    Stomu Yamash'ta
  • cruff
    cruff Posts: 1,518
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    ^Quite like the bit of Porcupine Tree I have heard.
    For me, the band I quite like but when you play to mates they look blank/offended is Therapy? I got into them years ago when listening to a rock show on a forgotten NI radio station. I think they are pretty good, but no-one else seems to. It's taken 15 years for the Missus not to leave the room when they get played.
    Troublegum is one of the best albums ever made. Criminally underrated. They were the nuts live as well - at one point it seemed they played every other week somewhere in London. Knives and Screamager - what a way to open an album!
    Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
    Specialising in Git Daaahns and Cafs. Norvern Munkey/Transplanted Laaandoner.
  • philcubed
    philcubed Posts: 260
    voodooman wrote:
    Spaceman 3? Anyone.

    Skirling guitars and a few hazy years at uni.

    Saw them in Morecombe in '88 (?), Jason Spaceman went on to Spiritualized, Sonic Boom on to Spectrum, though I last heard of him when he produced some songs by Insect Guide a few years ago.
    Insect Guide anyone? Recommend if you like the above, or Jesus and Mary Chain etc
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    Angus & Julia Stone.

    Just brilliant.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,794
    Joelsim wrote:
    Angus & Julia Stone.

    Just brilliant.
    Their "Angus and Julia Stone" album from 2014 is pretty good.
    I prefer her solo stuff to his though. He definitely needs her help.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • secretsam
    secretsam Posts: 5,098
    voodooman wrote:
    Spaceman 3? Anyone.

    Skirling guitars and a few hazy years at uni.

    LOL didn't they do an album called "Taking drugs to make music to take drugs to"? Which pretty much summed them up!

    Think they morphed into Spiritualized and the lead guy went solo as Sonic Boom????
    It's just a hill. Get over it.
  • laurentian
    laurentian Posts: 2,388
    I've got the Sonic Boom album with the rotating swirly cover . . . puts dents in whatever album cover is next to it
    Wilier Izoard XP
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Angus & Julia Stone.

    Just brilliant.
    Their "Angus and Julia Stone" album from 2014 is pretty good.
    I prefer her solo stuff to his though. He definitely needs her help.

    Nah, some of the best ones are when he sings. Try Down The Way album.
  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 25,794
    Joelsim wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Angus & Julia Stone.

    Just brilliant.
    Their "Angus and Julia Stone" album from 2014 is pretty good.
    I prefer her solo stuff to his though. He definitely needs her help.

    Nah, some of the best ones are when he sings. Try Down The Way album.
    Had it for years.
    Different strokes for different folks.
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • joelsim
    joelsim Posts: 7,552
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Joelsim wrote:
    Angus & Julia Stone.

    Just brilliant.
    Their "Angus and Julia Stone" album from 2014 is pretty good.
    I prefer her solo stuff to his though. He definitely needs her help.

    Nah, some of the best ones are when he sings. Try Down The Way album.
    Had it for years.
    Different strokes for different folks.

    I saw them at Shepherd's Bush a few years ago. They both played about 15 different instruments.
  • joe2008
    joe2008 Posts: 1,531
    The Vapors - New Clear Days and Magnets were great albums.
  • eric_draven
    eric_draven Posts: 1,192
    zebulebu wrote:
    BelgianBeerGeek wrote:
    ^Quite like the bit of Porcupine Tree I have heard.
    For me, the band I quite like but when you play to mates they look blank/offended is Therapy? I got into them years ago when listening to a rock show on a forgotten NI radio station. I think they are pretty good, but no-one else seems to. It's taken 15 years for the Missus not to leave the room when they get played.
    Troublegum is one of the best albums ever made. Criminally underrated. They were the nuts live as well - at one point it seemed they played every other week somewhere in London. Knives and Screamager - what a way to open an album!

    Saw Therapy? quite a few times back in the day,and got to see them at Whitby Goth Weekend back in April,still a great band
  • crispybug2
    crispybug2 Posts: 2,915
    joe2008 wrote:
    The Vapors - New Clear Days and Magnets were great albums.


    Jimmie Jones is a brilliant song and hardly ever heard
  • joe2008
    joe2008 Posts: 1,531
    crispybug2 wrote:
    joe2008 wrote:
    The Vapors - New Clear Days and Magnets were great albums.


    Jimmie Jones is a brilliant song and hardly ever heard

    It really is, they are thought of as 'one hit wonders' because of 'Turning Japanese' but they were so much more than that.
  • Gromson
    Gromson Posts: 100
    Air (in particular, Moon Safari)

    Bonobo
  • oscarbudgie
    oscarbudgie Posts: 850
    Gromson wrote:
    Air (in particular, Moon Safari)

    Bonobo

    Incredible album, I've never got bored of it in,what , 16 years? I like a lot of their other stuff too
    Cannondale Supersix / CAAD9 / Boardman 9.0 / Benotto 3000
  • bikes`n`guns
    bikes`n`guns Posts: 959
    Not a band, but I discovered Bill Fay years ago and he was a revelation . No one else has ever heard of him.

    Stunning British singer song writer and well worth digging out.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIIp1hQ37AI
    Trek,,,, too cool for school ,, apparently
  • Frank Wilson
    Frank Wilson Posts: 930
    I think I may well be on my own here...The Ohio Players

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTstTWSGnEs
  • Garry H
    Garry H Posts: 6,639
    Incubus

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