Music Treasures

Being a huge fan of music, I have long ago stopped listening to radio, watching MTV or paying attention to the grammies. It has become great fun to search for artists of underground fame or ones that are talented and no one has ever heard of (hence frequent trips to NOLA)

Has anyone got any names to share of music they've discovered?

My recent list:
Fiona Apple
Dresden Dolls
Fishbone (okay they're pretty famous but never in the mainstream)
Florance + THe Machine
The Bid Damn Band
Telesma
Vanessa Dau

Dave Brubeck; Charlie Parker; Dizzy Gillespie. Oh chit! You meant rockers. hehehe

I’ve been listening to Latin music lately so none of it is “mainstream” to me or, and here I’m generalizing, most English-speaking types.

My all time favorite underground band is The Ramones. I don’t, nor have I ever, sought out the off the beaten path music. When I’m turned on to new music or artist, I’m usually, amazingly into drawn to the it. Since my tuning in and dropping out statement is and always has been not bothering with TV, I just don’t have time to chase up the best new music. I will absolutely have to check out Lauren’s list.

Some of my favorites...

Originally Posted by Mokoa

I like the 3 Dog Night, but Mancini was the best ever. And Peter Gunn...the series was awesome!!!!

Geez....I guess it depends upon how you want to try to compartmentalize it....

"Back in the day bands" that just never got the recognition/acclaim that I thought they were due.....

Arrested Development
Bad Brains
Badfinger
The Beat / English Beat / General Public
Big Bam Boo
Bootcamp
The Call
Sam Cooke
Crack the Sky
Curtis Mayfield
Fishbone (with you on that one!)
4 Out of 5 Doctors
Franky Beverly & Maze
Funkadelic
Kings X
Live (Ed Kowalczyk is still knocking around, I think...)
Lone Justice
Midnight Oil
The Nazz
PM Dawn
Timbuk 3
Tom Tom Club
The Tubes
Utopia
Warren Zevon

"Still Getting It Done" without the recognition/acclaim I think they're due..

Fiona Apple (with you on that one too!)
Chuck Brown (with & w/o The Soul Searchers)
Cake
I Nine
Jimmie's Chicken Shack
Joe Jackson
Lyle Lovett (famous in pockets of the music community but the guy's a genius...outta be a household name)
My Morning Jacket
Todd Rundgren
Jill Souble
Lewis Taylor

I'm sure I've slighted a dozen others in each category but if you've not listened to half of these...this should keep you busy for a while...

Does Nirvana circa 1988-89 count?

I'm so loving Mishka's "My Love Goes with You" - its my love song to my daughter....and "Coastline Journey" is beautiful too

MC Yogi - "Ganesh is Fresh" is my favorite - but its all great, fun music

Cee Lo Greens "F*ck You" - its such a great song to play loud and hard in the car. Its also a really well contructed song in terms of lyrics. This might be my all time favorite song right now.

Does Nirvana circa 1988-89 count? Originally Posted by discreetgent

Yes Nirvana is one of the few bands I've been in on since its inception. I also love the "back in the day" list of Sys's. Great list.

So I guess Dave Matthews Band prior to Crash also counts

Listening to South Beach - Surfers
Music For Cocktails Pt.4 - A great compilation - remixes of material recorded by music legends Sarah Vaughn and Billie Holiday, as well as original tracks from such dance acts as Baeka and Tevlon.

Sleigh Bells - as loud as the iPod will blast it.

Cheers,
Mazo.

Does Nirvana circa 1988-89 count? Originally Posted by discreetgent

Another "yup" here. If you were on 'em before anybody ever heard of them...that counts!

Growing up, I was blessed with a brother 10 years older than I who had a great ear for good music & spotting bands on the rise. He turned me onto most of the music I listened to & most of that long before anybody else had heard of them. He came home from a bar in DC one night raving about some kid that he was sure was gonna be big....Michael something or other....Stipe, I think....

Yes Nirvana is one of the few bands I've been in on since its inception. I also love the "back in the day" list of Sys's. Great list. Originally Posted by OliviaHoward

Danke! I'll have to play around with that whole gifting of a playlist thing from the other thread.

These may be a little old for most of you...but some damn good songs.

Just click on the song to listen.
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R.K.

Your list reads like the cast of one of those PBS Doo-wop specials that they run during "pledge time".
I'm not in any way dismissing or deriding your choices. It's just that when I watch those shows, realize that I grew up with that music, and then look at myself the question arises....Why does that audience look so old when I'm not?