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2/9/2012 6:16am
2/9/2012 6:16am
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2/12/2012 5:04pm
Any bands out there that you absolutely love and just can't believe they aren't better known? I discovered the band Failure after I found out a Perfect Circle covered one of their tunes, The Nurse Who Loved Me. The album Fantastic Planet blew me away, it should have been the Dark Side of the Moon of the 90s but I think they were only slightly popular when they were together. This album defines everything the 90s/grunge was about IMO. I HIGHLY recommend buying or downloading the album and listening to it all the way through.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX34Brpbf8k&feature=related
https://youtu.be/3KHoLogLoGg
https://youtu.be/CCHNL3-FZOA
https://youtu.be/2bFwuQkooYQ
https://youtu.be/hcJ1Ym4_g30
https://youtu.be/CCHNL3-FZOA
The Shop
King's X. There album "Gretchen Goes To Nebraska" was one of my favorite-ever albums when it came out (88?,89?). I still listen to it all the time. Check it out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2SYPzKzD94&ob=av2e
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dsp6jfzNGk8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MVsU23HAbY
Every band I listen to I always think "Why the HELL are they not as big as the Beatles? I think they are GREAT."
Down, My FAVORITE metal band, I dont know how they dont sell out arenas, but they did open for metallica. They dont even have a record label anymore, all self produced and promoted and recorded in Phil's barn.
https://youtu.be/FBLbrJxGtro
https://youtu.be/R8MnuylLIek
https://youtu.be/aKfmYGlhWWk
Flatbush.
https://youtu.be/Gd-oC5eq7Ps
Pit Row
I thank Clyde at my local record shop for these guys ,when i was 15
https://youtu.be/2fPX1EZGth8
Darkest Hour. Had a run where they were getting huge, then kinda dropped away a bit.
https://youtu.be/6hLGgo80Ps8
I was chatting to someone in a pub on saturday who saw them support Thin Lizzy the previous night night and he was also very impressed.
The Black Keys have suddenly broken through into the mainstream over here (after sitting on the periphery for about 5 years) and I reckon the popularity of other 'riff heavy' bands like Clutch could start to rise soon.
Kind of a Southern folk rock pop thingey...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0G9XKuHdE
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