Name a singer/band that no one has heard of

[ArmorOfGod]

Okay, I want everyone to name a singer or band that is great, but has never been heard of or is not well known.

I am kind of looking for some new music. I lucked up and heard an interview with the Decembersists on the radio and loved the music they were playing. I am buying their cd this week off of half.com (I am cheap) and would like to know what obscure yet good music everyone here at MT listens to.

AoG

 

[Brother John]

28 ton splitter


Your Brother
John

 

[Kacey]

Cradle of Filth

 

[terryl965]

We are Dirt

They where a punk rock band around LA in the early 80's

 

[Carol]

Southern Culture On The Skids

 

[shesulsa]

The Daddyos ... Surf band from Huntington Beach, California.

 

[tellner]

Peter Russell and the Ribosomes
The Thorndyke Pickledish Pacifist Choir

 

[Blindside]

The Paperboys

 

[RED]

This was a band popular in the '70s people might have forgoten about.

Frank Marino and Mahogony Rush

 

[Don Roley]

Oh, I can think of a band you have never heard of.

The Boom- who are famous in Japan for their song Shima no Uta.

You might not know what they are singing about, and you might have problems finding it, but I think you will enjoy it if you locate a CD.

Edit- the following is a cover of their song by another band on Japanese television. If you like what you see, be assured that in my opinion the original is much better for a western way of listening to music. You won't go wrong looking them up in the music store IMO.

 

[crushing]

Gary Jibilian http://www.garyjibilian.com/


Buckethead http://www.bucketheadland.com/

 

[SFC JeffJ]

Boiled In Lead is a great band. Very eclectic, in a good way!

 

[JasonASmith]

Iced Earth!

 

[exile]

The Dorkestra—very eclectic, Bloomington Indiana-based band, terrifically accomplished musically—real virtuosos and very funny as well... don't know if they're still together, heard them in the early 1990s, have one of their CDs...

 

[MarkBarlow]

Hoyt Axton. He wrote Jeremiah was a bullfrog and had several songs that got airtime in the 70s. On a side note, his mom wrote Heartbreak Hotel.

 

[Ninjamom]

Take Six: Accapella Jazz/Gospel vocal fusion in 6-part harmony. Have won numerous international awards, but because the genre is so 'niche', few have heard of them.

Joy Williams: My fav. female solo vocalist

 

[Seeking Zen]

Death Sentence great 80's Canadian Punk Band. Maybe one of best punk bands ever.

 

[Flatlander]

Varga. Their two albums, Prototype and Oxygen are perhaps two of my most treasured. I believe they're Canadian. Industrial hard rock. Good stuff.

 

[Touch Of Death]

The Lords Of Acid. I don't care what anyone says about them, but that girl can sing!
Sean

 

[bushidomartialarts]

darkest of the hillside thickets. surf punk band from canada with most of theier lyrics based on hp lovecraft.