What's a band you like, but no one else knows about?

[Spaceman_Spiff]

Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club.

 

[spinner89]

A Sound mind. They are kind of a less angry version of Linkin Park

 

[SnakeF]

Sorry for bringing back this thread, but I didn't want to start a new one. A band that I love but no one else seems to know about is The Levellers, they're a british World band and they rule.

 

[J-Alfred]

Oingo Boingo all the way.

 

[GonzoGamer]

I'm still surprised by how many people don't know who Tom Waits is. He's really well known amongst musicians, but not the general public.
He's my all time favorite.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWJvohfCCdk

Barry Black too. He does a lot of (80s) Waits like instrumentals. Weird stuff but I like it.
Nothing on youtube. Just some guy who does covers of other songs.

Also, one of the few things I really appreciated about GTA4 was the soundtrack: almost as good as San Andreas. Besides having two jazz stations, it got me into Russian music (yes from the tree good songs on that station) like Leningrad and Golgol Bordello which wasn't but really should've been on there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sM1Ahn0Osjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZDspUAXTFM&feature=PlayList&p=AB60024E73404B8D&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=6

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Tragedy, the world's no.1 metal Bee-Gees cover band. Yes you heard me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbQmE5QJKT0

 

[Julianking93]

Let's Active.

I'll bet no one on here knows who they are.

 

[Takoto]

IOSYS, DBU Music and Gackt.

Oh a heads up, there Japanese bands. :B

 

[RandomRican]

Cake

 

[Monocle Man]

Abney Park. Little-known steampunk band. Quite catchy. They have their own website at www.abneypark.com

Blast, you beat me to it.

Only know about their existence for a week or so, though.

*Silly me, not looking at the age of your post.

 

[timmytom1]

I'm a fan of Steve Vai. :3 Not really sure who else knows about him, but certainly none of my friends or family.

Steve vai is a pretty big name in the virtuoso world

 

[hem dazon 90]

r hawking and pete namlock


jean michel jarre

 

[timmytom1]

Taproot.

I remember them,they`re the ones SOAD and fred durst fell out over ,did they make any other albums than welcome?

 

[timmytom1]

I think one other person has mentionned them in my stint on these forums , but Sacred reich Surf nicaragua [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6HF7mxTlo]

and
Layed to rest/Ignorance [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdvy24wD6RM]

i`d also like to recommend Viking
Man of straw [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeNb2ffnC5E]

 

[cthulhu5]

Bella Morte. I have never met another person who knows who they are.

 

[NeutralMunchHotel]

For a band I can guarantee you've never heard of, try the Littlest Man Band, they were a side project of one of the members of Reel Big Fish, and they're awesome. Look up a song called "Always Sayin'" for starters.

Also try Neutral Milk Hotel.

Chuckle.

It was that very song (Always Sayin') that encouraged me to buy Better Book Ends, which I did this morning, then I searched the Escapist to see if there were any like-minded people. There were. I've only listened to the first three songs on that album, but I already love them. Just a shame they broke up four-and-a-half years before I began listening.

Oh, and Neutral Milk Hotel? Also awesome. I'd say they were like an early Fleet Foxes (FF and NMH are the only semi-popular folk bands I can think of).

As for my suggestions... I would say Modest Mouse and Moxy Fruvous. I know Modest Mouse are pretty big in Americaland, but over here in England they are pretty unknown (at least to the majority of people, but them indie kids know everyone...). Moxy Fruvous are a Canadian folky band, and if I were to recommed one album it would be 'Live Noise'. This is perhaps the best live album ever, and I can tell you why in three words: Lowest Highest Point.