Forgotten Indie Bands that shouldn't be

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 5:33 pm

Death To Shoegaze666 Wrote:

Polvo

do people forget polvo? seems like they get called up quite a bit to me, although they're probably not winning any new fans.

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

The Monochrome Set
The Yachts
The Records
The Passions
Sparks
The Associates

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

jennyanykind

Postmersh · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:11 pm

Ex Lion Tamer Wrote:

and these...

764-Hero
Richard Davies
Eleventh Dream Day
The Glands
The Silver Jews

I don't think anyone forgets about these...

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:23 pm

Young Marble Giants

back_space · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 6:46 pm

Here are some from my past....

The Buck Pets
7 Seconds
Overwhelming Colorfast
Walt Mink
Compound Red
Die Kruezen
Alligator Gun
Kitchens of Distinction

Psychlone · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:20 pm

Is this a good place to mention Hornets Attack Victor Mature?

shiv · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:16 pm

yes to quicksand. i'll add failure too.

i don't think brainiac is very forgotten.

longpigs (they would've been great if they didn't totally blow it with their 2nd album)
the starlight mints
yatsura
hopewell

Natural Mike · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 8:35 pm

scottycash99 Wrote:

jawbox....

Jawbox certainly isn't forgotten in this household - great band and nice people. I was just listening to the J. Robbins one-off project Rollkicker Laydown 7" a few minutes ago.

Seam gets my vote, although several people around here like(d) them. The Problem With Me is one of my favorite albums ever.

alive · **Joined:** Mon Nov 29, 2004 1:00 am **Posts:** 352

Magazine.

Not really forgotten, but more forgotten than they should be. Their first three albums are all amazing.

duckyboy · **Posted:** Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:05 pm

Billzebub Wrote:

Since "Sunburnt" in the mid-90's, they've released "Secret Box" (which is impossible to find, although I will own one some day) and "Sketchbook".

I ordered "Secret Box"--I think it was like 30 bucks. I saw one on ebay probably over a year ago and it was selling for about $70. I wonder if it's even higher now? I should have ordered a few just for this reason.

I'll add, in the kiwi vein, the Verlaines and Tall Dwarfs.

HideousLump · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:03 am

Nash the Slash

Lambchop · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:35 am

shiv Wrote:

yes to quicksand. i'll add failure too.

i don't think brainiac is very forgotten.

the starlight mints

See, I don't think Failure is forgotten. Of course it's a good thing if Brainiac isn't forgotten, I just don't know many people who know them.

Odds Bodkins · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:01 am

Scratch Acid

alongwaltz. · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 2:44 pm

Can I vote for Lambchop,
The Minders,
The Red House Painters,
Spent, and
Frente!
?

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

bingo trappers

FT · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:04 pm

Treat Her Right

Everyone remembers Sandman for his work with Morphine, but I'll always prefer his output with THR. They only recorded three albums, but all three were stellar.

Another band I'd like to mention in this category are Wild Seeds, who I think only recorded one album (in the 1987-88 timeframe). They were an Austin band very much in the vein of X, and their frontman now spends his days writing for my favorite magazine, Texas Monthly.

I sure do wish I still had that Wild Seeds album...

Watermelon Gun · **Posted:** Sat Mar 12, 2005 11:10 pm

Lift To Experience
Unwound

bort · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:48 pm

could someone tell me about The Meteors please? i would like to know what their best release is. thanks!

bort

Billzebub · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 10:26 pm **Posts:** 6459

bort Wrote:

could someone tell me about The Meteors please? i would like to know what their best release is. thanks!

bort

You've got to be careful. There are two "Meteors", one was either Dutch or Belgian, and did some weak synth/new romantic crap in the early 80's

The Meteors you want are the psychobilly band fronted by P. Paul Fenech. "Wreckin' Crew" is probably their best LP, it contains the single "Johnny, Remember Me" and a kick-ass cover of "Get Off My Cloud". Any of the singles or albums on the Mad Pig label are also solid.

bort · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:59 pm

yeah i'm lookin' for the psychobilly stuff

Yail Bloor · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2005 8:03 pm

alongdrive Wrote:

Can I vote for Lambchop,

Lambchop just came out with two (2) rekkids last year (I even saw them live!!!)

I think may have peaked with "Nixon" I havent dug their last three discs nearly as much that or "What Another Man Spits"

<===Lambchop fan

Vanlandingham · **Posted:** Sun Mar 13, 2005 9:31 pm

I was just listening to Failure the other day. Certainly not forgotten in my book...

I was going to say maybe Prefab Sprout or Love and Rockets, but I could be wrong.

Lambchop · **Posted:** Mon Mar 14, 2005 3:12 am

Yail Bloor Wrote:

<===Lambchop fan

Awwww....shucks :wink:

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Jellyfish

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