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knyfeknerd

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We all have our favorite bands/artists that nobody else(like friends) appreciate or understand.
Introduce me to something new, weird or funky that you hold dear. I'm into all types of music except for "new" country and pop-crap. I used to love hip-hop/rap too, but most everything that comes out now is God-awful!

Here's a few of mine:
Pinback
San Diego's finest. I love every song by these guys. Super mellow and chill. I describe it as musical Valium.
[video=youtube;3h9QFXviJ2E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h9QFXviJ2E[/video]

Band of Horses
Great stuff. Pretty mellow too. A majority of their stuff is in the "baby makin' music" vein, but is good listening if you're driving.
[video=youtube;Sh8OTO4wSMs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh8OTO4wSMs[/video]

Atmosphere
If you like hip-hop and have a brain, this guy is the shiznit
[video=youtube;oMBMgxUw6YQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMBMgxUw6YQ[/video]

Built to Spill
guitar driven alternative rock. If you like Dinosaur Jr, you'll love these guys
[video=youtube;tRFOjLIl7G0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRFOjLIl7G0[/video]

Thanks, I can't wait to hear what weird stuff you listen too....
 
Cheap Girls

They got the whole 90s guitar driven alt rock thing going on.
[video=youtube;6mIP_kjJeNs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mIP_kjJeNs[/video]

Big Eyes

Female vocals, crunchy guitars.
[video=youtube;wx6WrJSTvYg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6WrJSTvYg[/video]

Marked Men

[video=youtube;IJG1HE6_aYo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJG1HE6_aYo[/video]
 
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Gogol Bordello. They are coming out with a new album, but this song is from their last one. It is hard to describe Gogol Bordello, they are kind of a mix of immigrant gypsy cabaret punk.

[video=youtube;x3hwPiHosFY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3hwPiHosFY[/video]

Another artist I has been liking is Chuck Regan. If you are interested in what a punk rocker sounds like when he converts to alt/folk/country he is it. Geraldine is one of my favorites. He also sings under the name Rumbleseat.

[video=youtube;LsmAULca8a4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsmAULca8a4[/video]

John Grant has a great voice.

[video=youtube;o0l5vyj0SXY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0l5vyj0SXY[/video]

If you have gotten a little weary of Mumford and Sons, Matthew and the Atlas has a similar yet fresher folksy sound.

[video=youtube;v-aOlgZjHzs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-aOlgZjHzs[/video]

I love Shearwater's Animal Life

[video=youtube;Tv7z-uyMeRc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv7z-uyMeRc[/video]

Pennywise's version of Stand by Me is pretty different and fun. Note: at 1:30 it changes beat and lyrics are a bit explicit.

[video=youtube;iQ1ajf4cDlA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ1ajf4cDlA[/video]

Andrew Bird stuff. Privateers is the video, but Scythian Empires and a host of other songs are awesome too.

[video=youtube;spad-NyE2HU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spad-NyE2HU[/video]

This cover by Tracy Thorn and Jens Lekman is awesome, but the wife won't like it.

[video=youtube;3yV8Ull5Vz4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yV8Ull5Vz4[/video]

Alkaline Trio's acoustic version of Over and Out is cool.

[video=youtube;mAEQgt_xgt4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAEQgt_xgt4[/video]

Last one, Saint Judes Infirmary's Goodbye Jack Vetrianno is one of my favorite songs of all time.

[video=youtube;kREy2dbq1Ks]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kREy2dbq1Ks[/video]

k.
 
My Homey, Big C. (Big dude with the glasses)

[video=youtube_share;_JoAMsXeu1g]http://youtu.be/_JoAMsXeu1g[/video]
 
[video=youtube_share;6bLOjmY--TA]http://youtu.be/6bLOjmY--TA[/video]
[video=youtube_share;BYE4CVhVkhw]http://youtu.be/BYE4CVhVkhw[/video]
[video=youtube_share;aQy5vKAaTuA]http://youtu.be/aQy5vKAaTuA[/video]
[video=youtube_share;I1wg1DNHbNU]http://youtu.be/I1wg1DNHbNU[/video]
[video=youtube_share;JQpghrLEYyE]http://youtu.be/JQpghrLEYyE[/video]
 
Some oldies
Screaming Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends
British rocker, this album features Jimmy Page(produced by Page too), Jeff Beck, Jon Bonham, Noel Redding and Nicky Hopkins
[video=youtube;N1x6fkK4lKE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1x6fkK4lKE[/video]
 
I like female vocalist so I have to mention Tift Merritt, Kim Richey, and Patty Griffin. They all have a bit alt. rock country to them.

Umphrey McGee - a free form rock band.

+1 the Talking Heads. Their Brick box set in surround sound is amazing!!

+! Oingo Boingo Could anyone get away with a song titled "I like Little Girls" anymore? Their live album is pretty good.
 
[video=youtube_share;AEYN5w4T_aM]http://youtu.be/AEYN5w4T_aM[/video]
[video=youtube_share;g4-2onb62y8]http://youtu.be/g4-2onb62y8[/video]

Saw these guys several years ago at Hell's Kitchen.
[video=youtube_share;CdhqVtpR2ts]http://youtu.be/CdhqVtpR2ts[/video]
 
Mr. Drinky, you have great taste in music. I love Chuck Ragan; I've seen his band Hot Water Music over 20 times, including the time I flew to Florida to see their first reunion show back in 2008. I've also seen Chuck Ragan solo countless times. I used to see him all the time when he and his wife lived in LA and he was just getting the solo stuff going.
 
Got some here for you, hope you enjoy 'em. I think Theory might like these if he see this :)

[video=youtube;jj4csT4eviU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj4csT4eviU[/video]

[video=youtube;-pVHC1DXQ7U]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pVHC1DXQ7U[/video]

[video=youtube;NHfWY0is3rE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHfWY0is3rE[/video]
 
Lots of intersting stuff here...my Amazon music wishlist just got bigger.

Here are some of my favorite underappreciated/obscure songs/bands.

Aquabats...just a bunch of goofy colleges guys having a lot of fun making ska-fusion music...one of their classics:
[video=youtube;uIqLz6LqMsU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIqLz6LqMsU[/video]

The Violent Femmes seem to be a rather underrated group, particularly for their work after the debut album. Here is a nice satrical piece from their sophmore effort, with video from a film school project:
[video=youtube;Lwj5_SNWYc8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwj5_SNWYc8[/video]

Not sure what category this guy falls in...but he's having a lot of fun making music:
[video=youtube;p0xWLahk86I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0xWLahk86I[/video]

Can't miss Judge Dread...the first non-Jamaican to have a reggae hit in Jamaica...and the most banned musical artist of all time...warning: HIGHLY suggestive lyrics:
[video=youtube;G_Tfxw21k5k]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_Tfxw21k5k[/video]

A bit of Leonard Nimoy speaking the Desiderata:
[video=youtube;vOX8YYK9Ln8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOX8YYK9Ln8[/video]

A bit of pre-nerdcore...M.C. Hawking doing "Entropy":
[video=youtube;5bueZoYhUlg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bueZoYhUlg[/video]

A bit of sarcastic ska fusion from the Bay Area:
[video=youtube;DVKXuepj2UM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVKXuepj2UM[/video]

Of course there is the j-Pop surf music fusion of the 5, 6, 7, 8's...made famous by the Kill Bill scene with the Crazy 88's:
[video=youtube;7DJv0rx5g-c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DJv0rx5g-c[/video]

Apocalyptica...the chello quartet that covers metal songs, here is Metallica's Fade To Black:
[video=youtube;x97f-_y93a0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x97f-_y93a0[/video]

Which of course brings up Iron Horse...bluegrass cover band...here is their version of Fade To Black:
[video=youtube;na5CNNXeuRU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na5CNNXeuRU[/video]

The Asteroids Galaxy Tour...kind of euro-pop? This particular song came to my attention a Heineken commercial:
[video=youtube;x5h-LAvQDCQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5h-LAvQDCQ[/video]

This is, to me at least, techno type music...one of the few that I like:
[video=youtube;U3i_AuNqTfU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3i_AuNqTfU[/video]

The Breeders are another band that had a couple of big hits but seem to be generally underrated, here's a nice track from their Title TK album:
[video=youtube;e2QvjCrDhJ8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2QvjCrDhJ8[/video]

One of the best of the "southern rapp" genre, Bubba Sparxxx:
[video=youtube;kBnyDChSTy4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBnyDChSTy4[/video]

Another under appreciated band, Cake, from their debut album:
[video=youtube;xUYh9z2efHY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUYh9z2efHY[/video]

The absolutely brilliant combo of Shakti and John Mclaughlin doing a fusion of acoutic jazz and traditional Indian classical music:
[video=youtube;Z49]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z49[/video]

One of the founders of ska, Desmon Dekker:
[video=youtube;MikKkosT-O4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MikKkosT-O4[/video]

I'm going to stop scanning my collection now... :)

If you enjoy any of these, I probably have more like it...
 
[video=youtube;H9RAbi2xEvo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9RAbi2xEvo[/video][video=youtube;5svIHnv3gxk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5svIHnv3gxk[/video][video=youtube;1dvdPgaVCgI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dvdPgaVCgI[/video]
 
There is a british band called King Blank that I love but their stuff is hard to find.
 
How about some Gorkys Zygotic Mynci:D
[video=youtube;H1FltwTC8Uk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1FltwTC8Uk[/video]
 
Some of the best instrumentalists here:

[video=youtube;GkL6hwj91UM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkL6hwj91UM[/video]
[video=youtube;5mYEwFGa7u0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mYEwFGa7u0[/video]
 
[video=youtube;PJwo6bMKBaw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJwo6bMKBaw[/video]
 
Good thread. Being a bit of a muso, it's a good way to get know you all a bit more. I have a broad taste but ill post some kiwi tunes when I get time! :)
 
[video=youtube;1_-M4XCLEcQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_-M4XCLEcQ[/video]

[video=youtube;QqB4YPcacdo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqB4YPcacdo[/video]
 
Good thread. Being a bit of a muso, it's a good way to get know you all a bit more. I have a broad taste but ill post some kiwi tunes when I get time! :)

"Kiwi tunes? that's a thing?" he asked excitedly.
 
I don't always listen to Finnish Folk Metal, but when I do......
Actually, I really liked that.

The Sisters of Mercy, Valentine, from early 80s.
[video=youtube;23m3YYlYJac]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23m3YYlYJac[/video]
More recent, Rasputina, like Apocalyptica use of cellos rather than guitars.
[video=youtube;u0mPVQEdQHU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0mPVQEdQHU[/video]
 
Lets see - original Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, Ornett Coleman, Sun Ra, Sonny Sharrock, Harry Partch - I will think of more don't worry.
 
Seen Gogol bordello live at a very small venue. Increadible live show.
 

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