# Bands that SHOULD be popular... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 18, 2001, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343 "2001-09-18T06:03:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/41 "2001-09-21T03:51:09Z")
Didn’t Oingo Boingo do an album with a parody of the Boy Scout handbook on the album cover? I thought that was neat. Agree about **XTC** , too, but I would recommend “Oranges and Lemons.” I never heard so many songs that blew my ears apart with its sonic swirls of wit, particularly “Garden of Earthly Delights” and “Across This Antheap.” “Sonic swirls,” huh. I’m almost ready to start reviewing for Rolling Stone. ---
**Author:** ![Profane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e47774/32.png) [@Profane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profane)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/42 "2001-09-21T05:27:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by mouthbreather \* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by LunaSea \* > > \*\* > > I have to nominate …The Slackers \*\* > > I think I’m in love. _blushes_ well, um… Anyway, check out this [link](http://www.obeygiant.com) to the Andre the Giant Posse website. It has a song I’d never heard before by The Slackers/Nods (right on the front page.) ---
**Author:** ![RufusB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8491ac/32.png) [@RufusB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RufusB)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/43 "2001-09-21T07:12:39Z")
Bah…people beat me to posting **XTC** AND **The Slackers**. Guess I’ll nominate **Fugazi** , even though they have a fanatical following and aren’t mainstream by choice. They should still be more popular. ---
**Author:** ![jinty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dbc845/32.png) [@jinty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jinty)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/44 "2001-09-21T12:52:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tretiak \* > \*\*Check out Cibo Matto. The album _Stereotype A_ has taaken almost permanent residence in my CD changer in my car. \*\* Totally agree. Japanese girl bands rule 😃 Also, since he went solo, **Frank Black** (formerly Pixies lead singer) hasn’t got the attention he deserved. Most other Pixies fans I know haven’t bothered to follow his solo career. Shame. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Darqangelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecccb3/32.png) [@Darqangelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darqangelle)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/45 "2001-09-21T13:20:58Z")
**Dive** a little known band from Stockholm. I’m putting in a vote for KMFDM, regardless of whateveer soundtrack they’re on. As far as I’m concerned, there are a number of really good movies out there with horrible soundtracks, and great soundtracks to horrible movies, so I don’t judge a band by a movie soundtrack. I have so many to movies I haven’t (or have ever had interest in) see(i)n(g). “Tomb Raider”, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/46 "2001-09-21T17:51:13Z")
OK, time to do my proselytizing then… **Thanks to Gravity** New album coming out soon, MP3 sample available at their website. [http://www.thankstogravity.com](http://www.thankstogravity.com) **Ashley MacIsaac** I hear he’s big in Canada (where he’s from) but can’t figure why he can’t seem to cross over to the US. GO NOW, and find their music however you can. Ye shall listen to MP3’s that you steal from whatever music source you prefer, and then thou shalt be converted and feel the need to buy their albums. So it shall be. ---
**Author:** ![gonzoron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a6a055/32.png) [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/47 "2001-09-21T17:52:43Z")
OK, time to do my proselytizing then… **Thanks to Gravity** New album coming out soon, MP3 sample available at their website. [http://www.thankstogravity.com](http://www.thankstogravity.com) (best starter song: Rain on the hill, Megabuster, or Real Eyesoar, best song: Birthday Suit) **Ashley MacIsaac** I hear he’s big in Canada (where he’s from) but can’t figure why he can’t seem to cross over to the US. (best starter song: Rusty D-con-STRUCK-tion, best song: Wingstock) GO NOW, and find their music however you can. Ye shall listen to MP3’s that you steal from whatever music source you prefer, and then thou shalt be converted and feel the need to buy their albums. So it shall be. ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/48 "2001-09-21T19:57:45Z")
I’m chiming in on **Jets to Brazil, Delgados, Thanks to Gravity, Yo La Tengo,** and definitely **Shivaree**. How can you not love a band that titles an album _I Oughtta Give You A Shot In The Head For Making Me Live In This Dump_. And on to others that have not yet been mentioned… [Wheat](http://www.sugarfreerecords.com/wheat.html) Beautiful, soaring, majetic American rock/pop. Brilliant band. [Clem Snide](http://www.clemsnide.com) Sort of alt-country, sort of pop, incredibly gorgeous songs. Lyrics that make you want to laugh and cry at the same time; poignant and yet ridiculous. And best use of bassoon I’ve heard in ages. [Rufus Wainwright](http://www.rufuswainwright.com/) Opera-trained singer, turned disaffected diva. With influences from Springsteen to Sondheim, he knows how to craft songs with deep emotional impact and irresistible hooks. [Low](http://www.chairkickers.com/) From their site: “Low is a trio from Duluth, Minnesota, who make very slow music. That’s not the only thing there is to their music, or even the most important thing, but it’s what you’ll notice first. Low plays songs stripped to their bare essentials: slow tempos, quiet voices, powerful lyrics, and minimal instrumentations.” Intense, quiet beauty. And that’s all for now. But I’m hitting the record store hard this weekend, so I’ll let you know. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2001, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343/49 "2001-09-21T22:15:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ModernRonin2 \* > \*\* > I’m sure I’ll get some disagreement, but… KMFDM and Type O Negative. > > KMFDM I think has two things keeping them from getting really big. 1) Until very recently, they’ve been actively hostile to any big record label. Like it or not, the great masses of sheep won’t listen to anything unless it’s been on MTV. 2) They have SO MANY FLIPPIN’ albums out, your chances of getting one you like on the first try and pretty slim. Now, why should these guys be popular? Well, they rock, plain and simple. Most interesting overall (lyrics, melody, samples) industrial band I’ve listened to - though I admit I have not listened to a lot of industrial. And they’re rather given to cynicism and seem to have at least some social conscience. (See “Witch Hunt” off the “MDFMK” album.) > > ``` > -Ben ** > > ``` I agrree with this one. MDFMK was somewhat more of a “pop” band, but now that KMFDM is back together, they will resubmerge into the underground. You have to give this band credit. They released one album every year from 1992-1999. Then, during 2000 when they were broken up, two new bands having half of KMFDM’s lineup released an album each. The only year without a KMFDMesque album is 2001. The new KMFDM comes out February 2002. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-that-should-be-popular/82343.md?page=2)