# Bands you can't believe aren't famous

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [March 18, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286 "2003-03-18T15:50:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286/61 "2003-03-20T05:52:07Z")

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From what I read, Husker Du seems to have that Q rating of 99.999999.

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**Author:** ![gex\_gex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@gex\_gex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gex_gex)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286/62 "2003-03-20T13:24:59Z")

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**WordMan** : Madison Avenue’s song was huge in Australia, and then they performed at the Australian Recording Industry Association Awards and everyone discovered that her voice was pretty terrible. They went on to release a string of forgettable singles, and I’m pretty sure they’ve broken up.

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**Author:** ![Ersatz\_Shmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@Ersatz\_Shmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ersatz_Shmoe)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286/63 "2003-03-20T18:28:04Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Nutty Bunny \*  
> \*\*Is that on an album or do you have to download it? I love **Fountains of Wayne** ’s version and since I love **Travis** , I would love to hear it. Anyone know where I can find it? \*\*

It’s one of the b-sides on the “Turn” single.

There’s a band from Scotland called **Idlewild** that have somehow yet to break over here, even though their last album made a bunch of critics’ best-of-year lists. Their new album is even better, and comes out stateside Tuesday. Highly recommended.

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**Author:** ![little\_lighthouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@little\_lighthouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/little_lighthouse)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286/64 "2003-03-20T22:47:26Z")

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**Noodles** you are so right about **XTC** being too smart!  
Too bad Virgin Records was so dumb!!  
I’ll add my other most fav band (besides **XTC** ) to the list of the obscure should-have-beens, **The Waterboys**.

Being from the land of **Replacements** and **Husker Du** I’ll agree with those too… would their have been a Nirvana without the influences of Bob Mould & Paul Westerberg??

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**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2003, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-you-cant-believe-arent-famous/162286/65 "2003-03-20T23:01:37Z")

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I have to agree with **rmbnxs** on **Richard Thompson**. I just saw him live about two months ago, just him and and his guitar. I was mesmerized for an hour and a half. The man is amazing.

Haven’t seen **Wilco** or **Brave Combo** mentioned yet.

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