# Blow My Mind with Some Obscure Rock and Roll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [September 11, 2022, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358 "2022-09-11T02:11:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2022, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/201 "2022-09-24T23:56:01Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > the lyrics sound very _excel_ these days. Excel? But I agree that what makes it a '70s song is that the guy’s response to a woman not wanting to talk is … not to walk away, but to stand outside her house and sing about it to her. _What does it take_ _What must I do_ _To get you to talk to me?_ (Sure, Johnny, that’s _bound_ to work!) ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/202 "2022-09-26T23:00:00Z")
Not sure how obscure this song is, but I discovered it whileI was going through the early Prince catalog and was blown away. The song is a ripping hot and who can resist that album cover 🤣 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/INduB7K6VWo/maxresdefault.jpg "Bambi") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INduB7K6VWo) ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2022, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/203 "2022-09-26T23:11:38Z")
Too funny. My favorite early Prince song, and I was just watching live YouTubes of it today! MAN that guy could play! ---
**Author:** ![wguy123](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wguy123/32/3161_2.png) [@wguy123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wguy123)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/204 "2022-09-27T01:52:29Z")
I was also just watching the live versions, including an unaired version played on Ellen! ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/205 "2022-09-27T19:49:16Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eSRZz13YiqI/hqdefault.jpg "Iron Claw - Skullcrusher - 1970") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSRZz13YiqI) This was pretty heavy for 1970. ---
**Author:** ![Moris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moris/32/2846_2.png) [@Moris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moris)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/206 "2022-09-27T23:46:43Z")
Highly energetic rock and roll, simple, fierce and a bit sloppy. I like it. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ekq4ZMgMa1Q?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=RDEMHPmnRo7XYLvM454VllYC6A ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/207 "2022-09-28T00:15:20Z")
Obscure to American Audiences. Giacomo Castellano. Here is song from a great album called Cutting Bridges. If you run across a copy…you might be in Italy. [Giacomo Castellano - Garbage [Rock/Blues Instrumental] - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxVi8eUqKSw) ---
**Author:** ![BigDfromLA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8491ac/32.png) [@BigDfromLA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDfromLA)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/208 "2022-09-28T05:23:33Z")
This will blow your mind. Earth Wind and Fire is not known as a rock group, yet they had tremendous appreciation and value for the hard rock sound and they had some songs that reflected this. The group released their double album Faces in 1980. While the record produced no major hit singles, it was a tremendous collection of music and really was a display of EWF at their peak. The song Back on the Road may be the most rocking sounding song the group ever created. The group brought in Steve Lukather of Toto as a sessions guitarist and he was absolutely spectacular on this song. You just have to hear it to believe how amazing this song is. Back On The Road is track 6 on the 1980 EWF double album, Faces. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wTvQq3AM9N4/maxresdefault.jpg "Earth, Wind & Fire - Back On the Road (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTvQq3AM9N4) By the way, Steve Lukather also contributed amazing guitar solos to track 8 from the album, You Went Away, a power ballad featuring the lead vocals of Philip Bailey, and co-written by Bailey and Ross Vannelli. Great song and Lukather really brings his magic. Some of the best work of Lukather’s career is found on two EWF songs and really shows that Earth, Wind and Fire can rock out as good as the best in the genre. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-MOJwBGw0RE/maxresdefault.jpg "Earth, Wind & Fire - You Went Away (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MOJwBGw0RE) ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/209 "2022-09-28T06:38:23Z")
[Sydney band Buffalo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffalo_(band)) formed in I think 1971. They ended up signed to Vertigo (the label that Black Sabbath were on) and in fact supported them when Sabbath toured their Vol IV album here. Terrible video quality, I’m afraid - we only had B&W TV at the time! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RYh85aIbJHE/hqdefault.jpg "Buffalo - "Sunrise (Come My Way)"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYh85aIbJHE) ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/210 "2022-09-28T14:53:18Z")
This obscure (to me, anyway) instrumental came up on iPod shuffle. I can vouch for it being excellent for doing dishes by. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xphHp700U_4/hqdefault.jpg "The Small Faces "Wide-Eyed Girl On The Wall"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xphHp700U_4) The Small Faces never got enough credit in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/211 "2022-09-28T23:05:04Z")
Bob Log III, one man band [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/k4WFyyE3Gw8/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob log III, BlackHouse Session (I), December 2011") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4WFyyE3Gw8) Alestorm, Pirate Rock [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ta-Z_psXODw/hqdefault.jpg "ALESTORM - Keelhauled (Official Video) | Napalm Records") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta-Z_psXODw) # Mdou Moctar - “Live in Niamey, Niger” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DFZobgLF5Vc/maxresdefault.jpg "Mdou Moctar - "Live in Niamey, Niger"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFZobgLF5Vc) ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/212 "2022-09-28T23:15:24Z")
Meshugga Beach Party [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ylKmC4EiFWE/hqdefault.jpg "Meshugga Beach Party - Hava Nagila / Miserlou") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylKmC4EiFWE) ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/213 "2022-09-28T23:24:37Z")
Russia’s own, the Red Elvises [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iY_Ylj87e3g/hqdefault.jpg "Red Elvises I WANNA SEE YOU BELLYDANCE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY_Ylj87e3g) Not obscure, but more obscure than he should be, Link Wray [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ucTg6rZJCu4/maxresdefault.jpg "Link Wray - Rumble [HQ - Best Version]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucTg6rZJCu4) The Effigies, one of the earliest Chicago punk bands [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I27CE_xWoTs/hqdefault.jpg "Effigies-Body Bag") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I27CE_xWoTs) ---
**Author:** ![motu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/motu/32/259_2.png) [@motu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/motu)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/214 "2022-09-28T23:36:55Z")
Nice Dick Dale tribute ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/215 "2022-09-28T23:43:53Z")
Wow. Some of these are truly obscure. I’ll throw these few out, even though I’m not sure if they’re obscure at all. The Gourds doing a bluegrass cover of Snoop-Dogg’s Gin and Juice: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H4hGSR5njZE/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgRygkMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAN8UfAM6djdY_rav0oNG32SMP8Pw "The Gourds - Gin and Juice") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE) And my current favorite band, T Bird and the Breaks doing their song, and the namesake of my car, Esmerelda: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/OXf-8in_SuE/maxresdefault.jpg "Esmerelda") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXf-8in_SuE) Joyous Wolf, Quiet Heart, singer has an amazing voice. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/5qjuMLcfZHU/hqdefault.jpg "Joyous Wolf - Quiet Heart [OFFICIAL VIDEO]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qjuMLcfZHU) ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/216 "2022-09-29T00:22:40Z")
The Red Elvises were a HOOT live! Not to mention a killer soundtrack to a criminally under know film - Six String Samurai. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eXQ6thrdEBg/hqdefault.jpg "The Red Elvises - Love Pipe") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXQ6thrdEBg) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dwUJUuefjoE/hqdefault.jpg "Boogie On The Beach video from movie SIX STRING SAMURAI") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwUJUuefjoE) How about this guy? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/z7_YNTQmtGg/hqdefault.jpg "Unknown Hinson - Venus Bound") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7_YNTQmtGg) He’s so obscure, his first name is Unknown! (He was named after his daddy as listed on his birth certificate!) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sxVo-wYyWlQ/hqdefault.jpg "Unknown Hinson I Cleaned Out A Room In My Trailer For You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxVo-wYyWlQ) Another lovely ditty. (This guy can PICK!) ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/217 "2022-09-29T02:18:07Z")
Thought of another one I tripped across not too long ago that’s pretty cool - Ron Gallo: Young Lady You’re Scaring Me: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/m3yqgRyHkSU/maxresdefault.jpg "Ron Gallo - "Young Lady, You're Scaring Me" [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3yqgRyHkSU) ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/218 "2022-09-29T02:32:50Z")
I’m not sure what algorithm coughed these two up to me in YouTube, but I’m glad it did… Great cover [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Cv64wcn25cc/maxresdefault.jpg "OUR HIT PARADE - Hank and Cupcakes - Like a G6") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cv64wcn25cc) An original, I think [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6SvDC_i4ivw/hqdefault.jpg "Hank and Cupcakes - Ain't No Love - Live on Fearless Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SvDC_i4ivw) ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/219 "2022-09-29T11:37:08Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > He’s so obscure, his first name is Unknown! (He was named after his daddy as listed on his birth certificate!) Okay, I’m hooked. Adding Unknown Hinson to my playlists… ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/220 "2022-09-29T11:39:50Z")
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