# 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:** 13
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/241 "2022-10-02T22:49:52Z")
> [@motu](#): > > Sandy Nelson, prolific solo/studio drummer, even after losing a foot in a motorcycle accident Hehe, I was listening to this yesterday. I was wondering if it was obscure enough for this thread. On reflection, just about every instrumental surf rock song is, isn’t it? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U2qduK4LqoI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hollywood Persuaders - Drums a Go-Go") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2qduK4LqoI) ---
**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:** [October 2, 2022, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/242 "2022-10-02T23:21:50Z")
Eggs Over Easy, American band that broke the jazz-only policy for London pubs, starting the Pub Rock movement in the UK [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/U6roK0WgpMQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Scene of the Crime") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6roK0WgpMQ) Quadrajets, Southern trash rockers [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mt6Dkjzs5cQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Blaster") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt6Dkjzs5cQ) Traditionally trained shamisenists, the Yoshida brothers are amazing musicians [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mqlsO6iP5ow/maxresdefault.jpg "Yoshida Brothers - Rising") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqlsO6iP5ow) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2022, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/243 "2022-10-03T00:02:48Z")
Not obscure in the Phillipines, The Electromaniacs [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zAdNWKpinGQ/hqdefault.jpg "The Electromaniacs - Lovers Guitar (1962 The Philippines)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAdNWKpinGQ) One of many projects of the very prolific Bill Laswell, Praxis [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/x1RC5rL3G9E/hqdefault.jpg "Praxis - Animal Behavior Music Video [Buckethead, Bootsy Collins, Brain, Bill Laswell, Bernie]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1RC5rL3G9E) Lenny and the Squigtones [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mS5qlEcttEw/hqdefault.jpg "Lenny and The Squigtones - American Bandstand, 1979!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mS5qlEcttEw) ---
**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:** [October 3, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/244 "2022-10-03T00:33:19Z")
missed edit window, shame on me, **Philippines** ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2022, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/245 "2022-10-03T21:29:16Z")
That was great … just chill enough ---
**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:** [October 4, 2022, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/246 "2022-10-04T23:24:41Z")
Discovered today (Thanks Pandora), The Cambodian Space Project [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I1oG4x2Y_HE/maxresdefault.jpg "The Cambodian Space Project -- Have Visa No Have Rice") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1oG4x2Y_HE) Suzi Quatro, Detroiter who had the most success outside of the US in Australia and Europe, was Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IgKyXghZShE/maxresdefault.jpg "Suzi Quatro - The Wild One HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgKyXghZShE) Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/pzJ3hiqsi0U/hqdefault.jpg "Wanda Jackson - Hard Headed Woman") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzJ3hiqsi0U) Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Godmother of Rock and Roll [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3NFywQdeKSo/hqdefault.jpg "Sister Rosetta Tharpe - Didn't it rain, children") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NFywQdeKSo) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/247 "2022-10-04T23:54:38Z")
More from the ladies… The Liverbirds [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CmQ3JzCRmPw/hqdefault.jpg "The Liverbirds -- Around And Around (Waldbühne West Berlin)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmQ3JzCRmPw) Goldie and the Gingerbreads (Goldie is Genya Ravan) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/lsoXZMuoUp4/hqdefault.jpg "Goldie and the Gingerbreads") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsoXZMuoUp4) ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/248 "2022-10-22T18:26:18Z")
Great pick (no pun intended). If you get the 2-CD deluxe package, it includes the monaural mix. It was mastered by needle drop from an original-issue disc, as the tapes were wiped back in the day. The sound is so much fuller and clearer that I can’t see myself listening to the stereo version again. It also has a great booklet that tells the story of the band and the recording session and includes a “Familiar Ugly” family photo. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/249 "2022-10-22T22:46:23Z")
They may or may not be obscure but this is the only cut **I** know by Angel City. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6PcHcE1cLr0/maxresdefault.jpg "Marseilles") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PcHcE1cLr0) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/250 "2022-10-23T16:35:36Z")
> [@motu](#): > > Eggs Over Easy, American band that broke the jazz-only policy for London pubs, starting the Pub Rock movement in the UK I’m deeply ashamed to say I knew nothing about Eggs Over Easy and their place in musical history. Thank you - I have some research to do. > [@motu](#): > > Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Godmother of Rock and Roll …performing on a disused railway station platform just outside of Manchester, England. Should really have been much higher up the list. Some people make a loud noise by turning the amps up; the special ones just play loud. Now, two things which are not obscure in the UK but may perhaps be obscure on a US-based board. The Fall - How I Wrote Elastic Man [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ckpc89oTiMY/maxresdefault.jpg "How I Wrote Elastic Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckpc89oTiMY) Hawkwind - Silver Machine [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HdTFeW8FCto/hqdefault.jpg "Lemmy Kilmister & Hawkwind Silver Machine 1972 Live") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdTFeW8FCto) j ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2022, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/251 "2022-10-23T16:50:35Z")
> [@scabpicker](#): > > Alley Oop went #1, but it’s at least a teensy bit obscure in this day and age. I can’t think of the last time I heard it played on an oldies show. The _Alley Oop_ song (from the 1930’s comic strip) brings back memories. When I was 3, my dad used to do this acrobatic maneuver with me where he lay supine on the ground and spun me around with his hands and feet. He called it the _Alley Oop_ (for some unknown reason) while playing the song on our record player. Used to scare the bejesus out of me, but it sure was fun! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/252 "2022-10-25T09:15:39Z")
Here’s a number by Twin Temple, a “Satanic doo-wop” band from L.A. that I saw live this evening. Imagine if Amy Winehouse had been the lead singer of the Stray Cats and also a practicing Satanist (they literally open the show with a ritual and lead the audience in a prayer to Satan) and that’s about what they sound like. Spoiler tag for the link since the album art is NSFW; [The Devil (Didn't Make Me Do It) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/72pDqsYkNWM) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/253 "2022-10-25T17:16:16Z")
More Halloween treats: VoicePlay performs _In the Hall of the Mountain King_. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Y2a5v26q1AM/maxresdefault.jpg "In The Hall Of The Mountain King (acapella) VoicePlay Ft. Elizabeth Garozzo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2a5v26q1AM) ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/254 "2022-10-25T17:26:00Z")
Okay, as a little girl I remember a record album my dad had. The name of the group, I believe, was “The Grand Funk Railroad”. I don’t remember any of the music, though, but I think they qualify as “obscure”. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/255 "2022-10-25T17:28:26Z")
They’re a staple of classic rock radio stations (or at least a few songs are, with how tight and unimaginative playlists are these days). “We’re An American Band” I’m sure you know. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/256 "2022-10-25T17:29:58Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Grand Funk Railroad Nah, Grand Funk (Railroad) may be mostly forgotten today, but they were a successful mainstream rock band in the seventies in the USA, though they never made the break into other markets. Not obscure enough for this thread. Hey, it’s Homer’s favorite band! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YXKmsvRXE4A/hqdefault.jpg "Grand Funk Railroad, Homer's Favorite Band") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXKmsvRXE4A) ETA: it’s also arguable how you could blow anybody’s mind with Grand Funk. Let’s face it, their music wasn’t very imaginative. Fun, yes, but rather dull. Big dumb rock. Though I like “Bad Time”, but I prefer the cover by the Jayhawks. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/257 "2022-10-25T17:30:01Z")
Yes, I’ve heard that! That’s them? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/258 "2022-10-25T17:33:24Z")
Well, yes. You also may have heard their cover of “Some Kind of Wonderful.” ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/259 "2022-10-25T17:51:43Z")
And now for some psychedelic surf rock: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gkYYi4L7ZZI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Mermen - Unto The Resplendent") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkYYi4L7ZZI) ---
**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:** [October 25, 2022, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/260 "2022-10-25T18:31:49Z")
They also did a cover of “The Loco Motion” that got a lot of airplay way back when. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358.md?page=14)