# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/121 "2022-09-16T20:16:31Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > FWIW, I think “Happy Boy” is about the dumbest of the Beat Farmers’ joke songs. In my high-school years and into my adulthood, the local radio station played “Happy Boy” every Friday at 5PM to kick off the weekend. It will always hold a special place in my heart because of that memory. I didn’t actually learn about the Beat Farmers until my 30’s, and I had a good laugh when I stumbled upon “Happy Boy” and finally learned whose song it was. It’s exceedingly dumb, but of course it was meant to be. Hubbahubbahubbahubbahubba. . . ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/122 "2022-09-16T20:26:49Z")
I should have thought of this before I posted my last msg. Oh well. Here’s a little “Budget Rock” from 1990’s San Francisco’s Cable Access TV: The Mummies, performing, “The Fly.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/c4CeRFyO9bI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Mummies - The Fly - SanFrancisco 8/1991 Counter Culture Cable Access TV 9") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4CeRFyO9bI) ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/123 "2022-09-16T20:58:25Z")
That is awesome! ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/124 "2022-09-16T21:10:51Z")
Hehehe, the surf rock band I was in used to cover that song, still love it. ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/125 "2022-09-16T21:33:44Z")
“She Sheila” by the Producers. Perfect 80s power-pop/New Wave/whatever you want to call it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4k89_UrZXNw/hqdefault.jpg "The Producers - She Sheila (digital audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k89_UrZXNw) ---
**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:** [September 16, 2022, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/126 "2022-09-16T21:42:18Z")
While we’re at it, Zion, Illinois power-pop band Shoes from the late 70s/early 80s. If I remember right, they recorded their first album or two in their living room (I know, everybody does that now.) This one was recorded in the studio. Great hooks in all their music. They were an influence on Chicago power pop bands to come, including Material Issue. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/b9DfyEiw6yM/hqdefault.jpg "Tomorrow Night - Shoes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9DfyEiw6yM) ---
**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:** [September 17, 2022, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/127 "2022-09-17T21:05:06Z")
The Roosters (1966) from Westchester, CA (LAX) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/VMxw_6YKtqc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Roosters - One Of These Days") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMxw_6YKtqc) ---
**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 18, 2022, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/128 "2022-09-18T01:06:11Z")
Rudi Protrudi and the Fuzztones: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jDrm7J0PrMU/hqdefault.jpg "The FUZZTONES - Hurt On Hold") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDrm7J0PrMU) ---
**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 18, 2022, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/129 "2022-09-18T02:49:39Z")
That did blow my mind! Not very often you see a jaw harp as the main instrument. What is the blow horn thing called? ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/130 "2022-09-18T03:32:15Z")
Looks like a didgeridoo. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/131 "2022-09-18T03:35:52Z")
It puts me in mind of Mongolian throat singing on speed. ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/132 "2022-09-18T14:57:28Z")
The news that Greek actress Irene Papas has died reminded me of her vocal work for the band **Aphrodite’s Child**. (The whole “666” album is kind of mind-blowing, but this cut in particular… just, wow.) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_Ou8_MkKu6M/maxresdefault.jpg "Aphrodite's Child - ∞ (Infinity) (HQ)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ou8_MkKu6M) ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/133 "2022-09-18T16:55:00Z")
Howzabout “[We Are The Moles](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCOLp_31Zjs)” by The Moles? I defy you to provide any information about this late 60s band. Any search will likely turn up an entirely different band called The Moles. They have some [great songs](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lgAZUWDt7o) too! ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/134 "2022-09-18T17:07:33Z")
> [@2\_More\_Bits](#): > > I defy you to provide any information about this late 60s band. Here you go: > **[Gentle Giant](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentle_Giant?wprov=sfti1)** > > Gentle Giant were a British progressive rock band active between 1970 and 1980. The band were known for the complexity and sophistication of their music and for the varied musical skills of their members. All of the band members were multi-instrumentalists. Although not commercially successful, they did achieve a cult following. > The band stated that their aim was to "expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular", although this stance was to alter s... _Attempting to escape their new image, they released a pseudonymous double A-side single in late 1968 as the Moles - “We Are the Moles (parts 1 & 2)”._ ---
**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 18, 2022, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/135 "2022-09-18T17:26:25Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > "(Gentle Giant) stated that their aim was to “expand the frontiers of contemporary popular music at the risk of becoming very unpopular” They succeeded, at least with me. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/136 "2022-09-18T18:11:34Z")
Much obliged!!! ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/137 "2022-09-18T18:19:25Z")
De gustibus and all that, but of all the adjectives this brings to mind, “mind blowing” is low on the list, but even then, not in a good way. This thread reminds me of a short joke on SNL about the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/BLguzmxyhvo/maxresdefault.jpg "Weekend Update: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, World's Oldest Living Dog - SNL") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLguzmxyhvo) ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/138 "2022-09-18T18:23:24Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > While we’re at it, Zion, Illinois power-pop band Shoes from the late 70s/early 80s. I’ll call your Shoes and raise you [the Redwalls](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyP-AmJpFf4) – another weirdly named suburban Chicago band (from relatively affluent Deerfield) who somehow channel vintage Beatle-esque bands like Badfinger and whose singer has McCartney’s raw-throated “Dizzy Miss Lizzie” down cold. Three albums and then _poof_! ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2022, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/139 "2022-09-18T19:45:54Z")
Not sure how obscure, but I always loved [this song sung by the son of a central Illinois hog farmer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cF40OWeak) Man, if I could play guitar like Warner Hodges, I would die happy. And as long as I’m taking it in THAT direction, how about a little [Goober with your peas?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk72LnWrXJ4) And [SCOTS](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FewzfHLo71E) surely isn’t obscure to anyone who likes good music, but here’s just one fun of many. Another guitar god - and Mary is IMO one of the most underheralded bassists. Aw hell, [while I’m here…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMxOOlYedyU). So, can you tell my taste in guitar? 😉 ---
**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:** [September 18, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/140 "2022-09-18T20:07:08Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Not sure how obscure, but I always loved [this song sung by the son of a central Illinois hog farmer.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-cF40OWeak) One of my favorite Dylan covers. 👍 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358.md?page=8)