# 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:** 9
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/161 "2022-09-19T20:53:36Z")
[Britain’s answer](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299336/) to the [Sha Na Na variety show](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha_Na_Na_(TV_series)): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PFLMAGwsCew/hqdefault.jpg "Let's Rock (1981 or 1982)- Nearly complete episode") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFLMAGwsCew) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/kFjWkJJx6fo/hqdefault.jpg "Black And White Thunderbird / Fun, Fun, Fun (Let's Rock)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFjWkJJx6fo) ---
**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 19, 2022, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/162 "2022-09-19T21:54:19Z")
Atmospheric metal from Iceland [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XmGdSOhBx8E/maxresdefault.jpg "Sólstafir - Fjara (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmGdSOhBx8E) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/163 "2022-09-19T22:18:15Z")
This song was a minor American hit when I was in high school. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NjYgLIicqus/hqdefault.jpg "Marshall Hain - Dancing In The City") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjYgLIicqus) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/164 "2022-09-19T22:22:02Z")
Around the same time, this became perhaps the only song ever to make the American Top 40 that’s about an inflatable sex doll. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/U59z_KhAbnI/hqdefault.jpg "Bram Tchaikovsky - Girl Of My Dreams") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U59z_KhAbnI) ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/165 "2022-09-19T22:24:26Z")
Just saw on another board that Rush did indeed want to tour with King’s X, and vice versa, but they were never able to synchronize their touring schedules. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2022, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/166 "2022-09-19T22:48:34Z")
this one is close to my heart, as I’m friends with some of the band, plus they just did their farewell concerts. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/uOY60gvJfs0/hqdefault.jpg "Blame Sally - Her Name Is A Knife (Live at KVIE)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOY60gvJfs0) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0JZr9hjnpWU/hqdefault.jpg "Blame Sally - "Trouble" LIVE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JZr9hjnpWU) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/167 "2022-09-20T03:15:47Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Man, I was thinking about tossing some David Linley up here! Good call Mr. Dave has been a National Treasure for a long time. (Lindley) ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/168 "2022-09-20T03:50:35Z")
Indeed he is, I hesitated whether he was obscure enough for this thread, but decided that **El Rayo X** probably was. For anyone who feels I’ve soiled the thread with commercialism, well, you’ll get over it. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/169 "2022-09-20T05:05:56Z")
Here’s a tune by Flash & The Pan, who were both members of the Easybeats (“Friday On My Mind”); George Young is the brother of Malcolm and Angus Young of AC/DC. [Hey St. Peter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOMxTxWPuQ&ab_channel=MyOtherChannel) I’m not sure if this is classified as proto-New Wave or what. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/170 "2022-09-20T11:39:13Z")
Flash and the Pan did two albums of apocalyptic rock and roll. Great stuff. Here’s “Let the Captain Beware.” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yZu3OGObB3k/hqdefault.jpg "Flash and The Pan - Captain Beware") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZu3OGObB3k) ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/171 "2022-09-20T12:06:23Z")
Oooh, oooh, oooh! This is what I listen to when I mow the yard. There’s a British track list and an American track list. I alternate between them. ---
**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 20, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/172 "2022-09-20T12:43:31Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Here’s a tune by Flash & The Pan, who were both members of the Easybeats (“Friday On My Mind”); George Young is the brother of Malcolm and Angus Young of AC/DC. > > [Hey St. Peter](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgOMxTxWPuQ&ab_channel=MyOtherChannel) > > I’m not sure if this is classified as proto-New Wave or what. Flash and the Pan were a one-hit wonder in Germany (maybe elsewhere too) in the 80s with “Midnight Man”. It was a big hit and got a lot of airplay. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ev5odVRMs6k/maxresdefault.jpg "Flash And The Pan -- Midnight Man [[Official Video]] HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev5odVRMs6k) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/173 "2022-09-20T13:56:38Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ufLdyZxPFBo/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Joe Lewis - Skulldiggin [Audio Stream]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufLdyZxPFBo) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/174 "2022-09-20T13:57:27Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5N5Be5RWdFc/maxresdefault.jpg "Café Tacvba - 0 y 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N5Be5RWdFc) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/175 "2022-09-20T13:59:04Z")
Also: Atomic Bitchwax, “Come On”; Dungen, “Familij”; Patti Smith, “Strange Messengers”; Negro Problem, “Repulsion (Show Up Late for Work on Monday”) ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/176 "2022-09-20T14:21:05Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Flash and the Pan were a one-hit wonder in Germany (maybe elsewhere too) in the 80s with “Midnight Man”. It was a big hit and got a lot of airplay. Never heard of it here in the US, but good for them. ---
**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 20, 2022, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/177 "2022-09-20T14:52:43Z")
> [@CaptMurdock](#): > > Never heard of it here in the US, but good for them. I just looked it up: 18 weeks in the German charts in 1985, peaking at #7. It was also a hit in…Switzerland. ---
**Author:** ![tullsterx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/178 "2022-09-20T15:21:30Z")
Cool thread! ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/179 "2022-09-20T15:52:26Z")
First I heard this. Flash and the Pan was a side project for Vanda and Young, and they didn’t tour. ---
**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 20, 2022, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358/180 "2022-09-20T16:07:43Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Flash and the Pan was a side project for Vanda and Young, and they didn’t tour. Well, 1985 was smack dab in the video days, so you didn’t necessarily need to tour to promote your records. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358.md?page=10)