That 1 Guy, 21st Century one man band with custom musical instrument, his Magic Pipe
Ningen Isu, Japanese Metal
Kim Fowley, sketchy Los Angeles music scene hanger-on
Oresund Space Collective, Dane/Swede Space Rock
Beauregarde, early 70’s Northwest Pro Wrestler recorded an album
More weirdness arranged by Kim Fowley
Ah, yes. Kim Fowley; the world already had a Charlie Manson so Kim had to settle for making records.
Alien Sex Fiend, English Goth Rockers
Mustafa Ozkent, Turkish Funk
More music touched by Kim Fowley
Trivia- the end credits song of WKRP is just made up gibberish, sung to a R&R beat. Maybe not a “mind blown” but a what?
SteamPacket
Bonus 1965 Festival Jam
Hehehe, I’ve got a lot to listen to after this post, but Bob Log III is my hero. If anyone reading this ever gets a chance to see him, do it. I don’t catch him every time he rolls through town, but I’ve never regretted seeing him one little bit.
His previous band was amazing, as well. I think I saw them for the first time when they opened for John Spencer’s Blues Explosion. Spencer and pals put on a good show, but I fell in love with Doo Rag that night. Their recordings are great, but watching them play live is kind of indescribable*.
*Maybe Einstürzende Neubauten decides they’re going to do delta blues?
It can’t really be blamed on this thread, but since I’ve got the earworm it needs to be shared.
Just trying to catch up and work my way through this thread. It’s great! (but it’ll take a while.)
In the meantime a couple of contributions from me. Love And A Molotov Cocktail by The Flys:
And (I’ve posted this before, I’m sure) Caravan Man by the late troubled soul, Lew Lewis. Save the wail!
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The 80s synth band Cocteau Twins also had nonsense lyrics. Nobody in the band was any good at writing lyrics, so they simply used words, or even syllables, that meshed with the song’s rhythm.
Hairy Apes BMX, more Mike Dillon
Tengger Cavalry, Mongolian metal
Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Brit New Wave glamsters
I remember all the hype for Sigue Sigue Sputnik, which fizzled when people actually heard them.
Damn, that’s one of those bands that I remember, but forget till someone mentions them. Thankya.
Hehehe, and he’s partially responsible for one of my favorite novelty records. No surprise that I like that kind of thing.
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.
Ooof, love them, thank you for mentioning them.
Hehehe, I kind of still like them. They’re sugar coated as hell, but almost satisfying.
In the world of “Apparently the internet knew of them, but I’m holding it personally against everyone who knew about them and didn’t tell me before I learned of them.” If you knew about Igorrr and didn’t tell me about them, you’re on “the list”. 7.8M views on Youtube, but somehow obscure (no one I push it on seems to have seen it) and I patiently await when it becomes the muzak I hear in a store.
Another Igorrr song I love dearly. No less extreme, but way more metal. This band really does seem to say “I WILL GIVE YOU ALL THE GENRES, AND YOU WILL LIKE IT!”
(Still working my way through the thread - but in the meantime…)
There was a time (around 2005-6) when, if I had been drinking, I might well have argued that the two best bands in the world came from Brighton on the south coast of England.
Less Obscure, More Rock And Roll: Huddle Formation by The Go! Team
More Obscure, Less Rock And Roll: Lorca And The Orange Tree by The Mummers
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The Classic Ruins
The Hook - Saw these dudes on an episode of Ironside (“A Trip to Hashbury”) and thought for a few moments they were Mountain. Years later - thanks to the internet - I discovered their true identity.
Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs - One of the greatest LA bands ever:
wow its almost another song … i like all the versions on here tho
the singer sounds like billy idol in his gen x days …
Bass player formed Sigue Sigue after Generation X ended
Sandy Nelson, prolific solo/studio drummer, even after losing a foot in a motorcycle accident
Drunken Gunmen, Aussie Space Rockers
Toubab Krewe, university kids who spent years in Mali learning and teaching music, made a career as a touring Jam band
