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?
Eggs Over Easy, American band that broke the jazz-only policy for London pubs, starting the Pub Rock movement in the UK
Quadrajets, Southern trash rockers
Traditionally trained shamisenists, the Yoshida brothers are amazing musicians
Not obscure in the Phillipines, The Electromaniacs
One of many projects of the very prolific Bill Laswell, Praxis
Lenny and the Squigtones
missed edit window, shame on me, Philippines
That was great … just chill enough
Discovered today (Thanks Pandora), The Cambodian Space Project
Suzi Quatro, Detroiter who had the most success outside of the US in Australia and Europe, was Leather Tuscadero in Happy Days.
Wanda Jackson, Queen of Rockabilly
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Godmother of Rock and Roll
More from the ladies…
The Liverbirds
Goldie and the Gingerbreads (Goldie is Genya Ravan)
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.
They may or may not be obscure but this is the only cut I know by Angel City.
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.
…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
Hawkwind - Silver Machine
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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!
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;
More Halloween treats: VoicePlay performs In the Hall of the Mountain King.
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”.
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.
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!
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.
Yes, I’ve heard that! That’s them?
Well, yes. You also may have heard their cover of “Some Kind of Wonderful.”
And now for some psychedelic surf rock:
They also did a cover of “The Loco Motion” that got a lot of airplay way back when.