BTW, a lot of people would describe King’s X as “obscure”, and unrightfully so. Oh, and did you know they have a new release after many, many years?
Many people have said that their inability to be pigeonholed contributed to their lack of commercial success, and that may be true, but I think if there’s any one band they could be compared to, it was another trio, Rush, and a double bill would have been the perfect concert for me.
The Parish Hall Album is on YouTube.
Ten points if you recognize the voice of the singer in this one album New Wave combo from 1980.
Their album Made in Germany has been a fave of mine for many years! Great fun.
I’d forgotten them, thankfully … they sounded like a bunch of guys trying to be Yes.
Seattle power-pop band Flop (three albums in the 90 – they were briefly in the Seattle music documentary “Hype!”, as well.)
I particularly love that song for its effortless and completely natural time signature changes. And it absolutely rocks.
“Red Hot” & “Flying Saucer Rock & Roll” were featured in a popular radio mod for the game “Fallout 4”. They’re both better than about half the music in the original game. 
Fanny was great. And if you like them, I give you… Kleenex.
Great song!
I though it sounded like Elvis Costello, then confirmed he wrote it. Is thwe singer Martha Davis?
That’s pretty fun! Took me several repeats of the lyrics to realize they were singing the first song in English, not German. 
If you check the comments on YouTube, someone thought it was her, but it’s actually Peter Noone (of Herman’s Hermits fame).
Mind Blown
A Bloodrock song came into my Spotify feed. “Melvin Laid an Egg’. Cool song with Deep Purple energy.
Dig The Cold! And Flop!
Loved The Stone Coyotes ‘Hammer on the Nail’
Loved Church of the Cosmic Skull despite the horrific video!
Loved Fotomaker! Amd The Tremblers!
Lucifer’s Friend is really cool!
LE Plebe is AWSOME.
This is now my newest favorite band.
TOUCH (1968)
For my fellow old farts out there, this album has been blowing my mind since 1968. These guys (formerly Don and the Goodtimes) were ahead of the progressive rock curve. Before synthesizers, no less. I’ve never quite decided if it’s more impressive in headphones or through speakers. Here’s a link about the album:
and a link to the music. Touch - Touch - Full Album - YouTube
I suggest skipping directly to track 6 (at 25:54) which segues into track 7 (at 29:00).
And because I like early Yes, that’s part of why I like their first two albums.
Their drummer later went to medical school (Rush University - you can’t make that up! They opened quite a few shows for the Canadian power trio with the same name) and has an old picture of the band in his waiting room. More than once, people have walked in and wanted to know why there’s a picture of Starcastle in the waiting room, and yes, they’re a bit surprised to find out why!
Here’s another underrated 80s alternative band.
Amon Düül II’s Wolf City album was a staple on my late night show back in college radio.
I don’t think Cowboy Mouth made it too far out of the bar and festival band scene. Jenny Says was a radio hit. They are a great band to see live. Cowboy Mouth Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2016 - YouTube
Funky Poodle - Wild Horses.
Wild Horses was big in Cleveland, OH in the ‘70s-’80s. They played often at the Cleveland Agora and dance bars in The Flats. They were practically the house band for the notorious Euclid Tavern which I lived next door to from ‘80 – ‘84 and patronized almost nightly (after studying of course 
). When Wild Horses performed there (often) it was [barely] standing room only. Funky Poodle was their big hit. It still rocks!:
Davis band. Knew all the members back in the day.
Decided against listing out a whole slew of hardcore bands that are definately obscure rock and roll.
I listened to some of that earlier this evening. Wow, they’re good! I thought they sounded like a cross between early Yes, and early Styx, leaning a bit towards the latter.