# Favorite unkown rock band **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 31, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598 "2000-07-31T20:10:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![poohpah\_chalupa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/41 "2000-08-01T04:43:20Z")
Gypsy Soul…music so touching, I’ve actually cried at a performance. Simply beautiful stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/42 "2000-08-01T05:59:20Z")
I know almost all of these bands. It’s fucking sick… I am slowly putting my collection into a catalog. When I do this, I shall post my collectiion (3,000 CDs, 750 Tapes, 500 Vinyl LPs, 100 Singles, 2 8-tracks!) in its entirety to see what everyone has to say! * * * Yer pal, Satan \*TIME ELAPSED SINCE I QUIT SMOKING: Three months, three weeks, two days, 3 hours, 55 minutes and 37 seconds. 4566 cigarettes not smoked, saving $570.82. Life saved: 2 weeks, 1 day, 20 hours, 30 minutes. “Satan is not an unattractive person.”\*- **Drain Bead** (Thanks for the ringing endoresement, honey!) ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/43 "2000-08-01T06:06:01Z")
Stinking Lizaveta. They hail from Philly. Absolutely the best metal trio out there. Jazz and Punk influenced. No vocals. Tremendous talent, and tight as shite. Cry Baby Cry. From D.C. While Fugazi and the Make-up get all the press, CBC has been putting out some serious psychedelic post-punk. And they sing on key! ---
**Author:** ![chief](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df788c/32.png) [@chief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chief)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/44 "2000-08-01T07:22:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Satan \* > \*\*I know almost all of these bands. It’s fucking sick… > > I am slowly putting my collection into a catalog. When I do this, I shall post my collectiion (3,000 CDs, 750 Tapes, 500 Vinyl LPs, 100 Singles, 2 8-tracks!) in its entirety to see what everyone has to say! > > * * * > > Yer pal, > Satan > > \*\* yes, Satan, please let us know… i’m very interested to see what is in your collection ! ---
**Author:** ![irish\_bill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ac91a4/32.png) [@irish\_bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irish_bill)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 8:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/45 "2000-08-01T08:11:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soup \* > \*\*The most unknown band in my CD collection is Dada. Their album “Puzzle” is pretty good. \*\* I saw dada supporting Crowded House in 93, they were shit hot. If this thread were running 18 months ago, I would have said Semisonic, but they’re bigtime now. How about guys like Eric Matthews, Jason Falkner ??? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/46 "2000-08-01T10:41:26Z")
**The Tea Party** has to be my favourtie “unknown” band. I discovered them about a year ago, and have seen them live three times since. The songs are pure gems, and they ROCK live. They’re from Toronto, IIRC. Just like that other Rock Trio I forget right now 😉 Their live version of _Sister Awake_ includes pieces of **Bowie** s _Heroes_ and **Cohen** s _Hallelujah_. Man, that version kicks ass! **Fates Warning** is up there too. Almost as good as their friends **Dream Theater** , who _did_ make it big. Some fantastic songs, and great musicians. You haven’t lived untill you see _The Eleventh Hour_ live! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/47 "2000-08-01T10:58:34Z")
**Basque** , from Nyc. Kinda like the Cocteau twins, but way stripped down. The singer has the most beautiful voice I’ve ever heard. **Johnny Dowd**. Born in Fort worth, now lives in upstate New York. Kind of like Tom Waits meets Hank Williams with Neil Young on guitar. Deep twisted gut wrenching stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Vega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Lord\_Vega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Vega)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/48 "2000-08-01T11:15:54Z")
Found a band from New York in hte record club magazine last year, They had a decent writeup and I ordered it. Great kick-ass rock and roll. Darlahood. Never heard of them before or since. Good cd though. Got another one from the same magazine, Failure. Different, but good. A friend described them as heroin music. V. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/49 "2000-08-01T12:03:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kasuo \* > \*\*I’m not sure too many people heard of The Red Elvises. It seems that they are mostly known only in Santa Monica, CA. \*\* I just heard ‘I want to see you bellydance’. Man, they are GREAT! ALso, I love a punk/metal band called Lagwagon. They’ve put out 6 albums, but I don’t know anyone else who has heard of them. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/50 "2000-08-01T12:39:48Z")
I know Lagwagon! Not well, but I have heard of them. A few more obscure bands: Superdrag, Creeper Lagoon, Orbit. I was frequenting the funky record store the other day and was pleased to see that The Dandy Warhols are releasing a new album soon. Yeah! Wilco’s definately not obscure, but they’re not mainstream yet, either. And I believe my new favorite CD, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, were discussed in another thread, but they’re the side project of a lot of interesting people, most noteably, the guy from NOFX. > [@](#): > > They did the soundtrack for some awful “horror” movie that had Skippy from family ties in it. The band is Fastway. I recommend looking up some of their stuff on Napster, most expecially If You Could See. [hyjack]I met Skippy at the Montreal comedy fest. I was with a friend who was the official representative of the Comedy Store in LA, and so Skippy kissed our asses trying to get booked. Heh.[/hyjack] ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/51 "2000-08-01T13:19:12Z")
**Outrider** sez: > [@](#): > > Anyone heard of Modest Mouse? I keep reading articles which peg them as “the next big thing” ™, but my half-hearted experimentation with them through Napster revealed nothing revolutionary or particulary good. Just my opinion though. I saw Modest Mouse play at Irving Plaza a couple months ago. The show was enjoyable, but it wasn’t spectacular. The music was actually pretty boring and their stage presence was dull. The opening band, Trans Am, was awesome, though. I love it when the opening act outshines the headliner. As far as obscure bands - I’ll just name some of my friends bands so they get free publicity: Pachinko Tormentula Pete Skavoovie & The Epitones The Pilfers Dem Brooklyn Bums ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/52 "2000-08-01T13:45:05Z")
[QUOTE] \*Originally posted by Satan \* I am slowly putting my collection into a catalog. When I do this, I shall post my collectiion (3,000 CDs, 750 Tapes, 500 Vinyl LPs, 100 Singles, 2 8-tracks!) in its entirety to see what everyone has to say! That sounds like my brother’s collection–except he’s got about 3000 vinyl records and 500 CDs. He’s f-ing sick, too. When I lived in Raleigh a couple of years ago, a friend of mine was in a group called Punch Drunk Piranha. I lost touch with him (my boyfriend and I split up when he wanted to be their roadie), but I was wondering if you know if they are still together. They used to play at the Brewery on Hillsborough St. and they’ve “opened” for Dry White Toast a few times and also played in Wilmington a few times. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/53 "2000-08-01T13:47:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dewaholic \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Satan \* > > I am slowly putting my collection into a catalog. When I do this, I shall post my collectiion (3,000 CDs, 750 Tapes, 500 Vinyl LPs, 100 Singles, 2 8-tracks!) in its entirety to see what everyone has to say! > > That sounds like my brother’s collection–except he’s got about 3000 vinyl records and 500 CDs. He’s f-ing sick, too. > > When I lived in Raleigh a couple of years ago, a friend of mine was in a group called Punch Drunk Piranha. I lost touch with him (my boyfriend and I split up when he wanted to be their roadie), but I was wondering if you know if they are still together. They used to play at the Brewery on Hillsborough St. and they’ve “opened” for Dry White Toast a few times and also played in Wilmington a few times. > \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/54 "2000-08-01T13:48:44Z")
I’m having multiple brain farts today–sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/55 "2000-08-01T14:21:02Z")
Nobody’s ever heard of them, but they’ve been making fantastic music since the late 80’s. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/56 "2000-08-01T14:22:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles \* > \*\*, . And I believe my new favorite CD, Me First and the Gimmie Gimmies, were discussed in another thread, but they’re the side project of a lot of interesting people, most noteably, the guy from NOFX. > > \*\* I’ve got a great cover of ‘Country Roads’ by them on a compilation tape. It’s ‘Survival of the fattest’ on Fat Wreck records. ---
**Author:** ![SwimmingRiddles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/57 "2000-08-01T14:29:43Z")
Spooje, they only do punk covers. Their first album was 70s adult contemporary classics, Leavin’ on a Jetplane, et all. Their second album, which I have been forcing all my friends to listen to, is all punk covers of showtunes. You haven’t lived until you’ve heard their “I Sing the Body Electric.” Or the everpopular tune in the punk scene, “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.” Fat Wreck is a great little label, they’ve got a lot of rockin’ acts on it. ---
**Author:** ![Jello](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f05b48/32.png) [@Jello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jello)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/58 "2000-08-01T15:39:04Z")
I’ve heard of Alice Donut. They’re on Dead Kennedys’ record label, Alternative Tentacles. I have a song by them on a DK tribute album. Nomeansno is pretty cool. D.O.A. also. ---
**Author:** ![Outrider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9d8465/32.png) [@Outrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Outrider)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/59 "2000-08-01T15:41:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SwimmingRiddles \* > \*\*Or the everpopular tune in the punk scene, “Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina.” \*\* \ _shudder_ 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SaxFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SaxFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaxFace)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598/60 "2000-08-01T16:29:26Z")
Jello said: > [@](#): > > I’ve heard of Alice Donut. They’re on Dead Kennedys’ record label, Alternative Tentacles. So is my friend’s aforementioned band, Pachinko. I got to meet Jello Biafra once because of it, too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-unkown-rock-band/27598.md?page=4)