# Give me some of your non-popular favourite bands.

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**Created:** [December 19, 2000, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-of-your-non-popular-favourite-bands/46359 "2000-12-19T16:02:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-of-your-non-popular-favourite-bands/46359/81 "2000-12-21T05:38:15Z")

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The V-Roys (formerly the Viceroys, until it was discovered a Reggae band had the same name), a bluegrass-rock (for lack of a better term) band from Knoxville, TN. Signed by Steve Earle to his E Squared label, they often opened for him. They put out two excellent (but low-sellng) albums and collaborated with Earle on an EP.

Alas, I heard they were breaking up a few months back.

Sir

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**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-of-your-non-popular-favourite-bands/46359/82 "2000-12-21T08:02:51Z")

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Big **Leo Kottke** fan here. He’s obscure, but I can’t for the life of me figure out why. He’s been around for thirty years, has put out about thirty albums (a few of them are less than overwhelming, but for the most part they’re very good), he tours constantly and he’s really terrific in concert – he tells the funniest stories between songs.

So I do my part and try to win converts wherever I go. His latest album is titled “One Guitar, No Vocals”. Buy it. Listen to the first cut (“Snorkel”). You’ll never regret it.

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**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2000, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-some-of-your-non-popular-favourite-bands/46359/83 "2000-12-21T08:32:43Z")

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A lot of my favourite bands aren’t mainstream or really big, so here it goes:

Satanic Surfers (my fav band)  
Less Than Jake  
Mellincolin  
Snapcase  
Refused  
Good Riddance  
Strung Out  
No Use For A Name  
Mad Caddies  
Underworld  
Great Big Sea  
The Waterboys  
Goldfinger (though they’ve gotten pretty big recently)  
Buck-O-Nine  
Reel Big Fish

I know there’s more, but that’s all I can think of off the top of my head.

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