# The best band that almost no-one has heard of? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 13, 2002, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047 "2002-03-13T13:30:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lodrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@Lodrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lodrain)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/21 "2002-03-13T22:05:25Z")
Gry Bagøien and her band, Æter. Danish electronica, verrry obscure, even in Denmark. I’ve never been to a concert, being stuck in America and all, but her music is at times trippy, sad, playful and surreal. The lyrics are usually English, often Danish and sometimes, both in the same song. She worked with FM Einheit, formerly of the Einstürzende Neubauten, a better-known band, at least in Germany. Really cool. ---
**Author:** ![Skwerl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Skwerl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skwerl)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/22 "2002-03-13T23:00:54Z")
Definitely dredg. I think anyone who liked Tool’s superb Lateralus would go for dredg and their CD “Leitmotif.” Both of the two people who borrowed my dredg CD were big Tool fans, and both immediately ran out and bought Leitmotif. Go to [http://www.dredg.com](http://www.dredg.com) and download “Of the Room,” which isn’t on Leitmotif, and/or go to Amazon and check them out. You won’t be disappointed. Additionally, there is a band called pete. (lowercase with a period) who’re pretty good. A little more popular oriented, but definitely easy to rock out to. They can be found at [http://www.petenoise.com](http://www.petenoise.com). If you want to try to download a song or two, which I think is hard because they’re kinda obscure, go for “Sweet Daze” or “All Love is a Lie.” Last is the band Onesidezero. The lead singer’s voice is eerily similar to that of James Maynard Keenan, Tool’s lead singer, and the music is also like Tool’s, a little. Their best songs are “Awake,” “Soaked,” and “Tapwater.” ---
**Author:** ![shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ab992/32.png) [@shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/23 "2002-03-13T23:15:47Z")
I’ve seen **Great Big Sea** in concert! They kick ass. But then I just quit Irish dancing after having done it for 2 1/2 years, so I guess I’m a bit more immersed in Irish music than most. My vote: The Jennifer Nettles Band (formerly Soul Miners’ Daughter) ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/24 "2002-03-13T23:47:04Z")
I’ve seen GBS twice, once about 5 minutes from my house…so there 😛 On a celtic theme…[The Drovers](http://www.thedrovers.com/) from Chicago… To really rock your world though, check out [La Bottine Souriante](http://millepattes.com/Anglais/bottine/index.html) Hard to pigeon hole their music…their CD cover describes it as “popular Acadian-French traditional songs flavoured with Celtic, Latin salsa, and New Orleans style swing jazz”…seen live, they are fantastic…the guy providing the feet percussion is amazing… ---
**Author:** ![HoldenCaulfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/22d042/32.png) [@HoldenCaulfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoldenCaulfield)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/25 "2002-03-14T00:45:42Z")
**Crack the Sky** rocks. Listen to “I Don’t Have A Tie” and have your mind blown. NOW! ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/26 "2002-03-14T02:00:05Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by toonerama_ > **…category, I wish more people could hear “God Speed You Black Emperor!”. They’re a loose musical “collective” of 10 or so members, based in Montreal. They have three full-length releases. Somebody else describes them…** Heard of them and heard them. They’re okay. My brother likes them, I wasn’t too impressed though. I’ll say **Built to Spill**. They’re a good band that no one but me seems to have heard of. No one at my school has, at least. A few months ago I would have said **Dashboard Confessional**. But now they have a music video and I hear them on the radio every now and then. I still like them though. ---
**Author:** ![Stinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@Stinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stinky)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/27 "2002-03-14T02:26:37Z")
The Grapes !!! Also a plus they pass out ballons at there shows ---
**Author:** ![kuroashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e9a140/32.png) [@kuroashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kuroashi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/28 "2002-03-14T02:37:20Z")
Odd, I haven’t heard of any of these bands…😃 **Kara’s Flowers** is a band I saw in LA a couple years ago. Don’t know if they’re still going, but they’ve released an album. Very well-written, well-played music. Are we limited to only one? 'cause I could go on here for a couple hours listing bands. Going for music-that-others-might-not-like-but-wish-the-band-were-more-recognized line, **Man or Astroman**. The (understandably) rather domestic-market oriented bands of Japan can boast of scads of bands andartists that should be on the cover of Rolling Stone, but I’ll mention only **The Sherbets** , led by members of the old **Blankey Jet City.** ---
**Author:** ![Tortuga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@Tortuga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tortuga)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/29 "2002-03-14T02:50:55Z")
Y’all heard of **Yonder Mountain String Band**? Great bluegrass. I loves them. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/30 "2002-03-14T02:52:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Survey1215 \* > \*\ ***Bottle Rockets** > > …if you’re into a band that has been labeled as a “country rock/insurgent country” band. Live, they’re just a kick-ass rock band that writes good songs. \*\* Didn’t they do “Radar Gun”? ---
**Author:** ![mighty\_maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@mighty\_maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mighty_maxx)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/31 "2002-03-14T02:52:50Z")
Bind. Thay are small known band in Indianapolis. Alomst nobody has heard of them, but htey are really good if you liek the heavy metal scene. [http://www.bind-online.com/](http://www.bind-online.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/32 "2002-03-14T03:46:30Z")
The band is called SHU Here’s a link, please listen and let me know what you think. [http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/93/shu1.html](http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/93/shu1.html) Honey ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/33 "2002-03-14T05:49:47Z")
How 'bout The Bacon Brothers? Purveyors of fosoroco. (Thats folk, soul, rock, and country) BTW One of 'em is Kevin Bacon. ---
**Author:** ![Dragon\_Phoenix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@Dragon\_Phoenix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragon_Phoenix)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/34 "2002-03-14T07:44:56Z")
**Kayak** A Dutch band of the seventies/eighties, a bit in the style of Pink Floyd and Yes. They are actually back together again now. ---
**Author:** ![Sweet\_Willy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sweet\_Willy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Willy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/35 "2002-03-14T07:51:19Z")
**Underfoot** , Va Beach group. Saw them three times over the last few years. Impressed me. ---
**Author:** ![cheezit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@cheezit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheezit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/36 "2002-03-14T07:55:43Z")
**Five Americans** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/37 "2002-03-14T13:15:02Z")
**Monopot** , a Norwegian post-rock trio. I have never met anyone else who has heard of them. “Something is liek nothing was” is a quite astounding album. ---
**Author:** ![Kantalooppi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a5b964/32.png) [@Kantalooppi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kantalooppi)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/38 "2002-03-14T14:58:40Z")
**Foremen.** American political humor folk. ---
**Author:** ![horhay\_achoa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@horhay\_achoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/horhay_achoa)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/39 "2002-03-14T15:30:32Z")
**Gravy** - [www.gravyband.com](http://www.gravyband.com) **Asher Kahn Band** [www.asherkahnband.com](http://www.asherkahnband.com) **Minus Bluff** [www.minusbluff.com](http://www.minusbluff.com) ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047/40 "2002-03-14T16:08:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by horhay\_achoa \* > \*\*Asher Kahn Band [www.asherkahnband.com](http://www.asherkahnband.com) Ahem… shameless plug tsk tsk tsk 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-band-that-almost-no-one-has-heard-of/98047.md?page=3)