# What band have you been grooving on? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 20, 2005, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890 "2005-11-20T06:17:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hodge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Hodge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hodge)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/21 "2005-11-21T22:13:06Z")
> [@Bosda Di'Chi of Tricor](#): > > **The Seatbelts** –a Japanese Jazz band that describes itself as a “hot, cold, Bebop, Sci-Fi, Sweet potato kind of band” . To elaborate a little, **The Seatbelts** are the brain-child of brilliant Japanese anime soundtrack composer [Yoko Kanno](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Kanno) and were formed solely to play on the _Cowboy Bebop_ soundtracks. I have all of the _CB_ CDs they’re well worth purchasing. The music is a quirky mix of jazz, blues, country, rock, heavy metal and psychedelica all of which is played well and delivered with an off-beat sense of humour. Highly recommended. Don’t forget to check out her other work, as well. I’m also particularly fond of the _Macross Plus_ soundtracks. ---
**Author:** ![TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/51bf81/32.png) [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/22 "2005-11-21T22:29:20Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > We keep coming back to The Killers - “Hot Fuss,” too. Jim and I loved 80s music, and these guys have borrowed heavily from the 80s sounds. You know, **Featherlou** , I’ve heard a lot of people say things to this effect, but I just don’t hear it. What is “eighties” about the Killers’ sound? I know they use a kooky synth sound to play two notes on one of their songs, but other than that I think it’s just a “New Wave” image that they’ve intentionally cultivated that’s in no way reflected in their music. What sounds “eighties” about the Killers’ music to you? ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/23 "2005-11-21T22:33:22Z")
My (much older) GF got me a number of CDs from the psychedelic era for my BD. Most were fairly unintersting, but the one by **Tomorrow** (with their minor hit “My White Bicycle” and featuring a pre-Yes Steve Howe) stood out. Gloriously trippy. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/24 "2005-11-22T00:07:00Z")
[The Go! Team](http://www.thegoteam.co.uk/flash/GoKids.html) ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/25 "2005-11-22T00:14:51Z")
**Gorillaz The Killers Franz Ferdinand** ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/26 "2005-11-22T00:16:55Z")
Of late, Oingo Boingo has been totally kicking my ass. On a different tack, Mini Moni is still a group I can listen to incessently. ---
**Author:** ![Gadarene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/27 "2005-11-22T01:04:18Z")
> [@](#): > > What sounds “eighties” about the Killers’ music to you? I can definitely see it, in an eighties-like-a-rockier-New-Order way rather than eighties-like-Bananarama way. ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/28 "2005-11-22T01:04:52Z")
I’m been listening to a lot of the bands in this thread. But a couple that haven’t been mentioned. **Broken Social Scene Pavement Feist Stars Interpol My Bloody Valentine** ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/29 "2005-11-22T01:27:12Z")
I fairly recently discovered Garbage, and have been absolutely loving all their stuff. I’m also on a kick of oldies. Not _really_ old, but nowhere near recent - The Doors, Sex Pistols, The Clash for a few. Recently discovered The Descendents (via a flash animation on AlbinoBlackSheep, actually), and some of their stuff is pretty great. ---
**Author:** ![stanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/30 "2005-11-22T05:47:13Z")
About eight months ago I somehow discovered **Nightwish** and have been listening to them _a lot_ ever since. Love their overall sound and Tarja’s voice. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/31 "2005-11-22T09:00:17Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > I haven’t gotten that into their last three albums very much (Up, Reveal, and Around The Sun.) But I absolutely love everything from _Chronic Town_ through _New Adventures in Hi-fi_. **Marley23** , if you ever become a total R.E.M. geek like I am, you might find [their biography](http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D16DD4DA97F20C59E3349DCA77AF1478F0DFD9C1B215E46DDA13046AD1E66E051F28688F3A720F067FCA073E80352B6B7E636A9A02A3C3C92ECA67F3A3E4B0344214F82CEE0D2FE440A73&uid=MIW050511200426&sql=11:wnk9kextjq7c~T1) interesting. I’ve become a little bit of one. I picked up _Lifes Rich Pageant_ a few weeks ago, liked it a lot, and got _Automatic_ and _Murmur_ a week later. Still haven’t heard much of _Murmur_. A good friend of mine who is absolutely nuts for them gave the same comment you did about their discography. I’m sure I’ll get more of their albums in time. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/32 "2005-11-22T09:12:12Z")
**Gorillaz** **The Smiths** (been playing “The Queen Is Dead” heavily lately) **Blur** Anniversary Box Set (“Bone Bag” over and over and over) **Assemblage 23** **Esthero** That new **Eels** song, “Trouble With Dreams”, thinking of picking up the album **Air** (dug out the old “Moon Safari” and “Premieres Symptomes” CDs) Anything of \*\*Megumi Hayashibara \*\* I can get my hands on **Masami Okui** And weirdly, I just finished listening to “Tank!” about ten minutes ago before I shut off my player for the night. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/33 "2005-11-22T09:43:31Z")
Ooooh, and \*\*Cibo Matto \*\* deserves a mention, too. ---
**Author:** ![Idlewild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8491ac/32.png) [@Idlewild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idlewild)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/34 "2005-11-22T12:41:30Z")
**Juno Reactor Lorraine a Malena Morcheeba Frou Frou The Red Elvises** Not sure what’s going through my mind lately but those are the bands I keep coming back to for the last month or two. ---
**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:** [November 22, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/35 "2005-11-22T13:07:15Z")
In heavy rotation on my CD player at work are: **Keane** - Hopes and Fears **The Smiths** - Louder Than Bombs (it’s good to know there are others that still listen to them) **Crowded House** - Greatest Hits **Ben Folds Five** - Whatever and Ever Amen (my favorite album–ever) I also love **Franz Ferdinand** and have to get the new album. After seeing \*Garden State \* recently, I thought I’d start listening to \*\*The Shins \*\* again. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/36 "2005-11-22T13:39:19Z")
I’ve been _grooving on_ the latest from **Kanye West** , “Late Registration”. I’ve sort of been going through my Dwight Yoakum CD’s again, too. I’d taken a break from him. ---
**Author:** ![Spiff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiff/32/9852_2.png) [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/37 "2005-11-22T15:23:38Z")
**Gogol bordello** and their brand of Ukranian gypsy punk rock. See 'em live if you can. No other band is as exciting on the stage as these guys. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/38 "2005-11-22T15:33:29Z")
I’ve been grooving lately on Earshot and old-school Jodeci as of late. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/39 "2005-11-22T15:45:43Z")
> [@VCO3](#): > > You know, **Featherlou** , I’ve heard a lot of people say things to this effect, but I just don’t hear it. What is “eighties” about the Killers’ sound? I know they use a kooky synth sound to play two notes on one of their songs, but other than that I think it’s just a “New Wave” image that they’ve intentionally cultivated that’s in no way reflected in their music. What sounds “eighties” about the Killers’ music to you? That’s a good question - I’m going to pop the cd in my player and note which bands/songs I’m reminded of as it plays. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890/40 "2005-11-22T17:16:06Z")
I’ve been checking out older stuff as part of deciding on songs to cover for my band. **Rolling Stones** : Beggar’s Banquet and Goat’s Head Soup. Such wonderful stuff - really enjoying Dancing With Mr. D (which is unfortunately overshadowed by Sympathy - it really is a great song) and Silver Train (good ol’ fashioned boogie rock with great slide work) **Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers** : Roadrunner. 'nuff said **The Ruts** : Babylon’s Burning. Really talented players - great early-80’s combo of ska and punk. Never heard of 'em stateside - helps to have Brits in my rhythm section! Oh, and **Big Star** : In Space - their new album. Had to get it - why? Because its Big Star! If you don’t know them, buy #1 Record/Radio City - many if not most of the bands mentioned here are huge Big Star fans…their new CD is very solid, with great diversity and some really great songs. Oh, one other: **Brian Setzer** - Rockabilly Riot, Vol. 1 - a tribute album if you will of classic Sun Records hits. Setzer + stripped-down rockabilly = bliss. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-band-have-you-been-grooving-on/331890.md?page=3)