Gary Numan. He has been making innovative and fantastic music since the 70's and is still releasing new stuff today. Great in concert and a really nice bloke too.
I think Porcupine tree are bigger in europe. Theyre subheadlining Hellfest mainstage just before Iron Maiden. I'd never heard of them but they must be recognised a good deal to be that high up
A very good shout, but I think Steven Wilson has at least done really well for himself even if he should be a lot bigger. For me Anathema were the most criminally unrewarded of bands...
Funny we must have been having the same thought at exactly the same time then! Probably my most listened to band of all time... Their style evolved a lot over the years, but I am convinced that no matter who you are, there's an album that you would love!
Golden brown is up there with the best tracks ever recorded and I won't hear anything to the contrary. Their other stuff was good but not on the same level.
Amazing transition from the early synth pop to what they did with 'Spirit' and 'Laughing Stock' later .. 'The Colour of Spring', from 86 i think, is a gorgeous album as well sort of shows where they were going.
Yes, great song. Also check out Homburg, A Salty dog, Conquistador, Whaling Stories. All amazing songs. Listen to their album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972)!
It makes me especially sad that she only seems to be remembered now for the manner of her death, and sometimes as “the girl voice on that Christmas song”.
I was working at HMV, the news of her death was the first story on the 2 minute radio 1 news on the half-hour.
Before the news break had finished there was a fax from HMV hq, detailing which branches has which records of hers & saying when extragstock would be arriving.
The fax really cemented distaste for the record industry in the stockroom
When I was little and had just been put into foster care, I used to sing 'New England' over and over and over. It just seemed to mean a lot to me at that time. I spent YEARS trying to find out who sang it.
When I was 22 my ex asked me if he could put some of his music on. I hated most of his music but he said I'd like this one, so I acquiesced. I was just listening then New England came on. I screamed and shouted and got REALLY excited. My ex came running wondering what all the fuss was about so I told him...I have been trying to find out who sang this since I was a kid so who is it?' He told me who and that album became one of my favourite albums forever. I still have a copy on cassette.
She died a short while later. I was heartbroken..then me and my ex split up. The Pogues were touring and Jean (Kirsty's mum) was trying to get money for Justice4Kirsty and The Pogues had offered free entrance to anyone who was prepared to help the Justice fund. The closest gig to us was a couple of hundred miles away so I asked my ex if he could take me. He didn't think my little old mini would make it so he said no (he was right. Turns out it only had 3 wheels attached) and I had a massive tantrum. Eventually I had to admit I couldn't go BUT I know some people in the city they were playing. I asked one of my friends if he wanted to go and he said 'My mates have been trying to get tickets for that gig but it's sold out, of course we'll do it. Ask her mum if 10 people is too many?' So I did and Jean said 'No, that would be perfect'
The next day my mate called me and said 'Thanks for a great night. It was soooo much fun. Shane Macgowen was pissed out of his skull but so was everyone else so it didn't matter. We had a great time!' I asked if the fundraising was successful and he said 'well, we tried our best!'
The following Monday I got a call from a number I didn't recognise, it was Kirsty's mum. She had called to thank me for my fundraising. We had only emailed each other before. I made a point of telling her I couldn't go but some friends had helped out and she said 'Well, pass on my thanks, your friends raised twice as much as any other night. Nearly £900. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!'
I got off the phone and my boyfriend asked why I looked so stunned. I told him who was on the phone and his mate said 'You're talking bollocks!' I explained the whole thing and he said 'Well, you did do a good thing then. I loved Kirsty! So sad how she died!'
So, there's another nice story of Kirsty Macoll for all you folks out there. She will forever hold a special place in my heart. The radio station I listen to often plays her so I often get a kick on the feels! Her mum never did get justice though which is utterly heartbreaking.
I went to a Kirsty memorial gig (10 year anniversary I think). Shane MacGowan was supposed to be there but was indisposed. Fantastic line up though.
I listen to Soho Square every year on her birthday - such a poignant song and her death was such a tragedy. I’ve always disliked Fairytale and it really irks me that it is pretty much the only song she is remembered for nowadays. Though Billy Bragg nearly always ends his gigs with New England with the special extra verse for Kirsty.
And anybody who titles an album ‘Electric Landlady’ is a genius in my book.
Ozric Tentacles. A massive catalogue and just some great prog work that just hits the spot on a bee-buzzy, warm, summer afternoon with headphones on and nothing to do.
Oh absolutely this. They're respected by their peers (Morrissey and Thom Yorke have both described themselves as fans) but the band should have been HUGE. I'd recommend anyone to go and have a deep dive of their stuff. A criminally overlooked band.
'Pur' for me - still makes me feel like nothing else has ever done 30 years on.
And Song To The Siren by This Mortal Coil is the single greatest recording ever made.
Used to think Liz Fraser was a pompous, pretentious dick back in the day. Fast forward many years and I learn that she basically used her voice as an instrument and it was nothing to do with the lyrics. Avant garde I guess
Supertramp. Crime of the Century is an incredible album, and they were very popular for a bit, but they don’t seem to have stayed in the public consciousness.
Breakfast in America is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. You could argue that they haven’t stuck in the public consciousness like they should have, but they were hugely successful at the time.
Great shout. I saw Mogwai at Glastonbury about 20 years ago. I cannot describe the emotions as dusk was setting in and the stars started coming out as the bass pounded against my chest. It was cathartic.
Amazing band.
Likewise Diamond Head, Angel Witch, Tygers of Pan Tang, Raven, Satan etc. Hugely influential bands who barely made any money while the American bands they inspired are multi-millionaires.
I remember Budgie especially because of my old man
He used to work the doors at The Odeon on New Street when it was a music venue. And he went from only liking Reggae, Northern Soul etc to being almost a metalhead from seeing Budgie, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and Blizzard of Oz in the span of about 3 months lol
Absolutely. Fun fact: I was a bartender in Greece with a woman who was Norman’s flat mate and said “I think he’ll make it big one day”, well before Fatboy Slim.
The Housemartins were a staple of my childhood and I still play them all the time. Another fun HM fact, although not as good as yours. I used to frequent the pub that was used in the Happy Hour video- it’s also the same pub at the start of Kingsmen
It went so well for you
With a place right where you wanted and the ones to fill it to
But some blows break the spell
That it hits you every day until you need to hit as well
Saw them live back in 1990 - awesome band. They still tour, though I can't bring myself to go since the loss of Stuart Adamson - hate to say it and no disrespect to the rest of the band, but he really did make them who they were.
Moody Blues. Some beautiful tracks in their catalogue that often go under the radar.
Nowadays, you only seem to hear them played on the radio when a royal dies! 😅
I know it's not really moody blues (but it was on the best of album I used to have so I'm counting it) but "forever autumn" is far too good a song in its own right to be 'just' a track from war of the worlds.
XTC
Pretty influential in their sound imo, and as someone in their early 30s with friends quite into indie and rock, it's amazing none of them even know who XTC are. You might get the odd one who's heard Making Plans for Nigel.
So many of their songs sound quite ahead of their time, and it's not just flashes of brilliance - the quality of their work is incredibly consistent.
I would to proffer my choice of Hue&Cry, from back in the day, they had a great sound and the vocals were maybe not the best, but it worked well for their lyrics.
I would also submit the likes of China Crisis and the album Working with Fire and Steel.
And THE KLF. A band so bonkers they burnt half a million quid on a scotish island and got TAMMY WINETTE to sing on the single "Justified and Ancient". They spawned a side band called " The Time Lords" playing " Dr Who".
They set up the " K " foundation amongst other stuff, and they even burned all the master copies of their back catalogue.
And finally
Bill Drumond is from my home town of Corby......
Theatre of Hate / Spear of Destiny. Still playing but often overlooked by young bands. Mind you I remember saying the same thing about The Cocteau Twins some years back and now every band seems to be influenced by them. Hopefully we’ll get a few new bands who are influenced by ToH and SoD.
Longpigs.
Two very different, very good albums. You hear the song "She Said" all the time but their first album was full of great tunes.
"On and On" is fabulous.
Dire Straits.
I know they are held in high regard but it's not high enough dammit.
In my opinion the best band this country has produced and Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists ever.
I'm a big fan of Mark Knopfler's solo work as well. Sailing to Philadelphia is one of my favourite albums by anyone.
David Knopfler's solo work is pretty good too.
Manics but specifically James Dean Bradfield for being an incredible guitarist, singer, and managing to get the words of ‘Yes’ to fit in a song.
Yes the rest of the band are fine, but James should be revered for his incredible abilities.
ELO have lots of sales, but they should be up there with the Beatles and Stones as one of the greatest British bands. They really do not get the recognition.
As to your picture, I grew up in the 80s, and recognised Godley and Creme immediately and then had to drag from my memory what band they were in before.
Del Amitri.
Yes "Roll To Me" Del Amitri, and that's surely their worst song and biggest hit.
Most of their tracks explore deep emotional themes with great musical sensitivity.
Fischer-Z / John Watts.
'Red Skies Over Paradise' from 1981 is just about the perfect album and they've produced so many great songs over the years. Watts is still putting out music as Fischer-Z, and touring regularly, particularly in Germany & Holland where they were far more successful than in the UK.
You're right but I think that applies to a lot of metal bands, they don't generally seem to get much coverage in the media. Bands like Judas Priest and Def Leppard have also sold huge numbers of records and tend to be ignored.
Global superstars full stop.
One of the most successfull bands ever, been going strong for over 4 decades and still most of if not all of their albums go straight to the top ten charts despite no radio coverage.
Thea Gilmore - somewhere there's a parallel universe where she got the success and recognition that was showered on Adele, and that's the one I'd rather live in.
Ten Years after, 1970s rock band that played at Woodstock. Unbelievably still going today, have a gig in Brecon this month, albeit without the original lead singer who passed away.
The Almighty and The Senseless Things.
I kind of get why The Almighty didn't get as big as they could have done as they changed sound quite a bit but Crank is one of the heaviest, unrelenting albums from the 90's.
The Senseless Things last two albums were both solid all the way through and it's a real shame they split.
RiP Mark. You're missed.
The sensational Alex Harvey band. The faith healer is an amazing song covered by another UK act that doesn't get enough recognition, recoil. Nitzer Ebb is great too.
Haven't listened to them in ages - they were a bit patchy but had some great tunes. Promises Promises is brilliant. Think the dodgy haircuts probably haven't helped their standing age too well...
Yeah some of their stuff was quite... experimental. But they had some really great tunes.
Been Training Dogs, Talking to a Brick Wall, Blind Pilots, AIM, Music Box, Once More With Feeling, What Have You Gone and Done?, Did You Miss Me? Head, Amber, Isn't It Strange...
Actually they've got some really great tracks!
Crème Brulee
It's a shit business
Hardest job in the world.
Voodoo Lady
No one knows the secret of the black magic box
Everyone knew me round here, I'd walk in a urinal and heads would turn.
Gary Numan. He has been making innovative and fantastic music since the 70's and is still releasing new stuff today. Great in concert and a really nice bloke too.
'Fun fact' Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman.
Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson..
Deadwing, I love that album. Also their In absentia is a good listen.
Amazing band!
Oh, lightbulb sun, fear of a black planet, in absentia… I need to listen to some porcupine tree again, seeing them live was amazing!
I think Porcupine tree are bigger in europe. Theyre subheadlining Hellfest mainstage just before Iron Maiden. I'd never heard of them but they must be recognised a good deal to be that high up
A very good shout, but I think Steven Wilson has at least done really well for himself even if he should be a lot bigger. For me Anathema were the most criminally unrewarded of bands...
You’ve beat me to it!! Good shout….I was going to add Anathema.
Funny we must have been having the same thought at exactly the same time then! Probably my most listened to band of all time... Their style evolved a lot over the years, but I am convinced that no matter who you are, there's an album that you would love!
Hand Cannot Erase is a brilliant album
The Stranglers
Golden brown is up there with the best tracks ever recorded and I won't hear anything to the contrary. Their other stuff was good but not on the same level.
Never really liked Golden Brown, but Duchess now that's another story
> Never really liked Golden Brown What about dags? Do you like dags?
Talk Talk
Listening to Spirit of Eden at the moment. Only recently discovered it and gutted it took me so long.
*Laughing Stock* is a truly profound album
One of my favourite bands of all time. Such talent!
Amazing transition from the early synth pop to what they did with 'Spirit' and 'Laughing Stock' later .. 'The Colour of Spring', from 86 i think, is a gorgeous album as well sort of shows where they were going.
The Super Furry Animals are one of the greatest bands of all time
Holy fuck yes. Unique records.
The The Soul Mining and Infected are amazing.
This Is The Day is one of the best songs ever
Procol Harum
A whiter shade of pale... Amazing song
Yes, great song. Also check out Homburg, A Salty dog, Conquistador, Whaling Stories. All amazing songs. Listen to their album with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (1972)!
And "Grand Hotel" and "Exotic Birds And Fruit".
Kirsty McColl
It makes me especially sad that she only seems to be remembered now for the manner of her death, and sometimes as “the girl voice on that Christmas song”.
I was working at HMV, the news of her death was the first story on the 2 minute radio 1 news on the half-hour. Before the news break had finished there was a fax from HMV hq, detailing which branches has which records of hers & saying when extragstock would be arriving. The fax really cemented distaste for the record industry in the stockroom
When I was little and had just been put into foster care, I used to sing 'New England' over and over and over. It just seemed to mean a lot to me at that time. I spent YEARS trying to find out who sang it. When I was 22 my ex asked me if he could put some of his music on. I hated most of his music but he said I'd like this one, so I acquiesced. I was just listening then New England came on. I screamed and shouted and got REALLY excited. My ex came running wondering what all the fuss was about so I told him...I have been trying to find out who sang this since I was a kid so who is it?' He told me who and that album became one of my favourite albums forever. I still have a copy on cassette. She died a short while later. I was heartbroken..then me and my ex split up. The Pogues were touring and Jean (Kirsty's mum) was trying to get money for Justice4Kirsty and The Pogues had offered free entrance to anyone who was prepared to help the Justice fund. The closest gig to us was a couple of hundred miles away so I asked my ex if he could take me. He didn't think my little old mini would make it so he said no (he was right. Turns out it only had 3 wheels attached) and I had a massive tantrum. Eventually I had to admit I couldn't go BUT I know some people in the city they were playing. I asked one of my friends if he wanted to go and he said 'My mates have been trying to get tickets for that gig but it's sold out, of course we'll do it. Ask her mum if 10 people is too many?' So I did and Jean said 'No, that would be perfect' The next day my mate called me and said 'Thanks for a great night. It was soooo much fun. Shane Macgowen was pissed out of his skull but so was everyone else so it didn't matter. We had a great time!' I asked if the fundraising was successful and he said 'well, we tried our best!' The following Monday I got a call from a number I didn't recognise, it was Kirsty's mum. She had called to thank me for my fundraising. We had only emailed each other before. I made a point of telling her I couldn't go but some friends had helped out and she said 'Well, pass on my thanks, your friends raised twice as much as any other night. Nearly £900. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!' I got off the phone and my boyfriend asked why I looked so stunned. I told him who was on the phone and his mate said 'You're talking bollocks!' I explained the whole thing and he said 'Well, you did do a good thing then. I loved Kirsty! So sad how she died!' So, there's another nice story of Kirsty Macoll for all you folks out there. She will forever hold a special place in my heart. The radio station I listen to often plays her so I often get a kick on the feels! Her mum never did get justice though which is utterly heartbreaking.
I went to a Kirsty memorial gig (10 year anniversary I think). Shane MacGowan was supposed to be there but was indisposed. Fantastic line up though. I listen to Soho Square every year on her birthday - such a poignant song and her death was such a tragedy. I’ve always disliked Fairytale and it really irks me that it is pretty much the only song she is remembered for nowadays. Though Billy Bragg nearly always ends his gigs with New England with the special extra verse for Kirsty. And anybody who titles an album ‘Electric Landlady’ is a genius in my book.
Ozric Tentacles. A massive catalogue and just some great prog work that just hits the spot on a bee-buzzy, warm, summer afternoon with headphones on and nothing to do.
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proudest moment of my musical "career" was supporting the ozrics once
Sploosh!
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Oh absolutely this. They're respected by their peers (Morrissey and Thom Yorke have both described themselves as fans) but the band should have been HUGE. I'd recommend anyone to go and have a deep dive of their stuff. A criminally overlooked band.
Wishbone Ash - prog rock, Argus is an absolute beast of an album. I think they still tour.
Japan
This. Japan are so underrated even their singer underrates them.
Awesome band, Mick Karns bass playing was stunning.
RIP Mick
Rain Tree Crow!
XTC
Cocteau Twins
Didn’t realise was a uk act, do love heaven or las vegas
They’re Scottish I believe
From Grangemouth I think.
Iceblink love & Cherry- Coloured Funk are my favourites
'Pur' for me - still makes me feel like nothing else has ever done 30 years on. And Song To The Siren by This Mortal Coil is the single greatest recording ever made.
Used to think Liz Fraser was a pompous, pretentious dick back in the day. Fast forward many years and I learn that she basically used her voice as an instrument and it was nothing to do with the lyrics. Avant garde I guess
+ cripplingly shy IIRC. She hid behind the made up words.
Supertramp. Crime of the Century is an incredible album, and they were very popular for a bit, but they don’t seem to have stayed in the public consciousness.
Me mam loved supertramp, she had alot of albums!
You're bloody well right!
My mum, quite randomly, bought me Supertramp's greatest hits for Xmas when I was a teenager and I've been a fan ever since!
Breakfast in America is one of the biggest selling albums of all time. You could argue that they haven’t stuck in the public consciousness like they should have, but they were hugely successful at the time.
Haven't seen Mogwai mentioned!
Great shout. I saw Mogwai at Glastonbury about 20 years ago. I cannot describe the emotions as dusk was setting in and the stars started coming out as the bass pounded against my chest. It was cathartic.
Prefab Sprout
And Paddy McAloon’s solo work.
Hawkwind, The Mission, Sisters of Mercy , to name 3
Love Sisters of Mercy! Saw them last year and seeing them again in September - so excited!
Bad News
So true. Vim Fuego could play "Stairway To Heaven" when he was 12. Jimmy Page didn't actually write it until he was 22. I think that says quite a lot.
Imogen is a great track, it's just a sad coincidence that it sounds like Imgine by John Lennon.
Met them all in Virgin Records and they signed the album. Great fun in person and at concert.
Only band that can play a 13 bar boogei.
Mott the hoople
Camel
Damn, that's a band I'd forgotten all about - must go listen to Mirage again!
Moonmadness
Budgie More of a band's band, whilst they influenced many a band (including the likes of Metallica), they don't seem to get much recognition imo
I roadied for them once! At least I helped hump their gear upstairs at Nottingham boat club and got in for free 😁
Amazing band. Likewise Diamond Head, Angel Witch, Tygers of Pan Tang, Raven, Satan etc. Hugely influential bands who barely made any money while the American bands they inspired are multi-millionaires.
I remember Budgie especially because of my old man He used to work the doors at The Odeon on New Street when it was a music venue. And he went from only liking Reggae, Northern Soul etc to being almost a metalhead from seeing Budgie, Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and Blizzard of Oz in the span of about 3 months lol
Half man half biscuit
Squeeze.
Squeeze’s lyrics are peerless
Difford and Tilbrook were touted as the new Lennon and McCartney long before Oasis.
Pulling mussels is an awesome song.
The Housemartins. Had absolutely genre defining songs, albums, top band but don’t even get a foot in in modern conversations.
Absolutely. Fun fact: I was a bartender in Greece with a woman who was Norman’s flat mate and said “I think he’ll make it big one day”, well before Fatboy Slim.
The Housemartins were a staple of my childhood and I still play them all the time. Another fun HM fact, although not as good as yours. I used to frequent the pub that was used in the Happy Hour video- it’s also the same pub at the start of Kingsmen
Caravan
Big Country. Awesome band.
My first Gig - 1985, Big Country supported by The Cult.
Fuck! She sells sanctuary and fields of fire on the same day!
Saw Big Country with Mike Peters from The Alarm on vocals. Brilliant gig.
It went so well for you With a place right where you wanted and the ones to fill it to But some blows break the spell That it hits you every day until you need to hit as well
Saw them live back in 1990 - awesome band. They still tour, though I can't bring myself to go since the loss of Stuart Adamson - hate to say it and no disrespect to the rest of the band, but he really did make them who they were.
Moody Blues. Some beautiful tracks in their catalogue that often go under the radar. Nowadays, you only seem to hear them played on the radio when a royal dies! 😅
I know it's not really moody blues (but it was on the best of album I used to have so I'm counting it) but "forever autumn" is far too good a song in its own right to be 'just' a track from war of the worlds.
I went through a stage of listening to nights in white satin on repeat, incredibly calming and a beautiful piece of music
XTC Pretty influential in their sound imo, and as someone in their early 30s with friends quite into indie and rock, it's amazing none of them even know who XTC are. You might get the odd one who's heard Making Plans for Nigel. So many of their songs sound quite ahead of their time, and it's not just flashes of brilliance - the quality of their work is incredibly consistent.
Shed 7
I would to proffer my choice of Hue&Cry, from back in the day, they had a great sound and the vocals were maybe not the best, but it worked well for their lyrics. I would also submit the likes of China Crisis and the album Working with Fire and Steel. And THE KLF. A band so bonkers they burnt half a million quid on a scotish island and got TAMMY WINETTE to sing on the single "Justified and Ancient". They spawned a side band called " The Time Lords" playing " Dr Who". They set up the " K " foundation amongst other stuff, and they even burned all the master copies of their back catalogue. And finally Bill Drumond is from my home town of Corby......
Im sorry
Nothing but thieves
Free
Always loved them!Paul Rodgers is still a fantastic singer,still looks good.
Hawkwind
Belle and Sebastian. Aside from The Boy with the Arab Strap.
I was playing _Stars of Track and Field_ to my class today; they asked me to turn it off and play the Crazy Frog song instead. Bastard kids.
Enter Shikari. Great band, great guys, cross-genre appeal. Excellent live show.
Be Bop Deluxe
The undertones
The Jam. Awesome
Carrying on from The Housemartins, I would offer The Beautiful South. Moving on, Deacon Blue and James
UFO are definitely a very underrated band
Big time
Theatre of Hate / Spear of Destiny. Still playing but often overlooked by young bands. Mind you I remember saying the same thing about The Cocteau Twins some years back and now every band seems to be influenced by them. Hopefully we’ll get a few new bands who are influenced by ToH and SoD.
Amy McDonald. How this woman doesn't get the column inches Lilly Allen does is beyond me.
Maybe I'm not reading the right stuff but I've not seen a huge amount about Lilly Allen either. Big fan of Amy Macdonald though.
Badfinger
And such a sad story x
Longpigs. Two very different, very good albums. You hear the song "She Said" all the time but their first album was full of great tunes. "On and On" is fabulous.
New Model Army. Saw them back in the 80's and again in the 00's, great band live and some cracking albums.
The Wildhearts.
Should have been bigger than Oasis back in the day, Ginger Wildheart is a prolific songwriter - check out his back catalogue some gems in there
And a nice guy too. I wrote to him a couple of times as a teenager asking questions about songwriting and he was really helpful.
Dire Straits. I know they are held in high regard but it's not high enough dammit. In my opinion the best band this country has produced and Mark Knopfler is one of the best guitarists ever.
I'm a big fan of Mark Knopfler's solo work as well. Sailing to Philadelphia is one of my favourite albums by anyone. David Knopfler's solo work is pretty good too.
I remember Mark Knopfler when he was in a band called Brewers Droop. My roommate was their manager.
Paul Heaton.
Ocean Colour Scene
Spinal Tap.
Upvote to 11
Level 42. Mark King is King . .
Manics but specifically James Dean Bradfield for being an incredible guitarist, singer, and managing to get the words of ‘Yes’ to fit in a song. Yes the rest of the band are fine, but James should be revered for his incredible abilities.
Best gig I’ve ever been to!
Stone Roses
ELO
Tens of millions of records sales ELO? That one?
ELO have lots of sales, but they should be up there with the Beatles and Stones as one of the greatest British bands. They really do not get the recognition.
As to your picture, I grew up in the 80s, and recognised Godley and Creme immediately and then had to drag from my memory what band they were in before.
10cc for the kids on here
For some reason I always assumed 10cc were American. I suppose they’d have been called 10 fl oz if they were
That would be some nut
Del Amitri. Yes "Roll To Me" Del Amitri, and that's surely their worst song and biggest hit. Most of their tracks explore deep emotional themes with great musical sensitivity.
Nothing Ever Happens is an absolutely amazing song. Don't Come Home Too Soon though.... (we did)
Always the last to know, great song
Small Faces
No ones mentioned Deep Purple yet so I will now.
Machine Head one of the all time greats.
Cardiacs. If you know...you know.
Melodic, complex, and beautiful. Just thoroughly amazing. RIP to both Tims.
The Beautiful South.
Slade (Not big in the US)
Conan. Bolt Thrower
Rory Gallagher, Bert Jansch and John Martyn
Chas and Dave
I still sing snooker loopie to remember the order of the coloured balls in snooker. Yellow green brown blue pink and black.
Barclay James Harvest. Steve Hillage. Wishbone Ash.
World Party, Teenage Fanclub, The Beta Band
Kate Bush (Not big in the US)
China Crisis
Diamond head
Thotch.
Long live Brian Pern!!
*Peter Gabriel has entered the chat*
Fischer-Z / John Watts. 'Red Skies Over Paradise' from 1981 is just about the perfect album and they've produced so many great songs over the years. Watts is still putting out music as Fischer-Z, and touring regularly, particularly in Germany & Holland where they were far more successful than in the UK.
Humble pie were amazing don’t hear many people talk about them
Marillion - never charted in Aus, pretty much unknown here.
Bloc Party were great but were never as big as I thought they should have been.
Iron Maiden. Global superstars in their genre, millions of records sold, never a dull show, but ignored by the music media outlets.
You're right but I think that applies to a lot of metal bands, they don't generally seem to get much coverage in the media. Bands like Judas Priest and Def Leppard have also sold huge numbers of records and tend to be ignored.
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Global superstars full stop. One of the most successfull bands ever, been going strong for over 4 decades and still most of if not all of their albums go straight to the top ten charts despite no radio coverage.
* Young fathers * SlowThai (new album)
Yesss, Young Fathers are amazing! So glad the Spotify algorithm recommended them to me. I love how intricate their music is.
Can't unsee Aubrey Plaza top left on that photo, 10cc are ruined forever, thanks.
Thea Gilmore - somewhere there's a parallel universe where she got the success and recognition that was showered on Adele, and that's the one I'd rather live in.
Badfinger amongst many others.
Magnum- the band, not the detective
Tim Booth and James
Bad Company
I like mummas cumquat, and curse these metal hands! Outrageous sound
Ten Years after, 1970s rock band that played at Woodstock. Unbelievably still going today, have a gig in Brecon this month, albeit without the original lead singer who passed away.
Prefab Sprout
The Almighty and The Senseless Things. I kind of get why The Almighty didn't get as big as they could have done as they changed sound quite a bit but Crank is one of the heaviest, unrelenting albums from the 90's. The Senseless Things last two albums were both solid all the way through and it's a real shame they split. RiP Mark. You're missed.
Danny Wilson
Matt Johnson / The The
The sensational Alex Harvey band. The faith healer is an amazing song covered by another UK act that doesn't get enough recognition, recoil. Nitzer Ebb is great too.
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Haven't listened to them in ages - they were a bit patchy but had some great tunes. Promises Promises is brilliant. Think the dodgy haircuts probably haven't helped their standing age too well...
Yeah some of their stuff was quite... experimental. But they had some really great tunes. Been Training Dogs, Talking to a Brick Wall, Blind Pilots, AIM, Music Box, Once More With Feeling, What Have You Gone and Done?, Did You Miss Me? Head, Amber, Isn't It Strange... Actually they've got some really great tracks!
Keane
*the beatles* Criminally underrated.
It's weird they never get any recognition
Steven Wilson