Bands People Haven't Heard Of But Should

ok i've noticed a few times lately that iv been mentioning bands and musicians to people and often receive a response that could be said to resemble what a dogs face would look like if you showed it a card trick, such bands as:

tin hat trio (formally Tin hat) i really cant impress upon you how good these guys are.. listen to them now people

Deerhoof... a bit crazy and really fun to listen to (it makes me want to jump around lots)

The kidney thieves.. i dont actually remember if they are that good but its a fantastic name for a band, as i recall they did the intro track on Bride of Chucky

Kimya Dawson... music to make you feel like your a little kid i think she did some tracks on the Juno soundtrack

so guys what bands can you think of that more people should know about? or what bands does it surprise you that people don't know about?

Shpongle : Dont know how many ppl know this Duo,but they make the most Awsome,trippiest music ever,but also they're True musicians,their music is incredible

Shpongle yep never heard them until just a second ago and glad i did, very strange but also very cool.. have you seen this animation it made me giggle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2LK-zGfdUU&feature=related

also thought of another band

the secret chiefs 3... think middle-eastern folk meets metal meets techno

Yep,you should get that album,Tales Of The Inexpressible,truly a masterpiece!! ill check the ones you posted

Accept, to this day I have never met a person face to face who has known of them, which seems quite odd to me considering how awesome they were.

Accept? you mean the 80'ish heavy metal band? they're awesome!

Exaclly, and no matter who I speak to, no one has heard of them, at a concert, nope, record store, nope, and then... the second I'm online, everyone knows em. :P

just thought of another one

John Jorgenson Quintet -in particular the song Ghost Dance - i believe it was on the album Ultraspontane

check out the video it'll drop your jaw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Tm5Ikl1AXw

steel panther!!!
dethklok!!!

gotta love dethklok..ROCK ON Nathan Explosion!!!

and ill check out steel panther in a moment

got something else for you here not really sure it can be called music and to be fair i only just discovered this little jem yesterday but its pretty amazing and very obscure

its called the "Ur Sonata" Composed by Kurt Schwitters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpWDXIYEh7g

Aye, I listened shpongle quite much, Dorset perception, Once Upon The Sea Of Blissful Awareness and A New Way To Say 'Hooray' are pure favorites.

Ozric tentacles is also incredible.

Steel Panther are Awesome! ive got their album,its hilarious lol

American Arrogance
www.myspace.com/americanarrogance

Ok mine will be way of from you guy's

Hank Williams III
Reckless Kelly
Back Porch Mary
The black keys

the boxmasters

(I HIGHLY RECOMEND THESE BANDS)(DO NOT IGNORE)(LISTEN TO NOW)(SERIOUSLY)

arsonists get all the girls

in flames

MORIA

at the throne of judgment

EXMORTUS

Spawn of Possession,new cd soon with the great Christian Muenzner.(ex:Necrophagist)they have a w e s o m e technicals riffs man.

@Josh- was five posts really necessary?

My uncles band the purple school bus are a real good band.

Don't worry - moderator Afro has saved the day!

I'm gonna go cuddle myself now.

hahaha Afro you're a nut.

I'm totally late in this topic, but I checked out everything you all recommended and they're awesome. A lot of people already know about Deathklok though, I couldn't get enough of them.

How about Stefano Barone

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDFP_MbvyGc

Or Power & White?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wcwi9JSAwLY

seems no-one here digs

James "Blood" Ulmer
(known for playing and/or combining Free Jazz/Punk/Jazz/BLUES/and semi normal Jazz ... oddly enough JBL started his looong career with Herbie Mann! LOL)
'Are You Glad To Be In America?' recently on a Jazz program then Y-Tubed
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hog1fTiLBh8

The first "OMG!" JBL tune i heard in 1982
'Black Rock'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwj48ly5lA4

'Jazz is the Teacher Funk is the Preacher' LIVE (date unknown)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9g6ZJjt9lg

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The Screaming Headless Torso's, ....another fav band o' mine,
[i/]COVERing 'Jazz is the Teacher Funk is the Preacher' by James "Blood Ulmer...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEk_LI9iqOk

FUN_FUN_FUN!

RAWK!
Cs

Clutch- the best blues metal band.

Gill555

yes it was

listen to those bands and you tell me

Fastball-Rock

Wargasm-Thrash

Megadeth-Yep some people havent heard them :0

I found out today that a girl I work with has never heard of Van Halen. She hasn't even heard of THE BEATLES!!!!! I wasn't sure this was possible. It made me really sad.

O M G

Wow, that sucks... they deserve to be known (not liked) by everyone, or at least acknowledged...

Anyway I've got more...

Spastic Ink. The song in particular is 'Eights is enough'

Suicide Commando

Supergrass

Joe Hisaishi

The Seatbelts (it's like a Jazz orgasm!)

These guys did Balls to Wall. They sounded like AC/DC.

Another one was Riot. Check out the album Fire Down Under. It's a classic.

OSI,simply awesomeness,really,heavy metal With Electronic influence,awesome lyrics and killer riffs,Free And Blood are the best albums

The Jayhawks!

I believe they just came out with some sort of anthology, good way to get started listening to them. My sister has been a fan for a long time, but I didn't start listening to them until I was turned on to them after a trip to see my aforementioned sister. Listening to them reminds me of being on a country road in the summer time, blue sky, and not another human being in sight. It's a great feeling.

p.s. Their genre is quite difficult to pigeonhole, perhaps a reason they haven't been super-successful. I'd say they're an alternative country band if you forced me to come up with a description.

I have to agree with you, Clutch is great and i would say very underrated

@The Jazzy One
i love that stuff! (every 6 mo or so lol)
when i get a student who starts thinking "ewww i can play sooo fast now" i play them some "SPASTIC-INK" OR , hehehe some "Freak Guitar" by that wacky MATTIAS IA EKLUNDH (who is one of Robert Fripp's fav listens...not a bad endorsement LOL)
BOTH grate on my nerves after 15mins or so BUT its a fun and funny as hell 15 minutes!

If you like spastic then check out Blotted Science!! Its way more awesome and heavier!

the beatles

Im pretty Sure most ppl have hear OF the Beatles

You should all check out "Sleepytime Gorilla Museum" for some amazing, progressive metal. Plus, they're just crazy.

You know... I have Shpongle's albums and didn't even realise it... Seems I've been focusing on Jazz for quite a while!

You have no idea how wrong that sounded coming from you lmao.

Screaming headless torsos Maybe? Propellerheads for some big beat DnB Style,or JOHANNES LINSTEAD,hes a friend Of Mine,He makes THE BEST LATIN GUTIAR MUSIC Ever,i tell ya,have a listen at him,you wont regret it

EDIT: @Jazz,listen to them!! They rock!! (not exactly rock...but its awesome)

Seconded ! Hell Yes!
btw look up/above 7 or 8 posts bro ...

Have you heard all their incarnations?
Fuze(not gonna try and spell last name lol)'s Headless Torsos (what "Fuze" calls them when there is no vocalist)
or "Fuze's" solo stuff (does a killer version of Jimi's 'Third Stone From the Sun'

and again... Hell Yes!

llo sorry i missed that one