Obscure or Little Known Bands...

Sweet, I love RUSH, esp old RUSH. Fly By Night or Fairwell to Kings we my two favorite albums I think. Though 2112 was good and I did enjoy the greatest hits one (something Radio i think the name of it is, can't remember now). When i think of RUSH inevitably BOC comes to mind as well. (In fact, my cousin was the sound man for BOC for several years in the 70's, but gave it up when he started to go def. It was cool, the band gave him a bunch of the sound equipment. We had gotten several speakers and stacks from him in the 80's, but alas, they are gone now.)

BOC

New band for everyone to check out. They're called the Midnight Juggernauts. It took a few listens till I really enjoyed their music, but now I think it's fantastic. Definitely not for everyone, but unique. It's very difficult to compare them to any other band I listen to. They're very electronic with for the most part mellow and smooth vocals. Worth a listen, but keep in mind it's odd lol.

Found a new group, Autumn Picture. Very very cool stuff. Reminds me of Bright Eyes tho not quite as eclectic.

In any case, give em a listen! They just released a free digital EP titled 'Postponing Your Life'.

http://www.hillbillystew.com/autfield.htm

give em a listen!

cheers.
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One of the songs while playing Madden 09 struck me as amazing, so I went out and bought the artists cd which came out on tuesday. Innerpartysystem (odd name) is a brand new band that I think has some great potential. A few might know their song Don't Stop, but I only heard it for the first time about a month ago. The cd is pretty good, it's a rock group, but they do odd synthesizer things and techno-ish effects. I recommend checking them out, at least to hear Don't Stop which will get anyone pumped up.

http://www.myspace.com/innerpartysystem

Maybe I was the last person to get the memo, but I was completely unaware of Amazon's huge free MP3 selection.I haven't found anything that great yet, but hey, $0 spent is $0 wasted.

Anyone else listen to the new Keane CD? I just got it and it's amazing

ECHO wrote:

Anyone else listen to the new Keane CD? I just got it and it's amazing

I bought it immediately haha... It's wayyyy different than their other stuff, a few songs are a bit too 80's ish for me, but overall it's a fantastic album. I didn't know about amazon's free mp3's either, may have to check that out.

PREORDERED ALL THE WAY YO

Yeah I know what you mean. "Better than this" is a little too odd for me. It sounds like a song you would expect to hear while watching a drunken cartoon character. But then there're songs like "Perfect Symmetry" that make up for it.

gorillas is supposed to be having a new one here soon and so is enigma! has anyone heard anything from them yet?

PyRo wrote:

gorillas is supposed to be having a new one here soon and so is enigma! has anyone heard anything from them yet?

Gorillaz is supposedly working on a new album. The lead singer (formerly of Blur...whatever his name is) has some new disc out about Chinese theater, however.

Enigma does indeed have a new album. It was released last month. It's called Seven Lives Many Faces. If you are an Enigma fan, check out this LINK

I haven't listened to them in quite some time, but enjoy their music a great deal. If you are into Enigma, then also check out (if you haven't already) Dead Can Dance. They are similar in style, but not as techno/pop-ish as Enigma. I'd compare them more to Deep Forrest. More of a blending of many cultures. They have very haunting vocals and wonderful instrumentals as well. Give them a listen. Into the Labyrinth is one of my all-time favorite albums. Lisa Gerrard's version of "The Wind that Shakes the Barley" is fantastic. Their first album is about the only one I didn't care for so much.

Has anyone heard of Hollywood Undead? I just heard one of their songs the other day. it's pretty good I think. the song is called "Undead." to me it sounds like some rock mixed with rap type stuff, but then again I'm not that into genre stuff, if I hear a song I like, I listen to it lol.

Hobo_Joe wrote:

Has anyone heard of Hollywood Undead? I just heard one of their songs the other day. it's pretty good I think. the song is called "Undead." to me it sounds like some rock mixed with rap type stuff, but then again I'm not that into genre stuff, if I hear a song I like, I listen to it lol.

I have actually, my roommate found them one day and showed me. They're definitely a mix of rock/rap... I enjoyed Undead and one of their songs will be free on Rock Band 2 in November.

so i was at the dentist today and heard that Guns n Roses is releasing some new stuff...anyone heard anything about this?!

http://www.chinesedemocracy.com/
it's official...only ten years late I'll check it out if only to hear what Buckethead and Bumblefoot had for input (Two awesome/insane guitarist)

PyRo wrote:

so i was at the dentist today and heard that Guns n Roses is releasing some new stuff...anyone heard anything about this?!

Heh, again I go back to Rock band 2. They do have a new cd coming out and one song is in the game. It's actually pretty good, not sure how the new cd will be, but it looks promising.