[Closed] Bands probably forgotten, but it's a shame....

ransos - Member
Three pages, and no mention of the Longpigs. Sheesh.

Good shout from DezB with the Screaming Blue Messiahs.

Here's one from me -
The Chameleons. Criminally overlooked by the mainstream, but probably not forgotten by those who heard them at the time or since.

Timed out on Hillage - cont'd:

I vote him for a living Blue Plaque what a legend. Always thought of him as humble, inspired and unique insomuch as his music is arguably its own genre. It transcends trends and is surprisingly complex yet sounds so effortless? A limitless forest - shafts of rainbow sunlight piercing the canopy, the beams always shifting ... but the canopy is now the floor..and the river is the sky ... and the fish are birds and .... 💡 😯 😯

The latest Richard Hawley release is most excellent indeed 8)

Damn if I didn't know the Sundays were still around..

Off to check the interwebz... 😀

[i]Damn if I didn't know the Sundays were still around..[/i]

They're not. Gave up when they had babies. My lord she was a dream live *sigh*.
Fancy giving up music, bloody weirdos.

curto80 - Member

@Northwind you are punk and I am folk

I am both! But when Frank Turner wanted to do folk, he didn't turn million dead folky overnight and try and reimagine their past as something else, nor CHuck Ragan, or others. You can change and move on and that's cool but there's ways to do it right and ways to do it awful. I think Roddy realised that later to be fair.

(it was the "I wanna be sedated" cover that broke me mostly. And the Captain/El Capitan thing, that was just taking the mick, especially in Edinburgh.)

Anyway! Longpigs eh? I can't link at work but have we had any Wannadies? It'saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa HIT!

[i]have we had any Wannadies?[/i]

Ah yes, uplifting Scandi-indie-pop 🙂

@Malvern thanks for posting that. Hillage truly is brilliant and massive undervalued.

Edit, wrong thread.
Anyone mentioned Star Sailor yet?

Really surprised anyone else remembers Cecil. I had a wooly beany hat of theirs, which I never wore because a) it made people think my name was Cecil and b) that I was wearing a hat with my name on it.

[i]Anyone mentioned Star Sailor yet?[/i]

Does anyone miss them? I didn't mind a couple of their songs, but wouldn't be interested in the slightest if they were still going!

Oh wow, Back to the Planet, that takes me back!! I suppose in that case these guys deserve a fresh airing:

Definitely agree with That Petrol Emotion, PWEI and Mega City Four, saw them all live many times

My extras are

Audioweb, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Living Colour and Age of Chance (not just for retro roadie shirts)

Never realised what an amazing bass player Lou Barlow is.

I remember Lou entertaining the audience (at their '88 gig in Embra, J was soundchecking on stage due to blowing another amp earlier in the day) with his tales of the castle, shit food, etc. He kept playing the Gigantic bass line (to massive cheers) and generally taunting us... I went right off J/dino when he kicked Lou out... And yeah, he can play.

I'll add Galaxie 500 & Luna. First Galaxie album was a real moment for me.

Just remembered: Bongwater.

Power of Pussy is a brilliant album.

I also miss Espers. Just as well Meg went solo is all I'll say.

Neds Atomic Dustbin

Going back a bit I know but
Big Star
The Monks
The Sonics (still touring actually)
The Chocolate Watchband

Bit later
The Close Lobsters

Northwind...Don't know what happened to Cecil, used to see them regular in the Lomax on cumberland street in Liverpool.

I think they'd got a record deal, and then disappeared 🙁

[i]The Monks[/i]

er, Nice Legs Shame About the Face, Monks?? 😆

Death in Vegas
The Aliens

I'll also add airhead.

Funny how was the quintessential soundtrack for 6th form angst.

There has never been a better band to doze to in the sun in the middle of the afternoon at the Reading festival while a little bit tipsy and a little bit high, than Starsailor. Not really a fan but not many bands have given me such a perfect moment...

this autumn, over a 2 week period, I shall be going to see, in this order:
The Sisters Of Mercy
New Model Army
Killing Joke

EIGHTIES!!!!
all over again
just needs the Nephs & The Mission & my autumn will be complete

The Nephs are playing the Bram Stoker Festival in Whitby at the end of Oct. Got my tickets (and for the Sisters in Leeds) last night.

There has never been a better band to doze to in the sun in the middle of the afternoon at the Reading festival while a little bit tipsy and a little bit high, than Starsailor.

Hmmm, at a guess you would have much the same experience with anything else relatively calm. Or step it up, hit the shrooms and nitrous then you could attribute your enlightenment and transcendence to Kanye.

Are the Nephs worth seeing? McCoy was all death metal last time I saw them.
Any proper band members with him?

couple of things to take from this thread; firstly, the vast majority of the bands mentioned are definitely best forgotten about (some of you have dubious musical taste at best, in other words!). nostalgia is a funny thing- half of these bands were NEVER any good, and plenty of the others are certainly not forgotten (e.g. dinosaur jr, who never really went away and are doing some of the best music of their lives these days).
secondly, hora. you idiot. deacon blue?! what the hell is wrong with you lad! utter, utter shite.

couple of things to take from this thread; firstly, the vast majority of the bands mentioned are definitely best forgotten about (some of you have dubious musical taste at best, in other words!).

You're confusing opinion with fact.

You're confusing opinion with fact.

nah. terrible bands are terrible bands, and this thread is chock full of them, with very few exceptions.

have you made a suggestion yourself, then? so's we can see if your musical taste is any better than ours

Or how about Subway Sect?

I seem to have stepped into a high-snooty crowds topic!

Good call for Death In Vegas.

I'd certainly forgotten about this lot till god knows what reminded me

I always thought Del Amitri were a great band, both live & on vinyl.

Screaming blue massiahs
Georgia satellites
Reef
Ride
Triffids

Just the ones from my younger days 😉

JeZ

We can't have a thread like this without having The Sound. They should have been bigger than u2'
Mr Woppit, I salute you.

Kerbdog were ace; I could probably still listen to both their albums in a row without skipping any songs.

Reef

Reminds me 😀

Great thread.
Particularly impressed with Gene being the first band mentioned. Saw them several times including their last gig at the (equally late and lamented) Astoria in London.
Also agree with Energy Orchard; superb band (the live album is tremendous) & the Bap Kennedy solo stuff is very good as well.
For me the great lost band/artist is Talk Talk/Mark Hollis. His only solo album was brilliant and since then all he has done is a bit of music for Boss (in a rather "blink and you'll miss it" sort of a way).
Oh and is Harriet Wheeler from The Sundays the same HW as plays on the Metronomy album The English Riviera?

The Sandmen (not the Danish ones)
Mad Jacks
Asia Fields

I miss them all

And Paris Angels of course

I wouldn't say Kerbdog count as forgotten? They've played sold out gigs here (Ireland) pretty much every year since they 'broke up' and last year did a successful UK tour, with sold out dates. Wasn't there a new album last year too?

It was great to see a Joyrider video linked. Thanks Northwind. Found a load of their old EPs (and a Reservoir Prods tshirts - hah!) whilst clearing out my parent's house the other week. If only I had something to play them on.

Another one I always loved was Baby Chaos, who I just discovered are supporting the Wildhearts. Jaysus. Seems like all the bands from my teenage years are getting back together lately. Starting to feel old here!

2 bands that ive always followed over the years but never seemed to quite make it.....
....and you will know us by the trail of dead, and six byseven

also good calls on senseless things and wildhearts.

Trail Of Dead are still going strong, Jason's looking more and more like Old John Travolta though.