Bands that never got the success they deserved. - Page 2

copper · 05.24.2008, 04:18 PM

^haha definately, those guys are just amazing.

demonrail666 · 05.24.2008, 04:42 PM

I think, at least in terms of 'Indie' pop, that the NZ/Flying Nun/'Dunedin sound' is the most over-looked today. Alongside already mentioned bands like The Chills, The Verlaines and Bailter Space we could also add The Clean, Headless Chickens, The Bats and the John Paul Sartre Experience. People constantly talk about the influence of The Fall on bands like Pavement, but these were, in many ways, just as crucial. And we can add to that, the criminally unsung Straitjacket Fits: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KM5dBt8k5v4

Toilet & Bowels · 05.24.2008, 05:13 PM

plagal grind are another really awesome band from that era of NZ music

Death & the Maiden · 05.24.2008, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by demonrail666

I think, at least in terms of 'Indie' pop, that the NZ/Flying Nun/'Dunedin sound' is the most over-looked today. Alongside already mentioned bands like The Chills, The Verlaines and Bailter Space we could also add The Clean, Headless Chickens, The Bats and the John Paul Sartre Experience. People constantly talk about the influence of The Fall on bands like Pavement, but these were, in many ways, just as crucial. And we can add to that, the criminally unsung Straitjacket Fits: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KM5dBt8k5v4

Exactly, there's so much great music from that scene. And on a Flying Nun documentary, Stephen Malkmus talks about how he stole the vocal melody from a Verlaines songs to use in a Pavement song.

Sonic Youth 37 · 05.24.2008, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by copper

hum.

Hum got all the success they needed. They were a great band, but overexposure would have tore them apart even quicker. They had one semi-minor hit with "Stars" and that was enough.

steve newman · 05.24.2008, 10:51 PM

jawbox and failure.

pbradley · 05.24.2008, 11:07 PM

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

demonrail666 · 05.24.2008, 11:10 PM

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

Absolutely

Death & the Maiden · 05.24.2008, 11:42 PM

Haunted Henschel - does anyone here know of them?

pbradley · 05.25.2008, 12:11 AM

Sure he's popular among us and indie circles in general, but J Mascis had the chops to make a full conversion a la REM or something. All the later Dinosaur Jr albums and Fog stuff sound like popular albums that were just overlooked by who they were designed for.

ZEROpumpkins · 05.25.2008, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by steve newman

failure.

Well they kinda asked for it, didn't they?

copper · 05.25.2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ZEROpumpkins

Well they kinda asked for it, didn't they?

hahahaha

copper · 05.25.2008, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonic Youth 37

Hum got all the success they needed. They were a great band, but overexposure would have tore them apart even quicker. They had one semi-minor hit with "Stars" and that was enough.

but i guess this makes them even more special, it would be pretty shit if they're still up and running today.

dressedindreams · 05.25.2008, 03:49 AM

I don't know if they are respected on this board or not, but beulah deserved much more attention. If bands like the shins can make it big, so can they.

blunderbuss · 05.25.2008, 04:26 AM

colourbox

Torn Curtain · 05.25.2008, 08:21 AM

Tim Buckley

MellySingsDoom · 05.25.2008, 05:15 PM

The Loveblobs.

demonrail666 · 05.25.2008, 05:20 PM

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The Loveblobs.

You must spread some more support slots around before giving it to MellySingsDoom again.

05.24.2008, 04:18 PM	#21
copper bad moon rising Join Date: May 2008 Location: bitch Posts: 144	^haha definately, those guys are just amazing.
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demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	I think, at least in terms of 'Indie' pop, that the NZ/Flying Nun/'Dunedin sound' is the most over-looked today. Alongside already mentioned bands like The Chills, The Verlaines and Bailter Space we could also add The Clean, Headless Chickens, The Bats and the John Paul Sartre Experience. People constantly talk about the influence of The Fall on bands like Pavement, but these were, in many ways, just as crucial. And we can add to that, the criminally unsung Straitjacket Fits: http://youtube.com/watch?v=KM5dBt8k5v4
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Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,282	plagal grind are another really awesome band from that era of NZ music
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steve newman bad moon rising Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 137	jawbox and failure.
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pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYlCfRiOEhM
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Death & the Maiden expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,036	Haunted Henschel - does anyone here know of them? __________________ www.myspace.com/ghostofanidealwife
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05.25.2008, 12:11 AM	#30
pbradley invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SoKo Posts: 10,621	Sure he's popular among us and indie circles in general, but J Mascis had the chops to make a full conversion a la REM or something. All the later Dinosaur Jr albums and Fog stuff sound like popular albums that were just overlooked by who they were designed for.
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05.25.2008, 03:49 AM	#34
dressedindreams bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 123	I don't know if they are respected on this board or not, but beulah deserved much more attention. If bands like the shins can make it big, so can they.
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05.25.2008, 04:26 AM	#35
blunderbuss invito al cielo Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 2,526	colourbox
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Torn Curtain invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: France Posts: 7,997	Tim Buckley __________________ "Si seulement nous avions le courage des oiseaux qui chantent dans le vent glacé"
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05.25.2008, 05:15 PM	#37
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	The Loveblobs. __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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