Must-have, yet obsure songs or albums you've got

the most under-rated bands:


Sublime

Jane's Addiction

Blind Melon

 

Wax, I know that this will be plain Jane to an old Blues Hound like you, but one of the first albums that turned me on to the blues was:

The Electric Flag, "A Long Time Comin" with Mike Bloomfield, Nick Gravenites, Buddy Miles, Harvey Brooks, Barry Goldberg, Marcus Doubleday, and Herbie Rich.

The short Ezyrider clip is to die for.

Interesting enuf, last time I was in the OC, I saw an ad where most of this band was playing in San Juan Capistrano. <Heavy Sigh> Working for a living is a female dog cause I couldn't make it.

For bonus points what was the name of the album featuring Bloomfield, Miles, Kooper and Stephen Stills?

Thx, Dale

 

Not a rare album but it is obsure... Yes's 'Tales From Topographic Oceans'; first time I listened to the entire album I was like 'whoa'... Any Lou Reed fans you need to check out 'Metal Machine Music'; rare, strange and obsure...

 

Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music" is listed at the #2 spot in the book "The Worst Rock n' Roll Records of All Time" (1991). I haven't heard it, so I don't know whether it sux or not.

 

Captain Beyond.....1972

An unbelievable band that was musically way past everyone of the day.

Rhino and Lee Dorman from Iron Butterfly, Bobby Caldwell from the Johnny Winter Group, and Rod Evan from Deep Purple.

It still rocks.....no seriously.....it rocks
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The Reverend is holding a little soiree in Lubbock Saturday night at Jakes. I will be there jumping about and drinking excessively.

Shall I drink one for you?

 

The best album ever is London Sessions (blues) with 'Howlin Wolf, Clapton, Otis Spann on the keyboards, and others. I have worn out at least 10 tapes over the years, and it is now almost impossible to find.

I also love the Traveling Wilburys, with George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, etc. I knew George faily well, and he was a BIG car racing enthusiast.

Wille Dixson, Muddy Waters, and other blues are also great. I grew up (high school and undergraduate college) with Butterfield and Bloomfield in Chicago.

John Mayall is good English blue, IMO I love Doctor John. Super Sessions is one of my top 5s ever. Little Walter (best harmonica player EVER) and the 30s blues people are fantastic.

There is a relatively unknown New Orleans blues band based in Los Angeles fronted by the pianist Rob Rio. A very strange man, but a superb musician.

Rod Piazza and his Mighty Flyers are also a superb but fairly unknown Los Angeles based blues band, with the female pianist, Honey Alexander.

I also listen to a lot of older jazz, and even things like the Gregorian Chant tapes.

The best concert I ever saw was called "Fire and Ice", in Chicago, in 1967 or early 1968 ( graduated Northwestern in June 1968, and it was beforethat. I moved to Los Angeles for a short time in August of 1968, until October of 1968, when I went back to Europe, where I was born).

The concert was Janis Joplin and Gracie Slick/Jefferson Airplane togther the same night!!!

If anyone has the poster from it, I want a copy (even a repro). I haven't ever found a copy for sale

My wife is a big Josh Groban fan. I prefer Pavarotti or the three tenors.

 

Nine Inch Nails - The fragile / 10 miles high

Q Lazzarus m/ Goodbye-Horses (also known as the song the serial killer dances naked to in the end in Silence of the Lambs)

 

Miles (Buddy Miles?) wasn't on Super Session, at least he isn't listed in the credits, but he WAS in the Electric Flag with Mike Bloomfield.

For my obscure album pick, I'll take "A=MH2" by Clark-Hutchinson.

 

The Servent - Cells
(The song from the theme of Sin City, get the instrumental version, it kicks ace. Drive to it at night if you own a sports car and you feel like you can breath fire and fart lightning)

 

Is Richard Thompson considered obscure? If so, his album titled 'Amnesia'. He's a fearless songwriter.

How about Roy Rogers and the Delta Rhythm King's 'Slidewinder'? Roy is one of the top slide guitarists around, imo, and a great guy, too.

 

any pre 1991 Marillion albums
the soundtrack to "until the end of the world"
the first Saga album
James - laid (great long distance road trip music)

 

Apparently Richard Thompson was responsible for the soundtrack on that grizzly bear documentary that aired last week. Very well done.

 

The same!
I understand that he is getting good press for this, too.

 

Lone Rhino - Adrian Belew
The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa
The Equalizer & Other Cliffhangers - Stewart Copeland
The Rythmatist - Stewart Copeland
I Advance Masked - Robert Fripp & Andy Summers
Duck Stab - The Residents

 

Absofuginlutely!

 

Mr. Mister - Broken Wings.

Anything 80s. 80s were the best. Everything else < 80s.

 

I will buy a watch off you one day because of that. Clap Clap

 

Ween - 12 Golden Country Greats, Chocolate and Cheese.

Butthole Surfers - Weird Revolution, Electriclarryland, Independent Worm Saloon

Frabk Zappa - Apostrophe/Over-nite Sensation, Sheik Yerbouti

William Shatner - Has Been

Flame Trick Subs - Flame Trick Subs

MC 900 Ft. Jesus - One Step Ahead of the Spyder, Welcome to my Dream, Hell with the Lid Off

Richard Cheese - Tuxicity, Lounge Against the Machine, I'd Like a Virgin

Self - Gizmodgery (Recorded entirely with toy instruments)