What other good bands from the 70's and 80's fell thru the cracks?

Wayner · « **Reply #100 on:** 2 Feb 2010, 08:41 pm »

I kind of like the Human League, tho. Are they disco?

BobM · « **Reply #101 on:** 2 Feb 2010, 08:47 pm »

OK, I updated my second list into 2 categories.

konut · « **Reply #102 on:** 2 Feb 2010, 08:52 pm »

Pure Prarie League
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Rotary Connection
Lee Micheals
New York Rock & Roll Ensemble

irish 51 · « **Reply #103 on:** 2 Feb 2010, 08:59 pm »

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

Saw them with The Tubes(which I forgot to mention, but maybe someone already has).

A really good show.

chadh · « **Reply #104 on:** 2 Feb 2010, 09:55 pm »

Some non-US bands "fall through the cracks" when they make a big impact in their domestic markets but never get anywhere in the US. I suspect that many of the popular Australian bands I listened to growing up fall into this category.

The most obvious is Cold Chisel - a legendary band at home. But (so the story goes), when their classic album East was remixed and released in the US, the remix sounded absolutely awful and the record company refused to offer any support for the album, or for the band's tour. The band's next album included a track directed to the US music industry: You Got Nothing I Want. Needless to say, the US Music Industry never offered them anything at all.

Other Australian bands/artists from this time that remain obscure in the US:

Daddy Cool
Skyhooks
Stevie Wright
Sherbet
Hunters and Collectors
Australian Crawl
Paul Kelly

Chad

vinyl_lady · « **Reply #105 on:** 2 Feb 2010, 10:56 pm »

I'm seeing several bands I would consider bands from the 60's show up like Cream; The Kinks; The Nice; It's a Beautiful Day; New York Rock n Roll Ensemble; Ouicksilver Messenger Service; Ten Years After; Jethro Tull; Deep Purple and Traffic. All great bands and all released albums in the 70's, but they first hit the national stage in the 60's. I saw several of them in concert in the 60's. That probably means my age is showing.

Laura

starkiller · « **Reply #106 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 01:06 am »

Cool stuff and my era

How about:

Mariah
Ian LLoyd
Nick Gilder
Reggie Knighton
Robert Johnson
Ace
Bang
Neu!
20/20
The Pop
Breathless
Prism
Michael Stanley band
Spencer tarney band
Zon
Honeymoon Suite
Wrabit
Les Dudek
Doucette
Face Dancer
Deserters
Broken Home
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Starz
Dust
Man
Deke Leonard
Pink Fairies
PFM
Heartsfield
Donnie Iris
Dennis Linde

to name a few in my collection

chadh · « **Reply #107 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 01:38 am »

Quote from: starkiller on 3 Feb 2010, 01:06 am

Cool stuff and my era

How about:

...

Robert Johnson

...

to name a few in my collection

There might be a reason he "fell through the cracks." He died in 1938!

Chad

starkiller · « **Reply #108 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 01:42 am »

Chad

Not THAT Robert Johnson, another one with his album, "close personal friend", very good power pop!

BikeWNC · « **Reply #109 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 02:00 am »

I guess I could go through my LP stack of 80s bands and find some like Gang of Four or Martha and the Muffins. There are plenty others too like Tear for Fears, The Psychedelic Furs, UB40 or ABC.

Heck I'll just list a few.

Depeche Mode
Frankie Loves Hollywood
Spyrogyra
Devo ??
Asia
Spandau Ballet
Pat Travers Band

I have more but they're buried in a closet. lol

JerryM · « **Reply #110 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 02:54 am »

Has anybody said Hughes/Thrall?

If so,

, +1.

If not: Hughes/Thrall self-titled album, Hughes/Thrall. Muscle and Blood is one of the best songs of the era.

Have fun,
Jerry

bunnyma357 · « **Reply #111 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 04:29 am »

A few more - leaning towards my preferences for punk/garage/powerpop.

The Beat (Paul Collin's, not the English one)
Anti-Nowhere League
The Long Ryders
The UK Subs
Chris Spedding
Royal Crescent Mob
Tenpole Tudor
Rockpile
The Dictators
DMZ / The Lyres
The Monks
Flipper
Yaz (Yazoo)
The Flesheaters
The Del Fuegos
The Pirates
The Rockets

Local DC Bands that never made it big:
(the) Razz
The Slickee Boys
The Insect Surfers
Bad Brains - moved to NYC and had more success
The Teen Idles (begat Minor Threat & Fugazi)
Tex Rubinowitz & the Bad Boys
The Nighthawks
Billy Hancock and the Tennessee Rockets

Jim C

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #112 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 05:15 am »

Quote from: starkiller on 3 Feb 2010, 01:42 am

Chad

Not THAT Robert Johnson, another one with his album, "close personal friend", very good power pop!

That was a good album....

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #113 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 05:25 am »

No one mentioned....Loverboy...

And a shout out to Mick Taylor......his solo adventure.

Now....this is "falling thru the cracks"....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1213013/The-Rolling-Stone-whos-stony-broke-Why-Mick-Taylor-lives-rundown-Suffolk-semi-shabby-car.html

Wayner · « **Reply #114 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 12:39 pm »

Quote from: BikeWNC on 3 Feb 2010, 02:00 am

I guess I could go through my LP stack of 80s bands and find some like Gang of Four or Martha and the Muffins. There are plenty others too like Tear for Fears, The Psychedelic Furs, UB40 or ABC.

Heck I'll just list a few.

Depeche Mode
Frankie Loves Hollywood
Spyrogyra
Devo ??
Asia
Spandau Ballet
Pat Travers Band

I have more but they're buried in a closet. lol

Did you mean Frankie Goes to Hollywood?

Wayner

chadh · « **Reply #115 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 01:33 pm »

Quote from: starkiller on 3 Feb 2010, 01:42 am

Chad

Not THAT Robert Johnson, another one with his album, "close personal friend", very good power pop!

I wouldn't be so sure.

Robert Johnson (the original) allegedly sold his soul to the devil to secure his legendary guitar-playing skills. The fact that he apparently has TWO burial sites only adds to the evidence that there was something paranormal about his life and abilities. It wouldn't surprise me at all if he re-emerged forty years after his first death (or two) to claim the musical fortune to which he was entitled.

It would surprise me if he devoted his resurrection to playing 80s power pop, though.

Chad

Scottdazzle · « **Reply #116 on:** 3 Feb 2010, 03:43 pm »

How could I forget Garland Jeffreys?

Ghost Writer, Wild in the Streets, Don't Call Me Buckwheat, She Didn't Lie, 96 Tears, Rough and Ready, R.O.C.K., and on and on. This is a terrific introduction that covers his work on several labels.

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #117 on:** 4 Feb 2010, 03:15 am »

"What I Like About You".....The Romantics......

And....just falling today....remember Leif Garrett... the teen idol....
....he's still going down hill...

starkiller · « **Reply #118 on:** 4 Feb 2010, 05:57 am »

Flaming Groovies
Brownsville Station
The Kings
Payola's
Fabulous Poodles
Fingrprintz
Gary Wright
Wishbone Ash--Argus is a masterpiece!

BikeWNC · « **Reply #119 on:** 4 Feb 2010, 10:15 am »

Quote from: Wayner on 3 Feb 2010, 12:39 pm

Did you mean Frankie Goes to Hollywood?

Wayner

Oh, right!