Should have Been Bigger (funk, house, indie, jazz, metal)

TheCaster · 11-28-2007, 12:48 PM

Ever found one of those CD's back in the back row of all of them and they were awesome yet nobody has heard of them? Heres a place to suggest which of these cd's should of been bigger

Simon and Garfunkle
Buffalo Springfield

are my personal favorites

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 01:10 PM

Grand National-Kicking The National Habit (2004). A gorgeous pop album with Police influences.
James Hardway-Moors And Christians (2000)- A fantastic little Jazz/Funk album with lot's of African influences that is easily accessible.
Kings X-Gretchen Goes To Nebraska (1989)-A fantastic hard rock album that eschews a formulaic sound and incorporates soulful harmonies and a slight funk edge.

teshadoh · 11-28-2007, 02:43 PM

Maybe I'm just old, but Simon & Garfunkel are very well known & highly influential. As for Buffalo Springfield, you might have one there.

Perhaps it's only because I've been thinking of this lately - but the album Secret Swingers by Versus was great & the band should be a more well known 90's indie rock band. (By the way, since I only have the album on - well, album - I would appreciate anyone hooking me up with mp3's).

Another band - Follow For Now, they were a late 80's funk-metal-hip hop band that were awesome. Unfortunately Living Colour & 24-7 Spyz stole much of the thunder of the genre leaving FFN just "another Black funk-metal band".

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-28-2007, 02:46 PM

Redd Kross

Made the most perfect punk / psychadelic influenced power pop album ever made in Third Eye at a time when people were only really interested in listening to crap like Alice In Chains & Pearl Jam.

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by teshadoh

Maybe I'm just old, but Simon & Garfunkel are very well known & highly influential. As for Buffalo Springfield, you might have one there.

Perhaps it's only because I've been thinking of this lately - but the album Secret Swingers by Versus was great & the band should be a more well known 90's indie rock band. (By the way, since I only have the album on - well, album - I would appreciate anyone hooking me up with mp3's).

Another band - Follow For Now, they were a late 80's funk-metal-hip hop band that were awesome. Unfortunately Living Colour & 24-7 Spyz stole much of the thunder of the genre leaving FFN just "another Black funk-metal band".

Follow For Now. I have not heard of them before. I was into this scene at that time. You forgot Fishbone too lol.

stakeraiser · 11-28-2007, 04:02 PM

House of Love - Self Titled from 1991

Their second self titled album, Coldplay before there was a Coldplay, Oasis before there was an Oasis, sadly overlooked, came a little too soon for the Britpop explosion to make it big

Urban Hat€monger ? · 11-28-2007, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by stakeraiser

House of Love - Self Titled from 1991

Their second self titled album, Coldplay before there was a Coldplay, Oasis before there was an Oasis, sadly overlooked, came a little too soon for the Britpop explosion to make it big

Dunno about that , House of Love were the next big thing pre-Oasis.
Pick up any music magazine between 1988 & 1991 you could guarantee House Of Love & My Bloody Valentine would be featured somewhere.

teshadoh · 11-28-2007, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Follow For Now. I have not heard of them before. I was into this scene at that time. You forgot Fishbone too lol.

You know - I actually typed out Fishbone, but figured I would get flamed for calling them metal when they aren't really. Still - same typecast band.

Follow For Now was out of Atlanta & only had 1 album, though the album sounds very tame b/c the producer replaced the drummer with a more sedated session drummer. I would recommend the Public Enemy cover She Watch Channel Zero as an introduction if you happen to find any of their songs.

jackhammer · 11-28-2007, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Dunno about that , House of Love were the next big thing pre-Oasis.
Pick up any music magazine between 1988 & 1991 you could guarantee House Of Love & My Bloody Valentine would be featured somewhere.

Correct and The House of Love album was'nt really that great either. I was more into stuff like Loop and Ride at this time.

etcetc_00 · 11-28-2007, 07:20 PM

I think The Gorillaz - Demon Days was too quickly passed up. It had 2 big radio singles, and went platinum and all, but it seems like people have already completely forgotten about it. I think it might be the album of the decade.

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teshadoh Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 94	Maybe I'm just old, but Simon & Garfunkel are very well known & highly influential. As for Buffalo Springfield, you might have one there. Perhaps it's only because I've been thinking of this lately - but the album Secret Swingers by Versus was great & the band should be a more well known 90's indie rock band. (By the way, since I only have the album on - well, album - I would appreciate anyone hooking me up with mp3's). Another band - Follow For Now, they were a late 80's funk-metal-hip hop band that were awesome. Unfortunately Living Colour & 24-7 Spyz stole much of the thunder of the genre leaving FFN just "another Black funk-metal band".

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etcetc_00 Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Annapolis, MD Posts: 53	I think The Gorillaz - Demon Days was too quickly passed up. It had 2 big radio singles, and went platinum and all, but it seems like people have already completely forgotten about it. I think it might be the album of the decade.