Post music you like that nobody else has heard of.

[lightningandsnow]

I'll start.

Emma McKenna:
http://www.myspace.com/emmamckenna

She's amazing. Beyond obscure, but amazing.

[Brigid]

1. The Patriot's Dream

by Gordon Lightfoot.

Not exactly his biggest hit, but one of his best.









The Patriot's Dream


The songs of the wars are as old as the hills
They cling like the rust on the cold steel that kills
They tell of the boys who went down to the tracks
In a patriotic manner with the cold steel on their backs

The patriot's dream is as old as the sky
It lives in the lust of a cold callous lie
Let's drink to the men who got caught by the chill
Of the patriotic fever and the cold steel that kills

The train pulled away on that glorious night
The drummer got drunk and the bugler got tight
While the boys in the back sang a song of good cheer
While riding off to glory in the spring of their years

The patriot's dream still lives on today
It makes mothers weep and it makes lovers pray
Let's drink to the men who got caught by the chill
Of the patriotic fever and the cold steel that kills

Well there was a sad, sad lady
Weeping all night long
She received a sad, sad message
From a voice on the telephone
Her children were all sleeping
As she waited out the dawn
How could she tell those children
That their father was shot down
So she took them to her side that day
And she told them one by one
Your father was a good man ten thousand miles from home
He tried to do his duty and it took him straight to hell
He might be in some prison, I hope he's treated well

Well there was a young girl watching in the early afternoon
When she heard the name of someone who said he'd be home soon
And she wondered how they got him, but the papers did not tell
There would be no sweet reunion, there would be no wedding bells
So she took herself into her room and she turned the bed sheets down
And she cried into the silken folds of her new wedding gown
He tried to do his duty and it took him straight to hell
He might be in some prison, I hope he's treated well

Well there was an old man sitting in his mansion on the hill
And he thought of his good fortune and the time he'd yet o kill
Well he called to his wife one day, "Come sit with me awhile"
Then turning toward the sunset, he smiled a wicked smile
"Well I'd like to say I'm sorry for the sinful deeds I've done
But let me first remind you, I'm a patriotic son"
They tried to do their duty and it took 'em straight to hell
They might be in some prison, I hope they're treated well

The songs of the wars are as old as the hills
They cling like the rust on the cold steel that kills
They tell of the boys who went down to the tracks
In a patriotic manner with the cold steel on their backs

The train pulled away on that glorious night
The drummer got drunk and the bugler got tight
While the boys in the back sang a song of good cheer
While riding off to glory in the spring of their years

The patriot's dream still lives on today
It makes mothers weep and it makes lovers pray
Let's drink to the men who got caught by the chill
Of the patriotic fever and the cold steel that kills

[nytemare]

2. Nikka Costa

At least, I think no one has heard of her.

She puts out ass-kicking, quality music. It is well-produced, but has a raw feeling. Anytime I hear a Mariah Carey song, or 3/4 of the shit they play twice an hour on the radio, I think of this artist, and how she really needs to be heard.

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

[Phillycat]

18. I love Nikka Costa.

I like her first album best, but the second one is good, too. You know Lenny Kravitz writes for her and plays on her albums, and so does Prince?

On edit: she's great live, if you ever get the chance. I saw her at the 9:30 club about 6 or 7 years ago.

[DarkTirade]

3. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDtdQ8bTvRc

[Maestro]

5. Animanics rock!

They had great writers for that cartoon!

[DarkTirade]

8. Great writing, great music, great voice acting...

the whole thing was pretty frikkin' cool. :)

[Tikki]

4. Silver Apples...

from 1968....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvdeiJzFkY8


Tikki

[Fire Walk With Me]

44. I know, and love, that first album. Instant goosebumps, thanks for the link :)

[patrick t. cakes]

45. that was freakin awsome

thank you sir or maam

[DarkTirade]

6. Here's some silly stylings of a canadian genius/weirdo. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYTGZIUKoj0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sad0Azv889k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyFU-icrqrk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-CCMnBpQoU

[AlCzervik]

7. local band

http://www.myspace.com/hardnox

[ZombieHorde]

9. I usualy don't see these, but someone is buying their stuff...

Coil
Swans
Nurse with Wound
Aisha Kandisha's Jarring Effects
Black Light District

[Oeditpus Rex]

10. If I do

somebody'll come along and say, "Hell, I've been a fan of them for years."

:eyes:

[Maestro]

11. Here are a few

Mostly Math Metal

The Human Abstract
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ysox0Ea9CF0
Psyopus
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GbNunyoICfE
Genghis Tron
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GMJWgInNEfQ

And I would be totally remiss if I didn't mention Meshuggah
http://youtube.com/watch?v=gRTolqLHz9Q&feature=related

Bang your heads!

[Forkboy]

55. I love Genghis Tron!

Been into them since the first I heard the EP Cloak Of Love. The new one is planted in my CD player. They opened for Pig Destroyer in a crazy ass show I saw last year.

Here's their newest video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jLOz22NDxjI

And if you're into math rock check out these guys. Behold...The Arctopus. You might like it.
http://www.myspace.com/beholdthearctopus

[mcctatas]

60. The Bastard Fairies...

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=oQu1TBIMSSk

[mainegreen]

12. Binarpilot and Psilodump

Binarpilot:
http://binaerpilot.no/ycsdf/03_binaerpilot_-_markell_fiksen.mp3

Psilodump:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6757300779647954167&q=psilodump&ei=jeFRSN-sKYSmrwLdsrTKDA

[Maestro]

25. That psilodump one is pretty good.

Good dance/techno/electronica

[mainegreen]

28. That Genghis tron video you posted was fucking great.

I may have to check them out.

[Maestro]

30. The album is a good example of what happens

when metal mathcore slams into electronica. They do not even have a drummer! It's all drum programming!

[Forkboy]

56. Here's the newest video from Genghis Tron.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=jLOz22NDxjI

And here's their Myspace page if you want to check out more. It has music up from all 3 releases. I love it all.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=3787017&MyToken=378dd513-d647-4c3c-ba90-27e9c83fe61a

They are a very cool band. :)

[fizzgig]

13. my honey recently introduced me to the joy that is lard

it's jello biafra and al jourgensen (of ministry fame)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ry0TyIJXgoU

this song cracks my ass up :rofl:

[Forkboy]

52. Now there's a great band.

And I'm not saying that just because it's where I got the name Forkboy from. :)

"When people are asleep, we must all become alarm clocks!"

[Sultana]

14. .

Heros National (Monde Arabe)- by Koffi Olomide feat. Papa Wemba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsV4qWZJf3I

Papa Plus (Noblesse Oblige) -by Koffi Olomide (This song is a classic but the video is bleh) :D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6iQTN3tDDI

No African party is complete w/o songs from Koffi.

Ya Donya (Chou Maghairah) by Najwa Karam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znX2r9d58d0

:)

[Xipe Totec]

26. Who put the goat in there, Benni Lava?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1NoOOoaNw

[Sultana]

39. thanks for the link

OMG :rofl: :rofl:
The funniest video I've seen in a while....

[Xipe Totec]

15. Yaqui Dance of the Deer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CK0aLVUqx0

[ForrestGump]

16. I think this band could go far, given a chance...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf2S7kKLtEQ

[Maestro]

21. They're marginal.

They'll need a good manager and a good record deal to promote them, but then again, probably everyone will download their music for free.

[raouldukelives]

40. Maybe..

But they don't match the demographics just yet. Could they try going a little more punk-pop? They will need a makeover right away and lots of dance lessons. Who will be the bad boy? Can Kanye do a guest spot? I'll get Pepsi and MTV on the phone!

[Phillycat]

17. Frog Holler.

Friend of mine's band. Alt-country.

http://www.myspace.com/frogholler

[DarkTirade]

19. Nightwish has a new lead singer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdZn7k5rZLQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTdhXxxWREo

Not sure which one I like better. Gives it a very different flavor from the previous lead singer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmDWvGKLzBE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP7mjSwqOwc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIdqx8DRtlM

[Maestro]

22. I like the new one.

Great band

[Bennyboy]

20. Mumbo Gumbo

F'ing fantastic band from Sacramento http://www.myspace.com/mumbogumbomusic

[newmajority]

23. This garage band that a couple of my friends started

I doubt they'll ever get anywhere. Maybe if the singer stops facing the wall......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyMFPn4BemI

[Maestro]

34. The drummer is a hack too!

;)

[DarkTirade]

36. Yeah, I doubt he'll ever make it in any other band...

:P

[patriotvoice]

24. Funker Vogt

http://www.funker-vogt.com/

[Maestro]

33. These guys are great!

I have been listening to them for about 3 years now.

[patriotvoice]

37. Awesome!

Going on eight for me. :toast:

[Maestro]

38. Yes, I was late to the party.

But I am glad that I found them. I've always liked dark electronica/industrial/ebm. Although it is real hard to find good ebm nowadays.

[cemaphonic]

27. Sky Cries Mary

huge and devoted following here in Seattle during the '90s, but for some reason they never made it to the big time despite hordes of A&R reps combing Seattle for the next Nirvana. (Granted, they had very little in common with the grunge bands besides being rooted in '70s rock)

[kentauros]

31. I've known about them for years

:)

Unfortunately, all I've got is a worn-out cassette tape of a live performance and an EP disc. I can't recall the titles at the moment, but I always enjoyed listening to them :)

[kentauros]

29. The Coconut Monkeyrocket

mp3s

The Accidental Beatnik
Smoky Smoky
Thank You

Martinibomb & The Coconut Monkeyrocket - Split!

[Bennyboy]

32. Blue Turtle Seduction! (get ready to dance yer ass off!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyl-GLHKKsY Great band from lake tahoe.

[Xipe Totec]

35. Rosas...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2R_sRzPNOA

[realisticphish]

41. Jonathan Coulton and Gogol Bordello

JoCo is a geek singer/songwriter
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/

and Gogol Bordello is a Gypsy punk/reggae/whatever band whose regular members include an accordion player and violin (think Flogging Molly, but eastern European)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJlGutqFqfg

I stumbled across them one day on another message board, and their stuff kicks ass

[Initech]

42. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

Weird-ass avant garde metal band from San Fransisco. Check out one of their videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD_5Tp7W-Gg

[Juche]

43. Sigur Rós and Kenna

Don't know how well known they are.

Sigur Rós

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_a4zgolQg

Kenna

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owS1coeoWEc

[patrick t. cakes]

46. The Bats

beautiful

[stuntcat]

72. aw!

I just clicked this reply because I like bats :P the song is nice though, I'm gonna buy a couple of their songs.

[whistler162]

47. Andrew Douglas - Piper!

http://cnaturalmusic.com/home.html

also

Hevia

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?PID=1593814&style=music&frm=frooglemusic

[Fire Walk With Me]

48. Zinskaro - Hamlet Gonashvili

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vu3boYzcBuo

Also known as "Tshintsharo".

[TheMightyFavog]

49. Eläkeläiset: Drunk Finnish language polka cover band

Their cover of The Cranberries' Zombie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFVW2AA6ID4

Thier cover of Bob Jovi's Living on a Prayer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfBS0Be7EFc

Their cover of Nightwish's Nemo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJmyvN1OlOo

Thier cover of Europe's The Final Countdown

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

[Initech]

53. That kicks ass.

[harmonicon]

50. most music I listen to is stuff almost no one listens to

as far as "bands" go, I totally love gowns, and it's a shame that they're not well known, because they're brilliant.

http://www.myspace.com/gowns

[khashka]

51. Black Tape For A Blue Girl

It's Goth but not really what you think when you think of Goth. Kind of melodic and strange -not something I'd listen to everyday
No links, if it sounds interesting, do your own work.

Khash.

[bif]

67. I love them

I have four or five of their CDs.

[Forkboy]

54. Well this calls for some Sun City Girls!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In3s7D_2obo

And for the hell of it heres Nomeansno with some of the coolest bass and drum work one could want.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4eY59blvSM

[ghostsofgiants]

57. The Class War Kids...

http://www.myspace.com/theclasswarkids

The bassist is a friend of mine.

I'm far too lazy to list more, but most of my music collection fits this thread, ahah.

[LaStrega]

58. I'd be surprised if any had heard of ...

Sleepchamber

[DFW]

59. This may seem like a fake, but I've seen him do it live

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tew_fIhz3eY

and for some great political stuff (check out the Obama and McCain songs!):
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=286361461

[LaStrega]

61. I'm a sucker for ... is that not a 12-string? *swoon*

[DFW]

63. It sure is!

After I saw him for the first time, I was totally hooked. I got myself
an old Guild 12 string (I still have it!), and as soon as I could afford
it, I sought out the guy who made Leo's 12-string guitars, who is a Serbian
immigrant named (really, I swear!) Božo Podunavac. He has a website, if you
want to check out his work. Besides sounding like no other guitars made, they
are an optical treat as well. Božo is now 80, but he is still building guitars!
He has made about 8 guitars for me over the years, each one different, and most
of them are 12-string. Hearing Leo was like a revelation for me, and I haven't
looked back since.

[LaStrega]

64. Wow. Just. Wow.

Thank you for sharing this. So much. I have questions for you ... but will not invade upon your space, but this post means a bit to me ... reminding me of my Sister Becca. 'Nother story behind that I'll not bother other readers with.

I'm connecting to you. We have things I'd like to discuss further. If you're not of a mind to, I'll not be offended in the least.

I offer my thanks again.

~ A

[DFW]

65. No sweat--connect away!

[DFW]

66. Two of Božo's gems he made for me:

[bif]

71. Ya want to see something amazing? Erik Mongrain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbndgwfG22k

And the kid is something like 19 years old!

[tkmorris]

62. Roy Clark-Clarence (Gatemouth) Brown collaboration

Entitled Makin' Music. Love that record. Also a band called Cowboy Jazz. One more, a band called the Payolas, before anyone had heard of them, released an album called In a Place Like This. Awesome record, sounds almost nothing like their later stuff.

Lately I've been listening to Jason Spooner, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Not TOO obscure, but not really mainstream.

[bif]

68. Poi Dog Pondering, Newton Faulkner, Bark Psychosis...

And a ton of other folks nobody knows.

[driver8]

73. Poi Dog Pondering? Now there's a blast from my past...

I had one of their albums and really liked it. I need to see if they are on iTunes.

[bif]

74. I saw them live a couple months ago. They were excellent!

[RebelOne]

69. Unless you are from South Florida you have probably never heard of them.

Tiger Tiger

http://www.tigertigermusic.com/

[MarianJack]

70. The Elders!

GREAT Irish music band!

They took their name because all of the other musicians consider them to be old farts.

Their music is, in their words, "ARSE KICKIN'"!