Double X

Agreed, I like them way more than Radiohead, personally not fan of Yorke's vocals and Lips used to make awesome stuff with distortion...and their later stuff has more cooler studio work than Radiohead imo.

But I don't want a Radiohead war so I'll stop here.

kthedrummer

I love the Flaming Lips I have been following them since the 80s as they are from OKC a mere 3 hours from my front door. But I was at the gym today and on one of the tvs there was they Flaming Lips on a Charmed rerun...I was shocked at this and quickly turned away...but I still love them and Mercury Rev as well who is kind of a sister band to them.

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People need to stop being so anal-retentive about what "their band" is allowed to do. If they want to be on television to expand their fanbase, who really deserves to give a fuck?

They were on an episode of Sabrina the Teenage Witch about six years ago, after Yoshimi came out. It's how I was exposed to them, so why should I care what they do now? They're still one of the most innovative alternative bands of this day and age.

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kthedrummer

You know what you are right. It is just strange that the same band released Zaireeka was on Charmed. But I don't like them any less. I have just watched them come up from a local band and it was weird...that is all.

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billyjerome

Just a slight update to my original post...

I am including allmusic entries as a quick reference
and
Last.fm pages for quick listening.
And official websites.
And very short summaries/statements, for I am too high for literature and such. (Luckily I did everything else before..)

Also, keep in mind that this is all based on artists I feel aren't as well known in the area I live (Chicago) or country (USA, dur).

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Big Star - Pop / Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
They have been receiving more attention in the recent years, but still not what they deserve.

Sun Ra - Jazz
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Trippy.

The Rounders - Blues / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Keepin' the blues alive and well.

Joe Bonamassa - Blues-Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
By far the most virtuoistic..?why not...guitarist I have seen in recent years. Fun fact: He opened for B.B. King at age 12...via personal invite.

Spoon - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Check out what I consider their best album, Girls Can Tell. Also one of the coolest sounding albums ever. Like coolguy, badass, slick, awesome cool.

Todd Rundgren - Pop / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Something/Anything is my favorite album of his, hands down. Just an all-around excellent pop artist. One of the only vinyls I own and listen to regularly.

Madvillain - Alternative Rap / Hip-Hop
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
One of my favorite hip-hop collaborations to date.

Kings of Leon - Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
I don't understand this country. It always amazes me when bands make it big in every country BUT the one they came from. Newest album has their best song yet, 'Manhattan'.

Shooter Jennings - Country
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
I'm sure if you have heard of country music you will recognize that last name. Well that is his son. And he's badass.

Yo La Tengo - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Not too popular around these parts, that I know of. But Chicago alone cannot supply the amount of respect they deserve. The Sounds of the Sounds of Science is very intriguing and should not be forgotten!

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Richard Hell & the Voidoids - Punk
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
I belong, do you?

Allen Toussaint - R&B
allmusic - Last.fm
Check it.

Me First and the Gimme Gimmes - Punk-Pop
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
So cool.

Frank Zappa - Genius
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Almost everyone has heard of Frank Zappa at some point and time in their life. But does anyone have the slightest idea of the genius behind the mustache?

Calexico - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Just awesome.

Loretta Lynn - Country
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
She may have been popular back in the day, but check out Van Lear Rose, produced my Jack White. Best song: 'Portland, Oregon'.

JJ Grey & Mofro - Blues / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Cool collaboration.

Silver Apples - Electronic
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
The forerunners to anything electronic these days, for the most part.

The Dirtbombs - Garage Punk
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Awesome garage punk. Coolest album, Ultraglide in Black, R&B covers.

Dr. Dog - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
My favorite indie band that still needs work.

T. Rex - Awesome
allmusic - Last.fm
T. Rex in America is so inferior to T. Rex across the lake. How sad...

Junior Kimbrough - Blues
allmusic - Last.fm
Like The Black Keys? Then like Junior Kimbrough.

Del tha' Funkee Homosapien - Underground Rap / Hip-Hop
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Duh.

Fleetwood Mac - Blues / Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
Listen to pre-USA Fleetwood Mac. Is that even them!?

Josh Ritter - Folk
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Folk. Of today.

Little Feat - Country / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Why does no one know of this band?

Lupe Fiasco - Hip-Hop / Rap
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Kick, push.

The Flamin' Groovies - Sexy
allmusic - Last.fm
An awesome American indie band that is ready, and has been, to be put in the spotlight.

Rod Stewart - Blues / Pop / Rock
Wikipedia - Last.fm
I may not have much respect for Rod Stewart today, but before he soldout, woo! I loved him!

The Pretty Things - Psychedelic / Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
Listen.

The John Butler Trio - Alternative Pop / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Excellent guitarist, acoustic and electric. Check out his performance with Keith Urban at the Aria Awards!

As Tall As Lions - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
I'm really running out of steam here.

Apollo Sunshine - Underground Pop
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
But I'm serious about all of these artists.

Phil Ochs - Political Folk
allmusic - Last.fm
Who?

Aesop Rock - Underground Rap
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Lyrically...awesome..? I don't know where I'm goin' with that.

Mark Knopfler - Guitar Virtuoso
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Dire Straits are cool and all, but he had an excellent solo career as well.

Lou Reed - Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
Genius.

Gov't Mule - Southern Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Listen.

Gram Parsons - Country / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
The king of country-rock.

Marshall Crenshaw - Pop / New Wave
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
So much fun!

The Sir Douglas Quintet - Blues / Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
Losing interest writing these...

Brinsley Schwarz - Pub Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
Nick Lowe explosion #1.

Scott Walker - Vocal
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Listen.

Weather Report - Jazz
allmusic - Last.fm
Listen.

Shuggie Otis - R&B
allmusic - Last.fm
Funky soul.

Rockpile - Pop / Rock
allmusic - Last.fm
Nick Lowe explosion #2.

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Link Wray - Instrumental Guitar
allmusic - Last.fm
You would think every modern band would worship this man, the inventor of power chords.

Built to Spill - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Well-known, yes, but do you realize just how excellent they are? As musicians especially.

Field Music - Indie Pop / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Listen.

The Louvin' Brothers - Traditional Country
allmusic - Last.fm
Satan is real.

Esham - Hardcore / Acid Rap
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Thanks to him, we have what is known as rap-rock, rock-rap? But don't get scared! It is nothing like Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and such.

Lagwagon - Punk-Pop
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Of all the skatepunk, punk-pop groups out there, these guys are the best / most musical.

Donovan (in the USA) - Folk / Pop / Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
This is for you citizens of the USA. LISTEN TO DONOVAN. Dylan is not the only artist to sing folk music!! Amazing, I know.

The Dodos - Indie Rock
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Who said the drummer takes up space?

Dälek - Underground Rap
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Praise be the men called Dälek.

The Doors
Wikipedia
What? The Doors had two albums after Jim Morrison died?!?! Holy ****!

MF Doom - Underground Rap
allmusic - Last.fm
The masked supervillain.

Braille - Underground Rap
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Eminem - ignorance = Braille Brizzy!

Hank Williams - Traditional Country
Website - allmusic - Last.fm
Check out the song by his grandson, Hank Williams III, called 'The Grand Ole Opry (Ain't So Grand)'. Oh, and listen to ANY song he has ever written, performed.

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Thanks for the lists, River Man; I'm checking a lot of those out now (the allmusic links are a great timesaver!). Nice to see a fellow Ochs fan.


Three more relatively obscure artists (stealing your allmusic idea):

Johnny Ace; The greatest 50's singer bar none, and I'd rank him ahead of most people that came afterwards. Despite the cliched title, My Song is about the most moving track I've heard.

allmusic


Townes Van Zandt; The studio albums are, almost without exception, extremely disappointing. The live releases, though, are amazing. Live At The Old Quarter has been immortalized as a classic, but I prefer Rear View Mirror.

allmusic


The Attractions; Maybe I'm just weird, but I rank the Attractions without Costello over all of the records Costello made without the Attractions.

allmusic

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Agreed, their album Whale Music is great.

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From what I've been listening to lately:
1.Blaqk Audio-Afi with electronicness
Blaqk Audio – Listen free at Last.fm

2.Art Official Intelligence-Before Sage and Ace were cool
Art Official Intelligence – Music at Last.fm

3.Head Automatica-Glassjaw except happy...and powerpop
Head Automatica – Listen free at Last.fm

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