little known musicians we should hear
Ncarv, Towne Van Zandt is great! I think he did something with Steve Earl recently (maybe it was a tribute). A few others: Osibisa (african "rock/jazz") Colin James & the Little Big Band (two albums) Laurie Lieberman -- she may be pretty well known Government Mule -- they should be familiar, but just in case |
My two cents: After Crying - progressive rock (although the denomination is a little... limiting? there's much more than "rock" in their music). a sample review of an After Crying album Talented and sophisticated musicians from Hungary. Many say (and I agree) they are at least as notable as King Crimson. Aother great artist: I was wondering if there are any Leon Redbone fans in the Audiogon community? |
There are thousands of little known musicians who have made brilliant recordings and are (imho) criminally under appreciated. Almost everyone hates some great artistic achievments,(most oprea or c&w efforts usually hit the gag reflex here). Few people easily break out of the "I like what I know and I know what I like" syndrome, as a result we miss out on alot of asthetically rewarding stuff. If you listen to King Crimson,(early Bruford era), Mahavisnu Orch. (1st two), Capt. Beefheart, Massacre (Fred Frith), most of Can and the stuff really sinks in (plays back in yer' head alot), you are in trouble. You will probably be broke from a need to score stuff like: Acme Rocket Quartet (1st), Air (w/Fred Hopkins), Amoebic Ensemble, Arcana, Area (start w/ Crac), Art Zoyd, Arti+Mestieri, Attention Deficit,Back Door, Banyan, Joey Baron, Bass Army, Bella Band, Gregg Bendian, Tim Berne, Bi Kyo Ran, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Ed Blackwell, Blast, B.L.U.E., Raoul Bjorkenheim, Blind Idiot God, Hamiet Bluiett, Boom, Christer Bothen, Francois Bourassa Trio, Brand X, Anthony Braxton, Caspar Brotzmann, Alain Brunet, Hasse Bruniusson, Buckethead, Don Caballero Uri Caine Alex Candelaria, Cartoon, Chainsaw Jazz, Thomas Chapin, Gigou Chenevier, Nels Cline, Clubfoot Orch. Roberto Columbo, Conglomerate, Graham Connah, Conventum, Cos, Vincent Courtois, Curlew, Andrew Cyrille, DFA, Dark, Data Direct, Daniel Denis, Jean Derome Deus ex Machina, Doctor Nerve, Dave Douglas, Paul Dresher, Marc Ducret, Dun, Trevor Dunn, Dysrhythmia, Either Orchestra, Embryo, James Emery, Ensemble Nimbus, Equip Out, Ellery Eskelin, Etna, and Everyman Band to name a few from the A - E crowd. |
Hello, Jack Johnson. The album is called Brushfire Fairytales and I have had it in my rotation for over a year, that is a personal record for me. An exceptional album. String Cheese Incident. An amazing jam band that has a number of live and new material albums. Highly recommended. Ryan Adams. He was with the band Whiskeytown and released two solo albums, Heartbreaker and Gold, in the past two years. Exceptional Alt Country Rock albums. He is gifted in that he writes great tunes and he has a great voice. Brad. Side project by Pearl Jam member Stone Gossard. New album, it is in the car and I cannot name it off the top of my head, in good. Some of the tunes are excellent. Worth listening to. Sunny Day Real Estate. This was, in my opinion, the best band that came of Seattle during the heyday. The album is called Diary and it is really great grundge. I believe that a few of the members of this band wound up with Dave Grohl and formed the Foo Fighters. I am not sure if they are still with him. Flaming Lips. Very interesting albums from this band. The newest, Yoshimi, and the previous album, Soft Bulletin, are great. Very entertaining albums. Not mainstream, but well worth listening to. Wilco. Great band. Not all that unknown, but I would feel guilty if I did not mention their album Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Great album that gets better everytime I listen to it. Ben Harper. Also not all that unknown. If you have not heard his music immediately go to your local record store and pick up Fight For Your Mind, The Will To Live, and Burn to Shine. Great albums, great musician. Many others, some have already been listed, but a good start. I look forward to reading everyones suggestions. Drew |
