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Obscure bands

Does anyone know a band called City Boy? (70's/80's)Very obscure and very original. It's beyond Me how such great talent goes so unnoticed! Also please chime in on other obscure talented musicians.

arcam88
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Great list dweller!
                                I know of about half the bands on your list.
Gentle giant definitely deserved more recognition.
I haven't heard The Tubes mentioned. Formed in 1975 out of San Francisco, they definitely had a different approach. A little rock, a little punk, a little??? And a lot of humor.
I saw these guys live twice and boy did they know how to put on a show( not just play)
They had a couple of minor hits" Talk to Ya Later"and "She's a Beauty". But most people wouldn't have a clue who The Tubes are.

bondmanp
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I dunno. I have to say that if a band is signed to a major label, and has some charting singles, I think that means they are not obscure. The fact that I know 60% of the bands people are listing here suggests to me that they are not really obscure.


Now, gnostalgick, aside from having a very difficult member name, has an excellent list. I haven’t heard of one single band on it, save Antony & the Johnsons and Husker Du. Bravo.


gnostalgick: What genre of music would you put these bands in? If the genre appeals to me, I will explore these bands. Thank you.

bondmanp
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arcam88:  The Tubes are obscure?  White Punks on Dope was a high school and college anthem in the mid-to-late 1970s.  Everyone I knew, knew that song.  WPOD!!!
emailists
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I’m a huge Tubes fan. I regularly play their first 2 albums. Tracks like "pimp" sound great as well. I saw them live recently and were fantastic.

Some bands i still have lp’s from:
Tom Robinson band.
Tim Curry had an album or two out.
.(I still sometimes hear NYU’s new afternoon show.)
Throbbing Grizzle
Durruti column
Prefab sprout

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You are correct bondmanp! I forgot about that one- DUH😠
And by the way one of the best live albums ever recorded in my opinion.
I guess they are not truly obscure. Just underrated and underappreciated the majority.
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