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Post by jaxxalude on Jul 26, 2004 8:37:15 GMT -5
Well, this is not really a poll, so I don't know if this is the right place for this discussion. What I wanted to know is what bands/solo acts you girls and boys feel deserved love from the mainstream, but are still only popular in an underground/indie/cultish kind of way. You know, the one you feel deserved CHR/Hot AC radio play, heavy rotation MTV/VH-1 airplay, cover of Rolling Stone or Spin... the whole thing. These are my choices: *Mos Def *Talib Kweli *DJ Shadow *Sonic Youth *Tom Waits *PJ Harvey *!!! (yeah, this is their band name!) *Spektrum *Air *Angie Stone *Amp Fiddler *Anthony Hamilton *Björk *Cee-Lo *Common *Dead Prez *Dilated Peoples *Har Mar Superstar *Junior Boys *Madlib *Mylo *Pete Rock *Sigur Rós *The Polyphonic Spree *The Faint *The Bees *Tiefschwarz *TV On The Radio *Soulwax *Tiga *Miss Kittin *New Sector Movements *Atmosphere *Little Brother (their beatmaker, 9th Wonder, did a beat on Jay-Z's "The Black Album" - which may be a good sign) *Hot Chip *Felix Da Housecat *Cocorosie *Grand National *McLusky *Division Of Laura Lee Come on, start showing your love for all your favorite neglected bands!  |
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Post by Matt4319 on Jul 26, 2004 9:36:10 GMT -5
Moved to "Your Opinion Please".
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Post by irice22 on Jul 26, 2004 10:37:21 GMT -5
How do you pronounce that? |
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Post by bluenote on Jul 26, 2004 11:11:34 GMT -5
Common
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Post by thedualityofman on Jul 26, 2004 12:10:32 GMT -5
How do you pronounce that? They pronounce it "Chk Chk Chk"... Anyway, I definitely agree with Sonic Youth and McLusky in that list. I'd also like to add the following: Yo La Tengo Curve Metric And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead Snapcase Pretty Girls Make Graves Idlewild Something For Kate Waikiki Cursive And although they broke up unfortunately, The Dismemberment Plan is the band of all bands that should have scored some measure of success. |
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Post by strong4PMB! on Jul 26, 2004 13:15:30 GMT -5
*R-Angels
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Post by singingsparrow on Jul 26, 2004 14:04:03 GMT -5
Moby Grape
Quicksilver Messanger Service
Tomorrow
13th Floor Elevators
...in more recent years...
Wilco (does okay sales-wise, but totally ignored on radio)
Ween
String Cheese Incident
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Post by Rural Juror on Jul 26, 2004 15:18:02 GMT -5
The Corrs
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Post by MusicMan88 on Jul 26, 2004 15:33:02 GMT -5
Tori Amos...but at this point I'm glad that she doesn't. I like the direction her music has taken/is going.
I agree with PJ Harvey. She is unique and could have had a similar following as some punk bands I think
Bjork should be kept as far away from the mainstream as possible. She is too good for it.
Emm Gryner would be perfect for mainstream radio. *sigh*
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Post by George Tropicana on Jul 26, 2004 15:36:43 GMT -5
*mirah
*Jo Davidson
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Post by JayBoozer on Jul 26, 2004 17:42:24 GMT -5
Postal Service
Radiohead (recently at least)
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Post by jaxxalude on Jul 26, 2004 17:43:56 GMT -5
??? ??? ??? I must be missing the point on this one... |
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Post by allow that on Jul 26, 2004 17:57:19 GMT -5
Travis
Starsailor
The Roots
And if you're strictly talking about radio, here are some recent "mainstream" acts that deserve more airplay at CHR/Pop or Hot AC.
lostprophets
N.E.R.D.
Norah Jones ("Sunrise" should've been her biggest radio hit)
Guster
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Post by Pet Shop Boy on Jul 26, 2004 17:59:03 GMT -5
Juliana Hatfield
PJ harvey
Kate Bush in her day
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Post by Rural Juror on Jul 27, 2004 14:53:08 GMT -5
??? ??? ??? I must be missing the point on this one... Why? |
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Post by Miguelín on Jul 27, 2004 16:02:31 GMT -5
Air and Idlewild
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Post by thedualityofman on Jul 27, 2004 18:09:23 GMT -5
Idlewild might get their's when their new cd comes out later this year.
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Post by jaxxalude on Jul 27, 2004 18:27:19 GMT -5
Because The Corrs are not an undergroun/cult act anywhere. Even in the US. Both their last previous two albums went platinum and had quite some radio and music TV support. That's why. |
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Post by Rural Juror on Jul 28, 2004 15:13:46 GMT -5
Because The Corrs are not an undergroun/cult act anywhere. Even in the US. Both their last previous two albums went platinum and had quite some radio and music TV support. That's why. Good point but a lot of American (and non-American) Corrs fans would disagree with that. And it's not like their new album has been selling like hotcakes. Each to their own, I guess. |
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Post by thedualityofman on Jul 28, 2004 18:15:19 GMT -5
I never really thought about it till now, but one of my favorite bands period, The Catherine Wheel deserve any kind of love they can get. Mainstream included.
Also, those in the U.K. may disagree with this, but on this side of the ocean, the Manic Street Preachers deserve some kind of recognition. I know If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next went to #20 on alternative, but that was a long long time ago, and I doubt anyone remembers it all that well.
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Post by chebingeo on Jul 28, 2004 22:56:58 GMT -5
Anggun
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Post by Devil Marlena Nylund on Jul 29, 2004 13:51:22 GMT -5
Emm Gryner would be perfect for mainstream radio. *sigh* |
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Post by bat1990 on Jul 29, 2004 14:23:56 GMT -5
Just Amber
She's only hit the top 50 twice and had mostly dance & sales hits
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