The one band that you love, but nobody else knows about.....

<a href="http://www.devonmusic.com">Devon</a> rocks my world . . .

<a href="http://www.mule.com">Gov't Mule</a> has a classic-rock style that kicks ass

<a href="http://www.greghoward.com">Greg Howard -- Chapman Stick player . . . great melodies, nice to chilll too

<a href="http://www.agentsofgoodroots.com">Agents of Good Roots</a> was awesome, but is breaking up. Too bad, really.

 

sircharlesfan--

you have no idea how close I was to including Dashboard Confessional on my short list.

crazy. . .

 

Another good one that I bet nobody knows about is Screaming Atomic Buffalo. They're a band that started in Wichita, KS and are really cool. They have a great fusion of smooth jazz, acid hip-hop, industrial, and a hint of bluegrass. It sounds crazy but it works really well. They had one album out called "A Drop In The Fields", which is a pretty awful name, but they're working on another. I'm just hoping they get it finished and they get some more play...

 

G Love and Special Sauce.

 

neutral milk hotel and queens of the stone age...not really underground bands but i havnt had the chance to see them.

 

Oh wow, I never thought they would be brought up. Yeah Screaming Atomic Buffalo (SAB) is a GREAT band. I just loved "A Drop in The Fields", especially the song "Moose Pollution". Unfortunately they aren't well known yet (hence they are in this thread), but I would love to see them again. Truly a great band.

 

One group I love that I'm sure no one else has heard of is...

"The Headless Prostitutes From Mars"

Dude, they've got 2 bass players, a banjo player, a spoon man (like that song by Soundgarden), and a dude that plays the Cello.

IT'S ****ING INSANE!

 

dylan, SF3,

The lead singer for the Screaming Atomic Buffalo passed away about 2 or 3 months ago from complications involving a urinary tract infection or something. I don't think they'll be releasing an album. The "Moose Pollution" cut is innovative, but I'm not going to say it's a personal favorite. They try to fuse too many different genres together, and it sorta works, but it's just not my kind of music I guess. By the way, as far as I know "Moose Pollution" was cut under their new label "Ripe Peapod Records" but it won't be on an album since they only had like 2 or 3 cuts ready for the album. "Moose Pollution" has been making its way around the underground scene. I'm surprised you guys heard of it.

Have you guys heard "3 Legged Drum Solo - Voice of a Tripod"? These guys have some weird ass names for their songs, but they really did jam. Too bad we probably won't be hearing much of them anymore.

 

Okay, I have an honest question. I really like music, but I have never been into "bands." I mean, I just listen to music that I like, but I've never really cared who it was by. So, I'm hoping y'all can help me. I'd ask Lynus too, but I can't right now.

Why is it so cool to like a band that no one else is heard of. I have some friends at A&M who have loved bands because they were unpopular and then as soon as they become popular, they almost quit listening to them. Is my experience with this just a fluke? Or is it a college thing or a guy thing? Or is there a real reason? I mean, maybe my friends are all just losers, I don't know. But I was kind of curious.

Thanks!

 

What a load of ****. Anyone who knows anything knows that SAB is a clear rip-off of the mid-70's group Ludicrous Prarie Dogs, all SAB did was trim down the bluegrass and drop in a little faux-industrial sound and try to pass it off as original work, that pisses me off so much.

Jesus dylan, I thought you had better taste than to follow the Milli Vanilli's of the Wichita music scene.

 

Ok, I guess you don't know anything about chord progression then, do you smart-ass. LPD had 4 chords they used in every song, and for 5 freaking albums that's all they used. I know, my mom used to play their freaking records over and over and over. So I think I have an idea about the LPD and their "influence" over SAB.

SAB certainly took inspiration from LPD but did more than add "faux-industrial sound". They have songs that change key and rythym and actually have things to say. Yeah "Moose Pollution" is a just a silly song that's fun to groove to but "Toxic Prairie Dogs" has a clear message about the effect industry has had on the midwest. Sure beats the hell out of all the songs LPD had. All they ever did was sing about drinking and sitting on porch-swings.

Next time try actually listening to the songs instead of just talking about them...

 

Oh man, that is such sad new to hear . I really believe they were gonna hit the bigtimes and be performing at the American Music Awards in a few years. That is so tragic, to see such a talented performer pass away.

Yeah, that song wasn't nearly as appealing to me as "Moose Pollution", but I did like the funky beat mixed in with the fresh lyrics.

Aww, come on now Pued, I'd admit SAB does have a few similarities to the Ludicrous Prarie Dogs...but IMHO, I view Screaming Atomic Buffalo as the most original group ever. While a lot of the popular radio hits and pop songs of today are so alike, SAB has a style like no other. Their incorporation of the funky flava' and the suave style is uncanny.

 

dylan, Poodle,

I've never heard of "Ludicrous Prarie Dogs" till now. But I do know that Screaming Atomic Buffalo have been thought of highly since the mid-80's. Pookie Daniels, the lead singer, had awesome vocal range but rarely got to exhibit his skills due to the type of music they did. I always thought the group was good, but that he was mis-cast/mis-used in the group. The blue-grass element you guys are talking about was Alain Allon. He's since branched off into doing solo gigs. He's working on an album now where he tries to go back to his bluegrass roots. I really don't see the group re-forming with the Pookie's death.

 

Whatever.

You say you listened to LPD's music, but you clearly were too deaf, or too young to actually HEAR the context in which the music was played.

Sure, on the surface, LPD only sang about sitting on the porch swing and drinking, but what you clearly missed was the underlying desperation of a culture slowing being eroded away by the increased corporatization of agriculture and the increased costs of farm implements. LPD captured the desperation of that dying breed of American, the providers of America's hearty diet.

Clearly, you never took the time to understand the culture that LPD sprung from or you would see exactly what they were singing about. Trying to understand the Wichita music scene without understanding the surrounding culture is like trying to understand the Houston Rockets without knowing who Rudy Tomjonavich or Hakeem Olajuwon are. But perhaps you like your bands to lay everything out on plain langage for you to see, some of us prefer to have a little artistic subtext in our music.

I've lost a lot of respect for you today dylan . . .

 

Guster rocks your world

 

People - isn't liking or not liking music much about taste? Why get angry at each other or lose respect for each other just because someone else has a different taste??

 

Yeah Poodle, come on man, lay off dylan. We all listen to music for our personal enjoyment. I'm sure there's meaning for everyone in music and it's no different with the Screaming Atomic Buffalo. Just kick back and enjoy the riffs - Pookie would've wanted it that way.

 

It's called being Punk. If a band starts out small, and then later gets a big contract from a major label, the fans get upset, and then claim them as "sell-outs."

Dashboard Confesional is on MTV. Sell out
get it?

Alot of emo bands are selling out.

 

Yeah, I suppose your right.

I was a little too harsh on dylan and SAB in my previous posts - perhaps they did innovate a little and Pookie had some screaming vocals.

I'm still gonna think that LPD was better, but, this isn't something to get all riled up about.

If your ever in the central Texas area dylan, stop on by, and I'll buy you a beer, and we can jam to "Moose Pollution".

 

Okay, enough is ENOUGH!!!

Pued, dylan, SF3, DoD:

You-all don't know jack **** about Screaming Atomic Buffalo! I can't believe some of the stuff I have been reading here. Reminds me of stuff like what is the better Radiohead album: The Bends or OK Computer (if you don't know the answer, then there is no hope for you).

Pookie Daniels was much more than what DoD said he was. He was 5 times greater than that! All I have to say is that you better recognize, fools!

I would say more but I'm too upset right now. I am especially disappointed in dylan. Man, you have done a good job in recommending the jazz CDs, but you are in over your head with SAB...quit while you're ahead please...for the love of God!