Forgotten 70's & 80's Bands

[Solomon]

The Baby's.

Need some more.

[bloodlemons]

Sorry, I can't remember any.




























j/k. How about The Dan Reed Network?
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=dan+reed+network&search_type=

[fyrwyr]

After The Fire aka: ATF; mostly remembered for their hit version of "Der Kommisar" circa 1982. Killer band with many great tunes...

[Soundhound]

There's a reason they are forgotten.

[eBay]

The Waitresses. I loved that tune I know What Boys Like. They were a two hit wonder though. Her voice still gets me though.

The Plimsouls. Cool post-Byrds sort of thing going on there. I used to take dance lessons at this studio where the rhythm guitarist taught. He was quite the ladies man too.

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

The Tubes :)

Their first album was great !!


:agree

[el greco]

The Skyhooks (Australia)

their first (Living in the '70's - 1974)

and second (Ego is not a dirty word - 1975)

albums were absolutely fantastic and years ahead of their time.

[Ogre]

Denim (Epic Records) 1977 "Tequila"
Traveler (ABC Records) 1978 "Roll On Santa Fe"

[geetarboy]

Hoodoo Gurus, Honeymoon Suite, Shooting Star, Dramarama, the Hooters.

[russiancrowe]

The Rockets :bow
The Look
Rhythm Corps

Yeah I'm from Detroit.

[Alister]

There's a reason they are forgotten.

Well, many reason(s), plural.
E.g.: Length of record contracts; record co. mergings; promotional budgets; evolution of the nature of Media; personnel changes; personal tragedies, and on and on.

I liked The Babys. We read lots of "whatever happened to" threads around here, but I don't think I've seen The Babys.

[bwc3000]

+1 on The Babys. I saw John Waite live last year and he did a lot of Babys tunes in the set, which sounded great.
Here are a few others:

Starz
The Feelies
Captain Beyond
The Shoes
Tuff Darts
Mink DeVille

[dverna]

The 80's: The Outfield, Big Country, Stone Roses

[cvansickle]

Head East
Uriah Heep
Trillion
The Rockets
The Records
Megaforce
Bronze
Trust
Riggs
Trash
White Trash (actually early 90s, NOT Edgar Winter)
Vixen
Max Webster
Fastway
Waysted
D'Molls
Witness
Shooting Star

[Gas-man]

70's--Firefall

Great harmonies.

[Captain Midnite]

Max Webster was cool - but he was 70's?

[fellsilver]

Although they were still active in the very early 90's, I gotta mention Circus of Power and Warrior Soul.

[scottlr]

Frankie & The Knockouts

[rooster]

Armageddon. 1 album, but it was a killer.

For the 80's, Dirty Looks was pretty cool in their own way.

rooster.

[Solomon]

Frankie & The Knockouts

:AOK

Lots of other good ones also mentioned.

[scottlr]

Point Blank

[Funky Chicken]

The Producers from Atlanta, GA. GREAT power pop.

[The Golden Boy]

The Producers from Atlanta, GA. GREAT power pop.

Criminally ignored.

[JPF]

The Knack

[Funky Chicken]

Criminally ignored.

Chief criminal-Al Teller.

[KRosser]

I loved the Stories' LP with "Louie Louie" on it - the whole record...I still do, great 70's pop record in an almost Elton John kinda vein...

And I loved Burning Senations from the early 80's...still have their vinyl and used to see them play live a lot...good times...

[bdegrande]

+1 on The Babys. I saw John Waite live last year and he did a lot of Babys tunes in the set, which sounded great.
Here are a few others:

Starz
The Feelies
Captain Beyond
The Shoes
Tuff Darts
Mink DeVille

The Feelies are about to play their first shows in 16 years. I can't wait. I've seen up to four members play together, but this is the first time Bill Million will be back with them.

[billm408]

Some great bands listed so far!
I'll add....

Riot
The Motels

[djem]

Budgie.

Tunes like 'Hot as a Docker's Armpit', 'Drugstore Woman', etc. just rock. They also have this tune on their album 'Squawk' where you would swear it was early Rush. And I'm talking about the vocals; very, very much like early Geddy. The name of the tune escapes me now.

Funny thing is that they were a UK power-trio that preceeded Rush.

[DANOCASTER]

And I loved Burning Senations from the early 80's...still have their vinyl and used to see them play live a lot...good times...

I saw them when I lived in Monterey - they were great !! Wasn't their single "Belly of a Whale" ? They were associated w/ some other band ( like an offshoot ) - weren't they ??

My 70s forgotten band - PILOT !! ("Magic")

[blood5150]

The Waitresses. I loved that tune I know What Boys Like. They were a two hit wonder though. Her voice still gets me though.




She died a long time ago...

[flyingvees]

Screamin Cheetah Wheelies...The Hatters...Segal Schwall Band

[nor]

Riot
Tygers of Pan Tang

[billm408]

My 70s forgotten band - PILOT !! ("Magic")

IIRC Pilot was the band for the Alan Parson's project.

[rwe333]

Max Webster was cool - but he was 70's?

They were approx. 1973-1981, have reunited a few times since:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Webster
AMAZING band!

Lotsa great bands mentioned.

Patto was awesome w/ Ollie Halsall in the early-70s.
For commercial pop, I liked Go West's first record (Alan Murphy on guitar).
While uneven, Funkadelic could be badass
Ulrich Roth's guitar work w/ the early Scorpions
Genya Raven/Ten Wheel Drive
etc...

[fieldhdj]

Head East
The Shoes
Crack The Sky
Fabulous Poodles (still a favorite)
The Blasters (ok, not forgotten but badly missed)

[jtindle]

Golden Earring

Angel-4 guys dresses in white and makeup

Jeff

[mmcquain]

Quarterflash
Angel
The Babys
Tommy TuTone
Greg Khin Band
Sea Level
Grinderswitch
Allen Collins Band
A.P.B. (Artimus Pyle Band)
Danny Joe Brown Band
Henry Paul Band

[The Golden Boy]

Chief criminal-Al Teller.

I remember "What's He Got" and some other song that were on MTV a lot back in the day- and never heard anything else of the band after that. It wasn't until 1995 that I ran across a buddy that had the record (or maybe it was a cassette dump of the record) that I didn't just imagine that song.

I didn't know who Al Teller is/was- but why didn't he push that band?

[The Golden Boy]

I suppose a lot of those early MTV bands would count as "forgotten." Some of those bands had national daily airplay- gone without a trace.

Quarterflash
Martin Briley
Donnie Iris

[dgood]

THE BRAINS...I loved that band. Their first record was fantastic. All great songs. I think they were from Atlanta. One of their songs had this line (which I think is one of the all-time great lines):

"Real life? You can have it."

When will there be a CD of that record? When?

Someone also mentioned The Fabulous Poodles, another great band. They had a fantastic song called B Movies. Great new-wave pop.

[Born2Blues67]

Dwight Twilly Band
Big Country
The Hooters
Great Buildings
Guifferia (sic)
Badfinger

Too many more to mention.

[Brian D]

April Wine.

[Noah]

I can think of a bunch in different styles:
Starz -IMHO they had one of the best singers ever
Riot
Chelsea
The Nosebleeds
Stiff Little Fingers :bow
Icon
Eddie and the hot rods
The Angels ("Am I ever gonna see your face again"-a classic!)
The Choirboys
The Jags
The Records
Paul Collins The Beat
The Wildhearts
Saxon
Sniff 'N The Tears
The Call
The Boys - awesome Uk melodic punk band
Tuff Darts
20\20
Girl -uk

[PUCKBOY99]

+1 for April Wine :AOK

Little America
The Outfield
Blackfoot

....among others mentioned that I haven't heard of/from in years.

[bkd_guitarist]

Y & T
The BulletBoys

[tonemeister]

Head East
Uriah Heep
Trillion
The Rockets
The Records
Megaforce
Bronze
Trust
Riggs
Trash
White Trash (actually early 90s, NOT Edgar Winter)
Vixen
Max Webster
Fastway
Waysted
D'Molls
Witness
Shooting Star

+1000 ... Great list ... I particularly like Head East ... great band IMO ...

[louderock]

Men Without Hats
Dexy's Midnight Runners (produced by Tom Dowd btw)
Sheriff
Hurricane
House of Lords
Wang Chung
Mr. Mister
Britny Fox

[chrisr777]

707
Bloodrock
Brownsville Station
Spirit

[scorpio]

Point Blank

Saw 'em at the Dallas Guitar Show last month and they rocked!

[nlopez]

What about the New England "Don't Ever Wanna Lose You"?
Early MTV darlings

[LilSteve]

I'll play...
Monroes
Donnie Iris
Chilliwhack
Sad Cafe
Wrabbit

[KungFuLio]

The Producers from Atlanta, GA. GREAT power pop.

Of all the bands mentioned so far, is absolutely my fave!!!!

add

Haircut 100
The Motels
Thompson Twins
Level 42

[66Park]

Early '70s:
Blodwyn Pig
Atomic Rooster
Stone the Crows
Curved Air
Poco
Osibisa

[Dion]

Budgie!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54H3EUAzpVg

Burke Shelley even looked kinda like Geddy Lee

[lpsunburst]

Great list so far, here are a few more...

The Hounds
Charlie with Steve Gadd
Go with Winwood DiMeola and Thrall
Planet P
Russ Ballard
The Boyzz To Wild To Tame!!!

[lpsunburst]

And a big D'OH!!! how could I forget....

Be Bop Deluxe!!!!!!

[Cowboy]

Some are best forgotten!!!!

Starland Vocal Band? :nono

Some still rock my world -

Big Country!!! :bow

Cheers,
Cowboy

[The Golden Boy]

Tuff Darts


I'm mad- in all the forum flushes here, my Tuff Darts thread is gone... grrr...

[Weasel]

Great list so far, here are a few more...

The Hounds
Charlie with Steve Gadd
Go with Winwood DiMeola and Thrall
Planet P
Russ Ballard
The Boyzz To Wild To Tame!!!

I'll second that.;) :cool:

[Brad Gregg]

The Bliss Band. Their second album, "Neon Smiles," spawned several hits for other bands (including "That's The Way That It Is" for Uriah Heep), but sank without a trace. GREAT album, though.

[Glowing Tubes]

Snail
1994
Tycoon
Dan Reed Network
Icon
Ambrosa

[Roadeye]

Widowmaker with Ariel Bender - saw them open for the Who in London in I think '76 - great band also featured Bob Dasley on bass, who went on to be in Ozzys band.

[jefesq]

willie nile

[jazzchaos]

Cats - On The Prowl
Shoes - Boomerang

[6stringer]

My vote is for the SMITHEREENS - I loved that band.

Dwight Twilly Band
Big Country
The Hooters
Great Buildings
Guifferia (sic)
Badfinger

Too many more to mention.

Guifferia - wow - I remember I bought their CASSETTE - that was a long time ago. If you mention them - you must mention American Angel (wait - I think they were actually in the 90's). Lets not forget bands like Asia and GTR (with Steve Howe).

[LilSteve]

Widowmaker with Ariel Bender - saw them open for the Who in London in I think '76 - great band also featured Bob Dasley on bass, who went on to be in Ozzys band.

I remember them...vocalist kinda sounded like Mic Jagger...

[Solomon]

Guadalcanal Diary!

Anyone remember them?

[Roadeye]

I remember them...vocalist kinda sounded like Mic Jagger...

Yup - the vocalist on the second Widowmaker album sounded like Mick - the singer on the first record sounded like Marriott. They died an awful death after that second album, which was great - but punk had taken over the world and no one wanted another BritBluuz Rock band.

They were great anyway.

[hellbender]

Brothers Johnson
Trooper
Ram Jam
Marc Almond
Spooky Tooth

[* velcro-fly *]

Streets

[Rama]

Bubble Puppy

Jo Jo Gunne

Hudson Ford

Bang

New Riders of the Purple Sage

Hoodoo Rhythm Devils

Amazing Rhythm Aces

Grinderswitch

Flash

Nectar

[DANOCASTER]

Streets

+1

killer vocals / pat thrall on gtr

[bloodlemons]

Suburban Lawns
Warlock
Aldo Nova
Icicle Works
T'Pau!
Timbuk 3
L'Trimm

[6stringer]

Guadalcanal Diary!

Anyone remember them?


yes-i think i can find the cd somwhere in my collection.

this thread made me pull out some of the stuff i have put away....I found a Manowar CD....(what was I thinking)..

[JDouglee]

City Boy
Novo Combo

[bjjp2]

Kix
Cactus
Bad Wizard

[chrisr777]

Utopia
Paris

+1 on April Wine. I Saw them open for Styx on the Paradise Theater tour and they almost blew Styx off the stage.

[Solomon]

To this day, one of my favorite guitar solos is off "Just Between You and Me" by April Wine. One of the first I learned as well. The chicks used to dig it.

[TommyMambo]

Widowmaker with Ariel Bender - saw them open for the Who in London in I think '76 - great band also featured Bob Dasley on bass, who went on to be in Ozzys band.

Yup, I have their "Straight Faced Fighters" retrospective, and some of it is great. Widowmaker were on "Jet Records", the last label owned by Don Arden, legendary English promoter (and rip off artist, according to many), who gave us his daughter Sharon Arden Osbourne, Ozzy's wife and herself an incredibly successful impresario. And that's where the Bob Daisley connection comes into play...

[cvansickle]

+1 on April Wine. I Saw them open for Styx on the Paradise Theater tour and they almost blew Styx off the stage.
I heard "Roller" on the radio yesterday! Had to be the first time in 25 or more years. What a killer song!

[MBreinin]

Drivin' n' Cryin'

[Teleplayer]

Saga
Modern English
Van Stephenson

[Kentano2000]

Romeo Void
Grand Prix
Pursuit of Happiness

[DANOCASTER]

Van Stephenson

+1

I forgot about him. Dann Huff played some REALLY nice guitar on that record.

( I guess it wasnt on cd long because it's pretty rare and when I stuck a bunch of cds on Ebay 7-8 yrs ago - that Van Steveson cd went over $100 )

[rah3]

I'm shocked no one has mentioned.....

REDBONE

Come and get your love....baby baby baby!

-RAH3

[Brad Gregg]

+1

killer vocals / pat thrall on gtr

Actually not Pat Thrall on the two albums--it was a guy named Mike Slamer, who was indeed an absolute monster player. "1st" is just a great record.

[KRosser]

I saw them when I lived in Monterey - they were great !! Wasn't their single "Belly of a Whale" ? They were associated w/ some other band ( like an offshoot ) - weren't they ??

Yeah..."Belly Of the Whale"...I think a couple were refugees from the original Motels before they had that huge hit "Only The Lonely" (which was a great album too - ever hear "Mission Of Mercy" - love that tune)

My 70s forgotten band - PILOT !! ("Magic")

I could take or leave that tune, but who was it that did "Jackie Blue"? I loved that tune...cool guitar in it...

[CAJUN]

The Michael Stanley Band
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G50CZ5lw2CQ

[hellbender]

Osibissa
Poisette Dart Band
Little River Band
10 Wheel Drive

[G&L Player]

Y&T - always like Dave Maniketti's playing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhigmNrfEsU&feature=related

Loudness - Akira Takasaki.....really underated
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkIIScXJt3I&feature=related

Aldo Nova - Fantasy.....boy do I rember that opening chord sequence.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GylirgHFqeQ

Saga
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2glFe0sY_y4&feature=related

[Dr. Tweedbucket]

Suzie Quatro! :)
Bob Welch
Gary Wright
Roxy Music http://img3.harmony-central.com/acapella/ubb/cop.gif

Simple Minds
Missing Persons
Lover Boy

[Terry McInturff]

Safehouse
Let's Active
The Snap
Arrogance
The Fabulous Knobs
Bad Checks
DeMilo With Arms
Export A
The Pressure Boys
Kick The Future
Southern Culture On The Skids
Flat Duo Jets
The Connells

[Rob Sharer]

Hanoi Rocks

[alpep]

icehouse
kraftwerk
UK

[Brian D]

And how about Red Rider? Remember "Lunatic Fringe"?

Man, a lot of these bands really deserve their own threads.

[Dave Johnson]

Climax Blues Band
AWB
Spirit
Five Man Electrical Band
Wings
Rare Earth
The Grass Roots
Looking Glass
Staple Singers
5th Dimention
Argent
Comander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
Dr Hook
Chicago
Sailcat

[Jumblefingers]

Sparks
Sharks
Audience
Can
Ammon Duul
Hawkwind(!)
Gong
Brand X
Henry Cow
Magma
Hatfield and the North
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Groundhogs
Caravan
Family
Wishbone Ash
Gentle Giant
Camel
National Health
Matching Mole
The Strawbs
Quiet Sun (Phil Manzanera)
Ultravox
Pere Ubu
Devo
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Soft Machine
Van Der Graff Generator
Fairport Convention
Focus
Egg
Kahn (Steve Hillage)
Jo Jo Gunn
Kingdom Come (Arthur Brown)
Tangerince Dream
Harmonia Deluxe
Ash Ra Temple
Cluster
Etc, etc, etc...

[Weasel]

The Illusions
Aorta
Madura
Tantrum
The Human Beinz
The Boyzz
The B'zz
Angel
Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
Mobey Grape
Arthur Brown
Trapezze
Harvey Mandel

[mcknigs]

...The Hatters... Never heard of them at the time but have been turned on to them by a neighbor who used to tour with them as monitor mixer. Cool band.

-Scott

[mcknigs]

Some are best forgotten!!!!

Starland Vocal Band? :nono

I think the band gets a bad rap. I thought Afternoon Delight was pretty good the first 10 times I heard it. I just didn't need to hear 5000 times over a 6 month period. It's the overexposure that killed that song*. I occasionally have the privilege of playing with a former member of that band who is a killer singer, keyboadist, guitarist and songwriter.

*One of these days soon I'm going to start a thread about "songs that deserved to be hits but which we now never need to hear again." Afternoon Delight, Don't Worry Be Happy, Freebird...

-Scott

[mcknigs]

Widowmaker with Ariel Bender - saw them open for the Who in London in I think '76 - great band also featured Bob Dasley on bass, who went on to be in Ozzys band.

I'd like to hear that. I'm a fan of his playing (using his real name - Luther Grosvenor) in Spooky Tooth.

-Scott

[mcknigs]

Anyone remember the Swimming Pool Qs? Got a lot of airplay on Wash. DC alternative radio station WHFS in the '80s. A band I was in opened for them at the old 9:30 club. A lot of people really liked that band.

-Scott

[Twangmaster]

+1 for Head East - Caught a show they did at a local bar about a week ago, when they opened for NightRanger.

others.....
Rare Earth - Just dump Celebrate or Get Ready into a set list sometime.
Romeo Void

[Glowing Tubes]

King Cobra
Gamma

[Rock Johnson]

The Dream Academy
Pet Shop Boys

[mockoman]

The Raspberries
Badfinger
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
Honeymoon Suite

[Long2Play]

UFO
Saga
Red Rider
Rail
Autograph
Savatage
Rough Cutt
Marillion
Missing Persons
Vandenberg
J. Geils Band
Status Quo
The Damned
Donny Iris ( He is a real estate agent these days)
Sweet
Spirit
Brownsville Station
Rare Earth
War
Camel
Gong

[Ud Reks]

X Ray Spex
Oingo Boingo
Throwing Muses
Eddy Grant
Big Audio Dynamite
Mission of Burma
The Fall

and, though it's kind of hard to ignore HIM/THEM, I swear I haven't heard anyone mention PIL in about 20 years.

[hunkowood]

Black Oak Arkansas
The Runaways
Detective
Eddie Money

[Nick67]

maybe these were mentioned, if not:
Gary Myrick & The Figures
Kim Mitchell
the Motels
The Call
Krokus
taxxi
April Wine
Nick Gilder
Talas(Billy Sheehan's band)
Paul Collins Beat

[joseph]

Sir Lord Baltimore
Hard Stuff (gtr trio from former Atomic Rooster player)
and of course Atomic Rooster

Paris
Barbed Wire Sandwich
Dust

I know this is rock band thread,
but I can't ignore a killer fusion band especially in the 70s- Passport

[mikem]

Klaatu
Supertramp
The Plasmatics
Bow Wow Wow
Gerry Rafferty

Mike

[anxiousmofo]

Opal.

Also a huge Feelies fan here, but they are now back together and in the public eye.

[shredtrash]

Mott The Hoople!!!!!!!!!

[japhy]

Screamin Cheetah Wheelies...The Hatters...Segal Schwall Band

the wheelies are one of my all-time faves .

[japhy]

The Alarm

The Del Fuegos

The English beat


Phish :rolleyes:

[brian b]

maybe these were mentioned, if not:

April Wine


Yea Really like to drive around with (If U See Kay) blaring.

Also did anyone mention

Trooper

[jhczar]

Mason Proffit
Babe Ruth
Nu Shooz
Martha & the Muffins
Kajagoogoo

[PJH]

Lake
Back Street Crawler
Voyager
The Headboys

[Hepcat]

The Bugles
White Lion
Pet Shop Boys
Camper Van Beethoven
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
The Church
Molly Hatchet
Golden Earring

[Hepcat]

almost forgot ...
J. Geils Band

[Serious Poo]

What about the New England "Don't Ever Wanna Lose You"?
Early MTV darlings

+1 Man, what a killer tune that was back in the day...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IelYhIJVeWg

Some great bands listed so far... Riot, April Wine, Saxon, Tygers of Pan Tang, The Church, Molly Hatchet, Marillion, Sweet, Saga, The Damned...

Here's one I haven't seen mentioned yet - Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ilfOCbugyU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQIHSy6SpVw&feature=related

[Grenville]

Argent
The Sweet
Bram Tchaikovsky (ex-guitar player from The Motors' band)
Slade
Ellen Foley

Aussie bands The Angels, The Church and The Choirboys are still touring. The Church keep putting out new albums too.

[Schtomp]

The Tubes :)

Their first album was great !!


:agree

I actually dig their early 80s stuff to, big +1!

[MGT]

Ken, I believe that the Ozark Mountain Daredevils did "Jackie Blue". If I remember correctly, it was on the first record I ever bought....a K-Tel record called Music Express (I think it also had The Captain Tennile's "Love will keep us together" on it!).

[Keld]

Opal.

Also a huge Feelies fan here, but they are now back together and in the public eye.

Speaking of Opal...

Rain Parade.

Saw the Feelies open for Lou Reed in about '88 and they were great. Lou wasn't bad either!

Scruffy the Cat
Hoodoo Guru's
Big Star
Camper van Beethoven
Wire
the Buzzcocks
firehose
the Dream Syndicate
Game Theory
XTC
Wall of Voodoo
Meat Puppets

[rickmebe]

With all the guitar players that hang here I'm amazed that no one mentioned Television. Marquee Moon is one of the all time great rock guitar albums. The interplay between Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd is unsurpassed IMHO. Awesome Strat tones...with nary a cliche!

[pcutt]

Glass Harp (Phil Keaggy's old band!)

[Hootad Binky]

Big Star

The La's

[paris is burnin]

Russ Ballard ..the song "Voices":banana

[David Simpson]

Freddy and the Dreamers :D

[Roo_D]

Drum roll please....How about "The Godz"!

Saw them open up for those white wearin', lip puckerin', big haired, keyboard sportin' freaks "Angel" out here in So Cal once upon a time and it was a real interesting contrast. The biker boys from Ohio put on a show still infamous in these parts. "Gotta keep a runnin', gotta keep a runnin'... Godz rock n roll!" I never saw hide nor hair of either of them again!

OK seriously...

the Db's
The Blasters
NRBQ
The Flatlanders

[Serious Poo]

Glass Harp (Phil Keaggy's old band!)

+1. Monster talent in that band.:eek:

[JDW3]

The Poppy Family, featuring Susan Jacks.

[Beenerpro]

+1 Molly Hatchet
+1 Ambrosia
Atlanta Rhythm Section
Pablo Cruise
England Dan & John Ford Coley
Eddie Money
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Parliment
The Gap Band

[Hepcat]

Whatever happen to the B-Flats?
DOH! Here they are!
http://bflats.ytmnd.com/

[Page]

Late seventies band called No Dice. Still trying to find their two albums on CD. Any details would be welcome.

[OminousPoultry]

Late seventies band called No Dice. Still trying to find their two albums on CD. Any details would be welcome.

I'm sure I saw them with Eddie and The Hot Rods - didn't the singer jump into the audience from the top of the PA stack?

Anyway - Lone Star - not the country band but late 70's Welsh band - I'll have to dig out the album but I remember them as a bit like Bad Co.?

[Page]

I'm sure I saw them with Eddie and The Hot Rods - didn't the singer jump into the audience from the top of the PA stack?

Anyway - Lone Star - not the country band but late 70's Welsh band - I'll have to dig out the album but I remember them as a bit like Bad Co.?

I did a support tour with Lone Star in the 70s. Good band. Paul Chapman had left by then to join UFO

[teleboy54]

10CC
Vinegar Joe w/ Robert Palmer
Atlantis
Stoneground

[cyguitar]

The Baby's.

Need some more.
I used to work as a messanger in L.A. with their guitar player Wally Stocker in the early 90's.

[cyguitar]

I loved the Stories' LP with "Louie Louie" on it - the whole record...I still do, great 70's pop record in an almost Elton John kinda vein...

And I loved Burning Senations from the early 80's...still have their vinyl and used to see them play live a lot...good times...

I believe you're talking about "Brother Louie". Ian Lloyd has a great voice. He is still around. Look him up on myspace. Does anybody remember The Monroes? Their hit song was "What do all the People know". How about all the bands Tony Burrows sang for. He sang for Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, the Pipkins, Botherhood of Man, First Class.

[po-boy]

+ 1 point blank (saw these guys at least a dozen times, they opened for everybody and they always rocked)

pure prarie league

dixie dregs

flying burrito brothers

[cg]

The Alarm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzJRDjpPS_I&feature=related

Guadalcanal Diary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W9TgqWuJTk

Midnight Oil
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td1ZLqrEpXI&feature=related

[Groovey Records]

The New York Dolls...

oops they are still touring?

New records a classic

[Marc Roy]

Max Webster
Ozark Mountain Daredevils
FM
Chain Reaction
Streetheart
Angel
City Boy
Rare Earth
Fandango
Diesel
Donnie Iris
Harlequin

[wooldl]

Paul Revere & The Raiders..........ooga-chaka-ooga-ooga-ooga-chaka

[ChickenLover]

Prong

[geetarboy]

Spooky Tooth
Cactus
Savoy Brown
Wishbone Ash
Captain Beyond
Mahogany Rush

[P90Nut]

How about:
Teezer
Zooster
Salem Witchcraft
Savage Grace

Yeah...I am also from Detroit.

Mark

The Rockets :bow
The Look
Rhythm Corps

Yeah I'm from Detroit.

[Barefoot]

Siegel-Schwall Band

Just pulled out some of the old LPs....





Like magic I'm young(er) again!

[Casual Picker]

Paul Revere & The Raiders..........ooga-chaka-ooga-ooga-ooga-chaka
I think this was Blue Suede...........

[bjjp2]

I think this was Blue Suede...........

Blue Swede.

[sundaypunch]

Whatever happened to Axe?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBGUuNKds30

[phretbored]

The Ides of March started a bit earlier...but in 1970 they released this monster...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdqg0YYhOk4&feature=related

[pfflam]

Speaking of Opal...

Rain Parade.

Saw the Feelies open for Lou Reed in about '88 and they were great. Lou wasn't bad either!

Scruffy the Cat
Hoodoo Guru's
Big Star
Camper van Beethoven
Wire
the Buzzcocks
firehose
the Dream Syndicate
Game Theory
XTC
Wall of Voodoo
Meat Puppets
Rain Parade is one of my all-time favorite bands . . . well, their first album and then the follow up EP . . . great guitar tone (Gretsch)

Opal is good as well

and Camper is still playing . . . I think their best album is their relatively recent New Roman Times

They put on lots of fantastic wild shows back in teh 80s . . . I saw them lots since I went to Santa Cruz when they were students there too

[GUITARFORCE]

+1 for Riot

Tank
Tuff Luck
Trance
The Cramps
The Buzzcocks
The Jam
Anvil
Dead Boys
Grim Reaper

...sorry if I repeated any.

[Gas-man]

How about Sheriff?

Huge one hit wonder with Lost In Love.

I love Lost In Love.

[bluesjuke]

Siegel-Schwall Band

Just pulled out some of the old LPs....





Like magic I'm young(er) again!




Funny how that works isn't it?

[eddie101]

Face Dancer - local boys may remember them
DC Star - ditto


Motels - loved the singer's voice. What was her name??....Martha something..

A flash in the pan - yep, they were just that :D A female singer played a sax, I think. Can't remember her name either...

[clothwiring]

Brand X

[daddyo]

Siegel-Scwall Band - now that's a nice blast from the past.

How about a couple of Canadian bands maybe few remember

Lighthouse
The Stampeders

[DøøG]

Sparks
Sharks
Audience
Can
Ammon Duul
Hawkwind(!)
Gong
Brand X
Henry Cow
Magma
Hatfield and the North
Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Groundhogs
Caravan
Family
Wishbone Ash
Gentle Giant
Camel
National Health
Matching Mole
The Strawbs
Quiet Sun (Phil Manzanera)
Ultravox
Pere Ubu
Devo
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Soft Machine
Van Der Graff Generator
Fairport Convention
Focus
Egg
Kahn (Steve Hillage)
Jo Jo Gunn
Kingdom Come (Arthur Brown)
Tangerince Dream
Harmonia Deluxe
Ash Ra Temple
Cluster
Etc, etc, etc...
Sounds like we may have similar record collections!:)

A few more from the 70's.....
If (great English horn band)
Ursa Major (heavy 3 pc with Dick Wagner on the git)
Road (another 3pc w/Noel Redding, good!)
Darryl Way's Wolf (with the great John Etheridge)
Heads Hands & Feet (burnin English Southern Rock with Albert Lee)
PFM (Italian prog)

And there's many more.....

[Chiba]

Cutting Crew. Their first album was amazing, their second sucked majorly.

--chiba

[zombywoof]

The Rainmakers (out of Kansas City)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZVPv9B-ZlM

Not so sure if these guys are totally forgotten but
The Long Ryders

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUF-GrJ6w40

[chrisr777]

Bebop Deluxe

[padols]

I saw alot of mine mentioned +1 on
Savoy Brown
Jo Jo Gunne ( the first album was a great guitar album)
Brand X (Phil Collins on drums)
haven't seen Squeeze mentioned yet. (great guitar work there too)
Wishbone Ash
Tucky Buzzard
The Radiators another great guitarist( "New Orleans is Sinking")
Tha's all I can think of right now.

[shngn7]

King Ping Meh

[eddie101]

Who??

[Marc Roy]

City Boy
Max Webster
Fandango
Streetheart
Rufus

[JohnSS]

Yellow Magic Orchestra
Heartbreakers (Johnny Thunders)
Be Bop Deluxe
Rockpile
Love and Money
Tom Robinson Band
David Sancious & Tone
Grin
Renaissance
Illusion

[tonefinger]

Angel City,Heaven

[claudel]

Gone but not forgotten

The Plasmatics


RIP Wendy.

[angus99]

Mott the Hoople

4 Non-Blondes (very late 80s)

Black Oak Arkansas

Goose Creek Symphony

+1 on the Human Beinz (my very first concert)

-------although, none of these are forgotten around my house.

[hawkeye17]

70's--Firefall

Great harmonies.

+1. The Motels from the 80's.

[shngn7]

Who??

Haha, exactly.

[joseph]

sniff 'n' the tears (great guitar player)

Red Rider - another example how the band was a lot more than just the lead singer (Tom Cochrane).


Mink Deville

[DANOCASTER]

sniff 'n' the tears (great guitar player)


+1

remember Pearl Harbor and the Explosions ?

[wombat66]

+1

remember Pearl Harbor and the Explosions ?

the original Pearl Harbor and the Explosions were a great live band, their one album hardly did them justice.

From the same primordial ooze: Translator

[DANOCASTER]

From the same primordial ooze: Translator

You're in Nova Scotia - But I'm not !!

I liked those guys a lot - saw them open for Toto of all bands !! I still spin that Vinyl LP from time to time