10 obscure indie bands that should have been huge (if i ruled he world)

10. My Dad is Dead
9. Felt
8. The Mirrors
7. UFOFU
6. Tanner
5. Neon Boys
4. Shig and Buzz
3. Sugarplastic
2. Tenderloin
1. Screaming Blue Messiahs

Ok the last one is a total guilty pleaseure.....what's your top 10?

FELT!!!!!!!!

what's the degree of hugeness? like a top 40 type hugeness, platinum hugeness? 'cause i'd say 85% of the stuff in my collection qualifies... okay, here's 10 quick ones off the top of my head.

In no particular order:

The New Pornographers
Magnetic Fields
Lilys
Virgin Whore Complex
Boo Radleys
Rollerskate Skinny
The Handsome Family
Eleventh Dream Day
Field Mice/Northern Picture Library/Trembling Blue Stars
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci

mmm, tough one.

1/ the van pelt
2/ my bloody valentine (Ok not so obscure, but should have done a lot more than they did.. go and find some of Kevin Shields' recent remix work with Primal Scream, Mogwai though)
3/ Galaxie 500 (listening to "Copenhagen" right now)
4/ the delgados (and not just because I'm scottish)
5/ the boo radleys (who had one big hit in the uk in 1996 and then disappeared)
6/ the vaselines

die kreuzen
idlewild
superchunk (like top 40)
MC5 (in the sixties)

Here's my list, I think you may notice a trend, though...

1. 7 Year Bitch
2. The Gits
3. Bikini Kill
4. Cake Like
5. Bratmobile
6. Other Star People
7. The Goops
8. Mary Lou Lord
9. Sixteen Deluxe
10. Drill

Does Madder Rose count as Indie? Because they should've been huge.

I *almost* put Sixteen Deluxe (I have Backfeemagnetbabe), but it was sitting next to the Handsome Family, and i took pity on them instead

Yay for The New Pornographers

Thin White Rope
The Grifters
Johnboy
Luna
Red on Green
Marble giants
The Spinanes
red red meat
Gallon Drunk
Sloan

"Mass Romantic" is such a catchy album. They've got a new one coming out very soon. They've got a track from it on their website. It's pretty good.

[Edited on Mar 06, 2003 by Stradapult]

Amps for Christ
Wolf Eyes
Erase Errata
Circle
A Certain Ratio
The Pagans
Six Organs of Admittance
Hrvatski
Devendra Banhart
Lightning Bolt

my bands ide like to see big
in no order

1. pt grimm
2. ladytron
3. bikini kill
4. tickle me jaggz
5. curiosity
6. the o (please come back)
7. mannaquin porn
8. dead moon circus
9. tub ring
10. bingo

totally felt! felt felt felt!

-Sloan (best Canadian band EVER!!!!!)
-The Chamleons UK
-The Only Ones
-Wire
-Material Issue
-Sugarplastic (transworld mobile operator!!!)
-Brendan Benson
-Smile
-Superchunk
-Heavenly

This question is too frickin' hard...I already wanna revise my list...

My List - 1. The Blue Aeroplanes
2. Ocean Color Scene
3. The Monochrome Set
4. Inspiral Carpets
5. The Triffids
6. Died Pretty
7. The Original Sins
8. SWELL
9. PYLON
10. The MakeUP
11. Government Issue

Wow...som good one's...Luna, Blue Aeroplanes....impressive!!!!!

I fogrot The Smears and Slant 6...that puts me over ten, but to heck with your oppressive rules!

ohh my god -- so many of my favorites already -- i love any thread that has the grifters, felt, rrm, six organs, and hrvatski in it!!!

however, you said BOTH "obscure" and "indie," mr. alive, so i'll go with only bands that were on small labels (bye bye the Feelies and Chills and Raincoats and Husker Du and the Shop Assistants!!!) and who are defunct or in serious hibernation because who really knows who's gonna stay obscure and who's not -- anyway, my list:

THE CLEAN
SWELL MAPS
THE LOFT (Creation band not the dance comp.s)
JUNE BRIDES
MOFUNGO
TALL DWARFS
THIS HEAT
YEAH YEAH NOH
THE URINALS
and CARDINAL

i'm certain i'll think of a dozen more instantly as soon as i hit 'submit' that i should have included, but i'll stand by alla these.

ps--the neon boys weren't very good, when you get down to it, even though hell and verlaine were in the same band and historical yadda yadda yadda... plus they only recorded like 3 songs right? might as well vote for any ole killed by death band, then...

[Edited on Mar 06, 2003 by blacklisted]

Jeez...you'd think Blacklisted was a rock critic or something!

Ok...The Feelies should have been on my list....I fucked up. That band ruled. Although i did see them live opening for Lou Reed on the New York tour and they were the most frustrating band ever....they tuned their instruments between EVERY SONG....and not for 5 seconds...like 5 mins. And for anyone who knows The Feelies, this is a band that thrived on momentum.

Urinals...good one.

Oh and Blacklisted....The Neon Boys SHOULD have been huge......if I ruled the world.

hypnolovewheel
colorblind james experience
trumans water
the embarrassment
breadwinner
bozart
DNA
polvo
fuck
jad fair
uzeda (sort of)
bozart

[Edited on Mar 07, 2003 by _earplug_]

p.s. anything with chris knox in it.

You guys are right on! There is so much good music from DOWN UNDER......NZ stuff is not as common at swap meets than AUSSIE rock is..(I love the Bats) Please check out The Celibate Rifles! I'll even tape you "Heaven on a stick" if at all possible..........