Most Overlooked Band Ever
Sep. 29th, 2004 11:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingPersuant to another discussion, I've come up with the competition for Most Overlooked Band of all time.
The rules: The band must be one whose songs and singer are famous, for songs by this band, but where nobody remembers the band, only the singer.
For example, Wings is not on this list because, while relatively few people know Wings compared to the number who know Paul McCartney, McCartney isn't famous for Wings songs. The Experience *are* on the list, because everyone knows their frontman and their songs.
You "vote" by telling me which of them you know the singer of, and who he/she is. If you've never heard of *either* of them after I tell you who the famous one is, your "vote" on that band doesn't count. No google-fu - that's not the point. This is just about what YOU know.
Again, for example, I say "Wings". If you know who the famous guy from Wings is, you say "Paul McCartney". If you don't know, you say "I don't know", and I tell you it's McCartney. If you have no clue who McCartney is, then it doesn't count against you that you don't know Wings.
Seems simple enough, right?
The Entrants:
The Wailers
The Experience
The E Street Band
The Blackhearts
Generation X
The Destroyers
The Heartbreakers
The Banshees
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Miami Sound Machine
The Crickets
The Stooges
Oingo Boingo
The Amboy Dukes
Two Late Additions:
The Mothers Of Invention
Crazy Horse
Edit: The comments give the answers. Don't read them until you've made your guesses.
The rules: The band must be one whose songs and singer are famous, for songs by this band, but where nobody remembers the band, only the singer.
For example, Wings is not on this list because, while relatively few people know Wings compared to the number who know Paul McCartney, McCartney isn't famous for Wings songs. The Experience *are* on the list, because everyone knows their frontman and their songs.
You "vote" by telling me which of them you know the singer of, and who he/she is. If you've never heard of *either* of them after I tell you who the famous one is, your "vote" on that band doesn't count. No google-fu - that's not the point. This is just about what YOU know.
Again, for example, I say "Wings". If you know who the famous guy from Wings is, you say "Paul McCartney". If you don't know, you say "I don't know", and I tell you it's McCartney. If you have no clue who McCartney is, then it doesn't count against you that you don't know Wings.
Seems simple enough, right?
The Entrants:
The Wailers
The Experience
The E Street Band
The Blackhearts
Generation X
The Destroyers
The Heartbreakers
The Banshees
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Miami Sound Machine
The Crickets
The Stooges
Oingo Boingo
The Amboy Dukes
Two Late Additions:
The Mothers Of Invention
Crazy Horse
Edit: The comments give the answers. Don't read them until you've made your guesses.
No Googling:
Date: 2004-09-29 08:53 pm (UTC)The Experience: Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band: Bruce Springsteen
The Blackhearts: Joan Jett
The Destroyers: I want to say Stevie Ray Vaughan, but I'm not positive
The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty
The Banshees: Siouxsie Sioux
Big Brother and the Holding Company (who are still around, btw): Janis Joplin
The Miami Sound Machine: Gloria Estefan
The Stooges: Iggy Pop
...those are the only ones I know off the top of my head.
I have some other possible entrants:
The Melody Makers
Crazy Horse
The Bluesbreakers
The Mothers of Invention
Re: No Googling:
Date: 2004-09-29 09:05 pm (UTC)The rest are correct.
You missed:
Billy Idol and Generation X
Buddy Holly and The Crickets
Oingo Boingo, featuring Danny Elfman
Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-29 08:53 pm (UTC)Would that be Siouxsie and the Banshees?
The only other band on that list I've even heard of is Oingo Boingo, but I don't know their singer.
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-29 09:08 pm (UTC)The rest of them are:
The Wailers - Bob Marley
The Experience - Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band - Bruce Springsteen
The Blackhearts - Joan Jett
Generation X - Billy Idol
The Destroyers - George Thorogood
The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Janis Joplin
The Miami Sound Machine - Gloria Estefan
The Crickets - Buddy Holly
The Stooges - Iggy Pop
Oingo Boingo - Danny Elfman
The Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-29 10:15 pm (UTC)Hendrix
Springsteen (*shudder*)
Don't know
Billy Idol
George Thoroughgood (one of the few white people allowed to play the blues, for my money)
Tom Petty
Siouxie
Janis Joplin
Dunno
Dunno
Iggy Pop
Umm... I thought Oingo WAS better known than the singer
Dunno
Zappa
Dunno.
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 06:47 am (UTC)Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine
Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Danny Elfman from Oingo Boingo
Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
Neil Yound and Crazy Horse
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 12:13 am (UTC)The Experience - Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band - Bruce Springsteen
The Blackhearts - Joan Jett
The Destroyers - George Thorogood
The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty
The Banshees - Siouxsie Sioux
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Janis Joplin
The Miami Sound Machine - Gloria Estefan
The Stooges - Iggy Pop
Crazy Horse - Neil Young
I know them all except Generation X, The Crickets, The Amboy Dukes, and The Mothers of Invention. I thought I knew Oingo Boingo's (and should have), but I found that I didn't when I looked up the spelling of the guy I thought was the singer. So include that one in the "I didn't know" column too.
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 06:48 am (UTC)The Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent
The Mothers Of Invention - Frank Zappa
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 06:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 03:39 am (UTC)"The E street band" is the only one that rings a vague sort of bell. Perhaps a backing band for someone or other that I probably will have heard of.
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 06:52 am (UTC)The Experience - Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band - Bruce Springsteen
The Blackhearts - Joan Jett
Generation X - Billy Idol
The Destroyers - George Thorogood
The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Janis Joplin
The Miami Sound Machine - Gloria Estefan
The Crickets - Buddy Holly
The Stooges - Iggy Pop
Oingo Boingo - Danny Elfman
The Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent
The Banshees - Siouxsie Sioux
Crazy Horse - Neil Young
The Mothers Of Invention - Frank Zappa
If you've never heard of *any* of them, I'll be shocked.
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 12:39 pm (UTC)The Destroyers - George Thorogood
The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty
Oingo Boingo - Danny Elfman
The Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent
The Banshees - Siouxsie Sioux
Oooh, fun game! I'll play!
Date: 2004-09-30 04:10 am (UTC)The Experience -- Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band -- Bruce Springsteen
The Blackhearts -- Joan Jett (I have her on VINYL!)
Generation X
The Destroyers -- George Thoroughgood
The Heartbreakers -- Tom Petty
The Banshees -- Siouxsie something-or-other
Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Miami Sound Machine -- Gloria Estefan
The Crickets -- Buddy Holly
The Stooges
Oingo Boingo -- Danny Elfman (I have Weird Science on vinyl, too.)
The Amboy Dukes -- Ted Nugent (C'mon, I can practically walk to Detroit)
The Mothers Of Invention -- Frank Zappa
Crazy Horse -- Neil Young
Re: Oooh, fun game! I'll play!
Date: 2004-09-30 06:53 am (UTC)Big Brother and the Holding Company - Janis Joplin
The Stooges - Iggy Pop
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 05:16 am (UTC)The Heartbreakers - Tom Petty
The Miami Sound Machine - Gloria Estefan
Oingo Boingo - Danny Elfman
Those are the three I know. Although, I have an appalling lack of musical knowledge. The only other band I have even HEARD of on this list is the E street band.
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 06:54 am (UTC)The Experience - Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band - Bruce Springsteen
The Blackhearts - Joan Jett
Generation X - Billy Idol
The Destroyers - George Thorogood
Big Brother and the Holding Company - Janis Joplin
The Crickets - Buddy Holly
The Stooges - Iggy Pop
The Amboy Dukes - Ted Nugent
The Banshees - Siouxsie Sioux
Crazy Horse - Neil Young
The Mothers Of Invention - Frank Zappa
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 04:46 pm (UTC)Crazy Horse - Neil Young
These are the two that I have never heard of the lead singers...unless Neil Young then went on to be part of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Then I have heard of him...
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 06:58 pm (UTC)"Keep On Rocking In The Free World"?
"Heart of Gold"?
"Out Of The Blue And Into The Black"?
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 09:54 am (UTC)Jimmy Hendrix
Bruce Springstten
Joan Jett
??
George Thoroughgood
Tom Petty
Souxsie
??
Gloria Estefan
??
Buddy Holly
??
(Actually, I know Oingo Boingo, but I don't know the name of the lead singer, so this one is kind of the reverse)
??
Addition:
??
Neil Young
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 10:16 am (UTC)Billy Idol and Generation X,
Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company
Ted Nugent and the Amboy Dukes
Iggy Pop with The Stooges
Danny Elfman from Oingo Boingo
Frank Zappa and the Mothers Of Invention
(no subject)
Date: 2004-09-30 01:45 pm (UTC)- Bob Marley
The Experience
- Jimi Hendrix
The E Street Band
- Bruce Springsteen. (Come on.)
The Heartbreakers
- Tom Petty
The Banshees
- Siouxsie Sioux
Oingo Boingo
- You've told me this one, I'm not sure I remember... Danny Elfman? Soundtrack guy?
Love and coffee,
Frances