Electric Light Orchestra
yeah they do have more than two songs
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Electric Light Orchestra
yeah they do have more than two songs
One thing I notice though is that around the holidays tons of companies use their songs for commercials... it's ridiculous, there have been times where I sat through a set of commercials and three of them used different ELO songs.
But yes, my mom actually told me about them when I really got in to older progressive stuff five or six years ago, and they are amazing.
MGMT
Grandaddy
TV on the Radio
The Dandy Warhols
Of Montreal
Neutral Milk Hotel
The Arcade Fire
Girl Talk
The Avalanches
Jurassic 5
Rofl at people thinking that The Arcade Fire and Interpol are underrated bands. Every so-called indie kid and his/her dog crap on about them incessantly (not to mention TAF were a headline act at Big Day Out this year).
Not that I dislike either of them...but really, I do get sick of 'indie' bands thinking that including a violin in their sound makes them experimental.
Third Eye Blind
Sure everyone has heard of them but I don't think they've received due credit. The lyrics are enthralling and very revealing.
"Just give me a call when you feel better
but you never do and I’m just another debtor
to some palm reader
whose got her hands mixed up
Palm readers breath
smells of brandy and cigarettes
As she sells me and sweet forgets,
she needs something to get her through
she runs a scam like me and you"
Two Words: Powerman 5000
Oh, arguably? Glad you mentioned that or I would have for sure thought it was absolute fact.
Tonedeff is definitely my favorite artist, and he is RIDICULOUSLY underrated. He only has one actual music video unfortunately, but there are tons of live performances on Youtube where he will AMAZE you. I had the great opportunity of seeing him in concert in New York City, and I have serious doubts that anyone puts on a better show than Tonedeff and PackFM.
His Move In, Ride Out music video (beat from Kid Icarus ftw :D):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebVnIBpGLuc
Him as a younger fellow on the Arsenio Hall show:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcK2xDn8VqI
Time for some crazy, acoustic fingerstyle guitar music.
Personally, I am obsessed with the guitar, and its entirely due to artists like these. I had almost given up on the acoustic as being an instrument capable of something other than bad country or shitty slow versions of songs or just straight up emo homosexuality. And then I came across a video of Andy McKee playing "Drifting."
I'll go off on a little tangent - "Drifting" is a pretty lameass song. It sounds pretty, and it's neither easy to play or write, I just have this bias against hitting your guitar as a percussive instrument. It's something that has to be done tastefully and with great skill, or else it's just refined douchebaggery. Get a drummer. I am being mildly hypocritical at this point, but bear with me.
I have a bunch of songs by fingerstyle artists whose dicks i would suck in a heartbeat if it meant I could play like them at all.
Ebon Coast - Andy McKee
Fun fact: this song is recorded on a baritone guitar. Baritones are like a 7-string, without the high e. Acoustic bass sounds rock my world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSnWhsmlGec
Thin Air - Don Ross
The hard part was picking just two Don Ross songs, because he has many that are really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZx_ckGDa64
Michael, Michael, Michael - Don Ross
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkidVP0AcQ8
Reality - Antoine Dufour
Antoine also has quite a few good ones, but this is my favourite. His [video=youtube;-dIAZV_22y4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4BYMvVvMgo]four-hands guitar[/url] and [url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIAZV_22y4[/video] with a fiddler are impressive as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1GZC0GQKOA
Stages of Obsession - Craig D'Andrea
He was, I believe, about 20 or so when he recorded this and his first album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shV9iEwkaN0
Airtap! - Erik Mongrain
It's possible that you saw this well before now. It's a pretty impressive video, and I like his song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dXBZHehxAs as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbndgwfG22k
Grooveyard - Thomas Leeb
This guy does the percussive stuff that I purportedly hate, but generally does it well enough that I can enjoy it. His http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz5mMHJMr7s is pretty good, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwb1lc0XStc
Spanish Gentleman - Andrew White
If you check out his other songs, you find out they all use the same chord progression, but whatever. He is still a talented musician. (edit: not the progression in this song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcPFDeNz_M
Enjoy!
I really enjoyed Andy McKee. When I have more time to check out the others, I'll give them a shot, too.
On another note:
The Human Abstract made a really good album called Nocturne, that I really, really liked.
Then they choked on each other's testicles in the process of recording their second album. Damn.
Are they speed-metal? I'm really bad at putting metal bands into the myriad sub-genres.
Figure I will toss another in The Refused