jamie79
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 17, 2014 1:53:39 GMT
considering i am a massive ELO fan, i am also a massive fan of the Pixies,
to some people who see music as being about whats considered cool and hip i am seen as an Eagles and REO Speedwagon fan.
both of the latter i have no time for, although a few songs here and there are not bad.
so apart from being a massive ELO fan, is there any band that is so different that gives you the same joy?
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Post by 88keys on Sept 17, 2014 6:30:33 GMT
I love the Pixies, especially Frank Black.
Probably the most unusual or non-ELO-like band I like is Flogging Molly. I'm a sucker for amped up Irish folk punk, and they do it better than anyone.
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Post by Helmut83 on Sept 17, 2014 6:39:32 GMT
- Apples in Stereo... so unusual you never heard about them.
- Fabulous Thunderbirds: not a huuuge fan but I like many things they did.
Not many more to tell the truth.
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Post by queenofthehours on Sept 17, 2014 20:31:57 GMT
I’m not sure if it’s so very different but I’m also a Procol Harum fan. Their music gives me (almost!) as much joy as Jeff Lynne’s. But the most un-ELO music I love, and the band that dangerously led me away from the ELO path, is The Clash. I didn’t think it possible to love punk and ELO but believe me it is. Joe Strummer and Jeff Lynne are both geniuses of their respective fields.
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Post by elophile on Sept 17, 2014 23:53:12 GMT
considering i am a massive ELO fan, i am also a massive fan of the Pixies, to some people who see music as being about whats considered cool and hip i am seen as an Eagles and REO Speedwagon fan. both of the latter i have no time for, although a few songs here and there are not bad. so apart from being a massive ELO fan, is there any band that is so different that gives you the same joy? I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Pixies. I went to see them back in the day  playing in a small bar somewhere in Pennsylvania. Kim Deal was smoking a big cigar while she was playing her bass and all my male friends were gaga over her. Most of other bands I used to listen to back then have fallen by the wayside but I still love the Pixies. |
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 18, 2014 0:18:43 GMT
considering i am a massive ELO fan, i am also a massive fan of the Pixies, to some people who see music as being about whats considered cool and hip i am seen as an Eagles and REO Speedwagon fan. both of the latter i have no time for, although a few songs here and there are not bad. so apart from being a massive ELO fan, is there any band that is so different that gives you the same joy? I also LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Pixies. I went to see them back in the day playing in a small bar somewhere in Pennsylvania. Kim Deal was smoking a big cigar while she was playing her bass and all my male friends were gaga over her. Most of other bands I used to listen to back then have fallen by the wayside but I still love the Pixies. that is awesome!!! i was a kid the first time around and might have heard of them back then. but it wasn't until a few years before they reunited. but yeah, i get blown away by the fact that those songs were written in the mid 80's cos they still sound ahead of their time. Kim Deal is very cool indeed! i wish i got into them the first time around. but nevermind, i've played their albums enough to last me 2 lifetimes and i still enjoy them. Electric Light Orchestra has really been the only other band who i play the hell out of. |
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 18, 2014 0:25:23 GMT
I love the Pixies, especially Frank Black. Probably the most unusual or non-ELO-like band I like is Flogging Molly. I'm a sucker for amped up Irish folk punk, and they do it better than anyone. Frank Black's solo stuff is brilliant! just when i started getting into FB and the Catholics he got Pixies back together lol so i managed to see them live once thank god. i saw Frank twice. the first time was on the Bluefinger tour where he was doing an Iggy Pop and marching around the stage without a guitar. that was a great gig and very unusual. the second time was a year later with the SVN FNGRS tour when he called it an opera and played all the songs from that album and Bluefinger. i made up for seeing my heroes live considering a lot of mine are dead and gone. |
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Post by jefflynnenut on Sept 19, 2014 21:48:55 GMT
Moody blues....listen to "Seventh Sojourn". And Beck. Sea changes, morning phase.
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Post by Chippa on Sept 22, 2014 9:27:40 GMT
Unusual meaning that they don't sound like ELO? A lot! Mike Ness and Social Distortion being a prime example.
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Post by jrmugz on Sept 22, 2014 11:49:23 GMT
There's a guy named Charlie Peacock who in a broad sense is pop, but overall is hard to categorize. Total genius, and I like a lot of his songs, this one is his most famous song.
Jim
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Post by unomusette on Sept 26, 2014 21:44:17 GMT
Besides being a fool for Muse (Don't worry, I won't start, you'll never get to bed) I do love the Divine Comedy. And as far as quirky goes, Hayseed Dixie always make me smile - once you've heard AC/DC and other metal greats done country stylee you'll never go back  |
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Post by Chippa on Sept 27, 2014 6:56:36 GMT
The Doodletown Pipers
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Post by jamie79 on Sept 29, 2014 22:41:43 GMT
Unusual meaning that they don't sound like ELO? A lot! Mike Ness and Social Distortion being a prime example. yes or unlikely would probably be the right word. i love Dead Kennedys which sound nothing like ELO or to be a fan of both bands |
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Post by Buttler on Sept 30, 2014 7:20:13 GMT
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Post by lovemycars1 on Dec 17, 2014 1:55:18 GMT
The bands that I avidly follow (other than Jeff Lynne/ELO)-
SPC-ECO
Dean Garcia (freaking musical genius)
The Birthday Massacre (Not a great name but killer music)
Joe Walsh
Genesis
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playing in a small bar somewhere in Pennsylvania. 
, but we're OK. 
Apparently it's quite hard to see them with the naked eye, you need to be looking through a camera or other type of lens?