melodic rock bands not "mainstream"

by **iceberg** » Sat May 21, 2011 7:29 am

hey all - i've put my radio show on hiatus for awhile cause... well ... i needed a break. : ) gonna bring it back next month sometime but much more melodic rock focused. i've found bands like blanc faces and bonrud through here and about and wanted to get some input on bands like these that *should* be heard but for whatever reason are not.

(cough FM sucks cough)

also who's still kickin it? mr big, love the song "i get the feeling" and i doubt many have heard it. sad. but what other melodic bands from yesterday are still pushing it today?

anyone interested in a joey c jones interview?

anyway - i've been keeping my eye out for these bands but wanted to ask the hardcore fans - what lesser known band would you push?

by **Don** » Sat May 21, 2011 7:40 am

This space (and the next ten) reserved for Duncan.

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:41 am

Give Vega a listen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvrMMYIy ... re=related

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:50 am

If you want some old school...nothing wrong with a bit of cheese..

Hansel - Murder 101

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp1jGnbeWr8

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:52 am

Summer's here.

Bad City - Take Me For A Ride

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEYhapqsb3I

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:55 am

These guys deserve a plug..

Adrenaline 101

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

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:00 am

Should have been huge...

Beau Coup

(wait for the chorus..aor bliss)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-Mg3QvI28g

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:04 am

More old stuff.

Beckett (Dan Huff on geetar)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ksrLzgvSE

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:09 am

powerpop?

The Brighter Lights

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s59EVHbpC44

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:11 am

more powerpop...

The Click Five

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kIF7TNi1aE

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:31 am

Not many of us bought this guys CD in 1991...

Rick Matthews

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sKassk0VQ

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:35 am

Last one. My fav song of the year so far,

Royseven

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrUjk2MB ... ure=relmfu

by **Triple S** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:43 am

More Bonrud

and these guys:

The Promise

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSf3VPZv ... re=related

by **Duncan** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:49 am

Triple S wrote:More Bonrud

and these guys:

The Promise

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSf3VPZv ... re=related

Very cool to know this band made it all the way to Canada. Not sure if it was on here, but I remember reading a post by some kid saying check out my dad's old band and it was these guys. Make you feel old doesn't it?

by **Triple S** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:16 am

Duncan wrote:
Triple S wrote:More Bonrud

and these guys:

The Promise

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSf3VPZv ... re=related

Very cool to know this band made it all the way to Canada. Not sure if it was on here, but I remember reading a post by some kid saying check out my dad's old band and it was these guys. Make you feel old doesn't it?

I am old

. Actually I only knew a couple of their songs years ago, but quite recently rediscovered them and managed to find both CD's on MusicStack.

by **Deb** » Sat May 21, 2011 12:34 pm

iceberg wrote:hey all - i've put my radio show on hiatus for awhile cause... well ... i needed a break. : ) gonna bring it back next month sometime but much more melodic rock focused. i've found bands like blanc faces and bonrud through here and about and wanted to get some input on bands like these that *should* be heard but for whatever reason are not.

(cough FM sucks cough)

also who's still kickin it? mr big, love the song "i get the feeling" and i doubt many have heard it. sad. but what other melodic bands from yesterday are still pushing it today?

anyone interested in a joey c jones interview?

anyway - i've been keeping my eye out for these bands but wanted to ask the hardcore fans - what lesser known band would you push?

Agreed, my absolute favorite after Undertow. I Get The Feeling - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQNZEg9n7_s

The whole album kicks ass, but I`m most amazed at how great the new ones sound LIVE!

by **Aaron** » Sat May 21, 2011 1:00 pm

Valentine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-jonghPinc

Goodbye Thrill: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsK_I_f2rZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4C25eHn_ys

by **ebake02** » Sat May 21, 2011 1:10 pm

I hope melodic rock never becomes mainstream. Usually when good music goes mainstream greedy record companies get their slimy hands on it and fuck it up.

by **Triple S** » Sat May 21, 2011 1:18 pm

The Trews:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwUeFrAcZ1Q

Bang Camaro:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIbxyaPTe4M (lol that they did the video playing Rockband - and yes, that's where I first heard these guys)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJmLb8UgU6I

by **iceberg** » Mon May 30, 2011 1:07 am

ebake02 wrote:I hope melodic rock never becomes mainstream. Usually when good music goes mainstream greedy record companies get their slimy hands on it and fuck it up.

well i think the 80s were full of melodic rock and it's already come an gone in as much as what changes it could go through. whatever is going to change about melodic rock i believe already has so now it's usually a comfortable familiar sound to us older people.

who'd have figured when i was first watching karate kid i'd call myself old one day...

pulling what i can from itunes off these suggestions and trying to broaden my mix. my online time is seriously limited until after june but i'll keep checeking back in when i can. thanks for all the suggestions!

by **iceberg** » Mon May 30, 2011 1:14 am

Triple S wrote:More Bonrud

and these guys:

The Promise

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSf3VPZv ... re=related

i know he was working on some new stuff and sent me a couple (bonrud) but my own feedback was it wasn't what i expected from him and almost angry, but it's what the producer was after. i'll see if i still have those and if he doesn't mind if i let others hear and provide feedback.

by **iceberg** » Mon May 30, 2011 1:21 am

duncan - thanks a bunch for the suggestions and i'm trying to get what i can find but not all these even know itunes exists. but i did find other similiar bands and am still digging.

by **iceberg** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:12 am

while digging through a lot of these i found unruly child.

anyone ever hear "tell another lie"?

by **S2M** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:20 am

iceberg wrote:while digging through a lot of these i found unruly child.

anyone ever hear "tell another lie"?

Yeah, it's off the new album. Try and find stuff off the debut....here are some links.

To Be Your Everything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RwJBQ1-5k

When Love is Gone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCy5WDMbwc8&feature=related

by **iceberg** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:01 am

S2M wrote:
iceberg wrote:while digging through a lot of these i found unruly child.

anyone ever hear "tell another lie"?

Yeah, it's off the new album. Try and find stuff off the debut....here are some links.

To Be Your Everything
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RwJBQ1-5k

When Love is Gone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCy5WDMbwc8&feature=related

oh i'll be diggin up some old stuff now. : )

by **Melissa** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 11:56 am

S2M wrote:
iceberg wrote:while digging through a lot of these i found unruly child.

anyone ever hear "tell another lie"?

Yeah, it's off the new album. Try and find stuff off the debut....here are some links.

To Be Your Everythinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RwJBQ1-5k

When Love is Gone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCy5WDMbwc8&feature=related

Their best song imo!

by **kgdjpubs** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 2:39 pm

Melissa wrote:
S2M wrote:
iceberg wrote:while digging through a lot of these i found unruly child.

anyone ever hear "tell another lie"?

Yeah, it's off the new album. Try and find stuff off the debut....here are some links.

To Be Your Everythinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7RwJBQ1-5k

When Love is Gone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCy5WDMbwc8&feature=related

Their best song imo!

nah, I'll go for the other one listed.

by **yulog** » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:41 pm

The new album is a 10 just song after song of great melodic rock , i dont know how Marcie is able to sound like a man in her singing voice because her speaking voice is 100 % woman...pretty amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDFoqI0 ... re=related

by **kgdjpubs** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:51 am

yulog wrote:The new album is a 10 just song after song of great melodic rock , i dont know how Marcie is able to sound like a man in her singing voice because her speaking voice is 100 % woman...pretty amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDFoqI0 ... re=related

I don't know that the speaking voice changed much (there is an interview on youtube done around the time of the Live at the Gods '93 performance), but she never had vocal surgery, so the only thing that would change is the effect of age. Can't imagine anybody wanting to ruin a singing voice that good, so it's not really surprising.

Less than thrilled with the new album, but I've never thought ANY of the Unruly Child albums were all that good and all were very patchy, so maybe I just don't get them.

by **iceberg** » Sat Jun 11, 2011 2:10 am

yulog wrote:The new album is a 10 just song after song of great melodic rock , i dont know how Marcie is able to sound like a man in her singing voice because her speaking voice is 100 % woman...pretty amazing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDFoqI0 ... re=related

oh wow. here's where i admit my total stupidity and i thought it was a male singing.

:oops:

MR

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