Any (obscure) music suggestions?

Question

I'm up for suggestions! I made a list of the music that is on my computer so you can get an idea of what I listen to. As you can tell, my music taste varies. However, I despise most of the popular bands (okay, ALL) bands of today. Also, keep in mind that I have many more artists on CD that isn't on my computer so they are not listed....so, try to be as obscure as possible. Thank you!

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13th Floor Elevators
38 Special
The 5th Dimension
A3
Abigail Washburn
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Al Green
Al Kooper
Al Kooper, Mike Bloomfield and Steve Stills
The Alan Parsons Project
Albert Hammond
Alice Cooper
The Allman Brothers Band
Amazing Rhythm Aces
The Amboy Dukes
America
Amos Lee
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
Andrew Bird
The Animals
Apollo Sunshine
April Wine
Artic Monkeys
Aretha Franklin
Arlo Guthrie
Asia
The Association
Atomic Rooster
Ayreon
B.J. Thomas
B.B. King
Bachman Turner Overdrive
Bad Company
Badfinger
The Band
The Barbarians
The Beach Boys
The Bears
The Beatles
The Beau Brummels
Beck
Beethoven
The Bellamy Brothers
Ben Harper
Big Bill Broonzy
Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Joe Turner and T-Bone Walker
Big Mama Thornton
Big Star
Bill Haley and his Comets
Bill Withers
Billie Holiday
Billy Idol
Billy Joel
The Black Crowes
The Black Keys
Black Oak Arkansas
Black Sabbath
Blackfield
Blackfoot
Blind Faith
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Blondie
Blood, Sweat and Tears
Blue Cheer
Blue Oyster Cult
The Blue Van
Blues Image
Blues Magoos
The blues Project
Blues Travelers
Bo Diddley
Bob Dylan
Bob Marley
Bob Seger
Bob Welch
Bob Wills
Bobbie Gentry
Bobby Darin
Bon Jovi
Boston
Bread
Brewer and Shipley
Brian Eno
Brian Hyland
Bright Eyes
Brothers Johnson
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Adams
Bubble Puppy
The Buckinghams
Buddy Guy
Buddy Holly
Buena Vista Social Club
Buffalo Springfield
The Buzzcocks
The Byrds
Cake
Cal Smith
Can
Canned Heat
Captain Beefheart
Carl Orff
Carl Perkins
carlos Santana
Carlos Varela
Carly Simon
The Cars
The Castaways
Cat Stevens
Chad and Jeremy
The Chambers Brothers
The Charlatans
Charley Patton
The Charlie Daniels Band
Charlie Musselwhite
Chicago
Chopin
Chris Robinson
Chris Whitley
Chuck Berry
Cinderella
Clarence Carter
The Clash
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen
The Commodores
Comus
Confederate Railroad
Count Five
Country Joe and the Fish
The Cowsills
Crash Test Dummies
The Crazy World Of Arthur brown
Cream
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Crispian St. Peters
Crosby, Stills, Nash and (Young)
Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
Damn Yankees
Danny O'Keefe
Danzig
David Allan Coe
David Bowie
David Gilmour
Davie Allan and the Arrows
The Decemberists
Deep Purple
Def Leppard
The Del-Vetts
Delaney and Bonnie
Derek and the Dominos
The Desert Rose Band
Diana Ross and the Supremes
The Dictators
dion and the belmonts
Dire Straits
Dobie Grey
Don McLean
Donovan
The Doobie Brothers
The Doors
Dr. Hook and The Medicine Show
Dr. John
Dream Theater
Drive-By Truckers
Dwight Yoakam
The Eagles
The Easybeats
Eddie Cochran
Edgar Winter Group
Edison Lighthouse
Edvard Grieg
Electric Flag
Electric Light Orchestra
The Electric Prunes
Elliott Smith
Elmore James
Elton John
Elvis Costello
Elvis Presley
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Eric Clapton
Eric Johnson
Erin McKeown
Etta James
The Everly Brothers
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Faces
Fair To Midland
Fairport convention
Fats Domino
Fear Factory
Firefall
Five Man Electrical Band
The Flaming Lips
The Flamingos
Fleetwood Mac
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Focus
Foghat
Foreigner
Frank Sinatra
Frank Zappa
The Fratellis
Fred Astaire
Fred Neil
Free
Friends and Lovers
Funkadelic
Galler
Garbage
Gary HOey
Gary Moore
Gary Wright
Genesis
George Clinton
George Jones
George Thorogood
The Georgia Satellites
Gerry and the Pacemakers
Gil Scott-Heron
Blen Campbell
Golden Earing
Gordon Lightfoot
Gram Parsons
Grand Funk Railroad
The Grassroots
Grateful Dead
The Greencards
The Guess Who
Guillermo Portabales
Guns N' Roses
H.P. Lovecraft
Hank Williams Sr.
Harper's Bizarre
Harry Chapin
Harry Nilsson
Hawkwind
Head East
Heart
Henry Mancini
The Highwaymen
The Hollies
The Hombries
The Housemartins
Howlin' Wolf and Willie Dixon
Humble Pie
Ida Cox
Iggy Pop and the Stoogs
Igor Stravinsky
Incredible String band
INXS
Iron Butterfly
It's A Beautiful Day
J. Geils Band
J.J. Cale
Jackie DeShannon
Jackson Browne
James Brown
The James Gang
James Taylor
Janis Ian
Janis JOplin
Jeff Beck
Jeff Buckley
Jefferson Airplane
Jethro Tull
Jim Croce
Jimi Hendrix
Joan Baez
Joan Jett
Joe Bonamassa
Joe Cocker
Joe Satriani
Joe Walsh
John Cale
John Cougar/Mellencamp
John Denver
John Fogerty
John Lee Hooker
John Lennon
John Martyn
John Mayall
JohnPrine
John Williams
Johnny Cash
Johnny Mathis
Johnny Payecheck
Johnny Thunders
Johnny Winters
Jon butcher Axis
Jonathon Edwards
Joni Mitchell
Journey
Judas Priest
Judy Collins
Kaiser Chiefs
Kansas
Kenny and the Kasuals
King Crimson
The Kingsmen
The Kinks
The Knickerbockers
Kris Kristofferson
Kyuss
Larry Graham
Laura Nyro
Lead Belly
The Leaves
Led Zeppelin
The Lemon Pipers
Leo Sayer
Leonard Cohen
Little Barrie
Little Feat
Little River band
Live
Lobo
Looking Glass
Los Trio Matamoros
Lou Reed
Love
The Lovin' Spoonful
Lucinda Williams
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Magicians
The Mamas and the Papas
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Maria McKee
Marianne Faithful
Mark Knopfler
Marshall Tucker Band
Marvin Gaye
Mason Williams
The Masters Apprentices
Mathew Southern Comfort
MC5
Meatloaf
Medeski, Martin and Wood
Megadeth
Melanie
Merle Haggard
Merilee Rush and the Turnabouts
Mike Oldfield
Mississippi John Hurt
Moby Grape
Modest Mouse
The Mojo Men
Molly Hatchet
The Monkees
Montrose
The Moody Blues
Mott The Hoople
Mouse and the Traps
The Move
Mr. Bungle
Muddy Waters
Mungo Jerry
The Music Explosion
My Morning Jacket
Nancy Sinatra
Nancy Wilson
Nazareth
Neil Diamond
Neil Finn
Neil Young
Neutral Milk Hotel
New Riders Of The Purple Sage
The New Seekers
New York Dolls
The Nice
Nick Drake
Nickel Creek
The Nightcrawlers
Nine Inch Nails
Nirvana
Nitty Gritty Dirt band
Norman Breenbaum
Old Crow Medicine Show
Oliver
Opeth
Otis Redding
Otis Williams and the Charms
Ozzy Osbourne
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Paul McCartney
Paul SImon
The Penguins
Percy Sledge
Peter and Gordon
Peter Frampton
Peter, Paul and mary
Phil Collins
Phil Ochs
Phish
Pilot
Pink Floyd
The Pixies
PJ Harvey
The Platters
The Pogues
Porcupine Tree
The Pretenders
The Pretty Things
Procol Harum
Psychedelic Furs
Pure Prairie League
Queen
Quicksilver Messenger Service
R.E.M
Racer X
Radiohead
Ram Jam
The Ramones
The Rascals
The Raspberries
Ravi Shankar
Ray Charles
Red Rider
The Remains
REO Speedwagon
The Replacements
Richard Thompson
Richie Havens
Rick Drringer
Rickie Lee Jones
The Righteous Brothers
Ringo Starr
Robert Johnson
Robert Palmer
Rod Stewart
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
The Rolling Stones
The Ronettes
Rory Gallagher
Rose Hill Drive
Roxy Music
Roy Orbison
Rufus Wainwright
The Runaways
Rush
Russell Morris
Ry Cooder
Sagittarius
Sam Cooke
Sammy Hagar
Sammy Johns
Sanford Townsend Band
Scorpions
Scott McKenzie
Seals and Crofts
The Seeds
The Sex Pistols
The Shadows Of Knight
The Shocking Blue
Sigur Ros
Simon and Garfunkel
Sir Douglas Quintet
Skid Row
Skip James
Slaughter
Sly and the Family Stone
The Small Faces
Smith
The Smiths
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
The Soft Machine
The Sonics
Sonny Boy Williamson
Sopwith Camel
Soul Survivors
Sound Team
Spencer Davis Group
Spin Doctors
Spirit Doctors
Spirit
Spiritualized
SRC
The Standells
The Staples Singers
Status Quo
Stealers Wheel
Steely Dan
Steppenwolf
Steve Earle
Steve Miller Band
Steve Morse Band
Steve Vai
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stevie Wonder
Sting and the Police
Stone Poneys
The Stone Roses
Strawberry Alarm clock
Styx
Supertramp
Sweet
Syd Barrett
T-Bone Walker
T-Rex
Tavares
Tchaikovsky
The Teardrop Explodes
Ted Nugent
The Temptations
Ten Years After
Terry Jacks
Them
Thin Lizzy
Three Dog Night
Thunderclap Newman
Tim Buckley
Tim Hardin
Todd Rundgren
Tom Cochrane
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tommy James and the Shondells
Tomorrow
Toni Fisher
Tony Bennett
Tool
Tori Amos
Traffic
The Tragically Hip
Traveling Wilburys
The Tremeloes
The Troggs
The Turtles
The Twilights
Uncle Tupelo
Urge Overkill
Uriah Heep
The Vagrants
Van Der Graaf Generator
Van Halen
Van Morrison
Vanilla Fudge
The Velvet Underground
Voxtrot
The Wallflowers
War
Warren Zevon
Waylon Jennings
The Who
Widespread Panic
Wilco
William Elliott Whitmore
Willie Nelson
Wilson Pickett
Wings
Woody Guthrie
The Yardbirds
Yes
Yngwie Malmsteen
Yo La Tengo
The Young Rascals
The Youngbloods
Zager and Evans
The Zombies
ZZ Top

Answer 1

Some albums:

"The Way Of The Vaselines" by The Vaselines (quirky Scottish group, now defunct, influential on Nirvana)

"L'Amour Fou" by Kanda Bongo Man (soukous music from Zaire - brilliant guitar playing and very uplifting)

"Barbed Wire Kisses" by the Jesus & Mary Chain (it's a best-of, but as you don't have any, it's a start : )

"45s And Under" by Squeeze (great melodic pop from a songwriting duo who were heralded as the new Lennon-McCartney. Not quite, but worth checking out)

"Beers, Steers + Queers" by Revolting Cocks (the weirder side of industrial)

"Architecture & Morality" by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (elegant early electronica from 1981)

Answer 2

What a list!


Delerium
Enigma
Stevie Nicks
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
Burning Sky
Willis
Fire Inc
Pandora's Box
Camel
Goldfrapp
Juicy Lucy
Love Sculpture
Vanity Fair
Ramsey Lewis
Joe South
Georgie Fame
Amen Corner
Billy Preston
Rondo Veneziano
Shawn Colvin
Capercaillie
Deaf Shepherd
Simon Dupree & The Big Sound
Slash's Snakepit
Natacha Atlas
Prick
Freaks of Desire
Scylla
Chris Farlowe
Booker T & the MG's
Wishbone Ash
Frijid Pink
Mountain
McGuinness Flint
Steeleye Span
Maddy Prior
Sandy Denny

Answer 3

Clashy, Who-ey, early punk-rock stuff: The Jam, The Saints, The Damned.
Awesome Canadian bands little known outside of Canada (at least, not on your list) - Blue Rodeo (especially older stuff), the Tragically Hip, Barenaked Ladies, and for a touch of brilliantly done Newfie/Celtic/rock/etc, Great Big Sea.

Answer 4

Mahavishnu Orchestra
United States of America
Dixie Dregs
Kraftwerk
Gentle Giant
Camel
The Flower Kings
Renaissance

Answer 5

Be Good Tanyas Uncle Earl Adrienne Young Cadilliac Sky Bawn in the Mash

Answer 6

Wondrous! String Band.. ahhh, this moment is diff'rent from any before it.. *sigh*.

However, can't spend all night hangin' around in a fog of memories of my singularly misspent youth; try these:-

Bonzo Dog Doodah Band
Caravan
Gene Clark
John Renbourn
Maddie Prior
Ozric Tentacles
Roger McGuinn
Steeleye Span

Answer 7

Dr Demento
Sons of the Pioneers
Freddy Fender
David Cassidy

Answer 8

If you love Tom petty and the Wallflowers, ou'll love this band called 34 Satellite. They kinnda broke up a while back and only made 2 albums, but I found them a mazing. Their albums are called Radar and Stop, but good luck finding them, it took me a while to find them. Hope you enjoy them.
There's a band called the Kings of Convienence and they sound like the modern Simon and Garfunkel, absolutely amazing.
The Shins are kinnda well know but I love them and think you would too.

Answer 9

Oh... You've already got King Crimson. I didn't know that anyone other than me listened to them!
Try The Police, U2, and Adrian Belew. Especially Adrian Belew. The Police and U2 aren't exactly obscure, but Adrian Belew is. He shouldn't be. He's one of the best guitarists ever.
Here's a piece of his stuff;http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.viewVideos&channelid=65846993
Watch the Life In A Nutshell one.
These aren't really the best quality, get his CDs "Side One, Side Two, and Side Three for that, but they give the general feel of his music.
They're the bands that Iisten to other than what you have listed, and it looks like our tastes are pretty darn simmilar.

Answer 10

Ha! Found one. Style Council.

Your stuff is VERY comprehensive. Was delighted to see the String Band in there....

Plastic Ono?

Alan Price?

Georgie Fame?