Author Topic: NGC: Favorite Offbeat Musicians (Read 12069 times)

SmithSwede · « **on:** July 11, 2019, 09:59:38 PM »

Guzzi owners are an offbeat, intelligent and discerning group who knows what they like whether it’s mainstream popular or not.

So ... what musicians do you guys like who are not mainstream popular? Don’t give me your Bob Seger, Johnny Cash, Elton John, Taylor Swift. I’m looking for offbeat. Acquired taste. Under-rated.

I’ll start.

I’m a big fan of American folk singer Slaid Cleaves. Out of Austin, previously from Maine.

And Iris Dement. You either like her vocals or not.

alanp · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:10:06 PM »

Here are a few of my faves, some current, some older. I’ll let you google or YouTube them.

Josh Ritter
The Frames
Damien Rice
Sara Jarosz
Jason Isbell
Melody Gardot
Band of Horses
Mazzy Star
Larkin Poe
Kings of Convenience

AJ Huff · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:13:40 PM »

Not mainstream? That's 75% of my music!

-AJ

Seventy One · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:15:44 PM »

Captain Beefheart.

Wildguzzi.com · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:15:44 PM »

oldbike54 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:19:31 PM »

I wrestled a bear once . OK , don't really care for their music much , but the drummer is a friend , and they are all actually very nice kids .

Dusty

Swedemoto · « **Reply #5 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:23:34 PM »

Like Melody Gardot as well. I'll add Ray Lamontagne.

Matt Story · « **Reply #6 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:36:48 PM »

Primus is definitely off the wall. Wikipedia explains, "has been categorized as alternative rock, alternative metal, experimental rock, funk rock, funk metal, progressive rock, and "thrash-funk". I also like subsequent work by prominent member Les Claypool including some well interpreted Pink Floyd covers.

Dave Brubeck is off beat literally and one of my favorites when in the right mood.

I have been enjoying a Kinks channel on Pandora lately. I hadn't realized how vast their library is. They are well written lyrically and have novel rock sound IMO.

JC85 · « **Reply #7 on:** July 11, 2019, 10:56:58 PM »

Seconded on Jason Isbell. Also:

Dax Riggs
Gregory Alan Isakov
Tyler Childers
Shawn James
Sean Rowe
Shaky Graves
Ryan Roth and the Sideshow

Those are all off of my YouTube recently watched list.

Fontain25 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 11, 2019, 11:25:45 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuCTm3oeUxs

wrbix · « **Reply #9 on:** July 11, 2019, 11:28:12 PM »

Buckethead

Matteo · « **Reply #10 on:** July 11, 2019, 11:38:54 PM »

Frank Zappa!

Turin · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2019, 12:12:08 AM »

The Reverend Horton Heat.
He's touring now, it's an amazing show.

normzone · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2019, 12:19:38 AM »

Well, definitely bookmarking this thread for further research - last night my local college station kksm turned me on to John Grant - see GFM on Youtube. I called the DJs and they were speculating he influenced Father John Misty - I believe it. Or they're cousins ...

The Rev and Zappa are great, Buckethead is technically proficient but a bit of a head case.

I wrestled a bear once? The name reminds me of some kids I met who called themselves Uncle Tom's Cabin - I'll have to check the bear out.

Lots of homework to do - thanks much fellows.

John A · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2019, 12:23:34 AM »

Quote from: Seventy One on July 11, 2019, 10:15:44 PM

Captain Beefheart.

https://youtu.be/6kDsLxnQd8U
I love this tune , Frank and the Captain Beefheart band
Hot Rats album, Willie the Pimp
I think it's one of the great songs
https://youtu.be/MqJ3p3xkRes The Reverand Peyton's big Damn Band is obscure and very good
https://youtu.be/JgA4PToeNL0
Ry Cooder, I want this played at my wake

jdgretz · « **Reply #14 on:** July 12, 2019, 12:38:01 AM »

Interesting, many of the folks named so far are acts I've been following for some time. I'll add to the list:

Lindsay Sterling (love her - nice lady and lots of fun to watch)
Striking Matches (met them at NAMM in January and immediately fell in love with their music)
Ali Handal (turns our she is married to a magician friend - who knew?)
Steve Stevens (I first heard him on Sounds of Wood and Steel (track 10 if you're interested) - didn't know he was/is Billy Idol's lead guitarist)
Altan
Tommy Emmanual
Perpetuum Jazzile
Robery Kyle (Jazz sax player - local to LA)
Robert Randolph (steel guitar like you've never heard before)
Teresa James and the Rhythm Tramps
Ana Popovic (what do you mean, you've never heard of her?)
Jann C. Castor (street musician in Santa Monica and composer of movie scores)
Old and In The Way
Marley's Ghost
Bela Fleck
The Wiyos
The Traveling Wilburys (I'll throw this one in here as there actually are some folks that don't know George Harrison pulled together some friends and formed a Super Group - Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty round out the group)
Theloonious Monk
Ballyrag
The Brother Project - Also just known as Brother (Rock and Roll bagpipes - yes pipes as in two guys playing them. Oh, and didgeridoo)
Incendio (local group and friends)
Buddy Emmons (especially with Ray Pennington and the Swingshift Band)

OK, I'll stop here.

jdg

John A · « **Reply #15 on:** July 12, 2019, 12:46:14 AM »

The Band.

nc43bsa · « **Reply #16 on:** July 12, 2019, 02:24:26 AM »

Nick Drake
Mose Allison
Taj Mahal

wyno · « **Reply #17 on:** July 12, 2019, 02:51:57 AM »

The Dead South

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #18 on:** July 12, 2019, 05:04:15 AM »

Zappa for sure
Fred eaglesmith
Southern culture on the skids
Homer and jethro
Primus
Leon Redbone
Charlie Parr
Phil Dirt and the Dozers

sdcr · « **Reply #19 on:** July 12, 2019, 05:52:09 AM »

JJ Cale
Timi Yuro
Richard & Linda Thompson
fairport Convention
Craig Thatcher
Kenny Vance
Left Bank

s1120 · « **Reply #20 on:** July 12, 2019, 06:10:55 AM »

really almost all my music is under the radar...

Two big ones.. Trixie Whitley. First time I heard her I was blown away.. next is strangely her dad Chris Whitley... Who I found after listening to Trixie.. Sadly he passed in 05. he was amazing, and really did it all... IMHO One of the greatest singer/songwriters of all times, and probably my biggest influence for my own music.

As for more... There is so many.. So much new fresh talent in the roots category these days.... Molly Tuttle is a MONSTER on guitar.. Larken Poe are amazing.. Chris Thile, Sarah Jarosz Aoife O'Donovan .. So many really....

Fontain25 · « **Reply #21 on:** July 12, 2019, 06:19:49 AM »

Do any of you ever get accused of being weird for listening to "other" musicians and riding a Guzzi? Sometimes I think my wife would be more at ease if I rode a Harley and listened to classic rock radio. She doesn't "get" Townes Van Zandt or Leon Redbone or John Prine , if I listened to Primus it would go bad. Wife likes John Denver and it makes me want to erp. Before getting married I dated women that liked "other" music but they were not good wife material. One of my buddies said my music rated high on his" weird shit-o-meter".

Guzzistajohn · « **Reply #22 on:** July 12, 2019, 06:56:48 AM »

Quote from: Francois25 on July 12, 2019, 06:19:49 AM

Do any of you ever get accused of being weird for listening to "other" musicians and riding a Guzzi? Sometimes I think my wife would be more at ease if I rode a Harley and listened to classic rock radio. She doesn't "get" Townes Van Zandt or Leon Redbone or John Prine , if I listened to Primus it would go bad. Wife likes John Denver and it makes me want to erp. Before getting married I dated women that liked "other" music but they were not good wife material. One of my buddies said my music rated high on his" weird shit-o-meter".

Not “weird” eclectic

Mayor_of_BBQ · « **Reply #23 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:01:57 AM »

If I was King, Reigning Sound would be the biggest garage rock band in the world... but no one else has heard of them :-(

https://youtu.be/IRHgpHalj-M

Mayor_of_BBQ · « **Reply #24 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:05:10 AM »

I also adore Foxygen... a couple kids keeping the Lou Reed/ Meatloaf/ George Harrison psychedelic hippie art-rock movement alive

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwK32IuseGM

ratguzzi · « **Reply #25 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:06:39 AM »

Jon Astley. A band called "James" Also, "The Nails" (not nine inch) Big Mama Thornton, The Subdudes.
JB

Mayor_of_BBQ · « **Reply #26 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:16:47 AM »

Quote from: Francois25 on July 12, 2019, 06:19:49 AM

Do any of you ever get accused of being weird for listening to "other" musicians and riding a Guzzi? Sometimes I think my wife would be more at ease if I rode a Harley and listened to classic rock radio. She doesn't "get" Townes Van Zandt or Leon Redbone or John Prine , if I listened to Primus it would go bad. Wife likes John Denver and it makes me want to erp. Before getting married I dated women that liked "other" music but they were not good wife material. One of my buddies said my music rated high on his" weird shit-o-meter".

I cannot understand why these Harley guys ride around BLASTING terrible classic rock through their speakers... I man, havent you heard these same 15 AC/DC, Journey, Foreigner, and Foghat songs about 20,000 times each by now??

larrys · « **Reply #27 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:18:53 AM »

Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper
Tom Waits
Weird Al Yankovic

Larry

cliffrod · « **Reply #28 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:22:59 AM »

Quote from: Perazzimx14 on July 12, 2019, 06:31:47 AM

Clutch
The Bakerton Group
Primus

The Bakerton Group is comprised of the same members as Clutch but is a more groove/jazz. The Bakerton Group has opened for Clutch.

Good to see Clutch and their incarnations mentioned. Great band.

Fontain25 · « **Reply #29 on:** July 12, 2019, 07:27:15 AM »

Been listening to this streaming radio channel lately and I love it. https://planetpootwaddle.com/ From lovely downtown Burbank.

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