FabSwingers.com forum: Underrated Bands/Music

By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

I'll start with: Gorky's Zygotic Mynci.

Go!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm partial to The Heavy.

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Ozric tentacles

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Molly Beanland - Night Dreams

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Peter and Kerry

Mt. Wolf

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By *layalongCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Sorry.. I can’t stand ABBA

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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

"Sorry.. I can’t stand ABBA "

Eh?

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Loch lomond

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Sadly, most classical music.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

[Removed by poster at 15/02/18 21:05:21]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

every band on the ankst label is under-rated

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Senseless Things

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Half Man Half Biscuit

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

DeVotcha.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Gaz Brookfield and the company of Thieves

Will Varley

Ferocious Dog

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Blondie...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Goat

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By *inston80Couple
over a year ago

cardiff

Alabama 3

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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

Super Furry Animals

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Super Furry Animals"

... recordiau ankst again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jimmy Eat World. They touched on subjects most bands won't have bothered with in a powerful and thought provoking way and for me they do good music.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

"Gaz Brookfield and the company of Thieves

Will Varley

Ferocious Dog"

Seen Gaz Brookfield live at a Levellers gig really good.

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By *lanPartridgeMan
over a year ago

nottingham

The Misunderstood: Children of the Sun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Melys, Datblygu, Llwybr Llaethog, Ffa Coffi Pawb, Ectogram, Reinallt H Rowlands, Topper, Tystion, Y Fflaps, Infinity Chimps, Ty Gwydr

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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

"Melys, Datblygu, Llwybr Llaethog, Ffa Coffi Pawb, Ectogram, Reinallt H Rowlands, Topper, Tystion, Y Fflaps, Infinity Chimps, Ty Gwydr"

I'd forgotten all about Datblygau. Good choice.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance "

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve

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By *urlesque!Woman
over a year ago

Gloucester

"Sadly, most classical music."

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By *hatYorkLadMan
over a year ago

York

Airbourne, they're not underrated among those who know of them and have seen them live, but despite being easily as good as AC/DC they'll never be as big, just because they're in a different era.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

Hanna Peel, the albums called Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia.

It's a concept album,a mix of neo classical, electronica and brassbands. And it's ace.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Holy Moly and The Crackers

Also Benjamin Booker if solo artists are allowed!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve"

Also spawned Clint Mansell and his haunting film scores, and another under rated band in Bentley Rythm Ace

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The smiths

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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve

Also spawned Clint Mansell and his haunting film scores, and another under rated band in Bentley Rythm Ace"

"Gently Bentley!"

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve"

Because they were from the Midlands, not London.

Same with Slade- outsold Elvis and everyone else for a while (and i think Roy Wood deserves and equal mention), some really awesome songs- yet Glam rock is often T-rex, Bowie and The Sweet

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve

Also spawned Clint Mansell and his haunting film scores, and another under rated band in Bentley Rythm Ace"

Yes they were a great band too but lets not mention Vile Evils!

Their reformation gigs were brilliant, shame it will never happen again

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anna Meredith

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve

Also spawned Clint Mansell and his haunting film scores, and another under rated band in Bentley Rythm Ace

Yes they were a great band too but lets not mention Vile Evils!

Their reformation gigs were brilliant, shame it will never happen again"

Up there in my top 3 gigs the Birmingham academy reformation gig

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve

Also spawned Clint Mansell and his haunting film scores, and another under rated band in Bentley Rythm Ace

Yes they were a great band too but lets not mention Vile Evils!

Their reformation gigs were brilliant, shame it will never happen again

Up there in my top 3 gigs the Birmingham academy reformation gig

I was at those and the Stourbridge Rock cafe gig a few years later that Clint failed to show at, still a great night

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Half Man Half Biscuit"

Fuckin hell , its Fred Titmus !

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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance

What they did was so groundbreaking and ahead of it's time, This is The Day... is an absolutely magnificent album. Always saddens me why they don't get the credit that they deserve

Also spawned Clint Mansell and his haunting film scores, and another under rated band in Bentley Rythm Ace

Yes they were a great band too but lets not mention Vile Evils!

Their reformation gigs were brilliant, shame it will never happen again"

fuzz townshend deserves a mention as much as clint tbf

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By *achelNottmTV/TS
over a year ago

notts/derbys

The Slow Reader's Club

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Half Man Half Biscuit

Fuckin hell , its Fred Titmus !"

99% of gargoyles look like bob todd

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

I liked them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

I liked them

Love them! Had the undercut back in the day and love their gigs

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By *oward1978Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

Josh Ritter. Without a doubt one of the best songwriters of the last 20 years and yet hardly anyone knows who he is

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By *av_55Man
over a year ago

"Half Man Half Biscuit"

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

If we're doing The Poppies and Neds- then we can't leave out The Stuffies.

Mr Hunt is possibly one of the best and most underrated song writers of the last 32ish goes around the sun

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

Neds are my nostalgia band, still happily put Are you normal on and listen to the whole album whilst dreaming of my bmx and a bottle of special red.

Underrated bands... The verlaines

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Stump

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Plan B

Sevendust

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

I loved them!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Divine Comedy

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By *imiUK OP Man
over a year ago

Hereford

Are Sonic Youth underrated these days?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Sadly, most classical music.

It's only underrated by the heathens

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By *inky LizardCouple
over a year ago

west yorks

"Pop will eat itself

From grebo to dance "

Absolutely! Excellent live band.

Chk Chk Chk.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

If we're doing The Poppies and Neds- then we can't leave out The Stuffies.

Mr Hunt is possibly one of the best and most underrated song writers of the last 32ish goes around the sun"

Stourbridge for 2 years the most influential place in music

Loved all 3 as well

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moonflowers

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By *agermeisterMan
over a year ago

Leeds

Icicle Works

Dream Academy

The Church

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Half Man Half Biscuit

Fuckin hell , its Fred Titmus !

99% of gargoyles look like bob todd"

Back in the DHSS is one of my fave albums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always thought 'Faith No More' were underrated. A band called 'deus' too...especially the old stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Half Man Half Biscuit

Fuckin hell , its Fred Titmus !

99% of gargoyles look like bob todd

Back in the DHSS is one of my fave albums "

timeless classic

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By *ibertine_mindsCouple
over a year ago

Staffs/ Derbys/ Peak District

James - always were and still are underrated.

Wrongly judged on one song, ‘Sit Down’.

A track that they rarely perform at gigs.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Wedding Present

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By *ilbearniMan
over a year ago

peninsula

The Charlatans

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

If we're doing The Poppies and Neds- then we can't leave out The Stuffies.

Mr Hunt is possibly one of the best and most underrated song writers of the last 32ish goes around the sun

Stourbridge for 2 years the most influential place in music

Loved all 3 as well"

Growing up in the area it was compulsory to like them. I remember a coach trip to Matlock with Wonder Stuff playing the whole way. The teachers must have been on the whiskey early on.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

"Hanna Peel, the albums called Mary Casio: Journey to Cassiopeia.

It's a concept album,a mix of neo classical, electronica and brassbands. And it's ace.

Saw it performed live last year, excellent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think the cure are very underated. Lots of hits, a huge back catalogue, but never heard of.

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By *olly_chromaticTV/TS
over a year ago

Stockport

The Durutti Column

Peter Hammill

Bill Nelson

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By *obwithkiltMan
over a year ago

Belton

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

If we're doing The Poppies and Neds- then we can't leave out The Stuffies.

Mr Hunt is possibly one of the best and most underrated song writers of the last 32ish goes around the sun

Stourbridge for 2 years the most influential place in music

Loved all 3 as well

Growing up in the area it was compulsory to like them. I remember a coach trip to Matlock with Wonder Stuff playing the whole way. The teachers must have been on the whiskey early on.

I was at art college in stourbridge at the time all 3 came on scene

drank in same pubs..saw neds with a female singer...one of poppies mum was a mature student at same time as me!

I have since had the good fortune to work with all 3 and had a reminisce over a beer or two

Underrated band...3 colours red/Cooper temple clause/idlewild

The list could go on really

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By *uxom redCouple
over a year ago

Shrewsbury

Dicks contribution is

Tool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

If we're doing The Poppies and Neds- then we can't leave out The Stuffies.

Mr Hunt is possibly one of the best and most underrated song writers of the last 32ish goes around the sun

Stourbridge for 2 years the most influential place in music

Loved all 3 as well

Growing up in the area it was compulsory to like them. I remember a coach trip to Matlock with Wonder Stuff playing the whole way. The teachers must have been on the whiskey early on.

I was at art college in stourbridge at the time all 3 came on scene

drank in same pubs..saw neds with a female singer...one of poppies mum was a mature student at same time as me!

I have since had the good fortune to work with all 3 and had a reminisce over a beer or two

Underrated band...3 colours red/Cooper temple clause/idlewild

The list could go on really

Idle wild oh yes

I'll add Ride into the mix

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pulp. They never got the praise they deserved because everyone seemed obsessed with oapiss in the 90s

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

"The Wedding Present"

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

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"I think the cure are very underated. Lots of hits, a huge back catalogue, but never heard of.

Any of the 'Goth' era bands are unfairly viewed as miserable eyeline wearers in black. Siouxsie is probably one of the most uderrated females in music- been there, done that, lead from the front but too busy to make a fuss about it. Sister of Mercy- playing round with guitars and electronic beats while others were still scratching their arse thinking about it- wrote some epic tunes (Floodlands is often on loud for a late night drive home), The Mission also wrote some spanking tunes- Tower of Strength is huge! while the rest of their back catalogue ranges from some quite humours lyrics to some great covers. The Cult- although more rock than Goth, they kind of sat across both at the right time and can give most of the top metal bands of the 80's a good musical slapping with She sells sancutary, lil' devil, rain, spirit walker, bone bag...i could go on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Are Sonic Youth underrated these days?"

I don't think they are underrated, their older stuff is still relevant today, I think.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Always thought 'Faith No More' were underrated. A band called 'deus' too...especially the old stuff"

Exactly who I was going to say, they we're so versatile, and made stuff that could be pigeon holed in so many different genres. Not to mention Mike Patton's vocals, he is unreal.

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

"Pulp. They never got the praise they deserved because everyone seemed obsessed with oapiss in the 90s "

Criminally underrated. Were that good, they should’ve headlined Glastonbu.......oh

There’s some pretty big bands in this list!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So many

Blue October

Magnetic Field

Bernard Fanning

Scroobius pIp

Jens lekman

The JazzButcher

To name a few

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Anathema

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Evile

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over a year ago

"I feel everyone is suitably distracted, so I can quietly mention Neds Atomic Dustbin and hope nobody notices....

If we're doing The Poppies and Neds- then we can't leave out The Stuffies.

Mr Hunt is possibly one of the best and most underrated song writers of the last 32ish goes around the sun

Stourbridge for 2 years the most influential place in music

Loved all 3 as well

Growing up in the area it was compulsory to like them. I remember a coach trip to Matlock with Wonder Stuff playing the whole way. The teachers must have been on the whiskey early on.

I was at art college in stourbridge at the time all 3 came on scene

drank in same pubs..saw neds with a female singer...one of poppies mum was a mature student at same time as me!

I have since had the good fortune to work with all 3 and had a reminisce over a beer or two

Underrated band...3 colours red/Cooper temple clause/idlewild

The list could go on really

Oh my god! There is soneone else who remembers that Neds had a female singer very early on!

I got in to TWS and poppies around 88 by which point they'd pretty much fucked off to London although you'd occasionally see them around Brum, I actually met Miles at the height of his rude amd unapproachable days (outside the old virgin megastore in brum) and he was so engaging and pleasant, the opposite to his reputation.

Neds were always about, you could pretty much guarantee if they weren't on tour one of them (usually Rat) was at the same gigs as me.

This thread is turning from underrated bands to Brummie grebo's reminiscing! Looking at the age of other posters we must have brushed shoulders at a lot of gigs!

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

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Oh my god! There is soneone else who remembers that Neds had a female singer very early on!

I remember as well- if i dig round in the loft, i may well have a VHS with what i think was Neds first go at a music video, which i think she was on?

From memory, it mainly involved them dicking around in a shopping trolley, possibly on the hill down the side of The Crown pub? (halfway down the high st on the bend between the two halves)- been rather a while since i last saw it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wedding present

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By *ud and BryanCouple
over a year ago

Boston, Lincolnshire

The Men That Will Not Be Blamed For Nothing

(seeing them again in March)

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By *oTouchPleaseAndTeaseMan
over a year ago

Harlow

Golden Earring

Unless you are in Holland & they are the biggest band on the planet !!!

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By *ulfilthmentMan
over a year ago

Just around the corner

Propaganda.

They still sound ahead of their time 25 years later.

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