Quote Originally Posted by Slosh
For the life of me I can't see why Spoon isn't better known, or at the very least to the level of The White Stripes or The Flaming Lips. Especially Girls Can Tell, which actually isn't my favorite album from them. But anyway, everyone who hears that album seems to love it, including my friends that pretty much only listen to mainstream artists.
Yeah, that one has a lot of wide appeal, but you gotta have a hint of proggishness to really cross the boundaries. The last Super Funny Animals had wide appeal. Did anyone who heard it not like it? Maybe not dynamic enough for some tastes. The Starlight Mints crossover pretty well. Lots of old Bowie and XTC mixed with a modern crunchy sound. Probably not gonna play much in the Sloshmobile, though

The Shins Chutes Too Narrow is another one that should have wider appeal. Do you remember hearing that they appeared on that Gilmore Girls show? I actually caught that segment not too long ago. Pretty funny. In a little bar. Reminded me of that scene in 90210 with the Flaming Lips playing "She Don't Use Jelly" in the club. Never caught that one until years later either. What a silly show. Gilmore Girls is kinda silly too, but kinda funny at the same time. Take more than a Shins appearance to turn me into a regular watcher, though