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    What band do you miss?

    I've got my iPod on shuffle and a Wishing You Would Stay by The Tea Party came on. And I realized that I miss The Tea Party. They were one of my favourite bands and I was sad when they broke up. The Indian influence in their music and Jeff Martin's unique vocals made them a band with a sound all their own.

    I picked up Jeff Martin's solo release after they split up. While it had some of the same sound, it was missing something. It just sounded like a bad Tea Party album. Although, IMO, there were no bad Tea Party albums...just a mediocre Jeff Martin album.

    I miss this band. I'd love for them to get back together and release something new. I also regret that I never got around to seeing them live, even though they played locally all the time. My mistake.

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    Do you think I would like them, FA?

    And if so, where should one start? What's the one to get if you're getting only one?
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    Hey good pick. I love Tea Party. Saw them a few times, got to meet them, etc. They had a good run.

    I really miss Dokken and Skid Row. They rocked.


    Bonus points for a skeleton guitar!
    Other than that, maybe Pantera, but I have a feeling most bands somehow seem to find a good time to break up, OD, retire, etc. Helps grow the legend.

    But I can think of many more examples of once great bands that I wish would throw in the towel...
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    Journey.

    Seriously. The three discs before Steve Perry took over were classic prog-rock and I dug the sheeyot out of them.

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    Just off the top of my head:

    Sisters of Mercy, Sade, Miles Davis Quintet, Public Enemy, Roxy Music, Nitzer Ebb, XTC, The Stray Cats...we were priveledged to enjoy Freddie HUbbard for as long as we did...and many, many more if given some time to ponder.

    I miss Saga and Loverboy for Autumn 'cause she won't admit to it.
    So, I broke into the palace
    With a sponge and a rusty spanner
    She said : "Eh, I know you, and you cannot sing"
    I said : "That's nothing - you should hear me play piano"

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    I'll admit to missing Saga. Great band and nice guys. Some of the solo stuff is pretty good too.
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    Pink Floyd, a la Gilmour and Waters

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    Musicaholic Forums Moderator ForeverAutumn's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr MidFi
    Do you think I would like them, FA?

    And if so, where should one start? What's the one to get if you're getting only one?
    I think that you might like them. I've attached a video. There's more stuff on You Tube if you want to check them some more. As for where to start...that's a hard one because I love everything they did.

    There is a Best Of called Tangents. But if you're not into the Best Of stuff, I'd probably start with Transmission, which is their most commercially successful album. Although, Splendor Solis (1993) and their final album Seven Circles (2004) are both solid disks.


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    Well, I got my hands on the new Andrew Bird deluxe edition CDs a little early so I'm a bit preoccupied right now but I'll go with . . . . .
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    Originally Posted by Troy: She has that same kind of cleft-pallet, slightly retarded way of singing that so many other people find endearing.


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    Oh, and D-Plan too
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    Originally Posted by Troy: She has that same kind of cleft-pallet, slightly retarded way of singing that so many other people find endearing.


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    The Archies. Maybe the Monkeys to.
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bobsticks
    The Stray Cats...
    Brian Setzer (The Brian Setzer Orchestra) put out some real good stuff after the Straycats. Little bit more traditional swing.
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Luvin Da Blues
    The Archies. Maybe the Monkeys to.
    Lame. And it's Monkees.

    And too.


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    Most of the bands I miss were local bands who I got to know well over the years. I doubt that anyone outside of my area would know many of the names other than Twisted Sister or Rainbow. How many of you have heard of Soft White Underbelly?
    How about DC Star?
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    The Crazy World of Arthur Brown.

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    alice in chains
    pantera
    metallica...

    someone mentioned Dokken....they have a new cd out.

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    Frank Zappa. I don't think he was done.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Duds
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    Ah yes, nice choice.

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    My standard answer to this questions is The Jam, though I'm not sure I was liking their direction in their last couple albums - still I do wish I had the chance to see them. Others...

    Luna
    The Feelies
    The Smiths
    NMH
    Pavement
    The Glands
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    The Minutemen - D. Boon RIP
    I think they were going strong as ever when it all hit the fan.

    But lots of fine answers all around here.

    But Journey? Finch...c'mon, you're hurtin' me now.

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    If you miss Twisted & the B.O.C. shows where they were prepping new material (SWU), I'd guess you probably miss Zebra as well.

    My first-line answers are as obvious coming from me as Troy's was coming from him. But outside of the Beatles (tho I was just a pup) and the Ramones, I really miss NRBQ & the Replacements, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers, Husker Du & even Sugar, Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer too. And the Jam, natch.

    I am grateful for having had the opportunity to see the re-formed & reconstituted Big Star, NY Dolls, Buzzcocks, & the Stooges.

    I don't like others.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Finch Platte
    Lame. And it's Monkees.

    And too.

    Yaz don't think I was serious do you? Shows what I know 'bout the MONKEES too. Or is it "also"?
    Back in my day, we had nine planets.

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    It's "as well" LDB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MindGoneHaywire
    If you miss Twisted & the B.O.C. shows where they were prepping new material (SWU), I'd guess you probably miss Zebra as well.

    My first-line answers are as obvious coming from me as Troy's was coming from him. But outside of the Beatles (tho I was just a pup) and the Ramones, I really miss NRBQ & the Replacements, Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers, Husker Du & even Sugar, Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer too. And the Jam, natch.

    I am grateful for having had the opportunity to see the re-formed & reconstituted Big Star, NY Dolls, Buzzcocks, & the Stooges.
    Yup, S.W.U. does = B.O.C. Yeah, I did see Zebra a few hundred times. But after that, I did get tired of them. Too much screaming in the end.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Luvin Da Blues
    Yaz don't think I was serious do you? Shows what I know 'bout the MONKEES too. Or is it "also"?
    Of course I knew you were joking- if you were a fan, you would have known how to spell Monkees.

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