Monks Of Doom. Don't even have to think about it.

J

Hi,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_browne

His early band called "Metro" had a very nice album, and then his two solo albums, "The Wild Places" (1978) and "Streets of Fire" (1980) ... are magnificent, with one of Bapu's favorite musicians (if I remember correctly!), and in essence this was what Dire Straits sounded like about 10 years later. Tony Hymas on Keyboards, John Giblin on Bass and Simon Phillips on Drums.

Duncan died of cancer in May 1993 at a very young age.

Plankton

http://www.plankton.nu/

Plankton - Good choice!

bapu


legitimate=recorded on a real label?

Real as in "not vanity label"

Like The Shaggs?  

Hi,

There are too many rock bands ... that fit this ... that I like to listen to ... here is a small list:

- Anekdotten

- Anglagard

- Far East Family Band (-->> Chronicle -->> Kitaro)
- Academia de Dancas (Egberto Gismonti -- jazz meets ... who cares what it is ... awesome stuff)

- Sadistic Mika Band - killed when Roxy Music took Mika to London and decided that she was his, and not married to the man in the band! So goes the story, btw. She was a very good singer and could do rock music really well, as evidenced by the SMB first album and its satire on pop radio. 

- DarXstar 

- Malecorne (French folk-rock-traditional)

- Aphrodite's Child - The original band that Vangelis came from went out with an insane album (666) ... and a legacy that pretty much brought rock music to Greece. To be soon forgotten and ignored by the rest of the world. Vangelis went on to do many film scores and music. Demis Roussos is still doing his torch song stuff throughout Europe. And the person responsible for these groups and their work? ... the father of progressive music .. Mr/ Gomelsky, who also peddled Gentle Giant and many other things.

I liked the sister bands Jane/Eloy in Germany ... both bands put together a very nice lot of music, and were always compared to anyone else but themselves ... and they deserved better. They are still remembered and their material is still selling and being released.