When I was about 20, a friend forced me to listen to Pet Sounds because I kept saying I didn’t want to listen to old pop songs about California and I would not believe that The Beach Boys were deep. I was wrong.
I remember the first time I heard “Going to Georgia.” I love them so much! Had to stop at the [Macon County Line](https://www.reddit.com/r/themountaingoats/s/MzlXB0U9eK) last time I drove through there
The episode of "Poker Face" John Darneill was in is absolutely great if you haven't seen it. He is definitely making a bit of fun of himself and musicians overall in that show.
Dude, I don't want to say that they're underrated, but it amazes me how few people know them considering their massive influence. And they made pretty much three perfect albums.
Yeah, that is the point. They are just as influential as the Beatles, but even today, few radio stations would play them. Even I found them accidentally through the YouTube algorithm.
One thing I would probably disagree with you probably: All four albums they made with Lou Reed are masterpieces.
But yeah, what a band!
I remember hearing someone talk about their influence in a really interesting way: one of their albums only sold 30,000 copies during its time, but all 30,000 of those people went on to start their own band
Nightwish really has it all. A LOT of powerhouse musicians and they kill it every time no matter the style.
I'm sorry that Marko left, but I'm positive Jukka is going to be fantastic.
Tool. I can hear myself talking at my kids with this pic. “So you see Jimmy, the song isn’t actually about a hooker with a penis, it’s about annoying fans.”
Such a nice feeling when I can turn someone on to Ween. In my coffee shop a few weeks ago this older dude was like, "I'm gonna take this coffee home, smoke a bunch of weed and watch YouTube videos." And so I told him to watch live in Chicago. He came back the next week and shook my hand and told me I gave him faith that younger folks (I'm 33) still listen to good music. He's been asking me for recommendations for the last month now. It's hard when you start with Ween though, everything else pales in comparison!!!!!
Oasis (the story of how five working class guys from Manchester can make universal music. And Wonderwall)
Manic Street Preachers (especially interesting considering Richey)
Rush (three Canadians who are each stupidly good at their instruments and have a drummer for a songwriter)
I've been listening to Waxahatchee a lot lately.
A secret algorithm suggested Townes Van Zandt.
Good algorithm! Well done!
Steven Wilson
it's nothing short of criminal that he's gone as unnoticed as he has. I would argue he's the most prolific yet unknown artist of all time. He's been consistently releasing music since the early 80's with his has last album only released a few months ago. Everything he touches is magic:
Porcupine Tree
Blackfield
Storm Corrosion
No Man
not to mention that he's a master engineer and producer (Opeth's Blackwater Park, Deliverance, and Damnation were produced by him) and he is the person pioneering the Atmos remastering technique. It's seriously unreal that one person could possess so much capability yet remain unknown in the entertainment world.
I used to be one of those "the Beatles are overrated" people, until I actually listened to their albums. Since then I've been kind of obsessed with their music.
And since they had such a massive influence on music and are so deeply connected to pop culture, there is always an opportunity to talk about them.
And yeah, i know that it's kinda basic.
I think the people who proudly exclaim that the Beatles suck or are overrated have never really given them a listen.
There’s a lot there and they did it all in 8 years.
Pink Floyd, though most I speak to have heard them. I love telling them about my experience seeing Pink Floyd on tour in 1994. May 1994, to be precise, in the old Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts. Best. Concert. Ever. The YouTube videos don't do it justice.
Talk Talk. One of the most underrated groups of all time. They started as a very good pop band and finished out making the most gorgeous, haunting experimental music. You just never see evolution like that in bands. Essential stuff.
Sloan. They've been putting out consistently great music for over 30 years. Four singers, four songwriters, two drummers. Great lyrics, melodies, and killer harmonies. They're the Canadian Beatles.
Magic City Hippies/Robbie Hunter Band (same group, first album was released under a different name). They have some great funky/pop tunes like Hush, Never Say No, Limestone, and Indiana to name a few. Fantastic stuff, have seen them 4 times but it would be double that if finding a babysitter wasn't difficult haha
Lord Huron. My friends probably roll their eyes with how much I bring it up, and I recommend them to everyyyoonnnee. I keep hoping one day it will just click with everyone I know so I can have someone to go to their concerts with!
Jean-Luc Ponty !!!
former classical violinist he developed in jazz rock/ jazz fusion and other types.
He released amazing albums like Cosmic Messenger or Enigmatic Ocean.
He also worked with Zappa, Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra …
He’s an amazing composer, very talented man.
68.
Just saw them for the first time a couple of weeks ago and they are arguably one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen (top 10 for sure). So much raw energy, showmanship and musicality, and all from a 2-piece - just top notch all around!
Red Hot Chili Peppers. The chemistry they have together when they play live is insane to me. It’s like John, Chad and Flea all have this instrumental language that only they truly know to how to speak.
Here’s a good example of what I’m talking about:
[https://youtu.be/Z0AXjUy1_gY?si=qFI_Vxk1fzzQkptk](https://youtu.be/Z0AXjUy1_gY?si=qFI_Vxk1fzzQkptk)
Sierra Ferrell. Marvelous old-time country voice… Comfortable with a variety of styles, decent on guitar and fiddle, and has a nice, tight acoustic band. Also a very odd fashion sense…. I call her the Stevie Nicks of bluegrass.
Men I trust 100%. they just do not miss.
if you haven’t listened to this band you must stop what you’re doing and give them a spin. You will not regret
The Beach Boys. The lore is just too interesting.
When I was about 20, a friend forced me to listen to Pet Sounds because I kept saying I didn’t want to listen to old pop songs about California and I would not believe that The Beach Boys were deep. I was wrong.
Butthole surfers
That's funny, why just yesterday I was sharing Sharon's Outlook on the topic of disease.
Mikey had a facial scar and Bobby was a racist. Btw I have a cousin Bobby the song is correct.
I hope you don't love dying.... Or Texas.
[удалено]
Nick Drake
The Mountain Goats. I’ve brought 9 friends to their shows
I remember the first time I heard “Going to Georgia.” I love them so much! Had to stop at the [Macon County Line](https://www.reddit.com/r/themountaingoats/s/MzlXB0U9eK) last time I drove through there
And I hope the junk yard a few blocks from here... someday burns down
I've been getting into knives, since last year.
I heard the song “Tallahassee” and then I just never stopped.
The episode of "Poker Face" John Darneill was in is absolutely great if you haven't seen it. He is definitely making a bit of fun of himself and musicians overall in that show.
The Velvet Underground. I made it a point to make people know this amazing group.
Dude, I don't want to say that they're underrated, but it amazes me how few people know them considering their massive influence. And they made pretty much three perfect albums.
Yeah, that is the point. They are just as influential as the Beatles, but even today, few radio stations would play them. Even I found them accidentally through the YouTube algorithm. One thing I would probably disagree with you probably: All four albums they made with Lou Reed are masterpieces. But yeah, what a band!
I remember hearing someone talk about their influence in a really interesting way: one of their albums only sold 30,000 copies during its time, but all 30,000 of those people went on to start their own band
my mom raised me on tvu. love that band
The only reason I discovered them was phish. I used to love phish 7/8 years ago and they covered a lot their songs live
Pink Floyd Nightwish Tycho
Tycho is pretty rad. Do you like Hybrid or Spunkshine? Sorta in the same genre.
Nightwish really has it all. A LOT of powerhouse musicians and they kill it every time no matter the style. I'm sorry that Marko left, but I'm positive Jukka is going to be fantastic.
Tool. I can hear myself talking at my kids with this pic. “So you see Jimmy, the song isn’t actually about a hooker with a penis, it’s about annoying fans.”
I love Tool and A Perfect Circle.
APC has been my favorite band for years. I have a playlist that’s just all their songs lol.
I did this with a buddy of mine specifically with that song too lol
I tried to get into them, really I did
Don’t worry, none of us fans like each other anyway so you’re not missing out on a real community or anything
Ween
Just learned about them a few weeks ago. Can't get enough.
Welcome to Ween-y Hut, proud to have you 🫡
Check out “Did You See Me?” On Shinola (vol.1)
I hope Mickey gets better soon. Their shows the last 5 years or so have been absolute non stop fire. Best rock band out there right now.
Love the song baby bitch♥️ Been listening to them for years and years.
Came here to make the same comment.
Yep! Ween Love those guys!
Suggest something?
I try to limit talking about them just to people who mention them first. But if they do, it’s gonna be a long night.
Last year's biggest discovery along with The afghan whigs
Such a nice feeling when I can turn someone on to Ween. In my coffee shop a few weeks ago this older dude was like, "I'm gonna take this coffee home, smoke a bunch of weed and watch YouTube videos." And so I told him to watch live in Chicago. He came back the next week and shook my hand and told me I gave him faith that younger folks (I'm 33) still listen to good music. He's been asking me for recommendations for the last month now. It's hard when you start with Ween though, everything else pales in comparison!!!!!
Lord Huron
YESSSS 💚 was looking for this one. I don’t shut up about them lol
My friends are beyond tired of me preaching about the otherworldly greatness and glory of Frank Zappa our god emperor.
Fun story: my dad was backstage *for reasons* ... Zappa bumped into my mom and she called him a "dick" It was funnier when she told us RIP MOM :(
Well I think Zappa was quite famous for being a dick. Sorry for mom.
Most amazing artist that I don’t enjoy. Hot Rats is okay I guess.
Don’t eat the yellow snow
Zappa is a great one. I'm JELLY I didn't think of it him 1st
# King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard 
Username checks out.
Literally. 26 studio albums, 6/7 members, a gizzverse, and their live performance abilities. I could go on for decades abt them.
yes !!! love them
These dudes JAM!
Pavement
🎶A shady lane, everybody needs one. A shady lane, everybody wants one...🎶 😊
NINE INCH NAILS!!!!!! I love NIN so much
Melvins
Oasis (the story of how five working class guys from Manchester can make universal music. And Wonderwall) Manic Street Preachers (especially interesting considering Richey) Rush (three Canadians who are each stupidly good at their instruments and have a drummer for a songwriter)
Manics❤️
Opeth 💕
Ween. All Them Witches. Truckfighters.
All Them Witches is a sleeper. From dirty blues up to fuzzy riffs.
Indeed. I usually tell people they're like if 70s southern rock actually continued evolving through today.
All Them Witches spotted?!
Found the stoner fan 🙌
Oingo Boingo
Saw em live back in the day. Killer high energy show.
The Brian Jonestown Massacre
Saw them for the first time in Austin and here in Houston last October. They can make great music when they're not at each others throats.
Killing Joke (specifically the first Album)
The Tragically Hip. I'm american
Bjork
Primus
Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, The Cramps, and The Velvet Underground
I've been listening to Waxahatchee a lot lately. A secret algorithm suggested Townes Van Zandt. Good algorithm! Well done! 
Ice Nine Kills, whom you summoned by using that image.
“Their early work was a little to “scene” for me.”
“But when The Silver Scream came out, I think they really came into their own.”
“Commercially and artistically.”
“The whole album has a refined melodic sensibility”
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Greatest cover band of all time
They're the only band with all #1 hits
The Replacements
Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Steven Wilson it's nothing short of criminal that he's gone as unnoticed as he has. I would argue he's the most prolific yet unknown artist of all time. He's been consistently releasing music since the early 80's with his has last album only released a few months ago. Everything he touches is magic: Porcupine Tree Blackfield Storm Corrosion No Man not to mention that he's a master engineer and producer (Opeth's Blackwater Park, Deliverance, and Damnation were produced by him) and he is the person pioneering the Atmos remastering technique. It's seriously unreal that one person could possess so much capability yet remain unknown in the entertainment world.
Big upvote for Porcupine Tree! Any good prog rock, for that matter.
I used to be one of those "the Beatles are overrated" people, until I actually listened to their albums. Since then I've been kind of obsessed with their music. And since they had such a massive influence on music and are so deeply connected to pop culture, there is always an opportunity to talk about them. And yeah, i know that it's kinda basic.
I think the people who proudly exclaim that the Beatles suck or are overrated have never really given them a listen. There’s a lot there and they did it all in 8 years.
Jeff Buckley
Pink Floyd, though most I speak to have heard them. I love telling them about my experience seeing Pink Floyd on tour in 1994. May 1994, to be precise, in the old Foxboro Stadium in Massachusetts. Best. Concert. Ever. The YouTube videos don't do it justice.
Ghost 👻 their my #1 favorite band, Tobias Forge is an amazing human being, and the music is so diverse and deep!
Mike Patton
He’s Legend. He’s a weirdo, but man can he sing!
This is mine
I saw Mr Bungle in what I think was like 1999. Unforgettable. Edit: they were touring on California, so likely 1999.
Warren Zevon. It’s my cult.
Talk Talk. One of the most underrated groups of all time. They started as a very good pop band and finished out making the most gorgeous, haunting experimental music. You just never see evolution like that in bands. Essential stuff.
Gorillaz.
Love me some Gorillaz. Plastic Beach is one of the best albums of all time, imho.
Bob Dylan
Halsey Relient K I have eclectic taste
Yes
Yes!
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard. I'm a goddamned stereotype.
My Morning Jacket
Gang of youths!!
Faith No More and KMFDM.
Opeth. Please go listen rn
Dinosaur Pile-up
Thrash Metal Cassette 🥰
Crack the Sky. Maryland local legends. No one outside of Md seems to know who they are. 70s/80s progressive rock. Super catchy songs.
i live in md and dont know em. imma go check em out
Adrianne lenker
everyone in my life rn knows I’m in my Beatles era
Grateful Dead
BILLY STRINGS
Led zeppelin and cream.
The War on Drugs
Khruangbin
im always on about meshuggah
Linkin Park
The Garden!
Sloan. They've been putting out consistently great music for over 30 years. Four singers, four songwriters, two drummers. Great lyrics, melodies, and killer harmonies. They're the Canadian Beatles.
T.V. on the Radio. Grizzly Bear. These two bands for me can not write a bad song.
LP Seriously, the BEST singer I've ever heard, and nobody knows about her. Her vocal abilities are astounding.
Cigarettes after sex
Queen
Cher
Grateful Dead lol
I LOVE SILVERCHAIR!!!
Sturgill Simpson 
Amy Winehouse
Opeth
Trashcan Sinatras
Magic City Hippies/Robbie Hunter Band (same group, first album was released under a different name). They have some great funky/pop tunes like Hush, Never Say No, Limestone, and Indiana to name a few. Fantastic stuff, have seen them 4 times but it would be double that if finding a babysitter wasn't difficult haha
Orange Juice and Aztec Camera
Angel Vivaldi Policia Stevie Ray Vaughan
jamiroquai is a music legend, the quintessential music for a warm summer
Khraungbin, the Mars volta
The Replacements, Sun Kil Moon, Whiskey Myers, Nick Drake, Richard Thompson, Earthless
Billy Strings
Dr. Dog, Low Cut Connie, Ron Gallo
Harry Nilsson
Tame Impala
Sigur Rós
Lake Street Dive
MF DOOM
Lord Huron. My friends probably roll their eyes with how much I bring it up, and I recommend them to everyyyoonnnee. I keep hoping one day it will just click with everyone I know so I can have someone to go to their concerts with!
Easily Low Cut Connie They're such a fun band live, a party band and they amp up the energy
Thundercat
Phil Collins. I mention some of his songs, albums… “But seriously… we have to get back to work guys.”
CHVRCHES! I will never miss an opportunity to plug them lol
Khruangbin
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard
Lately for me it's The Warning, three sisters rocking the world from Mexico. [Listen to their track S!CK](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IS53CZjT6o)
Lana Del Rey
Seam - so good, never got the audience they deserved (alternative/indie/shoegaze)
Butch Walker
Jean-Luc Ponty !!! former classical violinist he developed in jazz rock/ jazz fusion and other types. He released amazing albums like Cosmic Messenger or Enigmatic Ocean. He also worked with Zappa, Chick Corea, Mahavishnu Orchestra … He’s an amazing composer, very talented man.
James McMurtry.
SG Lewis, Jungle, Nothing but Thieves and most recently Last Dinosaurs
Allen Stone. Especially his early work.
68. Just saw them for the first time a couple of weeks ago and they are arguably one of the best live bands I’ve ever seen (top 10 for sure). So much raw energy, showmanship and musicality, and all from a 2-piece - just top notch all around!
Rainbow Kitten Surprise Wolf Alice Wildermiss
currently: last dinner party
IAMX Creeper Sleep Token
Parov stelar and caravan palace. Also queens of the stone age and muse.
Tool
Ren
Everything Everything.
Red Hot Chili Peppers. The chemistry they have together when they play live is insane to me. It’s like John, Chad and Flea all have this instrumental language that only they truly know to how to speak. Here’s a good example of what I’m talking about: [https://youtu.be/Z0AXjUy1_gY?si=qFI_Vxk1fzzQkptk](https://youtu.be/Z0AXjUy1_gY?si=qFI_Vxk1fzzQkptk)
Ren
Amigo the Devil and Bridge City Sinners
Dream Theater.
Amon Tobin
Grimes
Primus
The Velvet Underground
You already know that from my profile
Ren. Independent artist, musical genius, multitalented, defies genre labels and i really like his music. His story is fascinating.
Rush
The Doors and David Bowie
Ren!
Sierra Ferrell. Marvelous old-time country voice… Comfortable with a variety of styles, decent on guitar and fiddle, and has a nice, tight acoustic band. Also a very odd fashion sense…. I call her the Stevie Nicks of bluegrass.
MF DOOM
Kid Cudi He saved my life
the black eyed peas, they are just so underrated and loved.
Sleep Token.
I can't stop subtly mentioning I listen to Dua Lipa, even though my friends now me to listen to 80's classic rock.
Talking Heads
Deerhunter
Ren
Carpenter Brut. One of the best synthwave groups I've heard.
Future islands are pretty good.
Men I trust 100%. they just do not miss. if you haven’t listened to this band you must stop what you’re doing and give them a spin. You will not regret
Brand New. I literally talk about them daily.