Awesome bands/artists that you took forever to discover.

Music lovers,

Have you just recently discovered music by an artist that you thought was new, but discovered that it's been around forever? Have you been reluctant to listen to a group, but when you finally did, you couldn't believe you went without their music for so long? I just discovered Arcade Fire's music, though they have almost a decades worth of music. I feel kinda ashamed.

What about you guys and gals? Did you miss out on something awesome for too long? Which band/artist and why the reluctance to give them a listen?

Stratovarius a few years back and recently Blind Guardian.

Rush. Only discovered because of that Chuck show. I am shamed.Jandurin

Rush. Only discovered because of that Chuck show. I am shamed.Jandurin

How? :?

I had a friend who was really into Rush in high school, so I got to know their music at a young age.Travo_basic

[QUOTE="Jandurin"]Rush. Only discovered because of that Chuck show. I am shamed.no_more_fayth

How? :?

*shrugs*

Hahaha.

:P

Well it took me until I was 15 to actually listen to the Beatles. I also got into Elliott Smith about a year ago, only to find that he started recording music in the very early '90s.t3hrubikscube

Rush. Only discovered because of that Chuck show. I am shamed.Jandurin

That was a fantastic episode!

Recently for me, I'd say Fela Kuti and the Talking Heads are the musicians I should have been listening to for a long time, and was just sort of oblivious to their music.

That was a fantastic episode!

rragnaar

[QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"]Well it took me until I was 15 to actually listen to the Beatles. I also got into Elliott Smith about a year ago, only to find that he started recording music in the very early '90s.Travo_basic

[QUOTE="Travo_basic"][QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"]Well it took me until I was 15 to actually listen to the Beatles. I also got into Elliott Smith about a year ago, only to find that he started recording music in the very early '90s.t3hrubikscube

-Mewithoutyou

-Owl City

-The Temper Trap

-Feist

-Mumford and Sons

-The Cataracs

-She and Him

-Javiera Mena
-Coldplay
-Mr. Hudson
-Madame Recamier
-Melee
-Phoenix
-Thomas Newman

Probably Cynic. I'd head of them for awhile, but I didn't actually get one of their albums until last year and I was blown away at the musicianship.frostybanana

I was rather reluctant to listen to My Dying Bride after I'd first heard of them, but when I finally did I fell in love with their music.

[QUOTE="frostybanana"]Probably Cynic. I'd head of them for awhile, but I didn't actually get one of their albums until last year and I was blown away at the musicianship.CosmoKing7717

[QUOTE="rragnaar"]

That was a fantastic episode!

Jandurin

Blood, Sweat & Tears and Streetlight Manifesto.

Really I should have know about the first one all along, but they are old and quite obscure.

Streetlight Manifesto took me forever to get into because Ska was just really weird to me, also I'm not used to heavy and fast music. Now the heaviest and fastest SM music (like on Somewhere In The Between) is my most favorite of them. lol.

Honestly, even Chicago and The Beatles fit here as well. For the longest time I only knew of "If You Leave Me Now" from Chicago, and had no idea of their early jazz rock music. And The Beatles, well I only learned to love them like three years ago, before then I really hadn't heard them much at all.

Breaking Benjamin.

first heard them about 3 months before Dear Agony came out.

was lookin at halo 2 videos on youtube and came across the Blow Me Away video. was hooked after that.

I only found out about Neutral Milk Hotel like four or five years ago. I am utterly ashamed of this fact.

[QUOTE="t3hrubikscube"][QUOTE="Travo_basic"] I actually started listening to the Manic Street Preachers because of you and Film Guy's thread. Yep, I am ashamed,Travo_basic

Rush. Only discovered because of that Chuck show. I am shamed.Jandurin

The majority of the music I enjoy now was created before I was born. I didn't really explore music until my early twenties when I started to take my own musicianship seriously.

The majority of the music I enjoy now was created before I was born. I didn't really explore music until my early twenties when I started to take my own musicianship seriously.

superfluidity

well i'm 31 years old musician and i didn't know about Buddy Guy or George Guy till 1999, and I'm really a shamed, i spent 23 years of my life traveling, but can this one get me off the hook? *throwing tomatoes and 50 years old shoe* :P

Music lovers,

Have you just recently discovered music by an artist that you thought was new, but discovered that it's been around forever? Have you been reluctant to listen to a group, but when you finally did, you couldn't believe you went without their music for so long? I just discovered Arcade Fire's music, though they have almost a decades worth of music. I feel kinda ashamed.

What about you guys and gals? Did you miss out on something awesome for too long? Which band/artist and why the reluctance to give them a listen?

Travo_basic

Minus the Bear

Portugal. The Man

MGMT

Pavement. Despite constantly hearing about how great they were, I kept putting off buying an album because they were so damn expensive (I could usually buy two other CDs for the same price as one Pavement album). I was such the fool.

Pavement. Despite constantly hearing about how great they were, I kept putting off buying an album because they were so damn expensive (I could usually buy two other CDs for the same price as one Pavement album). I was such the fool.

PBSnipes

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Ramp of Death

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Us

Pete Rock for a contemporary artist and Jimi Hendrix for the most embarrassing :oops:

The important part is I found them right?

Team Sleep, should have been listening to them years ago.

Mono. Incredible band but I only just found out about them.

Lacuna Coil aaaannd some others I can't remember right now...:P

[QUOTE="PBSnipes"]

Pavement. Despite constantly hearing about how great they were, I kept putting off buying an album because they were so damn expensive (I could usually buy two other CDs for the same price as one Pavement album). I was such the fool.

rragnaar

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Ramp of Death

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Us

Face the Truth is probably my favorite of the Jicks' albums. No More Shoes is seriously so awesome. Mama and Malediction are good songs to sing in an elevator.

Music lovers,

Have you just recently discovered music by an artist that you thought was new, but discovered that it's been around forever? Have you been reluctant to listen to a group, but when you finally did, you couldn't believe you went without their music for so long? I just discovered Arcade Fire's music, though they have almost a decades worth of music. I feel kinda ashamed.

What about you guys and gals? Did you miss out on something awesome for too long? Which band/artist and why the reluctance to give them a listen?

Travo_basic

All Gone Dead.

The White Stripes.

Their awesomeness just occured to me two weeks ago. Jack White will be on Conan's first show.:D

Bon Jovi, only noticed them after Guitar Hero. :(