Obscure and Underground Music Artists of the 1980s

Snake Corps

 

Nah, it's just that few people want to share their treasured possessions, as that was always the mentally of it, i.e. painfully shy and/or somewhat cliquey.

 

Snake Corps was a splinter group of Sad Lovers & Giants - love that guitar work:

 

PLayn Jayn London based psychedelic revivalists and clothes enthusiasts

 

and non-coldwave, Rowland S. Howard (of Birthday Party) had a disjointed (and sadly short) career compared to Nick Cave:

 

New Jersey band that lasted thru the late 70’s to the mid 80’s at least. They were friends of the Mutha Records punk scene centered around clubs like the Brighton Bar and 95 West and label owner Mark Chesley who was a roadie for Suicide.

 

Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks

 

Meat Beat Manifesto would later cover in the 90’s

 

And now for something completely different...

Stan Hubbs- "Golden Rose"

 

Clientelle- "Sky Flyer" or "Skyflier" depending if you read the label or the jacket.

 

Never heard the original version before!
Thanks for this!

 

Well hold onto your hat because this is the original, the songwriter later formed WDE

 

Lucky Pierre was active until the 80’s. Trent Reznor was a member for a bit plus the guy who formed Pigface and brought some Lucky Pierre songs into Pigface

Lucky Pierre - Into My Arms

 

Pittsburgh synth punks put out one legendary 5-song ep: Greatest Hits Vol. 2. Good times.

 

This early 1980s band was mind-blowingly good. They had had some music out on a Sub Pop cassette compilation #5 and a single on a Chicago label. They were post-punk, proto Goth.

Raymilland - "Talk".

 

The Raisins - "Fear Is Never Boring" This band from Cincinnati was great but never quite managed to break big. Later, they lost a member, picked up Adrian Belew, changed their name to The Bears and did get a little airplay but nothing huge, they even re-recorded this song as The Bears but the new version was, well, rather boring.

 

Saw these guys live when I was in college - on Wax Trax label IIRC

 

What a rocking Young Gods track. And the fact that The Young Gods influence not just many industrial bands but even metal and rock artists. Heck, even David Bowie was influenced by them in his album, Outside, rather than Nine Inch Nails.

 

Unseen Terror - Human Error

This is one of the first albums ever released by Earache Records and one of the more obscure thrashy grindcore releases at the time before being eclipsed by the likes of Napalm Death and Repulsion. Lyrics are kind of corny (Garfield For President, yes, that Garfield the Cat) but the music rocks. I managed to score the original LP for $20 on eBay some years ago.

 

I vastly prefer the 80s underground to the mainstream acts:

Husker Du
The Minutemen
The Replacements
Mission of Burma
Government Issue
The Wipers
Dinosaur Jr
Minor Threat
Bad Brains
The Dream Syndicate
The Hoodoo Gurus
Youth Brigade
Fugazi
The Dead Kennedys
The English Beat
Naked Raygun
New Model Army
The Church
Dag Nasty
The Fall
Killing Joke
The Leaving Trains
The Meat Puppets
Social Distortion
X
Agent Orange
Echo and the Bunnymen
XTC
The Wedding Present
The Psychedelic Furs
The Neighborhoods
The Secret Affair
Translator
Sonic Youth
TSOL
The Specials

 

Jetzons

 

L-Seven

 

THE BIBLE.....LOTUS EATERS......So many great bands from my favorite decade... the 80's!!!!

 

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