Bands you got into "too late"

With this Pixies thread, was wondering about bands that you missed when you had the chance. I did see the Pixies twice and they ruled (missed their 9:30 shows that were sold out).

Still I never got the Dismemberment plan until 2 years ago. Saw them many times over the years on multi-bill shows, but never could really figure out how it all went together until I got "Emergency and I".

Others that I was contemperary to but missed out on were (the) Verve, slowdive, Lilys, Kyuss, Meat Beat Manifesto, and Lo Fidelity Allstars. I like them now, but never really saw them when they were great back in the day.

the jam

i always seemed to catch onto a band between the brillant/rotten point in their career
i.e.
simple minds "sparkle in the rain" tour vs "once upon a time" tour

I didn't get into the Drive By Truckers until Southern Rock Opera, or into Slobberbone until Everything you THought was Right was Wrong Today.

Though I did know about them both long before that. Not sure why I chose to ignore them for so long.

i got into xtc to late to see them live

jadetree is going to remind me all year that I should have gone to the postal service.

Personally I was too young to see any punk, post punk, or new wave bands in their prime. The smiths last show was 1986, i was only 13….. I think the 80's would have been a good time to have been a music fan in the UK.

Originally posted by Anton Newcombe:
jadetree is going to remind me all year that I should have gone to the postal service.

Personally I was too young to see any punk, post punk, or new wave bands in their prime. The smiths last show was 1986, i was only 13….. I think the 80's would have been a good time to have been a music fan in the UK.

Oh yes it was…..and still is! ;)

smashing pumpkins

The Velvet Underground


Missed tons of other bands that I would have loved to have seen but mostly due to the most common reasons being other obligations, lack of money, or not knowing they were playing in town at the time.

I used to go to a local pub behind my flat in Plymouth, one Sunday night there was some band playing but I couldn't be arsed to go listen to them..it was The Police. Don't regret it but still get a laugh out of it seeing as how big they got.

the rammones, smashing pumpkins, NIRVANA,

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground


Missed tons of other bands that I would have loved to have seen but mostly due to the most common reasons being other obligations, lack of money, or not knowing they were playing in town at the time.

um, wait…didn't they break up when you were about 8?

speaking of being too young…I've missed so much, but top of the list has to be My Bloody Valentine. With the Pixies as a close second…until now!

Originally posted by walkman:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground


Missed tons of other bands that I would have loved to have seen but mostly due to the most common reasons being other obligations, lack of money, or not knowing they were playing in town at the time.

um, wait…didn't they break up when you were about 8?

speaking of being too young…I've missed so much, but top of the list has to be My Bloody Valentine. With the Pixies as a close second…until now!

LOL. Which was why I missed them.

I started rocking when I was very, very young.

Originally posted by Jaguär:

Originally posted by walkman:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground


Missed tons of other bands that I would have loved to have seen but mostly due to the most common reasons being other obligations, lack of money, or not knowing they were playing in town at the time.

um, wait…didn't they break up when you were about 8?

speaking of being too young…I've missed so much, but top of the list has to be My Bloody Valentine. With the Pixies as a close second…until now!

LOL. Which was why I missed them.

I started rocking when I was very, very young.

yeeeees…misread your comment to mean that you also missed the Velvets for the same reasons…and by misread, I mean I totally spaced out. Whoops.

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground

However, I did get to see individual shows with half of them, Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale a couple of times. Just not the same though.

Originally posted by Jaguär:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground

However, I did get to see individual shows with half of them, Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale a couple of times. Just not the same though.

arrr that's still a half dozen cool points that you get from me, though.

Originally posted by walkman:

Originally posted by Jaguär:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground

However, I did get to see individual shows with half of them, Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale a couple of times. Just not the same though.

arrr that's still a half dozen cool points that you get from me, though.

LOL. Remind me the next time that I see you to tell you about when I met both John Cale and Nico. They were both a fucking mess! :roll:

Originally posted by Jaguär:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground

However, I did get to see individual shows with half of them, Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale a couple of times. Just not the same though.

If you get the chance to see Mo Tucker,do it by all means.Great live show,and the recorded material is aces as well IMHO,love her stand up drumming style.Wierd that I just checked allmusicguide for her discography and the release I own isn't listed.They are usually a good source for those things.All they had was recent :( :confused:

Originally posted by SPARX:

Originally posted by Jaguär:

Originally posted by Jaguär:
The Velvet Underground

However, I did get to see individual shows with half of them, Lou Reed, Nico, and John Cale a couple of times. Just not the same though.

If you get the chance to see Mo Tucker,do it by all means.Great live show,and the recorded material is aces as well IMHO,love her stand up drumming style.Wierd that I just checked allmusicguide for her discography and the release I own isn't listed.They are usually a good source for those things.All they had was recent :( :confused:

Is that Maureen?

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Just did my own research and answered my own question.
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When the Velvet Underground was America's most admired {\avant-garde rock} band, it was easy to imagine solo success for principal songwriter Lou Reed and enigmatic Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale, but no one could have predicted that some of the best solo recordings from a former member of this seminal band would come from drummer Maureen (Moe) Tucker. After the demise of the Velvets, Tucker lived in relative obscurity in Douglas, GA, raising her children and working for minimum wage at a Wal-Mart – salient points that form the thematic basis of her solo career. No longer strictly a drummer, Tucker switched to guitar, and with the help of a new generation of {\avant-rock} players (Half Japanese's Jad and David Fair, Daniel Johnston, Sonic Youth) and longtime pals (Lou Reed), began recording terse, guitar-driven songs about single motherhood, working hard for minimum wage, and hating the corporatization of rock & roll. These were proud, pissed-off songs that found a home on the wonderfully idiosyncratic indie label 50 Skidillion Watts, principally owned by Velvets fan Penn Jillette (of the comedy/magic duo Penn and Teller), who gave Tucker a regular outlet for her music. Occasionally, Tucker has had to return to the underpaying world of nine-to-five to supplement her rock & roll income, but as she released more records, her popularity in alternative rock circles has grown (especially in Europe) to the point where she can make a living as a full-time musician. Good news indeed. ~ John Dougan, All Music Guide
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We can always go to the right Wal-Mart. What a freaking shame!!!

:confused: [/qb]Is that Maureen? [/QB] Yes,very personable and gracious as well.She is extremely humble all things considered.I think she is recording with her son these days.

Originally posted by Jaguär:
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Is that Maureen?

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Just did my own research and answered my own question.
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~ John Dougan, All Music Guide
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QB] Aha,put in Maureen instead of Mo and got more results.The one I own is called Life In Exile After Abdication.One of the best records i've ever owned IMHO.