Forgotten Artists/Bands of the 80s

[R. Evans]

Another GREAT tune from Offering was "Steal Another Fantasy". I've tried finding that on YT for years and have never ever seen it.

Lynch, I did find Now Or Never from Offering.



And a few form 1980's Living On The Edge.

 

[Masherbrum]

Without question a glaring "forgotten band from the 80's" would be Camper Van Beethoven.

 

[Tireman4]

How about GTR?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTR_(band)

 

[LG]

^^Didn't GTR release just one record?

In fact I still have a copy..I had forgotten about them until reading your post Tireman4.

 

[Lynch]

LG: yeah, GTR only had the one album that came out in 1986. Steve Hackett and Steve Howe were the obvious big names in the band. I saw them when they toured, which was pretty cool. Rather than having an opening act, Howe came out and played about a 30 minute acoustic set of just instrumental stuff. Then Hackett came out and did the same. After that the stage was set for the full band. They played pretty much the entire album if I remember correctly.

When the Heart Rules the Mind was the big single off of that album. Another lesser known tune was The Hunter




Here I Wait




Jekyll and Hyde

 

[Tireman4]

Here is another find...HSAS....I liked them...Hagar Schon Aaronson Shrieve (also known as HSAS) ...

 

[R. Evans]

Another good band that barely got noticed was The Call. They released 10 albums between 1982 and 2000 and other than having a couple of songs covered for the movie Lost Boys and hitting semi-big with Let The Day Begin, they were off most people's radar. A shame as their songs were interesting and occupied a good middle ground between New Wave and Hard Rock.

Their best known albums:

If anyone's interested in The Call, their Best Of is where to start. Does a nice job covering the band.

And a few of their "hits".

The Call's official website for those that are interested.

The Call - The Official Band Page

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And this is another case where the lead singer has died. Michael Been died in 2010 of a heart attack while helping out his son's band, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club.

 

[LG]

^^I missed "The Call" completely Bob...what is their very best studio album, or your favorite besides the greatest hits you posted?

 

[R. Evans]

^^Probably Reconciled is their best from start to finish. But Into The Woods is also very good. A toss-up between the two. Not very helpful, I guess.

 

[LG]

Thanks, I'll put them on my list.