Labradford fans should check out Bobby (Robert) Donne's group Cristal.

The put out a self-titled record on All is Number a year or two ago.

Quite good, if you're into straight up noise.

I think there's also a 3" CD split with Spokane.

For real?

I saw them open for Hypocracy and Nile and I thought they were total shit. Sloppy and boring. Not my thing.

The Feelies
The Modern Lovers
The Cows
Galaxie 500
Cheap Trick (early Cheap Trick)

yes galaxie 500, yes the feelies!

broadcast!
pram!
mclusky!
tall firs!
prolapse!
pale saints!

Good call on all of them apart from Mclusky and Tall Firs. I've tried listening to Mclusky several times because I had a feeling that I might really like them, but they simply don't cut it. Galaxie 500: totally underrated. Broadcast are a really underrated band and it's been a while since they surpassed their mentors Stereolab (that used to be an ace band and put out Broadcast's early singles).

And, yes, Pan American and Labradford are both underrated. To Rococo Rot are underrated. Schneider Tm is underrated.

Do I smell a contradiction here?

Sloan--they're just too talented and intelligent for this musical era. Good songwriting has been replaced with whorish ass-shaking.

I dont listen to Mclusky much these days, i think when they split up i kinda left them there in my teenage years. But at the time they were really really great - Especially Mclusky Do Dallas.

Shellac
Rodan
Polvo
MBV
Hum

Guided by Voices
Throwing Muses
DJ Shadow is not recognised enough in the dance world
Afghan Whigs
Chavez
Codeine
Fuck
Jesus Lizard
Mudhoney
Pavement (They are popular on this board, but in general are underrated)
Silver Jews for that matter
Squirrel Bait