PopTodd

Listen to the fill at :45 And the one at 1:20 And, most of them, for that matter. The way that he plays THROUGH the "1" is a defining element of the Big Star sound that nobody (except drummers) really seem to take notice of. I am not a drummer, and until I saw them live, I never had an appreciation for just how great Jody really is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekR7fRCY1Ss&feature=related

Anyone mention Roger Miller yet? (I don't that that I've seen his name.) Anyway, I am not one that can suggest specific albums, but I am sure that there is somebody here who can. I just know that the stuff of his that I have heard is pretty outstanding.

Listening to this literally brought tears to my eyes right now. I am wiping them away as I type. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZP1Dbk66eY

Do riffs get much better than this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NanaVb77plI

As long as I got onto the Rocksteady thing with that Jimmy Cliff song, here is another one of my favorites, and another perfect song, IMO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB-DgI7wM1Y

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjtXfkHCEkY&feature=related

The Knuckleheads (was that one already taken) The Previously Used Band Names Dusty Pubes Troy McClure (lends itself to some fun stage banter)

I love the intro to this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AirZDtIMTM&feature=related

Just to chime in: He may not be a part of that whole old-timers club, but if you like that sound, you will pretty surely like Dwight Yoakam A very solid Buck Owens influence there, and just a great songwriter in his own right. All I know of his stuff really is the greatest hits, but DAMN, are those some great songs! Worth checking out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el8qPJYJ1zs&feature=related Rose (bass player) rocks so freaking hard!

Maybe the greatest band in the history of rock. Certainly one of them. Should be mentioned in the same conversations as U2, R.E.M., and The Jam, at least. But, realistically, in the same breath as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and The Kinks and The Byrds.

Yeah Nick Lowe is a genius, but then so is Bob Andrews (the organ player). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSlyn0WoSjc

The Tits

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Did I post this one yet? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5ZKJpMJhPA

But they were formed as bands (cartoon though they may be), and not for another fictional medium.

The Be Sharps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkAExdaMku8&feature=related

How to define a fictional band? Let's just define them as a band that was created as a character in a fictional story. So, The Monkees and Spinal Tap DO count (even if they did have a real hit). But, prefab bands like Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys do NOT count. Oh, and said bands MUST have actual music out there that we all can listen to. That said: • The Monkees • Spinal Tap • Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem