R&P, do you enjoy any of these obscure 60s and 70s bands?

Yes I've enjoyed all of them for many years. As a matter of fact, I have playlists by most of them over at imeem.

I also made a video to Primevil's "Leavin", which is posted over on Youtube...I still own an original vinyl of their extremely rare album "Smokin' Bats at Campton's", thanks to a DJ friend of mine in Bloomington Indiana. Here's my video...don't mind the crudeness of its production, as I was a rookie 'Windows Media/Movie Maker' user at the time of its creation. Another reason for its primitive appearance, it that there are only a handful of band pictures on the web, Lol...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEC77haUatI

I also own all the bands you've mentioned...both on original vinyl, and CD reissue in most cases.

Here's a few of my imeem playlists of some of the bands you've listed. You'll more than likely need to be logged into your imeem account (if you have one), in order to see/hear my playlists...

Blodwyn Pig/Mick Abrahams Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/kueYu...

Savoy Brown:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/nWUoR...

Pink Fairies:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/FInpt...

Lucifer's Friend Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/0IEIP...

Redbone Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/DLDxU...

Toad Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/xs478...

Audience Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/w8Nhj...

I have all of the other bands/artists you've mentioned scattered throughout my various playlists.

Here's my home page...feel free to browse through my lists if you like. They're located to the left side...

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs

Here's a few more obscure band/artist playlists for your listening enjoyment :)

Stretch - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/YxPoD...

Hookfoot (vinyl rips) - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/NWGAz...

Nathan Mahl - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/_df83...

Harvey Mandel - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/9kfsV...

Thundermug (vinyl rips) - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/JimRO...

Sir Lord Baltimore - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/lqxn1...

Los Dug Dug's - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/I1mJW...

Bull Angus - Mix:

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/1F2p_...

BQ: I could list hundreds...or maybe thousands? Lol...

But here's two that I feel are way overlooked...or don't get any recognition at all...

'Marcus' - Marcus...this is a review that I did of their one and only album release over at 'Rate Your Music' sometime ago. My user name there is Dr. Progenstein...scroll down a bit and you'll see me:

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/marcus_f1/m...

Here's the audio for that album...it really rocks...give it a listen!

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/tAaUN...

'Random Hold' - The View From Here...this is a Random Hold "Mix" playlist, though it features all the music from this LP as well...remarkable band!

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/UMmsu...

Also...you'll find my album review at 'Rate Your Music' as well...scroll down a bit and you'll see me...my user name there is Dr. Progenstein.

http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/random_hold...

Here's a few more of my "obscure band" videos over at Youtube...

Los Dug Dugs - Smog:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65XKs0Jcz7E

Euclid - All Over Now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEk9K9Oxi90&feature...

Sex - Come Wake Up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnTGbs2Hj80

Oh...and it really doesn't get any more obscure than my 'Eastern Euro Rock" playlist over at imeem...have a look if you dare, Lol.

http://www.imeem.com/people/aKgj4Hs/playlist/71hdi...

Again...those who wish to view my imeem playlists will be required to log into their accounts. If you don't have one...sign up. It takes all of two minutes, and it's free :)

Great question by the way!

Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two 3

Redbone - Message From a Drum 2

Long John Baldry - It's Ain't Easy - 3

It comes down to personal taste in the end, the other bands you mention I know perhaps one or two tracks from, so I cannot comment.

BQ:Here are some that are a trifle obscure,some not so obscure, they are some favourites of mine;

Nilsson Schmilsson

Jim Capaldi - Short Cut Draw Blood

Leon Redbone - Double Time

Elvis Costello - This Years Model

Joe Jackson - Look Sharp

Poco - Crazy Eyes

The B52's

Talking Heads - More Songs about Buildings & Food

Traffic - The low spark of high-heeled boys

Garland Jeffreys - One Eyed Jack (One of the most overlooked albums ever)

The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East

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I would give ups to

Savoy Brown

Redbone

Blodwyn Pig

Keef Hartley

Man

Long John Baldrey

Gary Wright

I don't think these are as obscure as overlooked:

Poco--A Good Feeling to Know

Poco---From the Inside

Poco--The Orange Blossom album(introduced the genre of country rock)

Poco--Seven Cantatos

Deep Purple---Purple Passages( live album)

Blue Oyster Cult---On Your Feet or On Your Knees(double live album)

Wishbone Ash---All of them

Dust----All ( obscure)

Grand Funk Railroad---first 3 albums(not mentioned very much)

Illinois Speedpress

I only know 3 of these songs, Savoy Brown, Toad, & Spooky Tooth. They're all solid 4s in my book. I'll definitely be checking out the other tracks though.

There are so many great obscure tracks from the 60s, I wish they were easier to find but then they wouldn't be obscure. Catch 22s suck.

I'm not much of a Ted Nugent fan but his first band The Amboy Dukes rocked. Their album Journey To The Center Of The Mind is a classic. I think they were kind of popular back then but now they all but forgotten.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN2VNFpiGWo

(dig Nugent in a suit)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0zLX4ZTxj4

EDIT: I can't compete with Smiley...Who can? I would like to point out that I am the only one who used your 5 point scale.

Uriah Heep are an overlooked group. Their album "Demons & Wizards" was just as good as anything by Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin. These days there's only one original member left, but they remain quite popular in Europe, playing to huge stadiums in Russia and Germany.

Savoy Brown I have all their music on vinyl

The Flock...Also on vinyl

Jackie Lomax yes on vinyl

Spooky Tooth I have all theri music on vinyl

Redbone, I also have some of this on vinyl

Blodwyn Pig. I also have on vinyl

Keef Hartley alon on vinyle

Man I have all their music on vinyl

Long John Baldry, I also have all his music on vinyl

Gary Wright, I also have some of his stuff on vinyl

Flash... I also have on vinyl

BQ: no idea at this time.

take care

dave

No Mahavishnu Orchestra? I am shocked.