NAME a musician / band that's vanished, fallen off the face of the Earth, that YOU like and MISS.

[Miles Archer]

Deceased performers are disqualified. You don't miss them in THIS post because they died. You miss them because they are still alive and not performing or recording.

OK...GO!

[NRaleighLiberal]

1. guitarist Steve Tibbetts (still occasionally recording, but not often). And Steve Eliovson

And the band Crack the Sky (with the original line up).

[Miles Archer]

3. Oh HELL yes.

"The Fall Of Us All" is a MASTERPIECE.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Safe Journey. Yr. Remarkable guitarist. For you below

[Miles Archer]

8. That was killer, thank you.

I put him in a category similar to Pat Metheny, which is basically "uncategorized"...he just IS.

It's not Jazz, it's not "new age," it's not "ambient"...it's Steve Tibbets following the muse. That's it.

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. this is the first Crack the Sky album. Amazing debut!

[zappaman]

96. One of my favorite bands growing up!

They just played a show today in Maryland!

[onehandle]

2. Talking Heads. nt

[Miles Archer]

4. Good call.

[onehandle]

7. Can you imagine how much money a reunion tour would make? nt

[Miles Archer]

10. Some bands will do it for money, some won't.

I watched "Wall Street" last night. David Byrne's in there, from his "My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts" album with Brian Eno. And naturally, that got me thinking about Talking Heads.

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. Absolutely!

[geardaddy]

12. +1

[Dont call me Shirley]

14. Big and bad and I want you to know, I hang around where the grass is greener

https://m.

[geardaddy]

18. I love that album.

"This was a Dairy Queen, now it covered with daisies."

[Dont call me Shirley]

21. Me too!

[geardaddy]

11. Madness

[onehandle]

15. They tour the UK, but haven't been stateside for a long time.

I used to listen to Suggs DJing on Virgin Radio (now Absolute Radio).

[geardaddy]

16. Yeah, I wasn't sure if they were still around in some capacity.

It would be cool if they could tour the States. The English Beat (both of them) just played here in Minneapolis not too long ago.

[Coventina]

99. I'd give my wisdom teeth to see Madness!!!

I have tix to English Beat next week!!!



But, Madness I never got to see.

[Number9Dream]

13. The Sundays

I've read that Harriet and Dave might be recording some new material.

[shenmue]

23. Yessss!

[NRaleighLiberal]

27. they have a more recent CD than this - I really liked their first even better

[oregonjen]

17. The Dixie Chicks aren't performing together anymore

Also, in my high school youth, I really liked Steve Perry from Journey. I miss his voice.

[Paladin]

20. The Dixie Chicks are doing another European tour, Spring 2016.

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Google for details. I hope this will lead to some domestic appearances, as well. I really miss them.

[oregonjen]

22. Thanks for the info! Great news, keeping fingers crossed for U.S. tour!

[applegrove]

79. I saw them a decade ago. Nathalie's voice is stunning live.

It was right after they put down G. W. Bush. It was a great time.

[TheCount_]

59. I was think Steve Perry too.

The Filipino guy is pretty good and likable though.

[Cassidy1]

135. Seems like he's out for good.

Too bad. Guy had such energy and would probably pack some venues.

[geardaddy]

19. Young Marble Giants

[shenmue]

24. Woohoo!

[geardaddy]

43. Yeah!

[Texasgal]

25. Steve Perry.

Amazing vocalist!

[Miles Archer]

42. Most recent performance I'm aware of:

[Alkene]

26. "Musicians don't retire;

they stop when there's no more music in them."
-Louis Armstrong

[Miles Archer]

33. Yeah, that's the sad thing.

Every once in a while a solo performer or band will put out something that is just transcendent, and it only lasts for one album. I guess that might be better than a run of boring, predictable albums, but it makes me ask "What happened?"

Then you have performers like Neil Young, who will hit a career peak, have a "transitional" period, then another peak...but the transition is its own form of genius. Perhaps more subtle, more elusive, not as instantly recognizable, but genius nonetheless.

[Initech]

55. Tears For Fears is a perfect example of this.

"Songs From The Big Chair" is an absolutely incredible album that has some truly amazing tracks like "Shout" and "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", but they really haven't put out anything new since and continue to tour off the success of that album alone.

[eShirl]

86. What about this from 1989?

video:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x20xjp_tears-for-fears-sowing-the-seeds-of_music

according to Wikipedia,

"Sowing the Seeds of Love" is a song by the British group Tears for Fears. It was released as the first single from their 1989 album The Seeds of Love, and was a worldwide hit, reaching the top five in the UK, Canada (where it was #1), Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, and the US where it peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100, while topping the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in numerous other countries.

[smirkymonkey]

123. I loved Tears for Fears!

Where did they go?

[TM99]

131. No, that is not factually correct.

Seeds of Love came out in the early 1990's. It was very successful. Then Orzabal and Smith parted ways during most of the 1990's. Orzabal retained the name Tears for Fears and released several albums. Elemental was an awesome album and was a top 20 International hit. Raoul and the Kings of Spain and a great B-sides collection were also released.

The Smith and Orzabal reunited in 2000 for Everybody Loves a Happy Ending. I saw them tour with Spandau Ballet around 2010, and they are working on a new album to be released this year I believe.

[NRaleighLiberal]

28. forgot a major major one for me - Cocteau Twins

Acquired taste for sure, but Liz Frazer's voice is angelic!

Best album probably Heaven or Las Vegas

[Miles Archer]

29. I got into them AFTER discovering Robin Guthrie as a solo artist.

As well as his work with Harold Budd.

[NRaleighLiberal]

32. amazing stuff. Love Robin Guthrie's guitaring!

[Mojorabbit]

132. This is just lovely. Thank you! nt

[hifiguy]

67. Loved 'em.

Whatever happened to that wonderful French retro-synthpop group Air?

Moon Safari and The Virgin Suicides soundtrack were drop-dead gorgeous.

And Zero 7 for that matter.

[NRaleighLiberal]

69. We love both Air and Zero 7!

[hifiguy]

70. Both of those bands had incredible taste in singers.

Such gorgeous, floating music. They took me somewhere else. Simultaneously timeless and as fresh as tomorrow. I once told a friend that "La Femme d'Argent" from Air's Moon Safari was the sonic equivalent of a 22-year-old Catherine Deneuve (think "Umbrellas of Cherbourg" era and that is the MOST romantic movie EVAH) walking down a street in Paris in a silk dress on a perfect summer's day. That's the only image that song ever gave me, and what a picture it is.

Thievery Corporation is nothing to sneeze at either, but they're still around and active.

[Initech]

128. They played at the KROQ Christmas show last year.

Absolutely rocked, and one of the highlights of the night for sure!

[DawgHouse]

30. Men at Work.

[OriginalGeek]

63. Colin Hay still tours

his live acoustic "Overkill" is one of my favorite things in the world. I missed him last time he was here and I'm kicking myself because I don't know how long he'll keep doing shows. Hope I didn't screw up my last chance to see him. He does a few Men at Work songs in his set.

[DawgHouse]

65. I will check it out, thanks!

[hifiguy]

68. He was at a big casino show here in Minny

within the last month or two.

[kwassa]

31. Sly and the Family Stone

[WinkyDink]

36. The Family Stone are still performing!

[Liberal_in_LA]

142. are they!? there was drama on LA over Sly living in an RV years ag. turns out he had housing options

[WinkyDink]

144. Not performing with Sly.

[Initech]

44. Sly still makes occasional appearances at George Clinton shows.

He showed up at the last concert I was at in Santa Ana. He sang on "Red Hot Mama".

[Scuba]

34. David Bromberg

[mulsh]

37. David Bromberg tours during the summer and fall.

He lives and has a violin shop in Wilmington DE, David Bromberg and Associates Fine Violins, it's on Market St.

here's a link to his & the band's web site tour schedule: [link:http://www.davidbromberg.net/live-shows/upcoming|

[Scuba]

39. Cool, thanks!

[WinkyDink]

35. Seatrain, ca. 1970.

http://stuckinthepast08.blogspot.com/2011/09/seatrain-seatrain-1969.html

[PufPuf23]

57. Thats a great blog but left out the Charlatans.

Enjoyed several hours of memories.

Attended boarding schools (2) from 66-70 in San Francisco area and was a Fillmore West / Winterland regular.

Then was at Cal from January 74 to March 79 (intermittent route) so lots of good music.

Haven't been to a rock show since 1994 (Spirit in a bar in Eureka, CA).

Recently at the urging of a HS friend I joined Facebook but don't intend to be active.

The same friend went to a recent 50 Year Reunion of the Charlatans playing in Virginia City, NV. Wow.

Charlatans and later Dan Hicks and Hot Licks were fun.

Another band I really liked was Planet Earth Rock and Roll Orchestra which was a Paul Kantner / Jefferson Airplane / Dead / Others spin-off.

[Nitram]

64. Saw Seatrain live in 1973. They were fantastic!

Too bad they never put out an album that captured the intensity of their live concerts.

[livetohike]

77. Saw Seatrain in the gym at my small state university in 1971!

They were great! It's the only time I've seen them in concert.

[greendog]

38. Chris Youlden

[Miles Archer]

41. ABSOLUTELY!

I remember Rolling Stone's Record Guide referring to him as Savoy Brown's "strange, croaking vocalist."

This is my favorite S.B. / Youlden track. Nailing a John Lee track isn't as easy as it looks. They nailed it:

[greendog]

48. He had a couple of very good solo albums as well.

Good songwriter.

[Flying Squirrel]

40. ...

[KamaAina]

49. Thread win!

[smirkymonkey]

124. Ok, I am a little embarrassed about it...

but I thought he had a great voice.

[Initech]

45. Kyuss

I was listening to their album "Blues For The Red Sun" the other day. Still an extremely strong album. Last I even heard of them was when they were mentioned on the Foo Fighters documentary series Sonic Highways.

[ProfessorGAC]

46. Can i Do Two?

Simple Minds and Duran Duran

I still have an 80's thing going.

[Miles Archer]

51. New Duran Duran album in September:

http://www.duranduran.com/

http://store.warnermusic.com/duran-duran

[ProfessorGAC]

54. Thanks. Did not Know

I thought those guys weren't speaking.

The reason why i picked these two bands, is that they were the 80's bands who remembered that just because you have synthesizers doesn't mean the guitar isn't still super important.

[smirkymonkey]

125. Simple Minds is another huge favorite of mine!

Major crush on Jim Kerr! I loved his voice!

[clarice]

47. Rare Earth . War nt

[Myrina]

50. Ray LaMontagne ....

... where ya' at, bro?

[Xipe Totec]

52. Maria Luisa McKee - Lone Justice

I do miss her.

[Miles Archer]

53. I remember her as an instant favorite with critics but someone who never caught on in the mainstream

She has a Website: http://mariamckee.org/

Last update was March 28, 2015...didn't really go too deep into it but at least she's keeping the lines of communication open.

[yuiyoshida]

56. UNSRAW//The Scanty

The band recorded a couple of albums and lead Guitarist just quit. Walked out of the studio..the band was devastated, and couldn't go on... so they broke up.

One of the best heavy metal bands of recent years to come out of Japan.


Another band, that simply became famous after they broke up was The Scanty after three albums. Their music was used in a popular anime, and suddenly they were famous again, despite the band was long broken apart. The girls graduated High school and scattered. (incidentally, Tomo chan, the drummer is a personal friend of mine, we follow each other on twitter and chat often. She is in another band now.)

[sharp_stick]

58. I'm going to go with Veruca Salt

and then I looked them up and found out that they recently reformed the original lineup and were coming out with a new album. I hope Nina Gordon and Louise Post have found a way to get along together for more than a month at a time.

I loved them back in the days of Grunge and the Alternative 90's.

[laundry_queen]

75. That's a good one

I miss a lot of grunge and 'alternative' stuff. I miss Hole too.

ETA on the bright side one band I used to love, a Canadian band called The Tea Party (they had the name first, lol) recently got back together. I'm not sure I love their new stuff as much as their old stuff though, so I guess i'm still sad there's no new 'old' stuff, LOL. Here's a sample:

[EL34x4]

100. VS is sounding better than ever these days.

They've also got a great Facebook page where they've posted tons of old photos from their early days.

https://www.facebook.com/verucasaltband?fref=ts

[Arugula Latte]

103. Check out this band, Wolf Alice

They've got a lot of 90s female grungey influence going on like Elastica, Veruca, Breeders,etc. Love this song -- so catchy.

&list=PL7u2Ua_vwUYZuavheCLe_vcZsVTQxXWhy

[mentalsolstice]

60. The Hooters, Patty Smyth nt

[Miles Archer]

62. Heard "And We Danced" for the first time in a long time the other day

And you would think that with female artists such as Joan Jett, Debbie Harry, Terri Nunn (Berlin) and Pat Benetar still actively recording and / or performing, Patty would be in there somewhere, wouldn't you?

[hamsterjill]

61. Joshua Kadison

His first album was amazing, second didn't really do well, and as far as I know, he's fallen off the face of the earth.

[AwakeAtLast]

66. System of a Down

followed closely by Rage Against the Machine




Edit to add: I guess I give the first one away in my sigline, eh?

[Initech]

85. Did you not see their big Armenia concert a couple months ago?

[AwakeAtLast]

90. Whoa

Thanks for the link, hopefully there will be new material soon? Or have I somehow missed that, too?

[Initech]

91. Haven't heard anything about new material, but they're long overdue!

[Dr. Strange]

71. Let's do this thing!

The Police
Missing Persons
Devo
Foreigner
The Fixx

[Miles Archer]

72. For better or worse, "Foreigner" is still around

Mick Jones, a Lou Gramm sound-alike, and all new members. Jason Bonham was with them briefly after leaving UFO.

June 24 - Sept 5 they are touring with Kid Rock.

http://www.foreigneronline.com/

[TexasBushwhacker]

78. I miss DEVO

I think it's over for them since Bob 2 (Bob Casale) died last year. Mark Mothersbaugh pretty much sticks to soundtracks/scores for TV and movies now. There is an art exhibition if his called Myopia. It started in Denver and now it's going around the country:

http://markmothersbaughart.com/exhibitions/

[Initech]

92. Devo is still around.

I was at this particular show:

[BlancheSplanchnik]

73. ooooo! Let's see, how many faves can I remember?

Great thread!

Let's see...

Concrete Blonde--The Vampire Song. Some fun times in New Orleans. Damn! that was some fun!

Wang Chung! Ohh, I liked them a lot in '89, '90

Black Crowes. They recently announced no more tours. one of the best concerts I ever saw.

One more, cuz they're so good.

[BlancheSplanchnik]

74. Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and Traffic.

ELP--Jerusalem.

Traffic, Low Spark of High Heeled Boys. (this is actually a 2013 performance, so I cheated. They've not completely vanished.)

[Miles Archer]

111. With two of Traffic's original members gone, not sure if I'd expect a reunion

Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood...Don't know if Winwood and Mason are even on speaking terms these days.

From Wikipedia: "Tentative plans for another Traffic project were cut short by Jim Capaldi's death at age 60 in January 2005, ending the songwriting partnership with Winwood that had fueled Traffic from its beginning. Winwood subsequently dedicated The Last Great Traffic Jam "to the man without whom Traffic could never be: my lifelong friend and partner, Jim Capaldi.""

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_%28band%29#Members

[BlancheSplanchnik]

113. aww, gee....

I didn't even know...


What great music!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

121. Steve Winwood still tours.

I don't know if that helps a lot.
I've loved him ever since the days of "Gimme Some Lovin" and "I'm a Man" with Spencer Davis Group.

Last September I saw Steve opening for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.



Gimme Some Lovin' circa 1964--Spencer Davis Group -- filmed in a department store after hours. I think Steve was sixteen.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

76. Joy of Cooking

&list=PLnn-QHjYIiAgjUWvEO9TWI75YnphVtchG&index=9

[TexasTowelie]

80. Triumph

Fizzled out in the early 90s.

[Mr.Bill]

81. Pat Travers

[Miles Archer]

82. Last Travers sighting I'm aware of...

...was his version of "Midnight Rider" on an Allman Brothers tribute album from last year. According to his Website (http://www.pattravers.com/), he just wrapped up a tour of the Southeast U.S. last month.

[Wolf Frankula]

83. Lifter

They broke up after their first album, Melinda.

[calimary]

84. Two of my faves from college radio in the early '70s: Daddy Cool and Thunderclap Newman

They really boogied. I played 'em on my college radio show all the time.

Daddy Cool - "Eagle Rock."

And Thunderclap Newman - "Something in the Air."

What memories... what memories... Good times!

[Violet_Crumble]

88. OMG! Eagle Rock! That's my footy team's song!

Back in the days of greats like Cliffy Lyons and Des Hasler, I used to go to Brookvale Oval and watch the footy and every time Manly scored a try, that song would play. That's how I got to know that song. GO THE SEA-EAGLES! (except if they lost and then I pretend I'm not a sea-eagles fan).

Ross Wilson's still kicking around, btw. In the 80's he was in a band called Mondo Rock, and nowadays he tours with other old 80's acts.

http://www.rosswilson.com.au/calendar.html

[calimary]

89. "...dooooo-iiiinnn... the Eagle ROCK!"

When I put that record on, I couldn't sit still. I'd be up boogeying around the studio and air-guitaring and snapping my fingers and truckin' ...

Ahhhh... college radio. Some of the finest and funnest times in my life! GOLDEN years. I can hardly even say the words "college radio" without getting a big smile across my face. And if I do say so myself, we did some FINE radio there. Truly FINE.

[1970andy]

87. Huey Lewis

And a lot of other 1980s radio music. Worst decade to turn on the radio.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

94. They haven't vanished, fallen off the face of the Earth, and apparently you don't like or miss them.

http://hueylewisandthenews.com/

[1970andy]

95. Meh

They are a shadow of themselves, but they never were anything anyway. A group of no talents who struck in rich with equal no talents.

[Reter]

127. Yet you mentioned them when the OP asked who you missed

Hmm...

[EL34x4]

93. Belly

I revisited their first album recently, wound up buying it on iTunes. It's gotten a lot of play on my iPhone. I would easily put Star in my list of top 10 albums of the 90s.

Best I can tell, Tanya Donelly has retired from the music biz.

[Coventina]

97. Great choice!! I miss Tanya as well!

On edit: Star is also one of my favorite albums of the 90s.

Also: I wouldn't be adverse to a Throwing Muses reunion either....

[hibbing]

122. Good one

I've been scrolling through this thread looking at the posts. I have played Star a brazillion times and still get it out every once in a while.


Peace

[Coventina]

98. I wish Mick Jones would get Big Audio Dynamite together again.

[abakan]

101. Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth

[Coventina]

102. Robyn Hitchcock! (with or without the Egyptians)

I miss that guy!

[Arugula Latte]

104. Yes!

Love Madonna of the Wasps especially.

[Coventina]

105. HA! Fancy seeing you here! *grin*

Madonna of the Wasps is probably my favorite of his as well, but he had a lot of good stuff.

Saw him open for REM back in the day...

Man, that was a great show, it was on the "Green" tour.

Can you believe my boyfriend (at the time) got backstage passes for that gig and didn't let me know until the NEXT DAY!?!?!

I was so pist! Granted, that was pre-cell phones, but still, he knew where I was sitting (I can't remember why we didn't have tickets together now) and could have come and got me!!!!

There's a reason that relationship didn't work out......

[Arugula Latte]

106. Oh my gosh, how frustrating!

He sounds like a selfish dude...It would have been so cool to hang with Stipe & the gang back in the day.

[Coventina]

107. Yeah, I was absolutely furious with him.

It did sound like it was a great experience.
He said they were all super nice and had great senses of humor, particularly Peter Buck.

He said Robyn Hitchcock (who joined them onstage for a few numbers after his own set) was spending the time trying to avoid a "gaggle of Goths" (as Peter Buck called them) who wanted to mob him.

[Arugula Latte]

108. I've got a friend who knows Peter pretty well.

Says he's a great guy. It's funny because he always gave off a sort of sardonic/curmudgeon vibe.

[Coventina]

109. That's so cool!

And you're right, he comes across as pretty serious while performing.

[Miles Archer]

110. He's on tour through the end of October

http://www.yeproc.com/artists/robyn-hitchcock/

[Coventina]

112. Yay that he's still active! Curses! He's coming nowhere near to me!!

Thanks for the info!!!!!

[JCMach1]

114. He is still around and still pretty darn good...

[Coventina]

117. Yeah, Miles Archer alerted me to that.

Very cool!

I guess it's me that's out of touch, not him.

Very sad his tour doesn't come anywhere near me.

[JCMach1]

118. Saw him with the Egyptians during the tour for 'Respect'

Small venue... sat so close the musicians were sweating on us...


He is a great performer in addition to song writer...

[Coventina]

119. Lucky! The one time I got to see him perform I was way far away in the crowd.

But, still a great show!!

[azurnoir]

115. Shawn Phillips

[pinboy3niner]

116. Glenn Yarbrough, originally with the Limeliters, then solo

He gave up performing for sailing, mostly, though he did benefits and I saw him perform at a Cystic Fibrosis benefit in Maryland in the late '80s. I just discovered that he continued to release recordings as late as 2000, so he didn't completely fall off the map.

His signature song was the title song for the movie, 'Baby the Rain Must Fall.' What a voice!

[LuckyLib]

137. What a great vocalist! One of the forerunners of great folk

music of the 60's and 70's. Thanks for reminding me! I loved this song!

[Cal33]

120. Maybe 101 Strings?

[smirkymonkey]

126. Talk, Talk and 4 Non Blondes.

I wish I knew how to post their music here, but I love their music.

[Tatiana La Belle]

129. Earth Wind and Fire

[Miles Archer]

134. Currently on tour

From Ticketmaster:

Atlanta GA on 8/4
Bristow VA on 8/14
Cincinnati OH on 8/25

Bethel NY on 9/1
Camden NJ on 8/15
Concord CA on 7/15

[Tatiana La Belle]

130. Is Sade still around?

[Miles Archer]

133. Her "Official Website" hasn't been updated in 3 years

Too bad, because I loved her songs...especially this one:

[Ghost of Tom Joad]

136. Jesse Colin Young

not sure if he's still around, but I remember him with the Youngbloods

[LuckyLib]

138. Now there was some great music -- Ridgetop, Song for Julia

[Miles Archer]

140. No activity on his Website since 2012

That doesn't necessarily mean he's inactive, though.

[The Second Stone]

139. Bill Withers

Ain't No Sunshine When It Rains
Lean On Me

lots of others

[Miles Archer]

141. Will never understand how he just walked away

He's discussed it, btu he could discuss it for a week and I still wouldn't understand it.

He's like Richie Havens...they both sang songs that could have been sung by anyone. It's what they did with them that mattered. "Ain't No Sunshine"...that whole "I know, I know, I know" riff...that jumped right out of the car radio, no one had done that. "Lean On Me"...even if you don't consider its use in the movie of the same name...look at how many people remain encouraged and inspired by that song, decades later. But I guess he proved to himself whatever he felt he needed to prove, and that was all he was interested in.

[progressoid]

143. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this spring.

Classy guy.

[mvd]

145. A few I am sure, but one comes to mind right away

The Corrs (wish they would reunite)