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The Polack MSgt

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55. I'd guess that the New Rythm and Blues Quartet are the most famous unknowns of all time

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 11:19 AM

Mar 2019

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They should write a book with Crack the Sky called -"Oh, you're big in Baltimore? Bummer" since both bands are huge in coastal Maryland.

Here they are being introduced by Carlene Carter doing a cover of one of Carlene's step dad's tunes

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Which band that just never clicked with the general public, do you wish could get a do-over? [View all] The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 OP

Clever song writing and loud guitars The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #1

Gritty New Jersey rockers who could write pop meolodies like no one's business The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #2

It was long ago. The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #3

You told me I was late but I was miles from nowhere... The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #4

Crack The Sky were superb, but never got the deserved attention NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #5

Crack the Sky put on a great show when I saw them The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #9

My favorite Crack the Sky Song! NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #12

+++ The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #17

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 blm Mar 2019 #48

Now I have to learn the game The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #6

I will forever associate this song with the Smithereens! Anon-C Mar 2019 #56

Two. American Music Club, Mother's Finest blm Mar 2019 #7

LOVE LOVE LOVE MOther's Finest. The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #10

They spent their entire careers not giving a fuck. Heh. They dug their music blm Mar 2019 #43

Loved, loved, love Mothers Finest. Saw them ms liberty Mar 2019 #39

Two more. Calexico, Crooked Fingers blm Mar 2019 #8

I don't know these bands The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #11

Calexico have been getting airplay recently with this... IcyPeas Mar 2019 #30

Wow. That's different. But then, the world is in scary times now blm Mar 2019 #46

I dig the mariachi trumpet The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #47

Crooked Fingers is Eric Bachmann's current band. blm Mar 2019 #44

Eric Bachmann Man o War - the SOFTness of the guitar is soul wrecking blm Mar 2019 #51

Early Calexico - Crystal Frontier blm Mar 2019 #45

Rare Bird Cartoonist Mar 2019 #13

Thank you, I never heard these folks The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #15

Epic Forest gelsdorf Mar 2019 #41

Gotta be Budgie... LuvLoogie Mar 2019 #14

Seems that we are bonding over our shared admiration for Budgie The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #16

Another of my favorites - Red House Painters NRaleighLiberal Mar 2019 #18

I will for sure listen to these again - but it's my bed time The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #24

Big Star California_Republic Mar 2019 #19

Absolutely - Should have been a breakout 70 rock band The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #70

This is a blast from my past LakeArenal Mar 2019 #20

A true classic -I just wish I could get an actual physical copy The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #23

I just recently bought a vinyl of this album on ebay Heartstrings Mar 2019 #80

Crash Test Dummies pnwest Mar 2019 #21

I've only heard the MMMM MMMM song - and I got sick of that song pretty fast The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #22

Two other songs on that album are really pnwest Mar 2019 #25

My favorite album of this time. LakeArenal Mar 2019 #26

Good 80's rock on Decades CNN now. LakeArenal Mar 2019 #27

The BusBoys catbyte Mar 2019 #28

This! I worked in a record store when Minimum Wage R&R came out ms liberty Mar 2019 #40

Red House Painters shenmue Mar 2019 #29

Steve Marriot should get a shot! Mopar151 Mar 2019 #31

You're probably not surprised by this Glamrock Mar 2019 #32

I never understood how Big Star missed The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #59

I know Glamrock Mar 2019 #65

They were on a small label with small budget, I think there was some kinda buy-out mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #69

+1 mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #61

Son volt TEB Mar 2019 #33

Aww yeah ... loved them since Trace ... and I bought that cause I loved Uncle Tupelo mr_lebowski Mar 2019 #62

That's funny TEB Mar 2019 #68

I loved Jo Jo Gunne iwillalwayswonderwhy Mar 2019 #34

Me too. Saw them play in my college gym. Lost my livetohike Mar 2019 #35

They were a Spirit spinoff. Eyeball_Kid Mar 2019 #78

I had the 12 Dreams album iwillalwayswonderwhy Mar 2019 #82

Savoy Brown. They are still touring and Kim Simmonds livetohike Mar 2019 #36

The new record is pretty badass too The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #50

KingsX Sedona Mar 2019 #37

dUg Pinnick is my hero.Good choice Sedona The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #49

Amazing band! stevil Mar 2019 #87

These guys. Wishbone Ash. argyl Mar 2019 #38

I knew you had taste - These guys shoulda been YUUUGE The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #53

Yep, their guitar interplay was brilliant. argyl Mar 2019 #63

I agree about Wishbone Ash..... Heartstrings Mar 2019 #79

👍🏼 blm Mar 2019 #74

Florida band called The Headlights.. lostnfound Mar 2019 #42

Saw them backing Roger McGuinn (from Byrds) around 1991. Quite good. Hoyt Mar 2019 #64

NRBQ janterry Mar 2019 #52

I'd guess that the New Rythm and Blues Quartet are the most famous unknowns of all time The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #55

Heads Hands & Feet, Tracks OneBlueDotBama Mar 2019 #54

This hits all my buttons - I'm pissed I never knew them before now. The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #57

Albert Lee the lead player OneBlueDotBama Mar 2019 #60

Smithereens rocked, had their cassette d_r Mar 2019 #58

These guys are really damn good The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #83

Bookmarked. Much gold here. Thank you all. IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #66

K&R IADEMO2004 Mar 2019 #67

Two of my favorite bands from the 70's who never made it big calguy Mar 2019 #71

Joe West and the Sinners Dyedinthewoolliberal Mar 2019 #72

Sky Cries Mary cemaphonic Mar 2019 #73

Pretty sure I heard this song The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #75

Very cool LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #85

Thanks for mentioning saidsimplesimon Mar 2019 #76

Soul Asylum. Buffalo Tom. Grant Lee Buffalo. underpants Mar 2019 #77

Thanks for the recomendations The Polack MSgt Mar 2019 #84

Matthews Southern Comfort Heartstrings Mar 2019 #81

Tunng - Bullets LiberalLovinLug Mar 2019 #86