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Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:00 pm**

As I comb through Comsat Angels' lush back catalog, I simply can't believe they almost completely slipped my consciousness back in the day. How could I have been so oblivous to their goodness?? What caused this? Were they not very visible in SoCal? Whatever the case, they are probably the biggest/best act that I am ashamed to have really missed the first time around.

Anyone have this with other bands?

Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2004 12:13 pm**

Social Distortion
The Pogues (with Shane McGowan)
The Church
Hunters and Collectors
Guadal Canal Diary
U2 (during the War Tour)

Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2004 1:02 pm**

This happened to me with Sparks. I had gotten "Sparks in Outer Space" and "Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat", and enjoyed them. I picked up an older album, "Indiscreet", just to hear what their older stuff sounded like, and it was good, too. Then they star

Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2004 4:09 pm**

Joe Jackson. I mean I have ALL his work and never seen him in concert. Of course I heard he was a real jerk so that might have something to do with my abstaining from live performances with JJ and band.

B-52's and Devo. I even missed them recently w

Posted: **Thu Dec 16, 2004 11:04 pm**

I'll always regret missing Bowie's 'Serious Moonlight' tour back in the Summer of '83.
Someone on my college campus had posted "Must sell due to overseas trip: Bowie MSG Concert Tix July (Date ??) - (2)3rd row seats, Face value- $35"
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Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:16 am**

LOL. I had pretty much the anti-Sparks experience you did. We collected everything they did and saw them every few months in concert during the early 80s. We got some scorn for it too since so many people thought they were just fluff. Maybe the perception

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 12:46 am**

Apparently I missed Sparks because I'm still not into them. Should I be? I'm intrigued...
I saw them on an old rerun of SNL not too long ago. Interesting...

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 1:16 am**

[quote][i]Originally posted by myirwin[/i]
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Also, I guess my thread title is confusing. I didn't mean so much who we missed in conce

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:11 am**

[quote][i]Originally posted by jc4dshore[/i]
<br>Joe Jackson. I mean I have ALL his work and never seen him in concert. Of course I heard

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:32 am**

It took me almost 15 years to get into the Stranglers and now I can't get enough.

A ton of somewhat obscure bands, but that's the nature of obscure bands.

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 2:36 am**

<br>[quote][i]Originally posted by devildog[/i]

Where did you hear that Joe Jackson was a jerk? I saw him live at the Tower Theatre in P

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 3:04 am**

i can't believe i couldn't get anybody to take me to dallas to see prince for the "purple rain" new year's show in 84. of course, i was only 15 and we lived 10 hours away. but still... ;-)

i had friends that STILL talk about that show. drat! i'm thrilled

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 4:46 am**

So True on the Stranglers, how could i have not listened to them back in the days? There are a lot of UK bands I missed out on, but growing up in so cal made up for the UK loss.
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Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:06 am**

I also got interested in Sparks way too late. Heard their stuff in the 80's but never paid it much interest. A year or so ago, I picked up an import compilation which I thought was pretty good. Then I read an article in MOJO (great UK music mag by the

Posted: **Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:48 am**

It took me years to discover the genius that is Gary Numan, and now I can't get enough. How did his stuff get past me? Also Modern English's old stuff. I guess when "I'll Melt With You" came out and got overplayed, I never gave them a chance. But now ? WH

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