DJ Nobody: Twice as important as most OC musicians.
Orange County has been a fertile breeding ground for musicians of many stripes since the beginning of electricity. We at Heard Mentality would like to ask you—the good-looking, intelligent readers of this blog—for your opinions on this important matter [see headline]. Let us know who you think deserves to be on this auspicious list; and if you wish to explain why they merit inclusion, by all means shout it out loud in the comments box. [Note: We're including Long Beach musicians in this poll, because we regularly cover that city in the paper.]
We'll start this thing with 5 of our choices.
The Mars Volta: rejuvenating ambitious prog rock for the youth and making bank with it; plus, awesome afros.
Snoop Dogg: uniquely laid-back flow, charming way with un-PC lyrics, g-funk/gangsta-rap icon.
DJ Nobody: from soul-jazz-inflected hip-hop to aquatic psych-pop to producing backpacker-rap classics for Busdriver to his new bliss-hop unit Blank Blue, this cat has the Midas touch.
Free the Robots: wildly inventive instrumental hip-hop with unusual and cleverly deployed sample sources; just may be the future of sampladelia.
Heru Avenger: unjustly obscure psychedelic-jazz-funk-electronic-prog fusion project led by guitar hero John Basil. Builds upon the most out-there work of Miles Davis, Heldon, Hawkwind and other immortals.
And here are some selections from our clubs editor Erin DeWitt:
-Gwen Stefani/No Doubt
-Offspring
-Sublime
-Long Beach Dub Allstars (some members went on to form Long Beach Shortbus)
-Warren G
-Frank Black
-Coaxial
-War
-Aquabats
-Avenged Sevenfold
-Matt Costa
-Guttermouth
-(hed) p.e.
-Slayer
-Vandals
-T.S.O.L.
-Scott Weiland
-Eighteen Visions
-Atreyu
-Jeff Buckley
-Home Grown
-Joy Electric
-Reel Big Fish
-Rx Bandits
-Save Ferris
-Sugar Ray
Now it's your turn, dear readers. Ready, set, opine!
September 11, 2007 15:31
1) Chris Gaffney and the Cold Hard Facts, for the album "Road to Indio."
2) Scarlett Crush. Great listening for break-ups.
3) No Doubt, is an obvious choice.
4) Social Distortion is another obvious choice.
5) Metallica in spite of themselves.
September 12, 2007 09:14
How about Jeff Buckley?
September 12, 2007 13:34
Am I about to get chewed out for my ignorance, or isn't Snoop from Long Beach?
September 12, 2007 13:43
You're correct, Rebecca; Snoop is from Long Beach.
I've added a sentence about including Long Beach musicians in this poll, which I originally meant to include, but it somehow didn't make it into the post.
September 13, 2007 09:32
Well, I'm gonna go out on a limb and say:
1. Adolescents
2. Agent Orange
3. T.S.O.L.
4. Thee Makeout Party
5. Relish
6. Fat Shadow
7. Trip the Spring
8. HVY DRT
9. Mind Over Four
10. Social Distortion
September 13, 2007 11:21
A few other bands from OC/LBC include:
Rage Against The Machine
Cold War Kids
Delta Spirit (OC/SD)
Thrice
Lit
Orgy/Julien-K
Korn
Brian Jonestown Massacre (lead singer is from CM)
The Righteous Brothers
Berlin (lead singer)
Supernova
Bonnie Raitt
September 13, 2007 12:13
I am recommending TRE-C, www.myspace.com/trecm. She's a female hip hop artists, with great & positive lyrics, a wonderful sense of fashion, and an aura of pure light. She has a great message that young women need to hear about self-esteem and what TRUE beauty is.
Carla
September 13, 2007 13:48
The Crowd Shattered Faith Social D Agent Orange Walter Trout The Vandals DI Cadillac Tramps Manic Hispanic
September 13, 2007 14:37
for Rage Against the Machine to not be included sure does make your club editor come across as a complete *****
September 13, 2007 15:16
The Stitches (spawned a thousand imitators)
September 13, 2007 15:17
Yo, uberpoop—we didn't want to name all the obvious ones ourselves. Somehow—call it ESP or whatever—we knew you would want the satisfaction of typing Rage Against the Machine. We're reader-friendly that way.
September 13, 2007 15:32
Rage Against The Machine, Adolescents/Rick Agnew, Social Distortion, Slayer, The US Bombs and what the hell, Snoop Dogg has my vote too.
While I haven't enjoyed anything of their's since Xnay, The Offspring did open the punk rock floodgates for 90's high schoolers like myself. So I guess that's "important."
September 13, 2007 17:47
Patty Booker--best female country singer/songwriter in SoCal, much less OC.
Carol Martini--most unique songwriter in the county
Jackson Browne--it's been a while, but you did say "of all time."
Tim Buckley--ya know, Jeff didn't just drop onto the planet.
Debra Davis--fine singer, excellent songwriter who manages to write positive songs that aren't cheesy.
Jennifer Corday--(since Long Beach counts) modern rocker who should be (and soon will be) topping the charts.
And a few from the past who need no explanation:
The Righteous Brothers
Dick Dale
Jose Feliciano
Check 'em all out! You'll be glad you did.
September 14, 2007 08:06
id have the Say...
Middle Class from Santa Ana (do your research on this band and youll see why)
December 9, 2007 23:40
Social Distortion... nuff said.