A neo-prog band from the eighties from my hometown of Aberdeen. They still record the odd album but even in Aberdeen I seem to be a lone fan.

Hope Faith and You. From a Q cd. Very loved here but never really been able to find anything else by them. What else should I try and where do I get it?

I really like The Long Winters but no one else seems to share my view.

I'm not so sure about that bloke who loves NWOBHM. What was his name again ?

excellent (imho) Dublin based band who are now sadly defunct. Made 2 albums. They are the first band I play at the start of every Autumn season, the music, tunes and themes of the songs just seems so right for Autumn. Even doing this has not got any responce from my wife, children 24 and 22 year olds, other than "turn that shite off". But I will continue on in my blinkered mode regardless of my families profanities. Any JJ72 listeners out there in the parish? Or am I a Norman no Mates on this one?

I always say "Traffic". And I am always met with a puzzled silence. I have loved them ever since I was a kid and, with one notable exception (my best friend at school, who went on to become a professional musician), have never been able to persuade my family & friends to love them like I do. I don't get it: isn't it clear that they were brilliant & produced some of the most sublime music ever recorded?

ELP

I'm just stuck in a 17 yr old "progressive rock" time warp I think.

seem a hugely overlooked band of recent-ish vintage, which means we've got a chance to put it right. I re-listened to the "Tourist" album in the car this morning and it really is an excellent record.

Yoko Ono?

Again!

Try the new album and work back. It deservedly got great reviews ... no, really ... come back ... oh, please yourselves ...

The welsh wizards. Never kept the same lineup for more than 5 minutes and were terribly inconsistent, but when they were good they were GREAT.

Calling Distance Stations is one of the best albums of the noughties no one else I know has heard of them nothing on you tube either

First saw him supporting Tom Mcrae (who probably also fits this category) years ago and have followed his career ever since; each album just gets better and better and his live performances are so warm and uplifting that I'll make sure I catch him whenever he's in London. He seems very Word-y so I'm surprised he's not been featured in more depth in the magazine (though I seem to remember one of his tracks appearing on the CD). Friends often have a listen and think it's just 'OK'... I believe he's popular in Ireland, whereas he usually ends up in support over here.

Any other Josh fans?

But their musical taste is pretty much restricted to mainstream rubbish. After 30 - odd years, I'm beginning to think that I may be wasting my time, trying to turn them on to anything that isn't fairly mundane.
When I think of the hours spent mixtape making... (Sigh.)
Before you ask - it's not me - it's them. No question.

Nobody likes her...it's sad.

The Grateful Dead.

It's safe to say that in the 21 years I've listened to them I have managed to convert not one single person. Everyone else is wrong.

for having terrible taste in music. Most suggestions from me would have them running from the hills (I live in Sheffield). In particular I'm still banned from playing Killdozer out loud in the house - and there would be many more bands on the list if I were to risk it.

That's not to say I don't know people who share my taste, it's just that I know them because we share musical taste, I've not persuaded them.

But I could never understand why so few people enjoyed the recently departed Broken Family Band as much as I did

ludicrous isn't it?

On a venue website they are currently described thus:

The band remain an exciting and inspiring mix of the sublime, embracing influences as diverse as The Beatles, Music Hall, Delius, Frank Zappa, The Bonzos, Elgar, Pink Floyd, Noel Coward and the classic three minute pop song.

Is it any wonder I don't usually get anywhere when I praise this band to high heaven. Not my words BTW but not far off. Better than Purple Spaceships Over Yatton Hitmakers for sure.

Stiff Little Fingers
I've got people to appreciate some tracks, but never convinced anyone to enter into the SLF world I inhabit.

And NO-ONE I know has ever been convinced by Captain Beefheart

Van der Graaf Generator, of course - I was painting a wall and listening to a "Progressive" compilation I had put together for the occasion. "Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" came on and I was threatened with ejection from an upper storey window by 'er indoors...

...and then there's Soft Machine.

Just put on some Fairport...and all was calm again.

is the only person I know who I managed to sell on Kit Hain's solo work, but she did a bit better with Dancing In the City and this one:

...I made a compilation CD of what I considered to be some of the more accessible tracks from my collection. Things like:

Keep Love As Your Golden Rule - hal
La Realite - Amadou & Mariam
Loosey Girls - Amon Düül II
My Little Corner Of The World - Yo La Tengo
Nature Anthem - Grandaddy
Need You Around - Smoking Popes
Today - Smashing Pumpkins
Walt Whitman's Niece - Billy Bragg & Wilco

and many more, including several other tracks culled from the Word CDs.

The result?

"Turn that rubbish down!"
"Have you got any proper music?"
"How many more tracks?"
etc. etc.

Fortunately, I have long since developed a perverse pleasure in 'subjecting' more narrow-minded friends and family to various examples of 'proper music'.

twee
fat blokes in frilly shirts
childrens story tales
naff etc etc

they dont get it -tough none of them can sing a minstrel's song

but no one else seems to....

- The Odds - canadian alt rockers, I can listen to all their albums end to end and there's quality and variety right through, no filler. Not bad for 4 albums.
- Toad The Wet Sprocket - similar story, 'cept 6 albums including the B sides and Rarities album.
- David Baerwald - great writer, huge thematic range

Were my favourite band 20 years ago, but never had any success in persuading other people I was right. A few of their best tracks here:

http://open.spotify.com/user/dr.memex/playlist/5o5Rcq4ZpmaTl63NFkuV2W

Been touting him around friends for years to no avail... all I ever get is "Isn't that Adam Clayton..?"

This is the only place I've found anyone who will admit to liking them!

The man is a genius - love the line 'it's a long way to Heaven, it's closer to Harrisburg and even that's a long way from the place where we are now'. Saw him live for first time recently but regrettably it was as support for Ray La Montagne - will keep my eyes peeled for a full show of his own.

The genius I always try to recommend to others is Tom Russell - I consider him to be the greatests living Americanm asongwriter no less and is a brilliant chronicler of a bygone America.The album Hotwalker is a quirky snapshot of a life of hobos, misfits, hellraisers and details his friendship with Dave Van Ronk, Charles Buwkowski and the beat poets of 50's California. Some of it is narrated by the very characters that people his account of those times. I think it is indispensible in my record collection and the one album I would rush to rescue from a fire. His more mainstream song albums are also excellent but this is truly an original.

Odd to say this here, where I am among musical friends, but literally not one person I know can bear to be within earshot of a recording by the estimable Mr Thompson. My suggestions that he is a genius, a giant among small talents, our greatest living songwriter, and can probably walk on water are met with something between mirth and derision. There are a couple of hold-outs who still think I am pulling their leg.

Most of family and friends just don't seem to be bothered with music with an often expressed view that if it's not on daytime R2 then it mustn't be any good.I am accused of being wilfully obscure in my tastes but there's little on my shelves that would be listened to by at least part of the massive

Some of the long list of those I love who cannot be played in company;

Willard Grant Conspiracy
Lambchop
Giant Sand
Wilco
Low
Steve Earle
Nick Cave

To name a few

Oddly my sister may become an exception, through a developing interest in newer folk acts like Kate Rusby, the Unthanks and Seth Lakeman etc. she has asked me to make her some playlists of older stuff by RT, Martin Simpson, Pentangle, Fairport, Martin Carthy etc. Jury is still out but there remains some hope.

When I had my 50th birthday celebrations in the house 2 years ago I put my IPOD on shuffle on my Bose Sound dock. One of my oldest friends had the temerity to tell me that my musical taste was dreadful and there was nothing on my IPOD to dance to (wrong in so many ways). She then proceeded to ask if I had any Boyzone. My retort was that since I had 6900 songs from several different genres it was more likely that she had a problem rather than me.