Everyone knows who they are - only a minority have actually heard their music.

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How about Little Richard? Or even Screamin' Jay Hawkins?

― moley, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:23 (seventeen years ago) link

This is actually a pretty good topic, I don't know why everyone is fucking with Geir.

My answer is Motorhead.

― Display Name, Monday, 12 March 2007 04:57 (seventeen years ago) link

Captain Beefheart? Serge Gainsbourg?

― Telephone thing, Monday, 12 March 2007 05:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Ok seriously, Dead C, Incredible String Band, Prurient, Magik Markers spring to mind.

― Drooone, Monday, 12 March 2007 05:33 (seventeen years ago) link

everyone knows ho prurient and magik markers are? what world do you live in?

― modestmickey, Monday, 12 March 2007 05:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Of course, K-Fed.

― moley, Monday, 12 March 2007 05:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Extreme dislike or disgust

― Drooone, Monday, 12 March 2007 05:38 (seventeen years ago) link

Pele

― Frogman Henry, Monday, 12 March 2007 08:05 (seventeen years ago) link

This thread is making me doubt people's sanity. The most sensible answer so far would seem to be Yoko Ono -- to the extent that people seem to think they know what her music sounds like, even though most have pretty much zero experience with it.

― nabisco, Monday, 12 March 2007 17:32 (seventeen years ago) link

Insane Clown Posse, maybe?

― M@tt He1ges0n, Monday, 12 March 2007 17:35 (seventeen years ago) link

Velvet Undeground. At least I have never heard anything by them.

― Tuomas, Monday, 12 March 2007 18:11 (seventeen years ago) link

Eno seconded!

― Taking Cuddlestein Mountain by Strategy, Monday, 12 March 2007 19:55 (seventeen years ago) link

Eno is a crossword puzzle clue at least once a month. So, yes, Eno. And Ono. The rest of youse is on crack.

― MC, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:14 (seventeen years ago) link

I also like Manson.

― MC, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:14 (seventeen years ago) link

Todd Rundgren
WTF how is this guy famous?
I even have records by him and I still don't know what he sounds like.

― sexyDancer, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:32 (seventeen years ago) link

The Velvet Underground = charanga.

― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link

I think it's funny I am expected to know who Burzum is. (Not that I mind people thinking I know more than I do.)

― Rockist Scientist, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:37 (seventeen years ago) link

G.G. Allin. I never heard anything from him and never will. But always everyone knows, who is he, but no one listening his music.

― zeus, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:40 (seventeen years ago) link

Yoko Ono good call.

― Geir Hongro, Monday, 12 March 2007 20:47 (seventeen years ago) link

everyone knows ho prurient and magik markers are? what world do you live in?

A world where I live freely amongst a race of psychotic shitting half-monky half-koalas. Where Prurient and Magik Markers blare from community speakers in the streets, we dance, eat berries and drink crystal clear water from our streams, It's a simple life, and good.

― Drooone, Monday, 12 March 2007 21:18 (seventeen years ago) link

a race of psychotic shitting half-monky half-koalas

TACO TIME.

― Ned Raggett, Monday, 12 March 2007 21:23 (seventeen years ago) link

I want to make a B science fiction movie where Ned is an evil intergalactic warlord that turns the entire animal populations into tacos.

― Taking Cuddlestein Mountain by Strategy, Monday, 12 March 2007 21:26 (seventeen years ago) link

Todd Rundgren is famous because he deserves to be...

― henry s, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 00:27 (seventeen years ago) link

I think we did the reverse of this once - "Everyone has heard their music - only a minority actually know who they are". For instance: the Timelords - everyone's heard "Doctorin' the Tardis" at sporting events, but how many people would even recognize the title?

But for the question on this thread: I agree Yoko is probably the best answer so far. Within music snob circles, I'd say maybe Stockhausen.

― o. nate, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 00:31 (seventeen years ago) link

Lamont Young (mostly because of the total unavailability of his recordings)

― William Selman, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 00:35 (seventeen years ago) link

In the LP era, infamous cover art could make a band well known without many spins, [Removed Illegal Link].

― bendy, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:36 (seventeen years ago) link

The correct answer is John Cage.

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:37 (seventeen years ago) link

No-one in my family knows who John Cage is.

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:39 (seventeen years ago) link

(nb: by "everyone" we do not necessarily mean "everyone")

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I'd wager significantly more people have heard of Sonic Youth than actually heard them.

― Simon H., Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:42 (seventeen years ago) link

I want to make a B science fiction movie where Ned is an evil intergalactic warlord that turns the entire animal populations into tacos.

I approve. (I also highly approve of your user name but I admit it doesn't tell me who you are, unless I've missed something.)

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:43 (seventeen years ago) link

The correct answer, comparared to his fame, is Pele.

― Frogman Henry, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 13:49 (seventeen years ago) link

I have certainly never heard Pele's music.

― Marcello Carlin, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 14:02 (seventeen years ago) link

"Velvet Undeground. At least I have never heard anything by them.

Tuomas on Monday, 12 March 2007 21:11 (Yesterday)"

vintage stuff

― That one guy that quit, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 14:06 (seventeen years ago) link

I have heard of David Beckham, everybody has.

Have we heard his music? No.

― Mark G, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 14:22 (seventeen years ago) link

"Everyone" = most people in your average queue at the bus stop (or local equivalent). Which is why Yoko Ono is the best answer yet. Pete Doherty as well possibly.

― Matt DC, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 14:36 (seventeen years ago) link

I have heard of David Beckham, everybody has.
Have we heard his music? No.

Yes - no.
Has Becks made any music, is teh question. Eh?
Pele, on teh other hand, has indeed recorded a number of songs. (Not like I'd argue they are good or anything :)

― t**t, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 17:47 (seventeen years ago) link

Paris Hitlon

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 17:52 (seventeen years ago) link

HASSELHOFF

― Catsupppppppppppppp dude ‫茄蕃‪, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 18:40 (seventeen years ago) link

The correct answer, comparared to his fame, is Pele.

Possibly Carl Lewis or Ruud Gullit as well.

― Geir Hongro, Tuesday, 13 March 2007 22:41 (seventeen years ago) link

In the UK, Donny Tourette/Towers of London.

― Matt DC, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 10:09 (seventeen years ago) link

I have heard Hasslehoff's music, unfortunately.

― Tuomas, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 10:34 (seventeen years ago) link

Johan Cruijff

― Siegbran, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 18:30 (seventeen years ago) link

Nero

― mulla atari, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 22:16 (seventeen years ago) link

Kris Kristopherson-- More people probably know him from the Blade movies, or various other roles, than from his recordings (unless covers by others count.)

― mulla atari, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 22:19 (seventeen years ago) link

Marissa Marchant.

― Rockist Scientist, Wednesday, 14 March 2007 22:23 (seventeen years ago) link

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