I am a big fan of "The Ventures" and back in the sixties I got fed up having to tell my mates who they were as they were at the time biggest world wide sellers around (instrumental band). One claim was that every second someone, somewhere around the world was buying a "Ventures" LP. They sold billions in Japan and would tour there over and over again. They are now in "The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame".
Now I like "Pendragon"

That sounds like the tour I went to in 2008 for their Meet The Eels album. The other bloke was The Chet who has appeared on several of their recent albums.

Of the last 2 albums I like End Times, it has echos of Electro Shock Blues. Hombre Lobo had it's moments, but along with Soul Jacker one of the worst

I love loads of bands my friends don't like

Gerry and The Pacemakers
Herman's Hermitts
Bay City Rollers
Showaddywaddy
D:Ream
Human League
etc

My favourite Band, Status Quo, gets the most mickey taken out of it. In fact, I've never known any band get such a bad press that people are just ignorant to anything they do. As with any band, I say listen to the ALBUMS, not the singles, the singles are designed to sell loads, the albums are also but they contain more and can be surprising.

I have loads! My friends are all into pop and RnB!

Paramore
Halestorm
Cobra Starship
All Time Low
Forever The Sickest Kids
Muse
The Blackout
You Me At Six
Kids In Glass Houses
Taking Back Sunday
Panic! At The Disco

I guess no-one's really heard of any of them (other than Muse, or maybe Paramore)!
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I've heard of and listen to all of them (well, most of them apart from CS, YMAS & KIGH, only have few songs from each artist on my iPod).

Especially PATD. I am a huge fan of them and was gutted to see Ryan and Jon leave, but am looking forward to The Young Veins' material. Quite like Change, it's a grower, has to be said. Very Beatles wannabe. And New Perspective by PATD is surely one of the most amazing songs ever?

Wow someone who likes Eisley and The Veronicas!! Have you listened to Ohbijou they remind me of Eisley?

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As for me none of my friends/family like any of the music I like (or even heard of most of it).

Luckily my other half likes most of the acts like:
Katatonia
Lifehouse
Senser
VNV Nation
The Birthday Massacre
De/Vision

I swear The Veronica's are quite well known???

just thought i'd say that i'm surprised someone else here has actually heard of the besties.. i thought i was their only UK fan haha... got to see them live in brooklyn about a year ago... great gig.. sad to see them split. home free is freakin great album

Besties split? It's hard to keep track of who split/reformed/stareted a new group these days. I am still after their album. Some reason I used to spell their name 'beasties' and wondered why I could never find their album listed anywhere

fountains of wayne and divine comedy

its on itunes.... or check out this site to see all the places that you can download it.. www.tunechecker.com... i found it on amazon for 6 quid on that site.

but yeah, they split in december. i was talking to ricky and he said that the decision had come about as kelly had left new york as she couldn't put up with pit that was 79 lorimer that the song is named after haha. pity as they kicked ass imo... a band that deserved to be much bigger

Yeah, that is one of my favourites! I really like I Write Sins Not Tragedies, too

LOVE Paramore. My favourite.

I love their videos. But It's Better If You Do is great.

NP, I Write Sins, That Green Gentleman & She Had The World are my favourites.

Yup. My teenage cousin loves them.

Bands I like that no-one I know seems to:

Egyptian Hip Hop
Of Montreal
The Residents
Popol Vuh
Henry Cow (and Slapp Happy)
Toasted Heretic
Camberwell Now

Love the Live In Chicago album by PatD definitely my favourite, took me a little while to get into Pretty. Odd but Northern Downpour remains their best track. Really liked the first album and pleased to hear that Mark Hoppus will be producing the next one

Northern Downpour contains some of my favourite lyrics ever. It was definately one of Ryan's finest musical moments:

If all our life is but a dream,
Fantastic posing greed.
Then we should feed our jewelry to the sea,
For diamonds do appear to be,
Just like broken glass to me.

Just beautiful. Like Ryan's face a bit actually.

And Mark Hoppus? I reckon they are going to make a more pop-punk record next (due for release this year apparantly). I actually think Brendon or Spencer recently said that NP is a taster of what to come, which is great cos I love the song.

The Young Veins seem to be sticking to a very Panic sound though, which is also good, cos I don't want that sound to be lost completely.