Leaping Lawyer, as noted by my quote, was pretty awesome.
Also I agree with Grandpa. Don't think that's a Halforum original, but it hasn't been done to death, either.
And not even. Consider, if you will,
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/rick-santorum-the-cherry-picking-catholic/2012/03/22/gIQAQb6oTS_story.html?hpid=z3&tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost
I don't think anyone outside the age of 15 considers obscurity equal to how good a band is. But I guess I kind of see your point.
PS, Feist is a "she", not a they. For posterity.
I don't remember him being depressing, but I do remember him awkwardly growing up publicly on an internet forum.
And wasn't he the one that said something akin to raping Droll? Or something creepjob like that?