Underrated artist/band

[Justice wanted]

I saw this article in an old magazine asking singers and bands who they thought where underrated. So I bring this question here.

Who do you think is underrated?

[DODI]

1. Peter Cetera as a bass player, Steven Stills as a guitar player

And to me, Terry Kath never gets as much credit as he deserves.

[dogknob]

3. Jimi Hendrix said that Kath was a better player than himself.

Old story. Easy to find.

[Mopar151]

4. Because of tracks like this

[dogknob]

10. yup

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[Neoma]

2. Twisted Sister

Though that's from the 80s. I'll try to think of current bands I guess...

The entire wrock genre?

[dawg]

5. Paul McCartney as a bass player.

George Harrison on guitar. Ringo on drums.

[lunamagica]

15. WORD (eom)

[Tom Ripley]

33. I always say that George is the most underrated gutarist in the history of the world.

[Mopar151]

6. Jimmy Vaughn

Stevie Ray said his big brother was better than him - as an ensemble player, it could be true!

[Mopar151]

7. Lonnie Mack - one of Stevie Ray's idols

Acoustic, live, with Stevie Ray

Live, electric, with Stevie Ray

A musican's musican - he's "sat in" with Paul Schafer on Letterman, GE Smith & SNL Band

[Mopar151]

8. Albert King - another idol of Stevie's

Played a right-handed guitar left-handed, with his own stringing and tuning. Stevie Ray was one of the few who could keep up.....

[kwassa]

36. uh, your video is of Stevie and Lonnie Mack! No Albert to be seen.

The first blues album I ever bought was Albert King live at the Fillmore, here he is with Stevie.

[Mopar151]

40. Fixed 5 min. later with Matchbox Blues n/t

[Mopar151]

9. Albert Collins

The "Iceman" - Travelin' South

Albert and the band at Buddy Guy's club - GWB's theme song! (hey, it is a political website)

[kwassa]

35. I love the Iceman!

he has a sound that is all his own. Never saw him live, but his performances on tape are great!

[bluesbassman]

12. Tinsley Ellis

[Bennyboy]

13. Leftover Salmon..... If things were right in the world

these guys would be the biggest stars on the planet. Poly ethnic-cajun-slamgrass. The music of America and one of the best bands I ever saw.

They are however very well respected among the Americana music industry. toured with del mcCoury band, Cracker, and played with everyone from Sam Bush to Bela Fleck to Michael Franti....Good freind and frequent stagemates with Little Feat...

[Tabasco_Dave]

14. Death, the first African American punk band

These guys predate the Sex Pistols, they where way ahead of their time i can't believe this was recorded in 1973/76 they should have been huge.

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[Hippo_Tron]

18. I'd never heard of them and that's absolutely fascinating

One of my biggest complaints about rock music (and IMO part of the reason it's been dying out for the past 20 years) is that it's a white male club, with only a few notable exceptions. If these guys do pre-date the sex pistols, then it's a fucking shame that they're not better known.

[Tabasco_Dave]

22. Here's the bio from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_%28punk_band%29

I just discovered them a few nights ago they blew me away. They where way ahead of their time.

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[dana_b]

23. wow - I like them!

I can see how they would not have been radio friendly back in '76 but it's too bad that they didn't get a chance later.

[rppper]

16. the screaming trees.....

probably the best band of the 90's that never really made it...had a couple of hits and faded away....the singer did a stint for the queens of the stone age, the brothers who played guitar and bass also did some outside work, but as a band they were kind of overlooked...i think because the guitarist was a big guy...not a "cute" band....sad...they were very talented...buy "sweet oblivion"...great album...

the early 80's band zebra was pretty good too...i think the singer is doing opera style music now...

[aikoaiko]

38. I have their CD. They were good.

[WillyT]

17. Concrete Blonde

Cold Blood

Garbage

Off the top of my head...

And I DEFINITELY agree With Terry Kath !!!



Such a tragic waste...

Former drummer Danny Seraphine mentions in his autobiography "Street Player: My Chicago Story" that Kath had a high tolerance for drugs. Around 5 p.m., on January 23, 1978, after a party at roadie/band technician Don Johnson's home in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, Kath took an unloaded .38 revolver and put it to his head, pulling the trigger several times on the empty chambers. Johnson had warned Kath several times to be careful. Kath then picked up a semiautomatic 9 mm pistol and, leaning back in a chair, said to Johnson, "Don't worry, it's not loaded". After showing the empty magazine to Johnson, Kath replaced the magazine in the gun, put the gun to his temple, and pulled the trigger. There was a round in the chamber, and he died instantly.[10] It was the week before his 32nd birthday.

And if you listen to 'Free Form Guitar' on their fist albmn, CTA



you will hear what Hendrix was talking about.

[JCMach1]

20. Concrete Blonde +1

[Hippo_Tron]

19. The Darkness (but only on this side of the pond)

They're far and away the best rock act formed in my lifetime (granted I'm pretty young). In the UK they're huge, because they seem to recognize good music over there. In the US, they've got a minor hit and nobody listens to any of their other stuff.

[JCMach1]

21. Kelis

not for that Milkshake song, but cool stuff like this:

[limpyhobbler]

24. JAMC, The Rave-Ups

Jesus and Mary Chain is one of the most famous bands in the world, but in America they are totally underrated.
This is some song they played on TV after they got old:

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The Rave-ups were pioneers in the alt-country sound with their album Chance that came out in the late 80's or early 90s being really good.

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[HopeHoops]

25. Camel

[guitar man]

26. David Lindley

He's one serious mofo when it comes to anything with strings on it.

[hifiguy]

27. Van der Graaf Generator

was and is an incredible band.

[kaitcat]

28. Fish-era Marillion.

I love all of their stuff, but like the early stuff best.

On Malloy's show, Kathy sometimes plays a part of a track from Blind Curve -- I sent it to her years ago -- about the war widow in the laundrette, so they get some radio play. /snark

[bif]

29. Blue Merle

SHort-lived band. Put out one cd and them promptly broke up. Shame.

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30. Bark Psychosis

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[auburngrad82]

31. The Wipers

Awesome band out of Oregon. Big influence on Nirvana. Greg Sage is one of the original DIY guys, too. He sells his CDs on his website, and he sells them at a reasonable price. The Wipers Box Set is a steal at $17. It's basically their first three CDs and a crap load of alternate takes.

[mvd]

32. Do you mean by the public or critics?

A Fine Frenzy, for example, gets good reviews from most critics, but only has a devoted following in the public instead of widespread appeal.

Bon Jovi is popular, but I like him more than critics do.

[Tom Ripley]

34. David Bowie's musical chops

People give him due credit as a visionary performer, but still, in my opinion, often undervalue his musical skills.
He is an incredibly talented singer and multi-instrumentalist

[kwassa]

37. Los Lobos

Never did a band have a greater range of styles, and to be so good at all of them.

Great in concert, too.

[RZM]

39. Catherine Wheel

They're a British band from Great Yarmouth, East Anglia, which is the same region the pilgrims came from. My favorite band of all time and one of the most underrated in history, IMO. Here's 'Pain' from 1993:

[kayakjohnny]

41. The Samples

[mentalsolstice]

42. JJ Grey & Mofro, enough said.

[bigwillq]

43. Robyn

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[slutticus]

44. Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

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[baldguy]

45. Aimee Mann

[He loved Big Brother]

46. Firewater

I never will understand why they aren't huge.