Underrated Bands (1 Viewer)

[Dr. Octopus]

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Great call here

Listed to Shake the Streets…great stuff

I saw them play the Shake the Streets album front to back as their first set at a show at the Pony about a year ago.

 

[Manster]

Kyuss.....not a ton of material, but hugely influential. They brought a unique sound for their time. They captured something special, imo.

Founding members went on to create a plethora of projects. Josh Homme's Queens of the Stone Age being the most popular.

Discovered these guys recently, need to do a deeper dive but i definitely like their sound. I definitely like the Stoner Rock / Metal genre or whatever you want to call it

Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is a great album in that genre

When The Kite String Pops by Acid Bath too but that’s a bit more sludgy. They have a huge cult following though and played a few shows this year after a long hiatus. At times they sound like Sabbath with Jim
Morrison on vocals but get a bit heavier on some songs

"Desert rock" originated in the mid 80's in the Palm desert..... Yawning man, Fu Manchu, and Kyuss some of the pioneers. Have you listened to any of the Desert sessions albums? Some cool stuff there.
Truck Fighters is a Swedish band that is influenced by the American desert rock scene. Check them out if you already haven't.

That Acid Bath album is awesome! I found it fairly recently due to the cult following.

Have you heard Swan Valley Heights? I think you'd dig em...... unfortunately I think they are calling it quits. Kind of like Kyuss, in that not a ton of material released, but what is out there is really good.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Great call here

Listed to Shake the Streets…great stuff

I saw them play the Shake the Streets album front to back as their first set at a show at the Pony about a year ago.

I went up to Albany to see them when Shake the Sheets was new because my high school buddy’s band was opening for them.

 

[Ilov80s]

Kyuss.....not a ton of material, but hugely influential. They brought a unique sound for their time. They captured something special, imo.

Founding members went on to create a plethora of projects. Josh Homme's Queens of the Stone Age being the most popular.

Discovered these guys recently, need to do a deeper dive but i definitely like their sound. I definitely like the Stoner Rock / Metal genre or whatever you want to call it

Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is a great album in that genre

When The Kite String Pops by Acid Bath too but that’s a bit more sludgy. They have a huge cult following though and played a few shows this year after a long hiatus. At times they sound like Sabbath with Jim
Morrison on vocals but get a bit heavier on some songs

"Desert rock" originated in the mid 80's in the Palm desert..... Yawning man, Fu Manchu, and Kyuss some of the pioneers. Have you listened to any of the Desert sessions albums? Some cool stuff there.
Truck Fighters is a Swedish band that is influenced by the American desert rock scene. Check them out if you already haven't.

That Acid Bath album is awesome! I found it fairly recently due to the cult following.

Have you heard Swan Valley Heights? I think you'd dig em...... unfortunately I think they are calling it quits. Kind of like Kyuss, in that not a ton of material released, but what is out there is really good.

Desert rock that’s a new one to me. How does it relate to cowpunk?

 

[El Floppo]

Another underrated 80s band; The Call.
I Still Believe
Everywhere I Go
I Don't Wanna
The Walls Came Down
Let The Day Begin

I think they were a NoCal band (Santa Cruz, maybe?) so they were on teh alt radio a ton in the SF bay area. Really good, and the music holds up IMO- solid "under-rated" call on the Call here.

 

[Ilov80s]

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Great call here

Listed to Shake the Streets…great stuff

My favorite album from Ted is Biomusicology but they're all consistently excellent.

and I think I like Hearts of Oak best. They were rock solid in the late 90s, early 00s.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Great call here

Listed to Shake the Streets…great stuff

My favorite album from Ted is Biomusicology but they're all consistently excellent.

and I think I like Hearts of Oak best. They were rock solid in the late 90s, early 00s.

All their albums are top notch except for Living with the Living, which still has some great stuff on it but is too long.

 

[General Malaise]

Kyuss.....not a ton of material, but hugely influential. They brought a unique sound for their time. They captured something special, imo.

Founding members went on to create a plethora of projects. Josh Homme's Queens of the Stone Age being the most popular.

Discovered these guys recently, need to do a deeper dive but i definitely like their sound. I definitely like the Stoner Rock / Metal genre or whatever you want to call it

Dopethrone by Electric Wizard is a great album in that genre

When The Kite String Pops by Acid Bath too but that’s a bit more sludgy. They have a huge cult following though and played a few shows this year after a long hiatus. At times they sound like Sabbath with Jim
Morrison on vocals but get a bit heavier on some songs

"Desert rock" originated in the mid 80's in the Palm desert..... Yawning man, Fu Manchu, and Kyuss some of the pioneers. Have you listened to any of the Desert sessions albums? Some cool stuff there.
Truck Fighters is a Swedish band that is influenced by the American desert rock scene. Check them out if you already haven't.

That Acid Bath album is awesome! I found it fairly recently due to the cult following.

Have you heard Swan Valley Heights? I think you'd dig em...... unfortunately I think they are calling it quits. Kind of like Kyuss, in that not a ton of material released, but what is out there is really good.

Dave Grohl was a big Kyuss guy before Kurt Cobain passed. I remember him saying something like "he's heard the future of rock and it is Kyuss". Want to say this was also a precursor to Queens of the Stone Age? Don't quote me there.

 

[nirad3]

Michelle Branch

 

[kupcho1]

The Rutles

 

[kupcho1]

Saw Billy Strings in April, and he was amazing.

Does anyone consider this dude underrated?

I don't think anyone who has seen him would, but he is probably largely unknown to the general public.

Never heard of him. I assumed we're at that point in the process where we're making things up.

 

[kupcho1]

Hold My Hand - 2006 Remaster

The Rutles · The Rutles · Song · 1978

open.spotify.com

 

[the moops]

Saw Billy Strings in April, and he was amazing.

Does anyone consider this dude underrated?

I don't think anyone who has seen him would, but he is probably largely unknown to the general public.

Never heard of him. I assumed we're at that point in the process where we're making things up.

You should get to know him. So good

 

[kupcho1]

Saw Billy Strings in April, and he was amazing.

Does anyone consider this dude underrated?

I don't think anyone who has seen him would, but he is probably largely unknown to the general public.

Never heard of him. I assumed we're at that point in the process where we're making things up.

You should get to know him. So good

I'll check him out
Searching on the Spotify app lists him first.
Strings
Idol
Bragg
Joel

I don't know if that's good or bad.

 

[kupcho1]

Saw Billy Strings in April, and he was amazing.

Does anyone consider this dude underrated?

I don't think anyone who has seen him would, but he is probably largely unknown to the general public.

Never heard of him. I assumed we're at that point in the process where we're making things up.

You should get to know him. So good

I'll check him out
Searching on the Spotify app lists him first.
Strings
Idol
Bragg
Joel

I don't know if that's good or bad.

Yeah, country.
Not my cup of tea.

 

[Dan Lambskin]

Saw Billy Strings in April, and he was amazing.

Does anyone consider this dude underrated?

I don't think anyone who has seen him would, but he is probably largely unknown to the general public.

Never heard of him. I assumed we're at that point in the process where we're making things up.

You should get to know him. So good

I'll check him out
Searching on the Spotify app lists him first.
Strings
Idol
Bragg
Joel

I don't know if that's good or bad.

Yeah, country.
Not my cup of tea.

It’s psychedelic bluegrass
Live shows are a mix of his stuff and tons of covers with a few 20 minute jams worked in
Probably the best act touring right now

 

[Bracie Smathers]

Another underrated 80s band; The Call.
I Still Believe
Everywhere I Go
I Don't Wanna
The Walls Came Down
Let The Day Begin

I think they were a NoCal band (Santa Cruz, maybe?) so they were on teh alt radio a ton in the SF bay area. Really good, and the music holds up IMO- solid "under-rated" call on the Call here.

I vaguely remember hearing they were a 'Christian' group, but it appears that the lead vocalist was a Christian and imbued the music with 'spiritual' messages.
They definitely qualify as underrated and forgotten compared to what they put out.
Why Did Christian Music Forget The Call's Michael Been?
Some say Michel Been's band The Call was the 80's most underrated rock band...
Michael Been and his rock band The Call had a curious reputation in Christian music. They worked with some famous mainstream musicians—few people can say they collaborated with Bono, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, and even actors-turned-musicians like Harry Dean Stanton. They also forged a reputation for intelligent music with spiritual content. John J. Thompson observes that The Call “became known, in the same way as artists like Bruce Cockburn, T-Bone Burnett, U2, and others, as a group with a Christian perspective on the human condition that they were willing to explore.” ...

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Never heard of him. I assumed we're at that point in the process where we're making things up.

He's a bluegrass artist that's been accepted into the jam band scene. He's a crazy talented guitarist.

 

[El Floppo]

Another underrated 80s band; The Call.
I Still Believe
Everywhere I Go
I Don't Wanna
The Walls Came Down
Let The Day Begin

I think they were a NoCal band (Santa Cruz, maybe?) so they were on teh alt radio a ton in the SF bay area. Really good, and the music holds up IMO- solid "under-rated" call on the Call here.

I vaguely remember hearing they were a 'Christian' group, but it appears that the lead vocalist was a Christian and imbued the music with 'spiritual' messages.
They definitely qualify as underrated and forgotten compared to what they put out.
Why Did Christian Music Forget The Call's Michael Been?
Some say Michel Been's band The Call was the 80's most underrated rock band...
Michael Been and his rock band The Call had a curious reputation in Christian music. They worked with some famous mainstream musicians—few people can say they collaborated with Bono, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, and even actors-turned-musicians like Harry Dean Stanton. They also forged a reputation for intelligent music with spiritual content. John J. Thompson observes that The Call “became known, in the same way as artists like Bruce Cockburn, T-Bone Burnett, U2, and others, as a group with a Christian perspective on the human condition that they were willing to explore.” ...

I never made that connection- interesting.

Simple Minds- yeah. Lyrics and titles are obvious... even though it took me a few teen years to figure it out.

as an aside related to collaborators, I kinda remember their keyboardist during their hey-day was from an older successful band- maybe The Band? or the Dead? if not- he was like twice their age... so I just figured. (saw them live at least once).

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Another underrated 80s band; The Call.
I Still Believe
Everywhere I Go
I Don't Wanna
The Walls Came Down
Let The Day Begin

I think they were a NoCal band (Santa Cruz, maybe?) so they were on teh alt radio a ton in the SF bay area. Really good, and the music holds up IMO- solid "under-rated" call on the Call here.

I vaguely remember hearing they were a 'Christian' group, but it appears that the lead vocalist was a Christian and imbued the music with 'spiritual' messages.
They definitely qualify as underrated and forgotten compared to what they put out.
Why Did Christian Music Forget The Call's Michael Been?
Some say Michel Been's band The Call was the 80's most underrated rock band...
Michael Been and his rock band The Call had a curious reputation in Christian music. They worked with some famous mainstream musicians—few people can say they collaborated with Bono, Peter Gabriel, Simple Minds, and even actors-turned-musicians like Harry Dean Stanton. They also forged a reputation for intelligent music with spiritual content. John J. Thompson observes that The Call “became known, in the same way as artists like Bruce Cockburn, T-Bone Burnett, U2, and others, as a group with a Christian perspective on the human condition that they were willing to explore.” ...

I never made that connection- interesting.

Simple Minds- yeah. Lyrics and titles are obvious... even though it took me a few teen years to figure it out.

as an aside related to collaborators, I kinda remember their keyboardist during their hey-day was from an older successful band- maybe The Band? or the Dead? if not- he was like twice their age... so I just figured. (saw them live at least once).

The Band's keyboardist Garth Hudson played on their first two records.

 

[Anarchy99]

More cow bell.

 

[Scoresman]

The Tea Party

I selected them for one of the MAD countdowns as I think they are a band that could've been way bigger than they were. They are a Canadian band that came out right around when the grunge scene took off. They also incorporate a lot of genres including influences from blues, hard rock, and Middle Eastern music.

They are super talented and have a great catalog of songs, but they were pretty mismanaged throughout their career, and made a few questionable business decisions along the way keeping them from gaining mainstream appeal. There's even a rumor that they declined Trent Reznor's offer to produce an album.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The Tea Party

I selected them for one of the MAD countdowns as I think they are a band that could've been way bigger than they were. They are a Canadian band that came out right around when the grunge scene took off. They also incorporate a lot of genres including influences from blues, hard rock, and Middle Eastern music.

They are super talented and have a great catalog of songs, but they were pretty mismanaged throughout their career, and made a few questionable business decisions along the way keeping them from gaining mainstream appeal. There's even a rumor that they declined Trent Reznor's offer to produce an album.

They were a revelation. To me they sound a bit like Screaming Trees, previously mentioned in this thread.