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Underrated Bands (3 Viewers)

Talk Talk. Most people think they were an 80s 1 hit wonder but they had two of the defining albums of post-rock, plus one of the best art rock albums of the 80s. Genius band that was way ahead of their time.

 
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Ilov80s said:
Talk Talk. Most people think they were an 80s 1 hit wonder but they had two of the defining albums of post-rock, plus one of the best art rock albums of the 80s. Genius band that was way ahead of their time.
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Perfect. Loved their moodier stuff that came out later that seemed like nobody listened to, including that bizarre O'rang thing.

 
Ilov80s said:
Talk Talk. Most people think they were an 80s 1 hit wonder but they had two of the defining albums of post-rock, plus one of the best art rock albums of the 80s. Genius band that was way ahead of their time.
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Great call.

I was one of those people until I discovered Spirit of Eden and Laughing Stock in the late 90's. So different than their 80's hits. 

 
The Dreaded Marco said:
Agreed regarding the Spoon love in the FFA, but I'm assuming the OP was referring to the general population.

I went to a Spoon show last week and whenever I told anyone in the days leading up to the show who I was seeing I got a blank stare.  Now, I do live in Utah, so maybe take that with a grain of Salt Lake, but I don't think they have a wide following in the general population.  
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You are correct and I have no idea who Spoon is.  

 
Soootch said:
They've sold a billion records, have a star on the hollywood walk of fame and are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They're considered one of the best American bands ever and they've been selling out arenas & stadiums for 4 decades.
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Pffft.  Talk to me when they've been selling out arenas and stadiums for 5 decades.  

 
Soootch said:
They've sold a billion records, have a star on the hollywood walk of fame and are in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They're considered one of the best American bands ever and they've been selling out arenas & stadiums for 4 decades.
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Yep.

and they barely made a list of 100 all time greats.

 
Any genre?

They probably arent everyone's bag, but The Fleet Foxes.

Elbow is criminally underated in the States, in my estimation.

 
TheAristocrat said:
Silversun Pickups are hugely underrated. Great band.
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I can agree, for the most part.  The first Pickup's song I ever heard was Lazy Eye....which I despise.  Wrote them off because of that for a couple of years.  Listened to some other tracks at that point and was much more impressed. 

 
XTC is a great call.

My pick is a band that's been around 32 years and that just held a residency at Madison Square over 17 days in which they performed 13 nights to either sold-out or nearly sold-out shows. The mainstream media hardly covered the run, and only a small percentage of FBGs have been chatting about it. The band played 237 songs clocking in at just under 40 hours yet they did not repeat a song. It was a feat that likely had never been considered before nor will any band ever match what they did. That's the most underrated band I know.

 
pecorino said:
XTC is a great call.

My pick is a band that's been around 32 years and that just held a residency at Madison Square over 17 days in which they performed 13 nights to either sold-out or nearly sold-out shows. The mainstream media hardly covered the run, and only a small percentage of FBGs have been chatting about it. The band played 237 songs clocking in at just under 40 hours yet they did not repeat a song. It was a feat that likely had never been considered before nor will any band ever match what they did. That's the most underrated band I know.
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Ok, lll bite.

Abba?

 
Not a fan of some of the newer stuff, but overall:

Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters

Not sure there has been an album released in the last 15 years I have to more than Ghosts of the Great Highway. 

 
Also, this thread is once again proof that the ffa underrates the ladies.  Anything from Sleater-Kinney  to Tori Amos belongs in here. 

 
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pecorino said:
XTC is a great call.

My pick is a band that's been around 32 years and that just held a residency at Madison Square over 17 days in which they performed 13 nights to either sold-out or nearly sold-out shows. The mainstream media hardly covered the run, and only a small percentage of FBGs have been chatting about it. The band played 237 songs clocking in at just under 40 hours yet they did not repeat a song. It was a feat that likely had never been considered before nor will any band ever match what they did. That's the most underrated band I know.
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1. I wouldn't call BIlly Joel a band.

2. He's rated pretty high.

3. Pretty sure he plays Piano Man at every concert.

 
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