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| goofus User Info... | they cant jsut be a band you really like, but one that never got enoug credit - Alice in Chains. they got nominated every year for a grammy and lost to metallica, pearl jam, etc. there are a buch of copycat bands too, which shows their influence - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 6:44pm | ||
| Nik Olaz User Info... | joe jackson - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 7:27pm | ||
| Lucky Bar User Info... |  Ben - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 8:23pm | ||
| Jaron Evil User Info... | Primus --alot of people coundn't get into them, but some of the best musicians. Laundry --I can't believe this project wasn't popular. Corpsevomit --completely overlooked Deathgrind from Chicago. Labrat --musical insanity/genius. Psychotica --singer Pat Briggs is a virtuoso. Rhapsody --too many people consider them a cheesy joke. \m/ - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 8:32pm | ||
| cooper User Info... | Wow, I would have included Alice in Chains in the overrated bands thread...to each his own though! I'll say Wide Mouth Mason, but much of that is based on their live performances. Their albums don't do them justice. - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 10:49pm | ||
| Tdizzle User Info... | Parliamentry Funkadelic... they were popular to an extent, but I always felt they were outshined by the earlier James Brown... not saying that hes isnt bad either. The influence those guys have on ppl like Jamiroquai is waay overlooked in my opinion - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:00pm | ||
| ScrewyLuey User Info... | the Mito... - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:46pm | ||
| brad User Info... | no wait! they are WAY over rated !! - Wed, 9 Feb 2005 11:47pm | ||
| goofus User Info... | ya there are alot of people, even grunge and metal fans who dont like alice in chains but to me should have been as big or bigger than acdc or guns n roses, which they werent. but whatev, my opinion. most other music i like gets the credit they deserve tho. on the local scene id say another day lived is underrated but alot of ppl disagree i think. i think adl made the mistake of releasing the wrong song on the cd - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 9:09am | ||
| The One After Two User Info... | goofus, good call on AIC! Love that group and they are big, but should have been BIGGER. Lucky Bar nailed it with The Replacements (and you're right, if they did get big, we wounldn't like them). I found them late in life and so its new to me and lots of fun getting the old discs and reading about them on the web. I love Mission of Burma and I think The New Pornographers should be like a Canadian overkill band heard everywhere but they just don't seem to bust out. - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 2:01pm | ||
| Wig User Info... | didn't the replacements do the 'friends' theme song? - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 3:01pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | pylon the blasters the method actors x au pairs defunkt romeo void james chance & the contortions the gun club fear - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 3:02pm | ||
| Mutilashawn User Info... | "Parliamentry Funkadelic... they were popular to an extent, but I always felt they were outshined by the earlier James Brown... not saying that hes isnt bad either. The influence those guys have on ppl like Jamiroquai is waay overlooked in my opinion" I fully agree . . plus they are still going strong and George is like 60 something. Not too mention the influence they have over modern rap with the amount of dolooping (sampling in P-Funk talk). - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 4:08pm | ||
| Troutbreath User Info... | I was listening to "Smoked Out Brains" at the Tsunami Benefit last night and some of their guitar solos reminded me of Country joe and the Fish. I don't think Barry Melton on guitar and the Fish in general ever got the recognition for the influence they had on many people that have come along since. http://www.well.com/~cjfish/bandbio.htm ....and yeah, you've gotta love George. Colin James has taken some lessons there. - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 4:26pm | ||
| Curmudgeon Rocker User Info... | The most underrated band of all time is Bronski Beat. And I will personally challenge anyone to a fist fight who disagrees with me. - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 5:15pm | ||
| Troutbreath User Info... | No argument here, I've always loved Bronski Beat and I don't care who knows. Who else is man enough to admit it? - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 6:12pm | ||
| denver User Info... | i could see how alice in chains could go either way but i love them and think they are underrated, - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 7:31pm | ||
| Tragedy User Info... | YES. - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 8:11pm | ||
| Lucky Bar User Info... |  I owned a Bronski Beat tape in high school. I can't even count how many times rockers and hockey players called me a fag and tried to beat me up because of it. Ben - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 8:23pm | ||
| Tdizzle User Info... | Mutilashawn, you know whats happenin', George is the man, and im sure that P-Funk jive is in the roots of many rap artists... What was it... Alpha-disco-physco-aqua-something-dooloop? i have the album somewhere... and one under rated rap group is The Roots... They have some solid original stuff... and they are ACTUALLY A BAND! not samples, and K-OS as well... - Thu, 10 Feb 2005 9:23pm | ||
| Lucius User Info... | Back street boys! - Fri, 11 Feb 2005 10:28am | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | the pricks rough trade genetic control - Sat, 12 Feb 2005 7:31am | ||
| Kris User Info... | Tdizzle the roots are indeed fabulous. The Ugly Ducklings are an underrated rap band, i love the ugly ducklings. - Sat, 12 Feb 2005 9:27am | ||
| Isolation Ride User Info... | I agree with Donnie Black......FAITH NO MORE. - Sat, 12 Feb 2005 1:06pm | ||
| Chris User Info... | one underrated band comes to mind in the world of music and they've been around for a long time (insert drum roll here) MOTORHEAD!!! - Sat, 12 Feb 2005 8:17pm | ||
| Grain fed User Info... | I really think that AIC weren't that underated. They were a great band and they got a fair amount of credit for it. If you want to talk about that era I think the most underated band was Kyuss. Even with as much recognition that Queens are getting today alot of their stuff was pulled from the Dessert sessions stuff they did as Kyuss. Again more of a matter of opinion than fact. - Sun, 13 Feb 2005 9:16am | ||
| Nik Olaz User Info... | The Jesus Lizard - Sun, 13 Feb 2005 9:38pm | ||
| canon.docre User Info... | Inepsy surely didn't under-appreciate Motorhead. - Sun, 13 Feb 2005 9:56pm | ||
| Mordock.the.Benzite User Info... |  I'm not trying to be a dick.....but Motorhead are (quite deservingly) recognized as one of the most influential bands in the history of heavy music....and to call them underrated is pretty laughable. - Mon, 14 Feb 2005 12:45am | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | baby namboos esg the db's (stands for decibles -- full length) the bush tetras - Mon, 14 Feb 2005 5:41pm | ||
| kittykat666 User Info... | Bronski Beat for sure! and Placebo - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 1:47am | ||
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| Kris North User Info... | They started alternate country? What about the violent femmes..I always thought of them as the fathers of country in 82 or 83 or something. I'm not argueing just wondering. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 8:14am | ||
| [+} User Info... | Uncle Tupelo is a great start to a great band. their were so many factors that lead to the alt. country scene.. but they were definitely on the forefront. Son Volt i'm not so hot on. the new Volt album sounds like a harsh tragically hip rip off. IMO. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:21am | ||
| Brendan User Info... | I've heard some Son Volt that's pretty alright, but if you're into the alt country thing, you owe it to yourselves to check out Old 97's. One of the best bands ever, in my humble opinion. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 3:02pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... | the templars keg killers veronica tenant subway thugs suicide non thespian oxblood - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 6:41pm | ||
| Curmudgeon Rocker User Info... | Actually I was being a total nerd about Bronski Beat. I'm not a big fan of them. The Jesus Lizard, on the other hand - saw them in '89 and '91. (Moron - with Drone - shared the bill with them in '91 at 94th St. - now Sugar). I don't think I've seen a drummer pound the living shit out of his kit the way Mac McNielly did - TOTALLY dripping-with-blood snare knuckles afterwards. He'd take these big, windmill wind-ups for the slower beats, along with whack polyrhythmic beats'n shit. And Yow on vox was a flailing dervish, grabbing people by the hair and yelling in their faces. David Wm Sims laid down solid, catchier-than-shit Rickenbacker bass lines that he was also known for in Rapeman and Scratch Acid previously. Stupendous live splendidness. Gosh. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 9:00pm | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | Yes indeed: Jesus Lizard - greatest rock band of all time. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:18pm | ||
| [+} User Info... | brendan, i'll fight you to the death. but i'd have to agree on Old 97's. great band. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 10:44pm | ||
| Nik Olaz User Info... | that is too friggin wicked. - Tue, 15 Feb 2005 11:04pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... |  i'm glad to hear that you were kidding about bronski beat. the communards had their moment as members marxist christian movement along with the house martins but bronski beat? i don't know, they always sucked- so to speak ha - Wed, 16 Feb 2005 2:59pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... |  jesus lizard? are u really serious? "of all time?" really? the greatest band of all time is pictured above x - Wed, 16 Feb 2005 3:06pm | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | LP, why do you shame me in front of everyone? For all I know, Bily Zoom is browsing this board right now. I still call Godhead on the Lizard, but, really, one can't choose a single greatest band of all time. I was overcome with enthusiasm. Now I'm just waiting for Zippgun to appear and put me in my place. - Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:18pm | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | I've got one I've been listening to a lot recently: Head of David, "Dustbowl." Anyone heard it? - Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:25pm | ||
| Lordpatch User Info... |  no dis intended and if perhaps billy or exene might be reading the sight and i'm sure they would hold no grudge. and here's one: max webster was always underrated even in their day. "battle scars" with rush was bloody brilliant. kim mitchell was over rated and his balding hockey hair and ball cap look was something that should never have caught on like middle age gay men and tight jeans or fetish nights, preppy sk8er punk or loverboy and dudes in spandex. if you work it out they all appear around the sametime toronto was a band that was underrated along with blasphemy and germany's malaria http://www.deathrock.com/malaria/ - Thu, 17 Feb 2005 3:58pm | ||
| Curmudgeon Rocker User Info... | Chris: you referred to J.L. as godhead. You don't mean 'pure-head-goat', do you? /let's see if you can figure that one out. - Fri, 18 Feb 2005 8:34am | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | CR - you calling me a liar? That would make feel down. And blue. ;) - Sat, 19 Feb 2005 12:24pm | ||
| Kickback User Info... | AiC arent nearly as underrated as Jerry Cantrell's solo career has been. Anyone who has heard Degradation Trip 1&2 knows exactly what i'm talkin about. It's hard to believe that that disc didnt blow up for him. Kyuss never really seemed to get what they deserved until years after they broke up. Too bad because they've influenced so many bands since then. To a lesser extent The Melvins were/are very influencial, esspecially in the 90's Seattle scene but never seemed get noticed on a large scale. - Sun, 20 Feb 2005 1:55am | ||
| Curmudgeon Rocker User Info... | Chris Chris Chris - I sure ain't callin' you no liar. If you were REALLY a fan of the J.L., you'd get what I meant by that whack reference. TOTAL btw here: What's up with that Sarah booking chick? I phoned down to get Peruke on a bill with Allfather and was told to email her via Logan's website. Three emails later and NO flibberty-jibbin' response, my friend. Sure - people who do bookings can be busy, but too busy to respond after three emails?! Hmmmmmm....... /how's the lovely Christine? - Mon, 21 Feb 2005 5:14pm | ||
| Krang User Info... | I think without a doubt that linkin park is the most underrated band of all time. - Thu, 24 Feb 2005 8:42pm | ||
| Chris Logan User Info... | "Chris Chris Chris - I sure ain't callin' you no liar. If you were REALLY a fan of the J.L., you'd get what I meant by that whack reference." Hey CR - take a closer look at my post - speaking of whack references. Sarah rules but can get overwhelmed (I know I used to when I was handling all the booking). Allfather/Peruke would kill, and it's probably just a matter of crossed wires. Send me a message direct to [email protected] and I'll talk to her about it. Christine's A-OK - thanks for asking. - Thu, 24 Feb 2005 8:53pm | ||
| ODIN User Info... | Anal Cunt! Come on, art fag is a classic! - Sat, 26 Feb 2005 3:46am | ||
| Mordock.the.Benzite User Info... | A.C. are not underrated ....jeez. They are easily the most influential band from the early noisecore scene....fuck. http://www.cfprod.com/noisecore/noisecore.htm site dedicated to noisecore, noisegrind etc. - Sat, 26 Feb 2005 9:16am | ||
| Robnoxious User Info... | Randy Hansen, stuck doing Jimi Hendrix tribute, really well but I have his one solo album and it's closer to say Neil Schon of Journey on steroids (singing,soaring leads and whammy damage) - Sat, 26 Feb 2005 9:04pm | ||
| GFY User Info... | Anyone remember WildT and the spirit? I thought he was to be the next big thing in 93' oops I just let my age slip! - Mon, 28 Feb 2005 12:42pm | ||
| josh User Info... | Tony Springer (wild T) ROCKS. I always thought he was gonna be huge too. - Mon, 28 Feb 2005 4:12pm | ||
| willem User Info... | many local Vic bands.... - Wed, 2 Mar 2005 1:38pm | ||
| Shaggy User Info... | Except PTS. They get exactly the recognition they deserve...none. - Wed, 2 Mar 2005 3:30pm | ||
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