Underrated bands

[thedddd]

 

[packerzrule]

Tommy Bolin
Rory Gallagher
Johnny Winter

 

[blindbaby]

Five that come to mind, right off the top of my head...

If
Spirit (should have been bigger, IMO)
Jade Warrior
Motherlode
Captain Beyond

 

[kburjr]

King Crimson
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Big Brother and the Holding Company
Taj Mahal

 

[GNG]

The Bobby Fuller Four.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Moby Grape
The Charlatans
Flamin' Groovies
The Beau Brummels
13th Floor Elevators

 

[beardown07]

underrated = commercial success to me


Kyuss
Hawkwind
Thin Lizzy
MC5
Corrosion of Conformity
Clutch
Type O Negative
Fugazi
The Band
Dio
Husker Du
Baroness
Down


Maybe these bands aren't obscure enough, but they are definitely underrated in my eyes.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Jim Carroll Band
Wishbone Ash
Small Faces
Rare Earth
Cactus
Family
Slade
Gong
Love

 

[blindbaby]

Caravan
Blodwyn Pig
Michal Urbaniak (more jazz fusion; still should have been bigger)
Starbuck (should have been more than a one hit wonder; they had some serious players)
Weather Report (ok, might sound strange saying they were under-rated, but most of their fame came from one song; they were so much bigger than that one song (Birdland) which was hardly representative of their overall sound)

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Nektar
The Strawbs
Savoy Brown
Climax Blues Band
Atlanta Rhythm Section

 

[dbldwn711]

 

[blindbaby]

Mahogany Rush (Frank Marino could play)
Sugarloaf (Jerry Corbetta - RIP - had great chops; perhaps they should have showcased that a little more?)
Heatwave (more than just a disco one hit wonder)

 

[Taddy Mason]

Bands that aren't talked about as much as you think they should have been.

to echo the cat asking the question, that's a loaded topic. I'd say pixies, I only discovered them in my past 8 years or so, though probably because they were popular enough to get a mention.

 

[dbldwn711]

 

[dbldwn711]

 

[dbldwn711]

 

[Taddy Mason]

dd, you tried twice and both were restricted. tell me who you're going for and i'll find a video. that being said, put on doolittle, or if he counts as well, gza, best album of all time

 

[dbldwn711]

 

[dbldwn711]

dd, you tried twice and both were restricted. tell me who you're going for and i'll find a video. that being said, put on doolittle, or if he counts as well, gza, best album of all time

Thx Taddy!

I had:

Greg kihn -- break up song
Scandal, patty smythe -- goodbye to you
Pretenders -- Brass in pocket
Jefferson Starship -- miracles
Styx -- Babe

 

[Taddy Mason]

3 strikes you're out. again, this shit can't be played. that being said, are people saying styx are underrated and would they play babe to prove it?