The Most Underrated Bands of All Time

[rhizome17]

I see what you're saying. But i still say the Strokes are one of the best bands around today.

Which says a lot about the current state of rock music

 

[xxxFLYERxxx]

As long as Robert Plant is alive, the state of rock is just fine.

...im talking about his new cd.

 

[Run DMB]

C.C.R

Definitely. They had so many great songs back in the late 60's early 70's, but they're rarely mentioned in the same breath as The Beatles, the The Rolling Stones or even the Beach Boys. Maybe it's because they had a southern flavor to their music so they didn't fit the true "rock star" image.

 

[INFESTA]

xxxFLYERxxx: I like the Strokes a lot. Are they underrated? Not at all. In fact, they were one of the most hyped over bands I can remember in past years. NME had them on their cover saying they were the best band on the planet eveb before they had an album out. They played in one of those summer fests in England shortly after the NME title (again, prior to the release of their debut album) and got musical journalists from all over Europe attending that gig just to see if they were the next big thing.
Their vids got heavy rotation on MTV, all pubs played their songs a couple years ago, even their drummer is dating Drew Barrimore...

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not at all in Europe. Especially Tool which is a cult band around here.

Nine Inch Nails case probably yes, as tickets to their gigs in the UK this year sold out in less than 10minutes.

Soundgarden case is abnormal. Arguably the most talented band to come out of the grunge phenomenom, yet they never sold as much as Pearl Jam. Hell even Nirvana never sold as much as Pearl Jam.

None of them is known whatsoever in Portugal though, we're probably the most tasteless people around concerning music.

What are you talking about? Every gig I went to in the past 10 years 50% of the crowd sported RATM/NIN/PJ/Nirvana/Soundgarden shirts... Not known?


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Yossarian: I've seen The Cult live in 94. They were pretty known back then...
That was my first real gig, btw, and I still have the tour shirt.

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It's amazing, but I came in here precisely to mention Sublime. They were putting out brilliant and innovative art at a time when you had to wear flannel to be taken seriously. I didn't even hear them once on the radio until after Brad died.


Goldfinger is my nominee to underrated bands. Without Goldfinger there is no Good Charlotte/Simple Plan/Mest/etc and subsequently there is no emo boom today (which I think capitalized on pop punk's popularity and then took it in a new, ****tier direction). Goldfinger was fantastic in their first two albums, the self titled one and Hang Ups. And they never had a whiff of a hit, at best "Superman" was on the first Tony Hawk game and "Here in your bedroom" was the breakout, but they got no where near the pub they should have.

Here's why Sublime are a seminal band: they summed up the 90's. Absolutely. Their sound had everything important and meaningful that happened before and after them: from punk to pop, from hip-hop to spanish lyrics.

Goldfinger: I'm proud to have seen them live in their best period. They went on stage, the singer shouted 'Hi, we're Goldfinger and this afternoon I saw a guy jump from that bridge', and started playing superman! [Btw, a guy did commit suicide that afternoon.]
I've kept my ticket signed by the band, btw.


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Arcade Fire - Britain likes them. Lots of indie kids are buying Funeral. Hell, I'd plump for it if I wasn't such a pedantic penis. Still, I guess you could argue they're underrated. You could argue that for most of the indie bands that come out. There's only a small percentage that explode and become scum. For example, the Killers, Razorlight and... erm... Razorlight again. God, I hate Razorlight.

At the Drive-In - Yes, most certainly underrated. I guess they were never around long enough to gather steam, though. Now that they've split into two bands, it's sad to see the more accepted side of it (The Mars Volta) have fallen in with the NME crowd and become utter c*nts. Up Sparta.

Pixies - Yes. Nice to see them touring again, too.

Pixies - saw them live last year, will repeat the dose later this month (read The Arcade Fire comment below).

ATDI - best live band ever. Hermolt saw them live in Australia but didn't care. I caught Mars Volta 2 years ago in Lisbon and was utterly disappointed by their show.
Sparta is a bit dull, imho.

The Arcade Fire - I'm a pedantic penis aswell. Don't be afraid to try 'em.
Btw, they'll be opening for The Pixies. What a bill!

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About the Grateful Dead: ShiftyPowers, download NOFX's gig in Koln, Germany, back in 95 (when Fat Mike had dreads). They talk about Garcia's death and it's the funniest thing I've ever heard!

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****, this was an awfully long post. Sorry for that.

 

[xxxFLYERxxx]

As far as where i come from, the Strokes are underrated. Nobody knows about them here for some reason.

 

[Shindig]

They're probably all into Emo.

 

[Run DMB]

As far as where i come from, the Strokes are underrated. Nobody knows about them here for some reason.

I didn't even know who the Strokes were until a couple of months ago. I guess they're bigger in Europe.

 

[yoyo913]

I hate music talk... everyone has different tastes... meaning that underrated, overrated, "good" music can't be the same for any 2 people

 

[Shindig]

Oooooh, 80's Matchbox B-Line Disaster!

 

[Yossarian]

About the Grateful Dead: ShiftyPowers, download NOFX's gig in Koln, Germany, back in 95 (when Fat Mike had dreads). They talk about Garcia's death and it's the funniest thing I've ever heard!

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****, this was an awfully long post. Sorry for that.

What exactly did he say?

 

[hermolt]

I'm sorry, Hugo. They're just not my bag, baby.