MOst underrated band of all time

[DigDog]

also the Dead Milkmen have some pretty epic stuff to their name.

 

[Craig234]

The most underrated band: The Doors

 

[Skyclad1uhm1]

Rotting Christ
Dying Fetus

Questionable band names, some great albums. I imagine the names alone keep a fair amount of people from even considering a listen.

Rotting Christ indeed makes very nice music, wonder whether they would sell more if they'd change the name though considering grunting isn't widely popular outside the metal scene.

I'd have loved it if the old Skyclad would have gathered a larger following, currently they are just a folk band though.

Picking a single 'most underrated' band or singer is very hard though. And impossible to agree on as it is largely a matter of taste, just like with 'most overrated'. I don't like around 99% of Country, Jazz, Techno, Dance and (especially male-) R&B. So in my eyes those are all quickly overrated.

I might have to go with Motorhead. While they were well-known they were mostly seen as a hard-rock/metal band, while they had very nice blues and rock&roll songs. Just the album 1916 contained lots of songs that should have gotten a wider audience than they did in my opinion.

This song for example is more Rock&Roll than metal:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7G90_RJ7U&feature=player_detailpage#t=632

 

[dawp]

King's X

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0G9XKuHdE

 

[ControlD]

The most underrated band: The Doors

lol.

 

[Muse]

The most underrated band: The Doors

Well, they're no secret. I sometimes think of what Ray Manzarek said, when they were good, they were really good. When they weren't good, well, they weren't. Don't know the exact quote. I bought their first album when it came out, thought it was terrific, listened to it a lot! Most all their albums, really all I can think of, are very very worth listening to. They did not stagnate. They aren't forgotten, no way.

 

[Muse]

Television
and Rory Gallagher (While Rory is HIGHLY acclaimed and worshiped by guitarists over the world, his works are barely known outside of musicians)

I can't stand to hear Television's Marquee Moon any more. It's one of those songs that just wears very very thin after hearing it too many times. It's also the only song of theirs that I've paid any attention to.

I'm aware that Gallagher is a very interesting guitarist, I like his recorded work.

 

[gorcorps]

From that era, The Mamas and the Papas and The Lovin' Spoonful. From the modern era (and more metal/hard rock) Darkest Hour, August Burns Red, Coheed and Cambria, Opeth, In Flames, Parkway Drive to name a few.

In Flames' best days are long, long behind them unfortunately :\

 

[Gryz]

The Young Marble Giants.

Their only album: Colossal Youth.

A band from the early eighties. They sounded like nothing I had ever heard before. And since then, I've never heard an album as original sounding as theirs.

Allison Staton's voice is beautiful. However, my favorite song of theirs (and one of my favorite songs ever) is an instrumental song.

Posed by Models.

 

[bigi]

"Weird Al" Yankovic

 

[Craig234]

Well, they're no secret. I sometimes think of what Ray Manzarek said, when they were good, they were really good. When they weren't good, well, they weren't. Don't know the exact quote. I bought their first album when it came out, thought it was terrific, listened to it a lot! Most all their albums, really all I can think of, are very very worth listening to. They did not stagnate. They aren't forgotten, no way.

The word underrated simply means the gap between how they're rated and how they should be rated.

They don't have to be unknown or viewed as bad.

Simply the largest gap. They're viewed as a 'good band' but are much better than viewed.

 

[DigDog]

Split Endz

no like

Big Star- The greatest band you never heard

ermm.. that voice?

The Tubes

meh

Rotting Christ
Dying Fetus

decent, but Revocation are way better

Darkest Hour, August Burns Red, Coheed and Cambria, Opeth, In Flames, Parkway Drive to name a few.

barely out of the emo pit

Glass Harp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_Harp_(band)

omg NO.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

nah

Seven Mary Three

boring

Rain Parade

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hXlVyz8LwU

do like

I'll nominate Half Japanese

cute, but, underrated? they ain't that good.

Cactus

or

Detective

both very good.

I'd say the punk band called "Death."

i like this, need to listen more.

Rory is HIGHLY acclaimed and worshiped by guitarists over the world, his works are barely known outside of musicians)

agreed

The Young Marble Giants.

interesting, and unusual.

King's X

eh, not bad, but not my stuff.

Days of the New, hands down

grunge called.

 

[Craig234]

Underrated: watch this whole song, especially the guitar solos, the first at 3:45.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FnZ6ZIj4vo

 

[DigDog]

shame these guys never amounted to anything; lovely voice and pretty decent musicianship, on a 1982 record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ9DjNvserA

 

[MongGrel]

"Weird Al" Yankovic

Galavant - Hey Hey We're The Monks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd8Mhn2H1so

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[Naer]

coheed and cambria

 

[Away]

Savatage

 

[Naer]

coheed and cambria

per example

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OREEvnW51Mw

they made a song out of the jokers scene commentary

 

[ImpulsE69]

The Shitty Beatles

 

[LikeLinus]

Failure
Self
Hum

 

[Tidekilla115]

Skillet