OT: underrated rock and rollers

[Nitt1300]

Mike Smith, lead singer and keys for the Dave Clark Five

 

[Nitt1300]

Jack Bruce- fantastic bass player and underappreciated as singer

 

[bbrown]

Mike Smith, lead singer and keys for the Dave Clark Five

The Go Go's.

 

[psuro]

Sister Rosetta Tharp. The Godmother of Rock and Roll.

 

[PSU87]

The Go Go's.

Define underrated.

Number one album, number two single, in Rock n Roll HoF...

 

[Piketownman]

Todd Rundgren

 

[bbrown]

Define underrated.

Number one album, number two single, in Rock n Roll HoF...

Fair point but I dont think that many people know that about them and what influence they had.

 

[PSU87]

Fair point but I dont think that many people know that about them and what influence they had.

Fair point back atcha

 

[Midnighter]

The Brian Jonestown Massacre. They simply couldn't get out of their own way. Timeless sound, eccentric multi-instrumentalist lead, but disorganized AF.

 

[rudedude]

Some of the psych rock bands from Austin Tx
Black Angels
Frankie and The Witch Fingers
Hooveriii
And my favs from the left coast, OSEES

 

[psuro]

The Smithereens

"Behind the Wall of Sleep" has one of my favorite lyrics

Well she held a bass guitar and
She was playing in a band
And she stood just like Bill Wyman
Now I am her biggest fan

 

[4theglory54]

Grand Funk Railroad.

 

[s1uggo72]

Steppenwolf....

 

[BVSt.Paul]

Spirit ….. Liked this band when I first started to get into music. They had their own sound.

 

[4theglory54]

Steppenwolf....

Agreed, and Ill add...

 

[massimoManca II]

I’ll submit a couple:

- Urge Overkill (massive wall of rock & roll sound, should have been a much bigger act)

- Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie (I dare you to listen to ‘Cities in Dust’… Budgie is lit )

- Gary Moore … real guitarists know who he is

- Robbie Blunt (guitarist on Robert Plant’s first three solo albums - ie. the good ones)

- The Donnas - a better all-girl rock act has yet to emerge … guitarist Allison Robertson is a tremendous player , and she’s incredibly hot

 

[s1uggo72]

I’ll submit a couple:

- Urge Overkill (massive wall of rock & roll sound, should have been a much bigger act)

- Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie (I dare you to listen to ‘Cities in Dust’… Budgie is lit )

- Gary Moore … real guitarists know who he is

- Robbie Blunt (guitarist on Robert Plant’s first three solo albums - ie. the good ones)

- The Donnas - a better all-girl rock act has yet to emerge … guitarist Allison Robertson is a tremendous player , and she’s incredibly hot

Flag!!!

 

[HarrisburgDave]

Mickey Dolenz was one of the best vocalists of the 60s and 70s. He immediately comes to mind as an underrated rocker. He got submerged in the criticism of being part of one of the first manufactured boy bands. The truth is he was largely responsible for giving them their sound.

I always liked this -

 

[WillyMO]

Ok, I've always thought this band was severely underrated. Technically a super-band so I'm not sure that counts.

 

[bbrown]

I’ll submit a couple:

- Urge Overkill (massive wall of rock & roll sound, should have been a much bigger act)

- Siouxsie and the Banshees drummer Budgie (I dare you to listen to ‘Cities in Dust’… Budgie is lit )

- Gary Moore … real guitarists know who he is

- Robbie Blunt (guitarist on Robert Plant’s first three solo albums - ie. the good ones)

- The Donnas - a better all-girl rock act has yet to emerge … guitarist Allison Robertson is a tremendous player , and she’s incredibly hot

Good list.
Love Budgie and Souxisie Sioux as The Creatures.

 

[Phlebitis]

Ok, I've always thought this band was severely underrated. Technically a super-band so I'm not sure that counts.

I always thought they were huge for the short time they were together. Cornell = absolute legend.

 

[Phlebitis]

Grand Funk Railroad.

This deserves a separate reply for how good this entry was…

 

[jp3272]

 

[84lion]

I have been listening to my Ween playlist lately. They never cease to amaze me.



Honorable mention to the Bloodhound Gang. Who could not like an album named "Hooray for Boobies?"



Both Ween and BG are from Pennsylvania.

 

[Connorpozlee]

 

[Nits1989]

 

[Phlebitis]

 

[Corner Room Breakfast]

 

[CvilleElksCoach]

I would say the Kinks. I actually had a Twitter convo about them with Steve Van Zandt (yes that one, he is very chatty) a couple of weeks ago. He agreed Underrated.

 

[massimoManca II]

I would say the Kinks. I actually had a Twitter convo about them with Steve Van Zandt (yes that one, he is very chatty) a couple of weeks ago. He agreed Underrated.

the kinks?!?!? UNDERRATED?!?!????
YGBFKM

Dude, they are early enshrinees in the (of dubious merit) RRHOF , and widely recognized as hard rock pioneers and a keystone of popular music

 

[rudedude]

NRBQ

 

[rudedude]

Blue Oyster Cult

 

[rudedude]

Kurt Vile

 

[rudedude]

Chris Forsyth and Solar Motel Band

 

[rudedude]

Tortoise

 

[Rick76]

Hoggie and the Blossoms from Moscow, Idaho.

 

[WSTLion87]

 

[ChandlerPearce]

I am not good at understanding the numerous sub categories of music.....so i'll add some of the bands my concert queen daughters drug me to....wasn't going to let them go without me.
Matchbox 20...Incubus...Korn (especially their family values concerts)...Stone Temple Pilots...3 Doors Down...Staind (first time saw them in Kingston,Pa)...Deftones...Limp Bizkit...Train...Rainbow...finally one for me....Moody Blues. We bought season tix for the new amphitheater when it was built at Montage and back then many bands would perform there as a dress rehearsal before going on their tours. As a banker i got to meet many interesting people.....one day a couple came in needing a mortgage, they had been try for months but couldn't get one....their credit was fine....told them to bring me necessary items and be done in 3 weeks. Two days later i get a bag full of pay stubs...from Brown Houston Corp which i had never heard about...2 stubs from NY...2 from Mich...1 from Pa....3 from Calif and stubs from all over. Turns out he was in charge of security for Bobbie Brown and Whitney Houston! For some reason no one bothered to understand his work and how he was paid from each appearance. He had some amazing stories and when we closed it was like i had given them some miraculous gift. My daughters had incredible seats from that point on!

 

[Nitt1300]

 

[Midnighter]

I don’t know the standard for ‘underrated’ since it’s subjective, but Skid Row put out two bangers when they were popular and IMO they’re the second best act of that era from that genre (GnR #1). But, they faded fast and are hardly thought of much.