Rick500 said:
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Terribly underrated bands that never got their dues
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DunklesWeissbier
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+1 on Jimmie's Chicken Shack and Clutch!
I always thought Bif Naked was underrated as well.
Love that crazy tatooed rocker chick!
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You can't say that he didn't get his due (I mean, he's in the Rock & Roll HoF), but Tom Waits is probably the best songwriter of the past thirty years and he's criminally underappreciated. And, he's evolved his sound a ton over the years, he's gone from very beat-infuses, jazzy blues to very harsh, organic, world-music influenced stuff. No way to show the spectrum over three videos.
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nefarious_1_
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Not a huge Kimock fan, gotta admit, but maybe that affirms your statement. Even still, gotta rehash and it seems others agree:
Frank Zappa.
Notice the period after his name... ...or should it be an apostrophe...
nefarious_1_
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BTW, must comment on Waits... I absolutely love Tom Waits, but he has a huge following. Every time he tours, he sells out shows. Could it be because he rarely tours? Probably... But he sells out shows...
His fans tend to be pretty rabid. I've debated how much I would pay to see him perform live; I haven't figured out exactly what my upper limit is, but it's probably four digits (and I'm a cheap ****ing Yankee).
With that said, how many people know any of his stuff versus, say... Bob Dylan, or Bruce Springsteen?
nefarious_1_
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point taken...
arturo7
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Vintage Steel
Best garage band ever.
Why we were never signed is a mystery.
Best garage band ever.
Why we were never signed is a mystery.
Irishpenguin13
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Dead end kids, trampled by turtles, and street dogs! Great bands you probably dont know about. And if you do.....well, good.
Huge thumbs up to the Trampled By Turtles! I gotta throw out The Mother Hips, Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, Barefoot Truth, Blue Turtle Seduction, Mountain Heart, Mike Mangione and the Union, and Tyler Stenson to name a few!
Beer and Music. Hard to beat that!
Beer and Music. Hard to beat that!
Irishpenguin13
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Thanks to that! I was starting to think I was the only one whos heard of em.
Do me a favor, please! Listen to Sharleena from the "You Can't Do This On Stage Anymore Vol. 3" album. The guitar playing by Frank and Dweezil will blow your mind. :rockin:
EoinMag
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I don't think people mentioning Zappa and Waits as underrated actually understand what underrated means.
They are both cult legends, does that make them underappreciated, I don't think so.
They are both very much fringe players with some weird stuff, but they have a very very strong following, so I don't think they are underappreciated in any way, just not mainstream enough for most.
I personaly dislike both of them, but it's a taste thing, not an underappreciation thing.
They are both cult legends, does that make them underappreciated, I don't think so.
They are both very much fringe players with some weird stuff, but they have a very very strong following, so I don't think they are underappreciated in any way, just not mainstream enough for most.
I personaly dislike both of them, but it's a taste thing, not an underappreciation thing.
Well, that's a somewhat arbitrary way of defining "underappreciated."
Artists like Zappa and Waits; you aren't going to be able to write the history of music in the late 20th century without dedicating a chapter to these guys (if for no other reason than the influence they've had on other musicians). Yet, 9 people out of 10 you stop in the street has never heard of them, and 99 out of 100 couldn't name a song of theirs. The presence of a cultish fan base for these artists doesn't diminish how underappreciated they are in general.
Artists like Zappa and Waits; you aren't going to be able to write the history of music in the late 20th century without dedicating a chapter to these guys (if for no other reason than the influence they've had on other musicians). Yet, 9 people out of 10 you stop in the street has never heard of them, and 99 out of 100 couldn't name a song of theirs. The presence of a cultish fan base for these artists doesn't diminish how underappreciated they are in general.
Irishpenguin13
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JonM said:
Agreed! Thats why I love that band.
smakudwn
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Anything that Mark Lanegan has done.
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Perhaps you spent too much time staring out the garage windows instead of practicing?
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I loved Screaming Trees, they never got the recognition in the grunge scene that they deserved but most of that was because of their own self-destruction. I haven't paid any attention to anything he's done since.
BendBrewer
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Not trying to take anything away from Frank at all but he was a composer first and a guitar player second. I happen to think Dweezil plays a better guitar personally but he could have never written the pieces. Frank could be sloppy at times but it didn't take away from the music.
