OT: Underrated/Overrated Bands... - Page 5

WNC rider · #61 04-13-2020, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by xxtwindad

show me the person who does not crank up the volume during the guitar solo on “comfortably numb.”

me!

oliver1850 · #62 04-13-2020, 09:52 AM

I think over/under appreciated rather than over/under "rated" is more to the point. There are lots of artists that are rated highly by critics and small numbers of music fans but don't sell many albums and are off the general public's radar. Richard Thompson is a good example. Another (in the USA) is Paul Kelly. Despite several top ten albums in Australia and good reviews of his albums he has never caught on to any great extent in the USA.

Not much of a video (1986) but a great song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKDY5tKKOc

Hindmost · #63 04-13-2020, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tbike4

The Dead...Maybe if you saw them live and dropped acid...

I guess you had to be there.

bthornt · #64 04-13-2020, 10:02 AM

Underrated: Slim Whitman, Boxcar Willie, Zamfir (the Master of the Pan Flute)

Rada · #65 04-13-2020, 10:09 AM

Overrated: GNR and Motley Crue. I'd rather hear cats screw.

wc1934 · #66 04-13-2020, 10:11 AM

For me there are some generational issues at play - there are so many bands listed that I have never even heard of. And I imagine that bands like Flying Burrito Bros., Edgar and Johnny Winter, Roy Buchanan, Jeff Beck, Gram Parsons, maybe even some such as the Doors, J. Airplane, Big Bro and the Holding co. - Janice Joplin, Kinks, NRPS etc have not been appreciated by the younger generation.

Hilltopperny · #67 04-13-2020, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by XXtwindad

I dunno, Adam. Hard to call WTC ‘underrated.’ I don’t know too many rap fans who don’t worship at the shrine of the RZA.

Maybe so Josh, but not too many of the youngsters these days have a clue about Enter the 36 chambers!

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csm · #68 04-13-2020, 10:16 AM

Overrated:
Journey. They're basically a cover band these days.
Metallica... they always have resting metal face.
Chili peppers.... just don't get it.

Underrated
Lucinda Williams
Hayes Carl
Abba
Bee Gees

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cmg · #69 04-13-2020, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Rada

Overrated: GNR and Motley Crue. I'd rather hear cats screw.

definitely, Guns . Motley just annoying...…..

choke · #70 04-13-2020, 10:25 AM

Music is so subjective....you either like something or you don't. I could list a number of popular bands that I don't like, and hence think are overrated, but others do like them....

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Originally Posted by Matthew

Come on man, Journey is awesome. Especially with Rollie and Perry on vocals.

I think Journey starting with their 4th album (which most people think is their 1st album) is terrible for the most part.....and that's when Steve Perry joined the group. But those first 3 albums were great and their first album (just titled "Journey") is easily in my top 5 albums of all time. If you haven't heard it you should give it a listen, it's nothing like the stuff that made them well known.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRLA...dpDW49iAK0VVmW

johnniecakes · #71 04-13-2020, 10:37 AM

Under appreciated
The musicianship of Kansas and Chicago (before they got all soft pop) was unmatched by any of their contemporaries. These guys broke new ground and did it with excellence. Song for America is still the best piece of music I have ever heard.

Overrated
Like what you like and enjoy, not pooping on anyone.

Matthew · #72 04-13-2020, 10:39 AM

These are cover bands but I feel they should be checked out on YouTube. Foxes and Fossils. Excellent band and vocals, many of their videos are made in a taco joint parking lot. So good though. Also, Leonid and Friends. Do a lot of Chicago covers as well as Earth, Wind, and Fire. Probably better than the current Chicago line up. And finally, the Hindley Street Country Club. Cover band from Australia. Very good band and great vocals, especially when the ladies sing lead. Check them out!

Matthew · #73 04-13-2020, 10:41 AM

I agree johnniecakes. Both were incredible.

Blue Jays · #74 04-13-2020, 10:43 AM

Underrated:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Overrated:
Paula Abdul

choke · #75 04-13-2020, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by johnniecakes

The musicianship of Kansas and Chicago (before they got all soft pop) was unmatched by any of their contemporaries.

Both bands had excellent musicians, but 'unmatched'? Eh...I can't agree, but then we're back to opinions.

Definitely under appreciated IMO - Yes. And I would put the musicians there up against anyone when it comes to skill and talent.