Under rated bands

[Jamon Jamon]

The most underrated band of all time imo is Love, (why does everyone rate the Doors so much?)

i'm sure you're aware, Love was Jim Morrisons favourite band.



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[Behind Enemy Lines]

The Chameleons, they were Manchester's house band in the early 80's. I'm off to see Mark Burgess and John Lever in the Sun and the Moon shortly. Fingers crossed they will play a couple of Chams' tracks.

When & where are they playing?

 

[Buzzer]

The most underrated band of all time imo is Love, (why does everyone rate the Doors so much?) Then I would mention, Spirit, Captain Beefheart, Can, Wire, The Fall, Kinks c. Village Green Preservation Society (I'm amazed no-one bought that album at the time.) There's so many out there!!!

I'm with you completely on the relative merits of Love v the Doors. Good call.

Can I kill 2 birds with one stone and mention the seriously under-rated Calexico, here doing a cover of my favourite Love song

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[Buzzer]

Stiff Little Fingers
Magazine
Art Brut
iLiKETRAiNS
The Red Guitars
Latin Quarter

Deffo Magazine and Art Brut. Art Brut are the nearest thing to a too clever by half art college band going I reckon.

I'd also like to say:

Stina Nordenstam
Asobi Seksu
Dengue Fever
Holy f***
Emilie Simone
Apollo 440 (their first album was sublime)
Everything but the Girl

there's probably tons more

 

[NMH]

As much as punk did to try and put prog into the past, there are not 'supergroups' in a same way that those old prog bands were.
Why are Echo and The Bunnymen a relatively forgotten band?
Quality songs, great live.

 

[Amsterdam Albion]

Echo and The Bunnymen probably my favourite band
others I view as underrated
Icicle Works
Immaculate Fools
Tanita Tikaram
Tori Amos
Jewel

I'm not sure if US is serious about Aha or taking the piss, I hope the latter

 

[Jamon Jamon]

sparks

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Manhattan skyline is the best song Aha ever did............so there.

There are loads of bands that should Have had more recognition and loads of bands which got/get loads who are shite.

Dailymotion - A-Ha - Manhattan Skyline, un vídeo de zocomoro. A-Ha, Manhattan, Skyline

 

[dougdeep]

The most underrated band of all time imo is Love.

Nah! Spooky Tooth.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Manhattan skyline is the best song Aha ever did............so there.

There are loads of bands that should Have had more recognition and loads of bands which got/get loads who are shite.

Dailymotion - A-Ha - Manhattan Skyline, un vÃ*deo de zocomoro. A-Ha, Manhattan, Skyline

Good call

They really did some great pop songs

Take on Me
The Sun always shines on TV
Hunting High and Low
Stay on the Roads
Manhattan Skyline
I've Been Losing You
Summer Moved On
Lifelines

 

[Icy Gull]

I'm with you completely on the relative merits of Love v the Doors. Good call.

Can I kill 2 birds with one stone and mention the seriously under-rated Calexico, here doing a cover of my favourite Love song

Calexico for me too, very very under rated

I'm not sure Love are actually under rated at all as Forever Changes nearly always makes the top 50 albums ever in music polls and they were rated alongside the Doors and The Byrds back in the day.

 

[southstandandy]

Aliens
Boxer Rebellion

 

[coventrygull]

Depeche Mode are under rated in the UK . I have always found that strange. Is it down to our music press being a bunch of twats.

I would also go for Spear of Destiny awesome live

 

[Bry Nylon]

Lloyd Cole & the Commotions.

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Def Leppard....

 

[Jamon Jamon]

I would also go for Spear of Destiny awesome live

or even Theatre of Hate


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[public school boy]

sparks

Sparks..THE BEST BAND IN THE WORLD.Not under rated though.They were years ahead of their time.Still writing great songs(too clever for some people)
See them live if you get a chance.

 

[NMH]

Nah! Spooky Tooth.

Not by NMH.
I have all their early stuff, even the Nirvana single (Oh What a Performance) which has ST on, and the rare US-only single 'Spooky Blow'. Add to that all the VIP's records (including French EPs) and the Art LP and 45.
It's true that they were largely overlooked though, a bit heavy for their time.

They got revived notice, vicariously, when Judas Priest were taken to court in America over their cover of 'Better By You (Better Than Me)'. That was an amazing, landmark case in music and legalities.


(incidentally, for the completist, Spooky also apparently featured on the Hapshash and the Coloured Coat albums, which are quite awful!)

 

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Enter Shikari

 

[dougdeep]

Not by NMH.
I have all their early stuff, even the Nirvana single (Oh What a Performance) which has ST on, and the rare US-only single 'Spooky Blow'. Add to that all the VIP's records (including French EPs) and the Art LP and 45.
It's true that they were largely overlooked though, a bit heavy for their time.

They got revived notice, vicariously, when Judas Priest were taken to court in America over their cover of 'Better By You (Better Than Me)'. That was an amazing, landmark case in music and legalities.


(incidentally, for the completist, Spooky also apparently featured on the Hapshash and the Coloured Coat albums, which are quite awful!)

He can still sing at 70. YouTube - Spooky Tooth - Better By You, Better Than Me